Examining dental providers counseling on human papillomavirus vaccine: Insights from parents and dental professionals.

Objectives: To (1) assess perceptions of parents of patients ages 9-17 years regarding human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine counseling and a same-day HPV vaccine program, and (2) assess perceptions among dental staff who actively participated in the same administration program.

Methods: We conducted a post-evaluation, convenience survey of parents of patients aged 9-17 and dental staff at a large-urban federally qualified healthcare center (FQHC) from July 25, 2022, to August 26, 2022. Parent and staff perceptions were assessed using validated instruments whenever possible.

Sucrose esters from the calyxes of Physalis chenopodifolia.

Three new sucrose esters, physachenoses A-C (1-3) and the known withanolide, physachenolide D (4), were isolated from the calyxes of Physalis chenopodifolia Lam. Analysis of the MS, 1D and 2D NMR spectra of the new compounds allowed to determine their structures as 3'-O-dodecanoyl-2,3,4-tri-O-isobutyrylsucrose (1), 3'-O-dodecanoyl-2,4-di-O-isobutyryl-3-O-2-methylbutanoylsucrose (2), and 3'-O-dodecanoyl-2-O-isobutyryl-3-O-2-methylbutanoylsucrose (3).

A spectral reconstruction algorithm for two-plane Compton cameras.

One factor limiting the current applicability extent of hadron therapy is the lack of a reliable method for real time treatment monitoring. The use of Compton imaging systems as monitors requires the correct reconstruction of the distribution of prompt gamma productions during patient irradiation. In order to extract the maximum information from all the measurable events, we implemented a spectral reconstruction method that assigns to all events a probability of being either partial or total energy depositions.

Effect of the solar drying process on the sensory and chemical quality of cocoa (Theobroma cacao L.) cultivated in Antioquia, Colombia.

The quality of Theobroma cacao L. is influenced by different variables both in the crop and in the processes of postharvest, the latter it includes the fermentation and the drying, fundamental for the formation of aroma and flavor precursors, determinants in the characteristics of quality and differentiation of cocoa in the chocolate industry. The objective of the present research was to evaluate the effect of the solar drying process using a plastic roof solar dryer on the sensory and chemical quality of a mixture of cocoa cultivated in a region of Antioquia, Colombia.