We have performed rolling-circle amplification (RCA) reactions on three DNA templates that differ distinctly in their topology: an unlinked DNA circle, a linked DNA circle within a pseudorotaxane-type structure and a linked DNA circle within a catenane. In the linked templates, the single-stranded circle (dubbed earring probe) is threaded, with the aid of two peptide nucleic acid openers, betwe...

Split ear lobe repair is one of the commonest request in cosmetic facial surgery. Frequently, the ear lobe split is prone to recurrence following surgical repair. A new technique is described which strengthens the ear lobe tissues using locally available conchal cartilage to prevent recurrence. 98 women in age range from 18 to 62 years with varying grades of split earlobe were operated using th...

In this paper, the finite element method is employed in conjunction with the abductive network to predict the optimum blank contour of elliptic cylindrical cup with ear-less in deep drawing. The earring behavior of the formed cup is caused primarily by planar anisotropy in the sheet. Different cup heights combined with various aspect ratios of the elliptic cylindrical cup are taken into account...

Split ear lobe repair is one of the commonest request in cosmetic facial surgery. Frequently, the ear lobe split is prone to recurrence following surgical repair. A new technique is described which strengthens the ear lobe tissues using locally available conchal cartilage to prevent recurrence. 98 women in age range from 18 to 62 years with varying grades of split earlobe were operated using th...

We investigated the extent to which individual differences in working memory (WM) and interference control (IC) differentially predicted performance on a verbal analogy task with participants selecting the D-term for each analogy stem (A:B::C: ). We varied the semantic distance of each analogy by having an A:B pair that was either far (LEATHER : SADDLE) or near (PLATINUM : NECKLACE) the correct...

This paper reports on the initial idea of a core conceptual model for the Golden Agents Project, which aims to integrate several heterogeneous datasets about cultural heritage of the Dutch Golden Age. We hypothesize that the combination of event and storytelling modeling would provide us a common infrastructure to represent and retrieve some core information regardless to its specific nature: p...