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Luay Jabr, P. Emile Rossouw, Dimitrios Michelogiannakis, Shaima Malik, Timothy T. Wheeler and Abdul Basir Barmak
Objective: The objective was to compare the shear bond strength (SBS) and the adhesive remnant index (ARI) amongst six orthodontic bracket groups. Materials and Methods: Three-dimensional printed polycrystalline alumina brackets (3DBs), ceramic brackets ...
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Kamran Orujov, Daniel Roth, Matthias Karl and Tanja Grobecker-Karl
Several factors determine the retention force in removable implant-retained overdentures using prefabricated ball- or locator-type attachment systems. In this context, it was the goal of this in vitro study to examine the effect of implant angulation and...
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Raza Nowrozy, Khandakar Ahmed, Hua Wang and Timothy Mcintosh
This paper proposed a novel privacy model for Electronic Health Records (EHR) systems utilizing a conceptual privacy ontology and Machine Learning (ML) methodologies. It underscores the challenges currently faced by EHR systems such as balancing privacy ...
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Katarina Monkova, Peter Pavol Monka, Milan ?aludek, Pavel Beno, Romana Hricová and Anna ?meringaiová
Porous materials bring components not only direct advantages in the form of lightening of constructions, saving of production materials, or improvement of physical properties, but also secondary advantages, which are manifested as a result of their daily...
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Jicheng Huang, Kunpeng Tian, Aimin Ji, Bin Zhang, Cheng Shen and Haolu Liu
Finite element numerical simulations provide a visual and quantitative approach to studying the interaction between rigid mechanical components and flexible agricultural crops. This method is an important tool for the design of modern agricultural produc...
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Zhushuai Wang, Yu Yang, Yu Xu, Changhao Xin, Pengfei Liang and Ning Guo
This paper presents two experimental schemes, graded cyclic loading and unloading, and variable lower limit cyclic loading and unloading, to investigate the energy evolution and acoustic emission characteristics of rocks under different cyclic loading an...
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Jeong-Hwa Park, Kyu-Hwan Oh, Sang-Keun Oh, Hyun-Jae Seo and Boo-Sung Kang
In the field of waterproofing concrete structures, the use of self-adhesive waterproofing sheets has become a popular technique for ensuring long-term waterproofing performance. One important characteristic of such sheet materials is maintaining their st...
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Sina Broscheit, Dirk Vordermark, Reinhard Gerlach and Christian Ralf Gernhardt
The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of preceded tumor therapeutic irradiation on the tensile bond strength of three modern universal adhesives applied in self-etch mode on dentin. Specimens prepared from 135 extracted human third molars w...
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Luka ?imunovic, Tadeja Blagec, Ivana ?utej and Senka Me?trovic
Objective: This study aimed to compare the force degradation of elastomeric chains submerged in commonly used mouthrinses. Methods: One hundred samples of elastomeric orthodontic chains from five different brands (Ormco, GC, RMO, Forestandent, and 3M Uni...
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Puneeth Jakkula, Amitay Cohen, Bratislav Lukic, David Levi-Hevroni, Alexander Rack, Georg Ganzenmüller and Stefan Hiermaier
Studying the failure behaviour of engineered or natural materials under dynamic loading scenarios is of high importance, for example to investigate the fracture mechanics and to prevent catastrophic failures of constructions. When dynamic loading is coup...
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