Thickness uniformity is regarded as an important parameter in designing thin film devices. However, some applications based on films with non-uniform thickness have recently emerged, such gas sensors and optimized materials the gradual change of composition. This work deals superconducting Pb a gradient prepared aid diffuse stencil mask. Atomic Force Microscopy Energy-Dispersive X-ray Spectrosc...

Poor understanding of the flow behavior granular biomass material poses great challenges for bioenergy industry, as equipment functioning time is significantly reduced by handling issues like screw feeder clogging and hopper arching. In this work, loblolly pine chips, including mass rate critical outlet width, in a wedge-shaped investigated combining physical experiments numerical simulations. ...

BACKGROUND High tibial osteotomy (HTO) with a medially opening wedge has been used to treat osteoarthritic knees. However, the osteotomized tibia becomes a highly unstable structure and necessitates the use of plate and screws to stabilize the medial opening and enhance bone healing. A T-shaped plate (e.g. TomoFix) with locking screws has been extensively used as a stabilizer of the HTO wedge. ...

PURPOSE The "bean-shaped foot" exhibits forefoot adduction and midfoot supination, which interfere with function because of poor foot placement. The purpose of the study is a retrospective evaluation of patients who underwent a combined double tarsal wedge osteotomy and transcuneiform osteotomy to correct such a deformity. METHODS Twenty-seven children with 35 idiopathic clubfeet were treated...

We would like to thank our colleagues, Marchese and Querques, for initiating a discussion regarding our recent publication, ‘‘The Evolution of the Plateau, an Optical Coherence Tomography Signature Seen in Geographic Atrophy.’’ In our study, we used longitudinal eye-tracked optical coherence tomography (OCT) to explore the origin of the ‘‘wedge-shaped subretinal hyporeflectivity’’ described by ...

OBJECTIVES The aim of this finite elemental stress analysis study was to evaluate the effect of cavity shape and hybrid layer on the stress distribution of the mandibular premolar tooth under occlusal loading. METHODS The mandibular premolar tooth was selected as the model based on the anatomical measurements suggested by Wheeler. Four different mathematical models were evaluated: 1) a saucer...

We introduce multi-gradients including Laplace pressure gradient, wettable gradient and wettable different gradient on a high adhesion surface via special wedge-pattern and improved anodic oxidation method. As a result of the cooperative effect mentioned above, controlled directional motion of a droplet on a high adhesion surface is realized, even when the surface is turned upside down. The dro...

INTRODUCTION Severe cases of genu varum represent a major challenge in obtaining normal configuration of the proximal tibia and overall limb alignment. PRESENTATION OF CASE We performed inverted V-shaped high tibial osteotomy (HTO) by using a locking plate for recurrent severe bilateral tibia vara in a 15-year-old female patient with Turner syndrome. Preoperative medial proximal tibial angle ...