Millennial perspectives, like the one prompted by this Special Issue of Aquatic Conser6ation, are challenging. If we look back, we realize the degree of change in culture, technology, science and environmental quality that can occur over such time scales. Consider, for example, that by the turn of the last millennium, our global population was somewhere between 200 and 500 million (Ehrlich et a...

Lisfranc fracture dislocations are an often misdiagnosed injury pattern, which if left unreduced can lead to signifi cant disability (1-5). The articulation between the bases of the 5 metatarsals, cuneiforms, and cuboid has been termed the Lisfranc joint (6, 7). Lisfranc joint represents a junction between the forefoot and the midfoot. Three functional columns make up the tarsometatarsal area, ...

Large, bold marks are painted or incised on the handles or bases of thirty-seven pictorial vases. These same kinds of marks and same patterns of marking are found on non-pictorial Mycenaean pottery. In general, marks on Mycenaean pottery are rare and the circum­ stances of their use are not yet fully understood. It is clear that they are associated with Cyprus, and it is most likely that they a...

Abstrak Artikel ini menyajikan tentang balok beton bertulang yang tulangannya telah korosi kemudian diberi perkuatan ekternal berupa serat glass tipe lembaran atau Glass Fiber reinforced Polymer-Sheet (GFRP-S). Pada studi variabel berdasarkan variasi tingkat pada tulangan. Lima macam benda uji digunakan berbentuk dengan dimensi 15x20 cm panjang 160 cm. Tulangan utama besi f12 dan tulangan sengk...

Tendo Achillis does not occur in the great apes, our immediate ancestors, but is a hallmark of bipedal man. Its presence may be related to the greater relative length of the tarsal bones in man. The name is derived from the description in the Iliad by the Greek poet, Homer, written between 750 and 650 B.C. Achilles was a magnificent warrior and, according to myth, was made invulnerable in infan...

Content area reading remains a primary concern of history educators. In order to better prepare students for encounters with text, the authors propose the use of two image analysis strategies tied with a historical theme to heighten student interest in historical content and provide a basis for improved reading comprehension. As the September sun beat relentlessly on the roof of the portable cl...

The purpose of this review is to evaluate the scientific literature regarding the clinical use of knee-ankle-foot orthoses (KAFOs) and hip-kneeankle-foot orthoses (HKAFOs) for ambulation to establish what is known and what requires further research to optimize the application of these orthoses. A search of the literature was carried out using a number of computerized databases. Based on their a...