Fuzzy integrals are commonly used as aggregation operators. In this paper we present new composite models based on fuzzy integrals with several t-conorms. These models permit to further increase the computational power of the previous models. Basic properties of new composite models are studied. In particular, it is shown that for composite models, the only meaningful case is when not all the t...

PURPOSE The primary aim of this study was to assess the predictive validity of cumulative grade point average (GPA) for performance in the International Foundations of Medicine (IFOM) Clinical Science Examination (CSE). A secondary aim was to develop a strategy for identifying students at risk of performing poorly in the IFOM CSE as determined by the National Board of Medical Examiners' Interna...

OBJECTIVE The effect of dentin desensitizer Systemp on the shear bond strength of composite resin to dentin using three different bonding agents, i.e., Prime & Bond NT, Xeno V+, and Futurabond DC were evaluated. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty recently extracted human premolars were divided into six groups of ten teeth each. The superficial dentin was etched with 37% phosphoric acid. In Groups I,...

The general research idea behind this work is that a framework can be created to describe commercial open source business models as combinations of different criteria. Goal of this paper is to find and describe the criteria by answering the question how software vendors leverage open source software and open source communities as well as multiproduct and multilicense strategies in commercial op...

Spatially homogeneous and anisotropic Bianchi type V space-time with bulk viscous fluid source and time-dependent cosmological term are considered. Cosmological models have been obtained by assuming a variation law for the Hubble parameter which yields a constant value of deceleration parameter. Physical and kinematical parameters of the models are discussed. The models are found to be compatib...

This study aims to validate, using finite element analysis (FEA), the design concept by comparing the fatigue behavior of hip implant stems coated with composite (carbon/PEEK) and polymeric (PEEK) coating materials corresponding to different human activities: standing up, normal walking and climbing stairs under dynamic loadings to find out which of all these models have a better performance in...

OBJECTIVES This study aimed to evaluate the extent of microleakage of a single type of composite resin (Clearfil Majesty Posterior, Kuraray, Osaka, Japan) following different preheating procedures in Class V cavities prepared with a diamond bur or Er:YAG (erbium: yttrium aluminum garnet) laser. METHODS The study randomly divided 72 permanent molar teeth divided into eight groups (n = 9): G1: ...