The aim of the study is to identify associations between dental anxiety and postoperative pain in patients undergoing extraction of horizontally impacted wisdom teeth.A total of 119 volunteers provided demographic data, and completed questionnaires, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), Chinese Index of Dental Anxiety and Fear (C-IDAF)-4C, and the Numeric Rating Scale (NRS) for pain.Mean SA...

PURPOSE To compare topographic indices of surface regularity in dry eye patients and in normal subjects (controls) and to investigate the short-term effect of lacrimal punctal plugs on these indices in dry eye patients. METHODS The surface regularity index (SRI) and surface asymmetry index (SAI) of the TMS-2 corneal topographic modelling system were used to evaluate corneal surface regularity...

Transgenic derivatives of sugarcane cultivar Q117, with reduced acid invertase activity, were used to investigate the role of this enzyme in sucrose metabolism in the sugarcane culm. Despite more than 70% reduction in the level of acid invertase activity in the immature internodes, no significant changes in either sucrose load or purity were evident. Radiolabelling experiments indicated no sign...

The papers in this Special Issue on what works and is unlikely to work enable poorer smallholders, especially women youth, benefit from Sustainable Agricultural Intensification (SAI) come the Research Learning programme. Three aspects of SAI are considered: (i) equity outcomes how decisions support can be better informed; (ii) social, economic environmental trade-offs associated with SAI, they ...

Computer network infrastructures constitute the critical backbone of every socio-economic ICT system. Consequently, they are becoming increasingly mission-critical in our society since they provide always-on services for many everyday applications (e.g., Cloud Data Centres), safety-critical operations (e.g., Air Traffic Control networks), critical manufacturing services (e.g., Utility networks ...

The speaker discussed two important applications of electrochemistry in Nanochemistry – Energy generation and Biosensors. He emphasized the need for cleaner energy to reduce dependence on fossil fuels. Fuel cells have become a subject of intense study in this respect. The hydrogen-oxygen fuel cell was considered as a case in point. Several challenges and solutions with respect to their use in t...

Numerous animal and human studies have provided evidence supporting the belief that periodontal ligament stem cells (PDLSCs) can be harnessed for regeneration of periodontal tissues. Based on current literature on the use of ex vivo stem culture and associated problems, this case report describes a novel approach of direct application PDLSCs using stem cell assistance in periodontal regeneratio...