Ocular Fluid Dynamics
Anatomy, Physiology, Imaging Techniques, and Mathematical Modeling
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Uninstrumented fusion in cervical kyphosis due to neurofibromatosis type I: report of two paediatric cases
Severe cervical kyphosis (CK) in neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF-1) is associated with a high risk for progression and neurologic impairment in children. We present our surgical technique and mid-term outcomes of...
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Advantages of ultrasound identification of the distal insertion of the calcaneofibular ligament during ligament reconstructions
In lateral ankle instability, anatomical ligament reconstructions are generally performed using arthroscopy. The ligament graft is passed through the talar, fibular and calcaneal tunnels, reconstructing the an...
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A HDG Method for Elliptic Problems with Integral Boundary Condition: Theory and Applications
In this paper, we address the study of elliptic boundary value problems in presence of a boundary condition of integral type (IBC) where the potential is an unknown constant and the flux (the integral of the f...
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Thoracogenic scoliosis: coronal deformity progression in paediatric patients
To assess the risk of develo** thoracogenic scoliosis (THS) in paediatric patients, depending on the side of lateral thoracotomy (LT) and of spine deviation in the coronal plane by means of logistic regressi...
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Interrelations Between the Too-Long Anterior Calcaneal Process, Hind and Mid-tarsal Bone Volumes, Angles and Osteochondral Lesion of the Dome of the Talus: Analysis by Software Slicer of 69 CT Scan of Feet
Although the association between Too-Long Anterior Calcaneal Process (TLACP) and osteochondral lesion of the dome of the talus (OCL) has been hypothesized, no study has investigated the interrelations between ...
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Thoracogenic scoliosis: a retrospective review of 129 pediatric patients with a mean follow-up of 10 years
To determine the midterm outcome of lateral thoracotomy (LT) in skeletally immature patients concerning thoracogenic scoliosis development and lung parenchyma resection (LPR) extent.
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Common carotid artery medialization and fracture dislocation of the cervical spine
To describe the management of the discovery of a retropharyngeal carotid artery in the context of a cervical dislocation.
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DDH in the Walking Age: Review of Patients with Long-Term Follow-Up
The best treatment option in children with late detected DDH is still a subject of much controversy and only few studies have investigated the long-term outcome of treatment in such patients. We performed a sy...
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Quantitative Study of the Coupling Among Cardiovascular System, Lymphatic System and Interstitial Space
Tissue interstitial pressure plays a crucial role in maintaining fluid balance in the body. Despite solid experimental evidence of subatmospheric interstitial pressures, the mechanisms leading to the observed ...
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Transcorneal Kinetics of Topical Drugs and Nanoparticles
Topical drugs to the eye, common among ophthalmic drugs, access the anterior chamber via corneal or noncorneal pathways with penetration across the cornea, an oil:water:oil matrix, preferred by low-molecular-w...
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A Stabilized Dual Mixed Hybrid Finite Element Method with Lagrange Multipliers for Three-Dimensional Elliptic Problems with Internal Interfaces
This work studies an elliptic boundary value problem with diffusive, advective and reactive terms, in a three-dimensional domain composed of two media separated by a selective interface. For the numerical appr...
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Mathematical and Physical Modeling Principles of Complex Biological Systems
A model of a complex system is a facsimile that can be used to investigate the problem at hand by simulating its behavior under specific conditions. Many modeling approaches are used in the applied sciences, i...
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Open AccessA poroelastic mixture model of mechanobiological processes in biomass growth: theory and application to tissue engineering
In this article we propose a novel mathematical description of biomass growth that combines poroelastic theory of mixtures and cellular population models. The formulation, potentially applicable to general me...
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Analysis of Nonlinear Poro-Elastic and Poro-Visco-Elastic Models
We consider the initial and boundary value problem for a system of partial differential equations describing the motion of a fluid–solid mixture under the assumption of full saturation. The ability of the flui...
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Blood flow mechanics and oxygen transport and delivery in the retinal microcirculation: multiscale mathematical modeling and numerical simulation
The scientific community continues to accrue evidence that blood flow alterations and ischemic conditions in the retina play an important role in the pathogenesis of ocular diseases. Many factors influence ret...
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Impact of Blood Flow on Ocular Pathologies: Can Mathematical and Numerical Modeling Help Preventing Blindness?
The pathogenesis of many blinding diseases, such as diabetic retinopathy, glaucoma or retinopathy of prematurity, is thought to be related to retinal tissue hypoxia. Yet, the mechanisms governing oxygen delive...
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Open Access3D finite element modeling and simulation of industrial semiconductor devices including impact ionization
In this article we address the numerical study of 3D semiconductor devices for applications in electronics industry including charge generation phenomena due to impact ionization. With this aim, we propose two...
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Multiscale Modeling of Heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic Devices
In this communication, we present a computational model for heterojunction Organic Photovoltaic (OPV) devices consisting of a system of semilinear PDEs and ODEs. The mathematical model is discus...
