The inferior parietal lobule (IPL) is a functionally and anatomically heterogeneous region that is concerned with multiple aspects of sensory processing and sensorimotor integration. Although considerable information is available about the corticocortical connections to the IPL, much less is known about the origin and importance of subcortical inputs to this cortical region. To examine this iss...

The prosthetic leg (PL) is a typical human-machine system in which the dynamic interaction between the human body and PL (machine) determines a high requirement of ergonomics design for PL and consequently needs to consider an indicator of usability indicating the performance of gait biomechanics. How to evaluate the indexes of usability for PL products is critical to the design technology of P...

We report a case of corneal deposition of pigments from cosmetic contact lenses after intense pulsed-light (IPL) therapy. A 30-year-old female visited our outpatient clinic with ocular pain and epiphora in both eyes; these symptoms developed soon after she had undergone facial IPL treatment. She was wearing cosmetic contact lenses throughout the IPL procedure. At presentation, her uncorrected v...

Background: Depending on the light dose and concentration of photosensitizer for photodynamic treatment (PDT), a multitude of dose-related events are demonstrable in PDT-treated cells. Sublethal doses may result in the alteration of cytokine release and consequently modify immune actions, rather than cause cell death. Objective: The purpose of this study was to investigate cytokine expression i...

Different lasers and intense pulsed light (IPL) sources have been used over the last years to achieve reduction of facial telangiectasias. Multiple studies have shown IPL to be effective using subjective assessment of results, and one study has also shown long-term effects as judged by photos and patient self-assessment.. For the purpose of getting an objectice evaluation of the effect of IPL o...

This paper presents the graphical user interface InterBaseView for Inter-Base ECD + 92], a multidatabase system processing global applications written in the InterBase Parallel Language (IPL) BCC + 92] and accessing data from heterogeneous database and le systems. The primary design objective of In-terBaseView is to provide users with convenience and conndence in interacting with InterBase. Int...

The implant periapical lesion (IPL), a possible cause for implant failure, may occur from the presence of pre-existing microbial pathology such as endodontic/periodontal lesions. This case report presents a case history related to IPL, which was caused by a pre-existing endodontic lesion. In addition, other possible causes such as surgical trauma and the management strategies of IPL are suggest...