BACKGROUND With the popularity of minimally invasive surgery (MIS) in periodontics, numerous publications have evaluated the benefits of MIS with or without various regenerative biomaterials in the treatment of periodontal intra-bony defects. However, it is unclear if it is necessary to use biomaterials in MIS. Thus, we conducted a meta-analysis of randomized clinical trials in patients with in...

This study uses citation analysis to assess the quality of MIS Quarterly and compares this assessment to journals of other disciplines. The study also investigates the knowledge contributions of MIS Quarterly to the publications in both information systems and other disciplines. Some 3497 citations were made to 251 articles published in MIS Quarterly during 1989-1998. The study results show tha...

An explicit zero-current approximation is introduced to derive simple onedimensional expressions for the semiconductor potential, electric field and carrier concentrations in a non-equilibrium MIS structure which include the effect of the potential drop across the minority carrier inversion layer. The expressions are an alternative to more refined but complex models of semiconductor space-charg...

Music lessons are a repetitive process of giving feedback on a student’s performance techniques. The manner in which performance skills are improved depends on the particular instrument, and therefore, it is important to consider the unique characteristics of the target instrument. In this paper, we investigate the common mistakes of beginner flute players and propose a hierarchical approach to...

Mullerian-inhibiting substance (MIS) is a member of the transforming growth factor superfamily, a class of molecules that regulates growth, differentiation, and apoptosis in many cells. MIS type II receptor in the Mullerian duct is temporally and spatially regulated during development and becomes restricted to the most caudal ends that fuse to form the prostatic utricle. In this article, we hav...

Objective. To determine the effects of Mullerian inhibiting substance (MIS) treatment on endometriosis cells through study of apoptosis and autophagy. Design. Experimental in vitro study. Setting. University research laboratory. Cell Line. CRL-7566 endometriosis cell line. This line was established from a benign ovarian cyst taken from a patient with endometriosis. Interventions. In vitro treat...

AIMS To examine the direction of causation between young people's antisocial behaviour and alcohol (mis)use in the longer and shorter term, together with their joint effects on alcohol-related trouble. METHODS A longitudinal study (2586 pupils) supplied data, allowing exploration of the causal effects of alcohol (mis)use and antisocial behaviour between ages 11 and 15, using structural equati...

Achieving optimal battery usage and prolonged network lifetime are two of the most fundamental issues in wireless sensor networks. By exploiting node and data redundancy in dense networks, and by scheduling nodes efficiently, minimum battery drainage is possible. In this paper, we focus on the problem of Minimum Connected Sensor Cover (MCSC), an NP-hard problem, and describe a distributed greed...

Scaling of the Ino,52AI,,,,As insulator thickness of In,,~s2AI,,1,As/n+-Ine,s3Gao.J,As MIS-type FET’s is found experimentally to result in a drastic drop in performance below 200 A. This is demonstrated to arise from an increase in the sheet resistance of the extrinsic portions of the device that accompanies insulator scaling. In order to solve this problem, a recessed-gate MISFET with a very t...

Multiple invasions (MIs) are produced when the same erythrocyte is infected by more than one parasite cell. These MIs commonly occur in different haemosporidia species including Plasmodium and other malaria-like parasites. However, the frequency of MIs has been traditionally considered in studies both in vivo and in vitro as an artefact produced by high parasite densities, leading most research...