Enhancing and understanding the tenderness of beef has been an on-going research topic. Recently, injection of compounds into fresh beef muscle is an active area of research. In this preliminary study, four cows of E maturity were the source of eight strip loins. The steaks from the strip loins were split into treatment groups and injected at 24 hours postmortem to a 10% level (v/w) with one of...

Background and aim: The mental-incisive nerve block can be used where lower premolars and anterior teeth require treatment. The aim of this study is to compare tow methods ofmental-incisive nerve block for extraction of the lower premolars and anterior teeth. Methods and materials: This randomized double blind split-mouth clinical trial study was performed on patients requiring extraction of lo...

Kraus and Biedl ( I ) have recently called attention to the similarity which exists between the effects of anaphylactic intoxication and poisoning with Witte's pepton. In both conditions there are produced fall in blood pressure from vascular dilatation, leucopenia, and, in meat-fed dogs, loss of coagulability of the blood. Still more striking is the fact that if the Witte's pepton be injected ...

BACKGROUND Every patient who undergoes mandibular third molar surgery is concerned about post-operative pain. Indeed, previous researchers have used various methods to treat such pain. This study aimed to assess the effectiveness of sublingual injection of dexamethasone (8 mg) to treat post-operative pain after mandibular third molar surgery. METHOD This was a randomized, double-blind, split-...

The recently published Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use reflection paper on flexible designs highlights a controversial issue regarding the interpretation of adaptive trials. The guideline suggests that a test for heterogeneity should be preplanned and if treatment effect estimates differ significantly between design stages then data collected before and after the interim analysis...