Background and Aim: Screw loosening is a common problem with both screw-retained and cemented implant restorations. It is assumed that the abutment diameter affects detorque value and screw loosening. We aimed to determine the effect of two different abutment diameters on detorque value using cyclic loading and thermocycling. Materials and Methods: This in-vitro experimental study was conducte...

purpose: to compare aspheric and spherical hydrophilic intraocular lenses (iols) in terms of contrast sensitivity and visual acuity in photopic and mesopic conditions. methods: this triple-blind randomized clinical trial was performed on 40 eyes of 40 patients at al-zahra eye center, zahedan, iran. the eyes were randomized to standard phacoemulsification procedure with spherical (adapt, b&l;) o...

OBJECTIVES To evaluate prostate cancer (PCa) detection rates of real-time elastography (RTE) in dependence of tumor size, tumor volume, localization and histological type. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirdy-nine patients with biopsy proven PCa underwent RTE before radical prostatectomy (RPE) to assess prostate tissue elasticity, and hard lesions were considered suspicious for PCa. After RPE, the pr...

thin layer drying behavior of sweet lemon slice was experimentally investigated in a convective type dryer and the mathematical modeling performed, using thin layer drying models given in literature. drying experiments were conducted at inlet drying air temperatures of 40, 50, 60, 70 and 80 ?c; two slice thicknesses of 3 and 6 mm, and, at one drying air velocity of 0.5 m/s with three replicatio...

This paper presents a prototype of a silent, remotely-operated microwave drill (MWD) for concrete. The MWD concept, based on the induced thermal-runaway instability and hotspot formation effects, is pushed here beyond the limit of quarter-wavelength drilling depth. This extension is achieved by a slow mechanical rotation (~20-rpm) of the entire coaxial structure penetrating as a hollow reamer i...

global concern of protection of the environment has led to researches on the effects of plants, natural extracts and organic materials to help maintain the postharvest quality of horticultural crops. throughout the present study, the effects of such natural products as: mint, thyme, savory, rosemary extracts, s-carvone, and humic acid on postharvest life of cut rose flowers, and the potential o...

We report imaging in the infrared with a microfabricated solid immersion lens. The integrated 15-mm-diameter lens and cantilever are fabricated from single-crystal silicon and scanned in contact with a sample to obtain an image. We demonstrate a focused spot size of l/5 and an effective numerical aperture of 2.5 with l59.3 mm light. The total power transmitted through the lens is a factor of 10...

the present study performed to examine canola meal on morphology of thyroid gland in broiler chicks. in this experiment 300 l-day-old unsexed ross broiler chicks assigned into 5 groups. the chicks were fed by five level of canola meal (0, 5, 10, 15 and 20%). after 42 days feeding four chicks from each pen killed and their thyroid glands removed and immediately were immersed in formaldehyde, bef...