We investigated the efficacy of alveolar distraction for reducing crown height:implant length ratio in the posterior mandible. Ten alveolar distractions were done in seven patients. The pre-distraction ratio of required crown height to bone height available for implantation was in all cases > or =1. Two implants were placed in each distracted area (total 20 implants). Before distraction, the me...

Nomenclature AoA = Angle of Attack CDF = Cumulative Distribution Function CoG = Center of Gravity CoV = Coefficient of Variation DLR = Deutsches Zentrum fuer Luftund Raumfahrt (German Aerospace Center) hb = ratio of vehicle bottom height to vehicle height hb2 = height parameter, s. Appendix A H = height of vehicle KS = Kolmogorov-Smirnov distance L = length of vehicle L/Dmax = maximum lift-to-d...

The objective of this research was to assess the genetic control of BW, hip height, and the ratio of BW to hip height (n = 5,055) in Brahman cattle through 170 d on feed using covariance function-random regression models. A progeny test of Brahman sires (n = 27) generated records of Brahman steers and heifers (n = 724) over 7 yr. Each year after weaning, calves were assigned to feedlot pens, wh...

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In criminal investigations, forensic scientists need to evaluate DNA mixtures. The estimation of the number of contributors and evaluation of the contribution of a person of interest (POI) from these samples are challenging. In this study, we developed a new open-source software "Kongoh" for interpreting DNA mixture based on a quantitative continuous model. The model uses quantitative informati...

The responses to low red light/far-red light (R/FR) ratios simulating dense stands were evaluated in wheat (Triticum aestivum L) cultivars released at different times in the 20th century and consequently resulting from an increasingly prolonged breeding and selection history. While tillering responses to the R/FR ratio were unaffected by the cultivars, low R/FR ratios reduced grain yield per pl...

OBJECTIVE To test the hypothesis that the proximal small intestines of children with persistent diarrhea present morphometric and stereologic changes proportional to their nutritional status, using microscope images stored in a computer. METHODS Cross-sectional study with 65 pediatric patients, whose ages ranged from 4 months to 5 years, with persistent diarrhea for over 14 days. The nutritio...

This paper presents a research result of promoting and evaluating a regional revitalization project based on the WSR system methodology. The paper introduces a regional revitalization project in Japan, and it explains the promotion and evaluation of the regional revitalization project by the WSR system methodology. From this research, the authors show that the WSR system methodology is useful i...

objectives this study aimed to examine the relationship between patients’ anthropometric characteristics and depth of spinal needle insertion to the subarachnoid cavity. patients and methods 385 patients with asa class i – ii, aged 18 - 65 years and undergoing elective surgery of the lower abdomen and extremities under spinal anesthesia, were selected for this cross-sectional study. the patient...