Integrating tools implemented as plug-ins is a complex and time-consuming activity that requires good programming skills and a deep understanding of the underlying plug-in architecture for successful completion. Even when tools are implemented as plug-ins for a same integrated development environment (IDE), users frequently prefer to manually perform the same inefficient operations every time t...

Effects of some important parameters like impactor effects, plug geometry and initiation points on bonding aluminum tubes to aluminum plugs were studied. The impact velocity and dynamic angle between tube and plug should be precisely managed to achieve an optimum bonding condition. A new explosive bonding technique with the use of two material impactors was proposed. Results are especially suit...

Meniscal allograft transplantation has emerged as a successful treatment option for select patients with meniscal deficiencies. Meniscal transplants have been performed with concomitant realignment and instability procedures with success, and recent studies have shown that concomitant cartilage restoration offers good outcomes for patients with focal, full-thickness cartilage lesions. Meniscal ...

Recent insights suggest that the osteochondral interface plays a central role in maintaining healthy articulating joints. Uncovering underlying transport mechanisms is key to understanding of cross-talk between articular cartilage and subchondral bone. Here, we describe facilitate at interface. Using scanning electron microscopy (SEM), found continuous transition mineralization architecture fro...

We reviewed prospectively cemented stem revision in 106 patients with severe femoral endosteal bone lysis without infection. Bone grafts were not used in any of the patients. The minimum follow-up was three years (mean 6 years 4 months). At the last review 76.4% of the patients were free of pain and 17.9% had only mild or occasional discomfort; radiographs showed well-fixed stable stems in 101 ...

statement of problem: endodontic treatment of necrotic teeth with open apices is a challenge. after ruling out surgery as a treatment scheme and introduction of the multivisit apexification which in turn had its disadvantages, apical plug seems to be a suitable substitute treatment plan for such cases. apical plug makes the treatment through formation of a barrier against the obturating materia...

The periapical area in teeth with chronic lesions is characterized by changes in the adjacent bone structure and periodontal ligaments, as well as in the cement and dentine. In a large percentage of cases, the apical physiological constriction is ether absent or expanded. The absence of a constriction makes it a challenge to achieve satisfactory treatment results.The present case report describ...

More and more security vulnerabilities were found in network softwares nowadays, making network security assessment one of the most important tasks for IT administrators. Vulnerability scanner is the key application for fulfilling such tasks. However, large numbers of vulnerabilities result in even larger number of vulnerability plug-ins including common plug-ins and specific plug-ins, which ma...

Any significant loss of meniscal function through injury or menisectomy alters the biomechanical and biological environment of the normal knee, eventually resulting in pain, recurrent swelling, and effusions. Overt secondary osteoarthritis is often the endpoint.1,2 Recognition of these consequences has led to a strong commitment within the orthopedic community to meniscal-sparing interventions....

Three clinical cases involving teeth with open apices and apical periodontitis were treated using different protocols. The first case was managed with intracanal calcium hydroxide paste for 12 months before obturation with gutta-percha and sealer. In the second case, an apical plug of mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA) was used before obturation with gutta-percha and sealer and treatment was comp...