Moderate to severe hallux valgus deformities associated with a wide first intermetatarsal angle require a first metatarsal osteotomy for adequate correction. A variety of procedures have been introduced such as the crescentic, chevron, scarf, closing or opening wedge osteotomies of the first metatarsal base, and the Ludloff and Mau procedures.7,8,10,15,16,17,24,27 Recently the Ludloff osteotomy...

A geometrical illusion in which the horizontal spacing between adjacent parallel lines in a row is underestimated when the lines are tilted away from vertical in a chevron configuration was investigated in two experiments. The perceived spacing was found to decrease as the tilt angle increased, consistent with the idea that separation judgements are influenced by the normal spacing between line...

Aim: The aim of this study is to investigate the effectiveness and reliability Tripod Index (TI) in defining hallux valgus (HV) deformity accompanying deformities evaluating treatment outcome. Material Methods: Fifty fifty two patients were included who underwent Chevron (group 1) proximal dome 2) osteotomy, respectively. Preoperative postoperative angle (HVA), intermetatarsal (IMA), Meary (MA)...

Sangyun Lim,† Nan Li,‡ Fang Fang,‡ Mathieu Pinault,§ Codruta Zoican,‡ Chuan Wang,‡ Tarek Fadel,| Lisa D. Pfefferle,‡ and Gary L. Haller*,‡ CheVron Phillips Chemical Company, 1862 Kingwood DriVe, Kingwood, Texas 77339, Department of Chemical Engineering, Yale UniVersity, P.O. Box 208286, New HaVen, Connecticut 06520-8286, CEA Saclay, DSM/ DRECAM/SPAM, Laboratoire Francis Perrin, Bât. 522, P. 249...

Numerically minimizing a continuous free-energy functional which yields several modulated phases, we obtain the order-parameter profiles and interfacial free energies of symmetric and nonsymmetric tilt boundaries within the lamellar phase, and of interfaces between coexisting lamellar, hexagonal, and disordered phases. Our findings agree well with chevron, omega, and T-junction tilt-boundary mo...

We describe non-standard techniques for optical studies of electrocon-vection structures in nematics. The time-resolved textures in the high frequency oscillatory regime are analyzed and compared with results of optical simulations. Conclusions on the relation between director pattern and optical texture are drawn. Using an additional phase plate in the optical setup , we monitor director twist...

Horizontal curves have been recognized as a significant safety issue for many years, a more important factor than road width or sight distance. The research literature suggests that driver errors associated with horizontal curves result from three inter-related problems: failures of driver attention, misperceptions of speed and curvature, and poor lane positioning. To examine the roles of atten...

Noise from commercial high-bypass ratio turbofan engines is generated by turbulent mixing of the hot jet exhaust, fan stream, and ambient air. Serrated aerodynamic devices, known as chevrons, along the trailing edges of a jet engine primary and secondary exhaust nozzle have been shown to reduce jet noise at takeoff and shock-cell noise at cruise conditions. Their optimum shape is a finely tuned...