The arterial supply to the flexor tendons of the fingers was studied by means of angiography, by the injection of coloured latex, and by microdissection. It was established that there were no anastomoses between the intra-osseous circulation and that of the synovial sheath. Two separate sources of blood supply to the sheath were found: the digitopalmar arches and the specific arteries of the sh...

The stellar initial mass function (IMF) in star clusters is reviewed. Uncertainties in the observations are emphasized. We suggest there is a distinct possibility that cluster IMFs vary systematically with density or pressure. Dense clusters could have additional formation processes for massive stars that are not present in low density regions, making the slope of the upper mass IMF somewhat sh...

The purpose of this study is to assess the sensitivity of four highway bridges to wind and live loadings. The bridges are plarmed for construction on U.S. 59 in Houston, Texas. Each bridge will be of the tied-arch type and will be constructed on-grade over cut areas with clear spans in excess of 61 :reters (200 feet). To expedite construction, unique procedures are plarmed Which use existing br...

Gingival fibromatosis is a progressive gingival enlargement caused by an over growth of the collagenous element of the gingival fibrous connective tissue. Pharmacologically induced, hereditary (familial) and idiopathic forms of gingival fibromatosis are recognized. This paper reports a case of idiopathic gingival fibromatosis in a 13 year old boy involving the right maxillary and mandibular arc...

Functionally graded material (FGM) arches may be subjected to a locally radial load and have different distributions leading nonlinear in-plane buckling behavior. Little studies is presented about effects of the type on FGM under in literature insofar. This paper focuses investigating behavior fixed uniformly distributed incorporating distributions. New theoretical solutions for limit point bif...