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Differentiation of cyclic tertiary amine cathinone derivatives by product ion electron ionization mass spectrometry

. . Abiedalla Y, Abdel-Hay K, DeRuiter J, Randall Clark C. . Rapid Commun Mass Spectrom. 2016 Mar 30;30(6):763-72. doi: 10.1002/rcm.7491. Abstract RATIONALE: A number of synthetic cathinones (aminoketones, ‘bath salts’) are tertiary amines containing a cyclic amino group, most commonly pyrrolidine. These totally synthetic compounds can be prepared in a number of regioisomeric designer …

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Fetal growth in relation to maternal and fetal IGF-axes: a systematic review and meta-analysis

. . Elhddad AS, Lashen H. . Acta Obstet Gynecol Scand. 2013 Sep;92(9):997-1006. doi: 10.1111/aogs.12192. Epub 2013 Jul 16. Abstract Insulin-like growth factors (IGFs) and their binding proteins (IGFBPs) are key regulators of fetal growth. However, the literature is inconsistent. Our objective was to systematically and objectively evaluate the available literature and to develop a …

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Systematic Review of Soft Tissue Alterations and Esthetic Outcomes Following Immediate Implant Placement and Restoration of Single Implants in the Anterior Maxilla

. . Khzam N, Arora H, Kim P, Fisher A, Mattheos N, Ivanovski S. . J Periodontol. 2015 Dec;86(12):1321-30. doi: 10.1902/jop.2015.150287. Epub 2015 Aug 27. Abstract BACKGROUND: The aim of this review is to assess the outcome of single-tooth immediate implant placement and restoration (IPR) in the maxillary anterior region, with a particular emphasis on …

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3D comparison of average faces in subjects with oral clefts

. . Bugaighis I, Tiddeman B, Mattick CR, Hobson R. . Eur J Orthod. 2014 Aug;36(4):365-72. doi: 10.1093/ejo/cjs060. Epub 2012 Nov 20. Abstract This prospective cross-sectional, case-controlled morphometric study assessed three dimensional (3D) facial morphological differences between average faces of 103 children aged 8-12 years; 40 with unilateral cleft lip and palate (UCLP), 23 with …

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Cytochrome and sulfotransferase gene variation in north African populations

. . Fernández-Santander A, Novillo A, Gaibar M, Romero-Lorca A, Moral P, Sánchez-Cuenca D, Amir N, Chaabani H, Harich N, Esteban ME. . Pharmacogenomics. 2016 Aug;17(13):1415-23. doi: 10.2217/pgs-2016-0016. Epub 2016 Jul 29. Abstract AIM: To describe the diversity of four cytochrome and four sulfotransferase polymorphisms in six north African samples. Scarce data have been compiled …

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Ameliorating Effect of Olive Leaf Extract on Cyclosporine-induced Nephrotoxicity in Rats

. . Mostafa-Hedeab G, Sati LM, Elnaggar HM, Elgatlawey ZO, Eltwab AA, Elsaghayer WA, Ali H. . Iran J Kidney Dis. 2015 Sep;9(5):361-8. Abstract INTRODUCTION: Olive leaves are traditionally used in the Mediterranean basin in many medical conditions for its potent antioxidant activity. Cyclosporine A, a well-known immunosuppressant, can induce nephrotoxicity through oxidative stress. This …

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Immediate placement and restoration of dental implants in the esthetic region: clinical case series

. . Khzam N, Mattheos N, Roberts D, Bruce WL, Ivanovski S. . J Esthet Restor Dent. 2014 Sep-Oct;26(5):332-44. doi: 10.1111/jerd.12083. Epub 2013 Dec 18. Abstract AIM: The objective of this study was to assess the hard and soft tissue changes following immediate placement and provisional restoration of single-tooth implants in the aesthetic zone. METHODS: …

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Health production and determinants of health systems performance in WHO Eastern Mediterranean Region

. . Pourreza A, Alipour V, Arabloo J, Bayati M, Ahadinezhad B. . East Mediterr Health J. 2017 Jul 16;23(5):368-374. doi: 10.26719/2017.23.5.368. Abstract This descriptive-analytical study used data envelopment analysis to evaluated the technical efficiency (TE) of health systems in Member States of the World Health Organization Eastern Mediterranean Region during 2004-2011. Life expectancy and …

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

. . 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 …

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