6,325 research outputs found
Effect of Light-Curing Unit Type and Bulk-Fill Composite Resins with Different Photoinitiators on Marginal Gaps of Class II Restorations
Objective: To evaluate the effect of two types of light-curing units (second and third generations) and two types of bulk-fill composite resins with different photoinitiators - Tetric N-Ceram Bulk Fill (TNCB) and X-tra Fil (XTF) on gap formation at the gingival margins of Cl II restorations. Material and Methods: Fifty-six standard Cl II cavities were prepared on the mesial and distal surfaces of premolar teeth, with the gingival margin of the cavities 1 mm apical to the CEJ. The samples were randomly assigned to two groups based on the composite resin type and two subgroups based on the light-curing unit type and restored. After 5000 rounds of thermocycling, gingival margin gap in each sample was measured in µm under an electron microscope at ×2000 magnification. Data were analyzed by two-way ANOVA and Tukey tests (α=0.05). Results: Marginal gaps of TNCB composite resin were significantly smaller than those of XTF composite resin (p<0.001). There were no significant differences between the two light-curing units in each group (p=0.887 with XTF and p=0.999 with TNCB). Conclusion: The gaps at gingival margins of Cl II cavities with TNCB bulk-fill composite were smaller than XTF composite resin. Both composite resins can be cured with both the second- and third-generation LEDs
Improvements in the M-T relation and mass function and the measured Omega_m through clusters evolution
In this paper, I revisit the constraints obtained by several authors
(Reichart et al. 1999; Eke et al. 1998; Henry 2000) on the estimated values of
Omega_m, n and sigma_8 in the light of recent theoretical developments: 1) new
theoretical mass functions (Sheth & Tormen 1999, Sheth, Mo & Tormen 1999, Del
Popolo 2002b); 2) a more accurate mass-temperature relation, also determined
for arbitrary Omega_m and Omega_{\Lambda} (Voit 2000, Pierpaoli et al. 2001,
Del Popolo 2002a). Firstly, using the quoted improvements, I re-derive an
expression for the X-ray Luminosity Function (XLF), similarly to Reichart et
al. (1999), and then I get some constraints to \Omega_m and n, by using the
ROSAT BCS and EMSS samples and maximum-likelihood analysis. Then I re-derive
the X-ray Temperature Function (XTF), similarly to Henry (2000) and Eke et al.
(1999), re-obtaining the constraints on Omega_m, n, sigma_8. Both in the case
of the XLF and XTF, the changes in the mass function and M-T relation produces
an increase in Omega_m of \simeq 20% and similar results in sigma_8 and n.Comment: 34 pages, 11 encapsulated figures. Accepted by Ap
Is WMAP3 normalization compatible with the X-Ray cluster abundance?
We present the mass and X-ray temperature functions derived from a sample of
more than 15,000 galaxy clusters of the MareNostrum Universe cosmological SPH
simulations. In these simulations, we follow structure formation in a cubic
volume of 500/h Mpc on a side assuming cosmological parameters consistent with
either the first or third year WMAP data and gaussian initial conditions. We
compare our numerical predictions with the most recent observational estimates
of the cluster X-ray temperature functions and find that the low normalization
cosmological model inferred from the 3 year WMAP data results is barely
compatible with the present epoch X-ray cluster abundances. We can only
reconcile the simulations with the observational data if we assume a
normalization of the Mass-Temperature relation which is a factor of 2.5--3
smaller than our non-radiative simulations predict. This deviation seems to be
too large to be accounted by the effects of star formation or cooling in the
ICM, not taken into account in these simulations.Comment: 4 pages, 3 figures. Accepted for publication in The Astrophysical
Journal Letter
On the transverse mode of an atom laser
The transverse mode of an atom laser beam that is outcoupled from a
Bose-Einstein condensate is investigated and is found to be strongly determined
by the mean--field interaction of the laser beam with the condensate. Since for
repulsive interactions the geometry of the coupling scheme resembles an
interferometer in momentum space, the beam is found show filamentation.
Observation of this effect would prove the transverse coherence of an atom
laser beam.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figure
Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi dust spacetimes: Symmetry properties and some extensions to the dissipative case
We consider extensions of Lemaitre-Tolman-Bondi (LTB) spacetimes to the
dissipative case. For doing that we previously carry out a systematic study on
LTB. This study is based on two different aspects of LTB. On the one hand, a
symmetry property of LTB will be presented. On the other hand, the description
of LTB in terms of some fundamental scalar functions (structure scalars)
appearing in the orthogonal splitting of Riemann tensor will be provided. We
shall consider as "natural" generalizations of LTB (hereafter referred to as
GLTB) either those metrics admitting some similar kind of symmetry as LTB, or
those sharing structure scalars with similar dependence on the metric.Comment: 13 pages RevTex. To appear in Phys. Rev. D. Some references corrected
and update
Controlling complex networks: How much energy is needed?
The outstanding problem of controlling complex networks is relevant to many
areas of science and engineering, and has the potential to generate
technological breakthroughs as well. We address the physically important issue
of the energy required for achieving control by deriving and validating scaling
laws for the lower and upper energy bounds. These bounds represent a reasonable
estimate of the energy cost associated with control, and provide a step forward
from the current research on controllability toward ultimate control of complex
networked dynamical systems.Comment: 4 pages paper + 5 pages supplement. accepted for publication in
Physical Review Letters;
http://link.aps.org/doi/10.1103/PhysRevLett.108.21870
- …