magnetotelluric (mt) method is an electromagnetic method which provides information about subsurface conductivity structures using earth's natural electromagnetic fields. static shift is one of disorders arising from shallow conductors; therefore static shift must be corrected as one of mt data processing steps. in the absence of sufficient information about the near surface distortions, w...

objectives : the aim of this study was to assess the effect of artificial accelerated aging (aaa) on color change of direct and indirect fiber-reinforced composite (frc) restorations. materials and methods: direct (z250) and indirect (gradia) composite resins were reinforced with glass (gf) and polyethylene fibers (pf) based on the manufacturers’ instructions. forty samples were fabricated and ...

in this survey, asbestos fiber levels within the breathing zone of employers and in the environment of an asbestos-cement factory were monitored on membrane filter and counted by phase contrast optical microscope considering length/diameter>3:i (asbestos international associational method). the plant was fairly old and utilized both white (chrysotile) and blue (chrocidolite) asbestos. in each w...

The counting of votes in contemporary American elections is usually not completed on Election Night. There has been an increasing tendency for vote shares to shift toward Democratic candidates after Day general elections, particular, recent U.S. elections. Leveraging important snapshots precinct-level election returns and demographic political composition from Orange County, California, we cond...