PURPOSE The present study aimed to measure the thickness of the subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) at the site of the surgical incision for axillary lymph node dissection (ALND) and to record potential anatomical variations in the medial cutaneous nerve of the arm (MCNA), the intercostobrachial nerve (ICBN), the lateral thoracic vein (LTV), the lateral thoracic artery (LTA) and the pectoral musc...

BACKGROUND The aim of this study was to measure the finished thickness of a single identical 4-mm EVA mouthguard model from a large fabricated sample group and to evaluate the degree of material thinning and variations during the fabrication process. MATERIALS AND METHODS Twenty boxes were distributed to dental technician participants, each containing five duplicated dental models (n = 100), ...

In capacitive deionization (CDI) water is desalinated by applying an electrical field between two porous electrodes placed on either side of a spacer channel that transports the aqueous solution. In this work we investigate the equilibrium salt adsorption and the dynamic development of the effluent salt concentration in time, both as function of spacer and electrode thicknesses. The electrode t...

Each year more than 100Tg of smoke aerosols are released into the atmosphere from biomass burning out of which 80% is in the tropical regions (Hao and Liu, 1994). These aerosols affect the radiative energy balance of the earthatmosphere system both on regional and global scales. Satellite remote sensing plays a key role in biomass burning research by identifying fire sources and the spatial dis...

The levator ani is vulnerable to injury during childbirth and effective surgical intervention requires full knowledge of the morphology and mechanical properties of the muscle structure. The shape of the levator ani and regional thickening during different levels of physiological loading can provide an indication of pelvic floor dysfunction. This paper describes a coupled approach for shape and...

Objectives: To characterize the variations in extracerebral layer (ECL) thickness that exists within a subject. Secondly, to compare these ECL thickness variations across a group of subjects at two standardized location (at the level of the anterior commissure (AC) & 20mm above the AC (AC+20mm)). Finally, the influence of these ECL variations on propagation of light using the Monte Carlo simula...

The transition from an intra- to extra-uterine environment leaves its mark in deciduous teeth (and first permanent molars) as an accentuated enamel incremental ring called the neonatal line (NL). This prominent microfeature separates the enamel formed during intrauterine life from that formed after leaving the womb. However, while the physical structure of this scar is well known, the bases of ...

One of the most fundamental decisions when designing a mold for the plastics thermoforming process is whether to use a plug (male) mold or a cavity (female) mold design. This critical decision is often brushed over in the literature yet has the greatest single impact on part wall thickness and wall thickness variation. Other considerations when deciding on this fundamental design concept includ...

This paper studied Buckling analysis of porous truncated conical shell subjected to axial load. It is considered that a fluid undrained between porous material and the Porous material properties vary across the thickness of shell with a specific function also assumed that the edge of the shell is simply supported. The governing equations are based on the Sanders kinematics equations and the fir...

Tony L. Schmitz, Angela Davies, Chris J. Evans National Institute of Standards and Technology, Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Robert E. Parks Optical Perspectives Group, LLC, Tucson, AZ