Finite Element Analysis of the Stress and Deformation in Bone Caused by CFR-PEEK, Titanium, and Zirconia Ceramic Implants.

Introduction: Glass or carbon fiber-reinforced polyetheretherketone (CFR-PEEK) composites and zirconia ceramic have been offered as more modern implant biomaterials.

Objectives: This study examined the effects of zirconia ceramic implants, titanium, and CFR-PEEK on bone stress and deformation.

Materials And Methods: A geometric model of a mandibular molar replaced with an implant-supported crown was created for this finite element analysis investigation.

Obesity and Cancer: A Current Overview of Epidemiology, Pathogenesis, Outcomes, and Management.

Background: Obesity or excess body fat is a major global health challenge that has not only been associated with diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease but is also a major risk factor for the development of and mortality related to a subgroup of cancer. This review focuses on epidemiology, the relationship between obesity and the risk associated with the development and recurrence of cancer and the management of obesity.

Methods: A literature search using PubMed and Google Scholar was performed and the keywords 'obesity' and cancer' were used.

A time-series assessment of the productive and reproductive performance of Balochi sheep.

This study was carried out to find the environmental factors which have a significant effect on the productive and reproductive characteristics of the Balochi sheep. The study used data from 729 ewes and 71 rams for a period of 13 years (2003 to 2016) at the Sheep Research Center, Yet Abad, Balochistan, Pakistan. The productive characteristics considered for current study were weight, birth weight (BW), 90 days weight (3 MW), 180 days weight (6 MW), 270 days weight (9 MW), 365 days (12 MW), and 2 years weight (24 MW).

Vaccines against chicken coccidiosis with particular reference to previous decade: progress, challenges, and opportunities.

Chicken coccidiosis is an economically significant disease of commercial chicken industry accounting for losses of more than £10.4 billion (according to 2016 prices). Additionally, the costs incurred in prophylaxis and therapeutics against chicken coccidiosis in developing countries (for instance Pakistan according to 2018 prices) reached US $45,000.

Effect of Common Mouthwashes on Mechanical Properties of Suture Materials Used in Dental Surgeries: A Laboratory Experiment.

Background: Sutures play a pivotal role in promoting healing in any surgical procedure. However, the versatile nature of the oral environment entails additional properties in the suture materials to assure uneventful healing. A surgeon needs to understand these delicate intricacies in the immediate postoperative phase and needs some kind of algorithm in the selection of sutures that suits the different surgical scenarios.

Assessment of Undercuts Relative to Abutment Teeth and Edentulous Area: A Retrospective Cross-sectional Study.

Aim: Undercuts on abutment teeth (AT) should be identified and quantified to establish the exact location of the active tip of the retentive arm of the direct retainer. The aim of this study was to locate and evaluate tissue and tooth undercut areas in various Kennedy's classes and to assess the correlation, if any, between Kennedy's classes and the location and depth of undercuts.

Materials And Methods: One hundred and seven patients' casts, with designated AT and edentulous areas (EAs), were surveyed.

True superior gluteal artery aneurysm with neurovascular compromise of the lower limb: a case report and review of the therapeutic options.

Few cases of true superior gluteal artery (SGA) aneurysms have been described in the English-language literature. This is the twenty-second reported case. SGA aneurysms can pose diagnostic problems, specifically when they are non-pulsatile and also therapeutic challenges when they are large.

Dengue seroprevalence and its socioeconomic determinants in Faisalabad, Pakistan: a cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Socioeconomic disparities in the community make some groups more vulnerable to dengue infection.

Methods: Fourteen dengue cases (IgM positive) served as index cases for the positive geographic cluster investigations.

Results: Of 292 individuals, the overall dengue seroprevalence was 22.

Refractory bleeding from a giant de-differentiated liposarcoma of the chest wall: An indication for neoadjuvant chemotherapy and palliative resection? - A case report.

Introduction: Dedifferentiated liposarcoma (DDLPS) is a heterogenous neoplasm of variable histological grade. DDLPS uncommonly arises from the chest wall. There are limited data available about the tumor's response to chemotherapy and accessible reports indicate minimal benefits.

Pyopericardium with Cardiac Tamponade in a Nigerian Child with Acute Osteomyelitis.

In pyopericardium, pus accumulates in the pericardial space as a result of infection by pyogenic organisms, most common of which are and . These patients are at risk of cardiac tamponade. Apart from pericardiocentesis in the management of these patients, definitive drug treatment may pose a formidable challenge in a setting of coinfection as in patients with tuberculosis who are predisposed to secondary bacterial infections.

Demographic and clinico-epidemiological features of dengue fever in Faisalabad, Pakistan.

This cross-sectional study was carried out to explore the epidemiological and clinical features of dengue fever in Faisalabad, Pakistan during 2011 and 2012. During the study period, anti-dengue IgM positive cases were reported in the post-monsoon period during the months of August-December. Certain hotspots for the dengue infection were identified in the city that coincide with the clusters of densely populated urban regions of the city.

Update of old and emerging therapies in chronic hepatitis C.

The main aim in treating hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection is to achieve a sustained virological response (SVR). It is defined as undetectable HCV-RNA in peripheral blood 24 weeks after the end of treatment. The RNA is detected by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) technique.

Adsorption studies on teak leaves (Tectona grandis): removal of lead ions from wastewater.

Teak leaves (Tectona grandis) abundantly available in India showed high sorption capacity for lead ions and were found efficient for the removal of lead ions from aqueous solutions. The extent of removal was found to be dependent on pH, temperature, concentration of metal ions and the dose of adsorbent. Thermodynamic parameters were calculated at different temperatures.

The use of testa of groundnut shell (Arachis hypogea) for the adsorption of Ni(II) from the aqueous system.

This paper presents the use of testa of groundnut shell for the removal of nickel from dilute aqueous solutions at laboratory scale. The adsorption isotherm of Ni(II) on the testa of groundnut shell was carried out by the batch adsorption process. Various parameters such as initial concentration, pH and amount of the adsorbent doses were studied.

Adsorption studies on rice husk: removal and recovery of Cd(II) from wastewater.

Adsorption behaviour of Ni(II), Zn(II), Cd(II) and Cr(VI) on untreated and phosphate-treated rice husk (PRH) showed that adsorption of Ni(II) and Cd(II) was greater when PRH was used as an adsorbent. Sorption of Cd(II) was dependent on contact time, concentration, temperature, adsorbent doses and pH of the solution. The Langmuir constants and thermodynamic parameters have been calculated at different temperatures.