Residual enamel removal to improve outcomes of mandibular third molar coronectomy: A single-center retrospective cohort study.

This study aimed to analyze post-coronectomy complications, chronological root survival rate (success rate) using Kaplan-Meier analysis, and postoperative radiographic signs for root extraction. A total of 555 mandibular third molar coronectomies were clinically and radiologically evaluated (mean follow-up period, 27.2 months; range, 1 month to 10.

Speech Perception in Noise and Sound Localization for Cochlear Implant With Single-Sided Deafness Compared With Contralateral Routing of Signal Hearing Aids.

Objective: Cochlear implantation (CI) for the treatment of single-sided deafness (SSD) is a relatively new treatment modality. Although comparing the effectiveness of CI and contralateral routing of signal (CROS) hearing aids (HAs) is important, very few reports on this topic exist. In this study, objective assessments and subjective assessments were conducted to determine which SSD individuals would prefer CI or CROS HAs.

Analysis of outcomes for communication mode in cochlear implant in prelingually deafened adults.

Objective: Recent studies have suggested that speech perception outcomes after cochlear implantation (CI) in prelingually deafened adults have improved with advances in CI technology and speech processing strategies. However, the outcomes vary from case to case. Communication mode has been reported in many studies as the factor that related to the post CI outcomes.

Interleukin 34 (IL-34) cell-surface localization regulated by the molecular chaperone 78-kDa glucose-regulated protein facilitates the differentiation of monocytic cells.

Interleukin 34 (IL-34) constitutes a cytokine that shares a common receptor, colony-stimulating factor-1 receptor (CSF-1R), with CSF-1. We recently identified a novel type of monocytic cell termed follicular dendritic cell-induced monocytic cells (FDMCs), whose differentiation depended on CSF-1R signaling through the IL-34 produced from a follicular dendritic cell line, FL-Y. Here, we report the functional mechanisms of the IL-34-mediated CSF-1R signaling underlying FDMC differentiation.

Draft Genome Sequence of Bacillus licheniformis Heshi-B2, Isolated from Fermented Rice Bran in a Japanese Fermented Seafood Dish.

Heshi-B2 was isolated from fermented rice bran in Heshiko, a food produced by aging salted mackerel with fresh rice bran. Here, we report the draft genome sequence of Heshi-B2, originating from a Heshiko sample from Fukui Prefecture, Japan.

Genomic characterization of a fructophilic bee symbiont Lactobacillus kunkeei reveals its niche-specific adaptation.

Lactobacillus kunkeei is classified as a sole obligate fructophilic lactic acid bacterium that is found in fructose-rich niches, including the guts of honeybees. The species is differentiated from other lactobacilli based on its poor growth with glucose, enhanced growth in the presence of oxygen and other electron acceptors, and production of high concentrations of acetate from the metabolism of glucose. These characteristics are similar to phylogenetically distant Fructobacillus spp.

Draft Genome Sequence of Paenibacillus amylolyticus Heshi-A3, Isolated from Fermented Rice Bran in a Japanese Fermented Seafood Dish.

Paenibacillus amylolyticusstrain Heshi-A3 was isolated in Fukui prefecture, Japan, from fermented rice bran in Heshiko, a traditional dish that is produced by aging salted mackerel with fresh rice bran at an ambient temperature for around 7 months to over one year. Here, we report the draft genome sequence ofPaenibacillus amylolyticusstrain Heshi-A3.

Expression and distribution of gonad-stimulating substance in various organs of the starfish Asterina pectinifera.

Gonad-stimulating substance (GSS) is the first invertebrate gonadotropic neuropeptide hormone identified in a marine invertebrate, the starfish. Here, we show expression and distribution of GSS in various organs of the starfish Asterina pectinifera. Levels of GSS were high in the radial nerves and nerve ring.