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Use of Conchal Cartilage and Acellular Dermal Matrix in Repair of Palatal Fistulae
Palatal fistula formation is one of the most unwanted and troublesome complications after cleft palate repair which has many etiologies with an incidence ranging from 4% to 35%. The two main symptoms that indi...
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Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy
Cancer is known globally as a fatal disease with only minor progress done in reducing its morbidity and mortality. Still the exact reasons that predispose to cancer are not well defined; however incorrect diet...
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Tissue Engineering Strategies in Cleft Palate
Tissue engineering strategies and research on bony cleft palate involve fabricating biomaterials, scaffolds modulations to induce osteo-induction and osteo-conduction, either from natural materials, peptides a...
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Tissue Engineering Strategies in Cleft Palate
Tissue engineering strategies and research on bony cleft palate involve fabricating biomaterials, scaffolds modulations to induce osteo-induction and osteo-conduction, either from natural materials, peptides a...
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Management of anomalies associated with cleft palate
Cleft palate is one of the commonest births defects which are mostly non-syndromic, however this condition may be associated with other congenital anomalies. Although most of these associated anomalies or synd...
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Management of Anomalies Associated with Cleft Palate
Cleft palate is one of the commonest birth defects which are mostly non-syndromic, however this condition may be associated with other congenital anomalies. Although most of these associated anomalies or syndr...
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Living Reference Work Entry In depth
Nutraceuticals in Cancer Therapy
Cancer is known globally as a fatal disease with only minor progress done in reducing its morbidity and mortality. Still the exact reasons that predispose to cancer are not well defined; however incorrect diet...
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Open AccessInlay butterfly versus underlay cartilage tympanoplasty
Tympanic membrane grafting is one of the most common otological procedures. Underlay technique of tympanoplasty was described by Shea in 1960. Utech in 1959 introduce the cartilage in middle ear surgery. The s...
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Combined top-down approach with low-power thulium laser enucleation of prostate: evaluation of one-year functional outcomes
To evaluate the safety and efficacy of combined top and down low power thulium laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuLEP).
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Open AccessBio-guided bioactive profiling and HPLC-DAD fingerprinting of Ukrainian saffron (Crocus sativus stigmas): moving from correlation toward causation
Saffron or stigmas of Crocus sativus L. is one of the most valuable food products with interesting health-promoting properties. C. sativus has been widely used as a coloring and flavoring agent. Stigmas secondary...
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Open AccessAortic valve function post-replacement of severe aortic stenosis by transcatheter procedure versus surgery: a systematic review and metanalysis
Transcatheter aortic valve replacement (TAVR) has shown to reduce mortality compared to surgical aortic valve replacement (sAVR). However, it is unknown which procedure is associated with better post-procedura...
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Open AccessInvestigation of the anti-hyperglycemic and antioxidant effects of wheat bread supplemented with onion peel extract and onion powder in diabetic rats
Onion is one of the commonly cultivated and consumed vegetables rich in nutrients and phytochemicals. Various nutraceuticals are found in the outer fleshy layers and dry peel of onion which usually is treated ...
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Bioactive polyketides from the pathogenic fungus of Epicoccum sorghinum
We discovered and identified a series of characteristic substances, including one new polyketide, epicorepoxydon B, of the important pathogenic fungus, Epicoccum sorghinum, of sorghum. The fungal extract and some...
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Open AccessDiabetes-related cardiovascular and economic burden in patients hospitalized for heart failure in the US: a recent temporal trend analysis from the National Inpatient Sample
We aimed to study the cardiovascular and economic burden of diabetes mellitus (DM) in patients hospitalized for heart failure (HF) in the US and to assess the recent temporal trend. Data from the National Inpa...
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Fe3O4 Nanoparticles Capped with PEG Induce Apoptosis in Breast Cancer AMJ13 Cells Via Mitochondrial Damage and Reduction of NF-κB Translocation
In the current study, polyethylene glycol (PEG) was employed to cap super magnetite nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs) through hydrothermal preparation. The main goal of this study is to investigate the influence of physi...
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Quinone Derivatives from the Soft Coral Sinularia scabra
One new quinone derivative, 1′,2′-epoxyflexibilisquinone (1), and one known quinone compound, flexibilisquinone (2), were isolated from the wild-type soft coral Sinularia scabra. The structures of both compounds
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Phytotherapeutics in Inflammatory Lung Diseases
Inflammatory lung diseases such as asthma can be defined as a widely spread chronic inflammatory disease presented with airway hyperresponsiveness, mucus hypersecretion, and remodeling. These diseases may be t...
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Impact of previous urethroplasty on the outcome after artificial urinary sphincter implantation: a prospective evaluation
To evaluate the impact of previous urethroplasty on complication rates and postoperative continence after primary artificial urinary sphincter (AUS) implantation in male patients with severe stress urinary inc...
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Open AccessImpact of case volume per year on flexible Ureteroscopy practice: an internet based survey
To report current worldwide variation in techniques and clinical practice of flexible ureteroscopy (FURS) among endourologists of different case volumes per year.
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Integrative Mental Health and Psychosocial Support Interventions for Refugees in Humanitarian Crisis Settings
Refugees are often exposed to various interrelated stressors including the loss of resources and belongings, death of, or separation from, loved ones as well as direct exposure to armed conflict and violence. ...
