OBJECTIVE The purpose of the present study was to identify length and landmark of proximal of A1 pulley in hand. MATERIAL AND METHOD An anatomical study of the length and landmark of A1 pulley in hand was performed in 510 fingers and thumbs from 51 preserved cadavers. There were 25 females and 26 males whose ages at the time of death ranged from 48 to 89 years. RESULTS The lengths of A1 pul...

We present a novel approach for visual tracking of structured behaviour as observed in human–computer interaction. An automatically acquired variable-length Markov model is used to represent the high-level structure and temporal ordering of gestures. Continuous estimation of hand posture is handled by combining the model with annealed particle filtering. The stochastic simulation updates and au...

BACKGROUND Although age is the strongest predictor of osteoarthritis, the exact mechanism underlying this disorder remains elusive. OBJECTIVE To examine the association between leucocyte telomere length (LTL), a bio-indicator of ageing, and radiographic hand osteoarthritis. METHODS An unselected, predominantly female sample from the TwinsUK Adult Twin Registry (Twin Research and Genetic Epi...

A method to study ligament-length patterns in situ with roentgen-stereophotogrammetry, using strings of glued tantalum markers, was developed. The method was tested against a bone-to-bone marking method in five carpal ligaments in three specimens, whereby the hand was moved through dorsopalmar flexion and radioulnar deviation. The "glued-string" marking method was found to be superior to the bo...

this study was done on 4 and 5 years old great sturgeon cultured in brackish water ponds in bafgh salt water fisheries research station during one year. we examined somatic growth indices and effects of different diets on blood parameters and total length and weight. diet with constant protein (%40) and different energy levels (400,425,450,475 cal/100g) were fed to 74 pieces of great sturgeons ...

Present study describes the length-weight (LWR) and length-length (LLR) relationships of a freshwater catfish Eutropiichthyes vacha Hamilton from Indus River, Sindh, Pakistan. A total of 281 specimen of E. vacha were collected from fisherman?s catch from February 2005 to January 2006, are used for this study. The parameters a and b of the length-weight relationship were calculated as W= aLb are...

BACKGROUND Blood sugar metabolism abnormalities have been identified in HIV-infected individuals and associated with HIV-associated neurocognitive disorders (HAND). These abnormalities may occur as a result of chronic HIV infection, long-term use of combined antiretroviral treatment (CART), aging, genetic predisposition, or a combination of these factors, and may increase morbidity and mortalit...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to compare the finger length ratio (2D:4D), hair whorl direction, and hand, foot, and eye dominance in autistic and healthy individuals, and to investigate the phenotypic characteristics of autism. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study included 37 males diagnosed with autistic disorder and 121 healthy males, all aged 4-18 years. The length of the index and ring f...