OBJECTIVES This study sought to assess distal and lateral forces and moments of asymmetric headgears by variable outer bow lengths. MATERIALS AND METHODS Four 3D finite element method (FEM) models of a cervical headgear attached to the maxillary first molars were designed in SolidWorks 2010 software and transferred to ANSYS Workbench ver. 11 software. Models contained the first molars, their ...

Some new higher algebraic order symmetric various-step methods are introduced. For these methods a direct formula for the computation of the phase-lag is given. Basing on this formula, calculation of free parameters is performed to minimize the phase-lag. An explicit symmetric multistep method is presented. This method is of higher algebraic order and is fitted both exponentially and trigonomet...

In this paper data are presented concerning the kinematic and dynamic characteristics of point-to-point arm movements which are inwardly or outwardly directed in three-dimensional space. Elbow and wrist position as well as elbow angle of extension were measured. From these data, other angles were computed trigonometrically and elbow and shoulder torques were calculated. Some of the angles descr...

OBJECTIVE To study the influence of cycloversions induced by head tilt on parameters of scanning laser polarimetry. METHODS Five left and five right eyes of 9 normal subjects were measured in seven different head tilt positions by one examiner using a scanning laser polarimeter (Nerve Fiber Analyzer, NFA II, LDT Inc., San Diego, Calif., USA). Images were acquired for the following head tilt p...