Ranking and selection of dental restorative composite materials using FAHP-FTOPSIS technique: An application of multi criteria decision making technique.

In the present investigation, the optimal formulations of dental restorative composite materials were designed using hybrid FAHP (Fuzzy Analytic Hierarchy Process)-FTOPSIS (Fuzzy Technique for Order of Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution) methodology of statistical techniques. The dental composite was composed of an organic matrix and different types and ratios of inorganic filler. The various performance defining attributes (PDAs) such as compressive strength, flexural strength, depth of cure, and polymerization shrinkage were taken into account to evaluate the optimal formulation of dental restorative composite materials.

Therapeutic Approaches to Atrophic Vaginitis in Postmenopausal Women: A Systematic Review with a Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials.

Objectives: Atrophic vaginitis (AV), which is common in postmenopausal women, is characterized by vaginal dryness, dyspareunia, and discomfort. There are a variety of therapeutic agents for the treatment of AV, besides hormone replacement therapy. We performed this systematic review to compare the effectiveness of various therapies for symptom improvement in AV patients.

Inclusion of phytogenic blends in different nutrient density diets of meat-type ducks.

A total of 160 1-day-old ducklings (average initial body weight of 53 g), were used in a 42-d feeding trial to evaluate the effects of reducing nutrient density of diets, and supplementing the diets with a phytogenic blend (quillaja, anise, and thyme) on their growth, carcass quality, and nutrient digestibility. After checking body weight on d 1, the birds were sorted into pens with 5 birds/pen and 8 pens/treatment. The treatments were: T1, Basal diet; T2, T1+150 ppm phytogenic blend; T3, T1-(1% CP, 0.

A new soft tissue volume measurement strategy using ultrasonography.

Abstract Various techniques are available for measuring the status of lymphedema. A modified imaging technique using ultrasonography was developed to measure the structure of soft tissue area in a cost-effective manner. The purpose of this study was to measure the reliability and the accuracy of this new method.

A patient who was burned in the operative field: a case report.

Operating room fires occur very rarely. Nevertheless, a disaster can complicate almost any kind of surgery. The majority of operating room fires result from the use of alcohol- based surgical preparation solutions, electro-surgical equipment, or flammable drapes in an oxygen-rich environment.

The Timing Hypothesis remains a valid explanation of differential cardioprotective effects of menopausal hormone treatment.

Objective: Randomized clinical trials (RCTs) using delayed hormone treatment (HT) have failed to validate the reduction in cardiovascular disease-associated events found in observational studies of early menopausal HT (MHT). The Timing Hypothesis--effects of differences between the chronologic age/length of postmenopause of study participants--continues to be questioned as an explanation for the discrepant outcomes. We reviewed evidence regarding the basis of the hypothesis and its suitability to explain differences in outcomes between MHT and HT trials.

Hysteroscopic management of cervical pregnancy with intrauterine irrigation with H2O2.

The objective of our study was to introduce a safe and effective method for the treatment of cervical pregnancy. This was a case series and took place at the minimal invasive surgery clinic at Soonchunhyang University Bucheon Hospital, Bucheon, Korea. From April 2005 through October 2007, a total of 10 patients with cervical pregnancy underwent hysteroscopic surgery.

Modern pathology: protein mis-folding and mis-processing in complex disease.

Electrostatic and electrochemical properties of bio-molecules, such as proteins, are governed by energy parameters that are, in part dependent on its folding. Disruption of this process can lead to the development of complex, multisystem diseases whose presentation may be organ-dependent. Examples include cystic fibrosis, alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency, and Alzheimer disease.

Partial trisomy 2q(2q37.3-->qter) and monosomy 7q(7q34--->qter) due to paternal reciprocal translocation 2;7: a case report.

We report an unbalanced translocation involving chromosome 2 and 7 due to a balanced reciprocal translocation 2;7 in the father. The female fetus had a partial trisomy of the long arm of chromosome 2 with a partial monosomy of distal 7q. Ultrasound at the first trimester had indicated normal fetal anatomy, including normal intracranial structures.