OBJECTIVE: Test Boards To compare dental and skeletal anchorages in mandibular canine retraction by means of a stress distribution analysis.METHODS: A photoelastic model was produced from second molar to canine, without the first premolar, and mandibular canine retraction was simulated by a rubber band tied to two types of anchorage: dental anchora
Abstract Background Tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) is the most common viral CNS infection with incidences much higher than all other virus infections together in many risk areas of central and eastern Europe.The Odenwald Hill region (OWH) in southwestern Germany is classified as a TBE risk region and frequent case numbers but also more severe infect
This study aimed to describe and determine the prevalence of ocular abnormalities in Polish Hunting Dogs.The study was conducted with 193 Polish Hunting Dogs: 101 female and 92 male animals, aged between 3 months and 12 years.Ophthalmic examinations were performed using slit lamp biomicroscopy, ophthalmoscopy, and tonometry based on the ophthalmolo
Abstract Background Alpine alder vegetation acts upon the nearby grass and dwarf shrub vegetation by the nitrogen supply from the symbiotic bacteria Frankia alni of Alnus viridis.This has been Tracksuit studied in two transects concerning plant distribution, plant diversity, nitrate concentration in soil and photosynthetic performance of specific m