CCJ is a communication library that adds MPI-like message passing and collective operations to Java. Rather than trying to adhere to the precise MPI syntax, CCJ aims at a clean integration of communication into Java’s object-oriented framework. For example, CCJ uses thread groups to support Java’s multithreading model and it allows any data structure (not just arrays) to be communicated. CCJ is...

Tuberculosis of the craniocervical junction is rare even where the condition is endemic. It poses problems in both diagnosis and management. We describe 25 cases followed over a period of 12 years, and relate the presentation, diagnosis and management. Of our 25 patients 16 were managed conservatively and nine by surgery. In order to diagnose this condition a high index of suspicion and advance...

Background & Importance: Infections of the craniocervical junction are rare. Case Presentation: We present a case of infection by methicillin-sensitive Staphylococcus aureus and Streptococcus mitis that was not previously reported. Conclusion: Neurosurgeons must suspect for diagnosis and initiate broad antimicrobial therapy, including active agents against gram-negative and then...

background & importance: infections of the craniocervical junction are rare. case presentation: we present a case of infection by methicillin-sensitive staphylococcus aureus and streptococcus mitis that was not previously reported. conclusion: neurosurgeons must suspect for diagnosis and initiate broad antimicrobial therapy, including active agents against gram-negative and then initiate a targ...

OBJECTIVES To characterise the symptomatic phenotype of Chiari-like malformation (CM), secondary syringomyelia (SM) and brachycephaly in the Cavalier King Charles Spaniel using morphometric measurements on mid-sagittal Magnetic Resonance images (MRI) of the brain and craniocervical junction. METHODS This retrospective study, based on a previous quantitative analysis in the Griffon Bruxellois ...

The anterior aspect of the craniocervical junction consists of the lower clivus (beginning at the level of the jugular foramen) and C1. Surgical approaches to the craniocervical junction have historically been one of the most challenging and highly morbid procedures (10, 17, 25, 26, 37). The challenge of obtaining adequate surgical exposure in a small operative corridor coupled with the anatomi...