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Happenings

The Happenings department reports on past, present, and future events of interest to the history of computing. These events include conferences, appropriate sessions from meetings, exhibits, projects, awards, publications, collections, general memorabilia, and important dates in the history of computing. Contributions to the department are encouraged and should consist of a description or repor...

Happenings at Hinchingbrooke.

As a generalisation (a form of non-evidenced proposition much liked by writers of editorials), British physicians support the National Health Service (NHS) and are wary of the ethics and implications of using private, for-profi t providers of hospital services. National news coverage of the top quality of care award to Hinchingbrooke Hospital provides much food for thought.1 Hinchingbrooke was ...

Happenings — from the Chair , Prof

I am pleased to say that we have had a very active and productive year in terms of both research and education here at Duke Physics. This is my first year as Chair, as many of you know, and it was a year of challenges and learning for me personally. Certainly the most interesting things I learned came from finding out what my colleagues in other subfields are doing; this broad view – from bioph...

Emerging Trends and Applications

Trends & Applications

Although this is comparable to the 90 per cent survival rates of conventional bridges,3 dentists often question whe ther resin-bonded bridges are re liable for restorations. The main reason for the failure of this type of treatment is the debonding of the metal framework from the abutment teeth. The selection of non-mobile abutment teeth, preparation to enhance retention and resistance, the sel...