Sils Im Engadin Segl
Sils or SILS may refer to: Places *Sils, Girona, a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Selva in Catalonia, Spain ** Lake Sils (Catalonia), an ancient lake near Sils, Catalonia, Spain ** Lake Sils, a lake in the Upper Engadine in the Grisons, Switzerland Other * Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery * ''UMass SILS'', the Summer Institute in Leadership in Sustainability at the University of Massachusetts Amherst The University of Massachusetts Amherst (UMass Amherst, UMass) is a public research university in Amherst, Massachusetts and the sole public land-grant university in Commonwealth of Massachusetts. Founded in 1863 as an agricultural college, it ...

Sils, Girona
Sils is a municipality in the ''comarca'' of Selva, in Catalonia, Spain. It is situated next to a former lake, which was drained in the nineteenth century. Autopista AP-7 and road N-II run through the municipality, and there is a RENFE railway station on the line between Barcelona and Girona. Demography Lake Sils Formerly a 7 km2 lake, known as '' Llac de Sils'' or ''Estany de Sils'' existed close to this town, but it was desiccated in the 19th century and only a few residual wetland A wetland is a distinct ecosystem that is flooded or saturated by water, either permanently (for years or decades) or seasonally (for weeks or months). Flooding results in oxygen-free (anoxic) processes prevailing, especially in the soils. The ...s remain. Presently some efforts are under way to try to reestablish a pond restoring a sample of the original vegetation. References * Panareda Clopés, Josep Maria; Rios Calvet, Jaume; Rabella Vives, Josep Maria (1989). ''Guia de Catalun ...
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Lake Sils (Catalonia)
Lake Sils, Catalan ''Estany de Sils'' or ''Llac de Sils'', is a freshwater dry lake with residual wetlands and marshes located in Caldes de Malavella, Maçanet de la Selva and Sils municipal terms, in the ''comarca'' of Selva, Catalonia, Spain. Located in a tectonic basin, this lake was the largest natural lake in Catalonia before being drained in the nineteenth century. History The original surface of the ancient lake was around 7 km², therefore it appears larger than Lake Banyoles in the ancient cartography of Catalonia. The lake was located in a tectonic depression without natural drainage. The highly seasonal rivers of Riera de Vallcanera, Riera de Santa Maria, Rec Sorrer, El Reclar, Riera de Pins and la Torderola contributed with their waters to fill Lake Sils basin. The surface of the lake was most likely subject to periodical variations, reaching its lowest level at the height of the summer in periods of drought when inflow reached a minimum and evaporation was hig ...
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Single Incision Laparoscopic Surgery
Single-port laparoscopy (SPL) is a recently developed technique in laparoscopic surgery. It is a minimally invasive surgical procedure in which the surgeon operates almost exclusively through a single entry point, typically the patient's navel. Unlike a traditional multi-port laparoscopic approach, SPL leaves only a single small scar. Technique, equipment and training SPL is accomplished through a single 20 mm incision in the navel (umbilicus or belly button), or through only an 11 mm incision in the navel, minimizing the scarring and incisional pain associated with the multiple points of entry used during traditional laparoscopic surgery. Specialized equipment for SPL surgery falls into two broad categories; access ports and hand instruments. There are a number of different access ports, including GelPOINT system from Applied Medical, the SILS device from Covidien, the TriPort+, TriPort15 and QuadPort+ a from Advanced Surgical Concepts and the Uni-X from Pnavel. Hand ins ...
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