To share clinical data and to build interoperable computer systems that permit data entry, data retrieval, and data analysis, users and systems at multiple sites need a shared clinical terminology. However, local sites that adopt a shared terminology have local needs that prompt local-terminology maintainers to make changes to the local version. Meanwhile, maintainers of the shared terminology ...

• Extraction of deciduous teeth no more than two weeks previously. • Absence of periodontal disease or any other pathology. • Absence of abnormal dental conditions such as crossbite, open bite, or deep bite. • Absence of carious lesions on the buccal surfaces of the abutment teeth. • Good oral hygiene. • Ability to attend follow-up appointments as required. Twenty-seven children (16 male and 11...

AIM To compare the influence of devices for manual ventilation and individual experience on the applied respiratory mechanics and sustained lung inflation. METHODS A total of 114 instructors and non-instructors from the Neonatal Resuscitation Program of the Brazilian Society of Pediatrics participated in this study. Participants ventilated an intubated manikin. To evaluate respiratory mechani...

OBJECTIVES Of this in vivo study was to evaluate various space maintainers in terms of survival rate, gingival health and presence of caries. DESIGN A total of 60 extraction sites in the age group of 4 to 9 years were divided into four groups and different space maintainers were placed in them viz (conventional band and loop, prefabricated band with custom made loop, Ribbond, Super splint). ...

The paper investigates collaborative work among maintainers of open source software by analyzing the logs of a set of 10 large projects. We inquire whether teamwork can be influenced by several characteristics of code. Preliminary results suggest that collaboration among maintainers in most large open-source projects seems to be positively influenced by file vintage and by Halstead volume of fi...