The aim of this investigation is to use a newly available electropalatography (EPG) index to quantify groove width characteristics in Croatian postalveolar fricatives. Six normal adult speakers of Croatian produced 648 nonsense VCV sequences (V: /i/, /a/, /u/; C: //, //). Anterior groove width (AGW), posterior groove width (PGW), intraspeaker and interspeaker variability were quantified. Resu...

The behavior of droplets trapped in geometric structures is essential to droplet manipulation applications such as for droplet transport. Here we show that directional droplet movement can be realized by a V-shaped groove with the movement direction controlled by adjusting the surface wettability of the groove inner wall and the cross sectional angle of the groove. Experiments and analyses show...

With groove we mean the subjective experience of wanting to move rhythmically when listening to music. Previous research has indicated that physical properties of the sound signal contribute to groove as opposed to mere association due to previous exposure, for example. Here, a number of quantitative descriptors of rhythmic and temporal properties were derived from the audio signal by means of ...

Submitted for the MAR08 Meeting of The American Physical Society Fullerenes Can Induce Toxic Physical Changes of DNA FABIAN CZERWINSKI, LENE B. ODDERSHEDE, Niels Bohr Institute, Copenhagen, Denmark — Fullerenes are fascinating symmetric carbon nanostructures. Nowadays, they are widely used because of their characteristic physical and chemical properties. Until now research has mainly been focus...

INTRODUCTION Idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy causes great impact but many aspects of its pathophysiology remain unknown. OBJECTIVE To evaluate anatomical and histological aspects of hearts with idiopathic dilated cardiomyopathy and compare them to a control group, evaluating the behavior of the perimeters of the atrioventricular rings and ventricles and to compare the percentage of collagen...

To elucidate the possible role of structural waters in stabilizing bent DNA, various conformations of AT-containing decamers, (A5T5)2 and A10:T10, were studied by Monte Carlo simulations. The duplexes were constrained to reproduce the NMR inter-proton distances for the A-tracts at two temperatures: ~5° and ~35°C. Analysis of the water shell structures revealed a strong correlation between the g...

PURPOSE Groove pancreatitis is a rare specific form of chronic pancreatitis that extends into the anatomical area between the pancreatic head, the duodenum, and the common bile duct, which are referred to as the groove areas. We present the diagnostic modalities, pathological features and clinical outcomes of a series of symptomatic patients with groove pancreatitis who underwent pancreaticoduo...

Atrioventricular groove rupture is a rare, albeit mortal, complication following mitral valve surgery. Avoidance is the best strategy but it cannot fully prevent the occurrence of this complication. Several repair techniques have been described with varying success rates; however, the rarity of the complication precludes consensus about the safest technique. Here we report two cases of posterio...