The short working distance of compound microscope lenses in many cases prevents microelectrode penetrations of cells perpendicular to the cell surface. Bending electrodes very near their tips removes this constraint. A method is described for bending glass microelectrodes with a hot filament while their tips are immersed in a water drop. Immersion protects the fine electrode tips from the heat ...

In the process of research and development of tube bending forming technology, the way of improving the forming quality and establishing the optimization of forming process parameters has become an important problem that should be solved quickly. This text simulated the process of bend forming with the way of finite element, combined with the effects of geometric and physical parameters on the ...

During depletion-driven vesicle adhesion, a stiff membrane's resistance to bending at fixed tension prevents contact angle equilibrium and vesicle spreading over an opposing vesicle, while more flexible vesicles partially engulf opposing vesicles. Estimates of the bending cost associated with the spreading contact line, relative to the adhesion energy, were consistent with the observed spreadin...

Aim: To determine how accurately pre-operative stress radiographs predict the final outcome in adolescent idiopathic scoliosis surgery. Methods: Records of 20 patients were reviewed retrospectively. Pre-operative correction was measured by comparing the initial Cobb angle of the main structural curves on plain standing radiographs to values measured at corresponding levels after correction on t...

Transformation optics is a new art of light bending by designing materials with spatially variable parameters for developing wave-manipulation devices. Here, we introduce a transformation optofluidic Y-branch splitter with large-angle bending and tuning based on the design of a spatially variable index. Differing from traditional splitters, the optofluidic splitter is achieved in an inhomogeneo...

ECMWF plans to start assimilating GPS radio occultation measurements with a two dimensional (2D) bending angle operator in 2014. We will describe the new operator, and explain how it has been implemented on the parallel computing system. Issues relating to the computational cost of the operator will be discussed, and a new hybrid approach using a 2D operator in the 4D-Var outer-loop and a 1D op...

BACKGROUND In idiopathic scoliosis patients, after anterior spinal fusion and instrumentation, the discs (interspace angle) between the lowest instrumented vertebra (LIV) and the next caudal vertebra became more wedged. We reviewed these patients and analyzed the changes of the angle. METHODS By reviewing the medical records and roentgenograms of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis patients under...

OBJECTIVE As myofascial release therapy is currently under development, the objective of this study was to compare the effectiveness of myofascial release therapy with manual therapy for treating occupational mechanical neck pain. DESIGN A randomized, single-blind parallel group study was developed. The sample (n = 59) was divided into GI, treated with manual therapy, and GII, treated with my...

In order to enhance the load capacity of gears, researchers take notice in the asymmetric tooth gears. Asymmetric gear which has higher pressure angle of back tooth aiming to improve banding strength has been analyzed (Deng, et al., 2003). Brown et al. (Brown, et al., 2010) investigate the asymmetric tooth from both point of view of bending and scuffing. Kruger et al. (Kruger et al., 2013) anal...

Although some reports on neurostimulation are positive, no effective treatment method for camptocormia in Parkinson's disease (PD) is known to date. We aim to identify prognostic factors for a beneficial DBS effect on camptocormia. In an observational cohort study, we investigated 25 idiopathic PD patients, who suffered additionally from camptocormia, and underwent bilateral neurostimulation of...