This article describes a case of a 24-year-old man with a total volar extrusion of the lunate and scaphoid proximal pole with concurrent scapholunate dissociation. The viability of the lunate and the proximal pole of the scaphoid are at high risk in this type of injury. Scaphoid nonunion, avascular necrosis of the lunate and proximal pole of the scaphoid, and carpal instability are inevitable u...

A computational procedure is developed to determine initial instabilities within a three-dimensional laminar boundary layer and to follow these instabilities in the streamwise direction through to the resulting intermittency exponents within a fully developed turbulent flow. The fluctuating velocity wave vector component equations are arranged into a Lorenz-type system of equations. The nonline...

Neurocardiogenic syncope (NS) is a common clinical problem during childhood. In order to characterize the autonomic profile in syncopal children, we evaluated heart rate variability (HRV) of 27 patients, ages 8-17 years, in an asymptomatic period. HRV was calculated over a 24-hour (h) period for the time-domain indices and frequency-domain indices. The obtained results were compared to values i...

Fluctuating asymmetry, the random deviation from perfect symmetry, is a widely used population-level index of developmental instability, developmental noise, and robustness. It reflects a population’s state of adaptation and genomic coadaptation. Here, we review the literature on fluctuating asymmetry of human populations. The most widely used bilateral traits include skeletal, dental, and faci...

The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the anthropometric factors of height, body mass, body mass index and postural balance and to compare the balance indices between genders in the upright standing position, in healthy adult subjects under conditions of instability. Forty individuals were subjected to functional tests of body stability using the Biodex Balance Sy...

The increase in Distributed Generation (DG) penetration in distribution network can be used as a means of addressing the increasing load demand without the upgrade of transmission lines. However, this increasing demand despite the supplementary supply from DG sources can cause the system to operate at its maximum capacity or at point of voltage collapse. It therefore, becomes necessary to deter...

M AINTAINING perioperative optimal cardiac preload in surgical patients is paramount for precise hemodynamic management. Hypovolemia may result in tissue hypoperfusion and worsened organ dysfunction, whereas fluid overload appears to impede oxygen delivery and compromise patient outcome. Several clinical and experimental studies have demonstrated the usefulness of dynamic indices based on heart...

This study seeks to determine to what extent trace metals resulting from past mining activities are transferred to the aquatic ecosystem, and whether such trace metals still exert deleterious effects on biota. Concentrations of Cd, Cu, Pb and Zn were measured in streambed sediments, transplanted bryophytes and wild brown trout. This study was conducted at two scales: (i) the entire Morvan Regio...

A two-step cluster analytic strategy was used in two studies to identify an empirically derived typology of narcissism in late adolescence. In Study 1, late adolescents (N=204) responded to the profile of narcissistic dispositions and measures of grandiosity ("superiority") and idealization ("goal instability") inspired by Kohut's theory, along with several College Adjustment Scales and a measu...

Aging processes are inevitably accompanied by structural and functional changes in vital organs. Skeletal muscle, which accounts for 40% of total body weight, deteriorates quantitatively and qualitatively with aging. Skeletal muscle is known to play diverse crucial physical and metabolic roles in humans. Sarcopenia is a condition characterized by significant loss of muscle mass and strength. It...