introduction we report a case of non-:union: with severe shortening of the femur following diaphysectomy for chronic osteomyelitis. case presentation a boy, aged 16 years presented with a dangling and excessively short left lower limb. he was using an elbow crutch in his right hand to help him walk. he had a history of diaphysectomy for chronic osteomyelitis at the age of 9. examination reveale...

We analyze the asymptotic behaviour of solutions of the abstract differential equation u'(t)=Au(t)-F(u(t))u(t)+f. Our results are applicable to models of structured population dynamics in which the state space consists of population densities with respect to the structure variables. In the equation the linear term A corresponds to internal processes independent of crowding, the nonlinear logist...

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Abstract—Background: Understanding the condition of OSS projects is important to analyze features and predict the future of projects. In the field of demography and economics, health and wealth are considered to understand the condition of a country. Aim: In this paper, we apply this framework to OSS projects to understand the communities and the evolution of OSS projects from the perspectives ...