Background Hair is an ectodermal structure, and its formation is regulated by master genes important in embryology. Hair shaft consists of three major regions: the medulla, cortex and cuticle. Hair shaft abnormality will divide structural hair abnormalities into two broad categories - those associated with increased hair fragility and those not associated with increased hair fragility. We condu...

3 Rady Children’s Hospital, UCSD, San Diego, CA Many cast wedging techniques have been discussed in the literature; however, to our knowledge, these techniques have not been experimentally validated. This paper illustrates a technique and measurement methodology for reproducible wedging and validates the geometric approach to predict the correct wedge size. Fracture deformities of saw bone mode...

In this paper we present a design procedure for disturbance attenuation with internal stability of a rotor supported by magnetic bearings, over the whole interval of the rotor operating speeds. The nonlinear gyroscopic equations can be simpliied to a set of linear, time-varying diierential equations, owing to the linear dependence of the rotor speed in the plant dynamics. For rotors operating i...

In this study, adhesions on individual filopodial shafts were shown to control veil (lamellar) advance and to be modulated by guidance cues. Adhesions were detected in individual filopodia of sensory growth cones using optical recordings, adhesion markers, and electron microscopy. Veils readily advanced along filopodia lacking shaft adhesions but rarely advanced along filopodia displaying shaft...

Fine alignment of main ship power plants mechanisms and shaft lines provides long-term and failure-free performance of propulsion system while fast and high-quality installation of mechanisms and shaft lines decreases common labor intensity. For checking shaft line allowed stress and setting its alignment it is required to perform calculations considering various stages of life cycle. In 2012 J...

This study presents application of Dynamic Programming towards finding globally optimal control policies of a new, highly-efficient hydraulic elevator architecture. The architecture employs an actuator, three accumulators, and two hydraulic circuits bridged by a hydraulic transformer. An auxiliary electric motor exists only to compensate for system losses. Prior research identified a multitude ...

BACKGROUND Ipsilateral femoral neck and shaft fractures are rare, and currently available treatment methods each have their own benefits and limitations. Although reconstruction intramedullary nails have been considered to be effective alternative, clinical outcomes vary significantly in reports. METHODS Thirty-seven consecutive adult patients with 37 combined fractures were treated with reco...

Hair dysplasias are congenital or acquired alterations which often involve the hair shaft. Hair shaft abnormalities are characterized by changes in color, density, length and structure. Hair shaft alterations often result from structural changes within the hair fibers and cuticles which may lead to brittle and uncombable hair. The hair of patients with hair shaft diseases feels dry and looks lu...