Search results for "IPM"

Effectiveness and Duration of Plantar Pressure Off-loading by Two Designs of Felt Padding: A Preliminary Study.

2019

Background: The aim of this study was to observe the pressure changes in the felt padding used to off-load pressure from the first metatarsal head, the effects obtained by different designs, and the loss of effectiveness over time. Method: With a study population of 17 persons, two types of 5-mm semicompressed felt padding were tested: one was C-shaped, with an aperture cutout at the first metatarsophalangeal joint, and the other was U-shaped. Pressures on the sole of the foot were evaluated with a platform pressure measurement system at three time points: before fitting the felt padding, immediately afterward, and 3 days later. Results: In terms of decreased mean pressure on the first met…

Microstructure alterations of rotary files after multiple simulated operative procedures.

2009

Aim: To assess morphological alterations of ProTaper rotary NiTi files before and after continuous use by scanning electron microscopy (SEM). Study Design: 30 root canals were chosen with an angle between 15 and 30º. Before starting to prepare the canals the files were observed microscopically using a scanning electronic microscope. The ProTaper sequence recommended by the manufacturer was used, with NaOCl as irrigant. The instruments were sterilised after every three canals were shaped. The instruments were observed with the same microscope after shaping each canal, until 30 root canals were shaped. The criteria used for checking the instruments were: blunt cutting edges, disruption of cut…

Comparison of Shaping Ability of 10 Rotary and Reciprocating Systems: an In Vitro Study with AutoCAD

2017

Cilj: Usporediti reznu površinu, očuvanje anatomije korijenskog kanala i neinstrumentiranu površinu nakon instrumentacije sustavima F360®, F6SkyTaper®, HyflexEDM®, iRace®, Neoniti®, O.Shape®, P.Next®, Reciproc®, Revo-S® i WaveOneGold® s veličinom instrumenta 25. Materijali i metode: Tristo zubi s jednim ravnim korijenom i okruglim ili eliptičnim presjekom korijenskog kanala podijeljeno je u 10 skupina (1-F360®, 2-F6SkyTaper®, 3-HyflexEDM®, 4-iRace®, 5-Neoniti®, 6-O Shape®, 7-P.Next®, 8-Reciproc®, 9-Revo-S® i 10-WaveOneGold®) i poprečno prerezano na trećine ultrafinim reznim diskovima. Uzorci su fotografirani pod stereomikroskopom i provedena je predinstrumentacijska analiza prije ponovnog s…

Death by Facial and Skull Injuries of a Motorcyclist Wearing a Full-Face Helmet: Case Report and Literature Review

2016

We describe a case of death by facial and skull fractures with brain injuries of a motorcyclist wearing a full-face helmet. A 40-year-old man driving a high-powered motorcycle crashed violently into the rear of a stopped car. The main results from the autopsy revealed the deformation of the left orbito-zygomatic and fronto-temporoparietal regions corresponding to bone fractures with laceration at the left temporal lobe. The CT scan of the helmet revealed the detachment of the energy-absorbing liner. Moreover an impact speed of 93 Km/h resulted from the analysis of accident dynamics. We analysed the literature regarding the effectiveness of full-face helmets in reducing the risk of fatality …

Two-second standardization of the Harpenden Caliper.

1981

INTERVENTIONS TO PREVENT SPORTS RELATED INJURIES: A SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS OF RANDOMISED CONTROLLED TRIALS

2013

The effects of methods to prevent injuries have been studied in several systematic reviews. However, no meta-analysis taking into account all randomised controlled intervention trials aiming at the prevention of sports injuries has been published.To summarise the effects of sports injury prevention interventions.Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials.PubMed, MEDLINE, SPORTDiscus, the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, CINAHL, PEDro, and Web of Science, searched in September 2013. The reference lists of retrieved articles and reviews were hand searched.To be selected articles had to examine the effects of any preventive intervention on sports injurie…

Asymmetric tungsten oxide nanobrushes via oriented attachment and Ostwald ripening

2011

Tungsten oxide nanobrushes were synthesized using a solvothermal approach that lead to self-branching in the presence of citric acid and hexadecylamine as surfactants. Our synthetic approach yielded branched nanorods of tungsten oxide in a single synthetic step. Based on our results, we propose a phenomenological pathway for the formation, branching, and assembly of these tungsten oxide brushes. The formation of tungsten oxide brushes proceeds by thermal decomposition of ammonium tungstate in the presence of citric acid and hexadecylamine. The pale blue powder obtained after solvothermal reaction was analyzed by X-ray diffraction (XRD), transmission electron microscopy (TEM) and high-resolu…

X-ray powder diffraction phase analysis and thermomechanical properties of silica and alumina porcelains

2004

Chemical and mineralogical characterization, using the Rietveld method, of some silica and alumina rich porcelains and its relationship with thermomechanical properties have been studied in this work. X-ray powder diffraction analysis allows to differ clearly between silica and alumina porcelains. X-ray study shows that both porcelains have a content of vitreous phase. This vitreous phase is higher in the silica than in the alumina porcelain. Dilatometric studies combined with powder diffraction methods shows a strong relationship between silica content and a lower expansion coefficients and between alumina content and a higher crash resistance. Lower contents in vitreous phase in porcelain…

"Table 8" of "Measurement of the cross section for W-boson production in association with jets in ppbar collisions at s**(1/2) = 1.96-TeV"

2008

Total cross sections for W production in association with 3 or more jets.

Caracterización y modelización de detectores basados en la tecnología Cristal Continuo/SiPM para escáneres de tomografía por emisión de positrones

2012

El grupo IRIS (Image Reconstruction Instrumentation and Simulations for medical imaging applications) del Instituto de Física Corpuscular (IFIC) ha desarrollado un prototipo de un tomógrafo PET con dos cabezas giratorias basado en cristales continuos acoplados a unos nuevos fotodetectores conocidos como fotomultiplicadores de silicio (SiPM). En un futuro se quiere construir un anillo completo y se está considerando el uso de geometrías alternativas, como la sustitución de los cristales cuboides por cristales trapezoidales con el fin de evitar los huecos entre cristales adyacentes. El uso de estos cristales permitiría mejorar la eficiencia y la calidad de la reconstrucción de la imagen. El o…