AIMS To use PRISM (Pictorial Representation of Illness and Self Measure), a visual instrument that has recently been developed and validated to assess suffering in patients with chronic physical illness, in orofacial pain patients and test for associations of PRISM with established assessment tools for pain, affective symptoms, and sleep. Of particular interest was the utility of PRISM as a scr...

In this study, a fully integrated and portable Rotary Genetic Analyzer has been developed to analyze the gene expression of influenza A v irus . The Rotary Genetic Analyzer is made up of four parts : a disposable microchip, three thermal blocks for temperature control, a servo-motor for precise and high-rate spinning of the chip, and a miniaturized optical fluorescence detector. The microdevice...

BACKGROUND To compare the performance of the Pediatric Risk of Mortality (PRISM), the Pediatric Index of Mortality 2 (PIM 2) and Pediatric Logistic Organ Dysfunction (PELOD) scores at general pediatric intensive care unit in a developing country setting, investigating the relation between observed and predicted mortality. METHOD A contemporary cohort study was undertaken at Pediatric Intensiv...

AIM To evaluate the efficacy of 0.5%, 2.5% and 5.25% sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) as intracanal irrigants associated with hand and rotary instrumentation techniques against Enterococcus faecalis within root canals and dentinal tubules. METHODOLOGY A total of 180 extracted human premolar teeth were infected for 21 days with E. faecalis. The specimens were divided into 12 groups, as follows: gro...

INTRODUCTION High-accuracy rotary encoders are required for rotational axis position measurement in ultraprecision manufacturing and measurement equipments. A typical rotary encoder is made of a glass disk with a fine grating pattern and a scanning read head unit. Digital pulse trains are output from the read head to represent the disk rotary position. The angular measurement accuracy of such a...

The paper discusses a fundamental method of accelerated bench tests for oil-injceted rotary compressor oils. The test compressor, test conditions and evaluated performance indexes of the oils are reasonably determined according to the results of bench tests and field services of the oils.

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