Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya her biri 40’ar bireyden oluşan 3 grup dahil edilmiştir: bir Sınıf I oklüzyon grubu (14 erkek ve 26 kadın; yaş ortalaması 14.68±1.86), bir Sınıf II oküzyon grubu (12 erkek, 28 kadın ; yaş ortalaması 14.02±1.74), ve sınıf II subdivizyon oklüzyon grubu (19 erkek and 21 kadın; yaş ortalaması 14.32±2.42). Her bir hasta için panoramik radyogramlarda(OPG) sekiz doğrusal v...

Leveraging information from the publicly accessible data repositories can be very useful when training a classifier from a small-sample microarray data. To achieve this, we proposed a multi-task feature selection filter that borrows strength from auxiliary microarray data. It uses Kruskal-Wallis test on auxiliary data and ranks genes based on their aggregated p-values. The top-ranked genes are ...

Methods: One hundred and thirty pre-treatment teleradiographs of Caucasian patients aged 10-16 years (mean age of 12.6 years) were selected for study and divided into 3 groups. The cephalometric measurements used in the present study were the following: H.SN, Cx, NLA, MLA, UL-SUL-S, LL-S, IMPA, and 1-SN. Analysis of variance and Tukey’s test were applied for measurements H.SN, Cx, IMPA, 1-SN, M...

The objective of present work was to assess differences in spectrum, coherence, and phase synchrony of topical electroencephalogram (EEG) between alcohol-dependent individuals and healthy participants. Surface currents were mitigated by a common average spatial filter. Parametric spectral and coherence estimates obtained for consecutive 0.5s-long EEG fragments were generally lower for alcoholic...

Methods Clinical trial of a consecutive sample of 26 JIA (ILAR) patients of the Oligoarticular (46,2%), Polyarticular (23,1%) and Systemic (30,7)% subtypes, with an average 11,2±4,1 years of age. The patients participated in a standard physiotherapy program twice a week for 6 months. The Chi-square test has been used in order to evaluate the attendance to the program. The HRQL has been assessed...

In this work, we present a method to the building of a global hierarchical classification of the proteins functions for a structure of classes represented by a DAG (Directed Acyclic Graph), called RCMDE-GSD (Rule Construction Method Using Differential Evolution-Global Single DAG). Here, we compare RCMDE-GSD with hAntMiner, a method based on ACO (Ant Colony Optimization) algorithm and with HLCS,...

Materials and methods Case-control study. Cases were defined by the presence of T2D and CKD stages 3-5, evaluated by estimated GFR<60 mL/min, and controls were formed by patients with T2D and GFR>60mL/min (diabetic control group); and by individuals without T2D (non-diabetic control group). PGRN was determined with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in blood and urine samples after overnight fas...

OBJECTIVES To compare third-party payor reimbursement for patients evaluated in a university-based pediatric weight management clinic in central Kentucky. STUDY DESIGN Demographic and reimbursement data were reviewed for 120 patients evaluated January to December 2004. Statistical analysis included Kruskal-Wallis test and Friedman's test. RESULTS Overall, median reimbursement was 60%. For n...

Materials and methods: Access cavities were prepared in 72 intact extracted premolar teeth. The samples were divided into three groups (n = 24) and filled with Coltosol, Compoglass, or Zonalin. After thermal cycling for 500 cycles (5–55°C), the teeth were immersed in 1% methylene blue dye at 37°C for 1 week (n = 8), 1 month (n = 8), and 2 months (n = 8). The samples were sectioned buccolinguall...

Methods: Twenty-four bovine teeth surfaces were submitted to three bleaching techniques with two commercially available 35% hydrogen peroxide bleaching agents (n=8). The specimens were immersed in red wine for 48 h at 37°C and submitted to the bleaching techniques. Color changes were measured before and after staining as well as immediately after and 24 h after the bleaching treatments, with tw...