We present a newmeasuring probe based on a miniature fiberoptic pressure sensor that can measure esophageal variceal pressure. The probe consists of an outer flexible chamber filled with a pressure transmission medium, at the center of which is positioned the fibreoptic sensor with diameter of 0.5mm (FOP-F125, FISO Technologies Inc., Quebec, Canada) (●" Fig.1). The single-column, flexible chamb...

In cases of completely conforming frictionless contact, the contact area generally either decreases or stays the same under load, in which case the extent of the contact area is subsequently independent of load and the stress and displacement fields vary linearly with the loading parameter. Dundurs and Stippes describe such cases as receding contact problems. Here, we demonstrate that similar r...

Actin has been localized in Rana pipiens retinas that were fixed and embedded in aldehyde cross-linked BSA. Thin sections were reacted sequentially with (a) affinity-purified antiactin antibodies induced in rabbits; (b) biotinyl-sheep anti-rabbit antibodies; and (c) avidin-ferritin conjugates. As expected, antiactin labeling density was high in the apical pigment epithelial cell processes and i...

The stabilised gliding knee prosthesis is a compromise between hinged joints and condylar prostheses. It is a two-piece implant designed to allow normal gliding movements of flexion and extension and which, stabilised by a connecting rod between the femoral and tibial components, allows a designed laxity of rotation and lateral movements. A modification of the original femoral component is desc...

Variational mode decomposition (VMD) is a recently introduced adaptive signal decomposition algorithm with a solid theoretical foundation and good noise robustness compared with empirical mode decomposition (EMD). There is a lot of background noise in the vibration signal of diesel engine. To solve the problem, a denoising algorithm based on VMD and Euclidean Distance is proposed. Firstly, a mu...

STUDY DESIGN The loosening rates of two monocortical pedicle screw designs (hollow and solid) were compared in a cadaveric sacrum model subjected to cyclic loading. OBJECTIVE To determine if a hollow screw would be more resistant to loosening than a solid pedicle screw when placed into the pedicles of S1 and tested under stair-cased cyclic loading. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Screw loosening...

As many studies show, there is a relation between the tissue’s mechanical characteristics and some specific diseases. Knowing this relationship would help early diagnosis or microsurgery. In this paper, a new method for measuring the viscoelastic properties of soft materials at the microscale is proposed. This approach is based on the adoption of a microsystem whose mechanical structure can be ...

PURPOSE To examine the distribution of acetylated alpha-tubulin in the connecting cilium of rat rod photoreceptors during different stages of photoreceptor development. METHODS An antibody found to be specific for the acetylated form of alpha-tubulin was used in immunoelectron microscopy of retinas from animals of different ages. RESULTS All the microtubules of the connecting cilium, includ...

BACKGROUND Pseudoarthrosis after pedicle subtraction osteotomy (PSO) can require revision surgery due to posterior rod failure, and the stiffness of these revision constructs has not been quantified. OBJECTIVE To compare the multidirectional bending stiffness of 7 revision strategies following rod failure. METHODS Seven fresh-frozen human spines (T11-pelvis) were tested as follows: (1) post...