We consider the following meshing problem. Given a control spacing function f(), which speciies the desired element size, how to generate a well-shaped and a well-conformed mesh. Here, well-shaped mesh means that the circumradius-to-shortest-edge-length ratio of the mesh is bounded from above by a constant; well-conformed means that the element size is within a constant factor of f(). Li et. al...

Nocturnal tongue biting presents as a diagnostic dilemma, especially in children. We report two siblings with nocturnal tongue biting who were ultimately diagnosed with Faciomandibular Myoclonus (FMM) based on video polysomnography.

Tail-biting trellises are defined on a circular time axis and can have a smaller number of states than equivalent conventional trellises. Existing circular Viterbi algorithms (CVAs) on the tail-biting trellis are non-convergent and sub-optimal. In this study, we show that the net path metric of each tail-biting path is lower-bounded during the decoding process of the CVA. This property can be a...

The purpose of this in vivo study was to determine maximum and functional forces simultaneously in three dimensions on mandibular implants supporting overdentures. The anchorage system for overdenture connection was the ball-shaped retentive anchor. Five edentulous patients, each with two mandibular ITI implants, were selected as test subjects. A novel miniaturized piezo-electric force transduc...

The feeding kinematics, suction and hydraulic jetting capabilities of captive harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) were characterized during controlled feeding trials. Feeding trials were conducted using a feeding apparatus that allowed a choice between biting and suction, but also presented food that could be ingested only by suction. Subambient pressure exerted during suction feeding behaviors was d...

BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Knowledge of the bionomics of mosquitoes, especially of disease vectors, is essential to plan appropriate vector avoidance and control strategies. Information on biting activity of vectors during the night hours in different seasons is important for choosing personal protection measures. This study was carried out to find out the composition of mosquito fauna biting on h...

Objective: This study aims to identify the prevalence of parafunctional habits and common symptoms temporomandibular disorders in young individuals reporting Watim Dental College Materials methods: cross-sectional was carried out by a survey clinical examination over period six months from September 2021 February 2022. Data 103 patients, who fulfilled inclusion criteria, were collected using st...

We investigated some entomological factors underlying altitudinal prevalence variation in the Venezuelan Amazonia human onchocerciasis focus. Spatial and temporal variation in relative abundance, daily biting rate, proportion of parous flies, and monthly parous biting rate were studied for the three main simuliid vectors (based on their vectorial competence: Simulium oyapockense s.l. Floch & Ab...

An algorithm for exact maximum likelihood(ML) decoding on tail-biting trellises is presented, which exhibits very good average case behavior. An approximate variant is proposed, whose simulated performance is observed to be virtually indistinguishable from the exact one at all values of signal to noise ratio, and which effectively performs computations equivalent to at most two rounds on the ta...