Fracture of the lateral portion of the distal end of the tibia in adults is known as the fracture of Tillaux (Tillaux, 1872). The fracture line extends vertically from the distal articular surface of the tibia upwards to the lateral cortex. The fragment is roughly quadrangular in shape. The analogous epiphyseal injury is less common and two such cases are presented here, both were fixed interna...

A quad mesh is a discrete surface consisting of planar quadrangles. There are some examples where this polyhedral structure consisting of rigid faces, but variable dihedral angles, is continuously flexible, e.g., Miura-ori, Voss surfaces or Kokotsakis’ example which starts from a regular tiling of the plane by congruent convex quadrangles. The classification of all flexible quadrangular meshes ...

We demonstrate for the first time an RFID tag antenna which itself is humidity sensor and also provides calibration functionality. The antenna is comprised of T-matching network and horizontally meandered lines for impedance matching and reliable near-field communication. The novel contour design provides humidity sensing, and calibration functions whilst concurrently acts as a radiating elemen...

Isogeometric analysis (IGA) is a numerical simulation method which is directly based on the NURBS-based representation of CAD models. It exploits the tensor-product structure of 2- or 3-dimensional NURBS objects to parameterize the physical domain. Hence the physical domain is parameterized with respect to a rectangle or to a cube. Consequently, singularly parameterized NURBS surfaces and NURBS...

This paper presents new features recently added to a general-purpose surge simulation code based on the FDTD (Finite Difference Time Domain) method. The added features include various-shape conductor models, lumped-parameter circuit-element models, a lightning-channel model, and an integrated analysis environment (IAE). For precisely modeling the shapes of various conductors, the following cond...

the medicinal part of rubia tinctorum is the dried root. the small yellowishgreen flowers are in loose, leafy, long-peduncled terminal or auxiliary cymes. the margin of the calyx is indistinct, 4- to 5-sectioned and has a tip that is curved inward. there are five stamens and an inferior ovary. the fruit is a black, pea-sized glabrous, smooth drupe containing two seeds. the perennial plant grows...

Recent studies implicate the cerebellum, long considered strictly a motor control structure, in cognitive, sensory, and affective phenomenon. The cerebellum, a phylogenetically ancient structure, has reciprocal ancient connections to the hypothalamus, a structure important in vegetative functions. The present study investigated whether the cerebellum was involved in vegetative functions and the...