Background: Oral feeding problems are among the most common issues in preterm infants. Various methods and feeding support tools are used in this regard, such as cup feeding and feeding nozzle. The present study aimed to determine the preferred method between cup feeding and feeding nozzle to support oral feeding in premature neonates. Methods: This clinical trial was conducted on 70 preterm i...

AIM To systematically search the literature and assess the available evidence for the influence of chin-cup therapy on the temporomandibular joint regarding morphological adaptations and appearance of temporomandibular disorders (TMD). MATERIALS AND METHODS Electronic database searches of published and unpublished literature were performed. The following electronic databases with no language ...

OBJECTIVE To assess possible relationship between caries experience, salivary cariogenic microflora and free sugar consumption in 6 year and 12 year old children in Riga, to evaluate these variables in risk assessment. MATERIALS AND METHODS 79 children aged 6 and 96 children aged 12 were examined clinically and by bitewing X-ray for caries diagnosis. Also all children or their parents were qu...

Carbonaceous materials have been shown to graphitize up to different levels upon heat treatment, depending on the characteristics of their defects and the temperature reached during the heat treatment. In the literature there are reports on the annealing of materials, such as thin carbon films, graphite fibers, polyparaphenylene (PPP)-basedcarbons, cup-stacked carbon nanotubes, diamond-like car...

INTRODUCTION Although total hip arthroplasty (THA) is superior to bipolar hemiarthroplasty (BHA) for displaced femoral neck fracture in terms of hip pain, function and reoperation rate, THA has a higher rate of dislocation. The direct anterior approach (DAA) and a dual mobility cup (DMC) are associated with lower rates of dislocation. The aim of this study was to investigate the outcomes of THA...

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Hip resurfacing is an alternative to total hip arthroplasty for the young and active patient likely to outlive traditional means of hip joint replacement. To optimize design on the hip resurfacing prosthetic stress profile in the proximal femur after hip resurfacing. The acetabular cup is implanted in much the same fashion as an uncemented total hip arthroplasty, however, implantation of the fe...

Abstract Background CUPISCO is an ongoing randomized phase II trial (NCT03498521) comparing molecularly guided therapy versus platinum-based chemotherapy in patients newly diagnosed with “unfavorable” cancer of unknown primary (CUP). Materials and Methods Patients unfavorable CUP diagnosis, as defined by the European Society Medical Oncology (ESMO), available tissue for molecular sequencing are...

Much of the excitement surrounding new carbon nanomaterials can be traced to their directional properties, which arise through precise orientation of graphene layers that are the anisotropic building blocks of all sp-hybridized carbon forms. The high conductivity, strength, and stiffness of carbon nanotubes are directly related to the parallel orientation of graphene layers relative to the tube...

INTRODUCTION Hearing protection devices are one of the primary noise reduction tools in developing countries. This study is intended to produce and apply acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS)/clay nanocomposites to fabricate a laboratory single cup earmuffs and then compare it with double cup and single cup pure ABS earmuffs in terms of noise attenuation performance and comfort. In addition, th...