Lumbar disc degeneration occurs because of a variety of factors and results in a multitude of conditions. Alterations in the vertebral endplate cause loss of disc nutrition and disc degeneration. Aging, apoptosis, abnormalities in collagen, vascular ingrowth, loads placed on the disc, and abnormal proteoglycan all contribute to disc degeneration. Some forms of disc degeneration lead to loss of ...

a study of the kinetic analysis of total lead from spent car battery ash by hydrochloric acidleaching has been examined. the physico-chemical analysis of the ash powder was carried outby the inductively coupled plasma-mass spectrometry (icp-ms) and x–ray diffraction (xrd).the effects of the acid concentration, temperature and particle size on the rate of battery ashdissolution have been investi...

a 25-year old man presented with chronic low back pain for about 5 years due to mild congenital lumbar kyphosis (l1-l3 25° with congenital posterior wedge vertebra l2). preoperative neurologic examination was normal. after posterior spinal fusion and instrumentation with moderate curve correction, the patient gradually developed the symptoms and signs of cauda equina syndrome due to intraoperat...

BACKGROUND The progression of disc degeneration is generally believed to be associated with low back pain and/or degenerative lumbar diseases, especially in the elderly. The purpose of this study was to quantitatively evaluate changes in lumbar disc height using radiographic measurements and to investigate risk factors for development of disc height narrowing of the elderly. METHODS From 1997...

OBJECTIVE Disc edge veins of Kraupa are a rare anomaly of the retinal venous system in which the main trunk of the retinal vein disappeared into the margin of the optic disc instead of its centre. METHODS A 40-year-old woman was detected to have an anomaly in her left optic disc in a routine eye examination. The eyes had an anomaly of the retinal venous system in which all branches of the ret...

The aim of our study was to find symptomatic diagnostic factors for sideways displacement of the temporomandibular joint disc, compared with anterior or rotational disc displacement. A consecutive series of 2310 temporomandibular joints were examined with MRI to define the clinical signs and symptoms particularly related to sideways disc displacement compared to anterior disc displacement with ...

Giardia has unique microtubule structures, including the ventral disc, the primary organelle of attachment to the host, and the median body, a structure of undefined function. During attachment, the ventral disc has a domed conformation and enables Giardia to attach to the host intestinal epithelia within seconds. The mechanism of attachment via the ventral disc and the overall structure, funct...

The untimed power failure is one of major issues confronting the successful commercialization of battery powered electric cars. So, an intelligent model predictive controller which adaptively schedules the load according to the predicted remaining charge of the Electric Vehicles(EV) battery saves the energy content of the battery and ensures the safe state of the Electric Vehicle. The most impo...

To reduce the imbalance of Smart Battery and prolong the life of Smart Battery, the smart battery management system equalization charging protection system of battery series is designed. The imbalance reason of Li-Ion battery series and common balance technology was firstly analyzed, and then the battery balance principle based on X3100 chip was analyzed, and smart battery balance control circu...