Estimation of Fatigue Deformation for Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and Cast Cobalt-Chromium Circumferential Clasps: A comparative study

Aims: This in-vitro study aimed to compare the fatigue deformation of Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) and Cobalt-Chromium (Co-Cr) clasps by mechanical cycling test simulating ten years of use.Materials and Methods: 72 clasps samples were fabricated on a standardized e-max upper right first premolar; it is divided into 24 Co-Cr clasps, and 48 PEEK clasp

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Hope Springs Eternal: The Image of South Africa in Swedish Media

When South Africa is covered in the Swedish media, the focus is often on the history of South Africa, the role of Sweden in the anti-apartheid movement and, in more recent years, the political and socio-economic landscape of post-apartheid South Africa, marked by increased wealth gaps, social unrest, and corruption.How South Africa rab valiance jak

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The strength and timing of the mitochondrial bottleneck in salmon suggests a conserved mechanism in vertebrates.

In most species mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is inherited maternally in an apparently clonal fashion, although how this is achieved remains uncertain.Population genetic studies show not only that individuals can harbor more than one type of mtDNA (heteroplasmy) but that heteroplasmy is common and widespread across a diversity of taxa.Females harboring

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Increased microclimatic variation in artificial nests does not create ecological traps for a secondary cavity breeder, the European roller

Abstract Artificial devices are increasingly used in conservation measures to mitigate the disappearance of natural habitats.However, few studies have demonstrated their benefits for the target species, and they may pose a risk of creating ecological traps.This occurs when lower individual fitness is found in artificial habitats that are more attra

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