Background. Minor papilla (MiP) cannulation is frequently performed using specialized small-caliber accessories. Outcomes data for MiP cannulation with standard-sized accessories are lacking. Methods. This is a case series describing MiP cannulation outcomes in consecutive patients treated by two endoscopists between July 2005 and November 2008 at two tertiary referral centers. MiP cannulation ...

The cooling channels of injection mould play a crucial role in determining the productivity of moulding process and the product quality. It’s not a simple task to design high quality cooling channels. In this paper, an intelligent cooling channels design system including automatic layout of cooling channels, interference checking and assembly of accessories is studied. Automatic layout of cooli...

We address the issue of creating imagery on a screen that, when viewed by naked human eyes, will be indistinguishable from the original scene as viewed through a visual accessory. Visual accessories of interest include, for example, binoculars, stereomicroscopes, and binocular periscopes. It is the nature of these magnifying optical devices that the transverse (normal) magnification and longitu...

A main purpose of doing a diagnostic in cable system including its accessories such as impregnated paper insulated oil filled cable termination is to predict failure before they occur. Those cable and accessories, which are about to fail, can be replaced, thereby reducing the incidence of electrical system failure, thus reducing the electricity outages. This paper presents the work carried out ...

Abstract Grip strength is an important indicator of health conditions and needs to be monitored for management. However, different populations (e.g., babies rehabilitation patients) have hand sizes levels grip strengths, requiring a personalized sensor monitor strength. In this paper, we developed smart ball by laser kirigami graphene monitoring. To realize the rational utilization space, trans...

Digital face manipulation has become a popular and fascinating way to touch images with the prevalence of smart phones and social networks. With a wide variety of user preferences, facial expressions, and accessories, a general and flexible model is necessary to accommodate different types of facial editing. In this paper, we propose a model to achieve this goal based on an end-to-end convoluti...

The effect of occupational therapy for patients awaiting surgery for isolated osteoarthritis of the carpometacarpal joint of the thumb was assessed. Thirty-three patients awaiting joint replacement because of pain were randomised into three groups. One group was treated with technical accessories, two other groups had in addition one of two types of splints, and all patients received extensive ...