This study was aimed to identify optimal indicators for microtopography-oriented soil quality assessment. Twenty-two soil physicochemical and biological parameters were investigated at 93 sampling points in five different microtopographic units in semiarid regions of the Loess Plateau, where the principal functions of eroded agriculture soils are related to productivity and anti-erosion ability...

ÖZET Aim: The aim of the study is to examine the effect of dentinal erosion on shear bond strength of composite restorations. Materials and Methods: A half of 80 dentin pairs were subjected to erosion and toothbrush abrasion (eroded samples) whereas the other half was subjected to toothbrush abrasion (non-eroded samples) during six days. The restorations were bonded with (1) Optibond FL, (2) Ex...

Inferior Vena Cava (IVC) filters are mechanical devices implanted to provide prophylaxis against pulmonary emboli in patients for whom standard anticoagulation is either inadequate or contraindicated. A 67-year-old female with a 10-year-old indwelling IVC filter underwent robotic assisted laparoscopic partial nephrectomy for a right upper pole renal mass. Renal hilum dissection was complicated ...

The value of scintigraphy in predicting development of new erosions in small peripheral joints was studied by visual evaluation of scintigrams and by three computerised methods. In 13 patients with newly diagnosed rheumatoid arthritis a total of 387 joints were examined clinically, scintigraphically, and radiographically. The follow up period was 24 months. Four eroded joints in three patients ...