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. . Chaabane A, Justine JL, Gey D, Bakenhaster MD, Neifar L. . PeerJ. 2016 Aug 16;4:e2233. doi: 10.7717/peerj.2233. 2016. Abstract Little is known of the diversity of the monogenean parasites infesting deep-sea groupers, and there is even less information available about their geographic distributions within the ranges of their hosts. To improve our understanding …

Pseudorhabdosynochus sulamericanus (Monogenea, Diplectanidae), a parasite of deep-sea groupers (Serranidae) occurs transatlantically on three congeneric hosts (Hyporthodus spp.), one from the Mediterranean Sea and two from the western Atlantic Read More »

. . Shaheen A, Aljebali AM. . Endocrine. 2016 Nov;54(2):276-283. doi: 10.1007/s12020-016-1051-1. Epub 2016 Aug 4. Abstract The aim of this article is to solve an existing controversy over the involvement of uncoupling protein-2 in the impairment of glucose-stimulated insulin secretion induced by chronic exposure of β-cells to palmitate. We analyzed and compared the results …

A hypothetical model to solve the controversy over the involvement of UCP2 in palmitate-induced β-cell dysfunction Read More »

. . Freag MS, Saleh WM, Abdallah OY. . Eur J Pharm Sci. 2018 Jul 30;120:10-19. doi: 10.1016/j.ejps.2018.04.041. Epub 2018 Apr 30. Abstract In the course of application and modernization of buccal dosage forms, lyophilized sponges for transmucosal drug delivery symbolize one of the most attractive approaches. Chitosan (CS) has been extensively investigated as a …

Exploiting polymer blending approach for fabrication of buccal chitosan-based composite sponges with augmented mucoadhesive characteristics Read More »

. . Arheiam A, Albadri S, Laverty L, Harris R. . Patient Prefer Adherence. 2018 Aug 1;12:1401-1411. doi: 10.2147/PPA.S164944. 2018. Abstract OBJECTIVE: Dietary habits are an important etiological factor in the development of dental caries. Several tools, such as 24-h dietary recall (retrospective) and diet-diaries (prospective), have been recommended for dietary assessment in dental practice. …

Reasons for low adherence to diet-diaries issued to pediatric dental patients: a collective case study Read More »

. . Aljdaimi A, Devlin H, Dickinson M. . Eur J Dent. 2018 Jul-Sep;12(3):380-385. doi: 10.4103/ejd.ejd_410_17. Abstract OBJECTIVES: The purpose of this study was to determine if Er: YAG laser etching improves the shear bond strength (SBS) of Biodentin™ and GC Fuji IX(®) to dentine. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Forty human dentine specimens were standardized and …

Effect of the Er: YAG laser on the shear bond strength of conventional glass ionomer and Biodentine™ to dentine Read More »

. . Ashammakhi N, Elkhammas E, Hasan A. . J Biomed Mater Res B Appl Biomater. 2019 Aug;107(6):2006-2018. doi: 10.1002/jbm.b.34292. Epub 2018 Dec 31. Abstract Organ-on-a-chip platforms have recently seen tremendous progress. They have found potential applications in the study of physiology and pathology of tissues, drug toxicity, and development of tissue models for replacement …

Translating advances in organ-on-a-chip technology for supporting organs Read More »

. . Altmann M, Nahapetyan K, Asghar H. . East Mediterr Health J. 2019 Jan 23;24(11):1049-1057. doi: 10.26719/emhj.18.002. Abstract BACKGROUND: The emergence and re-emergence of viral haemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) is a growing concern worldwide. They are associated with major epidemics with an estimated 51-101 million cases each year, of which around 67 000 are fatal. …

Identifying hotspots of viral haemorrhagic fevers in the Eastern Mediterranean Region: perspectives for the Emerging and Dangerous Pathogens Laboratory Network Read More »

. . Ali AS, Fteita D, Kulmala J. . Libyan J Med. 2015 Jun 18;10:28038. doi: 10.3402/ljm.v10.28038. 2015. Abstract BACKGROUND: The use of cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) in dentistry has proven to be useful in the diagnosis and treatment planning of several oral and maxillofacial diseases. The quality of the resulting image is dictated …

Comparison of physical quality assurance between Scanora 3D and 3D Accuitomo 80 dental CT scanners Read More »

. . Elzarga AAA, Osman AA, Gamal M, Khafagy MM, Osman IS. . Ophthalmic Res. 2019;62(3):150-156. doi: 10.1159/000499859. Epub 2019 Jun 5. Abstract PURPOSE: To study the astigmatic correction of high post-keratoplasty astigmatism using Femtosecond laser (FSL)-assisted Arcuate Keratotomy (FS-AK). METHODS: A prospective interventional cohort study. We enrolled 17 eyes with high degree of irregular …

Vector Analysis of Femtosecond Laser-Assisted Arcuate Keratotomy for Post-Keratoplasty Astigmatic Correction Read More »

. . Mahmood R, Jia S. . Data Brief. 2019 May 23;25:104043. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104043. 2019 Aug. Abstract Lake Chad is one of the largest lakes in the world, but extremely vulnerable to the changing climate and human activities in the basin. The Lake Chad basin is one of the largest endorheic basins in the world …

Observed and simulated hydro-climatic data for the lake Chad basin, Africa Read More »