Clinical effects of twin-block combined with maxillary expansion on the upper airway in adolescents with Class II malocclusion.

Background: Class II malocclusion, particularly class II division 1, poses a significant orthodontic challenge with implications for both aesthetics and health. This study aimed to explore the impact of twin-block (TB) combined with maxillary expansion treatment (TB-ME) on upper airway dimensions and inflammatory profiles in adolescents with skeletal Class II Division 1 malocclusion in adolescent.

Methods: Ninety-two eligible patients were randomly assigned to two groups: TB-ME treatment and traditional McLaughlin Bennett Trevisi (MBT) straight-wire orthodontic treatment (Control).

Transcriptome profiling reveals superovulation with the gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist trigger impaired embryo implantation in mice.

Introduction: Superovulation is a critical step in assisted reproductive technology, but the use of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) as a trigger for superovulation can result in ovarian hyperstimulation. Thus, the use of Gonadotropin-releasing hormone agonist (GnRHa) trigger has been increasingly adopted, although it has been associated with a higher rate of pregnancy failure compared to natural cycles. This study aimed to investigate the effect of GnRHa trigger on embryo implantation in a mouse model.

Treatment of Class II Malocclusion With Orthodontic Microimplant Anchorage.

Introduction: The objective of the study was to compare the effects of orthodontic microimplant anchorage (MIA) and conventional extraoral arch anchorage (EAA) on tooth structure and oral inflammatory response in patients with Class II Division I malocclusion.

Methods: A total of 104 patients with Class II malocclusion were enrolled and were randomly assigned to receive MIA or EAA treatments. Clinical efficacy was assessed at 6 months after treatment by measuring molar shift, convex distance, and hinge angle difference between maxillary and mandibular incisors.

Multivariate quantitative analysis of quality trend based on non-volatile characteristic components in different Panax notoginseng samples using HPLC.

In order to identify real and fake Panax notoginseng samples, the high performance liquid chromatography (HPLC) was used to analyze P. notoginseng samples of non-volatile characteristic components in P. notoginseng powder samples with 10 %, 30 %, 50 % ratio, combined with principal component analysis - mahalanobis distance (PCA-MD).

New isolates from leaves of and their biological activities.

Three new isolates (-) including one new sterol and two new flavonoids together with three known sterols (-) were isolated from the leaves of . Their structures were determined mainly by spectroscopic methods, including extensive 1D and 2D NMR techniques. All compounds were evaluated for their anti-tobacco mosaic virus and cytotoxic activities.

Successful treatment of a gravida with acute A type aortic dissection in late gestation.

This case report describes a woman at 35 weeks gestation, who presented with an acute type A aortic dissection involving the total aortic arch and descending aorta. She underwent a successful ascending aorta replacement, total arch replacement, and stented elephant trunk implantation at the time of cesarean section with favorable maternal and fetal outcomes.