I am moved to reflect on this matter by the recent shower of newspaper cuttings which indicate that the season of conferences has been with ns and that symptoms of panelphobia have manifested themselves in the usual fashion. It is the duty of everyone who is interested in the question of improving the health conditions of his native land to try and check these manifestations, and I make no apol...

Since the discovery of the hepatitis C virus in 1989, many epidemiological data have been acquired, especially in Europe. Treatments have showed substantial improvement over the past 25 years and have taken a great leap forward with the development of the direct antiviral agents (DAAs). However, the burden of hepatitis C remains important in Europe with more than 5 million individuals living wi...

The cure process of epoxy prepreg used as composite pipe joints was studied by means of differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), Bohlin Rheometer and other techniques. Isothermal DSC measurements were conducted between 110 and 220 C, at 10 C intervals. The results show that the complete cure reaction could be achieved at 220 C. The isothermal cure process was simulated with the four-parameter a...

the aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of cyclic loading on the bond strength of quartz fiber posts to root canal dentin after different surface treatments of different regions of root canal dentin.forty-eight single-rooted human teeth were selected. post spaces were prepared and then the teeth were divided into four groups: g1: no treatment (control); g2: irrigation with a chemical s...

INTRODUCTION Biomedical research towards an HIV cure is advancing in the United States and elsewhere, yet little is known about perceptions of risks and benefits among potential study participants and other stakeholders. We conducted a qualitative study to explore perceived risks and benefits of investigational HIV cure research among people living with HIV (PLWHIV), biomedical HIV cure researc...

Introduction: To evaluate and compare shear bond strength of self-cure and  light-cure composites using a universal bonding system. Materials and Methods: Superficial coronal dentin of 62 intact extracted  premolars was exposed and bonding agent (All-Bond Universal) was applied over the  dentin surface according to the manufacturer instruction (self-etch mode). Then  samples were distribut...