Association between occlusal force distribution in implant overdenture prostheses and residual ridge resorption by Khuder, T., Yunus, N., Sulaiman, E., Ibrahim, N., Khalid, T., Masood, M.

“…This study aimed to investigate residual ridge resorption (RRR) of anterior and posterior maxillary and mandibular edentulous ridges, inpatients treated with mandibular implant overdentures (IOD) and compare with conventional complete denture (CD) wearers, and to determine at each location, the association of RRR with the occlusal forces distribution and other patients' variables. …”
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Ecological aspects of endemic plant populations on Klang Gates quartz ridge, a habitat island in peninsular Malaysia by Wong, K.M., Sugumaran, M., Lee, D.K.P., Zahid, M.S.

“…Populations were compared among various terrain and site conditions (ridge spine or rockface, exposed or sheltered) on less disturbed and very disturbed portions of the ridge. …”

Ecological aspects of plant conservation at the Klang gates ridge, a special feature of the Taman Warisan Selangor (Selangor Heritage Park) by Lee, D.K.P., Wong, K.M.

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Effect of convex tooth flank form deviation on the characteristics of transmission error of gears considering elastic deformation by Mohamad, E.N., Komori, M., Murakami, H., Kubo, A., Fang, S.

“…The peak-to-peak value of transmission error is affected by the amplitude and the form of the ridge curve. [DOI: 10.1115/1.4002458]…”

Variation in lingual nerve course: A human cadaveric study by Al-Amery, S.M., Nambiar, Phrabhakaran, Naidu, Murali, Ngeow, Wei Cheong

“…The mean distance between the fourteen lingual nerves and the alveolar ridge was 12.36 mm, and they were located 12.03 mm from the lower border of the mandible. …”

Capacitive fingerprint sensor chip for automatic matching by Lim, T.W., Moghavvemi, M.

“…Automatic Finger Print Identification System (AFIS) compares fingerprint based on their differences and similarities of ridge ending and bifurcation. The efficiency is reduced if the database is too large. …”

Alveolar distraction osteogenesis for oral rehabilitation in reconstructed jaws by Cheung, L.K., Hariri, F., Chua, H.D.P.

“…Alveolar distraction was primarily indicated to correct vertical discrepancy between the reconstructed region and residual ridge in order to achieve adequate height of the transplanted bone prior to implant placement. …”
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The Identification of Environmental Parameters which could Influence Soil Bacterial Community Composition on The Antarctic Peninsula - A Statistical Approach by Chong, C.W., Pearce, D.A., Convey, P., Tan, I.K.P.

“…All locations are near to Rothera Point, on Reptile Ridge and adjacent islands in Ryder Bay, off the west coast of the Antarctic Peninsula, and were selected to maximize the range of environmental variability easily accessible from Rothera Station. …”

Genomic selection in commercial perennial crops: Applicability and improvement in oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) by Kwong, Q.B., Ong, A.L., Teh, C.K., Chew, F.T., Tammi, M., Mayes, S., Kulaveerasingam, H., Yeoh, H.S., Harikrishna, J.A., Appleton, D.R.

“…GS methods assessed were RR-BLUP, Bayes A (BA), CÏ € (BC), Lasso (BL) and Ridge Regression (BRR). All methods resulted in almost equal prediction accuracy. …”
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The performance of durum and bread wheat genotypes associated with yield and yield component under different water deficit conditions by Moayedi, Ali Akbar, Boyce, Amru Nasrulhaq, Barakbah, Syed Shahar

“…It was observed that water limitation significantly decreased plant height in the early water deficit, while water limitation during double ridge to anthesis reduced the number of spike m -and2 number of kernel spike -1. …”
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Short dental implants: an emerging concept in implant treatment by Al-Hashedi, A.A., Ali, T.B.T., Yunus, N.

“…Conclusion: Short implants demonstrated a high rate of success in the replacement of missing teeth in especially atrophic alveolar ridges. The advanced technology and improvement of the implant surfaces have encouraged the success of short implants to a comparable level to that of standard implants. …”
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Zoonotic infection with Onchocerca dewittei japonica in an 11-year-old boy in Kansai Region, Western Honshu, Japan by Uni, S., Fukuda, M., Ogawa, K., Lim, Yvonne Ai Lian, Agatsuma, T., Bunchom, N., Saijuntha, W., Otsuka, Y., Bhassu, Subha, Mat Udin, A.S., Zainuri, N.A., Omar, Hasmahzaiti, Nakatani, J., Matsubayashi, M., Maruyama, H., Ramli, Rosli, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Takaoka, Hiroyuki

“…The worm detected in the excised mass had external transverse ridges but did not have inner striae in the cuticle. …”

Towards developing a valid scoring tool for bronchitis during flexible bronchoscopy by Thomas, Rahul J., Eg, Kah Peng, Masters, Ian Brent, McElrea, Margaret, Chang, Anne Bernadette

“…Methods: FB recordings for six visualised features: secretions (amount and color) and mucosal appearance (erythema, pallor, ridging, oedema) based on pre-determined criteria on a pictorial chart were assessed by two physicians independently, blinded to the clinical history. …”

New zoonotic cases of Onchocerca dewittei japonica (Nematoda: Onchocercidae) in Honshu, Japan by Uni, S., Fukuda, M., Otsuka, Y., Hiramatsu, N., Yokobayashi, K., Takahashi, H., Murata, S., Kusatake, K., Morita, E., Maruyama, H., Hasegawa, H., Shiwaku, K., Ramli, Rosli, Sofian-Azirun, Mohd, Takaoka, Hiroyuki

“…The causative agent was identified as a female O. dewittei japonica owing to transverse ridges on the cuticle and molecular analysis. Case 2 was a 78-year-old woman from Shimane Prefecture who had a painful nodule in the left temporal region. …”