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Can Orthopantomography be used as a tool for screening of carotid atheromatous pathology and thus be used to help reduce the prevalence of ischemic s…
2012
Objective: To assess the possibility of Dentists being able to screen patients with higher risk of vascular diseases. Materials: Kodak 8000C Orthopantomographer, eco-Doppler Logiq-500 General Electric at the Lisbon Hospital Particular. Methods: Assessment of orthopantomographies made to 142 patients aged 50 or more, as well as the existing risk factors. Conduction of carotid eco-Doppler to patients who appear to have calcified plaques of the atheroma. Results: Strong dependence between dichotomised age and having the pathology (p = 0.02).Smokers are twice more likely to present plaques (OR= 2). Being hypertensive increases in about 1.4 the likelihood of having a stroke (OR= 1.4). Of the 27 …
Tissue response to five commercially available peritoneal adhesion barriers-A systematic histological evaluation
2017
Separating wounded serosa by physical barriers is the only clinically approved adjunct for postoperative adhesion prevention. Since the optimal adhesion barrier has not been found, it is essential to improve our pathogenic understanding of adhesion formation and to compare the effects of different barrier materials on tissue and cells. Wistar rats underwent standardized peritoneal damage and were treated either with Seprafilm, Adept, Intercoat, Spraygel, SupraSeal or remained untreated as a control. 14 days postoperatively, the lesions were explanted and histomorphologically analyzed using the European ISO score to evaluate material implants. Striking differences between the material groups…
Current Experience in Testing Mitochondrial Nutrients in Disorders Featuring Oxidative Stress and Mitochondrial Dysfunction: Rational Design of Chemo…
2014
An extensive number of pathologies are associated with mitochondrial dysfunction (MDF) and oxidative stress (OS). Thus, mitochondrial cofactors termed "mitochondrial nutrients" (MN), such as alpha-lipoic acid (ALA), Coenzyme Q10 (CoQ10), and L-carnitine (CARN) (or its derivatives) have been tested in a number of clinical trials, and this review is focused on the use of MN-based clinical trials. The papers reporting on MN-based clinical trials were retrieved in MedLine up to July 2014, and evaluated for the following endpoints: (a) treated diseases; (b) dosages, number of enrolled patients and duration of treatment; (c) trial success for each MN or MN combinations as reported by authors. The…
Oral health status among Iranian veterans exposed to sulfur mustard: A case-control study
2014
Background Sulfur mustard (SM) is a chemical warfare agent that has been repeatedly used since World War I. SM has chronic and deleterious effects on different body organs such as lungs, skin and eyes. Objectives To determine dental and oral health status of chemical victims of SM who were exposed to SM during the Iraqi-Iran war. Material and Methods In this case-control study, 100 male subjects exposed to SM were chosen as cases, and 100 non-exposed volunteers were chosen as controls. These groups were selected randomly according to their referral number, and were matched regarding age. Collection of information was performed using Oral Health Assessment Form designed by the World Health O…
Subjective symptoms related to GSM radiation from mobile phone base stations : a cross-sectional study
2013
Objectives: We performed a reanalysis of the data from Navarro et al., 2003, in which health symptoms related to microwave exposure from mobile phone base stations (BS) were explored, including data obtained in a retrospective inquiry about fear of exposure from BS. Design: Cross-sectional study. Setting: La Ñora (Murcia), Spain. Participants: Participants with known illness in 2003 were subsequently disregarded: 88 participants instead of 101 (in 2003) were analysed. Since weather circumstances can influence exposure, we restricted data to measurements made under similar weather conditions. Outcomes and methods: A statistical method indifferent to the assumption of normality was employed: …
Risk assessment in ginecology and obstetrics in Sicily: an approach based on Wolff's Criteria
2013
Objectives To apply Wolff’s Criteria to hospital discharge records (HDR) in order to detect adverse events worthy of further study. Methods Gynecology and Obstetrics Units of three Sicilian hospitals were considered and HDR regarding ordinary and day hospital admissions in 2008 were collected. A matched case-control study was designed, by random selection of 10 controls at maximum for each case. Matching was performed on the variables age and speciality of admission (gynecology or obstetrics). Results Out of a total of 7011 HDR examined, 114 cases were identified with Wolff’s Criteria. Multivariate analysis confirmed a statistically significant association with the origin of admission, diag…
Precipitazione e pattern di circolazione atmosferica in Sicilia
2019
Gli eventi di precipitazione intensa possono spesso causare perdita di vite umane e ingenti danni di tipo economico, soprattutto nei casi in cui questi colpiscano piccoli bacini caratterizzati da bassi tempi di corrivazione. Dal momento che alcuni schemi di circolazione atmosferica comportano un accumulo di umidità in certe parti dell’atmosfera, a seguito del quale possono scatenarsi eventi di particolare entità, la circolazione atmosferica può essere utilizzata come un indicatore del verificarsi di eventi di precipitazione intensa. Nel presente lavoro si è cercato di trovare una relazione tra alcuni pattern di circolazione atmosferica, sviluppati dal UK Met Office, e i massimi annuali di p…
Fizikālie un psihosociālie darba vides riska faktori pedagogu darbā un preventīvie pasākumi
2016
“Fizikālie un psihosociālie darba vides riska faktori pedagogu darbā un preventīvie pasākumi”. Darba autore Ilona Segliņa. Darba zinātniskā vadītāja: asociētā profesore Ženija Roja. Maģistra darbs izklāstīts uz 114 lpp., ietver 23 attēlus, 5 tabulas, 4 pielikumus, 87 informatīvos avotus, latviešu valodā. Pētījums sastāv no 4 daļām. Pirmajā daļā apkopota un analizēta literatūra par pedagogu darba apstākļiem, kā arī par fizikāliem un psihosociāliem darba vides riska faktoriem pedagogu darbā. Otrajā daļā ir aprakstītas pētījumā lietotās metodes. Trešajā daļā ir pētījumā iegūto datu apkopošana, analīze un diskusija. Iegūtie rezultāti ļauj secināt, ka pedagogu darba apstākļi lielākoties vērtējam…
Pedagogu aizspriedumi kā pusaudžu priekšlaicīgas mācību pārtraukšanas riska faktors skolēnu skatījumā
2021
Bakalaura darba autors ir Latvijas Universitātes Pedagoģijas, psiholoģijas un mākslas fakultātes programmas “Izglītības darba vadītājs un viena mācību priekšmeta skolotājs” students Toms Reinis. Bakalaura darba vadītāja ir profesore Dr.paed. Zanda Rubene. Bakalaura darba “Pedagogu aizspriedumi kā pusaudžu priekšlaicīgas mācību pārtraukšanas riska faktors skolēnu skatījumā” mērķi ir pētīt priekšlaicīgas mācību pārtraukšanas aktualitāti Eiropā un Latvijā, analizēt cēloņus un faktorus, kas to ietekmē. Kā arī - pētīt aizsprieduma veidus, to mijiedarbību ar mācību procesu. Bakalaura darba mērķa sasniegšanai tika izvirzīti sekojoši uzdevumi: pētīt normatīvo regulējumu un attīstības dokumentus pri…
Unpacking the behavioural components and delivery features of early childhood obesity prevention interventions in the TOPCHILD Collaboration: A syste…
2022
ABSTRACTIntroductionLittle is known about how early (e.g., commencing antenatally or in the first 12 months after birth) obesity prevention interventions seek to change behaviour and which components are or are not effective. This study aims to 1) characterise early obesity prevention interventions in terms of target behaviours, delivery features, and behaviour change techniques (BCTs), 2) explore similarities and differences in BCTs used to target behaviours, and 3) explore effectiveness of intervention components in preventing childhood obesity.Methods and analysisAnnual comprehensive systematic searches will be performed in Epub Ahead of Print/MEDLINE, Embase, Cochrane (CENTRAL), CINAHL,…