A pregnant client with a history of premature cervical dilatation undergoes cervical cerclage. Which outcome indicates that this procedure has been successful

Agroup of engineering students from purdue university reported that its licking machine, modeled after a human tongue, took an average of 364 licks to get to the center of a tootsie pop. twenty of the group's volunteers assumed the licking challenge-unassisted by machinery-and averaged 252 licks each to the center.