Background: Sexual dysfunction can lead to anxiety and depression. Failure to have sexual counseling during postpartum period is one of the issues that could affect sexual dysfunction within this period. Aim: This study aimed to investigate the effect of sexual counseling on stress, anxiety, and depression in women during postpartum period. Method: This single-blind randomized clinical trial ...

Using a combinatorial approach, we introduce the translated Whitney numbers. This seems to be more natural than to write a product of anarithmetical progression in terms of a power variable and conversely. We also extend our ideas to translated r-Whitney numbers of both kinds and to translated Whitney-Lah numbers.

A novel method for color image retrieval, based on statistical non-parametric tests such as twosample Wald Test for equality of variance and Man-Whitney U test, is proposed in this paper. The proposed method tests the deviation, i.e. distance in terms of variance between the query and target images; if the images pass the test, then it is proceeded to test the spectrum of energy, i.e. distance ...

Background—Injectable hormonal contraception may increase women’s risk of HIV acquisition, and can affect biological risk factors in animal models of HIV. We established, for the first time, a model to investigate whether combined oral contraceptives (COC) alter SHIV susceptibility in macaques. Methods—Seven pigtail macaques were administered a monophasic levonorgestrel (LNG)/ ethinyl estradiol...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the results of biomechanical assays of fixation of Pauwels type III femoral neck fracture in synthetic bone, using 7.5mm cannulated screws in inverted triangle formation, in relation to the control group. METHODS TEN SYNTHETIC BONES WERE USED, FROM A DOMESTIC BRAND, DIVIDED INTO TWO GROUPS: test and control. In the test group, a 70° tilt osteotomy of the femoral neck was ...

UNLABELLED The purpose of this study was to evaluate integrated (18)F-FDG PET/CT in patients with idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) and diffuse parenchymal lung disease (DPLD). METHODS Thirty-six consecutive patients (31 men and 5 women; mean age +/- SD, 68.7 +/- 9.4 y) with IPF (n = 18) or other forms of DPLD (n = 18) were recruited for PET/CT and high-resolution CT (HRCT), acquired on the...

UNLABELLED Phagocytosis by neutrophils and monocytes constitutes the main defense mechanism against bacterial challenges in periodontitis. Phagocytosis by neutrophils has already been evaluated, whereas phagocytic function of monocytes has hardly been addressed so far. OBJECTIVES The aim of this study was to assess phagocytosis by neutrophils and monocytes in periodontitis. MATERIAL AND MET...

Aim: To determine the clinical course, therapy, complications and prognostic factors in patients with VKH disease. Design: Hospital-based retrospective study. Materials and methods: Medical records of all patients with VKH disease over an 11-year period were retrospectively analyzed. Statistical analysis used: SPSS, non-parametric method, Mann-Whitney test. Results: Twenty-three patients (38 ey...

Background: the prolonged habit of pacifier sucking and the prolonged use of feeding bottle may cause myofunctional disorder, such as incorrect swallowing pattern and inadequate tongue rest position. Aim: to study the effect of myofunctional therapy (MFT) associated with the removal of the habit of pacifier sucking and the use of feeding bottle (REM) on the rehabilitation of swallowing and tong...