Special Section of JCS Addresses Vascular Anomalies

Hemangiomas, vascular tumors, and other vascular (blood vessel-related) anomalies are potentially disfiguring lesions that cause distress // for affected children and their parents and confusion among physicians and surgeons. Although advances have been made in the diagnosis and treatment of these ...

Innovative Care Is Helping Iraq War's Injured Survive

...future for soldiers and civilians alike, should the need ever arise," wrote jcs contributor Col. W. Bryan Gamble, M.D., of the U.S. Army Medical Corps. ...vilians. For example, Iraqi surgeon Dr. Raja K. Kummoona writes in the jcs on his experience treating 141 patients at the Specialized Surgeries Hospi...

Journal of Craniofacial Surgery Publishes Research by Iraqi Surgeons

...one more appreciative," says Dr. Habal. "They have as many old textbooks as they need—it's immediate electronic media that they lack. Having access to jcs and other educational tools will allow them to go on the Internet and read about the new techniques and outcomes." Source-Newswise SM ...

JCS in Biological News

Termites get the vibe on what tastes good

...al Society Interface ("Termites live in a material world: exploration of their ability to differentiate between food sources" by Mr RA Inta, Professor jcs Lai, Mr EW Fu and Dr T Evans (doi: 10.1098/rsif.2007.0223)). Mr Ra Inta, from UNSW@ADFA and CSIRO Entomology, says the ability to differentiate b...

JCS in Biological Technology

Johnson Controls partnership wins new contract

...rd, Bauer said. To improve battery performance, jcs scientists will optimize cell chemistry to accommo...dded. To achieve battery system cost reduction, jcs will focus on materials optimization, manufacturin... United States and Europe. USABC will reimburse jcs for 50 percent of all expenses incurred to execute...

Johnson Controls unit lands contract for plug-in hybrid battery

...to develop advanced, lithium-ion batteries for hybrid-electric vehicles. In that project, which will be 50 percent financed the USABC, engineers at jcs are working to improve lithium-ion battery performance for near-future HEVs, particularly in cold temperatures. ...