Chin tuck position makes the vallecular space wide and airway entrance narrow to prevent aspiration.22,23 It also decreases pharyngeal contraction to decrease dysphagia limit.24,25 There is reduction in all the measured distances in the pharynx with flexion of head and neck.24 Swallowing with chin tuck is one of the commonly used techniques to facilitate swallowing and prevent aspiration.23,24 Our results show that swallowing while sitting with head/neck flexed was comparatively easier than that in extension position but more difficult than while sitting upright. This could be due to increased muscle tension in this position. Tension leads to shortening of muscles of base of tongue that lifts the hyoid bone and decreases laryngeal elevation.24
One of the best reasons for using Adobe Digital Editions is its support for EPUB 3 standard which gives users a richer reading experience by bringing support for right to left reading, dynamic image resizing without loss in clarity, interactive quizzes, better rendering of math formulas, and more.Adobe Digital Editions also brings a ton of other convenient features like exceptional search capabilities, the ability to rent or borrow Epub version of books from your local and public libraries, multi-lingual support, bookmarking, highlighting, notes, and more. If you are looking for a full-fledged, Epub reading experience, Adobe Digital Edition is the right app to do that.Supported Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows 8.1, Windows Vista and Windows 7ProsConsEasily sync books across devicesThe reading mode is not user customizableGood book organization featuresSlow to load if you have a large libraryGood reading experience with support for EPUB 3 standardNeed an Adobe account to use itSupport for bookmarks, highlights, and notesDoes not sync across devicesDownload: Free9. BibliovoreBibliovore is yet another great free Epub reader for your Windows machine. The app can be easily downloaded from the Windows app store and is completely free to download and use. I love this app because it brings fantastic organizational features allowing you to manage even a large library of books with ease.
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The app also allows you to easily adjust font parameters, manage reading themes, edit book metadata, use day/night reading mode, and more. One of my favorite features of this app is that despite being free, it syncs all your books across devices using OneDrive. I think this is one of the best epub readers for Windows 10 that you can use right now.Supported Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10, Windows 8.1 (x86, x64)ProsConsGood reading expereince with support for themesNeeds more customization features for fonts, spacing, etc.Good organization featuresSupport for book metadata editingGroups books in a seriesDownload: Free10. BookviserBookviser is an Epub reader for Windows which wants to give you a reading experience that is similar to reading physical books. It does that by designing its UI in such a way that it looks like a real book. That said, if you are not fond of such a UI, you can easily get into the settings to get a more traditional Epub reader experience.Just like Freda, Bookviser also allows you to download free classics from public catalogs including Feedbooks, Project Gutenberg, and Smashwords. Rest of the Epub reader features like progress tracking, theming, dictionary support and more can also be found here.
Download: $2.4912. Thorium Reader Thorium Reader is a fantastic free epub reader app for Windows that brings a user-friendly interface with some highly intuitive features to make ebook reading on PC a delightful experience. With support for formats like epub3, Daisy and audiobooks, Thorium Reader is an open source app that allows you to organize ebooks conveniently in the library. You can reach the favorite section of your ebook or audiobook by navigating through the table of contents or the powerful search functionality. The interface is vibrant and you can choose between sepia and night themes as per your liking. The epub reader app for Windows devices can read DRM-locked content, which is a great feature. Also, you get other important features like bookmarks, editing metatags, customizing content layout, annotations, bookmarks and that too without ads! While being a fairly new epub reader in the market, Thorium has an impressive set of features and its simple-to-use interface is its USP.Supported Platforms: Windows 11, Windows 10 (x86, x64)ProsConsUser interface is quite easy to get a hang ofText highlighting feature not availableSpecial features for people with print disability and dyslexiaDownload: Free
One of the most important ultrasound features of cancer is the presence of calcifications, especially microcalcifications, in a thyroid nodule. Microcalcifications within a nodule are small flecks of calcification 1 mm or less in size that appear bright on an ultrasound image. In contrast, macrocalcifications are more coarse areas of calcification that are greater than 1 mm in size. The presence of microcalcifications (and not macrocalcifications) on an ultrasound is felt to be highly suggestive of thyroid cancer because they are assumed to correlate with the round, calcified Psammoma bodies of papillary thyroid cancer that a pathologist sees when examining thyroid tissue under a microscope after surgery. Thus, it is commonly accepted that, when present on an ultrasound, microcalcifications represent areas of papillary thyroid cancer. Since calcifications can also be seen in benign thyroid nodules, the aim of the current study was to examine whether ultrasound calcifications truly predict a) calcifications in thyroid tissue itself and b) the diagnosis of papillary thyroid cancer.
Macrocalcifications: Large flecks of calcium that can be seen either inside a thyroid nodule or in the periphery (so called egg-shell/rim calcifications), usually seen as large bright spots on ultrasonography.
Hi, I read a commentary by Robert Towne, who said that the narrative skills in older movies is superior. He said more about how it costs the characters a lot to do the right thing in them, which makes it more believable, enjoyable, and funny. For this reason I think Billy Wilder is essential reading, especially:SOME LIKE IT HOT and THE APARTMENTHe was able to make the story turn on very simple plot-points without the need to thread endless spaghetti.
ONLINE COVER This week, Gamage et al. show that the deletion of a single amino acid (Glu296) reverses the pathophysiological effects of the disease-associated R304W mutation of the ER Ca2+ sensor STIM1 by restoring the intramolecular contacts required for the inactive conformation. The image shows μCT scans of cortical (top row) and trabecular (bottom row) bone in a wild-type mouse (left column), a mouse expressing the R304W mutant (center column), and a mouse expressing STIM1 with both the R304W mutation and Glu296 deletion (right column).
Although there has been a trend of economic growth and improved health outcomes, Latin America continues to be a region characterized by deep-rooted inequalities where indigenous groups bear a disproportionate burden of poverty, ill health and preventable mortality, despite accounting for only about 8 % of the total population [1]. Disparities between indigenous and non-indigenous groups are compounded by widespread social exclusion and discrimination. This is manifested in denial of rights, racist and prejudicial treatment, and limited access to quality public services [2]. The systematic marginalization indigenous people face in the region reflects long-standing historical and social processes of dispossession of land, labor exploitation and exclusion from political participation [3].
This study has documented episodes in which indigenous people using public health care services experience discrimination and abuse from providers. In order to promote respectful and dignified care within the Guatemalan health system, a human rights-based approach to UHC can provide a basis for developing a more inclusive and equitable health system for the entire population. Through the use of human rights as the normative base for health policies, practices of abuse and discrimination as the ones described in this study, would be seen as violations to basic rights of freedom from violence and discrimination. In addition, it is relevant to further explore and understand the structural determinants within society and public policies, that contribute to the existence of discrimination and abuse in health and other public services.
b, Book, and Me is one of the most creative Korean novels; it does an uncanny job of illustrating the often surreal and frightening life of a teenager growing up somewhere unknown, with vague ideas that there is more beyond their world.
Rarely does a novel manage to be so abstract and fluid and yet so clearly relatable. b, Book, and Me is a smart, beautifully written, masterfully translated work of Korean fiction that makes for a frightening yet true-to-life story of self-discovery and friendship.
From the writer of The Hole (winner of the Shirley Jackson Award 2017), City of Ash and Red is a phenomenal celebration of all that is dark and wrong, and readers are in for a jolly good dystopian time with this one.
Above is a video explaining the basics of ebook publishing, formatting and conversion. The video below will show you how to convert from Word (.docx) to epub and mobi formats with my free ebook conversion tool.
"Ebooks" are digital versions of your book that can be read on tablets and smartphones. Most ebook stores use a file format called "epub" - but Amazon/Kindle uses a slightly modified file format called "mobi." Most bookstore chains have their own ereader device and their own bookstore; but some companies like Smashwords, BookBaby, and Lulu offer "distribution" - which means they'll send your ebook out to all the online retailers and keep track of sales for you. 2ff7e9595c
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