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A comparison of Listerine® and sodium bicarbonate oral cleansing solutions on dental plaque colonisation and incidence of ventilator associated pneumonia in mechanically ventilated patients: A randomised control trial
submitted by lambwo 32 minutes ago - Topic: Health
Effective oral hygiene has been proposed as a key factor in the reduction of dental plaque colonisation and subsequent development of ventilator associated pneumonia (VAP). Listerine® oral rinse, while used extensively in dental practice has rarely been tested in mechanically ventilated patients...



Phosphorus nutrition of phosphorus-sensitive Australian native plants: threats to plant communities in a global biodiversity hotspot
submitted by sommei 33 minutes ago - Topic: Biology
South-western Australia harbours a global biodiversity hotspot on the world's most phosphorus (P)-impoverished soils. The greatest biodiversity occurs on the most severely nutrient-impoverished soils, where non-mycorrhizal species are a prominent component of the flora. Mycorrhizal species domina...

Effects of Carotid Artery Stenting on Arterial Geometry
submitted by libareas 45 minutes ago - Topic: Health
The role of carotid artery stenting (CAS) for the treatment of carotid artery disease continues to evolve, despite higher stroke and restenosis risks for CAS compared with conventional open endarterectomy. Understanding the effects of CAS on arterial geometry, which strongly influence hemodynamic...

Silencing of gonad-inhibiting hormone gene expression in Penaeus monodon by feeding with GIH dsRNA-enriched Artemia
submitted by sason227 53 minutes ago - Topic: Agriculture
In penaeid shrimp, RNA interference technology was successfully applied to inhibit viral replication as well as to silence shrimp endogenous genes. Our previous study showed that double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) targeting gonad-inhibiting hormone (GIH) gene was able to induce ovarian maturation in Pen...

Impact of intermittent pneumatic foot pumps on delay to surgery following ankle fracture
submitted by apsengh 54 minutes ago - Topic: Health
Ankle fractures requiring open reduction and internal fixation (ORIF) are common and place considerable burden on inpatient beds. ORIF cannot be performed once the associated swelling is too excessive to permit tension-free wound closure. Where ORIF cannot be performed before the onset of swellin...



Routine preoperative 111In-octreotide scintigraphy in patients with medullary thyroid cancer
submitted by monto72 1 hour ago - Topic: Health
Surgery is the only potential cure for patients with medullary thyroid carcinoma (MTC). Preoperative ultrasound, computed tomography and magnetic resonance imaging are not sensitive enough for detection of microscopic disease. The aim of this study was to investigate if routine preoperative 111In...

Laparoscopic versus conventional ileoanal pouch procedure in patients undergoing elective restorative proctocolectomy (LapConPouch Trial)—a randomized controlled trial
submitted by monto72 1 hour ago - Topic: Health
Restorative proctocolectomy with ileal pouch-anal anastomosis (IPAA) is the standard surgical procedure for ulcerative colitis (UC) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP). While minimal invasive techniques have been applied increasingly, clear evidence of superiority for laparoscopic pouch proc...

Frequency of missed and cancelled appointments in King Saud University orthodontic clinic
submitted by listir 2 hours ago - Topic: Health
To determine the frequency of missed and cancelled orthodontic appointments in the dental college in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia besides the assessment of the factors that may influence the patients’ attendance to their appointments. Self administrated questionnaires were handed by the receptionist in...

Rhizosphere bacterial communities associated with healthy and Heterodera glycines-infected soybean roots
submitted by moty 2 hours ago - Topic: Biology
Bacterial communities in rhizosphere soil of soybean plants that were healthy, infected with soybean cyst nematode (SCN, Heterodera glycines), and infected with SCN but treated with Purpureocillium lilacinus YES-2 were investigated with community-level physiological profile (Biolog) and 16S rDNA ...

Costs and Benefits of Bullying in the Context of the Peer Group: A Three Wave Longitudinal Analysis
submitted by jomelqoder 2 hours ago - Topic: Health
Whereas previous research has shown that bullying in youth is predictive of a range of negative outcomes later in life, the more proximal consequences of bullying in the context of the peer group at school are not as clear. The present three-wave longitudinal study followed children (N = 394;...

Uptake of water from a Kandosol subsoil. II. Control of water uptake by roots
submitted by ogradivca 2 hours ago - Topic: Agriculture
To test for the presence of an impediment to water flow at the soil-root interface.Wheat plants were grown in repacked and undisturbed field soil. Their transpiration rate, E, was varied in several steps from low to high and then back to low again, while the hydrostatic pressure in the leaf xylem...

Assessing the accuracy of simple field based root strength measurements
submitted by ogradivca 2 hours ago - Topic: Agriculture
Root reinforcement of slopes is a key control on landslide triggering, yet remains difficult to measure. Dozens of studies have utilised a wide range of testing methods to understand the tensile strength properties to estimate root reinforcement. We present a systematic attempt to evaluate the si...

Broad-scale heterogeneity influences nest selection by Brown-headed Cowbirds
submitted by otteke 2 hours ago - Topic: Biology
Increasing habitat heterogeneity is widely considered to improve conditions for biodiversity. Yet benefits for native species depend on scale and the effect of heterogeneity on key processes influencing survival and reproduction. We examined the relationship between habitat heterogeneity and broo...

Escaping the flames: large termitaria as refugia from fire in miombo woodland
submitted by otteke 2 hours ago - Topic: Biology
At finer scales, spatial heterogeneity can influence fire intensity and severity. To test whether Macrotermes termite mounds act as fire refugia for woody plants, we assessed effects of fire on individual plants, woody plant structure and composition in a miombo woodland in Zimbabwe, where elepha...

Vanda perplexa (Orchidaceae): a new species from the Lesser Sunda Islands
submitted by mozinrhl 2 hours ago - Topic: Biology
Vanda perplexa, a new species of orchid from the Lesser Sunda Islands is described and discussed.




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