Systematic review on effects of experimental orthodontic tooth displacement on brain activation assessed by fMRI.

Background: Orthodontic treatment is often accompanied by discomfort and pain in patients, which are believed to be a result of orthodontic tooth displacement caused by the mechanical forces exerted by the orthodontic appliances on the periodontal tissues. These lead to change blood oxygen level dependent response in related brain regions.

Objective: This systematic review aims to assess the impact of experimental orthodontic tooth displacement on alterations in central nervous system activation assessed by tasked based and resting state fMRI.

Synthesis and characterization of new unsymmetrical Schiff base Zn (II) and Co (II) complexes and study of their interactions with bovin serum albumin and DNA by spectroscopic techniques.

Two novel tetra-coordinated Cobalt(II) and Zinc (II) chelate series with the general formula of [Co (L)·2HO] (1) and [Zn (L)] (2) [L=N-2-hydroxyacetophenon-N'-2-hydroxynaphthaldehyde-1,2 phenylenediimine)] with biologically active Schiff base ligands were synthesized and recognized by elemental analysis and multi-nuclear spectroscopy (IR and H and C NMR); then, their biological activities including DNA and protein interactions were studied. The interaction of the synthesized compounds with bovine serum albumin (BSA) was investigated via fluorescence spectroscopy, showing the affinity of the complexes for these proteins with relatively high binding constant values and the changed secondary BSA structure in the presence of the complexes. The interaction of these compounds with CT-DNA was considered by UV-Vis technique, emission titration, viscosity measurements, helix melting methods, and circular dichroism (CD) spectroscopy, confirming that the complexes were bound to CT-DNA by the intercalation binding mode.

An experimental and theoretical study on the interaction of DNA and BSA with novel Ni, Cu and VO complexes derived from vanillin bidentate Schiff base ligand.

In this investigation, the structure of bidentate N,N-Schiff base ligand of vanillin, (E)-4-(((2-amino-5-nitrophenyl)imino)methyl)-2-methoxyphenol (HL) was determined by single crystal X-ray diffraction. The interaction of new [CuL], [NiL] and [VOL] complexes with DNA and BSA was explored through UV-Vis and fluorescence spectroscopy. The electronic spectra changes displayed an isosbestic point for the complexes upon titration with DNA.

Ultra fast-track extubation in heart transplant surgery patients.

Background: Heart transplant surgeries using cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) typically requires mechanical ventilation in intensive care units (ICU) in post-operation period. Ultra fast-track extubation (UFE) have been described in patients undergoing various cardiac surgeries.

Aim: To determine the possibility of ultra-fast-track extubation instead of late extubation in post heart transplant patients.

Experimental and theoretical spectroscopic study and structural determination of nickel(II) tridentate Schiff base complexes.

Some new complexes of [NiL(PR3)] (where L=(E)-1-[(2-amino-5-nitrophenyl)iminio-methyl]naphthalene-2-olate (L(1)), (E)-1-[(2-hydroxiphenyl)iminio-methyl]naphthalene-2-olate (L(2)), R=Bu and Ph) containing tridentate ONN and ONO Schiff bases were synthesized and characterized by IR, UV-Vis, (1)H-NMR spectroscopy and elemental analysis. The geometry of [NiL(1)(PBu3)] and [NiL(2)(PBu3)] complexes were determined by X-ray crystallography. It was indicated that the complexes have a square planar structure and four coordinates in the solid state.