OBJECTIVES The purpose of this systematic review was to determine the efficacy of machine-driven compared with manual subgingival debridement in the treatment of periodontitis. BACKGROUND Mechanical debridement of the periodontal pocket plays a pivotal role in the treatment of periodontitis. METHODS A literature search for controlled clinical trials with at least 6 months' follow-up compari...

We present a complete tool chain for automatic controller synthesis using Uppaal Tiga and Simulink. The tool chain is explored using an industrial case study for climate control in a pig stable. The problem is modeled as a game, and we useUppaal Tiga to automatically synthesize safe strategies that are transformed for input to Simulink, which is used to run simulations on the controller and gen...

At first glance, the highly technical procedures and specialization that characterize 21stcentury surgery bear little resemblance to the craft as practiced in Renaissance France and Italy or in the 19th-century operating theaters of Paris, London, or Philadelphia. Yet continuities in Western medical traditions link contemporary surgery to its professional predecessors. To understand the way sur...

Neurosurgeons have been trying to reduce surgical invasiveness by applying minimally invasive keyhole approaches. Therefore, this paper clarifies the detailed surgical technique, its limitations, proper indications, and contraindications for a superciliary keyhole approach as a minimally invasive modification of a pterional approach. Successful superciliary keyhole surgery for unruptured aneury...

the purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of strategic leadership on performance in technology-driven enterprises listed in tehran stock exchange. the research used a mixed methodology for attaining this goal. in the first step, delphi method was used for identification the dimensions and factors of strategic leadership (qualitative). in the next step, the survey method was used fo...

The widespread use of innovative financial transactions in international financial market in recent years is primarily driven by the need for greater financial risk management by businesses and financial investors. Many related factors have contributed to the needs of business for more sophisticated financial instruments, as well as to the financial world’s technological ability to meet that de...

INTRODUCTION The failure of primary endodontic treatment is manifested by various clinical symptoms following endodontic therapy or, more frequently, by the development of chronic inflammatory process in the apex region without any subjective symptoms. In case of unfavorable outcome of the primary endodontic treatment, orthograde endodontic retreatment is the method of choice for a prolonged th...

The aquatic eddy-correlation technique can be used to noninvasively determine the oxygen exchange across the sediment-water interface by analyzing the covariance of vertical flow velocity and oxygen concentration in a small measuring volume above the sea bed. The method requires fast sensors that can follow the rapid changes in flow and the oxygen transported by this flow to calculate the momen...

This paper presents an analysis of climate policy instruments for the decarbonisation of the global electricity sector in a non-equilibrium economic and technology diffusion perspective. Energy markets are driven by innovation, path-dependent technology choices and diffusion. However, conventional optimisation models lack detail on these aspects and have limited ability to address the effective...