Non-Contact Thermometer for Improved Air Temperature Measurements.

A compact thermometer for air temperature based on the measurement of the speed of sound was developed at INRIM. This paper focuses on the comparison of this instrument with platinum resistance thermometers in a climatic chamber over a temperature range (-30 ÷ +55) °C, relative humidity (10 ÷ 90)%rh, and irradiation (>1 kW/m) values similar to those of surface atmospheric conditions. Overall uncertainty values of 0.

Calibration Uncertainty of Non-Catching Precipitation Gauges.

Precipitation is among the most important meteorological variables for, e.g., meteorological, hydrological, water management and climate studies.

Minimally invasive digital implant-prosthetic procedure in "all on 4" rehabilitation in patients with special needs: a three-year follow-up.

The present study describes an innovative procedure for resolving implant-prosthetic cases in patients with edentulous special needs. In 2017 a 56-year-old female patient came to the Department of Dentistry of Vita-Salute San Raffaele Hospital, Milan, Italy, requiring implant-prosthetic rehabilitation of the dental arches given the difficulty in wearing removable prostheses. The first level radiological examinations were evaluated, two technical photographs were taken with specific reference, the 2D Digital Smile Design (Smile Design) was then carried out, the provisional prosthesis was performed and the CBCT requested with repere and provisional prostheses to realize the computerized implant project and an atraumatic flapless guided surgery.

Traditional prosthetic workflow for implant rehabilitations with a reduced number of fixtures: proposal of a protocol.

The aim of this study was to describe a standardized protocol for the creation of a definitive prosthetic rehabilitation supported by a reduced number of implants, achievable with a limited number of an optimized appointments. The proposed protocol provides only for 4 appointments to finalize the set work. During the first appointment, definitive impressions are taken in order to obtain the master models and plaster bars.

Computer-assisted prosthetic planning and implant design with integrated digital bite registration: a treatment protocol.

The aim of this clinical study is to present an integrated digital project through the description of a clinical case, made entirely in digitized form, taking advantage of the opportunity offered by instrumental diagnostic software. A case report participant is a 65-year-old female patient presents with loss of diffuse bone support, caused by periodontal disease. After a sign of an informed consent and an explication of a plan of treatment, technical intraoral and extraoral pictures and intraoral digital impressions were taken.

Digital smile planning technique applied to prosthetic rehabilitation of dental esthetic area: a case report.

Unlabelled: Nowadays, the objective of esthetic rehabilitation is not only to guarantee the results to the patients in terms of esthetic parameters but also the possibility to show the pre-visualization of possible results and therapy planning.

Objective: The aim of this study is to apply the 3D-DPS digital planning technique, in the prosthetic treatment of a patient, to produces digitally the mockup for the digital previewing and esthetic crown and veneer for the final prosthetic treatment.

Materials And Methods: A case report participant is a young patient, a female, 26 years old, with no oral, periodontal, or systemic diseases.

Digital Smile Designed Computer-Aided Surgery versus Traditional Workflow in "All on Four" Rehabilitations: A Randomized Clinical Trial with 4-Years Follow-Up.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate and compare the traditional "All on Four" technique with digital smile designed computer-aided "All on Four" rehabilitation; with a 4-years follow-up. The protocol was applied to a total of 50 patients randomly recruited and divided in two groups. Digital protocol allows for a completely virtual planning of the exact position of the fixtures, which allows one to perform a flapless surgery procedure with great accuracy (mini-invasive surgery) and also it is possible to use virtually planned prostheses realized with Computer-Aided Design/Computer-Aided Manufacturing (CAD/CAM) (methods for an immediate loading of the implants.

Innovative Mini Ultralight Radioprobes to Track Lagrangian Turbulence Fluctuations within Warm Clouds: Electronic Design.

Characterization of dynamics inside clouds remains a challenging task for weather forecasting and climate modeling as cloud properties depend on interdependent natural processes at micro- and macro-scales. Turbulence plays an important role in particle dynamics inside clouds; however, turbulence mechanisms are not yet fully understood partly due to the difficulty of measuring clouds at the smallest scales. To address these knowledge gaps, an experimental method for measuring the influence of small-scale turbulence in cloud formation in situ and producing an in-field cloud Lagrangian dataset is being developed by means of innovative ultralight radioprobes.

Virtual Implant Rehabilitation of the Severely Atrophic Maxilla: A Radiographic Study.

Background: Advanced maxillary atrophy is one of the most common clinical scenarios where implant placement could become difficult. Nevertheless, a volumetric evaluation using a suitable diagnostic software could facilitate the implant planning. The purpose of the present study is to suggest the potential application of the maxillary retro-canine area as the designated location for virtual tilted implants.

Determination of the Boltzmann constant by means of precision measurements of H2(18)O line shapes at 1.39 μm.

We report on a new implementation of Doppler broadening thermometry based on precision absorption spectroscopy by means of a pair of offset-frequency locked extended-cavity diode lasers at 1.39  μm. The method consists in the highly accurate observation of the shape of the 4(4,1)→4(4,0) line of the H2(18)O ν1+ν3 band, in a water vapor sample at thermodynamic equilibrium.

Advanced pediatric myelodysplastic syndromes: can immunophenotypic characterization of blast cells be a diagnostic and prognostic tool?

Background: The diagnosis of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) is mainly based on morphology and cytogenetic analysis. Several efforts to analyze MDS by flow cytometry have been reported in adults. These studies have focused on the identification of abnormalities in the maturation pathway of antigen expression of myelo-monocytic cells, and characterization of blast populations.

Primary gas thermometry by means of laser-absorption spectroscopy: determination of the Boltzmann constant.

We report on a new optical implementation of primary gas thermometry based on laser-absorption spectrometry in the near infrared. The method consists in retrieving the Doppler broadening from highly accurate observations of the line shape of the R(12) nu1+2nu2(0)+nu3 transition in CO2 gas at thermodynamic equilibrium. Doppler width measurements as a function of gas temperature, ranging between the triple point of water and the gallium melting point, allowed for a spectroscopic determination of the Boltzmann constant with a relative accuracy of approximately 1.