BACKGROUND Wrist anthropometrics and posture have been implicated in the development of carpal tunnel syndrome, yet it remains unclear how external measurements relate to carpal tunnel parameters in neutral and non-neutral postures. The purposes of this study were (i) to evaluate the effect of slice orientation on several indices of carpal tunnel size and shape and (ii) to examine the relations...

The modified atmosphere packaging technique was explored in order to investigate the changes of passion fruit quality during low temperature storage. Three different types of packaging condition were used in this experiment. They were (i) P-UAP, a perforated low density polyethylene (LDPE), (ii) MAP-1, a LDPE with an oxygen transmission rate (OTR) of 1400016000 cm3/m2∙day∙atm, and (iii) MAP-2, ...

PURPOSE This study aimed to determine whether routine urinalysis may serve as a tool in discriminating between acute appendicitis and perforated appendicitis in children. BASIC PROCEDURES We prospectively collected 357 patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis. Urinalysis was performed in patients with clinically suspected acute appendicitis before surgical intervention. Routine u...

Most models for predicting the acoustic response of perforated panels are based on the assumption that there is no interaction between the holes. The common way of taking into account the perforates effects is the use of Fok's functions. The few papers that deal with these effects study the case of low sound pressure levels. This paper investigates the Holes Interaction Effects (HIE) of perfora...

Abstract The expansion induced by cold working is a common process that generates residual stresses. It used when fatigue damage accumulation and life reduction of aluminum alloy perforated plates an issue in the aeronautics industry. This attractive solution to extend lifetime these structures. aims at generating stresses increases thereby strength hollow parts including with holes commonly ma...

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of diffusion-weighted magnetic resonance imaging (DW-MRI) and apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) values in the diagnosis of acute appendicitis and differentiation of perforated and nonperforated appendicitis cases, with histopathologic correlation. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty consecutive patients (34 males, 26 females; mean age, 35.6±15.5 years...

Aorta—right atrial tunnel is a rare congenital anomaly characterized by an extracardiac tunnel-like vascular communication arising from an aortic sinus and emptying into the right atrium (RA) (Fig. 1). We report the case of a 33-year-old man diagnosed following Streptococcus viridans endocarditis. The patient underwent successful surgical repair (Fig. 2). The proximal ostiumwas closed using a p...

Correspondence to: Young-Bok Jung, MD Emeritus Professor, Chung Ang University, Seoul Joint Center, Hyundae General Hospital, 663 Janhyn-ri, Jinjeop-eup, Namyangju 472-865, Korea Tel: +82-31-574-9119, Fax: +82-31-874-3779 E-mail: [email protected] There have been many recent improvements in cruciate ligament surgery of the knee. The anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) reconstruction has been ch...

The induced cracks on the concrete lining of the intake pressure tunnels may cause the water seep into the surrounding media leading to develop a hydro pressure on the external surface of the lining. In the common design practice, the lining can be designed to tolerate with this pressure using the Schleiss method. However, when the tunnel is constructed above the underground water, the seepage ...