Non-surgical treatment of an Angle Class III malocclusion in adults.

Objective: To examine the application of a modified fixed reverse twin-block appliance (TBA) in adults with an Angle Class III malocclusion and anterior crossbite.

Participants: Thirty-two adults with an Angle III malocclusion were recruited. An associated temporomandibular disorder (TMD) was found in 18 patients, laterognathism in 21, and both conditions in the remaining 12 patients.

[Feeding habits of Trachurus japonicus in the East China Sea].

A total of 453 Trachurus japonicus specimens with a fork length (FL) of 46-250 mm were sampled in the seasonal light seine net surveys in the East China Sea in May, August, and November, 2008 and in February, 2009. The stomach contents of the specimens were analyzed, and the seasonal and ontogenetic variations in the feeding habits of the T. japonicus were examined by the Kruskal-Wallis test, chi-squared test, and cluster analysis.