A precursor lesion for rupture, termed a thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA), displays similar plaque compositional features to ruptured plaques.
But the departure of Mr. Clarke, 42, and a few other former Compaq executives, analysts say, are of greater significance to Hewlett-Packard in terms of a thinning of the management ranks below Carleton S. Fiorina, the company's chief executive, who overcame a fierce proxy challenge to complete the Compaq merger in May 2002.
In extreme cases, after long-term edentulism, only a thin bone lamella separates the maxillary sinus from the oral cavity.
In the 2-D case of cubic B-spline interpolation, the solution can be envisaged in terms of deformation of a thin elastic 'plate' under tension (Inoue 1986).
The term native TiO2 refers to a thin (10 to 30 nm) TiO2 layer formed due to exposure of the sputtered film to atmosphere and is present before subjecting the sample to anodization.
His two terms as London mayor leave a thin legacy.
This would be similar to Cocos, but would ideally apply to all of a bank's long-term debt instead of just a thin sliver of it, so might be expected to be more controversial.
The year is also expected to be a thin one in terms of construction as many developers put plans for new buildings on hold until tenants are signed.
The luminal surface of airway epithelia is covered by a thin layer of fluid, termed the airway surface liquid (ASL) [5], and is normally sterile despite frequent exposure to bacteria, fungi and viruses.
Kirchhoff's two contracted stress boundary conditions are shown to be consistent with a leading term (thin plate) approximation theory, but the more general results obtained herein are needed for higher order theories.
