Evaluation of stress distribution in bone and three-unit fixed implant-supported prostheses with zirconia and titanium abutments: A 3D finite element analysis

Background.For esthetic considerations in anterior regions, abutments with high-strength ceramics such as alumina and zirconia have been developed as substitutes for titanium abutments.The present study was designed to investigate the distribution of stress in prosthesis and bone components of an implant-supported FPD with different abutments by us

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Unexpected cranial sexual dimorphism in the tragulid Dorcatherium naui based on material from the middle to late Miocene localities of Eppelsheim and Hammerschmiede (Germany).

Tragulids, chevrotains or mouse deer, were common faunal elements during the Miocene.During that time, Dorcatherium was the most abundant genus, with D.naui being the first described species.Besides their read more abundance, until recently only very limited cranial material was available for investigation.Here we present a redescription of the fir

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An efficient attribute-based access control system with break-glass capability for cloud-assisted industrial control system

In the era of Industry4.0, cloud-assisted industrial control system (ICS) is considered to be the most promising technology for industrial processing automation systems.However, the emerging attack techniques targeted at ICS underlines the importance of data security.To protect the data from the unauthorized accesses, attribute-based encryption is

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Effects of metformin on body weight in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus,receiving insulin analogue treatment

Aims.To study the dynamics of body weight, waist circumference, blood lipid and insulin demand in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) during first year of combined treatment with metformin and insulin analogues, compared with insulin analogue monotherapy.Materials and Methods.We examined 78 patients with T2DM on newly initiated insulin th

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