The clinical evaluation of the hallux abducto valgus deformity is extremely important. It is imperative that the nature and type of deformity are identified and documented to understand the presenting problem unique to each patient. Of equal importance is the fact that many patients presenting with hallux abducto valgus and associated symptoms will require surgical intervention to adequately tr...

Abstract: We investigate the problem of decomposing an image into three parts, namely a cartoon part, a texture part and a noise part. We argue that norms originating in the theory of optimal transport should have the ability to distinguish certain noise types from textures. Hence, we present a brief introduction to optimal transport metrics, especially the Kantorovich-Rubinstein norm, and show...

We continue the study of [AS] on the Chapman-Rubinstein-Schatzman-E evolution model for superconductivity, viewed as a gradient flow on the space of measures equipped with the quadratic Wasserstein structure. In [AS] we considered the case of positive (probability) measures, while here we consider general signed measures, as in the physical model. Understanding the evolution as a gradient flow ...

INTRODUCTION Thong style flip-flop footwear and sandals are the preferred footwear of 22% of children in Australia [1]. However, little is known about the effects of thong wearing on the growing child, despite thongs being identified by parents as a primary contributor to children’s total foot complaints with 15% of forefoot and 22% of rearfoot foot complaints attributed to thong and sandal wea...

A limited number of cases of anesthetic management of Rubinstein-Taybi Syndrome (RTS) have been reported since this syndrome was first diagnosed in 1963. After some well-publicized complications following anesthesia for patients with RTS, there has been great interest in avoiding all precipitant factors and careful monitoring during intraoperative and postoperative periods. This case series exa...

There are multiple genetic disorders with known or unknown etiology grouped under obesity syndromes. Inspite of having multisystem involvement and often having a characteristic presentation, the understanding of the genetic causes in the majority of these syndromes is still lacking. The common obesity syndromes are Bardet-Biedl, Prader-Willi, Alstrom, Albright's hereditary osteodystrophy, Carpe...