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2nd Quarter, 2019

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

The MDDS Articulator magazine has been serving as the voice for Denver's dental community for over 100 years.

Distributed to approximately 2,000 dental professionals quarterly, the Articulator features local news, industry trends, practice management guidance, data-driven research and more. The award-winning publication is available to member dentists in both print and digital forms.

Issues include cover and feature articles alongside regular columns with regional news impacting the Metro Denver membership including editorial and perspectives columns, legal, association activities, component news, continuing education opportunities, and classifieds.

4th Quarter, 2019

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

The MDDS Articulator magazine has been serving as the voice for Denver's dental community for over 100 years.

Distributed to approximately 2,000 dental professionals quarterly, the Articulator features local news, industry trends, practice management guidance, data-driven research and more. The award-winning publication is available to member dentists in both print and digital forms.

Issues include cover and feature articles alongside regular columns with regional news impacting the Metro Denver membership including editorial and perspectives columns, legal, association activities, component news, continuing education opportunities, and classifieds.

1st Quarter, 2019

Metro Denver Dental Society Articulator Magazine

The MDDS Articulator magazine has been serving as the voice for Denver's dental community for over 100 years.

Distributed to approximately 2,000 dental professionals quarterly, the Articulator features local news, industry trends, practice management guidance, data-driven research and more. The award-winning publication is available to member dentists in both print and digital forms.

Issues include cover and feature articles alongside regular columns with regional news impacting the Metro Denver membership including editorial and perspectives columns, legal, association activities, component news, continuing education opportunities, and classifieds.

Classification Of Aerosol Population Type And Cloud Condensation Nuclei Properties In A Coastal California Littoral Environment Using An Unsupervised Cluster Model, Samuel A. Atwood, Sonia M. Kreidenweis, Paul J. Demott, Markus D. Petters, Gavin Cornwell, Andrew C. Martin, Kathryn A. Moore

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

Aerosol particle and cloud condensation nuclei (CCN) measurements from a littoral location on the northern coast of California at Bodega Bay Marine Laboratory (BML) are presented for approximately six weeks of observations during the boreal winter–spring as part of the CalWater-2015 field campaign. The nature and variability of surface (marine boundary layer, MBL) aerosol populations were evaluated by classifying observations into periods of similar aerosol and meteorological characteristics using an unsupervised cluster model to derive distinct littoral aerosol population types and link them to source regions. Such classifications support efforts to understand the impact of changing aerosol properties on precipitation …

A Recent Systematic Increase In Vapor Pressure Deficit Over Tropical South America, Armineh Barkhordarian, Bahareh Saatchi, Ali Behrangi, Paul C. Loikith, Carlos R. Mechoso

Geography Faculty Publications and Presentations

We show a recent increasing trend in Vapor Pressure Deficit (VPD) over tropical South America in dry months with values well beyond the range of trends due to natural variability of the climate system defined in both the undisturbed Preindustrial climate and the climate over 850–1850 perturbed with natural external forcing. This trend is systematic in the southeast Amazon but driven by episodic droughts (2005, 2010, 2015) in the northwest, with the highest recoded VPD since 1979 for the 2015 drought. The univariant detection analysis shows that the observed increase in VPD cannot be explained by greenhouse-gas-induced (GHG) radiative warming …

A Comparison Of Bayesian Estimation Techniques In A Multidimensional Two-Parameter Partial Credit Item Response Model, Peiyan Liu

Electronic Theses and Dissertations

Bayesian estimation methods have shown better performance than the traditional Marginal Maximum Likelihood (MML) estimation method for parameter estimation in relatively simple item response models. However, extant literature is lacking on the investigation of Bayesian parameter estimation approaches for a multidimensional two parameter partial credit (M2PPC) model, therefore this simulation study investigated the performance of two Bayesian Markov Chain Monte Carlo (MCMC) algorithms: Gibbs Sampler and Hamiltonian Monte Carlo-No-U-Turn-Sampler (HMC-NUTS) for M2PPC models' parameter estimation. It compared the estimation accuracy and computing speed in different combinations of situations, including prior choices, test lengths, and the relationships between dimensions.

The datasets …

Peripheral Calcifying Odontogenic Cyst With Multinucleated Giant Cell Formation, Han-Jen Hsu, Yuk-Kwan Chen, Wen-Chen Wang, Chih-Huang Tseng

Journal of Dental Sciences

No abstract provided.

Comparison Of Long-Term Outcomes Between Ferric Sulfate Pulpotomy And Indirect Pulp Therapy In Primary Molars, Ruei-Ren Fang, Kuei-Yuan Chang, Yai-Tin Lin, Yng-Tzer J. Lin

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose There is no long-term study on the comparison of indirect pulp therapy with ferric sulfate pulpotomy in primary molars. This retrospective study aimed to compare the success rates of ferric sulfate pulpotomy with those of indirect pulp therapy in primary molars during a 4-year follow-up. Material and methods A total of 114 primary molars from 38 children (16 females and 22 males) with deep carious lesions were selected. Among these molars, 71 indicated for ferric sulfate pulpotomy and 43 indicated for indirect pulp therapy were treated under general anesthesia according to a standard protocol by two senior pediatric …

Effects Of Oral Health Instructions On Glycemic Control And Oral Health Status Of Periodontitis Patients With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Preliminary Observation, Kanako Toda, Koji Mizutani, Isao Minami, Ming Ye, Takahiro Arakawa, Kohji Mitsubayashi, Yoshihiro Ogawa, Kouji Araki, Kayoko Shinada

Journal of Dental Sciences

Backgound / Purpose: Diabetes Mellitus (DM) is a group of metabolic diseases and many studies have reported a relationship between DM and periodontitis. However, only few studies report that oral hygiene instructions (OHIs) improve glycemic control in type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). This study aims to investigate the OHIs effects of on glycemic control and oral malodor in patients with T2DM patients.Materials and methods: Twenty-one patients with T2DM were examined for probing pocket depth (PPD), bleeding on probing (BOP), and plaque control record (PCR) and lactoferrin (Lf), alpha 1-antitrypsin (AT), and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) levels in the gingival crevicular fluid. …

Molecular Detection Of Helicobacter Pylori Based On The Presence Of Caga And Vaca Virulence Genes In Dental Plaque From Patients With Periodontitis, Carlos Eduardo Flores-Treviño, Víctor Hugo Urrutia-Baca, Ricardo Gómez-Flores, Myriam Angélica De La Garza-Ramos, María Marisela Sánchez-Chaparro, Mario Alberto Garza-Elizondo

Journal of Dental Sciences

Abstract Background/purpose Helicobacter pylori ( H. pylori ) infection is the most common in the world and is associated with various gastrointestinal pathologies, including chronic gastritis, peptic ulcers, and gastric cancer. The prevalence is associated with socioeconomic conditions, with this infection being more common in developing countries than in developed countries. The presence and permanence of H. pylori in the oral cavity has been reported, but its role is controversial. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of H. pylori in dental plaque of patients with periodontitis. Materials and methods A cross-sectional study was carried out and …

Epidemiologic Survey Of Legionella Urine Antigen Tests Within A Large Wisconsin Integrated Health Care System, Caroline P. Toberna, Hannah M. William, Dennis J Baumgardner, Jessica J. Kram, Kayla Heslin

Aurora UW Family Medicine Faculty – Milwaukee

No abstract provided.

Attempted Isolation Of Cryptococcus Species From Human Oral Cavities, Caroline P. Toberna, Dennis Baumgardner, Jessica J. Kram

Aurora UW Family Medicine Faculty – Milwaukee

No abstract provided.

The Uses Of History In International Society: From The Paris Peace Conference To The Present, Margaret Macmillan, Patrick Quinton-Brown

Research Collection School of Social Sciences

History has been used—and abused—for centuries. Yet the more familiar notion of ‘history's lessons’—a notion which tends to make most historians uncomfortable, and which surely demands thoroughgoing skepticism—is far from exhaustive of history's uses in the practice and study of international relations. One important and timely subject is the more constitutive role of history in international deliberations over the creation, fragmentation and transformation of nation-states. What follows is a historical comparison of the changing ways in which the past has been used to frame the terms and content of such debates. While we will be exploring the uses of history …

A Special Interview With Christopher Jenks About Language And Culture, Christopher Jenks

PASAA

In this volume of PASAA, we are very honoured to have an opportunity to interview Associate Professor Dr. Christopher Jenks from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Kowloon, Hongkong. Associate Professor Dr. Christopher Jenks is a language teacher with extensive English teaching and research experience in Hong Kong and many other countries around the world. He has given numerous plenary presentations at regional and international conferences, and published extensively in the area of Discourse analysis, global Englishes, translingualism, computer-mediated communication, and language pedagogy. His latest publications include Meat, guns, and God: Expressions of nationalism in rural America (2018, in Linguistic Landscapes), …

The Relationship Between L2 Listening Proficiency And L2 Aural Language Processing, Paul Joyce

PASAA

Listening has been widely characterised as a multifaceted process encompassing a range of linguistic and psycholinguistic components (see Rubin, 1994). However, for learners at different levels of L2 proficiency, there is uncertainty over the relative importance of the various sub-skills. To address this issue, a number of linguistic and psycholinguistic sub-skills that are associated with L2 listening proficiency were selected and operationalised. This battery of discrete point measures, as well as two L2 proficiency tests, was administered to 443 Japanese university students. After the data had been subjected to descriptive and inferential analysis, the findings indicated that L2 listening comprehension …

Dramatizing A Northeastern Thai Folklore To Lessen High School Students' Communication Anxiety, Patcharapon Inphoo, Singhanat Nomnian

PASAA

This paper aims at examining the extent to which the English drama inspired by the Northeastern Thai folklore "Pachit-Oraphim" in an English classroom can reduce high school students' classroom anxiety in speaking English. The participants were thirty-six students in the tenth and eleventh grades, who were enrolled in an English class under the School-Based Management for Local Development (SBMLD) program at a local high school in Bua Yai district, Nakhon Ratchasima province. Based on Foreign Language Classroom Anxiety Scale (FLCAS) questionnaires (Horwitz, Horwitz, & Cope, 1986) and focus-group interviews, the results reveal that the participants showed a significant increase in …

The L2 Motivational Self System Of Low And High Achievers In A Cambodian Context, Helene By, Chonlada Laohawiriyanon

PASAA

The present study explored the different levels of motivation, the relationship between the three components of the L2 Motivational Self System and language proficiency as well as the reasons behind the students' motivation in learning at two private English schools in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. One-hundred and twenty students with different levels of English, ages ranging from 9 to 21 years old, were divided into low and high achiever groups. They participated in the quantitative data collection phase. Data were collected through an English proficiency test and a questionnaire. The results revealed a significant difference regarding Ought-to L2 Self and the …

Book Review: Durkheim And The Internet, Andrew Jocuns

PASAA

Jan Blommaert's Durkheim and the Internet: On sociolinguistics and the sociological imagination is a timely reflection on relating one of the great thinkers in sociology to the field of sociolinguistics. One of Blommaert's points throughout this work is how sociolinguistics has done a great job at focusing upon the linguistic aspects of the field, but has often not paid attention to, or not made a stronger contribution to, the field of sociology. This book is a strong theoretical account in which Blommaert introduces some of the main concepts of Emille Durkheim and how those can be applied to sociolinguistics. In …

A Special Interview With Paul Kei Matsuda About Second Language Writing, Paul Kei Matsuda

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Theories Vis-A-Vis Practices In English As A Foreign Language Writing Classes In The Ethiopian Context, Ebabu Tefera Adugna

PASAA

The main objective of this study was to investigate theories and practices of writing. To achieve this objective, qualitative data were collected using qualitative content (document) analysis, observation, and interview. The participants of the study were selected from North Shoa Zone Preparatory Schools. Five sections for observation and ten students for interview were selected purposefully. The document data were analyzed using qualitative content analysis technique. The observation and the interview data were analyzed using thematic analysis method. The document analysis revealed that the process and the genrebased approaches were predominantly reflected in the writing tasks of the Grade 11 English …

Listening Comprehension Through Culturally Familiar Contexts: A Case Study In Japan, Gordon Carlson

PASAA

Around the world, English language educators are increasingly turning to localized and culturally-oriented learning materials to adapt to the needs of their learners. Along with this trend, a small but growing number of studies support the notion that culturally familiar contexts in English as a Foreign Language (EFL) learning have positive outcomes for language acquisition. However, scant research has been conducted on non-linguistic variables such as doubt and perceived difficulty in comprehending culturally non-familiar listening components. Therefore, this study investigates the effect that cultural familiarity can have on lowering barriers to listening comprehension for English language learners. To achieve this …

Views Of Summer Tefl Postgraduate Students And Their Supervisors On The Practice Of Thesis Supervision In The Ethiopian Context, Yinager Teklesellassie

PASAA

The purpose of this study was to explore the views of postgraduate students and their thesis supervisors on the practice of thesis supervision in the Department of English Language and Literature found at an Ethiopian university. The participants of the study were twenty-seven master's students studying the teaching of English as a foreign language (TEFL) and eight of their thesis supervisors. A questionnaire consisting of seven open-ended items and one closed-ended item was used to collect data from the students while a semi-structured interview was used with the supervisors. Frequency count and percentage were used to analyze the data from …

The Effects Of Using A Self-Developed Mobile App On Vocabulary Learning And Retention Among Efl Learners, Xingxing Ma, Butsakorn Yodkamlue

PASAA

This study investigated the effects of a self-developed mobile app on Chinese university EFL learners' vocabulary learning and retention. Their perceptions of the mobile app were also explored. Data were collected using mixed methods. The results can be summarized as follow: firstly, the students using the mobile app could learn more words than those using the paper-based word list; secondly, the students in the experimental group could retain more words than those in the control group; thirdly, based on students' responses on both the questionnaire and the interview, most of them perceived the mobile app to be convenient and easy …

Preferred English Accent And Pronunciation Of Trainee Teachers And Its Relation To Language Ideologies, Ali Karakaş

PASAA

This paper investigates trainee teachers' preferences for English pronunciation and accent, enrolled in a teacher education program in Turkey with respect to listening activities, after they have familiarized themselves with the diverse English accents. Data has been gathered through semi-open-ended questionnaires, which are later analysed with qualitative research method. The analysis indicates that many trainee teachers prefer native English speaking accent and pronunciation being under the influence of dominant ideologies while a small group values exposure to diverse ELF speakers and accents in listening activities by developing some counter ideologies, which appreciate wider intelligibility and increased familiarity. The findings suggest …

Idea Sharing: Process-Based Approach To Writing In Malaysian English Education, Kee Li Li, Abu Bakar Razali

PASAA

Malaysia strives to educate its people to be fluent in the English language, and as such the Ministry of Education Malaysia (MOE) has introduced the process-based approach to writing from the early 1980s in school curricula and syllabi. Unfortunately, even from the inclusion of process-based approach to writing in Malaysian national curricula and syllabi, Malaysian students' writing performance in the national primary and secondary school examinations remains low. Concerns arise over the process-based approach, due to its lack of proper implementation in the English as a second language (ESL) writing instruction. This article provides a review of the studies conducted …

Book Review: Global Conversations In Literacy Research: Digital And Critical Literacies, Sirawit Apairach

PASAA

No abstract provided.

Investigation Into Photovoltaic Distributed Generation Penetration In The Low Voltage Distribution Network, Shivananda Pukhrem

Doctoral

Significant integration of photovoltaic distributed generation (PVDG) in the low voltage distribution network (LVDN) could potentially pose threats and challenges to the core activity of distribution system operators (DSO), which is to transport electrical energy in a reliable and cost-effective way. The main aim of this research is to investigate the active planning and operation of LVDNs with increased PVDG integration through steady state power system analysis. To address the impacts of voltage profile fluctuation due to power flow modification, this research proposes a probabilistic risk assessment of power quality (PQ) variations and events that may arise due to significant …

The Duty To Establish, Monitor, And Enforce: How Today’S Corporate Compliance Standards Provide A Workable Model To Limit Defamation And Protect First Amendment Freedoms, Timothy L. Fort, Melissa Latini

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Purposes Of Title Vii, Chuck Henson

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.

The Warren Court’S Pursuit Of Kant’S Realm Of Ends, Daniel Feldman

Notre Dame Journal of Law, Ethics & Public Policy

No abstract provided.