AIM To compare the efficacy of manual and oscillating-rotating electric toothbrushes in removing plaque and reducing gingivitis in patients with fixed orthodontic appliances. STUDY DESIGN Randomised clinical trial. MATERIALS AND METHODS 20 subjects aged 10 to 14 years (8 males; 12 females) scheduled for fixed orthodontic treatment were enrolled, randomly divided into two groups, A and B, an...

Vu, M. K., J. Vecht, E. H. Eddes, I. Biemond, C. B. H. W. Lamers, and A. A. M. Masclee. Antroduodenal motility in chronic pancreatitis: are abnormalities related to exocrine insufficiency? Am. J. Physiol. Gastrointest. Liver Physiol. 278: G458–G466, 2000.—In patients with chronic pancreatitis (CP) the relation among exocrine pancreatic secretion, gastrointestinal hormone release, and motility i...

Errors occur after the transmission, because of noise and intervention in communication channels. Protecting digital information is very important with a suitable error-control code that enables the efficient detection and correction of any errors that may have occurred. Error-control codes are now used in the entire range of communication. New types of codes, called Reed –Solomon have been dev...

Molecules of (cyclohexylideneamino)oxyacetic acid, C(8)H(13)NO(3), (I), are linked into centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of O-H.O hydrogen bonds [H.O = 1.84 A, O.O = 2.6782 (12) A and O-H.O = 178 degrees ]. In [chloro(phenyl)methyleneamino]oxyacetic acid, C(9)H(8)ClNO(3), (II), the molecules are similarly linked into centrosymmetric dimers by pairs of O-H.O hydrogen bonds [H.O = 1.79 A, O.O = 2....

The aim of this study is to assess the risk of contamination by Salmonella Typhimurium of pigs by nose-to-nose contact or the airborne route. Thirty twelve-week-old SPF pigs were divided into 4 groups housed in 4 different rooms: the first room contained Salmonella-free control pigs (n = 4), the second room had 10(3) CFU S. Typhimurium inoculated pigs (n = 5) and non-inoculated "contact" pigs (...

BACKGROUND Research exploring Bipolar Disorder (BD) phenotypes and mitochondrial dysfunction, particularly in younger subjects, has been insufficient to date. Previous studies have found abnormal cerebral pH levels in adults with BD, which may be directly linked to abnormal mitochondrial activity. To date no such studies have been reported in children with BD. METHODS Phosphorus Magnetic Reso...

BACKGROUND The evidence on the role of gut microbiota in post-infectious irritable bowel syndrome (PI-IBS) is convincing. Lactobacillus spp. positively affect IBS symptoms, although the mechanisms through which probiotics exert their beneficial effects are largely unknown. The aim of the study is to evaluate the role of Lactobacillus casei DG (LC-DG) and its postbiotic (PB) in modulating the in...

A digitizer-microcomputer combination was utilized to determine soybean seedling response to population densities of M. incognita (Mi) under varied environmental conditions. Plant age, temperature, soil texture, and initial Mi inoculum (Pi) influenced the pattern of shoot and root growth. Effects of Mi on plant top growth were evident on plants inoculated 2 days after seeding, but generally wer...

Autosomal recessive congenital ichthyosis (ARCI) represents a heterogeneous group of rare disorders of cornification with 3 major subtypes: harlequin ichthyosis (HI), lamellar ichthyosis (LI) and congenital ichthyosiform erythroderma (CIE). A 4th subtype has also been proposed: pleomorphic ichthyosis (PI), characterized by marked skin changes at birth and subsequently mild symptoms. In nationwi...