The transmission of light through a subwavelength hole drilled in a metallic thin .lm is calculated by numerically solving Maxwell's equations both for a simple hole and for a hole with additional structure. A maximum in the transmission cross section is observed for hole diameters of the order of but smaller than the wavelength. Transmission cross sections well above the hole area are shown to...

purpose: the first step to manage motor impairment of upper limb in patients with subacute stroke is having an accurate assessment tool. the fugl-meyer assessment of upper extremity and 9-hole pegboard test are used to evaluate motor function and hand dexterity in stroke survivals. the present study aimed to investigate the test-retest reliability and minimal detectable change (mdc) in these tw...

the methanolic leaf extract of thuja occidentalis was evaluated for possible sedative activities in mice. sedative activity was evaluated by using hole cross, open field, thiopental sodium-induced sleeping time and elevated-plus maze (epm) tests at 200mg/kg and 400 mg/kg.  the extract decreased the locomotor activity of mice in hole cross, open field and epm test and showed the remarkable resul...

In the present paper we consider, using our earlier results, the process of quantum gravitational collapse and argue that there exists the final quantum state when the collapse stops. This state, which can be called the “no-memory state”, reminds the final “no-hair state” of the classical gravitational collapse. Translating the “no-memory state” into classical language we construct the classica...

Allergic disease is among the most common pathologies worldwide and its prevalence has constantly increased up to the present days, even if according to the most recent data it seems to be slightly slowing down. Allergic disease has not only a high rate of misdiagnosis and therapeutic inefficacy, but represents an enormous, resource-absorbing black hole in respiratory and general medicine. The ...

We propose a method for measuring the black hole charge by imaging a black hole shadow in a galactic center by future interferometers. Even when the black hole is uncharged, it is possible to confirm the charge neutrality by this method. We first derive the analytic formulae of the black hole shadow in an optically thin medium around a charged spinning black hole, and then investigate how conto...

In this case, macular hole was not observed preoperatively, as the preoperative OCT shows (except for a small subfoveal serous elevation), or intraoperatively. Although the exact timing of hole formation could not be established in this case, neither intraoperative tugging nor postoperative premacular fibrosis are likely to represent the mechanism for hole formation. Rather, pre-existing macula...

local site conditions have a strong effect on ground response during earthquakes. two important soil parameters that control the amplification effects of seismic motions by a soil column are the soil hysteretic damping ratio and shear wave velocity. this paper presents the results of in situ damping ratio measurements performed using continuous surface wave attenuation data at a site in semnan ...

PURPOSE To evaluate the incidence of central hole-induced ring-shaped dysphotopsia after posterior chamber phakic implantable collamer lens (ICL) with central hole (hole ICL) implantation and to investigate the causes of central hole-induced dysphotopsia. METHODS The clinical study enrolled 29 eyes of 15 consecutive myopic patients implanted with hole ICL. The incidence of ring-shaped dysphot...