OBJECTIVE To investigate the anatomical cure rate and complications related to collagen-coated mesh for cystocele, compared with a conventional anterior colporrhaphy. DESIGN A randomised controlled study. SETTING Six departments of obstetrics and gynaecology in Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Denmark. POPULATION Women aged 55 years or older, referred for surgery with a prolapse of the anteri...

BACKGROUND A study was undertaken to determine whether a short course of antibiotic treatment (< or = 5 days) is as effective as the conventional longer treatment in acute exacerbations of chronic bronchitis and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). METHODS MEDLINE, EMBASE and the Cochrane central register of controlled trials were searched to July 2006. Studies considered eligible we...

Frontal polymerization (FP) is an out-of-autoclave, self-sustaining cure process that enables rapid and energy-efficient manufacturing of composites compared to conventional processes. Prior FP demonstrations for both polymer composite materials rely on one front achieve full cure. In this work, we investigate the effect multiple fronts time, quality, mechanical performance. Localized void form...

BACKGROUND The study was carried out to examine the effect of selective α1 adrenoceptor agonist midodrine hydrochloride vs. β-adrenergic blockade metoprolol in the treatment of children with postural orthostatic tachycardia syndrome (POTS). METHODS AND RESULTS Fifty-three children with POTS were divided into group I (midodrine hydrochloride plus conventional therapy), group II (metoprolol plu...

AIMS To evaluate and compare the flexural strength and impact strength of conventional and microwave cured denture base resins before and after repeated sterilization using microwave energy to consider microwave curing as an alternative to the conventional method of sterilization. MATERIALS AND METHODS The conventional heat cure acrylic resin (DPI heat cure material) Group A and microwave-pol...

OBJECTIVE To assess the effect of hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) to eradicate intraperitoneal free cancer cells and to explore the feasibility of cytological cure for peritoneal carcinomatosis (PC). METHODS The peritoneal lavage fluid (or ascites) from 50 PC patients was collected before and after intraoperative HIPEC, respectively, for conventional cytology test, and conve...

Purpose: Acrylic dentures frequently fracture during service due totheir poor strength characteristics. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of adding 5%, 10% and 15% aluminum oxide powder on the flexural strength, surface hardness of a conventional heat-polymerized acrylic resin. Materials and methods: One of the commonly used conventional heat cure denture base resin (DPI) and hi...

AIM To evaluate and compare shear bond strength of various glass ionomer cements (GICs) to dentin of primary teeth. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sample size taken for the study was 72 deciduous molars with intact buccal or lingual surfaces. Samples were randomly divided into three groups, i.e., groups A, B, and C and were restored with conventional type II GIC, type II light cure (LC) GIC, and type ...