Digital Printing Technology in University Experiential Learning Classes - Textile Science & Fashion Technology

 

Experiential  learning-that  is, hands-on learning or learning by  doing-has long been known as   one  of the best ways for students to learn [1]. By applying their theoretical knowledge in real-life situations, students can gain a concrete understanding of complex ideas. When students study   abstract topics such as visual design, it’s even more important for instructors to find ways  to  teach experientially. Measuring and describing the impacts of experiential learning activities helps  university  professors understand which of their  practical  activities  such as laboratory  assignments  and  practicums are most effective, but, more importantly, evaluating teaching methods helps explain why some methods are more effective and how learning takes place in various  practical experiences [2]. 

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Globalization of Apparel Technology in University Apparel Programs - Textile Science & Fashion Technology 

Apparel has always been a global industry, from sourcing to manufacturing to shipping. This  globalization  has  proved to be  a daunting task when evaluating and monitoring  each phase of  the supply chain. The apparel industry is largely run  by corporations that outsource their production needs resulting in extremely widespread supply chains. The understanding of the supply chain  management (SCM) process  requires  either  hands  on  experience or real time data driven software.

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Two “Unusual” Cerebrovascular Risk Factors: A Not-Easy Assessment. The Opinion of The Cardiogeriatric Physician - Cardiovascular Research

There are still controversies regarding  the embolic potential of certain conditions in which the clinician and/or the geriatrician may encounter,  even  randomly, during the assessment of the  requirements, examined  effort  for  the  prevention  of  recurrent  stroke/TIA/cryptogenic stroke. We  take a cue from two cases received for our observation for  the  self-audit  tariff and launch, if  possible, some food for thought.

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The Prevalence of Eye and Vision Problems among Rural Egyptians Preschooler - Ophthalmology & Vision Research

Health  of  our  children  is  a  top  priority  that  is  why  preventive care services- such as physical exams, immunizations, and routine screenings-can help our children avoid serious health problems and allow early detection and proper management of common medical conditions [1]. Childhood  blindness is a major concern of the national health programs due to its economic burden on nations.

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Ear, Nose and Throat Approach in Autoimmune Blistering Diseases - Otolaryngology and Rhinology

Autoimmune blistering diseases (AIBD) are a group of rare blistering disorders of the skin and  mucous membranes due to autoantibodies directed against specific proteins. Involvement of mucosal areas in AIBD significantly increases patient morbidity and mortality. Ear, nose and throat (ENT) examination should be a routine procedure to evaluate mucosal involvement in every AIBD. Patients should be asked whether they had oropharyngeal, ear, nose and throat symptoms and all patients should be evaluated for ENT manifestations by direct and endoscopic examination even in patients without symptoms.

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Otolaryngology, Hearing, Knowledge and Globalization - Otolaryngology and Rhinology

Otorhinolaryngology as a specialty fulfills the important function of preserving among many other functions, hearing and language, essential elements for the individual as a fundamental part of social and familiar interaction that will give a huge range of knowledge and experiences, enabling human  growth and development that will transform him into a full human being in the  individual  and  productive to society.

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Investigation of Maturation Failure in Revascularization - Dentistry & Oral Health

One of the major aims of revascularization therapy is to complete the physiological mechanism of the tooth. It is very difficult to regenerate the pulp which consists of a specialized tissue and maintain its durability especially in a previously infected area. The purpose of this review is to investigate the reasons for the uncompleted maturation stage in the regenerating pulp tissue.

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Uterine Rupture and Associated Factors During Labor Amongst Women Delivered in Saudi Hajjah Hospital in Hajjah City North West Yemen - Gynecology & Womens Health

Global, around 340,000 to 500,000 women die annually as a result of pregnancy and child birth complications. The greater part of these cases happens in low income countries; including Sub-Sahara Africa and countries like Yemen [1]. In addition, uterine rupture is one of the major obstetric complications of labor and directly play a  role  to  perinatal  and  maternal  morbidity  and  mortality  [2]. The  prevalence of uterine rupture  in  developed  countries  was  0.92. However, in  developing  countries:  1.9%  in  Central  Africa,  18%  in  Burkina Faso and 25% in Ethiopia [3].

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Prevention of Milk Fever: A Herd Health Approach to Dairy Cow Nutrition - Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science 

Milk fever (parturient paresis-hypocalcemia), a metabolic disease, affects high producing dairy animals usually within one or two days after calving, resulting in a huge reduction in milk production. Therefore, the disease becomes economically important. Hypocalcemia  can  also  be  a  cause  of  acidosis,  ketosis,  mastitis,  retained  placenta,  displaced  abomasum  and  metritis. This  article  presents a practical, on-farm approach for the prevention of milk fever in dairy cattle.

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Hepatitis B Virus among Dental Clinic Workers and the Risk Factors Contributing for its Infection - Dentistry & Oral Health

Hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has long been known as an occupational hazard among dentists [1-3]. Serological surveys have indicated that 10-30% of dentists have serological evidence of past or current HBV infection [4,5]. To reduce the risk of HBV infection, dental personnel have been not obligatory to receive immunization against  HBV [6] plus to use barrier methods such as gloves to  prevent blood-borne infections acquired during dental procedures [6].

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Therapeutic Role of Dance in the Treatment of Endometriosis-Related Chronic Pelvic Pain: A Proof-of-Concept Study - Gynecology & Womens Health

Endometriosis is an inflammatory disease that causes chronic pelvic pain in around a great number of the women affected, which may not completely remit after applying a medical therapy or surgery in a righteous way [5]. Chronic pelvic pain is difficult to  treat  and  one  of  the  most  prevalent  symptoms  related  to endometriosis, together with dyspareunia; moreover, it may lead to other symptoms such as anxiety and stress that may contribute to the decrease of these patients’ quality of life (QoL) [1].

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Darussyifa: The Islamic Charitable and Medicinal Society Building (Malay Version) - Clinical Case Studies 

This article is written by Dr. Amran Kasimin, to engage in traditional Malay treatments, whether called  a handler  or  a  shaman, the following process must be passed. One may be involved with traditional treatment  solely because of one of his offspring, i.e., whether his grandfather or grandmother consists of a handler or a shaman. Usually the decrease occurs, after the deceased person dies. Decrease in the knowledge can occur in unnoticed ways. However, in practice the person who received the  knowledge may have these signs. Decreases may also occur directly, or indirectly.

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Cytochrome P450 Gene in Silkworm (Bombyx mori): A Review Article - Agriculture and Soil Science

To understand features of cytochrome P450 genes in silkworm, the  advances  in  silkworm  genome  projects  created  a  new  genome wide analysis tool that enables us to seek cytochrome P450 genes constitutes and their diversities. This has provided not only an opportunity for divergence in their substrate specificity identification, but also for divergence in their regulatory attributes, such as differing patterns of induction, tissue specific expression, and developmental expression. However, different researchers so far made different efforts to identify number of cytochrome p450 genes in Bomboxy mori, they came up with slightly different numbers which ranges from 79 to 86 putative cytochrome p450 genes. Then, it urges us to undertake further investigate in order to arrive at certain consensuses putative cytochrome p450 genes number.

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The Pearls of the Molard of Lavours’ Shelters - Archaeology & Anthropology

Robert Vilain and Jean-Michel  Treffort (2010) suggest to attribute the engravings of  the Molard  of  Lavours’ shelter (Ain, France) to the transition of the Bronze and Iron Ages. They compare these  engravings with those of Valcamonica  (Lombardy, Italy) and certain sites of Savoy and  Piedmont.  If  the dating was proved true, we could thus have  there an off-centered and unpublished marker-pole of the prehistoric iconography, because far from the big centers of pre and protohistoric alpine area of engravings.

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Architecture as Symbol and Measure of the Sky in the Ancient and Middle Ages - Archaeology & Anthropology

Architectural space is expressed by the union between matter and light, texture and perception, mediated by surfaces, materials, volumes and colors. The relationship between light and space has been known even from the early builders, which in elevating the monoliths have attempted to relate them to the movement of the sun and stars. Architecture was used as a verification tool of these observations, and at the same time for communication and collective celebration of the first major discoveries derived from the observation of nature. Therefore, you can cite numerous examples of architecture built according to specific geometrical relationships associated to astronomical observations. The present study is aimed to put in relation the theoretical studies about the representation of light and shadow, the knowledge and the beliefs in the ancient and Middle time with the material characters of architecture. They are analyzed examples from the ancient and Middle age to find elements like the orientation of ancient buildings according to cosmic symbols or using of the light to mark the time and the calendar.

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SYNGAP1-Related Intellectual Disability Syndrome - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

 

SRID Syndrome is a neuro genetic disorder caused by the mutation of the SYNGAP1 gene. This syndrome interferes with the ability to think and properly handle everyday life of a person. 

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South Asian Textile and Clothing Trade and Advances in Digitalization, Industry 4.0; A Review - Textile Science & Fashion Technology

It  will  be  useful  to  mention  at  the  very  outset  about  China  before embarking on South Asian textile and Clothing trade. China is still dominating the textile and clothing trade world over and by far,  the  largest  producer  and  exporter  of  this  sector  during  2017.  China  increased  their  textile  and  clothing  exports  by  1.5%,  from  US$254,948mn in 2016 to US$258,867mn in 2017 [1]. Their share of  world  textile  and  clothing  exports  have  remained  unchanged during  the  year  2017.

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Integration Factor Construction to Improving Aesthetic, Physical and Mechanical Properties of Double Layer Woven Fabrics by Denting and Stitches Systems - Textile Science & Fashion Technology

Clothing for garments, upholstery and geotextiles are designed through integration factor construction (IFC) are differentiated the system of reed denting; the decrease in the (IFC) means that the open porosity for double-layer fabrics increases and at the same time the air permeability also increases. The properties of fabrics were analyzed by determining the efficiency of fabric integration
factor construction (IFC). The woven fabric multi-layer structure, the warp and weft densities, and the type of weave are factors of  a woven fabric, which as porous material enables to transmit air, heat energy, and liquid perspiration. Several methods considering thread  distributions  have  been  developed  to  determine  the  woven  fabric’s  aesthetic,  physical  and  mechanical  properties.  A
mathematical model based on an ideal geometry of the porous structure of a multi-layer woven fabric has been developed.

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Smart Fashion and Wearable Technology: Opportunities and Challenges for Future Growth - Textile Science & Fashion Technology

Technology  advances  have  driven  innovations  within  various  industries  and  supported  various  aspects  of  humans lives.  Technology has also impacted the fashion industry in terms of its design and production processes. Primary examples of innovations include 3D printing, smart textiles, and smart wearable devices. The major issue related to technology in fashion is centered around its  future  growth.  This  paper  reviews  each  of  the  innovative  technologies  and  their  usability,  functionality,  and  affordability  as  opportunities and challenges toward commercialization.

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What is the Relationship between Chiari I Malformation and Obesity? - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

As a pediatric neurosurgeon for forty years and more recently as  director  of  the  Chiari  Institute  on  Long  Island  New  York  I  have  been  treating  patients  of  all  ages  who  present  with  symptoms  related  to  a  mechanical  distortion  of  the  cerebellum  in  which  the cerebellar  tonsils  have  herniated  below  the  foramen  magnum.  Generally,  if  this  descent  of  the  cerebellar  tonsils  is  at  least  5  mm  the  condition  is  called  the  Chiari  I  malformation  (CM1).  The  nomenclature here is quite controversial and attempts to obtain a consensus on the definition of the term have been unsuccessful and frustrating.

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West Nile Virus Nervous System Manifestations - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

West  Nile  Virus  (WNV)  is  a  member  of  the  Flaviviridae,  a  family  of  single-stranded  RNA  viruses  transmitted  by  the  Culex mosquitoes and is characterized by the presence of neuro invasive strains  causing  disease  and  death  in  humans,  birds  and  horses.  While long identified in Africa, and other parts of the world, WNV was first diagnosed in North America in 1999, causing a surge in
the number of WNV-related neuro invasive cases in 2002-2003, and again in 2012.

 

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Child Development Assessment: A Guide to Nurses’ (Malay Version) - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

Written by Dr. Wan Asma Wan Ismail, this handbook for nurses is published to assist nurses in identifying children who are facing a developmental problem at the earliest possible stage. The book also attempts to present practical ways that can be done at the District Hospital  or  Health  Center  if  the  affected  family  has  difficulty attending  the  treatment  at  the  General  Hospital  or  University
Hospital.

 

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Effects of Element Directivity in Linear-Array Photoacoustic Imaging - Biomedical Engineering & Biotechnology

Photoacoustic  imaging  (PAI)  is  an  emerging  medical  imaging  modality  with  a  steady  growth  in  both  pre-clinical  and  clinical  applications. In linear-array PAI, beamformers play a significant role in the image reconstruction procedure. Generally, beamformers assume  a  point-  like  model  for  the  elements  of  the  array,  and  the  elements  are  assumed  to  be  omnidirectional.  In  this  study,  we  investigated  the  effects  of  receiver  element  directivity  on  the  Photoacoustic  (PA)  image  formation  procedure  where  delay-and-sum  (DAS)  and  delay-multiply-and-sum  (DMAS)  algorithms  have  been  used  as  beamformers.  The  proposed  method  is  evaluated  experimentally  (wire  phantom  and  ex  vivo  imaging).  It  has  been  shown  that  the  contribution  of  the  directivity  of  the  transducer elements  improves  the  PA  image  quality.  The  results  show  that  using  the  directivity,  the  sidelobes  of  the  formed  image  (wire  phantom) by DAS are attenuated about 20 %, compared to when directivity is not used. Moreover, signal-to-noise ratio achieved by DAS and DMAS is improved by about 12.5 % and 11.3 %, respectively.

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About Climate Change - Civil & Structural Engineering

Humanity  annually  takes  away  more  and  more  lands  from nature: plowing it under crops, flooding it with hydroelectric power stations, concreting and asphalt cities and roads. The total area of such lands was 67% of the total land area of the planet by 2015. All water evaporated from such territories, at best, does not change its structure. As they came with precipitation, they returned back
to the atmosphere. At worst, they are impregnated and combined with chemical elements, which then, it happens that, with a strong concentration, they fall acid rain. Evaporations from artificial areas are substantially complemented by evaporation from technological processes of industrial and municipal production. At their core, these fumes are alien to nature. Before the advent of man, such fumes did not exist. You can call them artificial fumes.

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Simultaneous Monitoring of Intracranial Pressure and Cerebral Blood Flow in Patients with Severe Brain Injury - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

37 patients with severe brain injury (admission Glasgow Coma Score 8 or below) were simultaneously monitored for intracranial and cerebral perfusion pressure and cerebral blood flow using transcranial Doppler ultrasonography. Pearson correlation coefficients were calculated to analyze relationships between quantitative variables. It was established that the increase of intracranial pressure leads to formation of Doppler ultrasonographic pattern of reduced perfusion, which involves relative decrease of mean linear blood flow velocity (primarily due to decrease of end-diastolic blood flow velocity) and increase of peripheral resistivity indices (pulsatility and resistivity indices).

 

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The Effect of Exercise and Electrical Muscle Stimulation on the Architecture of the Vastus Medialis Oblique - The ‘Empi’ Electrotherapy System - Orthopedics & Sports Medicine 

The vastus medialis  has (VM) been the object of much research. There is continuing  controversy  over whether  it  should be regarded as a single anatomical structure or if it consists of  two separate  muscles, the vastus  medialis  longus  (VML)  and  the  vastus  medialis  oblique  (VMO), based  on  the difference between the muscle fiber angle with respect to the femoral axis [1,2].

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Aging Vs Food Accessibility in Asia with A Focus on Iran: A Sociological Appraisal - Nutrition & Food Science

The paper explores how Asia as the largest continent with over fifty countries is facing food supply. While some well off and industrial countries of the continent have adequate access to food services, many others are not so. One of the social groups being seriously hurt by food problems, is the increasing aging people with no income, no pensions and isolated from work. Many Asian countries with longer life expectancy and increasing socio-economic expectations are in constant shortage of food and other items. Therefore, such countries with increasing elderly people need improved policies and financial security to get rid of food poverty. While the Western world started terminating food insecurity in early 20th century, Asian countries still have a long way to go, to change the lifestyles of their aging populations as far as their food services, housing, health and well-being are concerned. However, the consequences of aging are reflected in all facets of life, such as quality of life, food shortage, isolation and loneliness. All such characteristics and many more, need problem-solving approaches to bring about peaceful and normal conditions in the lives of such people. 

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Emerging Approaches in Analysis and Evaluation in Sports Science - Orthopedics & Sports Medicine

It is not an easy task to analyze individual’s performances, especially in team sports. There are numerous variables to be measured and considered to accurate analysis. Training, warm-up, motivation methods, strategies, procedures then can be arranged accordingly. Studies in sports  sciences  do  not  generally converge on a single  global  (optimum) solution, where instead  various  findings contribute for perpetual advances. In this review, research studies, recent approaches, and limitations are discussed. Moreover, future studies, trending approaches, and new performance analysis techniques are also discussed.

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Viral Hepatitis B and C Need to be Approached as A Major Public Health Problem in Latin America - Gastroenterology & Hepatology

Hepatitis B and C viruses, although in their genomic structure  are  very  different,  share  several  characteristics.  Both  can  induce  acute  hepatitis,  chronic  hepatitis  and  progression  to  cirrhosis having oncogenic capacity  related  to  the  development  of   hepatocellular   cancer,   both  are associated with systemic autoimmune  manifestations and, both B virus (genome DNA)  and  C virus (genome RNA) have the ability to avoid immune response of the infected host [1,2].

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A Pork Butcher Threatened by Pork Disease: Experience of Lomé Teaching Hospital - Neurology & Neuroscience 

 

Streptococcus  suis  (S.  suis) is a neglected zoonotic pathogen found primarily in pigs, that can cause serious infection in humans [1-3]. These bacterial infections have raised serious concerns in public hygien and economic field. This zoonotic pathogen has been identified as the most common and the third leading cause of bacterial meningitis in adults in South-East Asia, and  northern  Europe [4,5].

 

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Syncope in the Context of Disorganization of Neural and Glial Network of a Brain - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

By means of a new method - dispersion of amplitude-frequency characteristics of an alpha rhythm of EEG the evidence that to a syncope is a consequence of functional disorganization of neural and glial network of a brain with a hypofrontality that can become the reason of the termination of information exchange between an organism and the external environment in the presence of the minimum violations of blood supply which aren’t registered at cardiological inspection are produced.

 

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Keeping the Patent Internal Mammary Artery out of Harm’s way at Future Reoperation - Cardiovascular Research

Keeping a patent left internal mammary artery (LIMA) at re-operation is a challenging task. This crucial graft can be damaged at sternal re-entry for redo surgery in various steps. We devised a technique to minimise this risk. The result of this technique is a patent LIMA routed through a trans pleural tunnel, away from the midline and protected by a layer of the parietal pleura, pleuro-
pericardial fat and pericardium.

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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome in a patient with Riche-Cannieu Anastomosis - Neurology & Neuroscience

 

The  intrinsic  hand  muscles are innervated by the ulnar  and  median  nerves.  There  are  anatomic  anomalous  innervations  in  the  upper  extremities  that  every  electromyographer  should be able  to  identify  as  these  may  be commonly encountered. The  presence of these anomalies may lead to challenges in interpreting electrophysiological studies and during surgical operations.    Furthermore,  the  symptoms  of  carpal  tunnel  syndrome  may  be diminished or accentuated by the presence of these anomalies.

 

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Efficacy of a Therapuetic Program for Memory/Neuropsychological Deficits in a Mild Cognitive Decline/Dementia Population - Neurology & Neuroscience 

 

This  is  an  ongoing  study  using  a  population  of  adults  who  have  been  evaluated  and  diagnosed  with  mild  cognitive  decline/dementia.  Adults  ranging  in  age  from  34  to  90  years  old,  with  more  of  the  population  falling  within  the  range  of  60  to  80  years, were  typically  referred  for  evaluation  by  their  primary  care  physician  or  treating  specialist  (neurologist  or  cardiologist).  They participated in a treatment program completed in an outpatient therapeutic setting employing the use of a specific individualized neurocognitive training program. Patients received cognitive behavioral therapy as well as neurocognitive training in the context of  a  therapy  session  twice  per  week.  The  program  consists  of  game  like  activities  that  are  individually  designed  based  upon  the  neuropsychological evaluation results. Patients are re-evaluated within six months to a year, the program is changed to accommodate the results of re-evaluation. This is an ongoing study published last in May of 2018 [1].

 

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World Sight Day (WSD) 2018: Eye Care Everywhere - Ophthalmology & Vision Research 

    

A  day-long  event,  intended  to  bring  global attention to crucial  matters of blindness and vision impairment, World Sight Day (WSD) is observed on the second Thursday of every October annually. Set to commence  on  October  11th  this  year,  the  event  tends  to  raise  awareness  against  visual  impairments  and  calls  the  international community  to  collaborate  with  the  aim  of  eliminating  blindness  and its pertinent conditions that are avoidable.

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Book Review ‘Type 2 Diabetes: Causes, Prevention and Measures Relieve It’ (Malay Version) - Urology & Nephrology

Written  by  Bahrin  Samah,  this  book  started  with  the  question of  whether  type  2  diabetes  can  be  cured  or  not?  Doctors  and  nutritionists  or  conventional  dietetic  experts  usually  state  that diabetes  can  be  controlled  but  cannot  be  cured.  In  other  words,  even  if  you  are  taking  modern  medicines to control  the level of glucose  while  undergoing  an  appropriate  and  healthy  lifestyle,  you  will  continue  to  experience  diabetes  throughout  your  life. Therefore,  from  the  point  of  modern  medicine,  healing  for  Type  2  Diabetes  does  not  exist.

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Plastic Pollution: A Menace to Marine Biology - Oceanography & Marine Biology

Globalization and Industrialization are two buzz words engulfing the  whole  world. Starting from  developing  nations  to  developed  nations,  they have become  the benchmark of  growth. Wooed  by developed countries, the prospering nations are in competition in  these domains. If the  overall growth of industrialization  is  taken into account, raw materials and packaging are two inevitable parts without  which the whole thing would come to a standstill.

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Ovarian Granulosa Cell Tumors: A Retrospective Study of 21 Cases and a Review of the Literature - Gynecology & Womens Health

Ovarian  granulosa  cell  tumors  (GCT)  are very  rare ovarian neoplasms that derived from sex cord cells. They represent 2-5% of all ovarian cancers [1,2]. GCT are divided into 2 subgroups: juvenile and adults GCT depending on clinical presentation and histological characteristics.  These  types  represent  respectively 5 and  95%  of all the GCT [1,3]. In comparison to epithelial ovarian cancers, they are characterized by an early age of diagnosis and a good prognosis [3-6]. Complete surgical resection is the mainstay of treatment [7].The role of adjuvant chemotherapy is  controversial  particularly in  patients  with  stage  II  disease.

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Mineral Trioxide Aggregate (MTA) vs Calcium Hydroxide in Direct Pulp Capping – Literature Review - Dentistry & Oral Health

Direct  pulp-capping  is  a  treatment  for  exposed  vital  pulp  involving  the  placement  of  a  dental  material  over  the  exposed  area  to  facilitate  both  the  formation  of  protective  barrier  and  the  maintenance of vital  pulp.  Direct  pulp  capping  has  been  used  as  an alternative  approach  to  the  maintenance  of  vital  pulp  so  that  many  tooth  extractions  and  root  canal  treatments  could  have  been  avoided through the conservative approach of direct pulp capping. For this purpose different kinds of materials used such as Zinc Oxide Eugenol, Glass Ionomer (GI), Resin Modified Glass Ionomer (RMGI), Adhesive systems, Calcium Hydroxide, Mineral Trioxide Aggregate  (MTA)  and  Bio  dentine.  The  MTA  clinically  performed  more  effective  than  conventional  Calcium  Hydroxide  liner  as  a  direct pulp capping material, showed higher success rate than dycal. MTA easier to use clinically as a direct pulp capping material. MTA provided better long term results more effective than Calcium Hydroxide in maintaining long-term vitality. MAT significantly less toxic, less pulpal inflammations. MTA more predictable than dycal in formation of dentin barrier and superior than Calcium Hydroxide  in  dentinogenetic  process  in  human  pulp.  MTA  is  more  effective  and  superior comparing the Calcium Hydroxide as a direct pulp capping material, showed higher success rate with favorable outcomes in maintaining long term tooth vitality and easier to use in pulp capping. MTA is less toxic, less pulpal inflammation capping compared to Calcium Hydroxide. MTA superior and in dentinogenic process and more predictable hard tissue barrier formation.

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Behavioral Couples Therapy for Substance Use Disorders: Recommendations for Implementation - Journal of Addiction and Psychology

In Behavioral  Couples  Therapy  (BCT)  is  a  theoretically-based,  manualized,  and  an  empirically  supported  treatment  based  on  social  learning  theory  which  posits  that  distressed  couples  engage  in  interaction  patterns  characterized  by  punishment  rather  than mutual positive reinforcement behaviors. BCT was originally designed for a marital family model of general psychotherapy; however, in the past 4 decades, BCT has proven to be effective for the treatment of conjoint alcoholism and substance abuse. Despite empirical  data  demonstrating  positive  outcomes  with  this  population,  BCT  has  not  been  widely  accepted  in  community-based  alcoholism and drug abuse treatment. Implementation of new treatments, like BCT, often fail due to a lack of careful consideration as to whether the necessary resources, timing, and commitment of staff and management are present to launch the treatment process into action for full operational execution. A successful implementation process requires a cultural shift within and throughout the agency. Recommendations for implementation of BCT for community-based agencies are presented along with several reasons why implementation often fails.

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Latest Trends in Civil Engineering - Civil & Structural Engineering

Latest developments in civil engineering will have a tremendous impact in the coming years as this field of core engineering is spanning from the day to day life of the society such as the field of  infrastructure,  which  include  buildings,  roads,  bridges  for instance to the more sophisticated fields such as aerospace, energy, transportation etc., In the last few decades the civil engineering land scape has been undergone many changes due to the advent of computers and computing power, wherein the designs were moved from physical drawing boards to the computer screens.

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Metaheuristic Optimization Algorithms and Civil Engineering - Civil & Structural Engineering 

The purpose of  the using metaheuristic algorithm is to obtain an efficient and quickly solution for the related problem from the solution space which consist of the all combination of design variables. Testing  all  combination  to  find  best  solution  takes many  computational  times  and  calculation  efforts  when  the number of design variables are high.

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Molecular Identification of Aerococcus viridans Associated with Bovine Mastitis and Determination of Antibiotic Susceptibilities - Animal Husbandry & Dairy Science 

Aerococcus species are saprophytic in the environment as well as many human and animal infections. It has also been reported to be detected in clinical and subclinical mastitis cases in cattle. The similarity with Streptococcus and Staphylococcus species is known and may lead to misdiagnosis of Aerococcus species. In this research, 100 milk samples were collected from the farms in Aydin where
clinical and subclinical mastitis was detected. The samples were brought to Aydin Adnan Menderes University Veterinary Faculty Microbiology Department by cold chain. A total of 15 (15%) Aerococcus viridans isolates were identified from clinical and subclinical mastitis cows with MALDI-TOF MS, which is an automated identification system, and genotypic identification were performed by targeting the 16S rRNA gene. In the antimicrobial susceptibility tests based on Minimal Inhibitor Concentration (MIC), the isolates were 100% sensitive to Ciprofloxacin, Tigecycline and Trimethoprim-sulfomethoxazole, 87% sensitive to Vancomycin, 80% sensitive
to Erythromycin, 67% sensitive to Tetracycline, 53.3% sensitive to Penicillin and Linezolide; 93% resistant to Nitrofurantoin and 53.3% resistant to Teicoplanin. It is predicted that the obtained regional data will shed light on the role of A. viridans in pathogenesis of mastitis in cattle for future studies.

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What are the New Challenges in Civil Engineering? - Civil & Structural Engineering 

Civil engineering is faced to new challenges in the coming years due  to the  technological  developments,  the  increasing  population  and  the  environmental  restrictions.  Proposing  a  more  sustainable and  proper  material  instead  of  the  classical  existing  materials  is  one  of  biggest  challenges  in  future. 

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Placenta Percreta Presenting as an Acute Abdomen in Second Trimester of Pregnancy: Case Report from Middle East - Gynecology & Women's Health

Abnormal  Placentation  carries  life-threatening  consequences  to  the  mother.  Placenta  percreta  is  a  rare  complication  of  pregnancy. It occurs mostly in the third trimester and presents with severe postpartum hemorrhage and placenta retention. It is  rare  in  the  second  trimester  of  pregnancy.  Placenta  percreta  is  becoming  more  common  as  cesarean  section  and  other  uterine  surgeries increase. The presence of a uterine scar remains a major risk factor. Clinical presentation is variable with Antepartum hemorrhage is a usual scenario. However, it is usually seen in the third trimester. The presentation here is rare since it occurred in the second trimester rendering clinical suspicion difficult as was evident in the case. We here present a rare presentation of placenta percreta  occurring  in  the  second  trimester  as  an  acute  abdomen  secondary  to  uterine  rupture  and  intraabdominal  hemorrhage. She had a life-saving total hysterectomy and good postoperative recovery period. This might be the first case to be presented from Middle east with such scenario. Careful evaluation of a pregnant lady with an acute abdomen must be done with consideration of
abnormal placentation as a cause, especially in a patient with risk factors for abnormal placentation. 

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