Pediatrics

Osteoinductive Activity of DFDBA Materials versus Growth Factors on Gene Expression of MG-63 Cells: An In Vitro Study.

Guided bone regeneration using demineralized freeze-dried bone allograft (DFDBA) and growth factors (GFs) is a current goal in implant dentistry because of their potential osteoinductive abilities. Regarding controversial results, the purpose of this study was to compare the osteoinductivity of three different DFDBAs from two different banks with two different GFs: transforming growth factor-beta ...

An initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

OBJECTIVE:: To report an initial experience with a digital drainage system during the postoperative period of pediatric thoracic surgery.

Is levetiracetam neuroprotective in neonatal rats with hypoxic ischemic brain injury?

BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to determine if levetiracetam (LEV) is neuroprotective in neonatal rats with hypoxic-ischemic brain injury (HIBI...

Immune Response And Anamnestic Immune Response In Children After A 3-Dose Primary Hepatitis B Vaccination.

BACKGROUND: Diseases caused by Hepatitis B virus (HBV) have a worldwide distribution. Pakistan adopted the recommendations of World Health Organizatio...

Brief Report: A Pilot Summer Robotics Camp to Reduce Social Anxiety and Improve Social/Vocational Skills in Adolescents with ASD.

This pilot study evaluated a novel intervention designed to reduce social anxiety and improve social/vocational skills for adolescents with autism spe...

Cardiac Function in Newborns with Congenital Hypothyroidism: Association with Thyroid-Stimulating Hormone Levels.

OBJECTIVE: The aims of this study were to demonstrate ventricular function changes in patients with congenital hypothyroidism and to investigate wheth...

High-Dose Hook Effect in 17-Hydroxyprogesterone Assay in a Patient with 21-Hydroxylase Deficiency.

Congenital adrenal hyperplasia (CAH) describes a group of disorders characterized by enzyme defects in adrenal steroidogenesis. 21-hydroxylase deficie...

An Unusual Presentation of Parathyroid Adenoma in an Adolescent: Calcific Achilles Tendinitis.

Primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT) in children and adolescents is a rare condition. PHPT is usually sporadic and caused by parathyroid adenoma. Patien...

The first description of metyrapone use in severe Cushing Syndrome due to ectopic ACTH secretion in an infant with immature sacrococcygeal teratoma. Case Report.

Cushing syndrome due to ectopic secretion of ACTH in infants is rare. The treatment of choice is radical resection of the tumour in combination with p...

Using Time Series Analysis to Predict Cardiac Arrest in a PICU.

OBJECTIVES: To build and test cardiac arrest prediction models in a PICU, using time series analysis as input, and to measure changes in prediction ac...

Distinct Transcriptional and Anti-Mycobacterial Profiles of Peripheral Blood Monocytes Dependent on the Ratio of Monocytes: Lymphocytes.

The ratio of monocytes and lymphocytes (ML ratio) in peripheral blood is associated with tuberculosis and malaria disease risk and cancer and cardiova...

[The Thiacalix [4] arene-Coumarin Fluorescence Probe Recognition for Fe³⁺ and Bovine Hemoglobin].

1,3-alternate coumarin substituted thiacalix[4]arene fluorescent probe 1 was synthesised from 1,3-alternate diethyl thiacalix[4]arene and 7-hydroxycou...

[Observation of curative effect of hemorrhoids lotion on pain, edema and bleeding after anorectal surgery].

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the value of Chinese herbal fumigation in the postoperative anal disease. The authors randomly divided 348 p...

Neural Network Model for Survival and Growth of Salmonella enterica Serotype 8,20:-:z6 in Ground Chicken Thigh Meat during Cold Storage: Extrapolation to Other Serotypes.

Mathematical models that predict the behavior of human bacterial pathogens in food are valuable tools for assessing and managing this risk to public h...

Identification of a Selective G1-Phase Benzimidazolone Inhibitor by a Senescence-Targeted Virtual Screen Using Artificial Neural Networks.

Cellular senescence is a barrier to tumorigenesis in normal cells, and tumor cells undergo senescence responses to genotoxic stimuli, which is a poten...

Effect of Maternal Factors and Fetomaternal Glucose Homeostasis on Birth Weight and Postnatal Growth.

OBJECTIVE: It is important to identify the possible risk factors for the occurrence of large for gestational age (LGA) in newborns and to determine th...

Plasma Kisspeptin Levels in Newborn Infants with Breast Enlargement.

OBJECTIVE: Kisspeptin levels have been reported in children with premature thelarche, precocious puberty and adolescent gynecomastia, but there are no...

Intraoperative Management of an Incidentally Identified Ectopic Ureter Inserting Into the Prostate of a Patient Undergoing Radical Prostatectomy for Prostate Cancer: A Case Report.

Congenital variations in urinary tract anatomy present unique surgical challenges when they present without prior knowledge. Ectopic ureters occur as ...

Trunk robot rehabilitation training with active stepping reorganizes and enriches trunk motor cortex representations in spinal transected rats.

Trunk motor control is crucial for postural stability and propulsion after low thoracic spinal cord injury (SCI) in animals and humans. Robotic rehabi...

Advanced Insulin Bolus Advisor Based on Run-To-Run Control and Case-Based Reasoning.

This paper presents an advanced insulin bolus advisor for people with diabetes on multiple daily injections or insulin pump therapy. The proposed syst...