Fracture resistance of composite resin cores with or without prefabricated posts over different substrates

The fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth has been an obstacle to the durability of the remaining teeth and restorations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the fracture resistance of endodontically treated bovine and human teeth that were restored with either prefabricated metal posts, glass fiber posts, or composite resin cores. Statistical analysis revealed significant difference between different substrates, but there was no statistically significant difference between different types of intraradicular posts or in the interaction between substrate and post types. The intraradicular posts do not increase the fracture resistance of endodontically treated teeth. The metal posts presented more unfavorable fracture modes when compared to glass fiber posts and composite resin cores.

Power Electronics course: Analysis and evaluation of the educational software and the environment learning

This paper presents the analysis and evaluation of the Power Electronics course at So Paulo State University-UNESP-Campus of Ilha Solteira(SP)-Brazil, which includes the usage of interactive Java simulations tools and an educational software to aid the teaching of power electronic converters. This platform serves as an oriented course for the lectures and supplementary support for laboratory experiments in the power electronics courses. The simulation tools provide an interactive and dynamic way to visualize the power electronics converters behavior together with the educational software, which contemplates the theory and a list of subjects for circuit simulations. In order to verify the performance and the effectiveness of the proposed interactive educational platform, it is presented a statistical analysis considering the last three years. © 2011 IEEE.

Biocompatibility analysis of Bioglass® 45S5 and Biosilicate® implants in the rabbit eviscerated socket

Purpose: Bioactive glass and bioactive glass-ceramic cone implants were placed in the rabbit eviscerated socket to assess their biocompatibility. Methods: Fifty-one Norfolk albino rabbits underwent evisceration of the right eye followed by implantation of cones made from Bioglass® 45S5 (control group) and two types of bioactive glass-ceramic (Biosilicate®), a single- and a two-phase bioactive glass-ceramic implants into the scleral cavity. Postoperative reactions, animal behavior and socket conditions were monitored daily. Clinical exam, biochemical evaluations, and orbit computed tomographic scan were done at 7, 90, and 180 days post-procedure. After that, the animals were euthanized, and the orbital content was removed and prepared to light microscopy with morphometric evaluation and scanning electron microscopy examination. Statistical analysis was done by parametric and non-parametric analysis of variance, complemented by Dunn's and Tukey's tests (p<0.05). Results: All animals did not develop systemic toxicity throughout the experimental period and also did not have orbit infection, implant migration or extrusion. Morphological analysis demonstrated pseudocapsule around all implants. Bioglass® and single-phase Biosilicate® implants induced less inflammation and pseudocapsule formation than two-phase Biosilicate® cones. Seven days post-procedure, the inflammatory reaction was intense and gradually decreased throughout the experiment. Tissue reaction was least intense in animals receiving Bioglass® implants. Conclusions: We observe discrete differences among the studied materials, with best responses obtained with use of Bioglass® 45S5 and single-phase Biosilicate®. The authors agree these implants might be useful in the management of the anophthalmic socket. © 2012 Informa Healthcare USA, Inc.

Degree of conversion of polymer-matrix composite assessed by FTIR analysis

Aims and objectives: The behavior of polymer-matrix composite is dependent on the degree of conversion. The aim of this study was to evaluate the degree of conversion of two resin cements following storage at 37°C immediately, 24 and 48 hours, and 7 days after light-curing by FTIR analysis. Materials and methods: The specimens were made in a metallic mold and cured with blue LED with power density of 500 mW/cm2 for 30 seconds. The specimens were pulverized, pressed with KBr and analyzed with FTIR following storage times. Statistical analysis used: ANOVA (two-way) and Tukey's post hoc. Results: To the polymer-matrix composites between 24 and 48 hours does not show a significant increase (p > 0.05), however, the highest values were found after 7 days. Conclusion: The polymer-matrix composites used in this study showed similarity on the degree of conversion and increased of according to the time of storage.

Cephalometric analysis of prediction tracings: A comparison of three different methods

The purpose of this study was to compare-using cephalometric analysis (McNamara, and Legan and Burstone)-prediction tracings performed using three different methods, that is, manual and using the Dentofacial Planner Plus and Dolphin Image computer programs, with postoperative outcomes. Pre- and postoperative (6 months after surgery) lateral cephalometric radiographs were selected from 25 long-faced patients treated with combined surgery. Prediction tracings were made with each method and compared cephalometrically with the postoperative results. This protocol was repeated once more for method error evaluation. Statistical analysis was made by ANOVA and the Tukey test. The results showed superior predictability when the manual method was applied (50% similarity to postoperative results), followed by Dentofacial Planner Plus (31.2%) and Dolphin Image (18.8%). The experimental condition suggests that the manual method provides greater accuracy, although the predictability of the digital methods proved quite satisfactory. © 2013 World Federation of Orthodontists.

Clinical diagnosis and histological analysis of vocal nodules and polyps

Recent studies emphasize the importance of the clinical-histology correlation in laryngeal pathologies. Objective: To compare the ENT diagnosis with the pathology diagnosis one of 132 surgical specimens, from 119 patients with vocal nodules and polyps. Method: Retrospective study. We investigated the paraffin blocks corresponding to the lesions of the operated patients. We made new histology cross-sections, totaling 396 new slides, divided into three groups: hematoxylin and eosin, Gomori trichrome and PAS. We analyzed the following histological parameters: epithelium, lamina propria, basement membrane, vascular changes. We compared the laryngological and pathological diagnoses, and we did the statistical analysis, checking the predominant histological aspects in each lesion. Results: There was an agreement between the clinical and pathological diagnoses in 123 (93.18%) of 132 lesions analyzed (42.42% nodules and 50.76% polyps). In the histological parameters we found: epithelial changes such as nodules hyperplasia (82.14%) and polyp atrophy (31.34%). Lamina propria: edema in polyps (71.43%), fibrosis in the nodules (57.14%). Basement membrane: thickened nodules (100%), thin/no change in polyps (100%). There was a predominance of vascular changes in the polyps. Conclusion: We found a high correlation between the ENT diagnosis and the pathology report. Histopathologically, the nodules presented with predominantly epithelial changes, lamina propria and basement membrane fibrosis, while the polyps by changes strictly on the lamina propria and vascular aspects.

Perfil da fluência em tarefa de narrativa oral em indivíduos com Síndrome de Down

Pós-graduação em Fonoaudiologia - FFC

Diagnóstico da paracoccidioidomicose em pacientes atendidos em serviços de rotina de hospital universitário

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Avaliação da eficácia analgésica da farmacopuntura com meloxicam e da aquapuntura preemptivas em gatas submetidas à ovariosalpingohisterectomia (OSH)

Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior (CAPES)

Investigação do consumo alimentar e dos indicadores da composição corporal das mulheres na pós-menopausa

Pós-graduação em Ginecologia, Obstetrícia e Mastologia - FMB

Estratégias de enfrentamento e níveis de ansiedade de mulheres em tratamento psicológico

Pós-graduação em Psicologia do Desenvolvimento e Aprendizagem - FC

Efeitos analgésico, hemostático, renal e digestório na administração perioperatória de vedaprofeno, tramadol ou de sua associação em felinos submetidos à ovariosalpingohisterectomia

Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico (CNPq)

Envelhecimento, linguagem e memória visuo-espacial: um estudo comparativo exploratório do desempenho humano em testes neuropsicológicos selecionados

O reconhecimento dos limites entre o envelhecimento normal e o patológico é essencial para a adoção de políticas de saúde baseadas em evidências para o grupo etário acima de 65 anos. Este estudo é parte de um esforço sistemático que o grupo de pesquisa do Laboratório de Investigações em Neurodegeneração e Infecção da Universidade Federal do Pará tem feito para fornecer informações translacionais sobre a neurobiologia do envelhecimento normal e alterada. A meta principal em longo prazo é permitir políticas públicas para o envelhecimento saudável na Região Amazônica. No presente trabalho investigamos os efeitos do envelhecimento sobre os desempenhos em testes neuropsicológicos selecionados para avaliar aprendizagem, memória e alterações de linguagem. 29 adultos jovens (29,9 ± 1,06 anos) e 31 idosos (74,1 ± 1,15 anos) saudáveis foram submetidos aos testes e os resultados de seus desempenhos foram comparados por testes paramétricos e estatística multivariada. Uma anamnese e uma variedade de testes cognitivos, incluindo Mini Exame do Estado Mental, tarefas visuo-espaciais de aprendizagem e de memória da bateria de testes neuropsicológicos automatizados - CANTAB e testes de linguagem incluindo fluência verbal semântica e fonológica, teste de nomeação de Boston reduzido, performance narrativa utilizando a figura “o roubo dos biscoitos” e alguns testes da Bateria Montreal de Comunicação - MAC. O programa BioEstat versão 5.0 e o pacote estatístico SPSS foram utilizados para a análise. O teste paramétrico t de Student ou o não paramétrico de Mann-Whitney foram aplicados para detectar diferenças significativas (fixadas em valores de p <0,05). Os grupos foram pareados por escolaridade e incluiu homens e mulheres. A análise das subcategorias que compõem o MEEM mostrou diferença significativa apenas na recuperação da memória de evocação de lista de palavras, em que o grupo de idosos apresentou pior desempenho em comparação com o grupo de jovens. Foram encontradas diferenças estatisticamente significativas entre os desempenhos de idosos e jovens adultos nos seguintes testes de linguagem: 1) Nomeação de Boston, 2) Testes de Narrativa, 3) Metáforas; 4) Prosódia Emocional e Linguística. Em comparação com os adultos jovens, indivíduos idosos apresentaram pior desempenho em 10 medidas diferentes nos testes de memória visuo-espacial e de aprendizagem do CANTAB. Distâncias Euclidianas e análise discriminante obtidas a partir do CANTAB e dos testes de linguagem demonstraram que os primeiros distinguem os grupos com maior resolução. Os efeitos do envelhecimento sobre o desempenho nos testes neuropsicológicos selecionados revelam que a Bateria CANTAB, empregada para testar a memória visuo-espacial, é mais sensível e discrimina melhor a formação de subgrupos tanto no grupo de adultos jovens quanto no grupo de idosos. Por essa razão sugerimos que a aplicação em larga escala de testes selecionados da bateria CANTAB, tanto em estudos transversais como em longitudinais, vai aumentar nossa capacidade de resolução na distinção dos limites entre o envelhecimento normal e o patológico.

Evaluation via multivariate techniques of scale factor variability in the rietveld method applied to quantitative phase analysis with X ray powder diffraction

ABSTRACT: The present work uses multivariate statistical analysis as a form of establishing the main sources of error in the Quantitative Phase Analysis (QPA) using the Rietveld method. The quantitative determination of crystalline phases using x ray powder diffraction is a complex measurement process whose results are influenced by several factors. Ternary mixtures of Al2O3, MgO and NiO were prepared under controlled conditions and the diffractions were obtained using the Bragg-Brentano geometric arrangement. It was possible to establish four sources of critical variations: the experimental absorption and the scale factor of NiO, which is the phase with the greatest linear absorption coefficient of the ternary mixture; the instrumental characteristics represented by mechanical errors of the goniometer and sample displacement; the other two phases (Al2O3 and MgO); and the temperature and relative humidity of the air in the laboratory. The error sources excessively impair the QPA with the Rietveld method. Therefore it becomes necessary to control them during the measurement procedure.

Avaliação histeroscópica e imuno-histoquímica dos pólipos endometriais

Fundação de Amparo à Pesquisa do Estado de São Paulo (FAPESP)