Background and Aim: This study aimed to compare the sorption and solubility properties of ACTIVA BioACTIVE liner and resin modified glass ionomer (RMGI).   Materials and Methods: In this in vitro study, a total of 30 samples were fabricated from each liner measuring 15 mm in diameter and 1 mm in thickness according to ISO 2009:4049. They were then divided into 6 subgroups (n=5) to assess th...

Assessment of the quality of general movements (GMs) in early infancy is a powerful instrument to predict cerebral palsy (CP). The aim of the present study is to explore the value of GM assessment in predicting minor neurological dysfunction (MND) at 9 to 12 years of age. Two groups of infants were studied prospectively: 28 low-risk full-term infants (11 females, 17 males) and 24 high-risk infa...

This study evaluated the effects of processed garlic (PG) on the systolic blood pressure (SBP) and the diastolic blood pressure (DBP) of spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and on the BP of hypertensive humans. The color of raw garlic changed to black through enzymatic browning over two-week processing periods, and the active compound S-allyl-ʟ-cysteine was analyzed and calculated as 75.3 mg/...

In previous studies we have demonstrated that 50 Hz, 100 microT magnetic field (MF) exposure of female Sprague-Dawley rats for 13 weeks significantly enhances the development and growth of mammary tumors in a breast cancer model. The present study was designed to test the hypothesis that, at least in part, the tumor (co)promoting effect of MF exposure is due to MF effects on the immune surveill...

The purpose of this study was to compare side-by-side two different titanium screw-type implants in the maxillae of miniature pigs. The test implants had a machined and acid-etched surface (Osseotite) whereas the control implants were sandblasted and acid-etched (SLA). After 4, 8, and 12 weeks of healing, removal torque testing was performed to evaluate the shear strength of the bone-implant in...

A dose-response experiment with 5 total dietary threonine (Thr) levels (0.54, 0.64, 0.74, 0.84 and 0.94%) was conducted to study the effect of dietary Thr on growth performance and carcass traits of Yangzhou geese from 0 to 8 weeks of age. Three hundred 1-day-old Yangzhou goslings were randomly allocated to 15 pens with 20 birds (10 males and 10 females) per pen according to similar pen weight....

fish may experience periods of food deprivation or starvation in nature (such as seasonal migration and reproduction) and under culture conditions (unpredictable stress such as transporting and sorting). with respect to vital role of starvation periods on body composition, the current study was carried out in autumn 2010 at international sturgeon research institute. after adaptation for one mon...

the aim of this study was to recognize the effects of dietary hempseed (hs) and hempseed oil (ho) on performance, egg quality and blood parameters of laying hens. a total of 320 hy-line 55-weeks laying hens were randomly allotted to eight dietary treatments with five replicates (8 birds each). the experimental treatments were offered as a completely randomized design as follow: control group (n...

OBJECTIVE To compare Pressure Ulcer Scale for Healing (PUSH) scores at 8 weeks in long-term-care residents with pressure ulcers who were given standard care plus a concentrated, fortified, collagen protein hydrolysate supplement vs. residents who were given standard care plus placebo. DESIGN Randomized, prospective, controlled, multicenter trial at 23 long-term-care facilities in 4 states. ...

UNLABELLED  Objective. This study describes the immunological response in the dermal layer of the peri-colostomic region, and identifies and quantifies the cellular elements present. METHODS Forty-one patients with colostomies present for more than 8 weeks were included. Thirty-one patients were men (75.6%) and 10 were women (24.4%) with an average age of 49.9 years. Thirty-four patients (...