We study statistical properties of a continuum model of polynuclear surface growth on an infinite substrate. We develop a self-consistent mean-field theory which is solved to deduce the growth velocity and the extremal behaviour of the coverage. Numerical simulations show that this theory gives an improved approximation for the coverage compared to the previous linear recursion relations approa...

BACKGROUND There is no consensus regarding the effects on growth velocity of intranasal topical corticosteroid (ITC) use in children. The objective of this study was to determine whether ITC use reduces growth velocity in children with allergic rhinitis (AR). METHODS A literature search of the National Center for Biotechnology Information PubMed, EMBASE, SCOPUS, and Cochrane databases from Ja...

Introduction Linear or Distance growth Growth Velocity or Rate of Growth Stages of Growth Prenatal Period Postnatal Period Infancy Childhood Adolescence Hormonal Basis of Adolescence Physiological Changes Maturity The Skeletal Maturity Dental Maturity Shape Age Senescence Theories of ageing Overview of postnatal growth: Scammon’s curves Factors affecting growth and development Genetic control E...

BACKGROUND Subclinical hypothyroidism is more frequent in newborns with DS (Down syndrome) than in the population of healthy children. The lack of appropriate treatment can deepen the children's retardation as well as affecting the process of their growth. OBJECTIVES Evaluation of the impact of hypothyroidism substitution treatment on the process of growth and physical development in children...

Tests for growth hormone secretion SIR,-We were interested in the correspondence between Dr Addy and Professor Brook and Dr Hindmarsh on detecting organic illness through assessment of height velocity .' 2 The question, however, is academic and their arguments theoretical since, as we have recently shown, the assessment of height velocity in individuals is so imprecise as to be clinically meani...

AIMS To assess the impact of treatment for embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma on spinal growth and limb length and examine the response of these parameters to growth hormone (GH) treatment. METHODS We conducted a retrospective case note review of 17 survivors of head and neck rhabdomyosarcoma followed up at a single institution. All children had been treated with chemotherapy and local radiotherapy. ...

Many orthodontic treatment modalities will yield a better result in less time if properly correlated with the unique facial growth patterns of the patients. The pubertal growth spurt depends on gender and varies in relationship to the chronologic age. General skeletal maturity usually is used as an indicator to predict timing of mandibular growth velocity peak. Hand-wrist radiographic evaluatio...

The growth of an actin network against an obstacle that stimulates branching locally is studied using several variants of a kinetic rate model based on the orientation-dependent number density of filaments. The model emphasizes the effects of branching and capping on the density of free filament ends. The variants differ in their treatment of side versus end branching and dimensionality, and as...