OBJECTIVES To evaluate the association between smoking status and the outcomes of transcrestal sinus floor elevation (tSFE) performed with a minimally invasive technique (Smart Lift). METHODS Forty-five implants were placed in 25 non-smoker (NS) and 20 smoker (S) patients in conjunction with the tSFE procedure. In all cases, an additional graft, chosen among different hydroxyapatite-based or ...

Pigmentary variation in animals has been studied because of its application in genetics, evolution, and developmental biology. The large number of known color loci provides rich resource to elucidate the functional pigmentary system. Nonetheless, more color loci remain to be identified. In our previous study, we revealed that two different strains, namely, AGH rats and LEH rats, but which had t...

This report presents a design method for decision rules called ARD+. It is an extension of a previously proposed ARD method. In ARD+ the emphasis is put on the gradual refinement of the conceptual model of a knowledge-based system described with attributes. A practical algorithm providing a transition from the ARD+ design to rule design is introduced. Using ARD+ and the algorithm it is possible...

Hirschsprung's disease (HSCR) is a congenital disease in neonates characterized by the absence of the enteric ganglia in a variable length of the distal colon. This disease results from multiple genetic interactions that modulate the ability of enteric neural crest cells to populate developing gut. We previously reported that three rat strains with different backgrounds (susceptible AGH-Ednrbsl...

Objectives: Eβ-thalassemia, the most serious form of HbE syndromes, may develop pre-diabetes (PD) and diabetes mellitus (DM), together constituting abnormal glucose homeostasis (AGH) as an endocrinopathy. This study aims to assess AGH prevalence pathogenesis in this thalassemia subtype. Material Methods: A cross-sectional was conducted at a tertiary care hospital from February 2017 December 201...

Conservation management of wetland-dependent species generally focuses on preserving or increasing wetland habitat. However, the quality of the landscape matrix (the intervening non-wetland portion of the landscape) has been shown to be more important than wetland availability for some wetland-dependent species. We used meta-analysis to compare the effects of wetland amount (measured as the are...

A. Kmita, AGH University of Science and Technology, Academic Centre for Materials and Nanotechnology, Krakow, Poland. A. Roczniak, M. Holtzer, AGH University of Science and Technology, Faculty of Foundry Engineering, Krakow, Poland. Pyrolysis-gas chromatography-mass spectrometry (PyGC/MS) was used to identify the major organic products created by pyrolysis of the ALPHASET binder components: har...

A wetland inventory and assessment was made as a basis for development of a national wetlands policy for Colombia (CMWP). Major wetlands were identified from a 1:1 500 000 scale national hydrological map. Of 57 major wetlands in 27 catchments or wetland complexes, wetlands in 16 of these were selected for assessment. Wetland type, ecological status and wetland value for each wetland was scored ...