This prospective study measured and compared the diagnostic performance characteristics of various clinical signs and physical examination manoeuvres for carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS), including the scratch collapse test. Eighty-eight adult patients that were prescribed electrophysiological testing to diagnose CTS were enrolled in the study. Attending surgeons documented symptoms and results of ...

In this report we evaluate the options for low power on-chip memories during system design and configuration. Specifically, we compare the use of scratch pad memories with that of cache on the basis of performance, area and energy. The target architecture used in our experiments is the AT91M40400 microcontroller containing an ARM7TDMI core. A packing algorithm is used to map the memory objects ...

PURPOSE Cat scratch disease is a common infection, particularly in children, and clinicians need to be aware of its potential transmission to humans by arthropod vectors such as fleas and ticks in addition to animal bites and scratches. The absence of a vertebrate bite or scratch does not preclude infection with Bartonella henselae. METHODS Literature regarding arthropod transmission of B. he...

Scratch is the latest iteration in a series of animation tools aimed at teaching programming skills. Scratch, in particular, aims not only to teach technical skills, but also skills related to collaboration and code reuse. In order to assess the strengths and weaknesses of Scratch relative to these goals, we have performed an empirical field study of Scratch animations and associated user comme...

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The addition of water results in the higher wear rate of gold compared to experiments performed in the ambient environment (approximately 60% humidity). This higher wear rate in water has been observed with the AFM, Hysitron Triboindenter, and additionally in single pass scratch tests performed with the Taber Shear/Scratch tester. These tests were preformed using silicon nitride cantilevers in ...

The scratch resistance of coatings used on two highly visible automotive applications (automotive bodies and window glazings) were examined and reviewed. Types of damage (scratch vs. mar), the impact on customers, and the causes of scratch events were investigated. Different exterior clearcoat technologies, including UV curable and self-healing formulations were reviewed, including results from...

Cat-scratch disease is the most common cause of benign lymphadenopathy in children and young adults. A 21-year-old patient presented with a 14-day history of asymptomatic left submental swelling. Clinical and radiographic examination revealed no dental cause. An enlarged, firm nodule was excised. The histopathologic appearance was consistent with cat-scratch disease. This article summarizes the...

this study is a case report of bilateral perivascular chorioretinal lesions associated with bartonella henselae. a 37-year-old woman presented with headache and blurred vision in both eyes aggravating occasionally during five years. she was otherwise healthy, with best-corrected visual acuities were 20/20 in both eyes. history of close contact with cats was more than merely eye-catching upon ex...

Scratch assays are used to study how a population of cells re-colonises a vacant region on a two-dimensional substrate after a cell monolayer is scratched. These experiments are used in many applications including drug design for the treatment of cancer and chronic wounds. To provide insights into the mechanisms that drive scratch assays, solutions of continuum reaction-diffusion models have be...