RARE CASE OF PNEUMORRHACHIS, PNEUMOMEDIASTINUM, PNEUMOTHORAX, AND SURGICAL EMPHYSEMA SECONDARY TO BRONCHIAL ASTHMA

Rare case of pneumorrhachis, pneumomediastinum, pneumothorax, and surgical emphysema secondary to bronchial asthma

Parag Suresh Mahajan,1 Nasser Jassim Al Maslamani,1 Nishan K Purayil2 1Department of Radiology, 2Accident and Emergency Department, Al Khor Hospital, Hamad Sandal Medical Corporation, Doha, Qatar Abstract: Air localized within the spinal canal is called pneumorrhachis.In the case of pneumorrhachis, air can be present in the extradural, the intradur

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Social context affects camouflage in a cryptic fish species

Crypsis, or the ability to avoid detection and/or recognition, is an important and widespread anti-predator strategy across the animal kingdom.Many Bar animals are able to camouflage themselves by adapting their body colour to the local environment.In particular, rapid changes in body colour are often critical to the survival of cryptic prey which

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The relationship between relative age effects and sex, age categories and playing positions in Brazilian National Handball Teams

Abstract Aims: This study investigated the existence of Relative Age Effect (RAE) in the selection process of male and female athletes in the Brazilian national handball teams according to age categories (U-18, U-21, and senior) and playing position (wings, backs, pivots, and goalkeepers).Methods: In order to determine RAE, athletes were divided ba

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