In this paper, we propose an approach to analyze the resilience to failures of structured P2P systems. The approach is Markov-chain based, and can be applied to systems with relatively stable size and uniformly distributed nodes. We apply our method to several well-known structured P2P systems. We find that finger neighbors and special neighbors have different influences on the resilience featu...

Pathological snapping secondary to posttraumatic subluxation of the extensor tendon at proximal interphalangeal joint (PIPJ) of the finger is rare. Here, we want to describe a patient with snapping of the left small finger at PIPJ due to retinacular ligament injury. A 24-year-old man was admitted because of a 5-year history of a snapping sound in the left small finger. On examination, the radia...

We show the existence of two and three finger grasps in the presence of arbitrarily small friction for two and three dimensional smooth objects using a simple new technique. No convexity of the objects is assumed. We also prove the existence of finger gaits for rotating a planar object using three and four fingers. Additional results for smooth convex objects are presented which describe two di...

Complex anthropomorphic robotic hands with small link lengths and large number of degrees of freedom pose a unique challenge for calibration. The problem is interesting because the small magnitude of joint motion produced by small robots are difficult to capture by external sensors such as motion tracking systems. There is a need for a simple yet effective solution to this problem. In this pape...

Abstract The use of glued finger joint in green wood, directly from the sawing process, would open possibility to obtain timber small-sized achieving an efficient original raw material. gluing finger-jointed with moisture content above fibre saturation point, may improve efficiency and manufacturing process glulam or joinery. This be especially beneficial for a hardwood such as Eucalyptus globu...

BACKGROUND Fibromatosis represents a wide group of benign, locally proliferative disorders of fibroblasts. Dupuytren's disease is a benign proliferative disease of palmar aponeurosis which usually affects adults between 40 and 60 years of age. Ledderhose's disease or plantar fibromatosis is plantar equivalent of Dupuyten's disease most often affecting middle-aged and older men, usually bilatera...

A number of histone-binding domains are implicated in cancer through improper binding of chromatin. In a clinically reported case of acute myeloid leukemia (AML), a genetic fusion protein between nucleoporin 98 and the third plant homeodomain (PHD) finger of JARID1A drives an oncogenic transcriptional program that is dependent on histone binding by the PHD finger. By exploiting the requirement ...

We present a 20-year-old Malay male whom we believe has Proteus syndrome, a rare congenital disorder of asymmetrical overgrowth of body tissues. There are fewer than 100 confirmed cases reported worldwide thus the clinical presentation and histopathological findings are of significance. Our patient presented with an overgrown right small finger and subcutaneous purplish pigmentation over his le...

finger prints of 68 patients with down's syndrome and 93 controls have been collected and analyzed for topological of formulation of finger tip patterns suggested by loesch (1975). the results showed that there may be great differences in the dictionary of the finger patterns of the patients and their controls. mean lunar and radial patterns showed mostly significant differences among the patie...