Pappas Nguyen

Calcium sulfate (CS) possesses many of the requirements for an ideal bone graft material it is biodegradable, biocompatible, and osteoconductive. However, its relatively low strength and brittleness are major obstacles to its use as a structural bone implant. Although the strength of CS can be improved by reducing porosity, its brittleness remains…[Read more]

In this work, we find that the SCBA overestimates the impact of the random distribution of impurities on the spectral properties of surface states compared to the CPA predictions. The difference is more pronounced when increasing the magnitude of the disorder.Titanium dioxide (TiO2) has a strong photocatalytic activity in the ultra-violet part of…[Read more]

The aim of the study was to evaluate the efficacy of Papilocare, a Coriolus versicolor-based vaginal gel, in repairing human papillomavirus (HPV)-related low-grade cervical lesions.

The study is a multicenter, open-label, randomized, parallel-group, watchful waiting approach-controlled trial involving 91 HPV-positive women with low-grade…[Read more]

To analyze the performance of psoriatic arthritis (PsA) screening tools, examine their implementation in daily practice, and reach a consensus about the best screening tool for implementation in daily practice in different medical settings.

A systematic literature review (SLR), structured telephone interviews to hospitals, and a…[Read more]

The aim of this study was to assess the psycho-emotional impact and the adjustment degree of Romanian general practitioners (GPs) in the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic context. With a cross-sectional design, the study included 677 GPs to whom a validated questionnaire based on different items targeting three factors was sent burden…[Read more]

The radio jingles in Yoruba language have succeeded in promoting adequate knowledge of Lassa fever among women in Ondo state. Although attitude towards the disease vector is still poor and total compliance with the recommended preventive practices that will reduce the spate of Lassa fever in the state have not been achieved.

The radio jingles…[Read more]

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<0.001) eras. Also, a significantly higher proportion of patients in the R-PLND group had an adequate PLND compared to the L-PLND group. Surgical approach to PLND (R- vs L-PLND) was the only variable that was significantly associated with an adequate PLND on both univariable (odds ratio [OR] 1.860, 95%…[Read more]

omer.Neospora caninum, an obligate intracellular protozoan, is the major cause for neosporosis and brings serious economic losses to cattle breeding industries worldwide. After invasion, dense granules proteins are abundantly secreted and being important components of parasitophorous vacuole and intravacuolar network where N. caninum survives and…[Read more]

Diabetes mellitus is mostly interrelated to deficiency in wound healing. Low-level laser therapy has been shown to exert reliable effects on the acceleration of wound healing process. This study aimed to determine the potential influence of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on the healing of extraction sockets in diabetic rats. A total of 24 healthy…[Read more]

ATAC-seq is a widely-applied assay used to measure genome-wide chromatin accessibility; however, its ability to detect active regulatory regions can depend on the depth of sequencing coverage and the signal-to-noise ratio. Here we introduce AtacWorks, a deep learning toolkit to denoise sequencing coverage and identify regulatory peaks at base-pair…[Read more]