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INTRODUCTION The initial stability and survival rate of orthodontic mini-implants are highly dependent on the amount of cortical bone at their insertion site. In areas with limited bone availability, mini-plates are preferred to provide effective skeletal anchorage. The purpose of this paper was to present a new clinical technique for the insertion of mini-plates. METHODS In order to apply th...

New technologies present a widely range of challenges in the design of standard-cell libraries, layout generation and validation of macro-blocks. Thus, the development of new tools being able to deal with these challenges is mandatory. This work presents a transistor placement technique using genetic algorithm associated to analytical programming. The genetic algorithm is used to reduce the sea...

Peritoneal catheters are mainly used for peritoneal dialysis in patients with end-stage renal disease. Other uses of this catheter include intraperitoneal chemotherapy and gene therapy for ovarian cancer and draining of uncontrolled refractory ascites in patients with liver cirrhosis. Traditionally, surgeons place most of these peritoneal catheters either by laparoscopy or open laparotomy. We d...

The ganciclovir implant is a surgically implanted sustained-release drug delivery system used for the treatment of cytomegalovirus retinitis. The device is suspended in the vitreous cavity through a pars plana incision. Previous reports of the surgical procedure have described securing the implant on 1 suture, tied with an external knot. The ends of this suture were left long to avoid sharp end...

Implementing a technique that is efficient yet accurate for college student placement into the appropriate mathematics course is of significant importance. Universities often assign students to entry-level mathematics courses based on mathematics placement examination scores. In this paper, the authors examine alternative placement strategies. Using multiple regression analysis, the accumulativ...

background: the accuracy of pedicle screw placement is essential for lumbar and thoracolumbar spine fracture fixation. purpose: the aim of the present study was to assess the accuracy of the pedicle screw placement with conventional c-arm fuoroscopy-guided in these patients. methods: a retrospective review identified patients who underwent operative management with thoracolumbar instruments at ...

0142-0615/$ see front matter 2012 Elsevier Ltd. A http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijepes.2012.03.011 ⇑ Corresponding author. E-mail address: [email protected] (B.K. Saha Roy Power system state estimation with exclusive utilization of synchronous phasor measurements demands that the system should be completely observable through PMUs only. To have minimum number of PMUs, the PMU placement issue in an...

Background Temporary or long-term nutritional support through gastrojejunal (GJ) feeding tubes is a safe and common means of enteral feeding in adults and children. It is indicated in patients with severe gastroesophageal reflux disease, gastric outlet obstruction, or severe gastric dysfunction or gastroparesis. Several techniques for GJ feeding tube placement have been reported. The most techn...

A surge in interest in cortical bone trajectory (CBT), first described by Santoni in 2009, may be a result of its numerous advantages, including reduced surgical incision length and lateral dissection, limited disruption of the facet joints, and decreased blood loss. In addition, CBT offers improved screw pullout strength and the ability to perform hybrid constructs with pedicle screws using mi...