AIM Removable partial dentures (RPDs) may have a negative impact on oral health and have the potential to cause further tooth loss, especially of abutment teeth. However, no evidence indicates the effective interval of regular periodontal maintenance after RPD provision. This practice-based cohort study aimed to examine the impact of regular periodontal maintenance visits on survival of RPD abu...

The demand for various information delivery services has enormously increased over the past few years and data broadcast has become more and more popular because of its nearly infinite scalability. In a broadcast scenario the key consideration is the scheduling algorithm that determines the next data item to be delivered over the network. The goal is to find a well performing algorithm in terms...

This paper looks at two theories of polarity licensing that utilize a downward entailment relation (DE) in their explanations of the polarity item distribution question. I illustrate that various compromising adverbs such as pretty much, virtually, practically, basically, etc., disrupt downward entailment yet do not interfere with polarity licensing, which raises problems for theories depending...