Short femur length associated with severe intrauterine growth retardation

Four fetuses with a femur measuring greater than two standard deviations below the mean compared with the biparietal diameter are presented. These four fetuses were subsequently determined to have severe intrauterine growth retardation and no evidence of skeletal dysplasias.     

Humerus and femur length in fetuses with down syndrome

The aim of the study was to assess the value of sonographic measurement of fetal humerus and femur lengths in the second trimester as a screening tool for Down syndrome (DS). We reviewed retrospectively fetal sonographic biometry made at the time of amniocentesis between 15 and 19 weeks. The study group consisted of 27 DS fetuses. The control group comprised 500 normal fetuses chosen randomly. The expected humeral and femoral lengths for a given biparietal diameter were estimated by linear regression equations from the 500 normal fetuses. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis was performed to evaluate both the detection rate and the false-positive rate of different cut-off values of measured to expected lengths ratios. The median femur and humeral lengths in DS fetuses were 0·91 times the expected values. No significant differences in the detection rate and false-positive rate were found between the humerus and femur lengths. When the humeral and femoral lengths were combined, we observed a remarkable reduction in the false-positive rate. A measured to expected length ratio of 0·91 detected 44·4 per cent of DS fetuses with 7·6 per cent false positives. These results suggest that the combination of femoral and humeral lengths may permit a more efficient use of ultrasound in screening for Down syndrome than the use of either alone.     

Unilateral congenital short femur: A case report

A case of congenital short femur in an otherwise healthy infant is described. Antenatal sonographic diagnosis was made at 26 weeks of gestation. The left femur was shorter than the right (ratio 0·82–0·85). In this case, the occurrence of congenital short femur was sporadic. The diagnosis was confirmed after delivery. This case illustrates the importance of ultrasound as an early detector of certain congenital anomalies and as a useful tool in their follow-up.     

Debye length and surface tension in nuclei

Thanks are due to Prof. R. Hofstadter (Stanford University), Prof. P. H. Handel (University of Missouri, St. Louis), and Prof. W. Scheid (Universität Giessen, Germany) for valuable discussions.     

嘉兴市污水海洋处置工程扩散器长度的确定

为了能满足设计初始稀释度并降低工程费用，结合嘉兴市污水海洋处置工程，利用Jetlag3模型确定了其扩散器长度。计算结果表明，八团（0－1500）扩散器长度取200－250m，场前（0＋000）和场前（0＋1400）扩散器长度取250－300m，能满足近区初始稀释度的要求。     

Glycogen with short average chain length enhances bacterial durability

Glycogen is conventionally viewed as an energy reserve that can be rapidly mobilized for ATP production in higher organisms. However, several studies have noted that glycogen with short average chain length in some bacteria is degraded very slowly. In addition, slow utilization of glycogen is correlated with bacterial viability, that is, the slower the glycogen breakdown rate, the longer the bacterial survival time in the external environment under starvation conditions. We call that a durable energy storage mechanism (DESM). In this review, evidence from microbiology, biochemistry, and molecular biology will be assembled to support the hypothesis of glycogen as a durable energy storage compound. One method for testing the DESM hypothesis is proposed.     

细粒酒精模型冰的特征长度和变形模量

描述了细粒酒精模型冰特征长放和变形模量的测试理论基础和方法，给出了实际测量结果并该对方法存在的问题进行了讨论。简述了试验过程中发生蠕变的事实并给出最佳试验的砝码质量和试验国外还给出了特征长度，变形模量与冰密度和未冻液体含量的试验关系。