Background: Growing demands on educators have resulted in increased levels of burnout and stress and decreasing wellbeing. This study aimed to establish expert consensus on the key characteristics required in prospective educator wellbeing initiatives.
Methods: The Delphi approach is a process of forecasting that is based on the aggregated opinion of panel members (or experts) within a field of study.
Acta Chir Plast
September 2022
Introduction: Artificial skin replacements were developed to cover defects in general surgery or after burns. Their main indication in oncologic surgery is secondary resection of appropriate margins in skin tumors after incomplete primary excision. This is contraindicated in sarcomas where only wide excision is indicated.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFPurpose: To evaluate the effects of different treatment time of 5.25% Sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl) on the microshear bond strength (μSBS), attenuated total reflection Fourier transform infrared (ATR-FTIR) and etching pattern in mild and moderate fluorotic enamel.
Study Design: Forty-eight fluorotic molars were divided into two groups: mild and moderate fluorotic enamel which were classified by a Thylstrup and Fejerskov index (TFI).
Autophagy is an intracellular process involving double-membrane vacuoles that ultimately merge with the lysosomes and play a key role in the inhibition of herpessimplex virus 1 (HSV-1) proliferation. This virus is an agent of some lethal neuronal diseases like encephalitis. HSV-1 requires the expression of its latent proteins, such as ICP34.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFRecent bauxite mining activities in the vicinity of Kuantan, Pahang, have been associated with apparent environmental quality degradation and have raised environmental concerns among the public. This study was carried out to evaluate the overall ecological impacts on water and sediment quality from the bauxite mining activities. Water and sediment samples were collected at seven sampling locations within the bauxite mining areas between June and December 2015.
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