The rule ontology is a generalized, condensed, and specifically rearranged version of the existing rules. Rule acquisition research is relatively unpopular while there are many works on ontology learning. We proposed an automatic rule acquisition procedure using ontology, named Rule To Onto, that includes information about the rule components and their structures. We started from the idea that ...

Paying off the mortgage, once a widespread rite of passage for homeowners approaching retirement, has become less common in recent years. Concerns are mounting that the increased prevalence of housing debt among older homeowners could compromise financial security in retirement by expanding housing affordability problems, crimping essential nonhousing spending, increasing vulnerability to home ...

The many risks and considerations involved when performing an extraction can present a particular challenge to the dental professional, especially regarding management of bleeding. Many factors can increase the potential difficulty of an extraction, including difficult root morphology and some inflammatory disorders, but with a thorough medical history, a complete pre-operative examination, and...

We apply the dressing method to a string solution given by a static string wrapped around the equator of a three-sphere and find that the result is the single spike solution recently discussed in the literature. Further application of the method allows the construction of solutions with multiple spikes. In particular we construct the solution describing the scattering of two single spikes and c...

Translational protocols in cancer and carcinogenesis often require isolation of genomic DNA from paucicellular clinical samples. DNA extraction methods for PCR-based applications should optimize the recovery of amplifiable DNA. We compared five methods for DNA extraction in paucicellular epithelial and lymphocyte samples using proportion of extractions producing amplifiable DNA and mean real-ti...

The new Soxflo instrument was evaluated for the determination of crude fat in foods and animal feeds. Samples are packed into small columns and extracted with petroleum ether at room temperature. The Soxflo yielded accurate data from foods, ranging from 0.4 to 73.2% crude fat, compared with Soxhlet extractions and Certified Reference Materials, for which recoveries averaged 99.7 and 100.7%, res...

OBJECTIVE The effect of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) on the risk of bleeding after tooth extraction remains unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the incidence of postextraction bleeding among patients who received DOAC and vitamin K antagonists (VKAs), such as warfarin. DESIGN This study was a retrospective cohort analysis. Incidence rates and propensity score-matched regression models...