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. . Moman R, O’Neill CA, Ledder RG, Cheesapcharoen T, McBain AJ. . Front Microbiol. 2020 Jun 16;11:999. doi: 10.3389/fmicb.2020.00999. 2020. Abstract The larvae of the wax moth Galleria mellonella and human oral keratinocytes were used to investigate the protective activity of the candidate oral probiotics Lactobacillus rhamnosus GG (LHR), Lactobacillus reuteri (LR), and Streptococcus …

Mitigation of the Toxic Effects of Periodontal Pathogens by Candidate Probiotics in Oral Keratinocytes, and in an Invertebrate Model Read More »

. . Ibrahim MY, Hashim NM, Dhiyaaldeen SM, Al-Obaidi MMJ, El-Ferjani RM, Adam H, Alkotaini B, Batran RA, Ali HM. . Sci Rep. 2020 Apr 17;10(1):6792. doi: 10.1038/s41598-020-63217-y. Abstract This paper has been retracted. Keywords: . Link/DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-63217-y

. . Al Shareef K, Bakouri M. . Blood Purif. 2021;50(2):141-149. doi: 10.1159/000508278. Epub 2020 May 28. Abstract The real issue with the COVID-19 pandemic is that a rapidly increasing number of patients with life-threatening complications are admitted in hospitals and are not well-administered. Although a limited number of patients use the intensive care unit …

Cytokine Blood Filtration Responses in COVID-19 Read More »

. . Amer A, Whelan A, Al-Hebshi NN, Healy CM, Moran GP. . J Oral Microbiol. 2020 Mar 21;12(1):1743066. doi: 10.1080/20002297.2020.1743066. 2020. Abstract Rothia mucilaginosa has been found at high abundance on oral leukoplakia (OLK). The ability of clinical isolates to produce acetaldehyde (ACH) from ethanol has not been investigated. The objective of the current …

Acetaldehyde production by Rothia mucilaginosa isolates from patients with oral leukoplakia Read More »

. . Stockey RG, Cole DB, Planavsky NJ, Loydell DK, Frýda J, Sperling EA. . Nat Commun. 2020 Apr 14;11(1):1804. doi: 10.1038/s41467-020-15400-y. Abstract The second pulse of the Late Ordovician mass extinction occurred around the Hirnantian-Rhuddanian boundary (~444 Ma) and has been correlated with expanded marine anoxia lasting into the earliest Silurian. Characterization of the Hirnantian …

Persistent global marine euxinia in the early Silurian Read More »

. . Marotta M, Dallolio L, Toni G, Toni F, Leoni E. . Ann Ig. 2020 Jul-Aug;32(4):336-343. doi: 10.7416/ai.2020.2357. Abstract BACKGROUND: In Italy, leprosy diagnosis is reported in immigrants from endemic countries or Italians who have stayed in endemic areas. We report the first leprosy case to be observed in a migrant from Nigeria in …

Diagnosis of leprosy in a Nigerian migrant: implementation of surveillance measures in the current migration context Read More »

. . Marufu TC, Collins A, Vargas L, Gillespie L, Almghairbi D. . Br J Nurs. 2021 Mar 11;30(5):302-308. doi: 10.12968/bjon.2021.30.5.302. Abstract BACKGROUND: Recruitment and retention of nursing staff is the biggest workforce challenge faced by healthcare institutions. Across the UK, there are currently around 50 000 nursing vacancies, and the number of people leaving …

Factors influencing retention among hospital nurses: systematic review Read More »

. . Edhirej A, Sapuan SM, Jawaid M, Zahari NI. . Int J Biol Macromol. 2017 Aug;101:75-83. doi: 10.1016/j.ijbiomac.2017.03.045. Epub 2017 Mar 10. Abstract A hybrid composite was prepared from cassava bagasse (CB) and sugar palm fiber (SPF) using casting technique with cassava starch (CS) as matrix and fructose as a plasticizer. Different loadings of …

Cassava/sugar palm fiber reinforced cassava starch hybrid composites: Physical, thermal and structural properties Read More »

. . Zankuli MA, Silikas N, Devlin H. . J Prosthodont. 2015 Oct;24(7):549-552. doi: 10.1111/jopr.12264. Epub 2015 Jan 15. Abstract PURPOSE: To evaluate the effect of cyclic loading on compressive strength of core build-up materials. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Four dual-cured composites (Core.X Flow, Grandio Core, Bright Flow Core, Spee-Dee) and one light-cured reinforced resin-modified glass …

The Effect of Cyclic Loading on the Compressive Strength of Core Build-Up Materials Read More »

. . Sallam HM, Seiffert ER. . PeerJ. 2016 Mar 1;4:e1717. doi: 10.7717/peerj.1717. 2016. Abstract The Fayum Depression of Egypt has yielded fossils of hystricognathous rodents from multiple Eocene and Oligocene horizons that range in age from ∼37 to ∼30 Ma and document several phases in the early evolution of crown Hystricognathi and one of …

New phiomorph rodents from the latest Eocene of Egypt, and the impact of Bayesian “clock”-based phylogenetic methods on estimates of basal hystricognath relationships and biochronology Read More »