OBJECTIVES To evaluate the shear bond strength and site of failure of brackets bonded to dry and wet enamel. STUDY DESIGN 50 teeth were divided into ten groups of 5 teeth each (10 surfaces). In half the groups enamel was kept dry before bonding, and in the other half distilled water was applied to wet the surface after etching. The following groups were established: 1) Acid/Transbond-XT (dry/...

Interfacial adhesion between graphene and various substrate materials is essential for practical applications of graphene. To date, most of the studies on adhesion of graphene have assumed dry adhesion of van der Waals type. In this paper, we conduct molecular dynamics simulations to study the traction–separation behaviors for wet adhesion of graphene on amorphous silicon oxide covered by a thi...

Splicing systems were originally developed as a mathematical or dry model of the generative capacity of DNA molecules in the presence of appropriate enzymes. The accuracy with which the model predicts the behavior of the corresponding biological or wet splicing system is investigated. A simple example of a wet splicing system is shown to generate in vitro the splicing language predicted by the ...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

(1) Dear Alice, Are wet dreams in a sexually active 23 year old male unusual? ?Voice HAS cracked (2) Dear Alice, I only had about three to four "wet dreams" in my entire life and now I'm 20 years old. I wonder if it is normal, or it's because I masturbate often that I don't have these kinds of dreams. Is there a way of having one like that again? ? A Dreamer (3) Dear Alice, I have a normal sex ...

Vaginal lubrication during sex is usually a good indicator of arousal. Many women get very wet when aroused, while others have difficulties getting wet enough [2] for pleasurable intercourse. The volume of fluid can vary greatly from person to person, and can fluctuate for a woman throughout her menstrual cycle. Other factors that can affect vaginal secretions include diet, stress, medications,...

Maleic anhydride-acylated chitosan (MAAC) was prepared and employed to improve the wet strength of handsheets. UV-Vis spectroscopy, elemental analysis, and chemical titration methods were used to analyze the resultant MAAC. Pretreatment and curing conditions were investigated when MAAC was used to improve the wet strength of handsheets. The results revealed that the wet strength performance was...

This paper presents a design of smart diaper wet detector using wireless and computer, which consists of wet sensor, wet detector unit, RF transceiver, GSM alarm system and computer. A wet diaper detector comprises an elongated pair of spaced fine conductors which form the wet sensor. The sensor is positioned between the layers of a diaper in a region subject to wetness. When the diaper is wet,...