The acoustic lance is an instrument developed to obtain in situ compressional wave velocity and attenuation ~Q! profiles for a sedimentary layer of several meters thickness at the sediment– seawater interface. The self-contained instrument consists of ten independent recording channels with a linear array of receivers embedded in the seafloor below a broadband acoustic source. It provides in si...

Heel pain is a common condition in adults that may cause significant discomfort and disability. A variety of soft tissue, osseous, and systemic disorders can cause heel pain. Narrowing the differential diagnosis begins with a history and physical examination of the lower extremity to pinpoint the anatomic origin of the heel pain. The most common cause of heel pain in adults is plantar fasciitis...

One of the main challenges in the Data Web is the identification of instances that refer to the same real-world entity. Choosing the right framework for this purpose remains tedious, as current instance matching benchmarks fail to provide end users and developers with the necessary insights pertaining to how current frameworks behave when dealing with real data. In this paper, we present Lance,...

The prevalence of heel ulcers across settings is high and is increasing. Prevention of ulcers requires knowledge of their etiology and the scientific basis for preventive care. The interaction between external pressure and the heel vasculature is central to the prevention of heel ulcers. This article focuses on the prevention of heel pressure ulcers. The physiology of heel tissue perfusion, the...

west nile virus (wnv) is an important zoo-notic agent having a wide host range. due to its emergence with increased virulence in a wide geographical range, its monitoring becomes im-perative. development of more rapid and sensitive molecular techniques for instance reverse trans-criptase-polymerase chain reaction (rt-pcr), reverse transcription loop-mediated isothermal amplification (rt-lamp) a...

The LANCE® Ultra cAMP assay is a secondgeneration LANCE time-resolved fluorescence resonance energy transfer (TR-FRET) immunoassay designed to measure cAMP produced upon modulation of adenylyl cyclase activity by activated guanosine triphosphate binding protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs). The homogeneous two-component assay is based on the competition between europium chelate (Eu)-labeled cAMP a...

27 Everyday painful experiences are usually single events accompanied by tissue damage and yet 28 most experimental studies of cutaneous nociceptive processing in the brain use repeated laser, 29 thermal or electrical stimulation that do not damage the skin. In this study the nociceptive activity in 30 the brain evoked by tissue damaging skin lance was analysed using electroencephalography (EEG...

Slips/falls are a health burden in the workplace. Previous research has implied a relationship between foot dynamics at heel contact and slips/falls; however, heel acceleration has received little attention. Heel acceleration as the heel contacts the ground is the result of the combined effort of the leg joint torques to control motion of the foot. This study aims to examine the association of ...

Identifying duplicate instances in the Data Web is most commonly performed (semi-)automatically using instance matching frameworks. However, current instance matching benchmarks fail to provide end users and developers with the necessary insights pertaining to how current frameworks behave when dealing with real data. In this paper, we present the results of the evaluation of instance matching ...