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Correction: Mechanical properties of provisional dental materials: A systematic review and meta-analysis.
2018
Provisional restorations represent an important phase during the rehabilitation process, knowledge of the mechanical properties of the available materials allows us to predict their clinical performance. At present, there is no systematic review, which supports the clinicians’ criteria, in the selection of a specific material over another for a particular clinical situation. The purpose of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to assess and compare the mechanical properties of dimethacrylates and monomethacrylates used in fabricating direct provisional restorations, in terms of flexural strength, fracture toughness and hardness. This review followed the PRISMA guidelines. The searche…
Modelling of combined ICRF and NBI heating in JET hybrid plasmas
2017
During the 2015-2016 JET campaigns many efforts have been devoted to the exploration of high performance plasma scenarios envisaged for ITER operation. In this paper we model the combined ICRF+NBI heating in selected key hybrid discharges using PION. The antenna frequency was tuned to match the cyclotron frequency of minority hydrogen (H) at the center of the tokamak coinciding with the second harmonic cyclotron resonance of deuterium. The modelling takes into account the synergy between ICRF and NBI heating through the second harmonic cyclotron resonance of deuterium beam ions which allows us to assess its impact on the neutron rate RNT. We evaluate the influence of H concentration which w…
The Role of Combined ICRF and NBI Heating in JET Hybrid Plasmas in Quest for High D-T Fusion Yield
2017
Combined ICRF and NBI heating played a key role in achieving the world-record fusion yield in the first deuterium-tritium campaign at the JET tokamak in 1997. The current plans for JET include new experiments with deuterium-tritium (D-T) plasmas with more ITER-like conditions given the recently installed ITER-like wall (ILW). In the 2015-2016 campaigns, significant efforts have been devoted to the development of high-performance plasma scenarios compatible with ILW in preparation of the forthcoming D-T campaign. Good progress was made in both the inductive (baseline) and the hybrid scenario: a new record JET ILW fusion yield with a significantly extended duration of the high-performance pha…
Fluorescenzserologischer Nachweis eines in Syphilitikerseren vorkommenden Antik�rpers gegen ein hitzestabiles Antigen der Reiter-Treponemen
1967
An insgesamt 88 Syphilitikerseren wurde der FTA-Test mit erhitzten Reiter-Treponemen durchgefuhrt. 71 mal reagierte die Serumverdunnung von 1∶100, in 53 Fallen eine solche von 1∶500 positiv. Von 53 Kontrollseren waren nur 2 bei der Verdunnung von 1∶100 positiv. Hieraus wird auf das Vorkommen eines hitzestabilen gemeinsamen Gruppen-Antigens in Reiter-Treponemen und T. pallidum geschlossen. Die Zugehorigkeit dieses Antigens zu den Lipopolysacchariden wird diskutiert. Menschliche Antikorper gegen dieses Antigen sind vorerst nur fluorescenzserologisch nachzuweisen.
Longitudinal analysis of Mycobacterium tuberculosis 19-kDa antigen-specific T cells in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis: association with disease…
2003
CD8(+) T cells play a central role in immune protection against infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis. One of the target epitopes for anti-M. tuberculosis directed CD8(+) T cells is the HLA-A2-restricted 19-kDa lipoprotein peptide VLTDGNPPEV. T cell clones directed against this epitope recognized not only the nominal peptide ligand, but also a closely related peptide (VPTDPNPPEV) from the HIV envelope gp120 (HIV(env) gp120) protein characterized by IFN-gamma release. This cross-reactivity was confirmed in ex vivo in M. tuberculosis 19-kDa tetramer-sorted T cells from patients with tuberculosis and in HIVgp120 tetramer-reactive T cells sorted from HIV(+) patients. M. tuberculosis 19-kDa …
Vakcinācija priekšlaikus un laikā dzimušajiem bērniem Latvijā
2019
Ievads: Vakcinācija būtiski samazinājusi daudzu nopietnu slimību izplatību pasaulē. Lai gan priekšlaikus dzimuši zīdaiņi ir vairāk jutīgi pret infekcijām, viņu vakcinācija bieži vien tiek atlikta vai arī veikta pēc atvieglinātas programmas. Tā kā imunizācija Latvijā nav obligāta, ir nepieciešams pētījums, kurš ļaus atklāt aktuālas vakcinācijas tendences un faktorus, kas varētu uzlabot vakcinācijas pārklājumu. Mērķis: Šī pētījuma mērķis bija vakcināciju tendenču salīdzinājums priekšlaikus un laikā dzimušiem bērniem ar anonīmas vecāku aptauju. Metodoloģija: Bērnu (līdz pieciem gadiem) vecāki aizpildīja anketu (bērnu vecumu, dzimumu, dzimšanas datus un veselības stāvokli, pēcdzemdību hospitali…
Serological Evidence for Multiple Strains of Canine Norovirus in the UK Dog Population
2013
International audience; Noroviruses are associated with intestinal disease in humans, cows, pigs, mice, and, more recently, dogs. In 2007, the first canine norovirus (CNV) was identified and characterized in Italy. Subsequent studies have identified CNV in stools of dogs from Portugal, Greece, and the United States. To investigate the prevalence of CNV in the UK dog population, 228 canine stool samples were screened for CNV by qPCR, and 396 serum samples were screened for anti-CNV antibodies. qPCR of RNA extracted from canine stool samples did not reveal any CNV-positive samples, based on samples collected from diarrhoeic and control dogs in 2012-2013. CNV virus-like particles to three diff…
Effects of different lower-limb sensory stimulation strategies on postural regulation-a Systematic review and metaanalysis
2017
Systematic reviews of balance control have tended to only focus on the effects of single lower-limb stimulation strategies, and a current limitation is the lack of comparison between different relevant stimulation strategies. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis was to examine evidence of effects of different lower-limb sensory stimulation strategies on postural regulation and stability. Moderate- to high-pooled effect sizes (Unbiased (Hedges' g) standardized mean differences (SMD) = 0.31-0.66) were observed with the addition of noise in a Stochastic Resonance Stimulation Strategy (SRSS), in three populations (i.e., healthy young adults, older adults, and individuals with low…
Unravelling [3+2] Cycloaddition Reactions through the Molecular Electron Density Theory
2018
Después de la primera clasificación de las reacciones 32CA en reacciones de tipo zw y pr, establecidas en el año 2014, la estructura y reactividad de los TACs más importantes utilizados en las reacciones 32CA ha sido completamente caracterizado en base a la MEDT propuesta recientemente. Entre la gran cantidad de trabajo desarrollado a lo largo de la presente tesis doctoral, se han seleccionado y discutido ocho publicaciones representativas, que permitieron caracterizar dos nuevos tipos de reactividad y consolidar la reactividad original de tipo zw. Así, dependiendo de las cuatro estructuras electrónicas diferentes de los TACs, es decir, pseudodiradical, pseudoradical, carbenoide y zwitterió…
THE KEY ROLE OF THE CLINICAL PHARMACIST IN THE MANAGEMENT OF ANTICANCER THERAPIES: A PILOT STUDY IN THE TREATMENT OF PATIENTS WITH NON-SMALL CELL LUN…
2021
Lung cancer accounts for a quarter of all mortality cases worldwide. To date, numerous efforts have been done to identify the best therapeutic approach, especially in the advanced stage of the disease, and to extend the overall survival of patients. Careful surveillance of patients during therapy is essential in order to identify undesirable effects and to evaluate possible adverse reactions in case of coadministration. This study aims to compare two types of anticancer therapy, immunotherapy and chemotherapy, administered to NSCLC patients in the Medical Oncology Unit of the ARNAS “Di Cristina Benfratelli” Civic Hospital in Palermo (Italy), and to highlight the key role of clinical pharmac…