SAFE IMPLEMENTATION OF SURGICAL INNOVATION: A PROSPECTIVE REGISTRY OF THE VERSIUS ROBOTIC SURGICAL SYSTEM


Global Theme Issue: Poverty and Human Development The effect of poverty on access to oral health care in Nigeria

Nigeria is a country with a population of over 140 million people (1).Over 60% of Nigerians live in rural areas.Poverty is especially severe in rural areas where social services and infrastructure are limited or non existent.Africa is the continent where the poorest people in the world live.Nigeria is the most populous black African country where a

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The tale of the black viper: distribution and bioclimatic niche modelling of melanistic Vipera aspis in Italy

For decades, the evolutionary role of melanism in reptiles has been highly debated.According to the thermal melanism hypothesis, melanistic phenotypes should provide thermal advantages, thus positively impacting various biological aspects of these individuals.Nevertheless, Sofa these benefits seem to be countered by environmental constraints and pr

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Modifying the elastomechanics of the stem and the crown needle mass distribution to affect the diameter increment distribution: A field experiment on 20-year old Abies grandis trees

In the spring of 2000, field experiments were begun on three 20-year old grand fir (Abies grandis) to influence the elasto-mechanical behavior of the stem, as well as the distribution of the assimilate crown production.The aim was to analyze, and then describe and model the expected resulting change in stem growth.Three stem sections of one fir wer

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