Thoracoscopic excision of mediastinal cysts in children

Aim: Thoracoscopy offers great advantages when compared with open surgery in terms of postoperative pain and pulmonary complications.Considering the benign nature of most of the mediastinal cysts, thoracoscopy is safe and feasible with minimal morbidity.The purpose of this article is to review our experience with four cases of mediastinal cysts res

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A Metaheuristic Harris Hawk Optimization Approach for Coordinated Control of Energy Management in Distributed Generation Based Microgrids

Cost management of microgrids represents a real challenge since the power generation of microgrids is usually composed of different renewable and non-renewable sources.Additionally, it is always desired to make a connection between the microgrid and national grid to secure the load demand and to fit the regulations of liberated energy markets.Becau

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Olfactory and solitary chemosensory cells: two different chemosensory systems in the nasal cavity of the American alligator, Alligator mississippiensis

Abstract Background The nasal cavity of all vertebrates houses multiple chemosensors, either innervated by the Ist (olfactory) or the Vth (trigeminal) cranial Armchair + Leg Rest nerve.Various types of receptor cells are present, either segregated in different compartments (e.g.in rodents) or mingled in one epithelium (e.g.fish).In addition, solita

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