OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS Characterizing the vertical stiffness gradient that exists between the superior and inferior aspects of the medial surface of the vocal fold. Characterization of this stiffness gradient could elucidate the mechanism behind the divergent glottal shape observed during closing. STUDY DESIGN Basic science. METHODS Indentation testing of the folds was done in a canine model...

Mg-Al layered double hydroxide (LDH) nanocrystallites with a lateral size less than 9 nm were in situ synthesized within the pore channels of mesoporous silica materials, creating one of the most active heterogeneous base catalysts owing to the high number of active edge sites.

OBJECTIVES/HYPOTHESIS The goal of this study was to present a classification based on the degree of pneumatization of the sphenoid sinus in the coronal plane that can be used to instruct preoperative planning for endoscopic endonasal surgery (EES). STUDY DESIGN Observational anatomical study. METHODS The geometry of sphenoid sinus pneumatization was characterized (n = 204 hemisinus) on high...

Silicon nanoribbons (Si NRs) with a thickness of about 30 nm and a width up to a few micrometers were synthesized. Systematic observations indicate that Si NRs evolve via the following sequences: the growth of basal nanowires assisted with a Pt catalyst by a vapor-liquid-solid (VLS) mechanism, followed by the formation of saw-like edges on the basal nanowires and the planar filling of those edg...

OBJECTIVE To establish the radiographic distances from posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) tibial insertions centers to the lateral and medial tibial cortex in the anteroposterior view, and from these centers to the PCL facet most proximal point on the lateral view, in order to guide anatomical tunnels drilling in PCL reconstruction and for tunnel positioning postoperative analysis. STUDY DESIG...

We present a unique variant of the middle turbinate that extends posteriorly through the choana to wrap around the posterior free edge of the nasal septum. The embryology and anatomy of the lateral nasal wall and the nasal septum are reviewed.

In this paper we present R&D of n-in-p pixel sensors, aiming for a very high radiation environment up to a fluence of 10 neq/cm . To fabricate these sensors, two batches with different mask sets were employed: the first resulted in pixel sensors compatible with the ATLAS pixel readout frontend chip called FE-I3, and the second in FE-I3 and a new frontend chip, FE-I4, compatible sensors; small d...

We study heterostructures where a two-dimensional topological insulator TI is attached to two normalmetal NM electrodes while an island of a ferromagnetic insulator FI with precessing magnetization covers a portion of its lateral edges to induce time-dependent exchange field underneath via the magnetic proximity effect. When the FI island covers both lateral edges, such device pumps pure spin c...