The facial action coding system (FACS) was used to examine recognition rates in 105 healthy young men and women who viewed 128 facial expressions of posed and evoked happy, sad, angry and fearful emotions in color photographs balanced for gender and ethnicity of poser. Categorical analyses determined the specificity of individual action units for each emotion. Relationships between recognition ...

The purpose of this retrospective study was to associate the amount of keratinized gingiva present in adolescents prior to orthodontic treatment to the development of gingival recessions after the end of treatment. The sample consisted of the intra-oral photographs and orthodontic study models from 209 Caucasian patients with a mean age of 11.20 +/- 1.83 years on their initial records and 14.7 ...

The effect of lid closure and opening upon the ocular temperature gradient was studied in the rabbit eye by determining the changes in temperature of the anterior surface of the central cornea, the pupillary area of the anterior chamber, and the midiris area of the posterior chamber. With lid closure the temperature of all three areas rose to a similar level of 37.7° C. so that the ocular tempe...

The continuous rise in performance requirements of highend computers and networks has resulted in a rise in demand for high pin count and more sophisticated thermal solutions. Flip chip technology naturally presents a good option in offering I/Os of more than 500. With the addition of a heat spreader (of either one-piece or two-piece lid), the thermal performance of the package can be improved ...

The epidemiological and clinical features of primary herpes simplex virus ocular infection in 108 patients were studied. Of these, 69 (64%) were aged 15 or over and only eight (7%) were under the age of 5. Associated upper respiratory tract infection was found in 38 (35%) patients and systemic disorders such as mild malaise, fever, and aching in 34 (31%) patients. Common symptoms were redness, ...

Purpose To present the qualitative and quantitative ultrasonographic findings of lower eyelid compartments in patients with chronic thyroid associated ophthalmopathy (TAO) compared to normal subjects. Methods In a prospective study, dynamic and static ultrasonographic investigation, applying high resolution (15 MHz) ultrasound was performed to assess the lower eyelid, in 15 TAO patients that ...