8 August 2013
Knowledge of the branching pattern of the mental nerve is an important consideration during placement of tooth implants and reconstructive plates. It is known to display population variations and data for the same is scarce form the sub-Saharan regio...
Objective: The arterial anatomy of the left upper lobe exhibits the greatest variability in branching patterns among all pulmonary lobes. This lobe is commonly described as having four segments: the fused apicoposterior segment (S1+2), the anterior s...
(1) Background: Considering that the specialty literature supplies only general data about the variability of the cervical branch of the facial nerve, this study aimed to determine this branch’s variation and individual peculiarities depending...
Intraspecific variation in functional traits can more accurately quantify plant responses to environmental changes and resource competition, while the plant economic spectrum provides a fundamental framework for understanding trait variation along en...
The marginal mandibular branch of the facial nerve (MMB) is a surgically relevant extracranial branch of cranial nerve VII, vulnerable during submandibular, parotid, and cervicofacial procedures. Its relationship to the facial vessels and the inferio...
Spontaneous pattern formation is a universal phenomenon that occurs in purely physical systems, biology, and human societies. Salt fingering due to differential diffusion of heat and salt in seawater is a typical example, although the general princip...
Background: This study attempted to clarify the innervation pattern of the muscles of the distal arm and posterior forearm through cadaveric dissection. Methods: Thirty-five cadavers were dissected to expose the radial nerve in the forearm. Each musc...
Predicting the unseen arterial course and branching pattern distal to vessel occlusion is crucial for endovascular thrombectomy in acute stroke patients. We investigated whether a comprehensive interpretation of NCT and CTA would enhance arterial cou...
Inflorescence architecture in rice (Oryza sativa) is mainly determined by spikelets and the branch arrangement. Primary branches initiate from inflorescence meristem in a spiral phyllotaxic manner, and further develop into the panicle branches. The b...
Background: The present systematic review with meta-analysis is a significant contribution to the understanding of the morphological variability of the facial nerve (FN) extratemporal segment, i.e., the facial trunk (FT) variability, its division, an...
The emerging threat of side-channel attacks targeting branch predictors on recent Intel processors has become a growing concern. These attacks rely on exploiting a pattern history table (PHT) as a source of side-channel information. Since the PHT is...
Background and Objectives: The branching pattern of the aortic arch (AA) is highly variable, with the typical supra-aortic branching configuration observed in about three out of four cases. Even though some variants carry a heightened risk for certai...
Wheat (Triticum aestivum L.) spike architecture is an important trait associated with spike development and grain yield. Here, we report a naturally occurring wheat mutant with branched spikelets (BSL) from its wild-type YD-16, which has a normal spi...
Coral body plans are constructed through repeated modular units, with polyps serving as the fundamental structural and functional units, yet the rules underlying tissue and polyp pattern formation remain poorly understood. This study investigated lat...
Background/Objectives: Teosinte branched1/Cycloidea/Proliferating cell nuclear antigen factors (TCPs) are plant-specific transcription factors involved in leaf development, flowering, branching, hormone signaling, and stress responses. Prunus a key t...
Accurately detecting falls and providing clear directions for the fall can greatly assist medical staff in promptly developing rescue plans and reducing secondary injuries during transportation to the hospital. In order to facilitate portability and...
(1) Background: Preoperative imaging of the lower leg arteries is essential for planning fibular grafting. The aim of this study was to evaluate the feasibility and clinical value of non-contrast-enhanced (CE) Quiescent-Interval Slice-Selective (QISS...
Based on the self-organizing map (SOM) method, a suite of satellite measurement data, and Hybrid Coordinate Ocean Model (HYCOM) reanalysis data, the east branch of the Kuroshio bifurcation is found to have four coherent patterns associated with mesos...
12 June 2023
Study Design: Descriptive cross-sectional study. Background: The greater auricular nerve (GAN) courses over the sternocleidomastoid muscle (SCM) to supply the area of skin over the parotid gland (PG), the lower auricle and over the mastoid. It is vul...
Our understanding of the molecular mechanisms by which DNA meiotic recombination occurs has significantly increased in the past decades. A more representative molecular model has also undergone repeated revisions and upgrades with the continuous expa...
Plant branching is a complex biological trait that reflects plant adaptation to light, temperature, water, and other environmental factors. Branch architecture and patterns shape canopy morphology and physiological activities, and further affect plan...
Background/Objectives: The present study aimed to examine the branching pattern images of the Hepatis Portae Vena (HPV), which is one of the vascular structures of the liver, with Computed Tomography (CT), and to uncover the surgical and radiological...
Distal to its origination from the sciatic nerve, the common fibular (peroneal) nerve divides into the superficial and deep fibular (peroneal) nerves. Whereas the deep fibular nerve continues its course into the anterior compartment, the superficial...
Preoperative detection of the arteria praebronchialis (AP), a rare variant mediastinal branch of the left pulmonary artery, can be crucial to a successful left-lung surgery; if the AP is overlooked and ligated during surgery, the blood supply to the...
Tree leaves emit biogenic volatile organic compounds (BVOCs) in response to mechanical wounding by insect folivores. However, BVOCs are also released from leaves in response to damage to other tree organs. In this study, we hypothesized that if trees...
Early radiographic identification of morphological variations may help reduce the risk of treatment failure. This retrospective study investigated the associations between canal continuity and branching patterns observed on digital orthopantomographs...
Intra-order trait variation is a key driver of aboveground shoot performance at different branch basal heights. Although the basic light exposure and nutrient supply to shoots vary with branch basal height, most studies have focused on inter-order va...
The genetic and environmental determinants of serum propionylcarnitine concentrations (PC) remain largely unexplored. This study investigated the impact of genetic and environmental factors on serum propionylcarnitine levels in middle-aged and elderl...
Left bundle branch block (LBBB) is associated with specific septal-to-lateral wall activation patterns which are strongly influenced by the intrinsic left ventricular (LV) contractility and myocardial scar localization. The objective of this study wa...
Background: The facial artery exhibits considerable anatomical variability in its course, branching pattern, caliber, and terminal distribution. Facial arterial tortuosity has also been reported to increase with age, making it important to distinguis...
Individual tree architecture and the composition of tree species play a vital role for many ecosystem functions and services provided by a forest, such as timber value, habitat diversity, and ecosystem resilience. However, knowledge is limited when i...
Two different olive cultivars grown under a high-density hedgerow system were studied to compare their fruiting and branch architecture features and to determine the possibility to use ‘Calatina’ olive trees for intensive plantings, as a...
This study aimed to characterize dietary protein patterns (DPPs) in a sample pool of 298 well-nourished pregnant women and explore potential associations between DPPs and neonatal anthropometrics. Maternal dietary data were collected using a validate...
Heart regeneration after myocardial infarction (MI) using human stem cell-derived cardiomyocytes (CMs) is rapidly accelerating with large animal and human clinical trials. However, vascularization methods to support the engraftment, survival, and dev...
22 August 2016
Comprehensive understanding of the variations in the branches of the infraorbital nerve (ION) is vital to the prevention of iatrogenic nerve injury and successful ION blockade during orbitozygomatic facial procedures. Only a few studies exist on the...
Background: The anatomic pathways of the lateral femoral cutaneous nerve (LFCN) have primarily been reported in adult in vitro populations with limited branching patterns. Children with hip disorders may require surgical treatment with an anterior ap...
Four-dimensional (4D) biofabrication techniques aim to dynamically produce and control three-dimensional (3D) biological structures that would transform their shapes or functionalities with time, when a stimulus is imposed or cell post-printing self-...
The internal structure of Chinese three-character words may guide eye movements, but whether character-level eye movements vary with hierarchical roles remains unclear. In an eye-tracking lexical decision task, we manipulated branching direction and...
This study aims to investigate the haemodynamic response induced by implantation of a double-branched endograft used in thoracic endovascular aortic repair (TEVAR) of the aortic arch. Anatomically realistic models were reconstructed from CT images ob...
As one of the major new agricultural business entities, agricultural leading enterprises (ALEs) are responsible for ensuring national food security, leading agricultural and rural modernization, and increasing farmers’ employment prospects and...
Mechanosensory organs in legs play are crucial receptors in the feedback control of walking and in the detection of substrate-borne vibrations. Stick insects serve as a model for the physiological role of chordotonal organs and campaniform sensilla....
Background and Objectives: Vascular variations appear as morphologically distinct patterns of blood diverging from the most commonly observed vessel patterns. The facial artery is considered to be the main vessel for supplying blood to the anterior p...
Coilia nasus are an important fish resource in the Yangtze River, and the Yangtze River Estuary is a crucial migration pathway for them. In this study, we used otolith microchemistry to analyze the strontium/calcium (Sr/Ca) ratios and Sr contents in...
10 September 2020
Background: The deep circumflex iliac artery (DCIA) is a large caliber artery which branches laterally from the external iliac artery (EIA), directly opposite the origin of the inferior epigastric artery (IEA). Population variations have been reporte...
The patterns of biomass allocation are crucial for understanding the growth, reproduction, and community functions of plant individuals. We investigated the allometric growth characteristics and biomass allocation patterns of Salix gordejevii fascicu...
Background/Objectives: Ischemic injury resulting from the blockage of the left coronary artery or its terminal left anterior descending and circumflex branches is associated with relatively high rates of morbidity and mortality. Variations in left co...
The flow-induced vibration (FIV) of multiple cylinders is a common phenomenon in industry and nature. The FIV and energy harvesting of three circular cylinders in tandem are numerically studied by 2D-URANS simulations in Reynolds number range of 30,0...
Background: We sought to describe the innervation patterns of the foot lumbrical muscles and their morphological properties in human fetuses and to define the communicating branches between the medial (MPN) and lateral (LPN) plantar nerves, which pla...
Helium ion beam induced deposition using the gaseous precursor pentamethylcyclopentasiloxane is employed to fabricate high aspect ratio insulator nanostructures (nanopillars and nanocylinders) that exhibit charge induced branching. The branched nanos...
Understanding the Sichuan potted landscapes, one of the five types of traditional Chinese potted landscapes, is important for exploring the development of Sichuan landscape architecture in Southwest China. In this study, we analyzed the shape and aes...
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