Introduction: In open reduction and internal fixation for the treatment of mandibular fracture, the fixation technique used is very important in reducing post-operative complications and promoting the healing process. This study assessed the results of fixation of the mandible using two mini-plates perpendicular to each other in the lower border of the mandible for fracture treatment.    Materi...

Despite anthropogenic nitrogen contributions, nitrogen fixation contributes half of biosphere inputs but has rarely been quantified in streams. Herbivory controls algal biomass and productivity in streams, and we hypothesized that herbivory could also control nitrogen fixation. We released periphyton from herbivory in nitrogen-limited Polecat Creek, Wyoming, where heavy grazing by the invasive ...

Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the clinical outcomes of acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) fixation with hook plate (HP) and continuous loop double endobutton fixation (CLDE) in treatment of the acute acromioclavicular joint (ACJ) dislocation. Methods: In this retrospective study, 8 patients with HP and 9 patients with CLDE fixations were compared for acute ACJ dislocations. ...

Methylation by Ava methylases in Escherichia coli increases the efficiency to transfer of Tn5 in pBR322bla:: Tn5 from E. coli to Anabaena sp. strain PCC 7120 by conjugation. Following conjugation, Tn5 but not pBR322 sequences were found at many different positions in the Anabaena chromosome. This procedure was used to mutagenize, tag, and clone a previously unrecognized gene required for nitrog...

We have designed a unique strategy to obtain a zinc-salen functionalized porous polymer (Zn@SBMMP) with high zinc content (15.3 wt%) by an easy one-step, cost effective and scalable process, which shows unprecedented catalytic efficiency in the CO2 fixation reaction via cycloaddition of CO2 with epoxides. We hypothesize that a high density of Zn-Schiff base/salen units present in the porous pol...

Metallic biomaterials have essentially three fields of use; these are the artificial hip joints, screw, plates and nails for internal fixation of fractures, and dental implants. Any of these devices must support high mechanical load and resistance of material against breakage is essential. High mechanical properties are needed for structural efficiency of surgical and dental implants. But their...

In this paper, we study the single machine total completion scheduling problem subject to a period of maintenance. The problem is known to be NP-hard. We propose a pseudo-polynomial dynamic programming algorithm for the problem with time complexity O(nR), where n refers to the number of jobs and R to the date of the beginning of the maintenance. The efficiency of the algorithm is improved using...

CONTENTS 36.1 Bio-Char Management and Soil Nutrient Availability ............................................. 518 36.2 Microbial Cycling of Nutrients in Soils with Bio-Char ............................................ 519 36.3 Biological Nitrogen Fixation in Soils with Bio-Char................................................. 521 36.4 Slash-and-Char as an Alternative to Slash-and-Burn ...........