We report a case of a morbidly obese 32-year-old man presenting with acanthosis nigricans in the setting of Duke's B adenocarcinoma of the hepatic flexure.

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STATEMENT OF PROBLEM Mechanical properties of denture acrylic resins are important for the clinical success of multiple types of prostheses. Acrylic resins must be strong and resilient so as to withstand impact. Few studies utilize cyclic loads to characterize material response to repeated stress. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to evaluate static and dynamic flexure properties of a var...

In this paper, we demonstrate that a Flexure-FET [1] (flexure sensitive field effect transistor) can dramatically enhance the sensitivity of stress based chem-bio sensors. A Flexure-FET translates any change in the stress of the suspended gate into corresponding change in the drain current of the integrated transistor, thereby offering direct electrical readout of the sensor signal. Moreover, w...

I t has been demonstrated that strychninization in Asterias is followed by extreme dorsal flexure of the rays and consequent inability to make righting movements ~ (Figs. 1, 2, and 3). This "spasm" position of the rays is accelerated and accentuated by sensory stimulation. In order to determine the location of the muscles which cause this action, the dorsal, myodermal sheath is cut from all fiv...

Modifications of the molluscan feeding apparatus have long been recognized as a crucial feature in molluscan diversification, related to the important process of gathering energy from the environment. An ecologically and evolutionarily significant dichotomy in molluscan feeding kinematics is whether radular teeth flex laterally (flexoglossate) or do not (stereoglossate). In this study, we use a...