Revolutionary entrapment model of uniformly distributed swarm robots in morphogenetic formation

This study proposes a method for uniformly revolving swarm robots to entrap multiple targets,which is based on a gene regulatory network,an adaptive decision mechanism,and an improved Vicsek-model.Using the gene regulatory network method,the robots can generate entrapping patterns according to the environmental input,including the positions of the targets and obstacles.Next,an adaptive decision mechanism is proposed,allowing each robot to choose the most well-adapted capture point on the pattern,based on its environment.The robots employ an improved Vicsek-model to maneuver to the planned capture point smoothly,without colliding with other robots or obstacles.The proposed decision mechanism,combined with the improved Vicsek-model,can form a uniform entrapment shape and create a revolving effect around targets while entrapping them.This study also enables swarm robots,with an adaptive pattern formation,to entrap multiple targets in complex environments.Swarm robots can be deployed in the military field of unmanned aerial vehicles’(UAVs)entrapping multiple targets.Simulation experiments demonstrate the feasibility and superiority of the proposed gene regulatory network method.

Ultrasound-guided peripheral nerve blocks for anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome after robot-assisted gastrectomy: A case report

BACKGROUND Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome(ACNES)is a condition mani-festing with pain caused by strangulation of the anterior cutaneous branch of the lower intercostal nerves.This case report aims to provide new insight into the selection of peripheral nerve blocks for the ACNES treatment.CASE SUMMARY A 66-year-old woman manifested ACNES after a robot-assisted distal gastrec-tomy.An ultrasound-guided rectal sheath block was effective for pain triggered by the port scar.However,the sudden severe pain,which radiated laterally from the previous site,remained.A transversus abdominis plane block was performed for the remaining pain and effectively relieved it.CONCLUSION In this case,the trocar port was inserted between the rectus and transverse abdominis muscles.The intercostal nerves might have been entrapped on both sides of the rectus and transversus abdominis muscles.Hence,rectus sheath and transverse abdominis plane blocks were required to achieve complete pain relief.To the best of our knowledge,this is the first report on use of a combination of rectus sheath and transverse abdominis plane blocks for pain relief in ACNES.

Treatment of posterior interosseous nerve entrapment syndrome with ultrasound-guided hydrodissection:A case report

BACKGROUND Posterior interosseous nerve(PIN)entrapment syndrome is one of the causes of weakness and pain of the arm muscles,which is prone to missed diagnosis and misdiagnosis in clinic practice.This paper reports a case of PIN entrapment syndrome,with PIN injury indicated by electrophysiology.Musculoskeletal ultrasound was applied to identify that the entrapment point was located at the inlet of the Frohse arch and the outlet of the supinator muscle.Treatment with ultrasound-guided nerve hydrodissection was performed on the entrapment point,which significantly improved the symptoms.Ultrasound-guided nerve hydrodissection is an effective therapeutic method for PIN entrapment syndrome.CASE SUMMARY A male patient,35 years old,worked as an automobile mechanic.He felt slightly weak extension activity of his right fingers 2 years ago but sought no treatment.Later,the symptoms gradually became aggravated and led to finger drop,particularly severe in the right middle finger,accompanied by supination weakness of the right forearm.Neural electrophysiological examination showed that the patient had partial PIN injury of the right radius.Musculoskeletal ultrasound examination indicated PIN entrapment at the inlet of the Frohse arch and the outlet of the supinator muscle.Therefore,PIN entrapment syndrome was diagnosed.After treatment with ultrasound-guided nerve hydrodissection around the entrapment point,the dorsiflexion weakness of the right hand was significantly improved compared with before treatment.CONCLUSION Ultrasound-guided hydrodissection is efficacious for PIN entrapment syndrome,with high clinical value and great application prospects.

Simulation of mold filling and prediction of gas entrapment on practical high pressure die castings

Element parameters including volume filled ratio,surface dimensionless distance,and surface filled ratio for DFDM(direct finite difference method)were proposed to describe shape and location of free surfaces in casting mold filling processes.A mathematical model of the filling process was proposed specially considering the mass,momentum and heat transfer in the vicinity of free surfaces.Furthermore,a method for gas entrapment was established by tracking flow of entrapped gas.The model and method were applied to practical ADC1 high pressure die castings.The gas entrapment prediction was compared with the fraction and maximum size of porosities in the different casting parts.The comparison shows validity of the proposed model and method.The study indicates that final porosities in high pressure die castings are dependent on both gas entrapment during mold filling process and pressure transfer within solidification period.

Entrapment neuropathies in diabetes mellitus

Neuropathy is a common complication of diabetes mellitus(DM) with a wide clinical spectrum that encompasses generalized to focal and multifocal forms. Entrapment neuropathies(EN), which are focal forms, are so frequent at any stage of the diabetic disease, that they may be considered a neurophysiological hallmarkof peripheral nerve involvement in DM. Indeed, EN may be the earliest neurophysiological abnormalities in DM,particularly in the upper limbs, even in the absence of a generalized polyneuropathy, or it may be superimposed on a generalized diabetic neuropathy. This remarkable frequency of EN in diabetes is underlain by a peculiar pathophysiological background. Due to the metabolic alterations consequent to abnormal glucose metabolism,the peripheral nerves show both functional impairment and structural changes, even in the preclinical stage,making them more prone to entrapment in anatomically constrained channels. This review discusses the most common and relevant EN encountered in diabetic patient in their epidemiological, pathophysiological and diagnostic features.

Oil Source and Entrapment Epoch of the Ordovician Oil Reservoir in the Kongxi Burial-Hill Zone, Huanghua Depression, North China

An oil flow obtained from the Middle Ordovician Fengfeng Formation carbonate reservoir in the well KG-3, Kongxi burial-hill zone in 1993 marked a breakthrough in petroleum exploration of the high-mature Lower Palaeozoic strata, North China. Both the Lower member of the Fengfeng Formation and the Second Member of the Upper Majiagou Formation in the Middle Ordovician are supposed to be the main source beds. Oil generation peaks range from 1.0% to 1.6% in Ro, showing a “lag effect” of oil generation in high-mature carbonate source rocks under multicyclic tectonic movement conditions. The Kongxi burial-hill zone adjoins a potential Ordovician source kitchen. The KG-3 Ordovician burial-hill reservoir has undergone two oil filling events, i.e., an early event in the Late Carboniferous-Permian and a more significant late event in the early Eogene.

Evaluation of diffusion in gel entrapment cell culture within hollow fibers

AIM: To investigate diffusion in mammalian cell culture by gel entrapment within hollow fibers. METHODS: Freshly isolated rat hepatocytes or human oral epidermoid carcinoma (KB) cells were entrapped in type I collagen solutions and statically cultured inside microporous and ultrafiltration hollow fibers. During the culture time collagen gel contraction, cell viability and specific function were assessed. Effective diffusion coefficients of glucose in cell-matrix gels were determined by lag time analysis in a diffusion cell. RESULTS: Significant gel contractions occurred in the collagen gels by entrapment of either viable hepatocytes or KB cells. And the gel contraction caused a significant reduction on effective diffusion coefficient of glucose. The cell viability assay of both hepatocytes and KB cells statically cultured in hollow fibers by collagen entrapment further confirmed the existence of the inhibited mass transfer by diffusion. Urea was secreted about 50% more by hepatocytes entrapped in hollow fibers with pore size of 0.1 μm than that in hollow fibers with MWCO of 100 ku. CONCLUSION: Cell-matrix gel and membrane pore size are the two factors relevant to the limited mass transfer by diffusion in such gel entrapment of mammalian cell culture.

论美英刑法中的“entrapment”概念

通说认为,现代汉语中所称的"诱惑侦查"在美英刑法中称"entrapment",美英法系国家对"机会提供型诱惑侦查"手段均持肯定态度,该手段现已成为其对付"无特定被害人刑事案件"的利器。但经深入考察发现,在美英刑法中,"entrapment"只不过是被告人的一种合法辩护理由,并没有被单独列为一种侦查手段,中国学者认为"entrapment"是一种包含合法侦查行为的侦查手段实质上是对该概念的误读,"机会提供型诱惑侦查"概念在美英刑法中其实并不存在。

An Entrapment Model of Water Flow on Fine Coal Flotation

Effect of entrapment of water flow on fine coal flotation was studied. The relation between constant of water flotation rate and flotation time was investigated and the water recycling model determined. The entrapment model of water flow about the relation between the recovery of fine particle and that of water in concentration was established. Finally, the equation about ash in fine clean coal at any time was derived by introducing a de-ashing coefficient.

Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block for anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome after laparoscopic surgery:A case report

BACKGROUND Anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome is defined as abdominal pain due to entrapped intercostal nerves.This is the first report of a patient successfully treated for anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome after laparoscopic surgery with an ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block.The rectus sheath block physically lysed adhesions and relieved pain from anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome.CASE SUMMARY The patient is a 44-year-old man who presented with severe left upper abdominal pain at an operative scar one month after laparoscopic ulcer repair.Diagnosis and treatment were performed using an ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block with 0.1%lidocaine 20 mL.The pain was relieved after the block.The diagnosis was anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome.Rectus sheath block may be effective for patients with anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome.CONCLUSION Ultrasound-guided rectus sheath block is a promising treatment modality for patients with postoperative anterior cutaneous nerve entrapment syndrome due to adhesions.

Mold Filling and Prevention of Gas Entrapment in High-pressure Die-casting

This paper presents some results of direct observation of mold filling in a specially designed die-casting by X-ray diffraction, including comparison with numerical simulation. Based on such work the authors discuss how to prevent gas entrapment and propose new methods.

Effects of several casting parameters on slag entrapment in mould( part A: water modeling)

The mechanism of slag entrapment in the mould was analyzed and the water modeling experiment was done according to the industrial manufacturing. The results show that the flow of the liquid steel becomes more active and the level fluctuation in the mould becomes bigger when the casting speed increases from 1.0 m/min to 1.2 m/min. So the control of slag entrapment in the mould becomes more difficult. When the depth of the nozzle increases from 30mm to 42. 5mm and the angle increases from 15~ downward to 30° downward, the level fluctuation in the mould becomes smaller and the slag entrapment in the mould also decreases. But the impact depth increases and the circumfluence vortex center moves downward, which is unfavorable for the flotation of gas bubbles and inclusions. Furthermore, the impact depth with side holes a （ 16.3 × 20mm2 ） and b （ 10 × 10 mm2 ） is almost equal, but a smaller level fluctuation can be obtained with side hole a.

Entrapment of the temporal horn secondary to postoperative gamma-knife radiosurgery in intraventricular meningioma: A case report

BACKGROUND Entrapment of the temporal horn (ETH) is a rare pathologic condition. It is a kind of focal hydrocephalus caused by obstruction of flow pathway of cerebrospinal fluid. It is caused by various conditions, but ETH secondary to postoperative gamma-knife radiosurgery (GKS) is extremely rare. CASE SUMMARY A 52-year old previously healthy woman underwent resection of a large intraventricular meningioma. A small fragment of residual tumor with no obvious enlargement of the temporal horn was observed 3 mo after surgery, and she was referred for GKS. Two months after GKS, she complained of headache and progressive paralysis of the left limb. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed enlargement of the temporal horn. There was a second procedure to resect the residual tumor 8 mo after GKS. After the second procedure, she recovered smoothly. As of the date of this writing, she has remained in good condition. CONCLUSION This case reminds us that ETH should be considered in the treatment of intraventricular meningiomas, especially before GKS.

Establishment of an animal model of extra-vertebral foramen cervical nerve entrapment by local electrical stimulation and selection of suitable stimulation parameters

A rat model of extra-vertebral foramen cervical nerve entrapment was established according to the following parameters： stimulation intensity 20 V; frequency 50 Hz; pulse width 200 μs; duration 333 ms/s for a total of 8 hours. After the electrical stimulation, rats exhibited mild muscle fiber atrophy, mild inflammatory exudates, connective tissue local fibrosis and chondrocyte metaplasia. Mean muscle fiber cross-sectional area was reduced. The nerve myelin sheath continuity was partially demyelinated. The microstructure of nerve cells was disrupted and these symptoms worsened with prolongation of the stimulation. The shoulder, neck and upper extremity muscles on the tested side demonstrated positive sharp waves and fibrillations. The severity increased with continuation of the stimulation. High amplitude and polyphasic motor unit potentials gradually appeared. Similar findings were seen in the contralateral side, but at a less severe level.

Entrapment of middle cluneal nerves as an unknown cause of low back pain

Entrapment of middle cluneal nerves induces low back pain and leg symptoms. The middle cluneal nerves can become spontaneously entrapped where this nerve pass under the long posterior sacroiliac ligament. A case of severe low back pain, which was completely treated by release of the middle cluneal nerve, was presented. Entrapment of middle cluneal nerves is possibly underdiagnosed cause of low-back and/or leg symptoms. Spinal surgeons should be aware of this clinical entity and avoid unnecessary spinal surgeries and sacroiliac fusion. This paper is to draw attention by pain clinicians in this unrecognized etiology.

Fabrication of the Sodium Ions Extended Gate Field Effect Transistor by Using the Entrapment Method

The sodium ion is necessary in physiological function and an important element in blood of human body,because the concentration of the sodium ion in the blood directly affects the functions of some organs or pathological feature,how to detect it is an important affair.In this paper,we measure the concentration of sodium ions by the extended gate field effect transistor (EGFET).We use three different substrates RuO_x/p-Si,ITO glass,SnO_2/ITO to fabricate EGFET,and we choose the optimum structure.The fabrication of device needed to use the entrapment method.

Myeloid sarcoma with ulnar nerve entrapment:A case report

BACKGROUND Myeloid sarcoma(MS) is relatively rare,occurring mainly in the skin and lymph nodes,and MS invasion of the ulnar nerve is particularly unusual.The main aim of this article is to present a case of MS invading the brachial plexus,causing ulnar nerve entrapment syndrome,and to further clinical understanding of the possibility of MS invasion of peripheral nerves.CASE SUMMARY We present the case of a 46-year-old man with a 13-year history of well-treated acute nonlymphocytic leukaemia who was admitted to the hospital after presenting with numbness and pain in his left little finger.The initial diagnosis was considered a simple case of nerve entrapment disease,with magnetic resonance imaging showing slightly abnormal left brachial plexus nerve alignment with local thickening,entrapment,and high signal on compression lipid images.Due to the severity of the ulnar nerve compression,we surgically investigated and cleared the entrapment and nerve tissue hyperplasia;however,subsequent pathological biopsy results revealed evidence of MS.The patient had significant relief from his neurological symptoms,with no postoperative complications,and was referred to the haemato-oncology department for further consultation about the primary disease.This is the first report of safe treatment of ulnar nerve entrapment from MS.It is intended to inform hand surgeons that nerve entrapment may be associated with extramedullary MS,as a rare presenting feature of the disease.CONCLUSION MS invasion of the brachial plexus and surrounding tissues of the upper arm,resulting in ulnar nerve entrapment and degeneration with significant neurological pain and numbness in the little finger,is uncommon.Surgical treatment significantly relieved the patient’s nerve entrapment symptoms and prevented further neurological impairment.This case is reported to highlight the rare presenting features of MS.

Effects of several casting parameters on slag entrapment in mould (part B:numerical modeling)

Based on the effects of several casting parameters on slag entrapment in the mould （ water modeling）, the numerical modeling was researched. The results show that the flow field with a submerged nozzle section dimension of 65 mm ×80 mm is better than that with a submerged nozzle section dimension of 40 mm × 40 mm and is favorable for avoiding slag entrapment. In this paper, low surface velocity, small level fluctuation and proper impact depth can be achieved with a nozzle of an outlet angle of 25° and an immersion depth of 150 mm, or with a prototype nozzle of an outlet angle of 15° angle and an immersion depth of 150 mm.

Obstruction of a Popliteal Artery Stent of a Patient with Popoiteal Artery Entrapment Syndrome

We encountered a popliteal artery entrapment syndrome (PAES) patient who was treated with stent placement for popliteal artery without correcting an abnormal muscular structure that compresses popliteal artery in another institution. The popliteal artery stent was occluded one year after the stent placement. The patient was treated with bypass graft by reversed saphenous vein. Interventionists should be cautious with stent placements for popliteal artery without adjusting the anomalous musculotendinous structure in patients with PAES.

Endocsopic Decompression of Intermetatarsal Nerve (EDIN) for the Treatment of Morton’s Entrapment— Multicenter Retrospective Review

Background: The authors present the results of a four surgeon, multicenter study of endoscopic decompression for the treatment of Civinini-Morton’s entrapment of 193 interspaces. Methods: A retrospective review of 193 interspaces, which were decompressed by four different surgeons. Results: The overall success rate was high, with 92% of patients reporting a good or fair outcome. Higher success rates were reported in the 3rd interspace decompression group (95%) compared to the 2nd interspace decompression group (85%). Complications reported were minimal, with only seven cases requiring a revision with traditional neurectomy. No revisions were required in the 3rd interspace decompression group. Five of the revisions were in the 2nd interspace decompression group, with the remaining two revisions in the combined 2nd/3rd interspace decompression group. Conclusions: Endoscopic decompression for the treatment of Civinnini-Morton’s entrapment is a safe and efficacious method of treatment of this nerve entrapment, with very low complication rates and rapid return to normal activity.