introduction: the purpose of this study was to evaluate the number of distal roots and canals in mandibular first molars and their internal anatomy radiographically within iranian population. materials and methods: a total of 310 distal roots of mandibular first molars were incorporated in this study and evaluated in terms of number of roots and number and types of canals. root canal systems we...

The VENEX corpus is a corpus of Italian annotated with information about anaphora and deixis, created in a joint project between the Università di Venezia and the University of Essex. The corpus includes both texts (articles from a financial newspaper) and dialogues (an Italian version of the MapTask corpus). The annotation scheme is an almost complete implementation of the scheme proposed in M...

background: an intra-articular distal humerus mal:union: can be disabling. to improve function, reduce pain and/ or prevent further secondary osteoarthritis an intra-articular corrective osteotomy can be considered. herein we present the indications, practical guidelines for pre- operative planning and surgical technique. subsequently, we provide long-term results in a small series.   methods: ...

Представлены результаты исследования дейктических (указательных) частиц в хакасском языке. Дейктические частицы, как и другие указательные слова, выступают качестве слов, служащих для определения степени удаленности объекта относительно позиции говорящего лица («дейктического центра»). В каждом языке своя (двучленная, трехчленная более) система предмета дейктического центра. степень предметов о...

Computational approaches to discourse understanding have a two-part goal: (1) to identify those aspects of discourse understanding that require process-based accounts, and (2)to characterize the processes and data structures they involve. To date, in the area of reference, process-based accounts have been developed for subsequent reference via anaphoric pronouns and reference via definite descr...

Introduction: Space maintenance in primary dentition in patients with early loss of several primary molars is a clinical challenge for pedodontists. In these cases, the conventional distal shoe appliance cannot be used and the efficacy of removable appliances is questionable. Thus, appliances with special designs providing increased patient acceptance and optimal efficacy are required in these ...

BACKGROUND Pedicled periosteal flaps are commonly used for tissue defects between the base of the skull and the midfacial area. This study aimed to clarify the 3-dimensional vascular distribution of temporal region flaps. METHODS Ten fresh cadavers were used. Full-thickness cranial flaps were elevated from the cranial bone and each layer was detached separately. Contrast enhancement of the fu...