This study evaluated the dental anxiety levels of preschool children at a kindergarten and at a dental clinic. The anxiety levels of ninety 4-6-year-old (4.99 ± 0.81) preschool children were evaluated according to pulse rates, the facial image scale (FIS), the Venham picture test (VPT), and the Frankl behavior rating scale. The children's mothers were asked to complete the state-trait anxiety i...

BACKGROUND To define the nature and frequency of brain injury and brain growth impairment in very preterm (VPT) infants by using MRI at term-equivalent age and to relate these findings to perinatal risk factors and 2-year neurodevelopmental outcomes. METHODS MRI scans at term-equivalent age from 3 VPT cohorts (n = 325) were reviewed. The severity of brain injury, including periventricular leu...

Background and aimsThe composition enzymology of human milk changes throughout the lactation period, differ for mothers who give birth prematurely compared to those deliver at full-term. Understanding from very low weight premature infants is great significance, objective this study was evaluate composition, protein profile plasmin activity delivered different gestational ages.MethodsSamples we...

Using standard Floating-Point (FP) formats for computation leads to significant hardware overhead since these are over-designed error-resilient workloads such as iterative algorithms. Hence, FP Unit (FPU) architectures need run-time variable precision capabilities. In this work, we propose a new method and an FPU architecture that enable designers dynamically tune computations’ automatically at...

BACKGROUND Preterm infants follow an altered neurodevelopmental trajectory compared to their term born peers as a result of the influence of early birth, and the altered environment. Infant massage in the preterm infant has shown positive effects on weight gain and reduced length of hospital stay. There is however, limited current evidence of improved neurodevelopment or improved attachment, ma...

OBJECTIVE To determine the relative roles of different modalities of sensory nerve function (large and small fiber) and the role of microvascular dysfunction in foot ulceration in type 2 diabetic subjects. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS A total of 20 control subjects and 18 type 2 diabetic subjects with foot ulceration and 20 without were studied. None of the subjects had clinical features of pe...

Background Pinprick perception, 128-Hz tuning fork vibration detection, ankle reflexes, vibration perception threshold (VPT) with a biothesiometer or similar instrument, and four site 10g monofilament assessment are all currently recommended methods for screening for diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, there is limited research investigating the reliability of these tests. The aim of...

Peripheral sensory neuropathy and its risk factors are well-described in adults with type 1 diabetes (T1D). While clinically evident neuropathy is rare in young people with T1D, we and others have shown that subclinical peripheral neuropathy is common [1]. However, the prevalence of sensory neuropathies may be underestimated, due to a lack of established testing guidelines. We performed a syste...

Advances in neonatal medicine have resulted in a larger proportion of preterm-born individuals reaching adulthood. Their increased liability to psychiatric illness and impairments of cognition and behaviour intimate lasting cerebral consequences; however, the central physiological disturbances remain unclear. Of fundamental importance to efficient brain function is the coordination and contextu...