A line-focus ultrasonic SH-wave probe is developed for possible application to TOFD method. The probe is composed of a quarteror half-cylindrical wedge and a piezoelectric transducer adhered to the cylindrical surface of the wedge. An SH-wave pulse with cylindrical wave front is generated by the transducer, transmitted to the wedge, and focused on a line at the bottom surface of the wedge. Henc...

We systematically reviewed the published literature on the complications of closing wedge high tibial osteotomy for the treatment of unicompartmental osteoarthritis of the knee. Publications were identified using the Cochrane Library, MEDLINE, EMBASE and CINAHL databases up to February 2012. We assessed randomised (RCTs), controlled group clinical (CCTs) trials, case series in publications asso...

Use of neural networks (NNs) and diffraction pattern sampling by a ring-wedge detector leads to easier and faster algorithms for pattern recognition. An estimation was made of the optimum dimensions of a digital ring-wedge detector for sampling Fourier transform of random matrices through simulation of digital ring-wedge detector. The modulus squared Fourier transforms of facial images were sam...

Rotational Supercavitating Evaporator (RSCE) has been proposed as a new technology for seawater desalination. However, it lacks systematic researches on the blade shape of RSCE. In this paper, numerical simulations were conducted on the supercavities formed behind two-dimensional (2D) wedge-shaped cavitators of the RSCE. The cavitating flows around the 2D wedge-shaped cavitators with several ce...

The title of our research paper is “Analysis of Incompressible fluid flow over wedge with different angles”. The basic objective of this research work is to optimize the fluid flow over different wedges and it angles. The optimization is done by varying wedge angle, its parameters considering fluid flow parameters also. The analysis of wedge is carried out in both 3D and 2D from which various r...

We present a novel design of wedge hybrid plasmonic terahertz (THz) waveguide consisting of a silicon (Si) nanowire cylinder above a triangular gold wedge with surrounded high-density polyethylene as cladding. It features long propagation length and ultra-small deep-subwavelength mode confinement. The mode properties of wedge hybrid plasmonic THz waveguide are comprehensively characterized in t...

In this paper, the new notions of ``belongingness ($in_{gamma}$)"and ``quasi-coincidence ($q_delta$)"  of a fuzzy point with a fuzzyset are  introduced. By means of this new idea, the  concept of$(alpha,beta)$-fuzzy $n$-ary subhypergroup of an $n$-aryhypergroup is given, where $alpha,betain{in_{gamma}, q_{delta},in_{gamma}wedge q_{delta}, ivq}$,  andit is shown that, in 16 kinds of $(alpha,beta...

There is a wedge product notation that can facilitate the computation of matrix Jacobians. In point of fact, it is never needed at all. The reader who can follow the derivation of the Jacobian in Handout #2 is well equipped to never use wedge products. The notation also expresses the concept of volume on curved surfaces. For advanced readers who truly wish to understand exterior products from a...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate the patellar ligament to tibial plateau angle (PL-TPA) and amount of achieved advancement in dogs that underwent the modified Maquet procedure; compare wedge sizes recommended using two different planning techniques (Orthomed and modified tibial tuberosity advancement); and evaluate anatomical factors that predict the wedge size required to obtain a 90° PL-TPA. METHODS ...

This paper demonstrates the possibility of efficient adiabatic nano-focusing of plasmons by a sharp triangular metal wedge. Geometrical optics approach and the approximation of continuous electrodynamics are used for the analysis. In particular, it is demonstrated that both the phase and group velocities of an incident anti-symmetric (with respect to the magnetic field) plasmon tend to zero at ...