CRMO is an autoinflammatory disease of children and young adults, characterized by the insidious onset of local pain and swelling in affected bone and fever. The bone lesions are radiologically characterized as multiple luciens surrounded by defined zones of patchy but dense sclerosis, cortical tickening from periosteal new bone formation, and increased bone size with different bones involved. ...

The Isochronous Mass Spectrometry (IMS) is an experimental technique for direct mass measurements of shortlived exotic nuclei which has been developed at the storage ring ESR of GSI [1]. A bottleneck for the present IMS experiments is the low transmission from the fragment separator FRS to the ESR, which is mainly due to large negative dispersion in the straight sections of the ESR (see Fig. 1)...

Solid-electrolyte tantalum capacitors were first developed and commercially produced in the 1950s. They represented a quantum leap forward in miniaturization and reliability over existing wound-foil wet electrolytic capacitors. While the solid tantalum capacitor has dramatically improved electrical performance versus wet-electrolyte capacitors, especially at low temperatures, today’s electronic...

Background. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) is a valuable laboratory tool in evaluation of infectious, inflammatory, and malignant diseases. Red blood cells in outside from the body precipitate due to their higher density than the plasma. In this study we discuss the IVIG effect on ESR in different diseases and different ages. Methods and Materials. Fifty patients under 12 years old who ha...

The erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are employed in the evaluation of patients with suspected septic arthritis, osteomyelitis, and acute rheumatic fever. The purpose of this study is to determine if one test has greater sensitivity (rises earlier) than the other. Laboratory data were retrieved for pediatric patients hospitalized with one of the above three cond...

INTRODUCTION Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) are widely used laboratory markers of systemic inflammation. OBJECTIVE A thorough understanding of the similarities and differences between these two serological markers, including factors that affect measurements, is necessary for the proper utilization and interpretation of ESR and CRP. METHODS This review summ...

Energy storage and return (ESR) feet have long been assumed to promote metabolically efficient amputee gait. However, despite being prescribed for approximately 30 yr, there is limited evidence that they achieve this desired function. Here, we report a meta-analysis of data from 10 studies that met our selection criteria to determine whether amputee walking with ESR feet is more efficient than ...