Dentists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness regarding interprofessional collaboration with physical therapists.

Purpose: Interprofessional collaboration (IPC) between dentists and physical therapists (PT) could improve access to patient treatment and oral care outcomes. This study aimed to assess dentists' knowledge, attitudes, and awareness of IPC with PT.

Methods: The study design included a 16-question online survey sent to dentists (n = 102) at a university in fall 2022 via SurveyMonkey.

Effect of cleaning solution on surface properties of 3D-printed denture materials.

Purpose: To evaluate the effect of cleaning solutions on surface properties of 3D-printed resins.

Materials And Methods: Seven different resin materials for denture base and teeth were used in the form of 280 half-disks. Samples were randomly assigned to two cleaning groups (FD, FreshDent; PO, Polydent), with daily 2- or 3-min immersion followed by water storage, repeated for 30 days.

Analysis of different factors on dental students' perception of a flipped classroom model: A 6-year follow-up study.

Introduction: To evaluate different factors affecting two different cohorts of dental students' perceptions with the flipped classroom (FC) model in a preclinical dental course over six years.

Materials And Methods: In 2016 (cohort #1) and 2022 (cohort #2), second-year dental students participated in FC model in a preclinical dental course consisting of pre-class recorded videos and lectures along with classroom interactive exercises. Students then completed an anonymous pen-and-paper survey evaluating three factors influencing students' overall study experience with the FC model.

Balbiani body of basal insects is potentially involved in multiplication and selective elimination of mitochondria.

Oocytes of both vertebrates and invertebrates often contain an intricate organelle assemblage, termed the Balbiani body (Bb). It has previously been suggested that this assemblage is involved in the delivery of organelles and macromolecules to the germ plasm, formation of oocyte reserve materials, and transfer of mitochondria to the next generation. To gain further insight into the function of the Bb, we performed a series of analyses and experiments, including computer-aided 3-dimensional reconstructions, detection of DNA (mtDNA) synthesis as well as immunolocalization studies.

Effects of simulation-based flipped classroom in developing head and neck examination skills in dental students.

Objectives: To evaluate the effectiveness of a simulation-based flipped classroom in developing dental students' head and neck examination skills.

Methods: Second-year dental students (n = 118) participated in a simulation-based flipped classroom experience. A pre-class recorded lecture and video were posted online one week before the simulation date.

Variability associated with maxillary infrazygomatic crest and palatal bone width, height, and angulation in subjects with different vertical facial growth types: a retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study.

Objectives: To assess the infrazygomatic crest (IZC) and palatal bone width, height, and angulation in patients with different vertical facial growth types as potential miniscrew insertion sites.

Materials And Methods: In this retrospective cone-beam computed tomography study, 162 subjects (81 males and 81 females, mean age 16.05 ± 0.

The transcriptomic response to cannabidiol of Treponema denticola, a phytocannabinoid-resistant periodontal pathogen.

Aim: The use of cannabis, which contains multiple antimicrobials, may be a risk factor for periodontitis. We hypothesized that multiple oral spirochetes would be phytocannabinoid-resistant and that cannabidiol (CBD) would act as an environmental stressor to which Treponema denticola would respond transcriptionally, thereby providing first insights into spirochetal survival strategies.

Materials And Methods: Oral spirochete growth was monitored spectrophotometrically in the presence and absence of physiologically relevant phytocannabinoid doses, the transcriptional response to phytocannabinoid exposure determined by RNAseq, specific gene activity fluxes verified using qRT-PCR and orthologues among fully sequenced oral spirochetes identified.

A Parallel Process Growth Curve Analysis of Teacher-Student Relationships and Academic Achievement.

Teacher-student relationships (TSR) have been a key focus of study for developmental and educational psychology researchers interested in improving proximal and distal academic outcomes for children and youth. Although prior empirical work suggests some degree of association between TSR and achievement, the co-development of TSR and achievement during elementary grades remains unclear with most findings limited to reading and mathematics achievement. The current study used parallel process growth curve models (PPGCMs) to examine the longitudinal growth trajectories of teacher-student closeness and conflict, and science, reading, and mathematics achievement simultaneously for children followed from kindergarten to third grade in the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study, Kindergarten Class of 2010-2011 ( = 13,490).

Effect of educational intervention on computer-aided-design and computer-aided-manufacturing technology to preclinical dental students.

Introduction: This study evaluated the effectiveness of a video presentation instruction compared to the prevailing traditional lecture provided in the preclinical classroom when introducing computer-aided design/computer-aided manufacturing (CAD/CAM) technology.

Materials And Methods: This study was conducted as a controlled educational trial (single-blind) on 120 first-year dental students. Students were assigned to two learning groups: the control (n = 60, traditional lecture) and the intervention (n = 60, video presentation).

Do Cognitive-Achievement Relations Vary by General Ability Level?

Cognitive-achievement relations research has been instrumental in understanding the development of academic skills and learning difficulties. Most cognitive-achievement relations research has been conducted with large samples and represent average relations across the ability spectrum. A notable gap in the literature is whether these relations vary by cognitive ability levels (IQ).

Filtered back projection vs. iterative reconstruction for CBCT: effects on image noise and processing time.

Objectives: To assess the effect of standard filtered back projection (FBP) and iterative reconstruction (IR) methods on CBCT image noise and processing time (PT), acquired with various acquisition parameters with and without metal artefact reduction (MAR).

Methods: CBCT scans using the Midmark EIOS unit of a human mandible embedded in soft tissue equivalent material with and without the presence of an implant at mandibular first molar region were acquired at various acquisition settings (milliamperages [4mA-14mA], FOV [5 × 5, 6 × 8, 9 × 10 cm], and resolutions [low, standard, high] and reconstructed using standard FBP and IR, and with and without MAR. The processing time was recorded for each reconstruction.

Inferring Cell-Cell Communications from Spatially Resolved Transcriptomics Data Using a Bayesian Tweedie Model.

Cellular communication through biochemical signaling is fundamental to every biological activity. Investigating cell signaling diffusions across cell types can further help understand biological mechanisms. In recent years, this has become an important research topic as single-cell sequencing technologies have matured.

Analysis of risk factors for early crestal bone loss in osseointegrated, submerged implants prior to restoration.

Background: Evidence on the etiology behind bone loss around submerged, prosthetically nonloaded implants is still limited. The long-term stability and success of implants with early crestal bone loss (ECBL), especially when placed as two-stage implants, is uncertain. Hence, the aim of this retrospective study is to analyze the potential patient-level, tooth- and implant-related factors for ECBL around osseointegrated, submerged implants, before restoration as compared with healthy implants with no bone loss.

Morphology and ultrastructure of the Balbiani body in the oocytes of closely related bush cricket species. Shared features reveal important aspect of functioning.

Balbiani bodies (Bbs) are female germline-specific organelle assemblages usually composed of mitochondria, Golgi complexes, elements of endoplasmic reticulum and accumulations of fine granular material, termed the nuage. Here we present results of morphological and ultrastructural analysis of the Bb of four bush crickets nested in four subfamilies of the family Tettigonidae. This study has revealed that Bbs of closely related species (belonging to the defined evolutionary line) are morphologically rather different.

The Impact of the COVID-19 Epidemic on the Mood and Diet of Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery.

Limited social contacts, lack of professional activities, economic insecurity, and a sense of threat, as well as boredom during the COVID-19 pandemic, contributed to tension and stress. All of these increase the risk of an inappropriate diet. The aim of this cross-sectional study was to assess the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the mood and nutrition of patients undergoing bariatric surgery.

Single-Cell Differential Network Analysis with Sparse Bayesian Factor Models.

Differential network analysis plays an important role in learning how gene interactions change under different biological conditions, and the high resolution of single-cell RNA (scRNA-seq) sequencing provides new opportunities to explore these changing gene-gene interactions. Here, we present a sparse hierarchical Bayesian factor model to identify differences across network structures from different biological conditions in scRNA-seq data. Our methodology utilizes latent factors to impact gene expression values for each cell to help account for zero-inflation, increased cell-to-cell variability, and overdispersion that are unique characteristics of scRNA-seq data.

[The Balbiani body: morphogenesis and functioning in the oocytes of vertebrates and invertebrates].

The Balbiani body is an organelle assemblage (termed sometimes a super-organelle) characteristic for the developing oocytes of almost all investigated animal species. In the vast majority of species, this complex resides next to the germinal vesicle and comprises such organelles as mitochondria, elements of endoplasmic reticulum, Golgi complexes as well as accumulations of nuage material. Comparative analyses have shown that the Balbiani bodies, even in closely related organisms, are often morphologically different.

Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Chapter of the Association of Polish Surgeons. Bariatric and metabolic surgery care standards.

The Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Chapter of the Association of Polish Surgeons (Polish acronym: SCMiB TCHP) is a Polish specialist scientific society representing bariatric surgeons as well as specialists from other disciplines and professions cooperating with them during the provision of services in the field of bariatric and metabolic surgery, as well as the entire care process before and after surgery. The following standards constitute the minimum requirements set by the SCMiB TCHP for good practice of the basic process of bariatric care throughout its entire period, which ensure satisfactory safety and effectiveness of the obesity treatment and its metabolic complications.

A sparse Bayesian factor model for the construction of gene co-expression networks from single-cell RNA sequencing count data.

Background: Gene co-expression networks (GCNs) are powerful tools that enable biologists to examine associations between genes during different biological processes. With the advancement of new technologies, such as single-cell RNA sequencing (scRNA-seq), there is a need for developing novel network methods appropriate for new types of data.

Results: We present a novel sparse Bayesian factor model to explore the network structure associated with genes in scRNA-seq data.

Morphogenesis of the Balbiani body in developing oocytes of an orthopteran, Metrioptera brachyptera, and multiplication of female germline mitochondria.

Balbiani body (Bb) is a female germline specific organelle complex. Although the morphology and morphogenesis of the Bb have been analyzed in numerous vertebrate and invertebrate species, the role and ultimate fate of this organelle assemblage are still under debate. As a result, various functions have been attributed to the Bb in given animal lineages or even species.

Candy Cane Compared With Boot Stirrups in Vaginal Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To evaluate differences in physical function at 6 weeks after vaginal surgery among women positioned in candy cane and boot stirrups.

Methods: We conducted a single-masked, randomized controlled trial of women undergoing vaginal surgery with either candy cane or boot stirrup use. The primary outcome was a change in the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) physical function short form-20a from baseline to 6 weeks after surgery.

Transmission of Functional, Wild-Type Mitochondria and the Fittest mtDNA to the Next Generation: Bottleneck Phenomenon, Balbiani Body, and Mitophagy.

The most important role of mitochondria is to supply cells with metabolic energy in the form of adenosine triphosphate (ATP). As synthesis of ATP molecules is accompanied by the generation of reactive oxygen species (ROS), mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) is highly vulnerable to impairment and, consequently, accumulation of deleterious mutations. In most animals, mitochondria are transmitted to the next generation maternally, i.

Assessment of health behaviors, nutritional behaviors, and self-efficacy in patients with morbid obesity.

Objectives: The objective of the study was to assess the frequency of health and nutritional behaviors concerning emotional, habitual, and restrictive eating as well as to evaluate self efficacy in patientswith morbid obesity and determine the correlation between patients'BMI index and their health behaviors as well as self-efficacy.

Methods: The study included 37 patients diagnosed with class two and three obesity, aged 18-62 (M = 39.94; SD = 12.

Morphogenesis of the ovarian follicular epithelium during initial stages of embryogenesis of the viviparous earwig, Hemimerus talpoides.

Representatives of the highly specialized earwig family Hemimeridae are epizoic and viviparous. Their embryos develop inside terminal ovarian follicles (termed also embryonic follicles) and rely solely on nutrients transferred from mother tissues. In this report, we present results of ultrastructural and histochemical studies of the initial stage of Hemimerus talpoides development.