researchers suggested that the individual fit test be conducted to estimate the protection effectiveness of workers’ hearing protection device (hpd) while working. practically, it is convenient to conduct single, instead of multiple, fit test measurement. this study examined if a single trial of earplug fit test can represent multiple performances. additionally, it investigated how much noise e...

This study investigated the effect of anodal tDCS on motor control and corticomotor excitability in healthy controls, with the long-term goal of investigating the use of anodal tDCS to improve motor function in covertly aware vegetative state patients. Experiment I investigated the effects of anodal tDCS on a motor reaction time task, and found no effect of tDCS on performance, whether or not p...

hf level of ab initio calculations with basis-set 6-31g including full counterpoise correction hasbeen applied to compute the asphis potential with the ser and hisser potential with the asp inasphisser trimer. the potential energy surface has a minimum of -16.765 kcal/mol in r1=1.912nm and r2=2.719 nm. the optimum computed curves for two interactions were fitted withintermolecular pair potentia...

the majority of hydraulic processes under a natural condition in a field are carried out under unsaturated flow conditions. the soil moisture retention curve (smrc) is the most important hydraulic characteristic of an unsaturated soil whose knowledge is of prime importance in soil-water studies such as soil conservation, soil erosion, land evaluation, soil reclamation, and water resources manag...

Purpose To evaluate the influence of intraoral and extraoral digitization systems on marginal discrepancy monolithic lithium disilicate zirconia computer-aided design-computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) crowns.

In the global trend of sustainable development and tightening legal environment, enterprises need to integrate their various resources to promote green innovation and organizational performances. This study conceptualizes green information system (IS) infrastructure as the hardware resource and green culture as the software resource. Based on the resource-alignment perspective, it examines thei...

juvenile idiopathic arthritis is the leading cause of hip replacement in young children. however, arthroplasty in this population is challenging with several concerns about quality of the growing bone, young age for revision surgery, and difficulties in potential several revisions. in this study we introduce a case of a 12-year old who is one of the youngest patients to undergo revision hip art...