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Accuracy of Dental Implant Placement Using CBCT-Derived Mucosa-Supported Stereolithographic Template Hasselt University KU Leuven
Purpose The aim of the present in vivo study was to evaluate whether a difference exists between the maxilla and the mandible regarding the precision of implant placement utilizing a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT)-derived mucosa-supported stereolithographic (SLA) template. Materials and MethodsEighty implants (44 maxilla, 36 mandible) were placed in 18 fully edentulous jaws (10 maxillas, eight mandibles) using a mucosa-supported SLA ...
Complexity, accuracy and fluency: Definitions, measurement and research Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Investigating complexity, accuracy and fluency in L2 is a fascinating, but daunt- ing, task: fascinating, because it addresses fundamental issues in language acquisi- tion and language use and how they are affected by varying conditions; daunting, because of the complex, multidimensional nature of CAF, the interacting effects of both learner-internal and learner-external factors, and the multiple challenges which these present. The chapters in ...
Diagnostic accuracy of the Leishmania OligoC-TesT and NASBA-Oligochromatography for diagnosis of Leishmaniasis in Sudan Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: The Leishmania OligoC-TesT and NASBA-Oligochromatography (OC) were recently developed for simplified and standardised molecular detection of Leishmania parasites in clinical specimens. We here present the phase II evaluation of both tests for diagnosis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL), cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) and post kala-azar dermal leishmaniasis (PKDL) in Sudan. METHODOLOGY: The diagnostic accuracy of the tests was evaluated on ...
Human dental age estimation using third molar developmental stages: Accuracy of age predictions not using country specific information Hasselt University KU Leuven
Unquestionable forensic age investigations are based on statistical models constructed on a sample containing subjects of identical origin as the examined individual. In cases where corresponding models are unavailable, the established report has to describe the possible effects of this unrelated information on the predicted age outcome. The aim of this study is to collect country specific databases of third molar development and to verify how ...
Complexity, Accuracy and Fluency in Second Language Acquisition Vrije Universiteit Brussel
In this article, we trace the historical origins of complexity, accuracy and fluency (CAF) as major dimensions of second language (L2) proficiency in research on applied linguistics, second language research and second language pedagogy. We also aim to provide notional definitions of these three constructs, and take a critical look at how they have been operationalized in the research literature.
The effectiveness of peer feedback for learning: The effects of constructiveness, accuracy and embedding in the learning environment. Vrije Universiteit Brussel
The present study examined the effectiveness of (a) peer feedback for learning, more specifically of certain characteristics of the content and style of the provided feedback, and (b) a particular instructional intervention to support the use of the feedback. A quasi-experimental repeated measures design was adopted. Writing assignments of 43 students of Grade 7 in secondary education showed that receiving 'justified' comments in feedback ...
Diagnostic accuracy of PCR in gambiense sleeping sickness diagnosis, staging and post-treatment follow-up: a 2-year longitudinal study Institute of Tropical Medicine
BACKGROUND: The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) has been proposed for diagnosis, staging and post-treatment follow-up of sleeping sickness but no large-scale clinical evaluations of its diagnostic accuracy have taken place yet. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS: An 18S ribosomal RNA gene targeting PCR was performed on blood and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) of 360 T. brucei gambiense sleeping sickness patients and on blood of 129 endemic controls from ...
Support provision in marriage: the role of emotional similarity and empathic accuracy Ghent University
The goal of this investigation was to identify microlevel processes in the support provider that may foster or inhibit the provision of spousal support. Specifically, the authors focused on (a) how emotional similarity between the support provider and support seeker and (b) how empathic accuracy of the support provider relate to Support provision in marriage. In a laboratory experiment. 30 couples were randomly assigned to I of 2 conditions ...
Accuracy and reliability of a commercial treatment planning system in nontarget regions in modern prostate radiotherapy Ghent University
BackgroundThe currently available treatment planning systems (TPSs) are neither designed nor intended for accurate dose calculations in nontarget regions. The aim of this work is to quantify the accuracy and reliability of nontarget doses calculated by a commercially available TPS. MethodsNontarget doses calculated by the collapsed cone (CC) (v5.2) algorithm implemented in the RayStation (v6) TPS were compared to measured values. Different ...