UNDERSTANDING ANCIENT COMBATIVES: THE “HEEL MANOEUVRE” IN PHILOSTRATUS’ HEROICUS 14.4 – 15.3.

The above-cited passage — in the form of a dialogue between the Vinedresser and the Phoenician — reads as follows

UNDERSTANDING ANCIENT COMBATIVES: HOW DID DIOXIPPUS TAKE CORAGUS DOWN?

This paper analyzes the descriptions of the takedown technique employed by Dioxippus against Coragus in their celebrated duel. Previous interpretations of the takedown technique are critiqued, and new translations of the primary sources are presented

A New Composite Restorative Based on a Hydrophobic Matrix

A hydrophobic restorative composite based on a fluorocarbon analog of an alkyl methacrylate and a bisphenol adduct was formulated into a one-paste system, which polymerized in the presence of blue light. Physical, mechanical, and water-related properties were determined. High contact angles and low water sorption were shown by the experimental composite. Capillary penetration of oral fluids around restorations, therefore, could be prevented in the presence of this highly hydrophobic surface. The physical and mechanical properties of the experimental composite were either comparable to or somewhat less favorable than commercial Bis-GMA composites.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/67042/2/10.1177_00220345790580100401.pd

Properties of Natural Waxes Used in Dentistry

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Formulation and evaluation of a hydrophobic composite plastic

A hydrophobic co-polymer, helptafluorobutylmethacrylate co-para vinyl phenol, was compounded with ethylene glycol dimethacrylate and silanated quartz to produce a hydrophobic composite. The experimental composite had satisfactory working properties and had mechanical properties comparable to commercial composite but a higher modulus of resilience. The wear resistance was equal to or greater than the commercial composite depending on whether a two-body abrasion test or a track width versus normal load test was used for the evaluation. The thermal coefficient of expansion and water sorption values were somewhat higher than those of commercial composites.Peer Reviewedhttp://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/2027.42/74217/1/j.1365-2842.1980.tb00454.x.pd