Introduction: The extraction of premolars as a practical form of orthodontic therapy has been accepted for many years, but there remains a controversy regarding the effect of premolar extraction to improve esthetics as well as dentoskeletal relationship.The esthetic impact of the soft-tissue profile might play a major 5-HTP role in deciding on prem
ABSTRACT Considerable evidence exists that bacteria detect eukaryotic communication molecules and modify their virulence accordingly.In previous studies, it has been demonstrated that the increasingly antibiotic-resistant pathogen Pseudomonas aeruginosa can detect the human hormones brain natriuretic peptide (BNP) and C-type natriuretic peptide (CN
Joseph Tauber,1 James Owen,2 Marc Bloomenstein,3 John Hovanesian,4 Mark A Bullimore5 1Tauber Eye Center, Kansas City, MO 64111, USA; 2TLC Laser Eye Centers-La Jolla, La Jolla, CA 92122, USA; 3Schwartz Laser Eye Center, Scottsdale, AZ 85260, USA; 4Harvard Eye Associates, Laguna Hills, CA 92653, USA; 5University of Houston, College of Optometry, Hous
The Eurasian fossil record of Panthera spelaea shows a gradual decrease in body size.The process peaking just before the extinction of the species at the end of the Late Pleistocene.The temporal trend of decreasing size particularly accelerating during MIS 2, as exemplified Lounge Chair by the extremely small female skull from Kryshtaleva Cave.Some
The concept of closed nuclear fuel cycle seems to be the most promising options for the efficient usage of the nuclear energy resources.However, it can be implemented only in fast breeder reactors of the IVth generation, which are characterized by the fast neutron spectrum.The lead-cooled fast reactor (LFR) was defined and studied on the level of t