[1] Large‐scale mass wasting is a natural part of the evolution of volcanic islands, where deformation and indications of flank instability, such as large‐scale faulting and seismic and aseismic slip are common. The Cumbre Vieja volcano on the island of La Palma (Canary Islands) provides an ideal setting to address fundamental questions about the structure, evolution and stability of island vol...

PURPOSE: We present an Australian perspective on the use of flank incision as a surgical strategy in the management of renal cell carcinoma (RCC) with vena cava thrombus. METHOD: A retrospective analysis of all patients who had a flank incision for RCC with caval thrombus performed at our tertiary centre, from June 1997 to June 2011 was performed. The following parameters were studied: demograp...

s part of the Sound Judgment Series, this article describes the case of a patient presenting with acute flank pain and a classic clinical picture of a first episode of renal colic. The epidemiologic characteristics, pathophysiologic characteristics, risk factors, and initial assessment of patients with renal colic are briefly discussed. Imaging options are discussed, with emphasis on sonography...

This chapter covers the various free-form surface flank milling strategies available, focusing in particular on those for ruled surfaces as widely used in defining turbomachine parts. All these positionings seek to reduce interference between the cutting tool and the surface to be milled so as to respect the tolerances dictated by the Design Office. The range of strategies presented goes from t...

Results: Nosing activity was not observed until 3 days postweaning and peaked in number of pigs involved and duration of activity about 1 week after weaning. Nearly half of all pigs were observed performing some flankor belly-nosing activity. Pigs that nosed were more likely to become the smallest pigs, although initial weight did not differ between pigs that nosed and those that didn’t. In thi...

An optoelectronic method for in situ monitoring of the flank wear of cutting tools is presented. The method is based on real time vision technology in which the tool is illuminated by the beam of a laser and the wear zone is visualized using a Vidicon camera. The image is converted into digital pixel data and processed, to detect the wear land width. Detailed aspects of the image processing pro...

We present our experience during the past 5 years with isolated penetrating flank trauma. We examined the evaluation process, treatment plan, length of stay, outcome, and complications of patients with isolated penetrating injuries to the flank. There were four patient groups: 1) laparotomy (n = 5); 2) local wound exploration (n = 1); 3) laparoscopy (n = 8); and 4) observation and triple contra...

Salmokottelati sp. n., is described from Alakır Stream (Mediterranean basin) in Turkey. It is distinguished from other Anatolian Salmo species by a combination of the following characters (none unique to the species): general body colour greenish to silvery in life; 7-9 parr marks along lateral line; four dark bands on flank absent in both sexes; black ocellated spots few, present only on upper...

Cutting tool wear is found to be the major cause affecting the finished product in term of surface finish quality, dimensional precision and the cost of the defect. This paper proposes the development of a reliable machine condition monitoring system by using a low-cost piezoelectric sensor to monitor the flank wear progression on the cutting tool. The wear of the cutting insert was measured an...

Spontaneous rupture of the renal collecting system is a rare but serious complication of pregnancy. We report a case of nontraumatic left renal calyceal rupture in a pregnancy which ultimately progressed to preterm delivery. A 29-year-old primigravida with a remote history of urolithiasis presented with left flank pain, suprapubic pain, and signs of preterm labor at 33 weeks of gestation. The p...