Pilon type fractures of the distal tibia are among the most difficult injuries of the lower extremity.They occur due to the axial loading injury which drives the talus into the tibial plafond, mainly because of high energy traumas such as car accidents and falls, but may arise from low energy traumas also.Due to specific conditions in the area of t

Abstract Background Age is an important risk factor for rheumatoid arthritis (RA), which often develops in middle age.However, how age-associated changes in immunity impact RA is poorly understood.Gut microbiota are known to be involved in the pathogenesis of RA, but the effects of microbiota in older subjects remain mostly unknown.Methods We used

The need to understand the influence of high-level factors that shape species richness and population size is becoming more important as global biodiversity losses threaten biotic communities.Here we investigate the influence of ecological drift on periphytic diatom community composition in arctic lakes.If community composition is strongly influenc

The increasing penetration of intermittent, non-synchronous generation has led to a reduction in total power system inertia.Low inertia systems are more sensitive to sudden changes and more susceptible to secondary issues that can result in large-scale events.Due to the short time frames involved, automatic methods for power system event detection