Silent reactivation of Varicella Zoster virus in hemodialysis patients.: A management dilemma.

Objectives: To determine the seroprevalence of Varicella Zoster virus (VZV) immunoglobulin (Ig)G and IgM antibodies among hemodialysis patients (HDP). Additionally, the presence of VZV viral DNA has been investigated for possible reactivation status.

Methods: Sera from 265 individuals were collected and tested.

Greedy Ensemble Hyperspectral Anomaly Detection.

Hyperspectral images include information from a wide range of spectral bands deemed valuable for computer vision applications in various domains such as agriculture, surveillance, and reconnaissance. Anomaly detection in hyperspectral images has proven to be a crucial component of change and abnormality identification, enabling improved decision-making across various applications. These abnormalities/anomalies can be detected using background estimation techniques that do not require the prior knowledge of outliers.

Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation (ECMO) Use as Supportive Therapy in a Patient With Acute Respiratory Distress Syndrome Due to Rupture of a Pulmonary Hydatid Cyst.

Pulmonary echinococcosis is a parasitic infection that accounts for 20% of the infected cases with echinococcosis. Patients may present after a cyst rupture associated with a variety of complications, including acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). Extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO) is known as supportive therapy for patients with respiratory and cardiac failure, including ARDS associated with multiple causes.

The effect of light curing time and intensity on the bond strength and fracture resistance of orthodontic adhesive.

Background: This study aimed to measure the shear bond strength and compressive strength of orthodontic adhesives at different curing times and intensities.

Methods: Ninety extracted human premolars were used. Orthodontic brackets were bonded on the buccal surface of the teeth with orthodontic adhesive light-cured using VRN-VAFU LED curing light at different curing times (1, 3 and 5 seconds) and intensities (1000, 1600 and 2300 mW/cm ).

Evaluation of deep learning approaches for identification of different corona-virus species and time series prediction.

Novel corona-virus (nCOV) has been declared as a pandemic that started from the city Wuhan of China. This deadly virus is infecting people rapidly and has targeted 4.93 million people across the world, with 227 K people being infected only in Italy.

Onlay bone graft maintenance using guided bone regeneration, platelet rich plasma, and their combination.

Onlay bone grafts have a bad reputation of resorption with loss of contour and volume. Rigid fixation reduces the incidence of resorption but does not prevent it. Literature shows reduction of resorption by applying guided bone regeneration (GBR) barriers and platelet-rich plasma (PRP).

Dry socket: frequency, clinical picture, and risk factors in a palestinian dental teaching center.

Aims: The objectives of this study were to find out the frequency, clinical picture, and risk factors of dry socket at the Dental Teaching Center of Al-Quds University in Palestine.

Methods And Materials: Two previously used questionnaires were accomplished in this study over a one year period. The first questionnaire was completed for every patient who had one or more permanent teeth extracted in the Dental Surgery Clinic.

Thyroid low-grade B-cell lymphoma (MALT type) with extreme plasmacytic differentiation: report of a case diagnosed by fine-needle aspiration and flow cytometric study.

We describe a case of thyroid marginal-zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT lymphoma) with extreme plasmacytic differentiation in an 80-year-old woman who had presented with a rapidly growing thyroid swelling. The diagnosis was initially suspected on fine-needle aspiration (FNA) and subsequently confirmed by flow cytometric analysis of the aspirated material. The smears revealed features of Hashimoto's thyroiditis admixed with large numbers of atypical large plasmacytoid lymphoid cells accompanied by variable numbers of small lymphocytes and mature plasma cells.