An Study Comparing Dimensional Stability of Four Types of Interocclusal Recording Material.

Background And Objectives: Interocclusal recording materials should have high dimensional stability for accurate articulation. The aim of this investigation is to assess and compare the linear dimensional stability of interocclusal recording materials over time.

Methods: Polyvinylsiloxane, polyether, bisacryl and bite registration wax were used in the study.

Kinetics of vibriocidal antibody responses among cholera patients in Goma, the Democratic Republic of Congo.

Cholera is a diarrheal disease that continues to burden vulnerable populations globally, primarily due to lack of clean water, optimal sanitation and adequate health infrastructure. Understanding the kinetics of antibody responses elicited by toxigenic infection can inform the Sero-epidemiological estimation of disease burden and impact of vaccination efforts. While antibody kinetics have been well-described in South Asia, such studies based in Africa are lacking, despite the ongoing prevalence of cholera in that region.

Determinants of Campylobacter species diversity in infants and association with family members, livestock, and household environments in rural Eastern Ethiopia.

Background: infections pose a significant challenge in low- and middle-income countries, contributing to child mortality. is linked to acute gastrointestinal illness and severe long-term consequences, including environmental enteric dysfunction (EED) and stunting. In 2018, our cross-sectional study in Ethiopia detected in 88% of stools from children aged 12-15 months, with an average of 11 species per stool using meta-total RNA sequencing.

Evaluation and Comparison of Impact Strength and Transverse Strength of Heat Polymerized Polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) Denture Base Resin Repaired Using Heat Polymerizied PMMA Denture Base Resin, Auto-Polymerized PMMA Resin and A New Light Polymerizied Denture Resin: An Study.

Context: Repaired denture prosthesisdemands adequate transverse and impact strength. A new repairdenture base resin- "Lukafix" require to fulfil these criteria.

Aims: This study evaluates and compares the transverse and impact strength of heat polymerizing, auto polymerizing and LUKAfix denture resin.

Prevalence and Load of the Campylobacter Genus in Infants and Associated Household Contacts in Rural Eastern Ethiopia: a Longitudinal Study from the Campylobacter Genomics and Environmental Enteric Dysfunction (CAGED) Project.

In our previous cross-sectional study, multiple species of Campylobacter were detected (88%) in stool samples from children (12 to 14 months of age) in rural eastern Ethiopia. This study assessed the temporal fecal carriage of Campylobacter in infants and identified putative reservoirs associated with these infections in infants from the same region. The prevalence and load of Campylobacter were determined using genus-specific real-time PCR.