In the literature, we can find many articles that describe in detail specific complex procedures related to the limb reconstruction. However, the general information on the biological and mechanical bases of callotasis is out of date, and the surgeons must relate to works dating from the early 1980s. These articles also come from a period in which the callotasis technique was being developed an...

We present ECOM (Equilibrium solver via COnformal Mapping), a fast and accurate fixed boundary solver for toroidally axisymmetric magnetohydrodynamic equilibria with or without a toroidal flow. ECOM combines conformal mapping and Fourier and integral equation methods on the unit disk to achieve exponential convergence for the poloidal flux function aswell as its first and second partial derivat...

The synthesis, crystal structure and magnetic properties of [Mn(III)L(H2O)2]+ClO4−, 1 [L = N,N′-bis(rac-3,5-dichlorosalicylidenato)-1,2-diaminopropane] are reported. Single crystal X-ray diffraction studies showed the structure to consist of [MnL(H2O)2] octahedra, with trans-coordinated water molecules, which are linked into infinite helices by hydrogen bonds. The distorted octahedral manganese...

Hard spherocylinders (cylinders of length L and diameter D capped at both ends with two hemispheres) provide a suitable model for investigating entropy-driven, mesophase formations in real colloidal fluids that are composed of rigid rodlike molecules. We performed extensive Monte Carlo simulations of this model fluid for elongations in the range 3 ≤ L/D ≤ 5 and up to L/D = 20, in order to inves...

Absence of band 3, associated with the mutation Coimbra (V488M) in the homozygous state, caused severe hereditary spherocytosis in a young child. Although prenatal testing was made available to the parents, it was declined. Because the fetus stopped moving near term, an emergency cesarean section was performed and a severely anemic, hydropic female baby was delivered. She was resuscitated and i...

We present a Chandra ACIS observation of SNR G54.1+0.3. This supernova remnant is resolved into several distinct X-ray emitting components: a central bright point-like source (CXOU J193030.13+185214.1), a surrounding ring, bipo-lar elongations, plus low surface brightness diffuse emission. The spectra of these components are all well described by power-law models; the spectral index steep-ens w...

This paper presents a microfluidic system enabling cell type classification based on continuous characterization of cellular specific membrane capacitance (Cspecific membrane) and cytoplasm conductivity (σcytoplasm). In this study, cells were aspirated continuously through a constriction channel with cell elongations and two-frequency impedance profiles measured. Based on a distributed equivale...

The article at hand is envisaged to enumerate significant technological parameters for the successful impregnation of carbon fiber rovings having 50,000 (50 K) filaments, each within a fine-grained, cementitious suspension. Parameters such as number rollers well influence roller deflection and rotation have been investigated discussed with regard quality related mechanical properties resulting ...

Hydrogen or mixtures containing hydrogen represent attractive gases for low-voltage switching devices because of increased arc quenching behaviour. However, fundamental electrical properties arcs in are still not well known. In this paper, first results a study DC pure at 1 bar between graphite electrodes presented low currents 8 and 16 A. The voltage current measured during contact separation....