Arrangement of the systemic and pulmonary venous components of the atrial chambers in hearts with isomeric atrial appendages

2000 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 396-404 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jee-Yeon Min ◽  
Chi-Yon Kim ◽  
Mee Hye Oh ◽  
Yi Kyeong Chun ◽  
Yeon-Lim Suh ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Operative Management ◽  
The Body ◽  
Compound Structure ◽  
Left Isomerism ◽  
Right Isomerism ◽  
Definition Of

AbstractBackgroundThe morphological definition of atrial chambers, and the determination of atrial laterality, are based on analysis of the structure of the atrial appendages. The systemic and pulmonary venous connections to the heart, nonetheless, are important in the management of patients having isomeric appendages. In this study, therefore, we analysed the morphology of the postero-superior walls of the atrial chambers so as to provide evidence concerning the morphogenetic background of those hearts, and to improve operative management.MethodsWe reviewed 15 autopsied specimens with isomeric right appendages, and 10 with isomeric left appendages, paying particular attention to the morphology of the systemic and pulmonary venous connections. The postero-superior walls of the atrial chambers can be made up of the atrial body, the systemic venous components, or the pulmonary venous component. We analysed the contributions made by each of these components.ResultsThe postero-superior walls of the atrial chambers were markedly variable, but could be grouped into five patterns. Bilaterally well-developed systemic venous components and absence of the pulmonary venous component within the hypoplastic atrial body were present in 9 hearts with extracardiac pulmonary venous connections in the setting of right isomerism. Bilaterally well-developed systemic venous components, and a hypoplastic pulmonary venous component within the hypoplastic atrial body, were present in 5 hearts with intracardiac pulmonary venous connections in right isomerism. Bilaterally well-developed systemic venous components, and a hypoplastic pulmonary venous component within the sizable atrial body, were present in 1 heart with an intracardiac pulmonary venous connection in right isomerism. A well-developed pulmonary venous component within the atrial body, and hypoplasia of one systemic venous component, were present in 7 hearts with left isomerism. A well-developed pulmonary venous component within the atrial body, and hypoplasia of bilateral systemic venous components, were present in 3 hearts with left isomerism.ConclusionsThe postero-superior walls of the atrial chambers in hearts with isomeric atrial appendages can be analysed on the basis of a compound structure made of bilateral systemic venous components, a central pulmonary venous component, and the body of the atrium. Hearts with isomeric right appendages have absence or hypoplasia of the pulmonary venous component, while hearts with isomeric left appendages have hypoplastic systemic venous components.

scholarly journals Walking stability of Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius, 1792) (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)

2016 ◽  
Vol 76 (3) ◽  
pp. 568-576
Author(s):  
E. M. Pires ◽  
R. M. Nogueira ◽  
D. S. Pina ◽  
C. L. M. Manica ◽  
L. R. A. Faroni ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Smooth Surface ◽  
The Body ◽  
Rhyzopertha Dominica ◽  
Innovative Methods ◽  
Good Ability ◽  
Stable Species ◽  
Length Width ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Coleoptera Tenebrionidae

Abstract Results obtained in studies can contribute to the advancement of science and innovative methods and techniques for developing practical activities. Reporting conditions that may restrict the implementation of research is critical to ensure the optimal development of further technical studies. The objective of this study was to assess the walking stability of R. dominica on a flat and smooth surface. The study was based on the determination of mortality, morphology and walking stability of the insect outside the grain mass, on a flat and smooth surface. Mortality of adults of this Coleoptera in conditions with and without food was similar, which explains the difficulty that this insect had for accessing the food source on the flat and smooth surface. The measurements of body length (BOL), width (BOW) and height (BOH) of R. dominica were compared with those of Tribolium castaneum (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae), which showed good ability to walk in these conditions. This study indicated that the former presents lower BOL and BOW, and greater BOH than the second, and all these variables showed differences when analyzed simultaneously by means of the construction of multivariate morphometric indices (Width × Height, Length × Height and Height × Length × Width). These morphometric variables, together with the definition of the geometry most similar to the body shape, resulted in determination of the center of gravity (CG) and static rollover threshold (SRTgeom) for both species. Rhyzopertha dominica and T. castaneum presented CGs considered high and low, respectively, and together with the values obtained for SRTgeom, may justify that R. dominica can be considered a less stable species during movement, and presents greater risk of rollover on flat and smooth surfaces.

Clinical investigations over 13 years to establish the nature of the cardiac defects in patients having abnormalities of lateralization

2007 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 275-282 ◽  
Author(s):  
Selman Vefa Yildirim ◽  
Kürsad Tokel ◽  
Birgül Varan ◽  
Sait Aslamaci ◽  
Enver Ekici
Keyword(s):  
Pulmonary Atresia ◽  
Mirror Image ◽  
The Body ◽  
Diagnostic Tools ◽  
Fetal Life ◽  
Cardiac Defects ◽  
Cardiac Malformations ◽  
Left Isomerism ◽  
Right Isomerism ◽  
Anomalous Pulmonary Venous Connection

Introduction: The first step in diagnosing congenital cardiac malformations is to assess the arrangement of the atrial appendages. In patients with abnormal lateralization of the organs of the body, the arrangement of atrial appendages is neither normal, nor a mirror image of normal. There are 2 categories of abnormal arrangement based on the morphology of the atrial appendices, namely right isomerism and left isomerism, and in almost all instances these are found in the setting of so-called heterotaxy syndromes. Objective: To evaluate the various congenital cardiac malformations those are associated with abnormalities of lateralization, and to discuss the diagnostic tools, therapeutic options, and outcome for these patients. Patients and methods: We studied 134 patients, who had been admitted to our department of paediatric cardiology with known abnormalities of lateralization and congenital cardiac defects between 1990 and 2003. The data relating to each patient was evaluated retrospectively. The arrangement of the atrial appendages was established echocardiographically, and/or angiographically, and/or on the basis of morphologic investigations during the operation. These studies showed that 43 (32.1%) of the patients had right isomerism, and 88 (65.7%) had left isomerism. In 2 (1.5%), there was mirror-imaged arrangement, while in the final patient (0.07%), we were unable to determine sidedness with certainty. The median age at diagnosis was 0.66 years, and the females outnumbered the males in a ratio of 3 to 1. Patients in the 2 isomeric groups were compared with regard to age, cardiac defects, diagnostic tools and outcomes. Results: The difference in mean ages of the two groups of patients was statistically significant, those with right isomerism being 1.0 minus or plus 1.5 years, as opposed to those with left isomerism being 3.3 minus or plus 4.7 years (P is less than 0.005). Of the patients with right isomerism, 32 (74.4%) had left-sided, and 11 (25.6%) right-sided hearts, whereas in those with left isomerism, the hearts were left-sided in 65 (73.9%), and right-sided in 21 (23.9%), with 2 (2.2%) positioned in the midline. Extracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection was more common in those with right isomerism, being found in 13 patients (30.2%) as opposed to 5 patients (5.7%) with left isomerism. In only 8 of those with right isomerism did we find two perforate atrioventricular valves (18.6%), this arrangement being found in 34 (38.6%) of those with left isomerism. Pulmonary atresia and stenosis were present in 40 (93.0%) of those with right isomerism, but also in 41 (46.6%) of the patients with left isomerism. Angiographic and echocardiographic investigations were concordant in about three-quarters of patients with both right and left isomerism. All patients with extracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection died. Overall, 22 of the patients with right isomerism died (51.2%), as opposed to 20 (22.7%) of those with left isomerism. Conclusion: Our experience confirms that patients with right isomerism have more complex cardiac defects than those with left isomerism. Overall, the presence of isomerism carries a poor prognosis, the more so for right isomerism, with this related to the complex cardiac abnormalities. In our cohort, extracardiac totally anomalous pulmonary venous connection with pulmonary arterial obstruction was always a fatal combination. The mapping of cardiac and abdominal morphologies is still essential for proper diagnosis of these syndromes, especially in fetal life.

The Process of Gait Generation for Snake-Like Robot with Nonholonomic Constraints

2015 ◽  
Vol 816 ◽  
pp. 240-247 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tomáš Lipták ◽  
Alexander Gmiterko ◽  
Michal Kelemen ◽  
Ivan Virgala ◽  
František Menda ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Vector Fields ◽  
Mobile Robotics ◽  
Nonholonomic Constraints ◽  
The Body ◽  
Geometric Mechanics ◽  
Height Functions ◽  
Body Velocity ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Local Connection

The article deals with the issue of the use of geometric mechanics in mobile robotics. In the introductory part of article, basic notions are explained that frequently occurring in the concept of geometric mechanics including definition of the undulatory locomotion. It contains the determination of mathematical model for the kinematic snake-like robot that is expressed in the form of Jacobian. Further was described the relation between the body velocity and the shape variable by the reconstruction equation and from this equation was expressed the local connection. This local connection shown using the vector fields together with the gait were used to analyze movement of the kinematic snake. The last part deals with the height functions that determine the exact value of displacement or rotation in fiber directions.

scholarly journals An HPLC and UHPLC-HRMS Approach to Study PSMA-11 Instability in Aqueous Solution

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
ANTONELLA IUDICELLO ◽  
Filippo Genovese ◽  
Valentina Di Iorio ◽  
Gianfranco Cicoria ◽  
Stefano Boschi
Keyword(s):  
Analytical Method ◽  
Radiochemical Purity ◽  
Time Dependent ◽  
Dependent Manner ◽  
Compound Structure ◽  
High Affinity ◽  
Secondary Compound ◽  
The Stability ◽  
Definition Of

Abstract Background. Stability of precursors and reagents are of utmost importance for developing a suitable, fast and routinely reproducible analytical method for the quality control of radiopharmaceuticals, for the validation of the analytical method itself, as well as for radiolabeling procedure. During the validation of the analytical method used for the determination of chemical and radiochemical purity of an injectable solution of 68Ga-PSMA-11, a trend to instability of the PSMA-11 standard, the same used as a precursor in the radiosynthesis of 68Ga-PSMA11, has been found. This instability led to the formation of a secondary compound in a time-dependent manner. The formation of this compound made difficult the validation of the analytical method and influenced the radiolabeling yield, by increasing free 68Ga which, obviously, decreased the final yield.Results. The nature of this compound was investigated by adding chelators, such as EDTA, to PSMA-11 solutions and by using the combination of UHPLC-HRMS. The results led to the definition of the secondary compound structure, as natFe-PSMA-11, from the combination of the high affinity chelator HBED-CC, present in the molecule of PSMA-11, and environmental Fe(III).Conclusions. Strategies to reduce the risk of low radiolabeling yields and to increase the stability of the standards were also discussed.

scholarly journals PREDICTIVE DEFINITION OF THE SEVERITY OF CLOSED CHEST AND ABDOMINAL TRAUMA CAUSED BY SHOTS FROM 12-GAUGE "FORT-500" RIFLES WITH SHOCK-TRAUMATIC BULLETS OF "TEREN-12P" CARTRIDGES

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
Author(s):  
O.M. Hurov ◽  
V.V. Sapielkin ◽  
V.V. Shcherbak ◽  
D.B. Hladkykh ◽  
D.O. Lys
Keyword(s):  
The Body ◽  
Blunt Injury ◽  
Initial Speed ◽  
Combined Method ◽  
Closed Chest ◽  
Speed Range ◽  
The Moment ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Firing Distance

Objective – the predictive definition of the severity of closed chest and abdominal traumaaccording to the reduced AIS injury scale when firing at various distances from "Fort-500" rifles with shock-traumatic bullets of "Teren-12P" cartridges, depending on theirballistic and energetic characteristics in contact with the human body.Material and methods. To establish the speed of bullets of cartridges "Teren-12P" atvarious distances of the shot in the conditions of KhNSC «Hon. Prof. M. S. BokariusForensic Science Institute» experimental shots from the "Fort-500A" and "Fort-500M1"pump-action guns were conducted. In total, two series of 25 shots were fired from eachgun. The values of the velocities of the bullets at the moment of the firing were measuredusing optoelectronic complexes. The determination of the parameters of the trajectory ofthe flight of bullets was carried out by a combined method by means of calculations basedon the results of experimental shots. The obtained data were processed using licensedMicrosoft Excel spreadsheets.Results. According to the research results, it has been found that the ballistic coefficient of the bullet of the "Teren-12P" cartridge is 47.3 kg/m2. This made it possible to determinethe ranges of minimum and maximum speeds of bullets at different shooting distances.Analysis of the data showed that in some cases the speed of bullets at a distance of 3.5m significantly exceeded the speed range declared by the manufacturer of the cartridges.According to the calculated values, according to the literature data, the graphs of thedistribution of the BC blunt injury criterion and the reduced AIS damage scale wereplotted depending on the distance of the shot for the minimum and maximum bullet speedsof the "Teren-12P" cartridges. According to the graphs, when the "Teren-12P" bulletsare fired at their maximum speeds, there is a 50% risk of a closed chest and abdominalinjury according to AIS -2 – AIS-3 at all distances up to 50 m. Even at minimum bulletspeeds cartridges "Teren-12P" there is a 50% risk of formation of a closed abdominaltrauma according to AIS-2 – AIS-3 with shots from a distance of up to 40 m, and chestinjuries – up to 30 m. Closed trauma to these areas of the body according to AIS-4 can bepredictably caused by shots from a distance of up to 10 m.Conclusions. A significant range of variability in the initial speeds of elastic bullets canlead to an incorrect expert estimate of the firing distance due to the fact that similargunshot wounds can be caused by both a bullet with a high initial speed from a longrange of a shot and a bullet with a low initial speed from a close firing distance. Whenthe "Teren-12P" bullets are fired from "Fort-500" rifles, there is a 50 % risk of a closedchest and abdominal injury according to AIS -2 – AIS-3 at all shooting distances up to50 m. Chest and abdominal injuries according to AIS -4 can be predictably caused whenfired from distances up to 10 m. The results obtained can be used in carrying out complexforensic examinations in cases of the use of "Teren-12P" cartridges.

Gender determination of caucasoid hair using image analysis

1993 ◽  
Vol 51 ◽  
pp. 216-217
Author(s):  
T.B. Ball ◽  
W.M. Hess
Keyword(s):  
Image Analysis ◽  
Cross Sections ◽  
Scalp Hair ◽  
The Body ◽  
Equivalent Diameter ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Hair Samples ◽  
Length Width ◽  
Morphological Differences

It has been demonstrated that cross sections of bundles of hair can be effectively studied using image analysis. These studies can help to elucidate morphological differences of hair from one region of the body to another. The purpose of the present investigation was to use image analysis to determine whether morphological differences could be demonstrated between male and female human Caucasian terminal scalp hair.Hair samples were taken from the back of the head from 18 caucasoid males and 13 caucasoid females (Figs. 1-2). Bundles of 50 hairs were processed for cross-sectional examination and then analyzed using Prism Image Analysis software on a Macintosh llci computer. Twenty morphological parameters of size and shape were evaluated for each hair cross-section. The size parameters evaluated were area, convex area, perimeter, convex perimeter, length, breadth, fiber length, width, equivalent diameter, and inscribed radius. The shape parameters considered were formfactor, roundness, convexity, solidity, compactness, aspect ratio, elongation, curl, and fractal dimension.

Derrida on Pornography: Putting (It) Up for Sale

Derrida Today ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
pp. 97-114 ◽  
Author(s):  
Christopher Morris
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Studies ◽  
English Translation ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Past ◽  
French Original ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Critical Discourses ◽  
Academic Debate

Over the past thirty years, academic debate over pornography in the discourses of feminism and cultural studies has foundered on questions of the performative and of the word's definition. In the polylogue of Droit de regards, pornography is defined as la mise en vente that is taking place in the act of exegesis in progress. (Wills's idiomatic English translation includes an ‘it’ that is absent in the French original). The definition in Droit de regards alludes to the word's etymology (writing by or about prostitutes) but leaves the referent of the ‘sale’ suspended. Pornography as la mise en vente boldly restates the necessary iterability of the sign and anticipates two of Derrida's late arguments: that there is no ‘the’ body and that performatives may be powerless. Deriving a definition of pornography from a truncated etymology exemplifies the prosthesis of origin and challenges other critical discourses to explain how pornography can be understood as anything more than ‘putting (it) up for sale’.

State Failure and the Political Violence Phenomenon: A Comparative Analysis of Iraq and Syria Cases

2016 ◽  
Vol 4 (2) ◽  
pp. 170 ◽  
Author(s):  
K. Eylem Özkaya Lassalle
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
Political Violence ◽  
State Failure ◽  
The Political ◽  
Collective Violence ◽  
Short Run ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Cold War

The concept of failed state came to the fore with the end of the Cold War, the collapse of the USSR and the disintegration of Yugoslavia. Political violence is central in these discussions on the definition of the concept or the determination of its dimensions (indicators). Specifically, the level of political violence, the type of political violence and intensity of political violence has been broached in the literature. An effective classification of political violence can lead us to a better understanding of state failure phenomenon. By using Tilly’s classification of collective violence which is based on extent of coordination among violent actors and salience of short-run damage, the role played by political violence in state failure can be understood clearly. In order to do this, two recent cases, Iraq and Syria will be examined.

DEFINITION OF TIME SPENT ON REPAIR OF BUS TRANSMISSION UNITS TAKING INTO ACCOUNT TECHNOLOGICAL EQUIPMENT RELIABILITY

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (9) ◽  
pp. 29-33
Author(s):  
Sergey Bulatov
Keyword(s):  
Negative Impact ◽  
Probabilistic Method ◽  
Technological Equipment ◽  
Quality And Safety ◽  
Transmission Unit ◽  
Equipment Reliability ◽  
Hours Of Work ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
Time Decrease

The paper purpose is the effectiveness estimation in the technological equipment use, taking into account its reliability and productivity for defective transmission units of buses. The problem consists in the determination of time to be spent on repair of bus transmission units taking into account technological equipment reliability. In the paper there is used a probabilistic method for the prediction bus transmission units, and also a method of the dynamics of averages which allow ensuring minimum of costs for units downtime during repair and equipment cost. The need for repair of transmission units (gear box) arises on an average after 650 hours, the average productivity of the bench makes 4.2 bus / hour. The bench fails on the average after 4600 hours of work, the average time of the bench makes 2 hours. In such a way the solution of the problem specified allows analyzing the necessity of time decrease for transmission unit repair to avoid long downtimes of buses in repair areas without negative impact upon high repair quality and safety during the further operation.

Determination of Lead Content in Red Colored Lipsticks from Mandalay Market by Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 167-173
Keyword(s):  
Sampling Procedure ◽  
The Body ◽  
Lead Content ◽  
Social Psychological ◽  
Allowable Limit ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption ◽  
Therapeutic Benefits ◽  
Flame Atomic Absorption Spectrophotometer ◽  
Exposure Levels

Red colored lipstick is the most widely used cosmetic product. Although lipstick gives a lot of social, psychological and therapeutic benefits, it may harm the consumers. Because some lipsticks contain a considerable amount of heavy metal especially lead. Lead is being used in lipstick mainly for the pigments required to obtain needed colors. Lead accumulates in the body over time and lead-containing lipstick applied several times a day, every day, combined with lead in water and other sources, could add up to significant exposure levels. Therefore, this study was aimed to determine lead content in red colored lipsticks from market. This study was laboratorybased, analytical study by using 25 lipstick samples. Red colored lipsticks were bought from Mandalay Market by random sampling procedure and they were completely coded to avoid the bias. Then, lead content in coded samples was determined by Flame AAS according to International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guideline. Lead contents of 88% of the lipsticks samples were more than specified limit (20 ppm) of Food and Drug Administration, United States. All of them, lead content was highest in counterfeit lipsticks group. Among the tested lipstick samples, lipstick with lowest lead content was LE-RL 01 (15.74 ppm) and the lipstick with highest lead content was CF-RL 01(60.09 ppm). In conclusion, lead contents of red colored lipsticks (22 out of 25) from market samples were higher than allowable limit (20 ppm).

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