statement of the problem: dental caries is the most common disease of childhood. using probiotics has recently been introduced to reduce the incidence of dental caries.it consists of live microbial food supplements that beneficially affect the host, and hence are considered an alternative way to eradicate the infections. purpose: the aim of this study is to evaluate the effect of consumption of...

NOTE: Totals represent vital events, which occurred in Rhode Island for the reporting periods listed above. Monthly provisional totals should be analyzed with caution because the numbers may be small and subject to seasonal variation. REPORTING PERIOD VITAL EVENTS DECEMBER 2012 12 MONTHS ENDING WITH DECEMBER 2012 Number Number Rates Live Births 901 11,748 11.2* Deaths 863 9,551 9.1* Infant Deat...

In this research, overreaction and underreaction have been studied by assessing profitability and excess returns of investment strategies and evaluating price adjustment speed in short and long terms. The results showed that the momentum investment strategies had higher annual returns in comparison to contrarian strategies in all short and long periods which led to confirmation of underreaction...

Age-related changes in circulatory responses to short-term shaker stress were investigated in conscious spontaneously hypertensive rats (SHR) and Wistar-Kyoto rats (WKY). Hemodynamics (microspheres) were measured at 8, 24, 48, and 96 weeks of age, and plasma catecholamines were measured at 8 and 96 weeks. At rest, elevated mean arterial pressure was associated with unaltered cardiac index and h...

No currently available tobacco cultivar possesses resistance to Meloidogyne incognita race 4, nor has any source of resistance been reported within Nicotiana tabacum. The purpose of this study was to evaluate N. otophora acc. La Quinta as a source of resistance to this pathogen. Plants of tobacco cvs. NC 95 and NC 2326, N. otophora La Quinta and N. repanda were inoculated with second-stage juve...

Combing the existing scientific research achievements and literature, based on in-depth understanding of psychological characteristics vocational college students, we designed a self-confident group counseling program for recruited 56 randomly divided them into two groups to carry out short-term long-term counseling, with total time 16 hours: 2 days, 8 hours day; Long distance once week, each t...