BACKGROUND Inguinal hernia is one of the most common pathologies in the surgical setting. The introduction of the Lichtenstein technique in 1989 (tension-free hernioplasty with polypropylene mesh) represented one of the most significant breakthroughs in the treatment of this condition since Bassini's hernia repair. The aim of this study was to know the most significant predictive variables of c...

Betting quotes provide valuable information on market-implied probabilities for outcomes of events like elections or referendums, which may have an impact on exchange rates. We generate exchange rate forecasts around such events based on a model that combines risk-neutral event probabilities implied from betting quotes with risk-neutral exchange rate densities extracted from currency option pri...

Glass Carbomer is a new generation of restorative material developed from glass-ionomer cements with possibility of gradual mineralization into fluorapatite. The aim of this clinical trial was to investigate the retention of Glass Carbomer fissure sealant after 12 months, in comparison to a commonly used conventional resin-based sealant. Forty-eight teeth in 24 patients [mean (SD) = 8 (2.3) yea...

We analyze the impact of obtaining a residence permit on foreign workers' labor market and residential attachment. To overcome usually severe selection issues, we exploit unique migration lottery that randomly assigns access to permits for workers with an employment contract in Liechtenstein, which is situated centrally Europe. Using instrumental variable approach, our results show compliers ra...

Abstract Understanding landslide behavior over medium and long timescales is crucial for predicting hazard constructing accurate landscape evolution models. The of landslides in soil that undergo periodic displacements, termed earthflows or compound slides, especially difficult to forecast at these timescales. This because velocities can increase by orders magnitude annual decadal timescales, d...

A new category of commercial bulk fill composite resins (CRs) enables the placement 4-mm-thick layers as an alternative to traditional time-consuming incremental technique. The purpose present study was compare efficiency polymerization, adaptation and porosity two high-viscosity ‘sculptable’ CRs (Filtek™ Bulk Fill (3M™ ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA) Tetric EvoCeram® (Ivoclar Vivadent AG, Schwan, Lie...