OBJECTIVE To design a new index categorizing the functional need for orthognathic treatment. DESIGN Laboratory-based study. SETTING Records were obtained from two UK hospital-based orthodontic departments. PARTICIPANTS A panel of four consultant orthodontists, experienced in providing orthognathic care, devised a new index of Orthognathic Functional Treatment Need (IOFTN) with the aid of ...

two different methods of bayesian segmentation algorithm were used with different band combinations. sequential maximum a posteriori (smap) is a bayesian image segmentation algorithm which unlike the traditional maximum likelihood (ml) classification attempts to improve accuracy by taking contextual information into account, rather than classifying pixels separately. landsat 7 etm+ data with pa...

Conditions for the equilibrium binding to opioid receptor of [3H]sufentanil (mu selective), [3H][D-Pen2,D-Pen5]enkephalin (delta selective), and [3H]U69,593 (kappa selective) were established in membranes from rat brain cerebrum, monkey cortex, or guinea pig cerebellum. The selectivity index of various opioid alkaloids and peptides in binding to the mu, delta, or kappa opioid receptors was expr...

BACKGROUND - Gastric polyps are elevated mucosal lesions. Most of them are less than 1 cm and when larger than 2 cm, has a high malignancy probability. The histopathological types are mainly fundic gland polyps, hyperplastic polyps and adenomatous polyps. OBJECTIVE - To evaluate the agreement between three different pathologists in the histopathological diagnosis of 128 biopsied gastric polyp...

Preeclampsia affects 7-10% of all pregnancies, and is a major cause of maternal and fetal morbidity and mortality. Although enhanced apoptosis is well known in placentas with preeclampsia, the role of transcription factor nuclear factor-kappa B (NF-kappa B) in the process is still being debated. In this work, we investigate the relationship between NF-kappa B expression and trophoblastic cell a...

The Earth's magnetosphere represents a natural plasma laboratory that allows us to study the behavior of particle distribution functions in absence Coulomb collisions, typically described by Kappa distributions. We have investigated properties these for ions and electrons different magnetospheric regions, thereby making it possible reveal $\kappa$-parameters wide range beta ($\beta$) values (fr...

BACKGROUND Accurate diagnosis of latent tuberculosis infection (LTBI) is becoming increasingly concerning due to the increasing the HIV epidemic, which have increased the risk for reactivation to active tuberculosis (TB) infection. LTBI is diagnosed by tuberculin skin test (TST) and interferon-gamma release assays (IGRAs). OBJECTIVES The aim of the present study was to conduct a meta-analysis...

BACKGROUND Assess prevalence and severity of malocclus ion in 12 - 16 year old population of Travancore using IOTN index. Tertiary care setting, with the study being conducted in the Dept of Orthodontics at PMS Dental College & the samples being collected from four different dental health care centres. Study design is descriptive study. MATERIALS AND METHODS 120 pre- treatment study models of...

Objective This study aimed to develop and assess the content validity and reliability of a cognitively adapted self-report questionnaire designed for surveillance of gingivitis in adolescents. Material and Methods Ten predetermined self-report questions evaluating early signs and symptoms of gingivitis were preliminary assessed by a panel of clinical experts. Eight questions were selected and...