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https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493437/oxidative-damage-analysis-and-cell-viability-of-drosophila-melanogaster-exposed-to-three-different-endodontic-sealers-an-in-vivo-and-ex-vivo-study
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Cristiana Pereira Malta, Elize Aparecida Santos Musachio, Eliana Jardim Fernandes, Elizabeth Sabryna Sarquis Escalante, Fernanda Vilhalba Benites, Marina Prigol, Raquel Cristine Silva Barcelos, Renata Dornelles Morgental, Hecson Jesser Segat
The aim of this work was to evaluate the toxicological action of AH Plus (AHP), Bio-C Sealer (BCS), and EndoSequence BC Sealer (ESB), using Drosophila melanogaster as the model organism performing in vivo and ex vivo analysis. D. melanogaster were exposed for 10 days to three concentrations (5 mg/ml, 10 mg/ml, and 20 mg/ml) of AHP, BCS, and ESB sealers mixed with 10 ml of standard diet. During this period, the mortality of flies was evaluated. On the 11th day, the locomotor activity test was performed and the flies were euthanized for oxidative damage analysis (reactive species and lipid peroxidation) and cell viability (resazurin reduction)...
March 17, 2024: Odontology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493361/p300-parameters-in-major-depressive-disorder-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Mehmet Kemal Arıkan, Reyhan İlhan, Özden Orhan, Muhammed Taha Esmeray, Şenol Turan, Şakir Gica, Hasan Bakay, Oliver Pogarell, Kâşif Nevzat Tarhan, Barış Metin
OBJECTIVES: Event-related potential measures have been extensively studied in mental disorders. Among them, P300 amplitude and latency reflect impaired cognitive abilities in major depressive disorder (MDD). The present systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to investigate whether patients with MDD differ from healthy controls (HCs) with respect to P300 amplitude and latency. METHODS: PubMed and Web of Science databases were searched from inception to 15 January 2023 for case-control studies comparing P300 amplitude and latency in patients with MDD and HCs...
March 17, 2024: World Journal of Biological Psychiatry
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493307/alternative-pathways-to-social-work-licensure-a-critical-review-and-social-equity-policy-analysis
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Jen Hirsch, Matthew DeCarlo, Alexandria Lewis, Cassandra Walker
PURPOSE: In August 2022, the Association of Social Work Boards released a long called for pass rate analysis that revealed significant disparities. While many states look to cease the requirement of the Bachelors, Masters, and Advanced Generalist exams in their licensure process, status quo bias leads to hesitancy to remove the requirement of the Clinical exam. METHOD: A critical review was undertaken to identify possible alternatives to the current multiple-choice competency-based exam which yielded three assessment formats (oral exams, portfolios, and performance assessment/simulations) and two alternatives (jurisprudence exams and provisional licensure)...
2024: Journal of evidence-based social work
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493306/racial-disparity-in-social-work-professional-licensure-exam-pass-rates-examining-institutional-characteristics-and-state-licensure-policy-as-predictors
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Lauren Ricciardelli, Stephen Vandiver McGarity, Mbita Mbao, Kristen Erbetta, Joseph Herzog, Matthew Knierem
PURPOSE: The Association of Social Work Boards (2022a) released a report evidencing test-taker demographics as the strongest predictor of professional licensure exam pass-rates. The purpose of this study was to examine statistical predictors of social work professional licensure exam pass rate disparities between first-time Black/African American and White test-takers. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The study addressed the following research question: To what extent do institutional and state licensure characteristics predict race-based disparities in social work licensure exam pass rates? To answer this question, the authors built a data set in an Excel spreadsheet comprised of institutional and state licensure variables using publicly available and reliable sources...
2024: Journal of evidence-based social work
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493305/development-and-validation-of-a-new-reversed-phase-hplc-method-for-the-quantitation-of-azithromycin-and-rifampicin-in-a-capsule-formulation
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Foram Patel, Rajendra Kotadiya, Rashmin Patel, Mrunali Patel
This research aimed to develop a new method for simultaneously estimating the presence of azithromycin (AZT) and rifampicin (RIF) in a capsule formulation using reverse-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. The developed method utilized a Gemini column with a 60:40% v/v acetonitrile and potassium dihydrogen phosphate mobile phase, a flow rate of 1 mL/min, and an injection volume of 20 μL. The detection wavelengths of 210 and 254 nm for AZT and RIF, respectively, were used. Validation ensures specificity with a peak purity index > 0...
March 15, 2024: Journal of Chromatographic Science
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493289/hematological-parameters-in-patients-with-recurrent-aphthous-stomatitis-a-systematic-review-and-meta-analysis
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Tahoora Mousavi, Hossein Jalali, Mahmood Moosazadeh
OBJECTIVES: Recurrent Aphthous Stomatitis (RAS) known as recurrent aphthous ulcer is a common and painful ulcerations in oral cavity. It has been suggested that hematological parameters seems to be considered as an etiologic factor. So, this meta-analysis and systematic review was aimed to examine the relationship between RAS and hematological parameters. METHODS: Relevant studies were found using online international databases including Scopus, Science direct, Web of science (ISI), PubMed, and Google Scholar search engine between 2000 and October 2023...
March 16, 2024: BMC Oral Health
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493243/generative-deep-learning-for-the-development-of-a-type-1-diabetes-simulator
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Omer Mujahid, Ivan Contreras, Aleix Beneyto, Josep Vehi
BACKGROUND: Type 1 diabetes (T1D) simulators, crucial for advancing diabetes treatments, often fall short of capturing the entire complexity of the glucose-insulin system due to the imprecise approximation of the physiological models. This study introduces a simulation approach employing a conditional deep generative model. The aim is to overcome the limitations of existing T1D simulators by synthesizing virtual patients that more accurately represent the entire glucose-insulin system physiology...
March 16, 2024: Commun Med (Lond)
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493124/the-moderating-role-of-social-support-in-the-relationship-between-death-anxiety-and-resilience-among-dialysis-patients
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Zahra Shafiei Kisomi, Omid Taherkhani, Mina Mollaei, Hoda Esmaeily, Ghazaleh Shirkhanloo, Zahra Hosseinkhani, Mohammad Amerzadeh
BACKGROUND: Chronic Kidney Disease (CKD) who receive social support can cope with the challenges. Therefore, this study determined the moderating role of social support in the relationship between death anxiety and resilience among dialysis patients in Qazvin City. METHODS: This cross-sectional study used a descriptive-analytical approach on 347 dialysis patients in Qazvin City. The data collection tools included several questionnaires. The convenience sampling method was employed...
March 16, 2024: BMC Nephrology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38493049/lower-nkg2d-expression-in-hepatic-natural-killer-cells-predicts-poorer-prognosis-for-chronic-hepatitis-b-patients-with-cirrhosis
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Yangqing Ma, Dabing Ping, Kai Huang, Yanyan Tao, Yuan Peng, Xin Sun, Chenghai Liu
OBJECTIVE: Natural killer cells (NK) acts a central player of the immune system in liver cirrhosis. The aim of this study was to examine the expression of activating intra-hepatic NK cell group 2D (NKG2D) in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB) and analyzed the correlation between NKG2D expression and prognosis of liver cirrhosis in these patients. METHODS: This was a cross-section study. Subjects with liver biopsy or sponge hemangioma surgery were included. The primary outcome was the NKG2D expression on intra-hepatic NK cells and their subtype cells in patients with CHB-related liver cirrhosis...
March 15, 2024: Human Immunology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492926/psychometric-properties-of-general-oral-health-assessment-index-across-ages-cosmin-systematic-review
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Judit Oszlánszky, László Gulácsi, Márta Péntek, Péter Hermann, Zsombor Zrubka
OBJECTIVES: To systematically review the psychometric properties of the Geriatric Oral Health Assessment Index (GOHAI) across age groups using the COnsensus-based Standards for the selection of health Measurement Instruments (COSMIN) methodology. METHODS: Data: English peer-reviewed articles reporting studies of the development, translation, or validation of GOHAI. SOURCES: PubMed, Web of Science and EMBASE from Jan 1990 until 31. December 2023...
March 14, 2024: Value in Health: the Journal of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492854/review-of-objective-structured-clinical-examination-practices-within-pharmacy-programs-throughout-the-united-states
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Kylie N Barnes, Karen L Hardinger, Maqual R Graham
OBJECTIVE: To update the description of current objective structured clinical examination (OSCE) practices within pharmacy schools in the United States and identify barriers to OSCE implementation and expansion. METHODS: A survey was deployed to all accredited Doctor of Pharmacy programs within the United States. The survey was designed to collect information regarding the curricular mapping of OSCEs, OSCE design, OSCE delivery, assessment of OSCE performance, and barriers to OSCE implementation and expansion...
March 14, 2024: American Journal of Pharmaceutical Education
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492849/not-all-patient-reported-outcome-measures-are-equivalent-at-two-compared-to-one-year-after-anterior-cruciate-ligament-reconstruction-based-on-a-retrospective-analysis
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Alexander J Hoffer, Mark McConkey, Parth Lodhia, Jordan Leith
OBJECTIVE: To assess for clinically important differences in patient reported outcome measures (PROMs) at one- and two-years post anterior cruciate ligament reconstruction (ACLR). METHODS: A retrospective comparison of prospectively collected PROMs for a single cohort who underwent a primary ACLR with or without associated meniscal surgery from 2016 to 2020 was assessed. Six externally validated PROMs were collected pre-operatively and at standardized times post-operatively...
March 14, 2024: Journal of ISAKOS
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492800/diagnostic-validity-and-reliability-of-bt-rads-in-the-management-of-recurrent-high-grade-glioma
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Noha Yahia Ebaid, Rasha Nadeem Ahmed, Mostafa Mohamad Assy, Mohamed Ibrahim Amin, Ahmed Mohamad Alaa Eldin, Ahmed Mohamed Alsowey, Rabab Mohamed Abdelhay
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: BT-RADS is a new framework system for reporting the treatment response of brain tumors. The aim of the study was to assess the diagnostic performance and reliability of the BT-RADS in predicting the recurrence of high-grade glioma (HGG). MATERIALS AND METHODS: This prospective single-center study recruited 81 cases with previously operated and pathologically proven HGG. The patients underwent baseline and follow-up contrast-enhanced MRI (CE-MRI)...
March 14, 2024: Journal of Neuroradiology. Journal de Neuroradiologie
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492739/evaluation-of-two-commercial-broth-microdilution-systems-for-dalbavancin-susceptibility-testing-of-mrsa-and-other-resistant-gram-positive-cocci
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Ilaria Baccani, Alberto Antonelli, Sara Cuffari, Caterina Ferretti, Tommaso Giani, Gian Maria Rossolini
OBJECTIVES: This study aims to evaluate two commercial broth microdilution (BMD) systems, E1-185-100 (Merlin) and FDANDPF (ThermoFisher) for dalbavancin susceptibility testing in comparison with reference broth microdilution assay. METHODS: Study collection was composed of 200 nonreplicate multidrug-resistant Gram-positive cocci of clinical origin, including 180 methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus, 10 vancomycin resistant enterococci, 7 linezolid resistant Staphylococcus epidermidis, and 3 methicillin-resistant coagulase negative staphylococci...
March 14, 2024: Clinical Microbiology and Infection
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492728/intra-operative-pedal-pressure-changes-offers-another-quantitative-assessment-for-revascularization
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JOURNAL ARTICLE
Michael Rouse, Qingwen Kawaji, Darshan Randhawa, Jason Chin, Raghuveer Vallabhaneni, Jason Crowner
INTRODUCTION: Lower extremity angiography is one of the most prevalent vascular procedures performed, generally via the contralateral common femoral artery. The use of retrograde pedal artery access to perform angiography has long been reserved as a "bail-out" technique to help cross chronic total occlusions that were not amenable from an antegrade approach. Recently, there has been reports and discussion involving increased utilization of pedal access for primary revascularization. The purpose of this study is to describe the outcomes of pedal access as a primary approach and to propose a novel evaluation of distal perfusion changes associated with interventions using direct pressure measurements...
March 14, 2024: Annals of Vascular Surgery
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492652/effect-of-hydrothermal-carbonization-on-pyrolysis-behavior-nutrients-and-metal-species-distribution-in-municipal-sludge
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Changhao Liu, Zhengbo Yue, Ding Ma, Keyu Li, Zhilin Xie, Tianqin Zhang, Jin Wang
In this study, the effect of hydrothermal carbonation (HTC) on the pyrolysis behavior and the distribution of nutrients and metal species of waste-activated sludge (WAS) was investigated. Results showed that the pyrolysis activation energy range of WAS decreased from 11-57 kJ/mol to 10-36 kJ/mol when the hydrothermal carbonization was at 160 °C. As indicated by thermodynamic parameters, the hydrothermal carbonization process reduces the pyrolysis reaction activity of the hydrochar. The results of the chemical analysis indicate that hydrothermal carbonization significantly enhances the release of phosphorus and nitrogen, with maximum recovery at a temperature of 200 °C...
March 14, 2024: Bioresource Technology
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492631/quantitative-sensory-testing-in-canine-musculoskeletal-pain-findings-from-a-systematic-review-meta-analysis-feasibility-assessment-and-limitations
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B P Monteiro, C Otis, R Nitulescu, E Troncy
Quantitative sensory testing (QST) allows the study of pain mechanisms, patient phenotyping, and response to therapy. The goals of this study were to conduct a systematic review of the use of QST in dogs with musculoskeletal disease including osteoarthritis (OA), and to assess, by means of a meta-analysis, the ability of QST to differentiate affected dogs from healthy controls. The study protocol was registered; three bibliographic databases were screened. Studies involving QST in healthy dogs and those with musculoskeletal disease were included...
March 14, 2024: Veterinary Journal
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492582/every-step-you-take-nudging-animal-welfare-product-purchases-in-a-virtual-supermarket
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Nina Weingarten, Leonie Bach, Jutta Roosen, Monika Hartmann
Animal welfare (AW) is a growing concern for consumers in Germany; however, not all consumers regularly purchase products that have been produced according to high AW standards. The goal of the present study is to test the effect of a multilayered nudge to increase the availability and improve the visibility of AW products in a 3D online virtual supermarket (VS). The nudge included a shelf with AW products (referred to as AW shelf) which was made visible through banners and footsteps on the floor of the VS...
March 14, 2024: Appetite
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492514/well-differentiated-liposarcomas-and-dedifferentiated-liposarcomas-systemic-treatment-options-for-two-sibling-neoplasms
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A Kyriazoglou, A Pagkali, I Kotsantis, P Economopoulou, M Kyrkasiadou, M Moutafi, N Gavrielatou, M Anastasiou, A Boulouta, A Pantazopoulos, M Giannakakou, A Digklia, A Psyrri
Well-differentiated liposarcomas (WDLPS) and dedifferentiated liposarcomas (DDLPS) account for 60 % of all liposarcomas, reflecting the heterogeneity of this type of sarcoma. Genetically, both types of liposarcomas are characterized by the amplification of MDM2 and CDK4 genes, which indicates an important molecular event with diagnostic and therapeutic relevance. In both localized WDLPS and DDLPS of the retroperitoneum and the extremities, between 25 % and 30 % of patients have local or distant recurrence, even when perioperatively treated, with clear margins present...
March 11, 2024: Cancer Treatment Reviews
https://read.qxmd.com/read/38492485/dissipation-behaviours-residues-and-health-risk-of-six-herbicides-in-sugar-beets-under-field-conditions
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Zhijia Cheng, Hemin Gao, Yang Xiong, Liping Wei, Tengda Ma, Liran Wang, Shanshan Gao, Xilong Jiang, Jianan Li, Yahe Wang, Zhiguang Hou, Zhongbin Lu
This study established a residue detection method based on the QuEChERS pre-treatment method and combined it with high-performance liquid chromatography-tandem mass spectrometry to test six herbicides (metamitron, clopyralid, desmedipham, phenmedipham, ethofumesate, and haloxyfop-p-methyl) in sugar beet plants, soil, and roots. The degradation dynamics and terminal residues of each herbicide in sugar beets were analysed. Finally, the dietary risks of various herbicides in sugar beets were evaluated based on the dietary structure of Chinese people, and the risk quotient values were below 100%...
March 15, 2024: Ecotoxicology and Environmental Safety
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