Influence of the cheeks expansion during bilabial plosive production This experimental study highlights the influence of expansion of the cheeks during the production of bilabial plosives. The closure of the lips, before the plosive, causes an increase in intra-oral pressure. The assumption suggested in this paper is that the increase of oral cavity volume, as a result of the intra-oral pressur...

For semantic coding of videophone sequences at very low bit rates, the adaptation of a face model to automatically estimated facial features is necessary. In this contribution, an algorithm for the automatic estimation of the chin and cheek contours of a person is presented. The chin and cheeks are represented by a deformable template consisting of parabolas. Costfunctions are established and m...

The chipmunk hibernation-specific HP-27 gene is expressed specifically in the liver and has a CpG-poor promoter. To reveal how the liver-specific transcription of the HP-27 gene is regulated, we performed yeast one-hybrid screening of a chipmunk liver cDNA library. A 5'-flanking sequence of the HP-27 gene, extending from -170 to -140 and containing an E-box (5'-CACGTG-3'), is essential for the ...

To cite: Singh A, Varma S. BMJ Case Rep Published online: [please include Day Month Year] doi:10.1136/ bcr-2014-207637 DESCRIPTION A 19-year-old man presented with dysmorphic facies, progressive fatigability and exertional breathlessness from the age of 15 years. On examination the patient had classical ‘Chipmunk facies’ (figure 1), short stature, delayed puberty and mild splenomegaly. X-ray of...

I have been a bulimic for over two years and I am indecisive about whether or not I should get help. I would like to know about the long term and short term effects of this eating disorder. I would also like to know whether or not I can prevent these long term effects if I decide to quit in the near future because at this moment I have fourteen new cavities (which I'm currently getting fillings...

I have been a bulimic for over two years and I am indecisive about whether or not I should get help. I would like to know about the long term and short term effects of this eating disorder. I would also like to know whether or not I can prevent these long term effects if I decide to quit in the near future because at this moment I have fourteen new cavities (which I'm currently getting fillings...

Cutaneous epitheliotropic T-cell lymphoma with liver metastasis was diagnosed in a 10-year-old eastern chipmunk (Tamias striatus). Physical findings included intracutaneous swellings, ulcerated plaques and nodules, hypotrichosis and erythema of the skin. Fine needle aspiration from the skin lesions showed a population of large lymphocytes and lymphoblasts, and was helpful in establishing the di...