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Knowledge attitude and practices of mothers related to the oral health status of their pre-school children in the Jazan city of Saudi Arabia
Get PDFAim: The purpose of the present study was to assess the knowledge, attitude and practices of mothers in relation of maintenance of oral health status of their pre-school children. Methodology: Survey was conducted in the form of questionnaire between November 2021 to February 2022 with mothers. First part of questionnaire contained a set of questions for collection demographic data of participants and second part contained a set of questions to assess knowledge, attitude and practice of participants related to the oral health status of their pre-school children. Descriptive statistics, frequency distribution tests, and chi- squared analysis were employed. Confidence was kept at 95% and p value≤ 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Results: Around 66 mothers felt that milk teeth were also essential for chewing food properly and around 71 of total participants released the importance of milk teeth in totality. Regular dental visits were also strongly agreed by around 60 mothers.101 mothers gave their children sugary food items between meals and 53 mothers usually take their children to dentist whenever the child complains of tooth pain (6.45±2.70). Conclusion: The results show that the knowledge of mothers regarding oral health status of their little ones was adequate. 
Assessing the impact of foundation course among medical students affecting their outlook, responsibilities and attitude towards the medical profession
Get PDFBackground: The medical education programme apart from imparting knowledge has prepare the medical graduate to appraise oneself with the evolving new evidences for appropriate care of the patient considering the health care needs of the patient population, focusing on assessing the performance (outcomes), learner’s continuous quality improvement and making it learner driven. The universities across the world are developing and implementing orientation programmes to further strengthen medical education. Objective: To evaluate the student’s perception towards the contents of the foundation course as well as its relevance in their day to day academic activities. Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted among all the students of our institute. The feedback data for the foundation course was collected from the first years after six months along with the students across the years in medical school, as they had undergone only one day orientation programme. Results: About 457 students participated in the study of which 94 belonged to the first MBBS. About 90% of the students agreed with concept of the foundation course and about 85% of senior students felt the need for the same. 
Molecular detection of adenovirus among patients with common cold symptoms in Fallujah by real time PCR
Get PDFIntroduction: The confirmation of adenovirus infection using Real time PCR (qPCR) afford a greater accuracy, with a specific, sensitive, quantitative technique as well as time consuming. Adenovirus infections can be detected using a variety of techniques, although the most accurate ones are molecular ones. Method: This study includes 90 patient who suffering from respiratory symptoms (common colds) and/or diarrhea with high temperature, their ages range from newborn to elderly, who are inpatients and outpatients resident in Fallujah Maternity and Children's Hospital and teaching hospital in Fallujah / Anbar governorate, from 1st November 2021 to 1st May 2022. All samples subjected to Adenovirus identification using Real Time PCR Test. Results: Out of total 90 blood sample there were 12(13.3%), 78(86.7%) Negative and positive results respectively, from Real Time PCR results
Effects of patient-centered care (PCC) as interventions on patient outcomes: : A systematic review
Get PDFIntroduction: In the current era of globalization where healthcare organizations are becoming more focused on patient outcomes due to the increasing demand for higher-quality health services, it is necessary to conduct research on the effects of PCC interventions on patient outcomes. Methods: A Systematic review. Search was conducted on several databases like Google Scholar, PUBMED,and Science Direct. Inclusion criteria are PCC intervention which is depicted as a partnership between health care providers and patients. Studies are analyzed based on methodology, type of interventions, outcomes, and effects of the interventions. Eleven tests fulfilled the inclusion criteria. Results: Most of the patient outcomes analyzed in this systematic review show a significant effect on a patient with PCC interventions (72.4%). Length of stay, surgery delay, patient satisfaction, cost of treatment, readmission rate, perception of nursing care, and quality of service are among the outcomes investigated. Other clinical outcomes were also studied, including perioperative complication, post-operative pain level, anxiety level, functional status, quality of life, blood pressure, lipid blood level, and hemoglobin A1c. Only a few outcomes were proven insignificant (27.6 %). Conclusions: The PCC intervention allows the patient to be actively involved in their care. 
Pituitary gland volume and stalk measurements in normal Indian paediatric population on MRI
Get PDFBackground: The present study was conducted for assessing pituitary gland volume and stalk measurements in normal Indian paediatric population on MRI. Materials & methods: A total of 100 subjects within the age range upto 17 years were enrolled. Complete demographic details of all the subjects were obtained. Only those subjects were enrolled in the present study who underwent MRI. Pituitary gland assessment was done based on MRI analysis. Results: While assessing MRI findings, it was seen that mean Pituitary gland volume was 157.2 mm3 while mean stalk height was 5.7 mm. while evaluating the pituitary gland volume and stalk measurements in normal Indian paediatric population on MRI, it was seen that mean stalk height and mean volume increased significantly with age. Conclusion: The authors conclude that Pituitary size can be accurately determined by using MRI and should be correlated with the subject’s age for further correlation
Artificial intelligence enabled conversational agent for mental healthcare
Get PDFConversational agents are software programs that can converse with users in the manner of a real-world conversation. Artificial intelligence (AI) is not complete without conversation modelling. The most difficult artificial intelligence endeavour since its start has been developing an effective chatbot application. Despite chatbots may do a variety of tasks, their main duty is to accurately understand human speech and respond appropriately. Previously, manual patterns and instructions or simple statistical methods were used to create chatbot architectures. Due to its improved capacity for training, end-to-end AI has replaced these models since 2015. The most popular technique for conversation simulation at the moment is the encoder-decoder recurrent neural network (RNN). The realm of language comprehension served as inspiration for this design. Until recently, some additions and changes dramatically enhanced chatbot conversational abilities. In this paper, we outline our research results into creating an interactive digital chatbot that may provide patients with psychological assistance. To build and train the chatbot, we used resources such Rasa Natural Language Processing (NLU) technology, which employs natural language processing (NLP) methods. The results of the investigation showed that selecting proper responses while conversing with patients had a more than 70% predictive performance
Enhancement growth of Swietenia Mahogany seedlings under different irrigation intervals by foliar application of basil leaves extract
Get PDFDrought is a global problem that many countries suffer from, as a result of climate change. Swietenia mahogany tree is grown as an ornamental and timber tree and its wood is used in shipbuilding and furniture manufacturing. Therefore, the goal is to use this type of plant for its multiple uses, while reducing the quantities of water consumed for its growth to cope with the drought conditions by using basil leaves extract as natural extract and eco-friendly, it is noticed that all vegetative growth parameters and photosynthetic pigments decreased by increasing irrigation intervals, the rest chemical constituents were increased by increasing irrigation intervals except total sugar content which showed the highest value at irrigation every 7 days. Treating the seedlings with BLE at 10% enhanced all vegetative growth parameters and photosynthetic pigments and reduce all oxidative markers and so antioxidant compounds, it was concluded that BLE at 10% enhanced the tolerance of S. mahogany seedlings under all irrigation levels. The irrigation every 5 days showed preferable results followed by irrigation every 7 days
Morphometry of coronary sinus and its role in cardiac cannulation
Get PDFIntroduction:- The coronary sinus is a collection of veins, joined together to form a large vessel that collects blood from the heart muscle (myocardium) 1. Most cardiac veins drain into the wide coronary sinus, 2 or 3 cm long, lying in the posterior atrioventricular groove between the left atrium and ventricle.2 The sinus opens into the right atrium between the opening of the inferior vena cava and the right atrioventricular orifice. An endocardial fold may guard the entrance of sinus valve of the coronary sinus or Thebesian Valve. The fold may be absent or may cover the ostium of the sinus completely or partially. Material & Method:- The present study was conducted in the anatomy department of medical college Baroda, Gujarat. One hundred formalin-fixed hearts specimens were taken for the study The dimensions of the coronary sinus ostium in millimetres was measured with the help of digital vernier calliper. Craniocaudal and transverse length were measured and recorded in Microsoft excel. Result :- In the current study, we observed that 58 hearts had the coronary sinus with a thebesian Valve and the rest 42 were without a thebesian Valve. 
Anti-gravity treadmill training for children with cerebral palsy: A systematic review and meta-analysis
Get PDFBackground: Walking dysfunction in children with cerebral palsy (CP) contributes to significant limitations in participating properly in daily living activities. Various types of treadmills have emerged to address this obstacle such as the antigravity treadmill (AGT) which aims towards reducing the effect of gravity on its users. Aim: This systematic review examines the literature on the effectiveness of (AGT) on walking abilities in children with CP. Methods: Protocol registration (CRD42020164202) in April 2020 was followed by six electronic database searches for randomized clinical trials (RCTs), examining the effectiveness of AGT on walking and balancing abilities in children with CP. The included studies were assessed for quality using the Physiotherapy Evidence Database (PEDro) scale. Results: Three studies of good quality met the inclusion criteria. AGT was significantly associated with improved walking velocity and cadence, while stride length showed insignificant difference between groups (SMD= 0.07, 95%CI 0.06 to 0.08, p< 0.00001),(SMD= 12.29, 95%CI 9.58 to 14.99, p< 0.00001) and (SMD= 0.07, 95%CI -0.08 to 0.23, p< 0.36). 
Cellular technologies in the treatment of scalded patients: Literature review
Get PDFOver the past decades, new methods of treating burn wounds based on biotechnology have appeared. The review presents the main materials for the treatment of burns, which were created using tissue engineering - biological wound dressings and skin substitutes