Publications by authors named "P Thillai Arasu"

Background: Indoor air pollution (IAP) is the major contributor (26%) to TB, in addition to other socioeconomic and environmental factors. It occurs in most developing countries like India, where people rely on the combustion of biomass-based solid fuels (low combustion efficiency and high pollution emissions) due to the prevailing socio-economic conditions. However, this cause-and-effect relationship between TB and IAP has not been studied much.

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  • Vitamin D plays a crucial role in balancing bone formation and resorption, which is essential for effective orthodontic tooth movement (OTM).
  • A systematic literature review identified six relevant studies that evaluated the influence of vitamin D on OTM, focusing on parameters like tooth movement speed, root resorption, and other secondary outcomes.
  • The meta-analysis revealed that vitamin D significantly improved tooth movement rates, indicated by a standardized mean difference of 1.43, while the effect on root resorption was less definitive.
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Tuberculosis (TB) is still one of the severe progressive threats in developing countries. There are some limitations to social and economic development among developing nations. The present study forecasts the notified prevalence of TB based on seasonality and trend by applying the SARIMA-NNAR hybrid model.

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Background: Given the sudden shift to telemedicine during the early COVID-19 pandemic, we conducted a survey of practicing physicians' experience with telehealth during the prepandemic and early pandemic periods. Our survey estimates that most patient visits in the United States during the early COVID-19 pandemic period were conducted via telehealth. Given this magnitude and the potential benefits and challenges of telehealth for the US health care system, in this paper, we obtain, summarize, and analyze telehealth views and experiences of US-based practicing-physicians.

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