MODELLING THE UPPER AIRWAYS OF MANDIBULAR ADVANCEMENT SURGERY: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW


Invasive snails and an emerging infectious disease: results from the first national survey on Angiostrongylus cantonensis in China.

BACKGROUND: Eosinophilic meningitis (angiostrongyliasis) caused by Candle Holders Angiostrongylus cantonensis is emerging in mainland China.However, the distribution of A.cantonensis and its intermediate host snails, and the role of two invasive snail species in the emergence of angiostrongyliasis, are not well understood.METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FIND

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Final plea for conservation of Gaultheria akaensis Panda and Sanjappa (Ericaceae), an extremely threatened, endemic medicinal plant from Aka Hill in Arunachal Pradesh of eastern Himalaya, India

Since its discovery in 2002 from Aka Hill in Arunachal Pradesh, the population of Gaultheria akaensis Panda and Sanjappa, a Critically Endangered, endemic medicinal plant is on the verge of extinction Sun Care and currently represented by two individuals only.No trace of this species found in other Himalayan parts of India as well in Nepal, Bhutan,

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Coupling Effect of Nonlinear Stiffness of Tape Spring Hinges and Flexible Deformation of Panels during Orbit Maneuvers

Many solar panels for spacecrafts are deployed by Tape Spring Hinges (TSHs) which have changeable stiffness.The stiffness of TSH is small when panels are folded, and it becomes large quickly in its deployed status.Since the solar panel is a thin sheet, flexible deformation is easily generated by orbit maneuvers.The coupling effect between the nonli

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Control of tectonic evolution on karstification and karst collapse in the Lianzhou Basin, northwestern Guangdong Province

Objective There is still a lack of systematic understanding of the evolution process of the Lianzhou Basin since the Mesozoic and its response to karstic development.Methods Based on the comprehensive analysis of the latest field geological investigations, hydrogeological drilling, dissolution experiments, and three-dimensional geological modelling

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