background: localized alveolar ridge defect may create physiological and pathological problems. developments in surgical techniques have made it simpler to change the confi guration of a ridge to create a more aesthetic and more easily cleansable shape. the purpose of this study was to compare the effi cacy of alveolar ridge augmentation using a subepithelial connective tissue graft in pouch an...

In this article, we address one of the questions raised by Marc Rieffel in his collection of questions on deformation quantization. The question is whether the K-groups remain the same under flabby strict deformation quantizations. By “deforming” the question slightly, we produce a negative answer to the question. In his collection of questions on deformation quantization [8], Marc Rieffel aske...

Onlay bone grafting, guided bone regeneration, and alveolar ridge split technique are considered reliable bone augmentation methods on the horizontally atrophic alveolar ridge. Among these techniques, alveolar ridge split procedures are technique-sensitive and difficult to perform in the posterior mandible. This case report describes successful implant placement with the use of piezoelectric hi...

a Electrochemical Energy Storage and Conversion Laboratory, Department of Mechanical, Aerospace and Biomedical Engineering, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA b Chemical and Biomolecular Engineering Department, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tennessee 37996, USA c Physical Chemistry of Materials Group Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, Tennessee 37831, USA d En...

[1] Recent observations of ridge bathymetry suggest magmatic segmentation at fastand intermediatespreading centers is linked to the migration of the spreading axis over the mantle. At fastand intermediatespreading centers, Carbotte et al. (2004) observed that leading segments, those that are offset in the direction of ridge migration, are typically shallower (interpreted to be magmatically robu...

The examination of friction ridge impressions and the resulting conclusions are based on ridge flow and ridge paths; the location, direction, and spatial relationships of minutiae; ridge structure; or pores. The analysis phase leads to the determination of suitability. Following comparison, the evaluation phase leads to the following conclusions: individualization, exclusion, or inconclusive. T...

Ridge width influences the number of ridges present in a specified area of a fingerprint epidermal ridge density and several researches have been carried out on this aspect of fingerprints. The present study has been carried out to examine ridge density differences in two Northern Indian populations (Khatri and Bania). In the present study it has been found that 92% of Khatri females have a mea...

Methods of incorporating a ridge type of regularization into partial redundancy analysis (PRA), constrained redundancy analysis (CRA), and partial and constrained redundancy analysis (PCRA) were discussed. The usefulness of ridge estimation in reducing MSE (mean square error) has been recognized in multiple regression analysis for some time, especially when predictor variables are nearly collin...

The examination of friction ridge impressions and the resulting conclusions are based on ridge flow and ridge paths; the location, direction, and spatial relationships of minutiae; ridge structure; or pores. The analysis phase leads to the determination of suitability. Following comparison, the evaluation phase leads to the following conclusions: individualization, exclusion, or inconclusive. T...