Understanding stratification and turnover dynamics of a tropical lake using extensive field observations and 3D hydrodynamic simulations.

The stratification and turnover dynamics of a tropical lake were evaluated using field observations and 3D hydrodynamic simulations. Located in the Philippines, Sampaloc Lake is a 104-ha and 27-m deep volcanic crater lake with enclosed watershed, which is at risk of the impacts of intensive aquaculture, rapid urbanization and climate change. Temperature, dissolved oxygen (DO) and chlorophyll-a (Chl-a) were measured at seven sampling stations using a multiprobe.

Factors contributing to the minimum water column stability and timing of the winter turnover in the Ogouchi reservoir.

Turnover in lakes and reservoirs causes circulation in the water column from the bottom to the surface when the water column stability becomes low. Previous studies commonly mentioned that turnover occurs when stratification indices become small, but the threshold is rarely discussed. While turnover phenomena have been extensively studied by evaluating changes in bottom dissolved oxygen (DO), the relationship between the disappearance of hypoxia and water temperature indices has not been determined.

Mesenchymal Stromal Cells from Healthy and Inflamed Human Gingiva Respond Differently to .

Gingiva-Derived Mesenchymal Stromal Cells (GMSCs) have been shown to play an important role in periodontitis. However, how , one of the key etiological agents of the disease, affects healthy (H)- and periodontitis (P)-GMSCs is unknown. To address this problem, we established 10 H-GMSC and 12 P-GMSC lines.

Mental health interventions for rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis patients with alcohol use disorders, Zhytomyr, Ukraine.

Introduction: Despite concerted efforts, Ukraine is challenged by increasing rates of multidrug and rifampicin-resistant tuberculosis (MDR/RR-TB) comorbid with alcohol use disorder (AUD). This study describes a cohort of RR-TB patients with high alcohol consumption treated in MSF Zhytomyr Project, Ukraine.

Methodology: We used programmatic data for 73 RR-TB patients screened with the AUD Identification Test March-July 2019 and followed-up for culture conversion/TB treatment outcome till 31 January 2020.

Thermal stratification responses of a monomictic reservoir under different seasons and operation schemes.

This study investigates the thermal stratification responses of a monomictic reservoir operated under different facilities. The analysis of 60-year long data showed that the reservoir's thermal regime varies with season and withdrawal scheme and is affected by upstream reach control through the vertical curtain. Isothermal conditions exist during winter (December-March) while stratification onsets in spring (starting April), intensifies in summer (August) and weakens during fall (October-November).

Preparedness of outpatient health facilities for ambulatory treatment with all-oral short DR-TB treatment regimens in Zhytomyr, Ukraine: a cross-sectional study.

Background: Ukraine has a high burden of drug-resistant tuberculosis (DR-TB). Mental health problems, including alcohol use disorder, are common co-morbidities. One in five DR-TB patients has human immunodeficiency virus (HIV).

Anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory effects of Biodentine on human periapical lesion cells in culture.

Aim: To evaluate the effect of Biodentine eluate on cytotoxicity and production of pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines and osteodestructive/osteoprotective cytokines in cultures of human periapical lesion cells.

Methodology: Conditioned Biodentine Medium (CBM) was prepared according to ISO 10993-12, by incubating Biodentine in RPMI medium (0.2 g mL ) for 3 days at 37 °C.

Direct measurement of secondary circulation in a meandering macrotidal estuary.

Secondary circulation, which induces the typical helical flow motion along a curved channel, is responsible for the complex morphodynamic processes in fluvial streams and estuaries with meandering nature. Classical secondary circulation has been extensively documented through flume experiments and numerical simulations but field observations about this phenomenon are scarce and only limited to few channel cross-sections. In this study, intensive measurements of flow velocities were performed using a vessel-mounted ADCP in order to illustrate the spatial distribution of classical secondary circulation in a meandering macrotidal estuary for both flood and ebb phases.

Production of Soluble Receptor Activator of Nuclear Factor Kappa-Β Ligand and Osteoprotegerin by Apical Periodontitis Cells in Culture and Their Modulation by Cytokines.

RANKL, a bone-destructive cytokine, and OPG, its osteoprotective counterpart, are expressed in periapical lesions (PLs), which represent hystopatological manifestations of apical periodontitis. However, their regulation in PLs has not been elucidated yet. Therefore, our aim was to study the production of RANKL and OPG and their modulation by pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines in PL cell cultures.

(40)K in the Black Sea: a proxy to estimate biogenic sedimentation.

An approach to estimate the rate of biogenic sedimentation in the Black Sea using the naturally occurring radionuclide (40)K has been considered. It allows assessment of the contribution of suspended matter of biological origin to the overall sediment accumulation in the Black Sea coastal, shelf and deep-water areas. Based upon this method, a relationship between the biogenic fraction of the seabed sediments and the water depth has been established with a view to differentiating the contributions of allochthonous and autochthonous suspended matter to the sedimentation rate.

[Analysis of variation of sagittal position of the jaw bones in skeletal Class III malocclusion].

Background/aim: Skeletal Class III malocclusion is a discrepancy in the sagittal jaw relationship, due to imbalances in their development and/or position, resulting in the dominant appearance of the lower jaw in facial profile. The aim of this study was to determine variations in the sagittal position of the jaw bones to the cranial base in subjects with skeletal Class III, for the earliest possible diagnosis of malocclusion.

Methods: Fifty children and as many adults with skeletal Class III, both sexes, were examined and selected, based on the findings of sagittal interjaw relationship (ANB) < or = 0 degrees from the cephalometric analysis of tele-x-ray profile head shots.

[Evaluation of telemedicine systems for impacted third molars diagnosis].

Unlabelled: BACKGROUND/AIM. In the last twenty years significant advances have been made in the fields of information and telecommunication technology in health care applications, with a positive impact on the health care practice. The need for remote diagnosis and planning of interventions is of special importance in military health care, and health management of immobile persons, and those with special needs.

Study of molecular and granular layer of dentate gyrus of female rats neonatally treated with estrogen.

The proliferation of hippocampal dentate gyrus granule cells was investigated using (3)H-thymidine incorporation in control and estrogen-treated rats. Newborn 3-day old female Wistar rats were treated with a single dose of 1 mg of estradiol and 30 microCi (3)H-thymidine, and were sacrificed when 10 days old. The total number of neurons and the number of labeled granule cells in the granular layer and its subdivisions of both suprapyramidal and infrapyramidal limbs were analyzed using a stereological method.

[Effect of local administration of platelet-rich plasma and guided tissue regeneration on the level of bone resorption in early dental implant insertion].

Background/aim: Osseointegration is a result of cellular migration, differentiation, bone formation, and bone remodeling on the surface of an implant. Each of these processes depends on platelets and blood coagulum. Platelet-rich plasma (PRP) is used to improve osseointegration and stability of implants.

Clinical parameters of the local anesthetic effects of bupivacaine applied with and without a vasoconstrictor in oral implantology.

Background/aim: Bupivacaine (Marcaine), homologue of mepivacaine, chemically related to lidocaine, is used as a local anesthetic for local infiltration, peripheral nerve block, retrobulbar block, symphathetic block, and caudal and epidural anesthesia. The aim of this investigation was to determine and to compare clinical parameters of the local anesthetic effects of bupivacaine applied with and without a vasoconstrictor.

Methods: This investigation included a total of 30 randomly selected patients, who ranged in age from 30-60 years, with partial or total anodontia in the molar region of the mandible.