Two infants with the Jarcho-Levin syndrome of vertebral anomalies underwent flexible fibre optic bronchoscopy. Central airway abnormalities not amenable to surgical correction were found in both patients. These abnormalities may contribute significantly to the respiratory failure seen in affected infants, and should be considered when evaluating continuing medical support.

Higher twist corrections to hadronic interactions become increasingly important at high energies. An effective way to resum all these contributions is the color glass condensate picture. We review the Kharzeev-Levin-Nardi (KLN)[1] approach to heavy ion collisions, which has successfully been applied to RHIC physics, and extrapolate this model to Iron-air collisions at energies up to the GZK (≈ ...

Spondylocostal dysplasia (Jarcho-Levin syndrome) comprises multiple malformations of the vertebrae and ribs coupled with a characteristic clinical picture of short neck, scoliosis, short trunk, and deformity of the rib cage. We describe a patient with the syndrome who also had spina bifida and diastematomyelia. We surmise that this association is not coincidental. Additional evidence is needed ...