statement of the problem: due to shortage of icu beds in hospitals, knowing what kind of orthognathic surgery patients more need icu care after surgery would be important for surgeons and hospitals to prevent unnecessary icu bed reservation. purpose: the aim of the present study was to determine what kinds of orthognathic surgery patients would benefit more from icu care after surgery. material...

Three oat cultivars and one oat breeding line were evaluated for chemical, hydration and pasting properties. Protein, starch and β-glucan levels ranged 11.13∼14.37, 56.37∼64.86 and 3.44∼4.76%, respectively. The oat cultivars Daeyang and Seonyang contained higher β-glucan levels of 4.76 and 4.35%. The Daeyang variety had a higher water absorption index (WAI) of 2.83∼3.35 (g/g), but a lower water...

Starches from various botanical origins (rice, maize and potato starches) were cross-linked in the presence of epichlorohydrin (EPI), respectively. Then, the cross-linked starches were further oxidized with sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl, 2.5% w/w) to obtain oxidized cross-linked starches (OCS). The chemically modified methods on the physicochemical properties of different starches were investigate...

The new generation of analgesics and antiinflammatory drugs, namely, the selective inhibitors of cyclooxygenase–2 (COX-2) enzymes, popularly known as Coxibs, have become a very popular class of drugs because of their gastro-sparing property. Coxibs were the widely prescribed drugs (nearly 8 million people round the globe take these drugs) until the recent setback with rofecoxib, which was withd...

AIM Relapse is an important issue of concern following operations for mandibular setback. Decreasing the immobilization (IMF) period may play a role in this regard. Usual IMF period ranges from 1 to 2 months. We aimed to assess relapse following a 1-week IMF period. MATERIALS AND METHODS This study aimed to assess 40 purely prognathic patients who had undergone Vertical Ramus osteotomy for ma...

The composition of amylopectin is the determinant of rice eating quality under certain threshold of protein content and the ratio of amylose and amylopectin. In molecular biology level, the fine structure of amylopectin is determined by relative activities of starch branching enzyme (SBE), granule-bound starch synthase (GBSS), and soluble starch synthase (SSS) in rice grain under the same ADP-G...