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Understanding Spectrum Education and Workforce Needs
(2021-04-30)Texas A&M University leads a multi-institutional collaboration funded by a National Science Foundation (NSF) planning grant to develop a comprehensive research plan for a National Center for Spectrum Innovation. NSF plans ... -
The 2017 AAP Periodontal Classification Guidelines: What Every Dental Office Should be Implementing
(2020-04-20)The Dental Practice Act outlines the parameters for diagnosis and treatment that dental providers must follow when treating patients. Failure to adhere to these guidelines may result in malpractice or negligence. The new ... -
Infectious Disease Disclosure by Dental Health Care Providers: A Patient's Right to Know
(2020-04-07)Bloodborne pathogens (BBPs) such as hepatitis B virus (HBV), hepatitis C virus (HCV), and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) all pose a risk of transmission from dental health care providers to patients. The purpose of ... -
Contraceptive Therapy: An Increased Risk for Periodontitis
(2020-04-09)Contraceptive therapy is being used by patients for various reasons. Several forms of contraceptive therapy are available for use such as, an oral pill, injection, implant, and intrauterine device. Evaluating the adverse ... -
Miswak: An Alternative Approach to Traditional Oral Hygiene Care
(2020-04-16)Dental professionals recommend many methods such as tooth brushing, flossing and mouth rinse in order to maintain healthy teeth and gingival tissue. Patient compliance is crucial in implementing these three steps in an ... -
Ammonium Hexafluorosilicate: A Prospective Alternative to Silver Diamine Fluoride
(2020-04-07)According to the 2015 National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, one in every seven United States children, between the ages two and eight, have untreated dental caries. Arresting dental caries is critical within ... -
The Evolution of Dental Composites: A Preventative Approach to Restoration Failure
(2020-04-09)This study investigates the problem of restoration failure using research data from primary and secondary sources. The failure of dental composites due to secondary caries is very common, so the creation of a restorative ... -
How Does the Hurricane Harvey Deposits Compare to Past Brazos Subaqueous Delta Flood Deposits
(2018-04-30)Hurricane Harvey brought over 100 cm of rain to the lower drainage basin of the Brazos River and resulted in the highest discharge event in the recorded history of the river. On Sept. 10th, 2017, during the waning phase ... -
Deep Sea Corrallium sp. in the Northwest Hawaiian Islands Basal Diameter-Colony Height Curve and Colony Height-Age Curve
(2018-05-03)In the Northwest Hawaiian Islands and Emperor Seamounts different seamounts have been subjected to varying levels of fishing impacts where some seamounts have never been fished, some where fishing stopped ~30 years ago, ... -
Incorporation of Honey-Based Phenolic Acids Into Shape Memory Polymer Foams for Use as Antimicrobial Hemostat
(2018-04-19)Polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams are ultra-low density, “smart” materials that transition between a primary and secondary shape when exposed to a thermal stimulus. This material has the potential to be used ... -
Prospective Mechanisms of Pyrite Oxidation in Anoxygenic Environments Analyzed by the Ferrozine Assay
(2017-05-03)Pyrite survived extensive redox weathering in the Archean (4.0-2.5 Ga) due to lack of readily available atmospheric oxygen in coastal, shallow-water environments. However, instances of oxidized detrital pyrite are still ... -
Maximal Intensity Higher-Order Breathers of the Nonlinear Schrödinger Equation on Different Backgrounds
(2017-04-27)In this work, we present fully periodic breathers of the nonlinear Schrodinger equation (NLSE) on both constant and elliptical dn-function backgrounds. The breathers can be generated under two conditions 1) the periods of ... -
Characterization of Automatically Reticulated Shape Memory Polymer Foams
(2013-09-28)Polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) foams have been shown to be biocompatible within porcine models and show potential to treat intracranial saccular aneurysms in patients, and use in other medical applications. After ... -
Synthesis of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers over Nickel Titanium Wire
(2013-09-25)In this work, the synthesis of ultra-low density Shape Memory Polymer (SMP) foams onto a nickel-titanium backbone wire is achieved, optimized, and characterized for the use in an intracranial aneurysm embolization device. ... -
Predator-Prey Interactions in the New England Intertidal Zone: Possible Induced Shell Thickening in the Common Periwinkle Littorina littorea in Respone to the Asian Shore Crab, Hemigrapsus sanguineus
(2018-05-02)Hemigrapsus sanguineus, also known as the Asian shore crab, began to invade the Northwestern Atlantic in the 1980’s and interferes with the existing food web of the rocky intertidal zone. The crabs prey upon primary consumers ... -
Solitude: A Human Condition
(2018-04-24)Solitude is a condition that affects everyone. Even more than this, the vocabulary we use to describe solitude varies from loneliness to isolation to alienation, but in its essence, solitude refers to the different physical, ... -
Fact From Fiction: The Evolution of the Cleopatra Legend
(2018-05-01)Literature Review: There have been many attempts to reconstruct Cleopatra over the past two millennia, in the form of cultural depictions and histories, each of these adding a little more nuance to her mythology. The ... -
The Effect of Creativity on Emotions and Psychological Well-Being
(2018-04-25)Engaging in creative behaviors may lead to increased positive emotions and enhanced psychological well-being. An association between creativity and positive affect, satisfaction with life, meaningfulness, and self-esteem ... -
The Impact of CeO2 Engineered Nanomaterials on the Soil-Water Holding Properties: A Pedostructure Characterization Approach
(2018-04-19)With the increase in the demand for food and clean water, non-conventional water reuse has taken a lot of attention recently. However, the impact of the reused water is still being researched. A widely used variety of ... -
Modeling and Evaluation of Received Signal Strength Using Reconfigurable Antennas in Complex Urban Environments
(2018-04-25)Today wireless communication has become paramount to everyday life. The strength of these signals can be diminished over long distances, which can increase in highly urban environments where more obstacles will hinder the ...