Self-management training in patients with chronic kidney disease undergoing hemodialysis: A systematic review.

The aim of this systematic review is to investigate the effectiveness of different self-management training programs applied to dialysis patients. During the literature review, the flow chart of preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis protocols (PRISMA-P) was utilized. The review was limited by the year.

Fracture resistance of endodontically treated premolars restored with CAD-CAM onlays.

Purpose: To evaluate the fracture resistance of endodontically treated premolars restored with CAD-CAM onlay restorations.

Methods: 60 extracted mandibular first premolars were selected and at first divided into three groups regarding treatment options: MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage, MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage + endodontic treatment, MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage + endodontic treatment + fiber post. Then, all groups were divided into subgroups (n=10) according to the restorative material used: IPS e.

A qualitative study of medical-surgical intensive care unit nurses' experiences in caring for critical patients.

Objective: To describe the meaning attributed to nurses' clinical experience in a medical-surgical intensive care unit in Northern Cyprus.

Method: The qualitative study was conducted in two medical-surgical intensive care units at a university hospital. Data were collected through in-depth interviews with 17 nurses.

Distribution and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment of Heavy Metals in Streams of Amanos Mountains from Southern Turkey.

Assessing the potential ecological risks of chemical pollutants like heavy metals is a key tool of a sustainable environment. With this goal, ecotoxicological significant metal (Al, As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn) levels of the water (n = 32) and sediment (n = 32) samples of streams [rural (8 points) and urban (8 points) sides] on Amanos Mountains were determined by inductively coupled plasma-optical emission spectrometry (ICP-OES) and ecotoxicological risk assessment was performed through the potential ecological risk index (RI). The study region with intense urban activities has also ecological importance with regards to wildlife.

Effectiveness of remineralization agents on the prevention of dental bleaching induced sensitivity: A randomized clinical trial.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the use of different remineralization agents before in-office bleaching for decreasing bleaching induced sensitivity.

Methods: A total of 64 volunteers were randomly divided into four groups. Before undergoing in-office bleaching with 38% hydrogen peroxide gel (three applications of 15 min each, one session), clinicians applied a placebo gel (control group), casein phosphopeptide-amorphous calcium phosphate (CPP-ACP), neutral sodium fluoride gel (NSF) or nano-hydroxyapatite solution (n-HAP) on all buccal surfaces of teeth.