before implementing manufacturers’ recommendations in clinical practice. Efforts should be made to ensure appropriate high-value evidence is cited in advertisements to support manufacturers’ claims.

This research aimed to compare treatment effects of functional appliances between children with and without morphologic deviations in the upper…[Read more]

1, 5.0, 5.7, 7.1, and 7.2 mGy, respectively, for abdominopelvic CT and 2.8, 4.6, 4.3, 5.3, and 7.5 mGy, respectively, for chest CT. SSDE was greater than CTDI

in all age groups. Overall, the local DRL was lower than DRLs in previously conducted dose surveys and other countries.

Our study set local DRLs in pediatric abdominopelvic and…[Read more]

Rotator cuff tears (RCTs) are a common cause of disability and pain in the adult population. Despite the successful repair of the torn tendon, the delay between the time of injury and time of repair can cause muscle atrophy. The goal of the study was to engineer an electroconductive nanofibrous matrix with an aligned orientation to enhance muscle…[Read more]

We report a heterojunction Bi2WO6/WS2-x with sulfur vacancies as a broad-spectrum bactericide to efficiently kill Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria in vitro and in vivo under visible-light irradiation. Sulfur vacancies in single-layer WS2 make the surface electron-rich. Integration of Bi2WO6 with WS2 enhances the photoelectric activity…[Read more]

This journal is © The Royal Society of Chemistry 2020.Printable mesoscopic perovskite solar cells are usually fabricated by drop-casting perovskite precursor solution on a screen-printed mesoporous TiO2/ZrO2/carbon triple-layer followed by thermal annealing. They have attracted much attention due to their simple fabrication process and remarkable…[Read more]

poorer in women compared to men. We suggest further research to investigate the effect of prolonged ischemia time on long-term clinical outcomes.Acute type A aortic dissection is a surgical emergency with a high mortality rate if left untreated. Management of the aortic root in this setting constitutes an intricate decision-making framework,…[Read more]

There was a considerable delay in diagnosis in imported cases with high associated numbers of contacts. Ribavirin was rarely used for post-exposure prophylaxis. Only two secondary transmissions occurred. Thiry-one percent of patients received Lassa fever-specific treatment and five required intensive care. CONCLUSIONS Although importation of Lassa…[Read more]

Atopic dermatitis (AD) is a multifactorial, heterogeneous disease associated with epidermal barrier disruption and intense systemic inflammation. Previously, we showed that exosomes derived from human adipose tissue-derived mesenchymal stem cells (ASC-exosomes) attenuate AD-like symptoms by reducing multiple inflammatory cytokine levels. Here, we…[Read more]

Collectively, the actions elaborated herein conceivably contribute to the perturbating effects of this compound on electrical behaviors of excitable cells.The prognostic value of Toll-like receptor 3 (TLR3) is debated in cancer, differing between tumor types, methods, and cell types. We recently showed for the first time that TLR3 expression on…[Read more]

Moreover, these differences in mitochondrial dysfunction were not evident in the parental fibroblasts and iPSC. This study demonstrates an altered transcriptome and impaired mitochondrial function in RPE derived from AMD patients versus controls, and demonstrates these differences are not present in the original fibroblasts or iPSC. These results…[Read more]

76, 0.98) and more frequently accompanied by ASHAs to their antenatal care visits (aPR 0.86, 95% CI 0.78, 0.95) were less likely to report antenatal anxiety. ASHA home visits were protective for the most vulnerable women (primigravida and those experiencing domestic violence) and ASHA accompaniment to antenatal care visits was equally protective…[Read more]