ao"length of opening dh, dl"distance from top of steel section to centroid of concrete force at high and low moment ends of the opening, respectively dr"distance from outside edge of flange to centroid of reinforcement *b"maximum bending deflection for unperforated beam *m,b"maximum bending deflection for a member with an opening Fy"yield stress of steel FM y"reduced axial strength of steel in ...

BACKGROUND Malnutrition is a serious child health issue throughout the developing world. Pakistan has the second highest infant and child mortality rate in South Asia. This study was carried out to assess the nutritional status of children under 5 years of age and to determine the frequency and association of malnutrition with various demographic variables in the study group. METHODS A multi-...

The Ets1 transcription factor is a member of the Ets protein family, a group of evolutionarily related DNA-binding transcriptional factors. Ets proteins activate or repress the expression of genes that are involved in various biological processes, including cellular proliferation, differentiation, development, transformation and apoptosis. FOXO1 is a member of the forkhead-box proteins (FOX pro...

OBJECTIVE The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of operator variability on microleakage with different adhesive systems. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 180 standardized Class V cavities were prepared on facial and lingual of 90 extracted human premolar teeth and randomly assigned to five groups according to the adhesive systems used (n = 36): Prime and Bond NT (PB), Single ...