Long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with cleft lip and palate: A prospective study.

Objective: To prospectively evaluate the long-term effects of orthognathic surgery on masticatory function in individuals with repaired complete cleft lip and palate and to compare the results with a control group.

Material And Methods: A total of 40 individuals were prospectively analyzed before (PRE-ORTHOG) and approximately 12 months after orthognathic surgery (POST-ORTHOG). The participants were divided into two groups: 1) Cleft Lip and Palate Group (CLP): 20 adults with CLP undergoing orthognathic surgery (14 ♂, 6 ♀, age 24 ± 3 years), and 2) Control Group (CON): 20 paired adults with Angle Class I skeletal pattern who had never undergone orthognathic surgery (14 ♂, 6 ♀, age 25 ± 5 years).

Attomolar sensitivity of a redox capacitive and DNA-receptive interface attained by quantum-rate signal amplification concept.

This study demonstrates the application of quantum capacitance (C) methods to develop highly sensitive genosensors. This is achieved by employing the quantum mechanical rate (ν∝e/hC) concept to enhance the signal response of a redox-active, DNA-receptive interface. In these DNA-receptive interfaces, electrons are transported through the redox-tagged component, enabling signal amplification by adding a redox probe to the sample containing the target DNA.

Seasonal and circadian rhythms of clerodane diterpenes and glycosylated flavonoids in two varieties of Sw. (Salicaceae).

Sw. (Salicaceae) is noted for its morphological and chemical plasticity and pharmacological properties. The present study investigates two of its varieties: var.

Nonlocal Massive Gravity from Einstein Gravity.

We present a top-down construction of a three-dimensional nonlocal theory of massive gravity. This "nonlocal massive gravity" (NLMG) is obtained as the gravitational theory induced by Einstein gravity on a brane inserted in anti-de Sitter space modified by an overall minus sign. The theory involves an infinite series of increasingly complicated higher-derivative corrections to the Einstein-Hilbert action, with the quadratic term coinciding with new massive gravity.