METHODS: Prospective, longitudinal cohort study conducted between October 2012 and October 2013. Thirty-three eyes from 33 patients (20 females, 13 males; mean age = 73 ± 7 years) were included in the study, and underwent phacoemulsification followed by pseudophakic intraocular lens (IOL) implantation. All patients were evaluated with a high-speed Scheimpflug camera (Corvis ST, Oculus, Wetzlar,...

When modeling coexpression networks from high-throughput time course data, Pearson Correlation Coefficient (PCC) is one of the most effective and popular similarity functions. However, its reliability is limited since it cannot capture non-linear interactions and time shifts. Here we propose to overcome these two issues by employing a novel similarity function, Dynamic Time Warping Maximal Info...

introduction maternal and fetal characteristics can be effect on optimism which vary among different cultures and countries. so the aim of this study was to determine prenatal optimism and its relationship with fetal and maternal characteristics in primiparous women. materials and methods this research study was a descriptive cross - sectional. the statistical populations consisted of 240 pregn...

Materials and methods A cross sectional evaluation of 41 female type 2 diabetes individuals was performed. Mean age was 62±5.91 yrs. (mean±SD), time of T2D diagnosis 10.15 ±6.61 yrs., BMI=32.76±6.32. All individuals only used metformin as the anti-diabetic treatment. The glycated hemoglobin (HbA1c) levels were compared to the bone formation markers P1NP and osteocalcin (OC), plus the bone resor...

background: candidal colonization in complete denture wearers is a commonly encountered condition that worsens in the presence of untreated diabetes mellitus. the aim of this study was to evaluate the correlation between oral candidiasis in denture‑bearing mucosa and elevated blood glucose levels in complete denture wearers and to evaluate the effect of oral hypoglycemic drug therapy in control...