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Lifestyle modifications in the management of obstructive sleep apnea: Management of obstructive sleep apnea and the predictors of outcome
Get PDF Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is an exhausting sleep disorder regulating an individual's routine life. It is the most common type of sleep-disordered breathing and is characterized by recurrent episodes of upper airway collapse during sleep. Besides, several studies are performed to prove the efficacy of lifestyle strategies to resolute OSA in adults. Reducing weight, quitting alcohol and smoking, eating a nutritional diet, and exercising are the modifications to benefit people. This review aims to expand our knowledge of the association between alterations to comportment and better treatment outcomes for sleep apnea
Biogat-fert technique for maximizing water and fertilizer units productivity for potato crop
Get PDFBiogat-fert technique ensure to maximizing water and fertilizer unit productivity for potato crop, Two field experiments were carried out during growing seasons 2019-2020 and 2020-2021, at research farm of National Research Centre in Nubaria region, Egypt to study management of biogat-fert technique on potato crop under drip irrigation system in sandy soil conditions. Study factors were fertigation techniques (fertigation, biogat-fert and fertilizers). The following parameters were studied to evaluate the effect of study factors: (1) mineral and biological fertilizers effect of soil, (2) microbial number, (3) NPK ratio, (4) Yield of potato, (5) water use efficiency of potato, (6) Crop water production function. The results conducted that soil fertility was enhanced greatly in bio-fertilizer treatment. The average total N, total P and total K in 0–40 cm soil layers increased to 29.17, 26.67and 36.7% respectively. The average CFU of bacteria in soil layers increased by 15 Time. After drip irrigation, the CFU of bacteria had increased further, and reached more than 7.8× 107 CFU/g dry soil in the 0–40 cm soil layers. The results showed that the application of different bio-fertilizer along with fertilizers revealed significant positive impact on crop yield
Evaluation of the posterior reference point of ala tragus line in relation to occlusal plane and Frankfort horizontal plane through cephalometry in Sangareddy (Telangana) population
Get PDFThe Occlusal plane (OP) inclination is determined by paralleling the ala- tragus line to the occlusal plane. The location of the ala-tragus line is unclear because the exact location of the posterior reference tragal point is controversial. Additionally, morphological variations are observed between different ethnic groups. Therefore, evaluation of the exact reference point on the tragus is important. The study aimed to determine the most reliable posterior reference point on the ala‑tragus line that forms the most parallel line with the natural OP among the dentate Sangareddy volunteers from Telangana. Prosthodontically related craniofacial reference lines and angles of lateral cephalometric radiographs were analyzed for 25 dentate volunteers. Stainless steel balls were attached to the ala of the nose (A) and three points corresponding to the inferior (I), middle (M), and superior (S) points on the tragus. The angle formed by each line (IA, MA, and SA planes) with the OP and Frankfort horizontal (FH) plane were measured on cephalometric tracings
Oro-motor skills and gross motor abilities in children with diplegic cerebral palsy following electrical stimulation
Get PDFFeeding difficulties are common in children with diplegic cerebral palsy (CP). Swallowing difficulties, extended feeding times, poor postural control, frequent chocking/coughing, trouble drinking, and frequent vomiting are the most common feeding challenges. The dysfunctional daily eating activities among these population result in reduced quality of life, limited functional performance, and they become dependent in most of oral health care and mealtimes.The specific nature and severity of the feeding problems may differ to some degree, in relation to sensorimotor impairment, gross and fine motor limitations. This study was conducted to investigate the effect of electrical stimulation on oro-motor skills and gross motor abilities in children with diplegic cerebral palsy and to find out if there was a relationship between them. Eighteen children with diplegic cerebral palsy aged from 3 to 5 years from both sexes participated in this study. They received a designed physical therapy, oromotor exercises for 60 minutes followed by electrical stimulation for 40 minutes. The treatment was conducted two sessions per week for three successive months. Data obtained from both groups pre treatment and post treatment regarding Gross Motor Function Measure (GMFM-88), Oral Motor Assessment Scale (OMAS)
Assessment of dyslipidemia and atherogenic index of plasma in stage 3 to Stage 5 chronic kidney disease
Get PDFIn Chronic Kidney Disease leading factor for morbidity and mortality is Cardiovascular disease. In CKD there is a risk of cardiovascular complications more than 50%. Dyslipidemia is one of leading risk cause for cardiovascular complication in normal healthy individual and also in chronic kidney disease. The Study contains 180 in which 45 as control group and 135 will be CKD individuals with stage 3 to stage 5 each stage consist of 45 each. In all the subjects Serum sample was estimated for blood urea, creatinine, triglycerides, cholesterol, and HDL-C by using fully automatic chemistry analyzer. VLDL, LDL and AIP was calculated. GFR was estimated by MDRD formula. Data was expressed by Mean ±SD. The mean value of triglycerides and VLDL in serum are raised in CKD stages 3 to stage 5 compared with control and it is shown statistically significant (p<0.001). The HDL-C mean value is decreased in CKD stages 3 to stage 5 when compared with control and it is shown statistically significant (p<0.0001). The mean value of serum total cholesterol and LDL-C is not significantly significant in CKD stages 3 to stage 5 compared with control
Photobiomodulatory effects of multi wavelength diode lasers on the proliferation and differentiation of human dental pulp stem cells: An ex-vivo study
Get PDFPhotobiomodulation is currently trending as a potential stimulator of several cell lines including human dental pulp stem cells (HDPSc) proliferation and differentiation. This study evaluated the Photo-biomodulatory effects of different wavelength diode lasers on HDPSc proliferation and differentiation. Dental pulp stem cells were recovered from human mature premolar teeth extracted for orthodontic reasons, isolated and cultured followed by irradiation with different wavelength laser diodes (660 nm, 450nm and 810nm, 100 mW, all standardized to continuous mode, for 3 minutes at a distance of 1cm from the cells). Cell proliferation was analyzed at 1, 3, and 5 days by flow cytometry. Cell differentiation was analyzed by Alizarin Red Staining at days 7, 14 and 21. Cell proliferation and differentiation were compared with a negative control where cells were maintained in a culture medium without any irradiation and a positive control where pulp cells were cultured in a growth induction medium - Mineral trioxide aggregate (MTA). One -Way and Repeated measures ANOVA followed by Tukey’s HSD post Hoc test were used for statistical analysis. Proliferating cells were significantly higher in the positive control and Infra-red-PBM groups compared to other groups. (Day 3: p=0.002, Day 5: p=0.00)
Factors associated with early and late COVID-19 related deaths in Riyadh city, Saudi Arabia: A prospective cohort study
Get PDFBackground: COVID-19 is a contagious viral disease affecting the respiratory system leading to severe acute respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS) and can progress to respiratory failure and death. Objective: To evaluate factors associated with early versus late COVID-19 related deaths for patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit (ICU). Methods: We prospectively followed up all critically ill cases with a confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19 who progressed to death at the adult ICU in Prince Mohammed bin Abdul-Aziz hospital in Riyadh, from January to December, 2020. We analyzed demographic characteristics, presenting symptoms and signs before and after admission, associated comorbidities, the use of mechanical ventilation and admission-death duration. A subsample of 160 cases were divided into two groups according to the admission to death duration, Group 1 < 14 days (n = 71) and group 2 > 14 days (n = 89). Results: A total of 160 deaths underwent detailed analysis. The population's median age was 60.4 years. There was significantly more deaths occurred in males 123/160 (77.5%) compared to females 37/160 (22.5%) (P < 0.001). There was significantly higher mortality cases in the age group of 60-69 years occurring in group 2 compared to group 1
Knowledge, attitude and perception on OPMD among oral medicine specialists
Get PDFBACKGROUND: Oral potentially malignant disorders are common oral mucosal lesions associated with tobacco habit mainly and few congenital, immunologically mediated mucocutaneous disorders with increased risk for malignant transformation diseases. Aim: The aim of this questionnaire study is to assess the awareness of evidence based medical management of OPMDs among oral medicine specialists in a university setting. The questionnaire based study was conducted among 100 participants. A self-administered questionnaire was used. Sampling was done by convenient sampling. The study was done in a university setting. The questionnaires were distributed to the post graduates and teaching faculties with varied teaching experience in Oral medicine speciality. It was circulated using an online search software, google form and the response was collected through it. CONCLUSION: The collected data was ranked as good, average and below average and the data collected were stored and results were analysed by SPSS software. Out of 100, the need of educational programs exclusively on topical therapeutics in management of oral mucosal lesions to be initiated from the beginning of post-graduation course and educational programs on current updates of topical therapeutics is essential for Oral Medicine Specialist to ensure proper treatment protocol in dental practice
Product quality upgrading to create added value of loyalty with wisdom products in Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand
Get PDFRecently, product quality upgrading is essential for creating value added in the product and enhancing loyalty with wisdom products and needs researchers’ attention. Therefore, the current study examines the role of product quality upgrading characteristics such as perceived quality, perceived price and perceived satisfaction level on the loyalty with wisdom products in Samut Songkhram Province, Thailand. The current study has taken the primary data from the wisdom products users using questionnaires and also applied SPSS-AMOS to analyze the collected data. The results revealed that product quality upgrading characteristics such as perceived quality, perceived price and perceived satisfaction level have a positive linkage with loyalty with wisdom products. The article guided the regulators while establishing regulations regarding loyalty with wisdom products using product quality upgrading
Foundation economic development for network development community tourism by linking local products and cultural capital Samut Songkhram Province
Get PDFThe development of a foundation for economics and business networks plays a significant role in community tourism by linking local products and cultural capital in Samut Songkhram province. Both the foundation for economics and business networks have different objectives however both factors play a vital role in community tourism. Hence the core objective of the present study is to determine the effects of foundation for economics and business networks on local products, cultural capital, and community tourism. To achieve the objective of the present study, a survey was preferred to collect primary data from the respondents that were tourists staying in Samut Songkhram. Consequently, a survey questionnaire was preferred to collect the data. Moreover, Partial Least Square, statistical software was used to analyze the data. Results of the present study revealed that economic foundation, business network, local products, and cultural capital have a significant effect on community tourism. According to the results, the increased value of economic foundation and business network also increases the value of local products, cultural capital, and community tourism. The present study is most important for tourists and practitioners to boost community tourism