an abnormally small oral orifice is defined as microstomia. microstomia may result from epidermolysis bullosa (eb), which consists of a group of disorders characterized by the presence of mechanical fragility of the skin with recurrent development of blisters and vesicles, resulting from minor mechanical friction or trauma. since such patients have a small oral aperture, it may be impossible to...

osteochondromatosis of the hip is a rare disease inwhich segments of synovial membrane become cartilaginous. these may calcify or ossify formin- g osteocartilag-inous masses as loose bodies. it occurs most often in young or middle-aged adults and the etiology or the condition is unknown. the diagnosis can be apparent with due consideration on clinical history and proper x-ray examination or the...

Cosmogenic nuclide concentrations measured on abandoned fan surfaces along the Mojave section of the San Andreas Fault suggest that sediment is generated, transported, and removed from the fans on the order of 30–40 kyr. We measured in situ produced cosmogenic Be, and in some cases Al, in boulders (n = 15), surface sediment (n = 15), and one depth profile (n = 9). Nuclide concentrations in surf...

Conventional treatment of glioblastoma has advanced only incrementally in the last 30 years and still yields poor outcomes. The current strategy of surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy has increased median survival to approximately 15 months. With the advent of molecular biology and consequent improved understanding of basic tumor biology, targeted therapies have become cornerstones for cancer ...

This article proposes a method for studying and engaging in Black melancholic practice of YA SFF (science fiction fantasy) fandom. In 2015, minor fan discourse on ‘the Hermione’ rose to public prominence when the actress Noma Dumezweni was cast play Hermione Granger J.K. Rowling’s new Harry Potter stage play. I argue that ensuing evidences fannish desire authorial sanction is underreco...

Abstract In the urban space of Łódź, this paper studies some anti–Semitic aspects discriminatory discourse football fans. Its main goal is to present how anti-Semitic meanings are formulated and spread in particular social groups (football fans) organize discourse. multimodal material from discourse, we scrutinize verbal visual forms discrimination captured on walls buildings, parks, or shoppin...