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As the classic comedy album Bert and I says in the punch line to the tale from which the title of this response was drawn, "Come to think of it, you cahn't git they-ah from hee-ah!" Indeed, you can't! Willis Hawley generally can be counted on to craft useful, analytically sound, and provocative expositions of policy is... |
Crucial Cerebellar Glial Cells The role of glial cells and their interaction with neurons in normal behavior is unclear. To address this question, Saab et al. (p. 749, published online 5 July) studied a special type of glial cell in the cerebellum. Conditional mutant mice were produced in which the two glutamate recept... |
Mathematical achievement is an early predictor of students’ academic outcomes, and mathematics achievement continues to be important throughout life. Thus, it is essential to examine instructional methods that enhance mathematical learning. One method that may impact mathematical learning is the use of gestures, yet a ... |
Experiments were undertaken to establish technical standards for recording of trigeminal evoked potentials (TEP) as a tool for assessment of the effectiveness of various therapeutic procedures for trigeminal neuralgia. Serial changes in the action potentials of the maxillary nerve and TEP were studied when parameters o... |
This paper reports comparisons of silicon-on-diamond (SOD) structure to the conventional silicon-on-insulator (SOI) for high temperature switching applications. For high temperature applications (>473 K), major loss is caused by on-resistance and leakage current. Shrinking the channel length increases loss at 573 K. Th... |
Roughly 1% of the national income is spent on the treatment of mental illness in most developed countries’. However, the literature on the economic burden of individual psychiatric disorders, is sparse’. developed for allocating resources among the various competing sectors3. It could be argued that treatment and resea... |
Balancing the accuracy and speed for 3D surface measurement of object is crucial in many important applications. Binary encoding pattern utilizing the high-speed image switching rate of digital mirror device (DMD)-based projector could be used as the candidate for fast even high-speed 3D measurement, but current most s... |
ABSTRACT Technology-enhanced environments are increasingly used to enhance the interaction skills of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), yet little is known about how technology use influences interactions between educators and children. This article examined how educators engage with children with ASD in a t... |
This paper describes implementation of a hybrid protection scheme consisting of both transient-based protection and conventional time over-current protection in a laboratory environment. Transient base protection scheme uses initial polarities of current transients to determine whether a fault is in the protected zone,... |
Implications for practice and research ► Well documented among patients with cancer, fatigue can also be a debilitating symptom among individuals living with noncancer conditions. ► Research to examine the efficacy of nonpharmacological treatments for fatigue in chronically ill patients with noncancer conditions may pr... |
Abstract:This article is an analysis of the political thought of Ibn Rushd and its significance for the current conflict in Islamic political thought between liberal, secular and conservative Islamist thinkers over the meaning of the “virtuous society” and how it can be implemented. It is argued that the thought of Ibn... |
BACKGROUND |
Quality of life in elderly is a very sensitive issue. It is important to know if the dental problems, general health and dental treatment have an impact on the quality of life in elderly. The elderly population has a typical set of mind regarding their oral health. This study examines the trends in patients' behavioral... |
AIMS |
The purpose of this study was to identify and acknowledge the problems of completely edentulous patients and their relationship to the Quality of Life (QOL). Also, the study was aimed at exploring the changes in global self-rated general health between the pre and post-treatment scores. |
SETTINGS AND DESIGN |
This is a randomized controlled clinical trial study which is done to evaluate the problems in the elderly and quality of life as long as their oral health is concerned. It is conducted on a group of people representing the elderly population with complete edentulism. |
MATERIAL AND METHODS |
Sixty three patients with mean age 69.41 who needed dentures were investigated before and after 6 months of their treatment by administration of GOHAI (Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index) scale. Comparison between Pre & Post-treatment values of various scores were done with McNemar-Bowker Test. Quantitative data wa... |
RESULTS |
The results of the present study showed GOHAI scores increased from 28.90 + 7.28 to 42.19 + 7.60 (p=highly significant). There was a significant change in the quality of life in elderly after their prosthodontic rehabilitation, though the self rated general health did not show any significant improvement. |
CONCLUSION |
It is the responsibility of the entire dental fraternity to understand the needs of elderly associated to their oral health. It is important to evaluate and assess the psychological effects of tooth loss on their quality of life. A thorough investigation is necessary before and after the dental/prosthodontic care.Quant... |
Tantalum-niobium (Ta-Nb) ore is the main source of two very important rare metals,Ta and Nb. However, it is still a challenge for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS) to quantitatively detect trace Ta and Nb elements in Ta-Nb ore samples. In this work, LIBS assisted with univariate and multivariate calibration m... |
Two compounds containing carbazole and sulfone groups with different alkyl chain lengths have been designed and synthesized. The sulfone group has strong absorption characteristics and the alkoxy chain and carbazole group are electron-rich, forming D-δ-A-type symmetrical molecules. The molecules have the characteristic... |
Variable persistence of serum testosterone in infants and children exposed to topical testosterone Elaine Sanderson , Mary B Abraham, John Joseph, Conchita Boyder, Rui Zhang, Deila Dedic, Lana Bell, Shalini Kassam, Ee Mun Lim and Catherine S Choong Department of Endocrinology and Diabetes, Paediatric Medicines Informat... |
Structures of sudden enhancements/depressions and associated interhemispheric asymmetry in low‐latitude total electron content (TEC) during the main phase (MP) of geomagnetic storms have remained unpredictable majorly due to oscillating equatorial vertical E×B drifts and resultant redistribution of plasma in low latitu... |
An interesting open question is whether a (72, 36, 16) doubly even code C exists. In [3] the odd prime numbers which can divide the order of the group of C were determined and 23 is the largest of these. Twenty-three is eliminated by reducing the problem to the consideration of 348 codes, each of which is shown to have... |
The CoTalent project is a unique collaboration between eight universities (of applied sciences) throughout Europe funded by the Erasmus+ program of the European Commission. The objective of the CoTalent project was to use co-creation with teachers and students in order to create tools that would support higher educatio... |
Advisor Date ii DEDICATION I dedicate this dissertation and the completion of doctoral education to my family. Without their love, support and continuous encouragement none of my achievements would have been possible. I am forever grateful to my husband who juggled work and childcare responsibilities so that I could at... |
Rigid-body impact sound synthesis methods often omit the ground sound. In this paper we analyze an idealized ground-sound model based on an elastodynamic halfspace, and use it to identify scenarios wherein ground sound is perceptually relevant versus when it is masked by the impacting object's modal sound or transient ... |
This paper describes a data base simulator, or rather, a family of simulators, that is being developed at the University of Stockholm. The purpose of this discrete event simulation model is to provide a tool for • investigating the performance of data base oriented information systems (existing and planned) • increasin... |
A typical target system would be a heavily loaded multiprogrammed on-line system with a very large data base. One of the guidelines for design of the simulator has been user orientation. The preparation and execution of the model is done interactively and on a problem-oriented leve 1, e.g. the analyst describes the dat... |
To create functional tissues having complex structures, bottom‐up approaches to assembling small tissue modules into larger constructs have been emerging. Most of these approaches are based on chemical reactions or physical interactions at the interface between tissue modules. Here we report a biological assembly appro... |
A 37-year-old woman from Puerto Rico was incidentally found to have bilateral ovarian masses during a laparoscopy for sterilization. CT of the abdomen and pelvis with contrast showed bilateral large heterogeneous adnexal masses with large ascites and right pleural effusion. Tumour markers CA 125 was 766 U/mL and lactat... |
Multi anode photo-multipliers are able to localize the position of a light source, and measure its intensity. Normally these devices have their anode wires connected to a resistor network. If the light originates in an optically collimated, pixilated scintillation crystal array, only a few of the anode wires receive an... |
Corticofugal pathways (callosal, intracortical, and subcortical) have initial axon outgrowth to many areas where no adult connections will persist. Corticofugal projections also demonstrate considerable reorganization after early damage. At the level of gross projections from specific thalamic nuclei to cortical cytoar... |
We report on a passively Q-switched end pumped Nd:YLF laser including a noncritically phase-matched KTP singly resonant intracavity optical parametric oscillator (IOPO-KTP). For the Q-switching operation we have used Cr:YAG saturable absorber. The optimized passively Q-switched Nd:YLF laser without IOPO generated linea... |
Reactive oxygen species (ROS) and chronic inflammation contribute to DNA damage of many organs, including the prostate. ROS cause oxidative damage to biomolecules, such as lipids, proteins, and nucleic acids, resulting in the formation of toxic and mutagenic intermediates. Lipid peroxidation (LPO) products covalently a... |
Electrochemical polymerization of a series of N-alkyl-2,7-di(2-thienyl)carbazoles in acetonitrile was performed to obtain conjugated polymers with fluorescence. Scanning electron and atomic force microscopies revealed that the surface morphology of the polymer films significantly depends on the alkyl chain lengths of t... |
Calcium is a vital second messenger which regulates processes in almost all cell types like myocytes ,hepatocytes, oocytes,neurons etc.Due to spatiotemporal limitation of imaging techniques, it is not possible to determine calcium concentration at macroscopic level. For this purpose mathematical modeling of calcium dyn... |
Aptamers are single stranded DNA or RNA ligands which can be selected for different targets from proteins to small organic dyes. In the past few years great progress has been accomplished in the development of aptamer based bioanalytical assays with different detection techniques. Among them, electrochemiluminescence (... |
Signaling mechanisms that elevate cyclic AMP (cAMP) activate large-conductance, calcium- and voltage-activated potassium (BKCa) channels in pulmonary vascular smooth muscle and cause pulmonary vasodilatation. BKCa channel modulation is important in the regulation of pulmonary arterial pressure, and inhibition (closing)... |
Following cimetidine administration, 60% of the dose is excreted as unchanged drug in the urine, and 40% is eliminated by metabolism. We evaluated the effect of liver disease on cimetidine disposition by comparing its kinetics in 7 healthy subjects and 8 patients with alcoholic cirrhosis. Cirrhotic patients had severe ... |
In total anomalous pulmonary venous return (TAPVR), the intrapulmonary venous plexus has failed to connect to the left atrium, so that the pulmonary veins drain into right atrial tributaries, frequently resulting in early postnatal circulatory distress. The Baltimore-Washington Infant Study (BWIS), a population-based e... |
For high frequency (> 20 MHz) ultrasound transducer arrays, structures in the range of a few micrometers are required. Especially, separating transducer elements of a few microns width is challenging. Omitting this mechanical separation simplifies the manufacturing process. However, this leads to a loss of image resolu... |
Various new treatment options have emerged within recent few years for patients with a diagnosis of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). Progress has been achieved in both surgical and medical treatment approaches and has led to significant QoL and survival improvements for the patients. Due to the diversity of the new... |
Primary biliary cirrhosis (PBC), which is characterised by progressive destruction of intrahepatic bile ducts, is not a rare disease since both prevalence and incidence are increasing during the last years mainly due to the improvement of case finding strategies. The prognosis of the disease has improved due to both th... |
During the past two decades well designed randomized controlled trials have addressed every important aspect of prophylaxis against venous thromboembolism (VTE) and treatment of established VTE. In addition, systematic reviews and meta-analyses have been performed in most of these areas. The most important advances are... |
The resistively loaded vee dipole (RVD) antenna has many advantages as an ultra-wideband (UWB) radar antenna, especially ground-penetrating radar. However, it has the drawback of having considerable reflections at the feed point due to an impedance mismatch between the antenna and the feeding transmission line. In this... |
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