Full instantaneous de-icing using extensional modes: The role of architectured and multilayered materials in modes decoupling.

Ultrasonic de-icing systems are energy-efficient solutions for ice protection. The systems generate high levels of stress in the ice by inducing vibrations in the substrate, resulting in bulk or adhesive ice failure and, ultimately, ice removal. For this purpose, two types of resonant modes can be excited: flexural and extensional modes.

Live birth after single euploid frozen embryo transfer in a 39-year-old woman with high-grade mosaic Turner syndrome.

Objective: To describe the reproductive and obstetric outcomes of an intracytoplasmic sperm injection cycle with preimplantation genetic testing for aneuploidy in an advanced reproductive-age woman with high-grade mosaic Turner syndrome.

Methods: Case report of a 39-year-old woman diagnosed with mosaic Turner Syndrome 45,X[90]/46,XX[10] karyotype who underwent fertilization treatment with blastocyst trophectoderm biopsy for preimplantation genetic testing using next-generation sequencing.

Result(s): Two of the four blastocysts biopsied were euploid.

Use of Bone Morphogenetic Protein 15 Polymorphisms to Predict Ovarian Stimulation Outcomes in Infertile Brazilian Women.

Aims: Polymorphisms in the gene encoding bone morphogenetic protein 15 (BMP15) can result in inhibited secretion or lowered bioactivity of the BMP15 protein. BMP15 levels are associated with follicle-stimulating hormone receptor (FSHR) action on granulosa cells, wherein FSHR increases the sensitivity of ovarian follicles to follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH). In this study we evaluated the BMP15 polymorphisms A905 > G/rs3897937, C901 > T/rs17003221, and C-9 > G/rs3810682 in infertile Brazilian women in terms of anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH), FSH, and estradiol serum levels, as well as controlled ovarian hyperstimulation response and assisted reproduction outcomes.

Debris Evaluation after Root Canal Shaping with Rotating and Reciprocating Single-File Systems.

This study evaluated the root canal dentine surface by scanning electron microscope (SEM) after shaping with two reciprocating single-file NiTi systems and two rotating single-file NiTi systems, in order to verify the presence/absence of the smear layer and the presence/absence of open tubules along the walls of each sample; Forty-eight single-rooted teeth were divided into four groups and shaped with OneShape (OS), F6 SkyTaper (F6), WaveOne (WO) and Reciproc and irrigated using 5.25% NaOCl and 17% EDTA. Root canal walls were analyzed by SEM at a standard magnification of 2500×.

F360 and F6 Skytaper: SEM evaluation of cleaning efficiency.

Aim: Root canal preparation may produce a large quantity of smear layer that covers canal walls. Single-file systems have recently appeared, with the aim of reducing the number of steps and files to reach a correct endodontic treatment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate by SEM the root canal walls after instrumentation with F360 (Komet, Brasseler GmbH & Co.