introduction: complete adhesion of the impression materials to trays is important to prevent impression materials from being pulled away from trays during removed from the mouth and to ensure that the direction of polymerization shrinkage will be towards the tray. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of two retention features of custom trays (adhesive vs holes) on the dimensional a...

background: we studied the effects of high protein (hp) and balanced diets (bds) on lipid profiles, and high‑sensitive c‑reactive protein (hs‑crp) levels in obese and overweight women. methods: in a parallel designed randomized controlled clinical trial, 60 healthy women with body mass index ≥25 kg/m2, aged 20–46 years, enrolled in an 8‑week investigation at aerobic clubs. they were categorized...

A feeding trial with twenty-seven male weaned Zandi lambs (initial body weight 27.1±0.38 kg) was conducted to evaluate the effect of different levels of Saccharomyces cerevisiae SC47 in diet containing high concentrate (85%) on the growth performance, blood parameters and immune system status. Lambs were allocated to one of three treatment diets in a completely randomized design with 3 replicat...

conclusions we advocate that unream nailing in traumatic femoral shaft fractures is a simple, safe and effective procedure with significant advantages, especially in multitrauma patients. patients and methods between january 2008 and august 2009, 50 patients with femoral shaft fractures were treated with unreamed or reamed femoral nails in our clinic. from this prospective single centre study, ...

background: premenstrual syndrome (pms) is a condition characterized by a number of behavioral, psychological and physical symptoms recurring cyclically during the luteal phase of the menstrual cycle. the uncertainty in the pathogenesis of pms has led to many treatment protocols being suggested as possible therapies. the present study was carried out to compare the effects of echinophora-platyl...