Novel oceanic cyanobacterium isolated from Bangaram island with profound acid neutralizing ability is proposed as Leptolyngbya iicbica sp. nov. strain LK.

An acid-neutralizing, filamentous, non-heterocytous, marine cyanobacterium named 'LK' has been isolated from the seashore of Bangaram Island, an atoll of Lakshadweep, India, and is described here as a novel species. LK has been characterized using morphological, ecological, and genomic features. Based on 16S rRNA, whole-genome sequencing, and marker gene-based analysis, LK has been identified as a new species.

Association of age and gender of patients undergoing class V tooth coloured restoration in maxillary teeth.

It is of interest to assess the association of age and gender of patients undergoing class V tooth colored restoration in maxillary teeth. Records were collected by reviewing the data of 86,000 patients of which 1580 patients had undergone class V tooth colored restoration in maxillary teeth. Patients were divided into age groups 18-30, 31-40,41-50,71-80 years.

Factors influencing anxiety levels in children undergoing dental treatment in an undergraduate clinic.

Introduction: Dental anxiety is a kind of fear exerted due to threatening stimuli. Assessing a child's dental anxiety level is very important to perform a particular treatment. The aim of this study is to examine the various factors that determine the anxiety levels in children and evaluate their anxiety levels.

Outbreak investigation of measles in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria, 2015.

Sub-Saharan Africa reports repeated outbreaks of measles, a vaccine preventable disease, which is notifiable under the Integrated Disease Surveillance and Response strategy in Nigeria. Nigeria has reported several outbreaks of measles in the last three years. Poor immunization coverage and weak health systems have been related with measles.

Reasons for use, potential use, or discontinued use of hookah among US young adult college students.

Introduction: Given the increase in hookah use among young adults, characteristics of hookah use/users, as well as reasons for its use or discontinuation among young adults, are critical to understand.

Methods: Data from a study of 18-25 year olds from seven Georgia colleges/universities (n=2865) were analyzed to examined: 1) differences in socio-demographics and other substance use among current (past 4 months), never, and former hookah users; 2) use characteristics among current users (e.g.

The Advertising Strategies of Early E-cigarette Brand Leaders in the United States.

Objectives: We examined differential advertising strategies used by 4 major United States e-cigarette companies with differential affiliations with the traditional tobacco industry (ie, Njoy - independent, Blu - acquired, Vuse and MarkTen - launched by cigarette companies) over time.

Methods: We conducted a mixed-methods study regarding e-cigarette adspend, adspend per media channel (eg, TV, print), and advertising messaging strategies among these 4 top e-cigarette brands from January 2013 through December 2015.

Results: E-cigarette adspend increased from $59 million in 2013 to $91 million in 2014, followed by a sharp decline to $37 million in 2015.