ODONTOLOGIC USE OF COPPER/ALUMINUM ALLOYS: MITOCHONDRIAL RESPIRATION AS SENSITIVE PARAMETER OF BIOCOMPATIBILITY

Odontologic use of copper/aluminum alloys: mitochondrial respiration as sensitive parameter of biocompatibility

Copper/aluminum alloys are largely utilized in odontological restorations because they are less expensive than gold or platinum.However, tarnishing and important corrosion in intrabuccal prostheses made with copper/aluminum alloys after 28 days of use have been reported.Several kinds of food and beverage may attack and corrode these alloys.Copper i

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Sting, Carry and Stock: How Corpse Availability Can Regulate De-Centralized Task Allocation in a Ponerine Ant Colony.

We develop a model to produce plausible patterns of task partitioning in the ponerine ant Ectatomma ruidum based on the availability of living prey and prey corpses.The model is based on the organizational capabilities of a "common stomach" through which the colony utilizes the availability of a natural (food) substance as a major communication cha

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Sex separation strategies: past experience and new approaches

Abstract The success of the sterile insect technique (SIT) and other genetic strategies designed Resveratrol to eliminate large populations of insects relies on the efficient inundative releases of competitive, sterile males into the natural habitat of the target species.As released sterile females do not contribute to the sterility in the field po

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