BACKGROUNDExomass-related and motion artifacts are commonly observed in the everyday clinic negatively affect cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) image quality. These 2 entities can be expected to occur conjunction; however, they have only been assessed separately by scientific community.OBJECTIVE(S)To assess quantitatively combined effect of exomass-related on voxel value parameters CBCT.STUD...

The aim of this research is to determine whether geometric morphometric (GM) techniques can provide insights into how the shape of the mandibular corpus differs between bonobos and chimpanzees and to explore the potential implications of those results for our understanding of hominin evolution. We focused on this region of the mandible because of the relative frequency with which it has been re...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to compare the Accu-I-Tomo (3DX), the Digora Optime image plate system and F-speed film in detecting chemically created apical lesions. METHODS Lesions were created by applying perchloric acid apical to extracted teeth in jaw specimens for 1, 1.5 or 2 h. After being repositioned, teeth were radiographed with Accu-I-Tomo limited cone beam CT (LCBCT), Digora Optime storage...

There is limited information regarding the prevalence of many vector borne pathogens in Europe and especially in Spanish dogs. We investigated 206 sick and 260 clinically healthy dogs from three different regions in northeastern Spain for antibodies to Rickettsia conorii (Rc), Ehrlichia canis (Ec), Anaplasma phagocytophilum (Ap), Bartonella henselae (Bh), Bartonella vinsonii subsp. berkhoffii (...

This paper presents a control architecture for multi-robot systems. The proposed architecture has been developed in the framework of the Null-Space-based-Behavioral (NSB) control, a competitive-collaborative behavior-based control approach. The standard NSB statically determines a set of suitably defined elementary The manuscript is based on three conference papers of the same authors, namely, ...

Phthalocyanines, a class of macrocyclic, square planar molecules, are extensively studied as semiconductor materials for chemical sensors, dye-sensitized solar cells, and other applications. In this study, we use angular dependent near-edge x-ray absorption fine structure (NEXAFS) spectroscopy as a quantitative probe of the orientation and electronic structure of H2-, Fe-, Co-, and Cu-phthalocy...

Mn K-edge X-ray absorption spectroscopy (XAS) was used to gain insights into the geometric and electronic structures of [Mn(II)(Cl)2(Me2EBC)], [Mn(IV)(OH)2(Me2EBC)](2+), and [Mn(IV)(O)(OH)(Me2EBC)](+), which are all supported by the tetradentate, macrocyclic Me2EBC ligand (Me2EBC = 4,11-dimethyl-1,4,8,11-tetraazabicyclo[6.6.2]hexadecane). Analysis of extended X-ray absorption fine structure (EX...

Use of multi-robot systems has many advantages over single robot systems in various applications. However, it comes with its own complexity and challenges. In this report, we try to improve the performance of existing approaches for search operations in multi-robot context. We propose three novel algorithms that are using a triangular grid pattern, i.e., robots certainly go through the vertices...