Botulinum toxin Type A in Facial Aesthetics”. Subjects were blinded as to which method was used. All patients received 20 units of BT in the glabellar region (Botox, Allergan, Irvine, CA). Follow-up photographs and DISC analysis were completed weekly for the first month, then monthly up to six months post-injection. The Facial Lines Outcome 11-item survey (FLO-11) survey was also administered a...

Standardized difference scores are intuitive indexes which measure the effect size between two groups. Compared to a t-test or Wilcoxon rank-sum test, they are independent of sample size. Thus, their use can be recommended for comparing baseline covariates in clinical trials as well as propensity-score matched studies. In this paper, we show how to calculate sample standardized differences for ...

Abstract Objective With the emergence of Covid-19, field assessment had to adapt immediately telehealth administration without typical rigorous standardization procedures neuropsychologists are accustomed to. This study will provide some support for reliability scores obtained on Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale (WAIS-IV) and Children (WISC-V) utilizing in a largely Pacific Islander sample. Me...

Aims: To evaluate the volumetric amount of endodontic obturating materials remains after retreatment with and without complementary retreatment(XP-Endo Finisher) utilizing two rotary systems (R-Endo EdgefileXR).Materials Methods: Twenty human mandibular premolars single straight root canals were prepared using a 2Shape system file size 25/0.04. Gutta-percha T-Seal (Epoxy resin sealer) used to o...

This procedure allows you to study the power and sample size of tests of equivalence of means of two correlated variables. Schuirmann’s (1987) two one-sided tests (TOST) approach is used to test equivalence. The paired t-test is commonly used in this situation. Other tests have been developed for the case when the data are not normally distributed. These additional tests include the Wilcoxon si...

To the Editor:-We read with interest the article by Zhou and Dexter on the use of prediction bounds to assist scheduling of add-on cases.‘ We acknowledge that the authors have addressed an important topic in operating-room efficiency; however, we have certain concerns as to the practical utility of the current version of this approach. Table 1 in their article supplies data on the quality of 50...

In the spotlight of this study is a particular type of first order dynamic initial value problem of the form u = f(t, u) + g(t, u), u(t0) = u0, where f, g ∈ Crd [T × R,R] are nondecreasing and nonincreasing in u, respectively. A quasilinearization technique utilizing the nature of natural lower and upper solutions as well as coupled lower and upper solutions is developed for this problem. Begin...