INTRODUCTION The efficacy of retreatment techniques for BC Sealer (BCS) (Brasseler USA, Savannah, GA) removal has not yet been assessed. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of solvent and rotary instrumentation in the removal of BCS when used in combination with gutta-percha (GP) as compared with AH Plus sealer (Dentsply, Tulsa, OK). METHODS The mesiobuccal canals of 40 man...

Chimeric chickens were evaluated as an intermediate for development of transgenic chickens. The transfer of Barred Plymouth Rock (BR) blastodermal cells into White Leghorn (WL) embryos results in BR-->WL chimeras, and some breeder males generate over 30% germline transmission of the BR genotype to offspring based on a feather-color trait. The objectives of the current study were to 1) identify ...

BACKGROUND In heart failure (HF), weight loss (WL) has been associated with an adverse prognosis whereas obesity has been linked to lower mortality (the obesity paradox). The impact of WL in obese patients with HF is incompletely understood. Our objective was to explore the prevalence of WL and its impact on long-term mortality, with an emphasis on obese patients, in a cohort of patients with c...

AIM The aim of the present study was to characterize the dynamics of the Romanian waiting list (WL) for liver transplantation (LT) over two periods: 2004-2007 vs. 2008-2011. METHODS 1,085 patients listed for LT during the time period 2004-2011 were included in our analysis. RESULTS Death on the WL was significantly higher before 2008 (37% vs. 26.4%, p=0.0001) and risk of dying while on WL w...

The capability of current and future measurements at low and high energy e+ecolliders to probe for the existence of anomalous, CP conserving, rvW dipole momenttype couplings is examined. At present, constraints on the universality of the tau charged and neutral current interactions as well as the shape of the r + e energy spectrum provide the strongest bounds on such anomalous couplings. The pr...

BACKGROUND Aging and obesity increase the risk for mobility limitations in women. Although trunk muscle composition is important to physical function, the implication of ectopic fat in the trunk muscles with respect to physical fitness and its potential for modification by lifestyle changes is unknown. METHODS The effects of a 6-month period of either weight loss (WL) alone or of aerobic exer...

Increased arterial stiffness is associated with enhanced risk of cardiovascular disease in obese individuals. Whether n3 fatty acid ethyl ester (FAEE) supplementation improves arterial stiffness in obese participants on a weight loss diet has not yet been investigated. The objective of the study was to carry out a 12-wk randomized, single-blind trial to test the effect of a 25% energy deficit w...

Growth suppressive role of waterlogging (WL) as an important abiotic stress to perennial plants is well known. A pot experiment was conducted to study a potential contribution of arbuscular mycorrhizal fungi (AMF, Diversispora spurca) on WL tolerance of trifoliate orange (Poncirustrifoliata L. Raf.) seedlings on the basis of growth, root system architecture, and antioxidant enzymes. Four-month-...

This randomized controlled trial examines the efficacy of metacognitive therapy (MCT) for depression. Thirty-nine patients with depression were randomly assigned to immediate MCT (10 sessions) or a 10-week wait list period (WL). The WL-group received 10 sessions of MCT after the waiting period. Two participants dropped out from WL and none dropped out of immediate MCT treatment. Participants re...