Three-dimensional evaluation of mandibular deformation during mouth opening.

Aim: Deformation of the mandible presents a major challenge for many dentists, both in conventional prosthetic supraconstructions and in complex implant restorations. This study aimed to evaluate the three-dimensional (3D) deformation of the mandible in vivo with scannable impression material and an industrial optical scanner.

Materials And Methods: In the present study, 20 female and 20 male subjects were examined.

The design process of a multimodal module that synthesized knowledge across nursing courses.

Background: Nursing faculty are being challenged to increase the use of technology in the classroom. Use of technology addresses multiple learning styles, increases student engagement, encourages active learning and improves students' attention.

Objectives: Evaluate student satisfaction to a faculty designed multimedia teaching strategy.

Can different occlusal positions instantaneously impact spine and body posture? : A pilot study using rasterstereography for a three-dimensional evaluation.

Purpose: Orthodontists influence dental occlusion directly. To suggest any link between dental occlusion and body posture is highly contentious, as evidenced by the literature. Rasterstereography, an optical technique that enables three-dimensional (3D) body measurements to be collected, has not yet been used to impartially examine whether different occlusal positions could instantaneously alter spine and body posture.

Evaluation of an enzyme immunoassay for antibodies to a recombinant Blastomyces adhesin-1 repeat antigen as an aid in the diagnosis of blastomycosis in dogs.

Objective: To evaluate the sensitivity and specificity of an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for antibodies to a recombinant Blastomyces adhesin-1 repeat antigen (rBAD-1) to aid in the diagnosis of blastomycosis in dogs and compare the findings with results from other tests used for this purpose.

Design: Prospective analytic study.

Sample: Serum and urine from 70 dogs with and without blastomycosis.

Predictors of stress and coping strategies of US accelerated vs. generic Baccalaureate Nursing students: an embedded mixed methods study.

Background: Stress is an inevitable part of life and is especially pervasive in the lives of nursing students. Identifying the predictors of stress as well as coping strategies used can allow for the implementation of appropriate coping interventions to assist in the management of stress in nursing students. Mixed methods research that has been undertaken to gain an understanding about student stress, especially juxtaposing generic versus accelerated nursing students could not be identified.

Abnormal sterol metabolism in a patient with Antley-Bixler syndrome and ambiguous genitalia.

Antley-Bixler syndrome (ABS) is a rare multiple anomaly syndrome comprising radiohumeral synostosis, bowed femora, fractures of the long bones, premature fusion of the calvarial sutures, severe midface hypoplasia, proptosis, choanal atresia, and, in some, ambiguous genitalia. Of fewer than 40 patients described to date, most have been sporadic, although reports of parental consanguinity and affected sibs of both sexes suggests autosomal recessive inheritance in some families. Known genetic causes among sporadic cases of ABS or ABS-like syndromes are missense mutations in the IgII and IgIII regions of FGFR2, although the assignment of the diagnosis of ABS to such children has been disputed.

New Directions and Developments in Managed Care Financing.

This overview discusses articles published in this issue of the Health Care Financing Review, entitled "Managed Care: Advances in Financing." Articles cover the cutting-edge developments in payment methods for managed care organizations and their providers; new approaches to financing managed health care services for Medicare and Medicaid beneficiaries and special sub-populations; and the financing challenges presented by new managed care delivery models and industry consolidation.