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Dancing Diary: Harcourts Dancing for Hospice week three

May 24, 2024 | refresh.news | Laura Smith

OPINION: This week has been a struggle. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
Lesser sac | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

May 23, 2024 | radiopaedia.org | Laura Smith |Raymond Chieng

The lesser sac or omental bursa is a potential peritoneal space within the abdomen, part of the peritoneal cavity. The lesser sac may be conceptualized as the space posterior to the lesser omentum, between the posterior wall of the stomach and the surface of the peritoneum that covers the anterior surface of the left kidney 1. The epiploic foramen (of Winslow) is the only natural communication between greater and lesser sacs 3.
Rainbow Storytime: Rotorua Lakes Council reviews cancellation decision

May 10, 2024 | refresh.news | Laura Smith

The council says the online abuse and threats were to attendees ‘including children’. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
Rotorua Museum construction set to begin in June

Apr 30, 2024 | refresh.news | Laura Smith

Construction will begin in June, and the mayor has offered a possible completion year. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
Navicular | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

Apr 15, 2024 | radiopaedia.org | Laura Smith |Daniel Bell

The navicular bone is found in the midfoot and is one of the tarsal bones. Its structure resembles that of a boat. It is the last bone of the foot to ossify fully 1.
Trachea | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

Mar 27, 2024 | radiopaedia.org | Laura Smith |Craig Hacking

The trachea, known colloquially as the windpipe, connects the upper respiratory tract to the lungs via the tracheobronchial tree, enabling gas exchange. The trachea is a tube-shaped structure consisting of 15-20 D-shaped cartilage rings anterolaterally bridged by annular ligaments. The trachealis muscle (smooth muscle) encircles the trachea completely but is most prominent posteriorly due to the lack of cartilage 4.
Rotorua council-controlled organisation InfraCore workers strike for living wage

Mar 22, 2024 | refresh.news | Laura Smith

They left their parks and cemeteries, to swap spades for protest signs. Powered by the Echo RSS Plugin by CodeRevolution.
Aortic root | Radiology Reference Article | Radiopaedia.org

Jan 30, 2024 | radiopaedia.org | Laura Smith |Craig Hacking

Citation:Smith L, Hacking C, Степанов В, et al. Aortic root.
Doubly oxidised carbene tests the limits of the octet rule

Oct 3, 2023 | chemistryworld.com | Victoria Atkinson |James Urquhart |Laura Smith |Jennifer Newton

Source: © Ying Kai Loh et al/Springer Nature Limited 2023 An unprecedented four-electron carbon intermediate has been isolated and characterised by researchers in the US. The team used a two-step approach to remove the non-bonding electrons from a stable carbene intermediate to create a crystalline doubly oxidised carbene.
Drug reinforcement impairs cognitive flexibility by inhibiting striatal cholinergic neurons - Nature Communications

Jun 30, 2023 | nature.com | Yifeng Cheng |Laura Smith

AbstractAddictive substance use impairs cognitive flexibility, with unclear underlying mechanisms. The reinforcement of substance use is mediated by the striatal direct-pathway medium spiny neurons (dMSNs) that project to the substantia nigra pars reticulata (SNr). Cognitive flexibility is mediated by striatal cholinergic interneurons (CINs), which receive extensive striatal inhibition.