The “Be Part and Take Part” Issue in Contemporary Itali

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Special Issue: Learning and creativity Part 1

Special Issue Part 1 ~Issue 3! and Part 2 ~Issue 4! of AIEDAM are based on a workshop on Learning and Creativity held at the 2002 conference on Artificial Intelligence in Design, AID ’02 ~www.cad.strath.ac.uk0AID02_workshop0Work shop_webpage.html; Gero, 2002!, the sixth of similar workshops, with the previous five focusing on Machine Learning in Design and being held at AIDs ’92, ’94, ’96, ’98,...

Contemporary all-ceramic materials, part-1.

Over the past 35 years, multiple types of all-ceramic materials have been introduced as an ideal alternative for metal-fused to ceramic. This review covers state-of-the-art development of all-ceramic systems in terms of history, material composition, fabrication technologies, and structural and strength properties. These materials are proved to be ideal in terms of mechanical properties and bio...

Contemporary denture base resins: Part 2.

UNLABELLED Provision of partial and complete dentures constructed from resin is commonplace and a satisfactory outcome requires the consideration of the properties of the resin, the oral tissues and prosthodontic principles. This second of a two-part series examines the advantages and disadvantages of flexible nylon denture base resins, which have found popularity for the provision of partial d...

Contemporary denture base resins: Part 1.

UNLABELLED Provision of partial and complete dentures constructed from resin is commonplace and a satisfactory outcome requires the consideration of the properties of the resin, the oral tissues and prosthodontic principles. Conventional acrylic resin has been widely adopted as a popular denture base material since the 1930s. In this first of a two-part series, the benefits and shortcomings of ...