introduction: the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different mixing techniques on the ph and solubility of mineral trioxide aggregate (mta) and calcium-enriched mixture (cem). methods and materials: five samples were prepared from each biomaterial with different mixing techniques including hand-, amalgamator- or ultrasonic-mixing and were then placed in pre-weighted plastic tubes...

background: lack of knowledge, attitude and practice are some of the barriers of having a healthy lifestyle and controlling high blood pressure. this study aimed to determine the effectiveness of a lifestyle modification program on knowledge, attitude and practice of hypertensive patients with angioplasty. methods: this study was a randomized controlled clinical trial conducted from november to...

Background and Objective: The purpose of this study was to compare the effectiveness of the non-computerized training package of working memory (WM) and selective attention with captain’s Log software on the components of WM. Materials and Methods: The present study was conducted in a quasi-experimental design, with non- random targeted sampling, and pre-test, post-test, follow-up, and control...

Fifty-two spontaneous canine mammary gland tumours (fibroadenomas, n = 8, tubulopapillary carcinomas, n = 9, solid carcinomas, n = 6, anaplastic carcinomas, n = 7, fibrosarcomas, n = 9, liposarcomas, n = 9 and osteosarcomas, n = 4 were analysed by computer-assisted nuclear morphometry on Hemacolor-stained cytologic specimens. One hundred nuclei per lesion were examined. Computerized cytomorphom...

This study investigates procedures for controlling the familywise error rate (FWR) when testing hypotheses about multiple, correlated outcome variables in repeated measures (RM) designs. A content analysis of RM research articles published in 4 psychology journals revealed that 3 quarters of studies tested hypotheses about 2 or more outcome variables. Several procedures originally proposed for ...

OBJECTIVES To analyze the effect of postresidency early childhood caries prevention training on physicians' oral health knowledge, confidence, and practice patterns and to identify variations by type of training. STUDY DESIGN We conducted pre- and post-training surveys of pediatricians and family physicians in Florida. Paired t test and repeated-measures ANOVA analyses were used to compare ph...

obesity and overweight have become increasingly a major public health problem across the world. this study aimed at exploring the effects of motivational interviewing on weight efficacy lifestyle among women with obesity and overweight. a single-blind randomized clinical trial study was conducted on 100 overweight and obese women who attended a nutrition clinic. the samples were selected based ...

Background: Fatigue is associated with postpartum period, predicting postpartum depression and reduced self-efficacy. However, few experimental studies were conducted on postpartum fatigue and the necessary actions to reduce it. Aim: This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of foot reflexology on maternal post C-section fatigue. Methods: In this non-randomized clinical trial, 99 mothers...