Background: The plantar aponeurosis is known to be a major contributor to arch support, but
its role in transferring Achilles tendon loads to the forefoot remains poorly understood. The …

BACKGROUND: Many decompression procedures involve complete or partial facetectomy.
Spinal fusion usually stabilizes the motion segment after complete facetectomies. However, …

Construction of the first stage of the Pierre Auger Observatory has begun. The aim of the
Observatory is to collect unprecedented information about cosmic rays above 10 18 eV . The …

This study involved a biomechanical examination of the first and second tar-sometatarsal (TMT)
joints. In the in vitro testing protocol, physiologic joint moments were applied to the first …

Reports in the literature of the material properties of human plantar tissues have mainly
been limited to the heel, many of which are in vivo impact tests of the plantar surface (Valiant, …

The study addressed alignment and orientation issues of the talocrural joint with a specific
emphasis on applications for total ankle arthroplasty (TAA). The first phase involved thorough …

In this chapter, we examine associations between poverty and young children’s development,
up to age 5-years when most children leave early education programs and enter formal …

During rest, brain activity is synchronized between different regions widely distributed throughout
the brain, forming functional networks. However, the molecular mechanisms supporting …

One explanation for long-term fluctuations in population density is that the intensity of interactions
between species is variable. A population can experience variation in the intensity of a …

Abstract: Large numbers of poor, primarily minority, children reside in poverty-concentrated
neighborhoods (ie, neighborhoods where at least 20 percent of residents are poor). …