This research combined three distinctly unique and separate measures of corruption into one corruption factor, so as to yield a robust measurement approach to further understand the political and socioeconomic variables of corruption. The findings show that a strong significant variable in measuring corruption is the personal marginal-tax rate, especially in hierarchical based nations. The high...

The fracture resistance of all-ceramic restorations is one of the major concerns in clinical applications of these materials. Finite element analysis is usually applied in the studies of this area without considering changes in contacts with the antagonists teeth during the occlusal movements. A 3D model of a incisor was created: intact teeth, unrestored teeth; the same teeth restored with full...

INTRODUCTION Marginal discrepancies may lead to cement washout and marginal leakage, damaging periodontal and pulp tissues or causing premature loss of the restoration. PURPOSE This study evaluated the influence of application site of provisional cement on the marginal adaptation of provisional crowns. MATERIAL AND METHODS Four different application sites of provisional cement (Temp Bond NE...

In the normal mouse spleen, two distinct populations of dendritic cells (DC) are present that differ in microanatomical location. The major population of marginal DC is found in the "marginal zone bridging channels" and extends into the red pulp. The interdigitating cells (IDC) are localized in the T cell areas in the white pulp. The aim of the present study was to characterize these two spleni...

PURPOSE To evaluate the marginal fit of CAD/CAM copings milled from hybrid ceramic (Vita Enamic) blocks and lithium disilicate (IPS e.max CAD) blocks, and to evaluate the effect of crystallization firing on the marginal fit of lithium disilicate copings. MATERIALS AND METHODS A standardized metal die with a 1-mm-wide shoulder finish line was imaged using the CEREC AC Bluecam. The coping was d...

The marginal zone, in pregastrulating chick blastoderms, has been defined as the intermediate ring between the epiblast proper and the most external region, the area opaca (Spratt & Haas, 1960). Azar & Eyal-Giladi (1979) have shown that the marginal zone of a stage XIII blastoderm has the capacity of regenerating an inductive layer which when in contact with a competent stage XIII epiblast can ...

The present work studies biofuel production using an American native species that belongs to the Argemone genus. It is considered a weed, and its presence extends from southern United States some areas of South America; pleiacantha, together with other same genus, known as “chicalote”. Oil physical chemical properties confirm chicalote oil effective raw material for production, presenting fatty...

Abstract It is predicted that by the year 2050, zonal borders could change in coconut-growing regions South and Southeast Asia, with rainfall either decreasing traditional or increasing non-traditional drier where soil lacks adequate capacity to store extra water. An innovative technology presented can ameliorate heavy clay subsoil which be beneficial extending coconut cultivation under both of...