W omen are underrepresented in the new field of nanoscience and nanotechnology (NS/NT). They comprise only 14% of the faculty members at the 62 federally funded centers for NS/NT at higher education institutions in the USA, but make up 25% of the faculty in other STEM disciplines (1). Increasing the participation of women and minorities in NS/NT research is important for the relatively new fiel...

October, 2000 Are Content Standards Being Implemented in the Classroom? A Methodology and Some Tentative Answers Andrew C. Porter and John L. Smithson Arguably the most notable trend in education policy in the past ten years has been the movement toward a standards-based approach to insuring the quality of education provided to all children. Standards have been set by professional organizations...

Over his entire career, Gerald Epstein has toiled at the nexus of science, technology, and security. From 2003 to 2009, he was Senior Fellow for Science and Security at the Center for Strategic and International Studies Homeland Security Program, where he worked on reducing biological weapons threats, improving national preparedness, and easing potential tensions between the scientific research...

Background and Objectives: Split sagittal osteotomy is a common operation that may induce inferior alveolar nerve (IAN) damage, potentially leading to sensory deficit, numbness, and pain. Investigations in Iran to evaluate the adverse effects of sagittal split osteotomy surgery are rare so questions have been raised about the success rate of operatio...

M oday, Sptem er 6, 2016 study, the authors introduce the utilization of alar pinning with the external halo distractor for maxillary advancement, in place of an oral splint. Fixation sites within the alar crease allow for maxillary advancement while minimizing the visibility of pin site scars. They also eliminate the need for a custom-made oral splint, which prevents the patient from using the...

BACKGROUND Primary and tension-free closure of a flap is often required after particular surgical procedures (e.g., guided bone regeneration). Other times, flap advancement may be desired for situations such as root coverage. METHODS The literature was searched for articles that addressed techniques, limitations, and complications associated with flap advancement. These articles were used as ...

results implementation of modern techniques of immune monitoring, allograft function, awareness about the specific infectious and non-infectious disease in each region improves the quality of renal transplantation. conclusions we need to combine the advance scientific vision with local vigilance to achieve the best outcome in renal allograft recipients evidence acquisitions in this process we s...