BACKGROUND There are few reports in the dental literature regarding the types of periodontal services offered by general practitioners (GPs). The purpose of this study was to determine the specific nature of periodontal services rendered by GPs and to investigate whether certain variables affect GPs' practice patterns. METHODS A 13-item survey was mailed to a random sample of 600 dentists pra...

In this paper, we propose a novel framework which can fuse multiple user selected features in different direct volume rendered images into a comprehensive image according to users’ preference. The framework relies on three techniques, i.e., user voting, genetic algorithm, and image similarity. In this framework, we transform the fusing problem to an optimization problem with a novel energy func...

PURPOSE We compared the effect of 3 animal protein sources on urinary stone risk. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 15 healthy subjects completed a 3-phase randomized, crossover metabolic study. During each 1-week phase subjects consumed a standard metabolic diet containing beef, chicken or fish. Serum chemistry and 24-hour urine samples collected at the end of each phase were compared using m...

development along with improvement of sanitary and veterinary services are needed for production of protein acious food substances and reducing of domestic loss. this is important in food security in a society. this needs systematic planning for delivering proper services to livestock producer units as well as proper spatial distribution of veterinary services. the purposes of this study were a...