BACKGROUND Correct working length determination is an important step for successful endodontic therapy. OBJECTIVE The objective was to compare in vitro the accuracy of three electronic apex locators (EALs) (DentaPort ZX [Morita Co., Tokyo, Japan], SIROEndo Pocket [Sirona Dental Systems, NY, USA], and Rootor [Meta Biomed, Cheongwon-gun, Korea]) in detecting the major foramen using the clearing...

Blow fly larvae found in human corpses at death scenes are important in forensic investigations. These larvae are not only useful as an entomological means to estimate the time elapsed between death and the discovery of the corpse (i.e., postmortem interval or PMI), but they can also be used to detect drugs and other toxic substances which might prove to be the cause of In this regard, the accu...

Numerous procedures have been used to stain and clear nematode-infected plant tissues (7). Staining with acid fuchsin and destaining with lactophenol (4,7) has been the most widely used technique. More rap id means, of clearing and staining roots include autoclaving (1), exposure to saturated chloral hydrate (6), and root macera t ion after staining (3). However, extreme care is required for th...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to compare internal anatomy between first and second mandibular premolars and to study different percentage variations of root canal morphology of mandibular premolars in Gujarat population based on Vertucci's classification by clearing technique. METHODOLOGY A total of 80 extracted intact permanent mandibular premolars (40 each mandibular f...

From 1863-1914, banks in the U.S. could issue notes subject to full collateral, a per-period tax on outstanding notes, redemption of notes on demand, and a clearing fee per issued note cleared through the Treasury. The system failed to satisfy a purported arbitrage condition; i.e., the yield on collateral exceeded the tax rate plus the product of the clearing fee and the average clearing rate o...

Visualization of infection and the associated host response has been challenging in adult vertebrates. Owing to their transparency, zebrafish larvae have been used to directly observe infection in vivo; however, such larvae have not yet developed a functional adaptive immune system. Cells involved in adaptive immunity mature later and have therefore been difficult to access optically in intact ...

The clearing land or clearing of oil palm plantations needs stakeholders‟ involvement in decision making, such as the role of government group, environmentalists, investors and the agricultural community groups from non-governmental organizations (NGO). This paper discusses about the Group Decision Support (GDS) that can be used for Oil Palm Plantation Land Clearing cases involving various stak...