The evaluation and treatment of injuries of the ulnar collateral ligament of the metacarpophalangeal joint of the thumb remain controversial. In a retrospective study that was done to assess our ability to determine whether displacement of the ligament (a Stener lesion) was present, we reviewed our accumulated experience with patients who had an injury of this ligament who were treated surgical...

In this study, we investigated the spatiotemporal variations of border-crossing dust events (DEs), including floating, blowing dust, and storms between Mongolia (MG) Inner (IM), China using ground-based observations from 91 synoptic stations across Mongolian Plateau during 1977-2018. We defined intensity DEs (progressive recessive) depending on impact area (number affected by dust) dividing the...

• The Perfect introduces a time interval: the “perfect time span” (PTS). • The Right Boundary (RB) of the PTS is set by Tense. • The Left Boundary (LB) of the PTS may be set by “perfect adverbials”. • The lower predicate (event) is predicated of the PTS, either directly or mediated by various devices, most notably operators associated with the Perfective or Imperfective. • When the predicate ha...

the desire and drive for excellence in any endeavor in life requires an effort from the individual; in addition it requires a constellation of features around such individuals that help them to become successful. for surgeons, it is the operating room staff, the administrative and medical assistants and our residents and fellows. however, perhaps the most important contribution to a physician’s...

The state of Emergency declared by Indira Gandhi on June 25, 1975, and lasting until its withdrawal March 21, 1977, has inspired a wealth literature. Ranging from “personal histories” the period eminent journalists (Nayar 1977; Kapoor 2015), insider accounts policymakers (Dhar 2001), historical studies (Chandra 2003; Lockwood 2015; Jaffrelot Anil 2021), sociological resistant public spheres (Pl...

Bilateral contract transaction among generation companies and large consumers is attracting much attention in the electricity market. A large consumer can purchase energy from generation companies directly under a bilateral contract, which can guarantee the economic interests of both sides. However, in pursuit of more profit, the competitions in the transaction exist not only between the compan...

This raises the possibility that the processing mechanisms may differ in different tissues. Since bovine /.-endorphin appears to have the same primary structure as rat /.-endorphin (Rubinstein et al., 1977; Li et al., 1977), it is anticipated that the four peptides isolated from ox pituitary, described here, will prove valuable as ‘marker’ peptides in studies on the distribution of /.-endorphin...