I want to discuss a method to unitarize the leading-log BFKL Pomeron [1], so that the growth of total cross section σT (s) with energy √ s obeys the Froissart bound ln s. The idea is very simple. Total cross section grows because the Yukawa cloud of the colliding particles overlap even at large impact parameters. At low energy the clouds are so tenuous and transparent that they do not contribut...

The driving reactions of 25 patients were assessed before and after operation for hip replacement. Driving reactions were tested by monitoring the delay and force of brake application after an emergency signal, using a simulated driving control system. Fifteen normal subjects were also tested. Statistical analysis demonstrated significant differences between patients with either left or right h...

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INTRODUCTION A deleterious relationship between knee osteoarthritis (OA) and standing balance has been well established. Hassan et al. (2001), report knee OA patients with increased body sway during quiet standing relative to control. Static stability impairments are thought to be the result of proprioceptive deficits, muscle weakness, and knee pain brought about by the articular degeneration o...

Uncertainties in aerosol radiative forcings, especially those associated with clouds, contribute to a large extent to uncertainties in the total anthropogenic forcing. The interaction of aerosols with clouds and radiation introduces feedbacks which can affect the rate of precipitation formation. In former assessments of aerosol radiative forcings, these effects have not been quantified. Also, w...

OBJECTIVES Voice and speech alternations that can occur after total thyroidectomy are usually due to recurrent or superior laryngeal nerve injury. These alterations may also be associated with other extralaryngeal factors, such as neck muscle dysfunction and scar contracture of the neck. We performed a prospective acoustic analysis on speech changes after surgery, in the absence of laryngeal ne...