Miracle-dz/UniFAR-FTUs huggingface dataset:
Locator versus Ball and Socket Attachment Systems for Single Implant Retained Mandibular Overdenture (Retention -Oral health related quality of life)

Aim: It was to compare Locator versus ball and socket attachment systems for single implant retained mandibular overdenture in relation to retention and oral health related quality of life. Subjects and Methods: Twenty completely edentulous patients were randomly selected from the Outpatient Clinic. Patients were divided into two groups, group (I) received single implant retained overdenture with ball and socket attachment while group (II) received single implant retained overdenture with locator attachment. Retention was measured three months interval after overdenture insertion for one year using force gauge device. Oral healthrelated quality of life was evaluated using OHIP-EDENT questionnaire after one year of overdenture insertion. Results: Group (II) recorded higher retention values than group (I) and the difference was statistically significant. Group I recorded higher Oral healthrelated quality of life mean values than group II and the difference was statistically non- significant. Conclusion: Locator attachment significantly increases retention of implant retained overdenture than ball and socket attachment. There is no significant difference in Patient oral health and quality of life between locator and ball attachments.
Influence of oxathiapiprolin on preinfectional and early infection stages of Plasmopara halstedii, downy mildew of the sunflower

Oxathiapiprolin is a recently introduced fungicide with particular activity against hemibiotrophic and biotrophic oomycetes. For Plasmopara halstedii, the downy mildew of the sunflower, no detailed studies for the activity of the pure compound on the preinfectional and early infection stages in which the fungicide could most effectively interfere with the life cycle of the pathogen have been reported. The fungicide was shown to be active against all stages of the pathogen starting from the release of the zoospores to the development of the mycelia and the formation of the sporangia. Differences in the sensitivity of the different developmental stages are in accordance with the suggested mechanism of the fungicide activity which targets sterol-binding proteins. The experiments showed that, in preventive treatments against very sensitive stages of the pathogen (such as germination of spores), extremely low concentrations of less than 1 ng/mL can completely protect the plants. Coating the seeds with oxathiapiprolin successfully prevented the seedlings from soil-borne infections. This is of particular importance in sunflower cultivation, because wind-borne infections on plants are much rarer and less harmful than soil-borne infections, which usually become systemic and lead to complete yield loss. The curative effects of oxathiapiprolin were shown on the leaf disks as well as on the infected young plants. However, this seems to be less important in sunflower cultivation than, for instance, in viticulture, because spraying sunflowers in the field after the germination of the seeds is uncommon (except in the ornamental cultivation of cut sunflowers).
ANTIMICROBIAL SUSCEPTIBILITY AND DETECTION METHODS FOR THE EXTENDED‑SPECTRUM β-LACTAMASES PRODUCING ENTEROBACTERIACEAE FROM CLINICAL SAMPLES

Objectives: Detection of extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs) is crucial for the infection control and antibiotic choice in healthcare settings. The aim of this study is to develop a standardized, inexpensive, and simple approach that is able to detect ESBL-producing Enterobacteriaceae isolates. Methods: Isolates those were resistant to at least one of the three indicator cephalosporins (cefotaxime, cefpodoxime, and ceftazidime) were tested for ESBL production using the double disc synergy test (DDST), combined disc synergy test (CDST) test and genotypic detection of the responsible gene for the ESBL. Result: From 64 isolates, 28 were resistant to cephalosporins. In 28 isolates, 23 were positive in CDST but in the DDST 18 were showing ESBL positive. 10 were positive in both CDST and DDST. Conclusion: Resistance to cephalosporins, which are the drug choice to treat mixed bacterial infections by the Enterobacteriaceae of which disseminate rapidly being plasmid mediated. Hence, it is necessary that rapid detection of ESBL should be done and immediate infection control measures should be implemented to prevent their dissemination.
COMPARISON BETWEEN SOLUTION AND GEL FORMS OF THEOBROMINE AND SODIUM FLUORIDE IN REMINERALIZATION OF THE DEMINERALIZED HUMAN ENAMEL (SEM and EDXA study)

Introduction: Enamel demineralization occurs by acid attack during dental caries. The initial caries could be arrested by enhancement of remineralization via topical fluoride application. Although fluoride is effective in enamel protection, the safety of its use is a matter of controversy which necessitated the search for new alternatives. Theobromine is one of the promising materials in caries prevention which is safer than fluoride. The effect of the remineralizing material consistency “gel or solution” is essential to be evaluated to reach the optimum protocol.Purpose: To compare between the gel and solution forms of both theobromine and fluoride in the remineralization potential of the demineralized human enamel. Materials & Methods: Thirty longitudinal halves of human mandibular premolars were equally divided into 6 groups: control (C), demineralization (D) subjected to demineralizing solution then 5 days PH cycle. The remaining 4 groups were similar to demineralization group with addition of treatment material “theobromine solution (T1), theobromine gel (T2), fluoride solution (F1) and fluoride gel (F2)”. The samples were investigated by scanning electron microscope (SEM) and energy dispersive x ray analysis (EDXA). Results: The enamel of demineralization group was porous with erosive changes exposing the subsurface enamel rods with severe rod core defects. Theobromine solution and fluoride gel groups showed improvement of the enamel surface. Fluoride solution group showed more observable enamel defects while the least favorable enamel topography was observed in the theobromine gel group. EDXA revealed that the calcium phosphorus ratio displayed a descending order: (C > T1 > F2 > F1 > T2 > D). Conclusion: Theobromine solution and fluoride gel are more effective remineralizing agents. Fluoride solution and theobromine gel have less remineralizing potential.
EFFECT OF DIETARY CONCENTRATE TO ROUGHAGE RATIO ON NUTRIENT DIGESTIBILITY, RUMEN FERMENTATION, GROWTH PERFORMANCE AND SERUM ACUTE PHASE PROTEIN IN GROWING BUFFALO CALVES

This study was accomplished to designed to assess the appropriate concentrate: roughage ratio (C:R) ratio for better nutrient digestibility, rumen fermentation patterns, healthy and economic beef production in Egyptian buffalo calves. Sixteen buffalo calves aged about 18-20 months of 292.5±4.7 kg average body weight were randomly assigned into four groups of 4 animals each. The treatment diets were composed of four concentrate: roughage (C:R) ratios (80:20, A; 75:25, B; 60:40, C; and 55:45, D). The results revealed that increasing in the proportion of concentrate in the diet significantly (p <0.05) increased the digestibility of dry matter (DM), organic matter (OM), crude protein (CP), crude fiber (CF), ether extract (EE), nitrogen free extract (NFE) and the total digestible nutrients (TDN). Ruminal concentration of both volatile fatty acids (VFA) and ammonia nitrogen were increased linearly with increasing the dietary concentrate portion (60, 75 and 80), however the rumen pH were decreased (P<0.01) with increasing the concentrate level in the diet. In addition, increasing the concentrate proportion increased the dry matter intake of feed, average daily gain, final body weight; and feed cost per kg body weight. Serum, glucose, and acute phase protein were increased by increasing the dietary concentrate portion. Feeding diet containing 60% concentrate showed better performance and economic efficiency per kg body weight gain when comparing with diet containing 75 % and 80 % concentrates levels. This study suggested that the diet consisting of 60: 40 concentrate: roughage ratio could be considered as the optimum diet for growing buffalo calves for better performance, efficient feed utilization, economic feed efficiency and low risk of sub-acute ruminal acidosis.
Effect of Dietary Fiber Level on the Healing of Gastric Ulcers in Horses

Equine Gastric Ulcer Syndrome (EGUS) is estimated to occur in 53 to 93% of performance horses. Feeding practices, management, and dietary composition have all been suggested to impact the frequency and severity of EGUS. The aim of this study was to determine if alteration of fiber content within the concentrate portion of the diet alters gastric ulcer scores. The effects on healing of a commercially available high fiber and low fiber feeds were compared. The experiment was conducted in two phases. During phase I, 21 mature Quarter Horses were managed under a 7 d feeding/fasting regimen to induce gastric ulceration. Horses were fed ad libitum grass hay for 24 hr, followed by 24 h fasting. After d 7, gastroscopic examination was performed to determine ulcer scores of the greater (GC) and lesser curvature (LC) of the stomach. Following gastroscopy, 16 horses with an ulcer score of ≥ 1 in GC and ≥ 2 in LC were selected for phase II. Horses were pair matched by weight, gastric ulcer score, and type and assigned to either the high fiber (HF) or low fiber group (LF) in a randomized block design. Each group was fed their respective ration for 30 d in 50:50 ratio with grass hay at 2% of BW in DMI. Gastroscopic examination was performed on d 0, d 15, and d 30 of phase II to evaluate the occurrence of gastric ulceration. During this time, a stomach fluid sample was also extracted from the gastric antrum of the stomach and pH was recorded immediately. Data were analyzed with Proc GLM (SAS) suitable for repeated measures. Gastric ulcer scores in both groups had improved from d 0 to 15 and d 15 to 30 (P < 0.05). The LF group had a greater stomach pH of 4.46 (P < 0.05) compared to 2.92 in the HF group on d 15. The results of this study suggest that an increase in fiber level in the concentrate portion of the diet does not alter the rate of gastric ulcer healing using an induced ulcer model.
Enhancing the Phytoremediation of Hydrocarbon-Contaminated Soils in the Sudd Wetlands, South Sudan, Using Organic Manure

Phytoremediation of hydrocarbon-contaminated soils is a challenging process. In an effort to enhance phytoremediation, soil was artificially contaminated with known concentration of light crude oil containing Total petroleum hydrocarbon (TPH) at a concentration of 75 gkg−1 soil. The contaminated soil was subjected to phytoremediation trial using four plant species (Oryza longistaminata, Sorghum arundinaceum, Tithonia diversifolia, and Hyparrhenia rufa) plus no plant used as control for natural attenuation. These phytoremediators were amended with concentrations (0, 5 and 10 gkg−1 soil) of organic manure (cow dung). Results at 120 days after planting, showed that application of manure at concentrations of 5 and 10 gkg−1 soil combined with an efficient phytoremediator can significantly enhance reduction of TPH compared to natural attenuation or use of either manure or a phytoremediator alone ( ). The study also showed that a treatment combination of manure 5 gkg−1 soil, with a phytoremediator gives a similar mean percentage reduction of TPH as manure 10 gkg−1 soil ( ). Therefore, the study concludes that use of phytoremediators and manure 5 gkg−1 soil could promote the restoration of TPH contaminated-soils in the Sudd region of South Sudan.
Vibration analysis of truncated conical sandwich shell with porous FG core in different thermal loading

ناگژاو دیلک : هتسوپ یچیودناس یطورخم عیزوت امد هتسه دنمفده یروئت هبترم لااب لخلخت کچ هدی هب لیلد دربراک هدرتسگ هتسوپ یاه یطورخم یچیودناس رد عیانص ،هتفرشیپ یسررب راتفر یکیناکم نیا هزاس اه یرما تسا یرورض . رد نیا ،قیقحت یارب نیلوا ،راب اب رد رظن نتفرگ فاطعنا یریذپ هتسه رد یروئت هبترم یلااب هتسوپ یاه ،یچیودناس راتفر یشاعترا هتسوپ یطورخم یچیودناس صقان هک لماش هتسه دنمفده لخلختم و هیور یاه نگمه ،تسا رد عیزوت یاهامد فلتخم یسررب تسا هدش . هیور داوم صاوخ و اه هتسه هتسباو هب تارییغت و هدش هتفرگ رظن رد امد صاوخ داوم دنمفده کمک هب نوناق یناوت هک اب رد رظن نتفرگ ود لدم عیزوت لخلخت حلاصا ،هدش یم هداد ناشن دوش . هدافتسا اب نوتلیمه لصا زا و رد رظن نتفرگ شنت یاه نورد هحفص یا هتسه رد و هیور اه و شنرک یطخریغ نو نمراک مه یارب شنت یکیناکم و مه شنت ،یترارح تلاداعم تکرح هزاس تسدب هدمآ دنا . یارب لح تلاداعم رد طیارش هیکت یهاگ هداس زا شور نیکرلگ تسا هدش هدافتسا . یارب یسررب رثا رییغت امد رد ،هزاس عیزوت امد هب تروص ،تخاونکی یطخ و یطخریغ رد رظن هتفرگ تسا هدش . ،یجنس تحص روظنم هب رضاح لیلحت جیاتن رد تلااح صاخ اب تلااقم رگید و نینچمه اب جیاتن تسدب هدمآ زا مرن رازفا سوکابآ هسیاقم نینچمه و هدش تارییغت سناکرف هژیو یب دعب تبسن هب تارییغت یسدنه ،هزاس تارییغت ،امد صاوخ داوم و لخلخت یسررب هدش تسا .
The anal position index: A simple method to define the normal position of the anus in neonate

Aim: The purpose of this study was to determine the normal position of anus using anal position index (API) and the modified measurement method and to emphasize the importance of ectopic anus. This cross‐sectional study was performed on 400 neonates equally, boys and girls who were all delivered at full term without any malformations. Anal position index, which is the ratio of anus‐fourchette distance in girls and anus‐scrotum distance in boys to the distance between coccyx and fourchette/scrotum, was calculated in all cases. To make correct measurements, transparent adhesive tape was used longitudinally on midperinum in a way that it covered the anus. Then fourchette/scrotum, anus center and the lower margin of coccyx were marked on it. Distances marked on each tape were then measured with the standard ruler. Mean±SD of API in girls was 0.45±0.08 (95% CI: 0.44–0.46) and in boys 0.54±0.07 (95% CI: 0.53–0.55). Mean±2 SD was considered as the normal range for an anus position. Six female and five male neonates who had abnormal APIs were investigated further.
Sir Mortimer B. Davis-Jewish General Hospital and Dawson College, Montreal, Quebec

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Intra-household inequality and adult material deprivation in Europe

In most research on living standards, material deprivation is measured using household-level material deprivation indicators. However, if resources are not shared equally within households, conventional material deprivation indicators may mask important variations in individual living standards. In this paper we make use of individual adult-level deprivation data included in the 2014 European Union Statistics on Incomes and Living Conditions (EU-SILC) ad-hoc material deprivation module to examine the implications of intra-household inequality for material deprivation measurement. Results from a series of regression models which examine how adult deprivation indicators vary by various household and individual characteristics suggest that the share of total household income brought in by an individual (our proxy of individuals' bargaining power within households) has a significant negative effect on the individual's deprivation risk in most countries, pointing to the incomplete sharing of household resources.
Epidemiologic study of influenza infection in a developing country-experience in a tertiary care center in South East Nigeria

The epidemiology of influenza varies depending on l ocale. Influenza is generally associated with seaso nal (winter) epidemics in temperate region, but all year – round pattern with a rainy season peak is observed in th e tropical regions. The Nigeria Influenza Sentinel Site Surveillance is a modified form of global Influenza surveillance a nd is an all year programme. This involves search for Influenza – lik e illness (ILI) and severe acute respiratory illnes s (SARI) in some selected sentinel site hospitals. This study is par t of the National Influenza sentinel site surveilla nce as Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching hospital (NAUTH) Nnewi in Anamb ra state Southeast Nigeria is one of the sentinel s ite facilities. The few epidemiologic studies of human influenza in the country indicate that sporadic cases of influenza may occur throughout the year and that sporadic outbreaks do occur mainly during the rainy season or during time s of the year with lower environmental temperatures.
Exploratory Study of knowledge and experience of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (PCOS) among PCOS-diagnosed Bangladeshi women

Objective: To explore the perceived experience of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) among PCOS-diagnosed Bangladeshi women with examination of the influence of culture. Methods: This qualitative study included 25 Bangladeshi women who had been diagnosed with PCOS. The qualitative interviews were completed via Skype and/ or phone between December 2017 to March 2018. Transcriptions of recorded, deidentified responses were analyzed using qualitative manual coding and thematic analysis. Results and discussion: Three overarching themes were identified from the narratives: PCOS diagnosis experience, PCOS knowledge, and role of religion and culture in relation to PCOS. The women expressed an unsatisfactory experience with their PCOS diagnosis including having to change healthcare professionals, inadequate access to resources, and concerns related to infertility and pregnancy complications. Lack of available evidence-based information was associated with limited knowledge of PCOS among the PCOS-diagnosed Bangladeshi women and their families. The respondents perceived that culture influenced refraining from sharing of information about PCOS thereby limiting knowledge, muting women’s health experience, and contributing to a negative perception on PCOS and related conditions. Participants felt that cultural expectations and emphasis on childbearing placed constant pressure on women and stigmatized PCOS. Conclusions: Bangladeshi women with PCOS perceive various challenges and limited access to information and resources. To minimize some of the challenges associated with PCOS, public health efforts should focus on increasing awareness, education, and resources for women and their families.
Stressful Life Events as Risk Factor of Breast Cancer in Women

The present study examined the role of stressful life events as risk factor in the etiology of breast cancer in women. The sample consisted of 100 married women having different symptoms of breast cancer referred by physicians to Institute of Radiotherapy and Nuclear Medicine of Peshawar, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan. The age range of the sample was 45 to 68 years and belonged to upper middle, middle, and lower middle socioeconomic class. Convenience sampling technique was used to select the sample. The Social Readjustment Rating Scale (Holmes and Rahe, 1967) was used to assess the number of stressful life events that had occurred before diagnosis in the past 12 years. As being informed about the final breast cancer diagnosis, patients might be more prone to report their prior stress in an effort to explain their disease. To avoid this recall bias, all the women were interviewed before the final diagnosis (clinical examination, biopsy, and mammography). The chi-square analyses were computed to test the significance of difference between the two groups, that is breast cancer and healthy participants after the final diagnosis. Results showed that breast cancer women reported significantly higher number of stressful life events than the healthy participants. Results further demonstrated that breast cancer women perceived higher levels of stress due to these events than the healthy participants. The findings conclude that adverse life events and the resulting stress on account of these events may represent a risk factor for breast cancer in women.
INFLUENCE OF DITARY TRYPTOPHAN SUPPLEMENTAL ON PRODUCTIVE PERFORMANCE OF SINAI BEDOUIN LAYER HENS

This experiment was conducted in the Poultry Research Farm and the Poultry Nutrition Laboratory, Faculty of Agriculture, Minufia University, Shebin El-kom, in order to investigate the effect of dietary tryptophan (Trp) supplementation on Production performance, egg quality traits and some blood constituents of Sinai Bedouin layer hens were fed on supplementation during the period of 26 to 38 wks of age were determined. Economic efficiency and phonetic correlation between some productive parameters at the different levels of tryptophan supplementation were calculated. Results showed that final body weight and weight gain were significantly (P≤ 0.05) higher by increasing of tryptophan level. Hen–day production percentage, egg number, egg weight and egg mass were significantly improved as the level of dietary tryptophan increased. Feed conversion ratio was significantly (P ≤ 0.05) improved. Pronounced effects on egg shell percentage and thickness were significantly noted. Albumen, yolk and Haugh units were improved by adding tryptophan at the level of 0.23% of laying diets. Other traits of egg quality were not significantly affected by higher tryptophan levels. High positive phenotypic correlations between some productive parameters and final body weight was noticed by increasing tryptophan levels. Significant phenotypic correlation between egg weights and some egg quality traits by increasing tryptophan levels was recorded. There was a significant increase in plasma total protein, globulin concentration resulted from dietary tryptophan. No significant differences were determined in transaminase enzymes (ALT and AST) plasma blood concentration between all treatments significantly reduced the levels of total cholesterol and triglycerides concentrations. Finally, it could be concluded that dietary tryptophan might have positive effects on productive performance, economic efficiency and health status of layer hens. In respect of Sinai Bedouin laying hens diets 0.23% tryptophan could be recommended for improve most of economic traits.