peri-implantitis is a multi-factorial disease involving peri-implant tissues and resulting in therapeutic failure. inflammatory mediators and cytokines in the gingival crevicular fluid (gcf)  have  pivotal  roles  in  the  disease pathogenesis  and  could  be  used  for  disease monitoring. therefore, the  present  study was conducted  to  compare the gcf  levels of tnf-α and il-17 between pati...

copper-64 was produced in large scales and high specific activities in late 1990s’ using compact cyclotrons based by 64ni(p,n)64cu reaction and many radiopharmaceuticals developed since then by various groups based on interesting physicochemical and nuclear properties of the radionuclide. the unique emission of beta particles as well as positron particles offers a spectacular real therapeutic/d...

background: atp-binding cassette transporter a1 (abca1) is a membrane integral protein which plays a vital role in high density lipoprotein (hdl) metabolism and exerts a protective effect against hypoalphalipoproteinemia (ha) by mediation of rate-limiting step in hdl biogenesis. in addition, this protein possesses anti-inflammatory effects by inhibiting the production of some inflammatory cytok...

*Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Scienze dell'Informazione Via Comelico 39, 20135 Milano, Italy E-mail: [email protected] **Università degli Studi di Milano Dipartimento di Informatica e Comunicazione Via Comelico 39, 20135 Milano, Italy E-mail: [email protected] ***Università degli Studi di Salerno Dipartimento di Matematica e Informatica Via Ponte don Melillo, 84084 F...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effect of mother-infant early skin-to-skin contact on breastfeeding behavior of infants. STUDY DESIGN A randomized controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY The study was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics of Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, Islamabad, from November to December 2009. METHODOLOGY Eligible mothers were assessed for the successful ...

Statistical analysis is, in fact, an error analysis. A statistical test does not guarantee reliable results, it only quantifies the probability of error of a given conclusion.1 While reading the articles of this journal, you will find a p-value. For instance, the article by Garib et al2 describes the p-values for a given variable at two different moments: this p-value, also known as false-posit...

1) Be able to perform the key steps to hypothesis testing 2) Understand the concept and use of the alpha value 3) Understand in general terms how the p value is derived 4) Correctly interpret the p value 5) Distinguish between type I and type II error 6) Understand the relationships among sample size, power, type I and type II error 7) Have a general notion of the concept of power as it relates...

We study oneand two-hole properties of the t-J model at half-filling on the square lattice using series expansion methods at T50. The dispersion curve for one-hole excitations is calculated and found to be qualitatively similar to that obtained by other methods, but the bandwidth for small t/J is some 20% larger than given previously. We also obtain the binding energy and dispersion relation fo...

The aims of this study were to characterize the presence of apathy in patients with AD, determine the relationship between apathy, motor function and cognitive function, and to verify differences among patients stratified by level of apathy in relation to cognitive and motor abilities. Methods A cross-sectional study was conducted of 37 patients with AD. The following tests were used: MoCA, t...

Background The contribution of discordant partnerships to the burden of HIV/AIDS is significant. An understanding of the characteristics of HIV-affected couples will help modify preventive strategies. The aim of this study was to compare the HIV discordant and concordant partnerships for sociodemographic determinants in comprehensive health centers in Anambra State, Nigeria. Methods This was ...