conclusions: despite its known shortcomings, like every other diagnostic tool, panoramic radiography can contribute to the early detection of maxillary/mandibular lesions that in turn enable the dentist to devise an appropriate treatment plan. results: cysts were mostly more common in men despite the equal propensity of both genders to benign tumors. in contrast, women showed a higher frequency...

To examine the role of the medial zona incerta (mZI) in female sexual behavior, ovariectomized estrogen- and progesterone-treated female rats were tested for sexual receptivity after bilateral injections of the selective neurotoxin ibotenic acid (3 micrograms/0.3 microliter) directly into the mZI. These injections produced a significant attenuation of lordosis behavior in highly receptive femal...

Ablation of the area postrema/caudal nucleus of the tractus solitarius (NTS) complex increases sodium intake, but the effect of selective lesions of the caudal NTS is not known. We measured depletion-induced sodium intake in rats with electrolytic lesions of the commissural NTS that spared the area postrema. One day after the lesion, rats were depleted of sodium with furosemide (10 mg/kg body w...

Lesions of the ventromedial-arcuate (VMH-ARC) region of the hypothalamus result in impaired growth accompanied by a marked suppression in spontaneous GH secretory bursts. We studied the effects of an analog of the recently characterized human pancreas GH-releasing factor hpGRF(1-40) on GH secretory dynamics in freely-moving chronically cannulated rats bearing electrolytic lesions of the VMH-ARC...

plasma electrolytic oxidation (peo) was performed on a 1010 aluminum alloy. to achieve thenanocomposite structure, si3n4 nanoparticles were added into the electrolyte. in an alkaline aqueoussuspension (silicate-based), the effect of adding niso4 on the applied voltage, microstructure,composition, wear, and corrosion resistance of peo coatings was investigated using scanningelectron microscopy (...

Objectives: There has been no method which can measure regional myocardial blood flow in real-time and continuously. The purpose of this study was to validate myocardial blood flow measurement using a thermal diffusion method. For this purpose, myocardial blood flow measurement was performed using the thermal diffusion method and the electrolytic hydrogen clearance method. Methods: Seven pigs w...

Electrochemical reduction of CO2 into carbon-based products using excess clean electricity is a compelling method for producing sustainable fuels while lowering CO2 emissions. Previous electrolytic CO2 reduction studies all involve dioxygen production at the anode, yet this anodic reaction requires a large overpotential and yields a product bearing no economic value. We report here that the cat...

A remaining useful life prediction algorithm and degradation model for electrolytic capacitors is presented. Electrolytic capacitors are used in several applications ranging from power supplies on critical avionics equipment to power drivers for electro-mechanical actuators. These devices are known for their low reliability and given their criticality in electronics subsystems they are a good c...

A thin-film electrochemical sensor electrode capable of electrolytic conductivity, cyclic voltammetry, and temperature measurements of electrolyte solutions has been fabricated and characterized. The electrode fabrication and calibration is detailed, showing accuracies of 6 % for electrolytic conductivity measurements over the range of 0.1–100 mS cm 1 and temperature measurement within 2 C from...