Aim: To evaluate the influence of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) coping fabrication methods and ceramic application on marginal internal fit metal-ceramic crowns. Methods: Co-Cr copings for crowns were prepared by lost wax casting or CAD-CAM machining sintered blocks. The was analyzed using silicone replica technique at four assessment points: gap (MG), axial wall (AW), axio-occlusal (AO) angle, centr...

Neuropsychological impairment is common, yet variable, after coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). Similar variability has been observed in other CNS-related diseases. Empirical findings in Alzheimer's disease and HIV, among other areas, suggest cognitive reserve (CR) may mediate the cognitive impact of these diseases. The present study examined whether CR mediates neuropsychological outcome ...

A modification of the previously developed synthetic approach towards dinuclear flexibly linked salphen complexes is successfully utilized for the preparation of heterodinuclear salphen dimers. A dinuclear salphen species with Pd(II) and Cr(III) centers bears a stronger structural resemblance to the related bis-Cr(III) compound than the corresponding mononuclear Cr(III) salphen complex. Therefo...

BACKGROUND Oral leukoplakia (OL) is a common oral precancerous lesion. Cotton-swab cryotherapy (CSC) is commonly used for treating skin lesions but is rarely used for treating OL lesions. METHODS Sixty OL lesions were treated by CSC once every 2 weeks until complete regression (CR) of the lesion had been achieved. RESULTS CR was achieved in all 60 OL lesions after an average of 6.3 treatmen...

Abstract Objective Factors specific to an epilepsy population (e.g., medications, psychiatric comorbidities, localization) may result in higher false positive rates on performance validity tests (PVT), rendering the results more equivocal. This study examined whether specificity is reduced effortful patients Warrington Recognition Memory Test - Words (WRMT-W) and of Malingering (TOMM). Method 5...

Fosfomycin is a broad-spectrum agent with activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including drug-resistant strains, such as extended-spectrum-beta-lactamase (ESBL)-producing and carbapenem-resistant (CR) Gram-negative rods. In the present study, the pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) activity of ZTI-01 (fosfomycin for injection) was evaluated in the neutropenic murine th...

Four chromate tolerant rhizobacterial strains viz., RZB-01, RZB-02, RZB-03 and RZB-04 were isolated from rhizosphere of Scirpus lacustris collected from Cr-contaminated area. These strains characterized at morphological and biochemical levels. The most efficient chromate tolerant strain RZB-03 was inoculated to fresh plant of S. lacustris and grown in 2 microg ml(-1) and 5 microg ml(-1) of Cr+6...

The subsidence pond is an important water resource for coal mining areas in China. In order to take full advantage of the pond, a floating photovoltaic cover or pillaring were installed on surface Huainan field. Different systems (floating/pilling cover) equipped may affect quality; thus, assessing metals with solar system great importance environment control. this research, samples collected f...

Objective To investigate factors associated with enrollment and participation in cardiac rehabilitation (CR) in Korea. Methods Patients admitted to four university hospitals with acute coronary syndrome between June 2014 and May 2016 were enrolled. The Cardiac Rehabilitation Barriers Scale (CRBS) made of 21-item questionnaire and divided in four subdomains was administered during admission. C...