OBJECTIVES The aims of this cross-sectional study were to evaluate the level of fear of dental procedures among schoolchildren and assess the relationship between caries experience and fear of dental procedures. SUBJECTS AND METHODS 275 children aged 7-11 years were recruited for the study. Before conducting a dental examination, each subject was asked to independently complete a Children's F...

This paper describes how to extract Chinese frequent strings without using a dictionary. In this paper, we generalize the notations of words and unknown words to those of frequent strings. The Chinese frequent strings (CFSs) we define include words, unknown words, and other strings that are frequently used. Some examples of CFSs are “ (can only let)”, “ (every minute and every second)”, “ (bear...

The role of common fragile sites (CFSs) in cancer remains controversial. Two main views dominate the discussion: one suggests that CFS loci are hotspots of genomic instability leading to inactivation of genes encoded within them, while the other view proposes that CFSs are functional units and that loss of the encoded genes confers selective pressure, leading to cancer development. The latter v...

AIM The aim of the study was to evaluate reliability and validity of different questionnaires and predict related causes, as concomitant factors in assessing different aspects of children's dental anxiety. STUDY DESIGN Children were interviewed on dental anxiety, dispositional risk factors and satisfaction with the dentist after dental treatment had been accomplished. Parents were interviewed...

A new complex fuzzy computing paradigm using complex fuzzy sets (CFSs) to the problem of time series forecasting is proposed in this study. Distinctive from traditional type-1 fuzzy set, the membership for elements belong to a CFS is characterized in the unit disc of the complex plane. Based on the property of complex-valued membership, CFSs can be used to design a neural fuzzy system so that t...

Common fragile sites (CFSs) tend to break upon replication stress and have been suggested to be "hot spots" for genomic instability. Recent evidence, however, implies that in the wake of DNA damage, WW domain-containing oxidoreductase (WWOX, the gene product of the FRA16D fragile site), associates with ataxia telangiectasia-mutated (ATM) and regulates its activation to maintain genomic integrity.

The investigation was performed on 113 adolescents in the age between 15 and 18 years (63 boys, 50 girls). Corah Dental Anxiety Scale (CDAS) and Children's Fear Survey Schedule - Dental Subscale (CFSS-DS) were used for evaluation of dental fear and Child Medical Fear Questionnaire (CMFQ) for evaluation of the fear of medical treatment. Achenbach Youth Self Report questionnaire (YSR) was used fo...

This study was carried out to investigate the stability, antibacterial properties and biofilm removal potential of cell-free supernatant (CFS) of Lactobacillus acidophilus LA5 and Lactobacillus casei 431 against Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923. Antibacterial activity of both Lactobacillus strains was measured according to the agar spot method. The CFS was pr...