The fuzzy vault is an error tolerant authentication method that ensures the privacy of the stored reference data. Several publications have proposed the application of the fuzzy vault to fingerprints, but the results of subsequent analyses indicate that a single finger does not contain sufficient information for a secure implementation. In this contribution, we present an implementation of a fu...

BACKGROUND Reconstruction of the bones of the skull is a complex procedure and represents a challenge for the surgical team. It is generally performed in patients who have loss of the cranial vault secondary to chronic infection or uncontrolled osteoradionecrosis, indicating a greater chance of failure or rejection of the materials used for repair of the defect. Selection of material to replace...

Hypothesis / aims of study Despite increase in popularity of uterus preserving techniques, vaginal hysterectomy is still a common option in the surgical treatment of uterine prolapse. However, in pelvic organ prolapse (POP) special attention has to be paid to a sufficient suspension of the vaginal vault in order to prevent recurrence of descent and to protect possibly additional repair of the v...

Major vault protein (MVP) is the major component of the vault particle whose functions are not well understood. One proposed function of the vault is to serve as a mechanism of drug transport, which confers drug resistance in cancer cells. We show that MVP can be found in cardiac and smooth muscle. In human airway smooth muscle cells, knocking down MVP was found to cause cell death, suggesting ...

Digital and virtual heritage is often associated with the recreation of lost artefacts and architecture; however, we can also investigate works that were not completed, using digital tools and techniques. Here we explore physical evidence of a fourteenthcentury Gothic vault located in the north transept of St Mary’s church in Nantwich, Cheshire, using existing springer stones that are built int...

dialysis-cryoprotected crystals were flash-cooled [1], using a nitrogen stream at about 105K. Using our in-house X-ray equipment for the vault crystals, we can observe diffraction strength, but we cannot collect diffraction data. In-house, the best of the C2 form crystals resulted in articulated but unresolved diffraction lunes. Only a few percent of the tested vault crystals have produced usea...

In the current paper results of a well instrumented experimental procedure for studying the arching effect in loose and dense sand are presented. The apparatus comprises concentric circular trapdoors with different diameters that can yield downward while stresses and deformations are recorded simultaneously. As the trapdoor starts to yield, the whole soil mass deforms elastically. However, afte...

The aim of this study was to assess whether pole vaulters interacted differently with the pole during normal and perturbed approach phase conditions. Six national and international level athletes performed nine jumps, which were recorded and analysed. Pole vaulters were found to produce different coordination patterns when interacting with the pole during normal and perturbed approach phase con...