Utilization of Integrated Community Case Management and Its Factors in Southern Ethiopia: Facility Based-Cross-Sectional Study by Samuel Yohannes, Yitagesu Habtu, Bereket Abreham, Menen Ayele

“…An exit interview was conducted on 574 mothers/child caregivers in randomly selected public health centres. Data were entered using Epi Info and transported to SPSS version 20 for analysis. …”
Get full text

Effect of Nonthermal Plasma on Shear Bond Strength of Translucent Zirconia in Layering Ceramic by Dorsa Seyedi, Sara Valizadeh, Safoura Ghodsi, Kimia Salimi, Faezeh Atri

“…In this experimental study, 42 square blocks of zirconia were prepared and randomly divided into three groups (n = 14) according to the applying surface treatment: (1) the control group (without any surface treatment), (2) the plasma-treated group with argon nonthermal plasma, and (3) the air abrasion group with 50 µm Al2O3 particles. …”
Get full text

Effect of Intra-Orifice Depth on Sealing Ability of Four Materials in the Orifices of Root-Filled Teeth: An Ex-Vivo Study by Motaz Ahmad Ghulman, Madiha Gomaa

“…Ninety-two canals in extracted mandibular premolars were prepared, obturated, and randomly grouped into 4 groups. Each group was subgrouped for a 2 mm and 3 mm orifice cavity depth (𝑛=10). …”
Get full text

Swirling Flow and Wall Shear: Evaluating the BioMimics 3D Helical Centerline Stent for the Femoropopliteal Segment by Timothy M. Sullivan, Thomas Zeller, Masato Nakamura, Colin G. Caro, Michael Lichtenberg

“…In the multicenter randomized MIMICS trial, treatment of femoropopliteal disease with the BioMimics 3D (n=50) significantly improved 2-year primary patency (log-rank test p=0.05) versus a control straight stent (n=26), with no cases of clinically driven target lesion revascularization between 12 and 24 months (log-rank test p=0.03 versus controls). …”
Get full text

Assessment of the Relationship between Mental Health and Academic Achievement among Students in Kazakhstan by Guliya Yertukeshova, Bibianar Baizhumanova, Ulbossyn Tuyakova, Lyazzat Kulzhabayeva, Gulnara Jumagulova, Bakyt Zhigitbekova

“…Zhubanov Aktobe Regional University, Aktobe. They were randomly selected for measuring the correlation between the two variables. …”
Get full text

Evaluation of Tumor Heterogeneity of Prostate Carcinoma by Flow- and Image DNA Cytometry and Histopathological Grading by Naining Wang, Claudia Wilkin, Alfred Böcking, Bernhard Tribukait

“…Specimens simulating core biopsies from five randomly selected tumor areas from each of 16 Böcking’s grade II and 23 grade III prostate carcinomas were analyzed for tumor grade and DNA ploidy by flow‐ and fluorescence image cytometry (FCM, FICM). …”
Get full text

Comparison of fibreoptic-guided tracheal intubation through LMA Protector and i-gel in adult paralysed patients – A randomised comparative study by Mamta Bhardwaj, Karthik Manoharan, Kirti Kshetrapal, Karishma Dhankhar, Amit Singh, Susheela Taxak

“…Methods: After institutional committee approval and trial registration, 66 patients aged 18–70 years with American Society of Anesthesiologists physical status I/II were recruited for this randomised study. Patients were randomly allocated to groups LP and IG. The primary outcome was to compare time to tracheal intubation via two SADs. …”
Get full text

Improving locomotor performance with motor imagery and tDCS in young adults by Hope E Gamwell-Muscarello, Alan R. Needle, Marco Meucci, Jared W. Skinner

“…The research involved a double-blind, randomized, controlled trial with three groups: MIActive, MISham, and Control. …”
Get full text

Efficacy of New Bioceramic Materials in Root Canal Obturation by Hasna Haridas, Mookambika Ramachandran, Drishya Kishore, Namitha Divakar, Aswanth Ajay, Sona Joseph

“…Materials and Methods: In this study, 60 extracted human teeth with single canals were randomly divided into three groups (n = 20) based on the obturation material used: Group A (EndoSequence BC Sealer), Group B (BioRoot RCS), and Group C (Conventional Gutta-Percha with AH Plus Sealer). …”
Get full text

Oral Midazolam Premedication for Children Undergoing General Anaesthesia for Dental Care by Saad A. Sheta, Maha AlSarheed

“…Subjects and Methods. 60 children aged 2–6 years were enrolled in the study. The children were randomly assigned to one of 3 groups and received orally 0.5, 0.75, or 1.0 mg/kg of injectable midazolam mixed with apple juice 30 minutes before separation from parents. …”
Get full text

Assessment of the Antimicrobial Efficacy and Mechanical Properties of Glass Ionomer Cement (GIC) Incorporating Silver Nanoparticles In Varying Concentrations for Pediatric Dental A... by Md. Imran, Rashmirekha Mallick, Rohit Vadlamani, Antarik Dhar

“…Thirty pediatric patients were randomly assigned to receive dental treatments using one of the three modified GIC formulations. …”
Get full text

The Effect Wilting Tangerine Peel on Characteristics of Powder Used In Food Self-Heater by Rini Rini, Daimon Syukri, Puja Nadia Sukma

“…The present study employed a Completely Randomized Design (CRD) consisting of five treatments and three replications. …”
Get full text

Risk Factors and Prevention of Upper Gastrointestinal Complications Associated with Nonsteroidal Anti-Inflammatory Drugs by N. V. Bakulina, S. V. Tikhonov, K. A. Nagornova

“…Previous clinical studies of esomeprazole for the prevention of NSAID-associated lesions of the upper gastrointestinal tract demonstrate high efficacy. In the randomized OBERON study the risk of gastric and duodenal ulcers after 3 months of low-dose acetylsalicylic acid treatment in the esomeprazole group was 7 times lower.Conclusion. …”
Get full text

Prevalence and Risk Factors of Bovine Mastitis in Southern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia by Adehanom Baraki, Teshale Teklue, Tesfay Atsbha, Temesgen Tesfay, Solomon Wayou

“…A cross-sectional study was conducted from September 2013 to May 2015 in the southern zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia, on 146 head of randomly selected cattle, of which 99 (67.8%) were crossed zebu and 47 (32.2%) pure local zebu using the California mastitis test and questionnaire. …”
Get full text

Analgesic effect of intranasal ketamine in the treatment of chronic cancer pain by Secundino González Pardo, Lourdes González-Longoria Boada, Francisco López Muñoz

“…<br /><strong>Methods</strong>: research carried out in Ecuador pain clinic. A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled cohort study was conducted. 142 participants were included. …”
Get full text

What drives farmers’ behavior under climate change? Decoding risk awareness, perceived impacts, and adaptive capacity in northern Italy by Sandra Ricart, Claudio Gandolfi, Andrea Castelletti

“…A well-structured online survey covering risk awareness, perception, and adaptation was used to randomly sample 460 respondents from 12 irrigation districts in northern Italy. …”
Get full text

Evaluating Curative Effects of Different Moxibustion Temperatures on Patients with Spastic Hemiplegia after Stroke by Liu YANG, Haili MA, Li GE, Qiaojing LIAO, Qiong HAN, Ling YE

“…Objective:To evaluate therapeutic effects of different moxibustion temperatures on stroke patients with spastic hemiplegia, in order to provid suitable and objective moxibustion temperature for such patients with abnormal perceptual abnormalities.Methods:A total of 80 patients were randomly divided into thermal burning group and temperature-sensing group, with 40 cases in each group. …”
Get full text

Effect of Clinical Sandblasting on the Surface Roughness of Zirconia Cores for all Ceramic Crowns and their Fracture Resistance after the Addition of Repair. by Mohammed Thamir Yassin, Shatha Abdullah Salih

“…Materials and Methods: Zirconia cores (n=21) were digitally designed and milled from ZirCAD LT B1 (IPS e.max® ZirCAD ) blocks using arum 5x-300 Pro (ARUM DENTISTRY). These cores were randomly divided into three groups: Group A: n=8, sandblasted with 50 μm aluminum oxide, and veneered with packable Z350 composite. …”
Get full text

Canagliflozin alleviates acetaminophen-induced renal and hepatic injury in mice by modulating the p-GSK3β/Fyn-kinase/Nrf-2 and p-AMPK-α/STAT-3/SOCS-3 pathways by Abeer Bishr, Bassant M. El-Mokadem, Asmaa A. Gomaa

“…Main methods: mice were randomized into five groups: negative control, Cana25, APAP, Cana10 + APAP, and Cana25 + APAP. …”
Get full text

In vitro comparison of the marginal adaptation of cold ceramic sealer with the single-cone obturation technique versus AH-26 sealer with the lateral compaction technique in single-... by Jalil Modaresi, Fatemeh Mokhtari, Elahe Khodarahmi

“…Materials and methods In this in vitro experimental study, the root canals of 24 extracted single-rooted single-canal teeth were instrumented to F3 files by the crown-down technique and randomly assigned to 2 groups (n = 12). The root canals were obturated with a CC sealer and single-cone obturation technique with 4% gutta-percha in group 1 and with an AH-26 sealer and lateral compaction technique with 2% gutta-percha in group 2. …”
Get full text