Introduction: Studies have suggested that sodium fluoride (NaF) has an inhibitory effect on the activity of endogenous matrix metalloproteinase enzymes. This study assessed the effect of a fluoride-containing adhesive on microtensile bond strength (µTBS) over time. Material & Methods: In this experimental study, 36 extracted  third molars were used to evaluate the µTBS of...

The chance to influence the lives of a million children comes once in a generation. With the partnership between the BBC and several technology companies, a small device, the BBC micro:bit will be given to a million children in the UK in 2016. Moreover, using the micro:bit will be part of the curriculum. This demo describes the BBC micro:bit together with its software platform, based on Microso...

Gyroscopes are used as rotation rate sensors. Conventional gyroscopes are heavy and bulky, which creates important problems regarding their usage in different applications. Micro-gyroscopes have solved these problems due to their small size. The beam micro-gyroscope is one of the popular types of inertial sensors. Their small dimensions and low energy consumption are key reasons for their popul...

The trend to miniaturization cannot be overseen. The use of very small electronic and electro-optical components in a variety of consumer and investment goods is leading to an increasing demand for small-scale servo actuators for micro assembly applications in production equipment. The previous generation of micro gears and micro actuators was not suited to this type of application, because of ...

background: l-menthol [(1r,3r,4s)-(-)-menthol] is a flavoring that is the main component of mint herb essential oils, especially of the mentha piperita and mentha arvensis species. its low solubility in aqueous systems makes precise formulation necessary in the final products. of the methods available for fabrication of nanoparticles for use in pharmaceuticals, electrospraying is easy and requi...

Present study focuses on the micro-structural and mechanical behavior effect of friction time for similar (AISI 316-AISI 316 and AISI 304-AISI 304) and dissimilar (AISI 304-AISI 316) joint during continuous drive friction welding. The welding carried out with different friction time: 6.5, 8.5 and 10 s while kept all other conditions constant. The effect of that time on the strength, structural ...

background: wide range of disorders ranging from genetic disorders to coital difficulties can influence male fertility. in this regard, genetic factors are highlighted as the most frequent, contributed to 10-15%, of male infertility causes. objective: to investigate the influence of genetic abnormalities on semen quality and reproductive hormone levels of infertile men from northeast china. mat...