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Ear morphology and morphometry as potential forensic tools for identification of the Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba populations of Nigeria

open access: yesBulletin of the National Research Centre, 2021
Background The human external ear is unique in every individual in terms of shape, size and dimension making it suitable in forensic anthropology for sex estimation and personal identification purposes.
Samson Taiwo Fakorede   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Stature Estimation from the Right External Ear of Undergraduate Students in South-East Nigeria

open access: yesSoutheastern European Medical Journal, 2020
Background: Ethnicity, stature and gender influence the anthropometric characteristics of the right ear, thus creating variations which are helpful for sex identification and medico-legal purposes in forensic examinations.
Sophia Chinenye Nwankwo   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

OESense: employing occlusion effect for in-ear human sensing [PDF]

open access: yesACM SIGMOBILE International Conference on Mobile Systems, Applications, and Services, 2021
Smart earbuds are recognized as a new wearable platform for personal-scale human motion sensing. However, due to the interference from head movement or background noise, commonly-used modalities (e.g. accelerometer and microphone) fail to reliably detect
Dong Ma, Andrea Ferlini, C. Mascolo
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Association among the morphological characteristics of the human ear – An approach towards forensic identification

open access: yesForensic Science International: Reports, 2022
Introduction and objectives: The human external ear has intricate anatomy due to the presence of elevated and depressed structures which form the morphological characteristics of the external ear.
Deepika Rani   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Use of trichloroacetic acid for closure of lesion by extensors in lobules of ears [PDF]

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Cirurgia Plástica, 2020
Introduction: The use of ear lobe extenders causes a circular defect whose closure becomes a challenge for the plastic surgeon. There are multiple techniques with mobilization of local flaps in an attempt to close and return to the natural shape of the ...
Juliana Gulelmo Staut   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Otorrhagia bleeding due to leech bite

open access: yesAdvanced Biomedical Research, 2012
Leeches are blood-sucking hermaphroditic parasites that attach to vertebrate hosts, bite through the skin, and suck out blood. When leeches feed, they secrete an anticoagulant (hirudin), which helps them get a full meal of blood. This is the first report
Narges Askari, Afrooz Eshaghian
doaj   +1 more source

Investigational treatment of rheumatoid arthritis with a vibrotactile device applied to the external ear

open access: yesBioelectronics in Medicine, 2019
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a chronic and debilitating inflammatory disease characterized by extensive joint tissue inflammation. Implantable bioelectronic devices targeting the inflammatory reflex reduce TNF production and inflammation in preclinical ...
M. Addorisio   +10 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Capillary hemangioma of the external ear canal in a pediatric patient: A case report

open access: yesOtolaryngology Case Reports, 2022
Pediatric external auditory canal hemangioma is extremely rare. Owing to its rarity, patients may be misdiagnosed and biopsy may result in significant blood loss.
Tosapohn Wisupagan   +1 more
doaj   +1 more source

Surgical experience of surfer's ear (external auditory canal exostosis)

open access: yes, 2017
s ear ( and no patients had complications due to the surgery. The detailed surgical technique of a representative case is described. During bone removal of the obstructive external ear canal, the temporomandibular joint, mastoid air cells, and facial ...
Y. Uchida, H. Ueda
semanticscholar   +1 more source

Application of high resolution computer tomography in external ear canal cholesteatoma diagnosis

open access: yesJournal of Otology, 2018
Objective: To evaluate High Resolution Computer Tomography (HRCT) in the diagnosis of external ear canal cholesteatoma. Methods: In this retrospective study, HRCTs of 27 patients with external ear canal cholesteatoma were reviewed.
Yubin Chen, Peng Li
doaj   +1 more source

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