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These may suggest that the difference between more metastatic MDA-MB-231 and less metastatic MDA-MB-468 breast cancer cells could be at least partly involved with their differential responsiveness to fluid shear stimulatory cues. Our study provides new data in regard to potential crosstalk between fluid shear and metastatic potential in mediating breast cancer cell migration. Copyright (c) 2020 by ASME.OBJECTIVES To compare the short-term outcomes of modified SEC III protocol in growing patients in relation to their compliance with the chincup, matching them with an untreated Class III control group (CG). MATERIALS AND METHODS Thirty-four patients (mean age of 8.6 ± 1.2 years) with Class III dentoskeletal malocclusion treated with the modified SEC III protocol and divided into group 1 (G1, 18 subjects), reporting good compliance and group 2 (G2, 16 subjects) not compliant with the chincup. The records were analysed before treatment (T1) and after the orthopaedic phase (T2), with an interval period of about 1.3 ± 0.5 years. The CG consisted of 16 untreated subjects with Class III dentoskeletal malocclusion (mean age of 8.3 ± 1.4 years). The statistical comparisons among the three groups were performed with ANOVA with Tukey's post hoc tests. RESULTS Both G1 and G2, compared with CG, presented significant improvements in the sagittal skeletal relationships (ANB +2.5° and +2.5°, Wits +4.2° and +3.0°, respectively). G1 exhibited a significant more favourable control of vertical skeletal relationships when compared to G2 (Palatal Pl.-Mandibular Pl. -2.0°) that were associated with a statistically significant reduction of the gonial angle (ArGoMe -1.7°). https://www.selleckchem.com/products/Cyclopamine.html Limitations of the study were its retrospective nature and the lack of evaluation of the long-term outcomes. CONCLUSIONS Both groups of treated patients showed favourable sagittal skeletal improvement compared with controls. The use of chincup in patients with good compliance produced significantly greater control of the skeletal vertical dimensions compared with patients not compliant with the chincup. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of the European Orthodontic Society. All rights reserved. For permissions, please email journals.permissions@oup.com.P values and error bars help readers infer whether a reported difference would likely recur, with the sample size n used for statistical tests representing biological replicates, independent measurements of the population from separate experiments. We provide examples and practical tutorials for creating figures that communicate both the cell-level variability and the experimental reproducibility. © 2020 Lord et al.Falling backward can lead to injuries including hip fracture, back injury, and traumatic brain impact among older adults. A loss of consciousness is associated with falling backward and accounts for about 13% of all falls among older adults. Little is known about the dynamics of backward falls, such as the falling duration, the impact severity, and how the fall dynamics are affected by the biomechanical properties of the lower limb joints, particularly the rotational stiffness. The purpose of this study was to investigate the influence of the stiffness of individual leg joints on the dynamics of backward falls after losing consciousness in terms of the falling duration and impact velocities. Based on a 15-segment human model, we simulated the process of falling backwards by sweeping the parameter space of ankle, knee, and hip's stiffness varying from 0 to 8.73 Nm/deg (or 500 Nm/rad). The results revealed that the falling duration and impact speeds of the head and hip ranged from 0.27 to 0.63 s, 2.65 to 7.88 m/s, and 0.35 to 3.36 m/s, respectively, when the stiffness of the leg joints changed within their limits. Overall, the influence of the joint stiffness on the falling dynamics (falling duration and impact speed) is comparable between hip and knee joints. Whereas, ankle stiffness showed little influence on the backward falling dynamics. Our findings could provide references for designing protective devices to prevent impact-induced injuries after a backward fall. Copyright (c) 2020 by ASME.Carabidae (Coleoptera) are important natural enemies of many insect pests in various cropping systems. Their population dynamics and how they disperse determine how effective they are at carrying out the natural enemy function. There are robust patterns of community dynamics in annual cropping systems, but it is unclear if these would carry over into a relatively underexplored North American perennial crop. In Nova Scotia lowbush blueberry fields, we found that Carabidae diversity did not change with distance from field edge nor with time. Their activity density also did not change with time, but it did change with distance from field edge. We also found that the most abundant carabid of lowbush blueberry, Harpalus rufipes (De Geer) (Coleoptera Carabidae), can disperse approximately 14.5 m/d. Our results shed more light on the community dynamics of Carabidae in lowbush blueberry fields and can help growers make informed decisions when it comes to incorporating natural enemies into their pest management practices. © The Author(s) 2020. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of Entomological Society of America. All rights reserved. For permissions, please e-mail journals.permissions@oup.com.With the development of China's economy, the field of stomatology has also made considerable progress. With the increase of people's demand for dental medical support, it is urgent to cultivate stomatological professionals with a more international perspective and international communication and competition in the field of production, teaching and research. Through literature search, this paper addressed the significance and role of English teaching in stomatology, explored the characteristics and advantages of different teaching modes, in order to provide ideas on how to carry out English teaching in stomatology more effectively.PURPOSE To study the effect of NITI cantilever arm in correcting lingually inclined mandibular molar. METHODS Sixteen patients whose single mandibular second molar was lingually inclined were chosen. The intra-mandibular anchorage was achieved by means of cast frame which connected the bilateral mandibular posterior teeth. The splint disoccluded the lingually inclined second molar with the antagonist. The cantilever arm of 0.018 inch×0.025 inch or 0.019 inch×0.025 inch NITI wire was used to provide buccal rotation moment and intrusion force. Graphpad Prism 6.0 software was applied for data analysis. RESULTS All the lingually inclined second molars were uprighted, the axial change relative to the sagittal plane was 24°±1.2°(P less then 0.01).The change of the distance from the mesial lingual cusp of the lingually inclined second molar to the sagittal plane was 3 mm±0.8 mm (P less then 0.05). The anterior overbite was almost unchanged and the periodontal condition was healthy. CONCLUSIONS Combination of casting frame with NITI cantilever arm can provide effective mechanics to correct lingually inclined mandibular molars.