The Effect of Eggshell and Seashell Nanoparticles Alone and Combined With Nd: YAG Laser on Occlusion and Remineralization Potential of Patent Dentinal Tubules: An Study.

There is an interest in developing materials with bioactive potential that could block exposed dentinal tubules. This study compared the effects of eggshell and seashell nanoparticles individually or combined with ND:YAG laser on dentinal tubules occlusion and remineralization. Fifty radicular dentin discs were prepared from freshly extracted human premolars.

Detection of hypokalemia disorder and its relation with hypercalcemia in blood serum using LIBS technique for patients of colorectal cancer grade I and grade II.

Cancer continues to be the most dangerous disease around the world; it causes electrolyte imbalance as well as metabolic changes. There is a complicated relationship between electrolyte disorder and cancer. Cancer patients commonly pass with abnormalities in serum electrolyte levels such as hypokalemia, hyperkalemia, hyponatremia, and hypercalcemia.

Impact of stress hyperglycemia on myocardial salvage in patients with ST-Elevation myocardial infarction: Cardiac magnetic resonance study.

Cardiovascular complications in ST-segment-elevation myocardial infarction survivors remain substantial despite advances in the management of STEMI. We aimed to determine effect of AH on the area at risk (AAR), final infarct size (FIS), and salvage index (SI) in STEMI patients using cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR). 43 successfully reperfused STEMI patients were recruited.

Diffusion weighted magnetic resonance imaging in bladder cancer, is it time to replace biopsy?

Introduction: To assess if the apparent diffusion coefficient (ADC) value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) can discriminate between the cell type, histological grade and improve staging of urinary bladder cancer (BC).

Material And Methods: 102 patients with urinary bladder masses underwent MRI using a 1.5 T machine.

Osteoporosis among hospitalized patients with proximal femoral fractures in Assiut University Trauma Unit, Egypt.

Unlabelled: The study was done to investigate osteoporosis prevalence in 275 hip fracture admissions at the Trauma Unit of Assiut University Hospitals and associated factors, which are understudied in our locality. Prevalence was 74.9%.

Biological application of laser induced breakdown spectroscopy technique for determination of trace elements in hair.

Analysis of trace elements in mammalian hair has the potential to reveal retrospective information about an individual's nutritional status and exposure. As trace elements are incorporated into the hair during the growth process, longitudinal segments of the hair may reflect the body burden during growth. Using LIBS technique, Na, K, Ca, Mg, Si, Fe, Pb and Zn were detected in a single strand of horse hair.

Bio-absorption of Ni and Cd on Eichhornia crassipes root thin film.

Release of heavy metals into waterways without treatment can cause a significant threat to the environment. In this paper, we present a method of improving the removal of heavy metals by using Eichhornia crassipes roots (ECR) supported on a polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) thin film. The functional groups of the synthesized PMMA sample were identified by Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy.

Assessing changes in flow velocimetry and clinical outcome following use of an external aortic compression device in women with postpartum hemorrhage.

Objective: To monitor femoral artery blood flow by Doppler velocimetry in women treated for postpartum hemorrhage (PPH) with and without the adjunction of the External Aortic Compression Device (EACD), and to assess the possible adverse effects of the device.

Methods: Blood flow velocity in the femoral artery, as well as skin color and sensory or motor changes in the lower limbs, were assessed in 120 women with primary PHH of any cause, quasi randomized to either treatment group. Pulse rate, oxygen saturation, respiratory rate, urinary output, and gastrointestinal symptoms were checked in the study group.

Evaluation of recently validated non- invasive formula using basic lung functions as new screening tool for pulmonary hypertension in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis patients.

Background: A prediction formula for mean pulmonary artery pressure (MPAP) using standard lung function measurement has been recently validated to screen for pulmonary hypertension (PH) in idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) patients.

Objective: To test the usefulness of this formula as a new non invasive screening tool for PH in IPF patients. Also, to study its correlation with patients' clinical data, pulmonary function tests, arterial blood gases (ABGs) and other commonly used screening methods for PH including electrocardiogram (ECG), chest X ray (CXR), trans-thoracic echocardiography (TTE) and computerized tomography pulmonary angiography (CTPA).

The management of penile fracture based on clinical and magnetic resonance imaging findings.

Objective: To present our experience with repairing penile fracture, based on clinical and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings.

Patients And Methods: Between December 2002 and October 2004, 14 men (19-64 years old) presented to our centre with a penile fracture. Two patients had urethral bleeding.

Comparative study of two new commercial echelle spectrometers equipped with intensified CCD for analysis of laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy.

The purpose of this paper is to provide the reader with comparative information about two new commercial echelle spectrometers equipped with intensified CCD (ICCD) detectors for laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy analysis. We carried out a performance comparison between two commercial ICCD/echelle spectrometers [ESA 3000 (LLA Instruments GmbH, Berlin-Adlershof, Germany) and a Mechelle 7500 (Multichannel Instruments, Stockholm, Sweden)] for the determination of the concentrations of Be, Mg, Si, Mn, Fe, and Cu in the same Al alloy samples adopting the same experimental conditions. The results show that both systems, despite their differences in terms of resolution, have similar performance in terms of sensitivity and precision of measurements for these elements in an Al alloy matrix at least for the range of wavelength 280-400 nm studied in this work.