Minimally invasive restorative techniques can be applied with direct resin composites. However, the preparation for an indirect restoration tends to lead to over-treatment of the tooth structures. A resin-coating technique has been proposed in which both a hybrid layer and a tight sealing film are produced on the dentin surface with a dentin adhesive system and a low viscosity micro-filled resi...

This study aims to investigate the effects of shoe traction and obstacle height on friction during walking to better understand the mechanisms required to avoid slippage following obstacle clearance. Ten male subjects walked at a self-selected pace during eight different conditions: four obstacle heights (0%, 10%, 20% and 40% of limb length) while wearing two different pairs of shoes (low and h...

Plantar forefoot pain is common in older people and is related to increased peak pressures under the foot during gait. Variations in the hardness of the shoe sole may therefore influence both the magnitude of loading under the foot and the perceived comfort of the shoe in this population. The aim of this investigation was to determine the effect of varying shoe sole hardness on plantar pressure...

OBJECTIVE Cases of child abuse and neglect that involve black children are reported to and substantiated by public child welfare agencies at a rate approximately twice that of cases that involve white children. A range of studies have been performed to assess the degree to which this racial disproportionality is attributable to racial bias in physicians, nurses, and other professionals mandated...

The inhibition efficiency (IE) of Thiourea (TU) in controlling corrosion of carbon steel in sea water in the absence and presence of Zn 2+ has been evaluated by weight loss method. The formulation consisting of 200 ppm TU and 50 ppm Zn 2+ has 95% IE. A synergistic effect exists between TU and Zn 2+ . Synergism has been confirmed by Synergism parameter and F-Test. Influence of immersion period a...

Corrosion inhibition behavior of Ascorbic acid (AA) vitamin C and Thiamine (Th) vitamin B1 on mild steel corrosion in 0.5 M HCl was investigated at various immersion times. The electrochemical characteristics of mild steel in absence and presence of the inhibitors were verified by the cyclic voltammetry method. The protective properties of the passive film were acquired by electrochemical imped...

Using a result of Tian concerning deformation of negatively curved metrics to Einstein metrics, we conclude that, for any fixed link with hyperbolic complement, there is a class of irregular branched covering spaces, branched over that link, effectively detectable by their branching indices, which consists entirely of closed hyperbolic manifolds. Section 0 Introduction. One of the elusive compo...

A number of recent results are presented which bear on the question of what geometric information can be gleaned from the representation of a three-manifold as a branched cover over a fixed universal link. Results about Seifert-fibered manifolds, graph manifolds and hyperbolic manifolds are discussed. Section 0 Introduction. Closed, orientable three-manifolds admit a variety of universal constr...

Integrated temperature-humidity-sensitive thick-film structures based on spinel-type semiconducting ceramics of different chemical compositions and magnesium aluminate ceramics were prepared and studied. It is shown that temperature-sensitive thick-film structures possess good electrophysical characteristics in the region from 298 to 358 K. The change of electrical resistance in integrated thic...