PURPOSE Passive fit of implant-supported restorations is difficult to achieve. The aim of this randomized clinical trial was to test the null hypotheses that a reduction in misfit strain does not occur over time, regardless of the initial strain level, and that changes in prosthesis-induced bone strain do not differ between restorations with two different levels of fit. MATERIALS AND METHODS ...

Passive and active (voltage- and time-dependent) membrane properties of trigeminal root ganglion neurons of decerebrate guinea pigs have been determined using frequency-domain analyses of small-amplitude perturbations of membrane voltage. The complex impedance functions of trigeminal ganglion neurons were computed from the ratios of the fast Fourier transforms of the intracellularly recorded vo...

translators are often recommended to highly observe the natural flow of the target language of the translated texts. the use and order of discoursal aspects of texts such as thematic information, topical elements, left-dislocation, and passive voice, among others, which constitute information structure may sometimes conflict with this viewpoint. it is argued that such discoursal elements are de...

STATEMENT OF PROBLEM An imprecise fit between frameworks and supporting dental implants in loaded protocols increases the strain transferred to the periimplant bone, which may impair healing or generate microgaps. PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to investigate the microstrain between premachined 1-piece screw-retained frameworks (group STF) and screw-retained frameworks fabricated by ce...

Grid computing can be considered large-scale distributed cluster and parallel network processing. The two most important issues in managing user work are resource allocation scheduling of required resources. When jobs submitted, they managed by intermediaries who find allocate the right After stage, scheduled on existing resources according to user's In grid systems with traditional scheduling,...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the vertical misfit of implant-supported frameworks made using different techniques to obtain passive fit. MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty three-unit fixed partial dentures were fabricated in cobalt-chromium alloy (n = 10) using three fabrication methods: one-piece casting, framework cemented on prepared abutments, and laser welding. The vertical misfit between the f...

Event-related potentials (ERP) following emotive words were investigated in 22 healthy subjects with high (HD) or low (LD) depressive scores. The ERP was recorded following a visual presentation of emotive adjectives. The adjectives presented included words that subjects felt to be fit or unfit to their own character or traits, and that they perceived as positive or negative. The latency of P30...

Decisions are often based on the results of quantitative analysis. To gain confidence in these results, some indication of their quality is needed. Measurement uncertainty, as proposed by the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), is a way to express this quality. Most measurement techniques compare references and therefore need to be calibrated. Usually least squares methods ign...