BACKGROUND The association of alopecia areata (AA) with nuchal nevus flammeus (NNF) has been demonstrated by previous studies. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to investigate whether AA is associated with NNF. METHODS 199 AA patients and 215 controls without AA were examined for the presence of NNF. RESULTS 35 patients (17.6%) in the AA group had NNF. In the control group, 20 patients...

Sturge Weber Syndrome or encephalo-trigeminal angiomatosis is non-hereditary, congenital and rare disorder of unknown aetiology. It is characterised by vascular malformation with capillary venous angiomas involving face, eye and leptomeninges resulting in neurological and orbital manifestations. A case of 23 years old female presented with history of tonic-clonic convulsions, evidence of Port w...

In this paper we develop a mathematical model for the dynamics of a linear plate with piezoelectric actuation. This model can then be used to design controllers with the goal of achieving a desired shape of the plate. This control scheme can be used for several applications, e.g., vibration control in structures or shape control for high precision structures like inflatable space reflectors. Th...

The traditional production of wine vinegar is a lengthy process with little or no microbiological control. The aim of this study was to shorten the acetification process via three different strategies: changes in wood type; barrel shape; and the inoculation of an Acetobacter pasteurianus pure culture. The barrel shape was modified by constructing two prototypes with higher liquid-air interface....

OBJECTIVES This study was performed to consider the clinical experience of surgical outcome of single port access (SPA) laparoscopic myomectomy according to suturing methods. METHODS The authors operated with 2 suturing method in SPA laparoscopic myomectomy for 246 patients and compared the surgical outcomes. RESULTS The some significant difference of surgical outcome according to two sutur...

We used a novel phase-resolved optical Doppler tomographic (ODT) technique with very high flow-velocity sensitivity (10microm/s) and high spatial resolution (10microm) to image blood flow in port-wine stain (PWS) birthmarks in human skin. In addition to the regular ODT velocity and structural images, we use the variance of blood flow velocity to map the PWS vessels. Our device combines ODT and ...

Genetic variation in natural populations represents the raw material for phenotypic diversity. Species-wide characterization of genetic variants is crucial to have a deeper insight into the genotype-phenotype relationship. With the advent of new sequencing strategies and more recently the release of long-read sequencing platforms, it is now possible to explore the genetic diversity of any non-m...