objectives the purpose of this study was to determine the need for orthodontic treatment on the basis of the dental aesthetic index (dai) in the iranian students of ahvaz city. material and methods this cross sectional study was performed on 900 students aged between 11 - 14 years (450 boys, 450 girls). schools were selected based on random cluster sampling from different parts of the city. stu...

DNA-dependent activator of interferon regulatory factor (DAI) acts as a cytosolic B-form DNA sensor that induces type I interferons. However, DAI is not required for DNA sensing in certain cell types due to redundancy of the DNA sensing system. Here, we investigated the effect of DAI on herpes simplex virus 1 (HSV-1) infection in HepG2 hepatocellular carcinoma cells. DAI transcription was induc...

OBJECTIVES Reviewing disease activity indices (DAI) in systemic sclerosis (SSc) and reporting their validation status. METHODS Literature was systematically reviewed on studies documenting the development of DAI, assessing the validation status of DAI and studies using a DAI in their analysis. The qualitative and quantitative validation status of existing DAI was assessed based on OMERACT and...

Histopathological changes in the dorsal skin of hairless descendants of Mexican hairless dogs (MHDs) exposed to artificial irradiation with high energy dose (180 kJ/m2) of ultraviolet (UV) rays (UVA + B) were investigated. Macroscopically, erythema and edema were observed in the irradiated skin at 1 day after irradiation (DAI), and blister formation occurred except one dog at 2 DAI. Erythema al...

The life cycle of the soybean cyst nematode, Race 3 (SCN 3), Heterodera glycines Inchinohe was determined from observations of the developmental stages on soybean Glycine max cv. Kent root explants under gnotobiotic conditions at 25 C. Approximately 51% of the second-stage larvae penetrated the root l day after inoculation (DAI). Third-stage larvae appeared 4 DAI, became sexually differentiated...

conclusions in summary, progesterone administration reduced serum icam-1, and whereby may attenuate blood brain barrier disruption, the latter needs further investigation for confirmation. results a reduction in the serum level of icam-1 was noticed in the progesterone group 24 hours after the injury (p < 0.05). there was no significant difference in the serum level of nse between the study gro...

OGSA-DAI provides an extensible framework that allows data resources to be incorporated into Grid fabrics. The current OGSA-DAI release, version 3.0, is a complete top-to-bottom redesign and implementation of the OGSA-DAI product. A number of fundamental conceptual and design changes are introduced in this release. In this paper we describe the motivation behind this redesign and provide an ove...