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Pain has been studied in patients with advanced cancer, but not generally studied during the extended period of cancer survivorship. Comprehensive review articles are silent about pain in cancer survivors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chapter 12.6 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.

Chapter 12.4 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.

Chapter 12.3 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.

Chapter 12.5 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.

Chapter 12.2 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.

Gasping, observed commonly at the beginning and at the end of life [1]-[5], is a striking phenomenon characterised by fast and forceful inspirations. Gasping is especially prominent in the human newborn. In 1812, Legallois [6] described gasping in a variety of animal species and also in human patients. The Glossary Committee of the International Union of Physiologic Sciences defined a gasp as ‘an abrupt, sudden transient inspiratory effort' [7]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Microcirculation represents the ultimate determinant of the outcomes of circulatory shock states. Microcirculatory function is the prerequisite for adequate tissue oxygenation and therefore organ function. It transports oxygen and nutrients to tissue cells, ensures adequate immunological function, and, during disease, delivers therapeutic drugs to target cells. It consists of the smallest blood vessels: arterioles, capillaries and venules [1] (Fig. 1). Previous techniques for studying microcirculation (microscopes, laser Doppler and plethysmography) were able to provide only global measurements of microvascular blood flow, expressed as average values of the diameter or direction of a single vessel. Recent technological developments using orthogonal polarisation spectral (OPS) imaging techniques allow the direct visualisation and monitoring of microcirculation at the bedside [2], [3] (Fig. 2). The OPS imaging technology is a non-invasive method for directly visualising multiple conditions of the microcirculation that have clinical applications for humans. It allows the quantitative measurement of the diameter of vessels, the velocity of red blood cells and functional capillary density [4]. The technique uses a linearly polarised light to illuminate the area of interest. The light is reflected from the tissue source and forms an image of the illuminated region within the target of the video camera. The image is then captured through a polariser, which is oriented orthogonally to the plane of the illuminating light [5]. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Chapter 12.1 of the book "Compost Science and Technology," edited by L. F. Diaz, M. De Bertoldi, W. Bidlingmaier and E. Stentiford is presented. It deals with the science of composting. It focuses on the substantial advances that the science of composting has experienced. It presents objective description of the status of composting. It discusses the marketing of compost.