only by a few. However, new tests have been developed for the diagnosis of acute infections and their applicability to chronic infections is an open question. It has been suggested that IgA and precipitated or trapped immunocomplexes possess a better predictive value than IgG antibodies. Other than IgA, Tavendale et al. also measured immune complexes in sera with the conglutinin method. Both te...

With more and more text being available in electronic form, it is becoming relatively easy to obtain digital texts together with their translations. The paper presents the processing steps necessary to compile such texts into parallel corpora, an extremely useful language resource. Parallel corpora can be used as a translation aid for second-language learners, for translators and lexicographers...

OBJECTIVE This study compared the effect of water sorption on the extent of marginal gap reduction in a compomer (Dyract AP, Dentsply) and a composite (Spectrum, Dentsply) over a 12-week storage period. MATERIALS AND METHODS Artificial gaps were created in 40 borosilicate glass cylinders, each 5mm deep and with an internal diameter of 5.5mm. Half of the internal bonding surface of each cylind...

CORINA MARCAUTEANU1, MEDA LAVINIA NEGRUTIU2*, LAVINIA ARDELEAN3, LAURA CRISTINA RUSU3, ADRIAN GH. PODOLEANU4 1 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babeo” Timisoara, Faculty of Dentistry, Department of Occlusion, 9 Revolutiei Blv., 300070, Timisoara, Romania 2 University of Medicine and Pharmacy “Victor Babes” Timisoara, Department of Prostheses Technology and Dental Materials, 9 Revolut...