The aim of this work was to verify the existence of correlation between Raman spectroscopy readings of phosphate apatite (~960 cm-1), fluoridated apatite (~575 cm-1) and organic matrix (~1450 cm-1) levels and Diagnodent® readings at different stages of dental caries in extracted human teeth. The mean peak value of fluorescence in the carious area was recorded and teeth were divided in enamel ca...

Human fibrinogen has an Arg-Gly-Asp-Ser (RGDS) sequence at residues 572-575 of its A alpha-chain. Although RGDS-containing peptides inhibit fibrinogen binding to stimulated platelets, these peptides also inhibit platelet binding of human fibrinogen fragment X and rat fibrinogen, which lack RGDS sequences corresponding to A alpha 572-575. Thus competition between free RGD-containing peptides and...

BACKGROUND Atrial fibrillation (AF) ablation requires transseptal puncture to gain entry to the left atrium (LA). On rare occasions, LA entry cannot be achieved or cardiac perforation results in pericardial tamponade. OBJECTIVE This study sought to compare a new radiofrequency (RF) transseptal needle with the standard needle. METHODS We evaluated 1,550 AF ablations in 1,167 patients. We com...

INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 573 I. PERSISTENT RACE-BASED DEATH SENTENCING IN THE “MODERN ERA” OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ......................................... 575 II. RACE-BASED PUNITIVENESS: SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL REALITIES ...... 587 III. CLOSING THE GAP: RACIALLY FAIR OR UNFIXABLE? ......................... 595 CONCLUSIO...

Molybdenum thin films with 50 and 150 nm thicknesses were deposited on silicon substrates, using DC magnetron sputtering system, then post-annealed at different temperatures (200, 325, 450, 575 and 700°C) with flow oxygen at 200 sccm (standard Cubic centimeter per minute). The crystallographic structure of the films was obtained by means of x-ray diffraction (XRD) analysis. An atomic force micr...

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Correspondence : Mithra N. Hegde Senior Professor & HOD, Department of Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics A.B. Shetty Memorial Institute of Dental Sciences, Nitte University, Mangalore 575 018, Karnataka, India. Mobile: +91 9845284411 E-mail: [email protected] Abstract: Background : Diabetes Mellitus and dental caries association has been determined successfully but the electrolyte imb...