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The Perceived Levels Of Stress And Anxiety In Student Nurse Anesthetists During A Pandemic: A Descriptive Cross-Sectional Study, Bryant A. Gaudreau

Group: Bryan College of Health Sciences Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) Collection

Background and Significance: Limited research exists regarding Student Registered Nurse Anesthetists' (SRNAs') perceptions of stress and anxiety during a pandemic such as the COVID-19 outbreak. Clinical effects of stress and anxiety have been shown to be detrimental to the active learning process in students.

Purpose: To explore the differences in stress and anxiety among three different cohorts of SRNAs in a nurse anesthesia program during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Methods: Purposive sampling was utilized to select SRNAs who were full-time second or third-year nurse anesthesia students from a Midwestern nurse anesthesia program actively enrolled during the COVID-19 pandemic. Surveys were sent …

Efficacy Of Chlorhexidine Versus Listerine Perioperative Mouthwash In Preventing Ventilator-Acquired Pneumonia: An Integrative Review, James Owen Clements

Group: Bryan College of Health Sciences Doctor of Nurse Anesthesia Practice (DNAP) Collection

Objective: To compare the safety and efficacy of chlorhexidine versus Listerine in perioperative and intensive care settings in preventing ventilator-acquired pneumonia (VAP).

Methods: An integrative review using a keyword search was conducted in Cochrane, Cinahl, and Google Scholar databases. Data was collected regarding the efficacy of chlorhexidine and Listerine in preventing ventilator-acquired pneumonia, safety and side effect profiles, and in vivoin vitro secondary outcome measures.

Results: Chlorhexidine demonstrates superiority to Listerine in reducing ventilator-acquired pneumonia. Secondary in vivo tests including plaque and gingivitis reduction, and in vitro tests measuring the effect on bacterial loads, also favors chlorhexidine over Listerine. …

Outcomes Of Care In Single-Occupancy Rooms, Jordan Brown, Claire Alexis, Mckayla Rosenburg

Group: Blessing-Rieman College of Nursing and Health Sciences

How does implementation of single-bed rooms, compared to multi-bedrooms, impact overall patient care and outcomes?

An Exercise In The Provision Of Care For An Adult Patient Under Investigation (Pui) For Ebola: A Patient Care Drill, Justin Mast, Julie Poore, Evelyn Stephenson, Alisha Harter, Debra Fawcett, Claire Roembke, Vicki Harden, Mary Kay Foster, Shawn Gibbs, Amy Voris, Melissa Mcmasters

General Submissions: Clinical Settings Materials

In October of 2014 Indianapolis found itself, like many communities, preparing for the unknown realities of providing care to a Patient under Investigation (PUI) for Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). A group of clinical experts from local facilities gathered to discuss clinical management, guidelines, challenges, and opportunities. Trainings and exercises with local EMS agencies had already begun within the community. But more in depth hospital exercises had not yet been conducted. The clinicians recommended developing an exercise specific to patient care areas where a PUI would be taken care of.

Japan's Response To The Trade Conflict Between The United States And China, Rikako Watai

Washington International Law Journal

Abstract: Decoupling refers to the strategy of separating and disconnecting economies and markets between different nations. However, in the contest of the ongoing trade conflict between the United States and China, decoupling primarily refers to determining economic dependence on a specific nation as a national security risk, thereby reinforcing vulnerabilities in one’s supply chain. Japan views the United States as its primary partner in national security policy and China as a significant market because of its geographic proximity. As a result, ensuring economic security became a pressing concern for Japan.

Japan refers to the United States’ idea of economic …

Specialized Contact Sites Regulate The Fusion Of Chlamydial Inclusion Membranes, Christine Linton, Jordan Wesolowski, Anna Lobley, Toshiyuki Yamaji, Kentaro Hanada, Fabienne Paumet

Department of Microbiology and Immunology Faculty Papers

The intracellular bacterial pathogen Chlamydia trachomatis replicates within a membrane-bound compartment called the inclusion. Upon infection with several chlamydiae, each bacterium creates its own inclusion, resulting in multiple inclusions within each host cell. Ultimately, these inclusions fuse together in a process that requires the chlamydial protein IncA. Here, we show that inclusions form unique contact sites (inclusion contact sites, ICSs) prior to fusion, that serve as fusogenic platforms in which specific lipids and chlamydial proteins concentrate. Fusion depends on IncA clustering within ICSs and is regulated by PI(3,4)P₂ and sphingolipids. As IncA concentrates within ICSs, its C-terminus likely interacts …

Ten Challenges And Opportunities In Computational Immuno-Oncology, Riyue Bao, Alan Hutson, Anant Madabhushi, Vanessa D Jonsson, Spencer R Rosario, Jill S Barnholtz-Sloan, Elana J Fertig, Himangi Marathe, Lyndsay Harris, Jennifer Altreuter, Qingrong Chen, James Dignam, Andrew J Gentles, Edgar Gonzalez-Kozlova, Sacha Gnjatic, Erika Kim, Mark Long, Martin Morgan, Eytan Ruppin, David Van Valen, Hong Zhang, Natalie Vokes, Daoud Meerzaman, Song Liu, Eliezer M Van Allen, Yi Xing

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Immuno-oncology has transformed the treatment of cancer, with several immunotherapies becoming the standard treatment across histologies. Despite these advancements, the majority of patients do not experience durable clinical benefits, highlighting the imperative for ongoing advancement in immuno-oncology. Computational immuno-oncology emerges as a forefront discipline that draws on biomedical data science and intersects with oncology, immunology, and clinical research, with the overarching goal to accelerate the development of effective and safe immuno-oncology treatments from the laboratory to the clinic. In this review, we outline 10 critical challenges and opportunities in computational immuno-oncology, emphasizing the importance of robust computational strategies and interdisciplinary …

The Challenges Of The Digital Transformation Of A Hospital According To The Trends Of Innovative Technological Development, Vehebi Sofiu, Faton Kabashi, Lamir Shkurti, Mirlinda Reqica, Mirlinda Selimaj, Greta Ahma

UBT International Conference

This paper deals with the information management process of the digital transformation of a hospital based on the integration of advanced technologies. The orientation of this transformation is patient healthcare and inter-institutional data protection by raising the level of security measures through Block chain technology. The purpose of this work is to take preventive measures of information security and cyber security violations. The transformational adaptation model fills the institution's neglectful gaps in the delivery of health care and patient information through the electronic book. In addition, it advances technological development that adapts the intelligence approach to the infrastructure of medical …

Let's Have A Chat: How Well Does An Artificial Intelligence Chatbot Answer Clinical Infectious Diseases Pharmacotherapy Questions?, Wesley D. Kufel, Kathleen D. Hanrahan, Robert W. Seabury, Katie A. Parsels, Jason C. Gallagher, Conan Macdougall, Elizabeth W. Covington, Elias B. Chahine, Rachel S. Britt, Jeffrey M. Steele

Pharmacy Faculty Scholarship

Background. It is unknown whether ChatGPT provides quality responses to infectious diseases (ID) pharmacotherapy questions. This study surveyed ID pharmacist subject matter experts (SMEs) to assess the quality of ChatGPT version 3.5 (GPT-3.5) responses.

Methods. The primary outcome was the percentage of GPT-3.5 responses considered useful by SME rating. Secondary outcomes were SMEs’ ratings of correctness, completeness, and safety. Rating definitions were based on literature review. One hundred ID pharmacotherapy questions were entered into GPT-3.5 without custom instructions or additional prompts, and responses were recorded. A 0–10 rating scale for correctness, completeness, and safety was developed and validated for interrater …

The Bowel Bug Mystery: Clostridium Dificile In The Blood - A Rare Misunderstood Phenomenon, Samee Farooqi, Ahmad Mardini, Ahmed Abuhasna, Krishna Shah, Matthew Posen, Harreth Raddawi

Advocate GME

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A Call To Action: The Shea Research Agenda To Combat Healthcare-Associated Infections, Jennie H Kwon, Sonali D Advani, Westyn Branch-Elliman, Barbara I Braun, Vincent Chi-Chung Cheng, Kathleen Chiotos, Peggy Douglas, Shruti K Gohil, Sara C Keller, Eili Y Klein, Sarah L Krein, Eric T Lofgren, Katreena Merrill, Rebekah W Moehring, Elizabeth Monsees, Luci Perri, Felicia Scaggs Huang, Mark A Shelly, Felicia Skelton, Emily S Spivak, Pranavi V Sreeramoju, Katie J Suda, Joseph Y Ting, Gregory David Weston, Mohamed H Yassin, Matthew J Ziegler, Lona Mody

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

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Development Of Graphene Oxide-Based Biosensing Platforms For Label-Free Bioelectronic Detection Of Pathogenic Microorganisms, Sezi̇n Yüksel, Fethi̇ye Ferda Yilmaz, Hüseyi̇n Taşli, Pinar Kara

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

A novel electrochemical nanogenosensor devoted to clinical analysis is reported for label-free detection of pathogenic microorganisms in the present work. The designed biosensor is composed of graphene oxide-modified disposable pencil graphite electrodes as a sensing platform. Escherichia coli is used as a model case. A 5ʹ-aminohexyl-linked 22-base sequence probe representing the E. coli amplicon is immobilized onto sensor surfaces via carbodiimide chemistry. Hybridization is performed with denatured PCR amplicons of the bacteria. Detection is realized by transduction with the electrochemical impedance spectrometry technique. The selectivity of the designed genosensor is measured using Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Klebsiella pneumoniae sequences. Outstanding sensitivity …

A Fluid Frontier: Cholera Throughout Latin American History, Sarah Auletta

Sociology Between the Gaps: Forgotten and Neglected Topics

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Pneumonia Pathway’S Effectiveness In Decreasing Length Of Stay In An Acute Care, Marie Carline Hollant

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be detrimental to patient outcomes. One major challenge affecting care for CAP is hospital length of stay (HLOS), which is associated with multiple factors, mainly comorbid conditions. One way to improve the efficiency of CAP hospital care is the implementation of pneumonia clinical pathways to ensure effectiveness in application of pneumonia treatment and care. This project evaluated the effectiveness of using pneumonia pathways by evaluating HLOS before and after the health care staff in the project site implemented pneumonia pathways. Use of the pneumonia pathways in the project site started in 2021, but there had not …

Pneumonia Pathway’S Effectiveness In Decreasing Length Of Stay In An Acute Care, Marie Carline Hollant

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be detrimental to patient outcomes. One major challenge affecting care for CAP is hospital length of stay (HLOS), which is associated with multiple factors, mainly comorbid conditions. One way to improve the efficiency of CAP hospital care is the implementation of pneumonia clinical pathways to ensure effectiveness in application of pneumonia treatment and care. This project evaluated the effectiveness of using pneumonia pathways by evaluating HLOS before and after the health care staff in the project site implemented pneumonia pathways. Use of the pneumonia pathways in the project site started in 2021, but there had not …

Impact Of Drinking Water And Sanitation Facilities On Child Mortality In Sierra Leone, Christie Ben-Carew

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH) are viewed as key contributors to the high rates of under-5 child deaths in sub-Saharan Africa. In one of the countries in the region, Sierra Leone, there was an absence of studies on the potential impacts of WASH on child mortality. The purpose of this quantitative study was to examine how variables related to access to toilet facilities and safe drinking water in rural and urban areas of Sierra Leone impact child mortality. Secondary data from the United Nations Children's Fund 2017 Multiple Indicator Cluster Survey (N = 18,006) were analyzed as part of this …

Pneumonia Pathway’S Effectiveness In Decreasing Length Of Stay In An Acute Care, Marie Carline Hollant

Walden Dissertations and Doctoral Studies

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) can be detrimental to patient outcomes. One major challenge affecting care for CAP is hospital length of stay (HLOS), which is associated with multiple factors, mainly comorbid conditions. One way to improve the efficiency of CAP hospital care is the implementation of pneumonia clinical pathways to ensure effectiveness in application of pneumonia treatment and care. This project evaluated the effectiveness of using pneumonia pathways by evaluating HLOS before and after the health care staff in the project site implemented pneumonia pathways. Use of the pneumonia pathways in the project site started in 2021, but there had not …

Tick-Borne Diseases And Pregnancy: A Narrative Review Evaluating Pregnancy Complications Caused By Tick-Borne Diseases, Michael W Curtis, Job E Lopez

Faculty, Staff and Students Publications

Ticks are vectors of public health concern because the pathogens they transmit can cause detrimental diseases in humans. Lyme disease, tick-borne relapsing fever, human granulocytic anaplasmosis, Rocky Mountain spotted fever, tick-borne encephalitis, Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever, and babesiosis are some of the most common diseases caused by the pathogens transmitted by ticks. The overlap between human activities and tick habitats is growing, contributing to an increase in tick-borne disease cases. Unfortunately, pregnancy as a risk factor for tick-borne diseases is largely ignored. In this narrative review we use case reports, epidemiological studies, and animal studies to evaluate the maternal, pregnancy, and …

Impact Of Select Actionable Genomic Alterations On Efficacy Of Neoadjuvant Immunotherapy In Resectable Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Nicolas Zhou, Cheuk H Leung, William N William, Annikka Weissferdt, Apar Pataer, Myrna C B Godoy, Brett W Carter, Frank V Fossella, Anne S Tsao, George R Blumenschein, Xiuning Le, Jianjun Zhang, Ferdinandos Skoulidis, Jonathan M Kurie, Mehmet Altan, Charles Lu, Bonnie S Glisson, Lauren A Byers, Yasir Y Elamin, Reza J Mehran, David C Rice, Garrett L Walsh, Wayne L Hofstetter, Jack A Roth, Hai T Tran, Jia Wu, Luisa M Solis Soto, Humam Kadara, Stephen G Swisher, Ara A Vaporciyan, Don L Gibbons, Heather Y Lin, J Jack Lee, John V Heymach, Marcelo V Negrao, Boris Sepesi, Tina Cascone

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Neoadjuvant immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs) have improved survival outcomes compared with chemotherapy in resectable non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). However, the impact of actionable genomic alterations (AGAs) on the efficacy of neoadjuvant ICIs remains unclear. We report the influence of AGAs on treatment failure (TF) in patients with resectable NSCLC treated with neoadjuvant ICIs.

Methods: Tumor molecular profiles were obtained from patients with stage I-IIIA resectable NSCLC (American Joint Committee on Cancer seventh edition) treated with either neoadjuvant nivolumab (N, n=23) or nivolumab+ipilimumab (NI, n=21) followed by surgery in a previously reported phase-2 randomized study (NCT03158129). TF …

Preparation And Efficacy Evaluation Of Chicken Egg Yolk Sourced Igy Against The Venoms Of Cobra, Krait, Russell’S Viper, And Saw-Scaled Viper, Gayathri G

Theses and Dissertations

Envenomation resulting from snakebites is widely recognized as an alarming health risk in tropical and sub-tropical areas. The big four snakes including Naja naja, Bungarus caeruleus, Daboia russelli, Echis carinatus are responsible for most of the envenomation in India. The current therapy for snake envenomation is immunoglobulins, produced from serum or plasma of horses or sheep. To overcome the drawbacks of current antivenom, chicken egg yolk (IgY) antibodies have recently emerged as one of the most promising research avenues.

In this study, the efficacy of chicken egg yolk sourced antisnake venom (ASV) IgY against the big four venoms was evaluated …

Sars-Cov-2 Anti-N Antibodies Among Healthcare Personnel Without Previous Known Covid-19, Sajal Tiwary, Caroline A O'Neil, Kate Peacock, Candice Cass, Mostafa Amor, Meghan A Wallace, David Mcdonald, Olivia Arter, Kelly Alvarado, Lucy Vogt, Henry Stewart, Daniel Park, Victoria J Fraser, Carey-Ann D Burnham, Christopher W Farnsworth, Jennie H Kwon

2020-Current year OA Pubs

OBJECTIVE: To measure SARS-CoV-2 anti-nucleocapsid (anti-N) antibody seropositivity among healthcare personnel (HCP) without a history of COVID-19 and to identify HCP characteristics associated with seropositivity.

DESIGN: Prospective cohort study from September 22, 2020, to March 3, 2022.

SETTING: A tertiary care academic medical center.

PARTICIPANTS: 727 HCP without prior positive SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing were enrolled; 559 HCP successfully completed follow-up.

METHODS: At enrollment and follow-up 1-6 months later, HCP underwent SARS-CoV-2 anti-N testing and were surveyed on demographics, employment information, vaccination status, and COVID-19 symptoms and exposures.

RESULTS: Of 727 HCP enrolled, 27 (3.7%) had a positive SARS-CoV-2 anti-N test …

Micrornas Are Enriched At Covid-19 Genomic Risk Regions, And Their Blood Levels Correlate With The Covid-19 Prognosis Of Cancer Patients Infected By Sars-Cov-2, Simone Anfossi, Faezeh Darbaniyan, Joseph Quinlan, Steliana Calin, Masayoshi Shimizu, Meng Chen, Paola Rausseo, Michael Winters, Elena Bogatenkova, Kim-Anh Do, Ivan Martinez, Ziyi Li, Loredana Antal, Tudor Rares Olariu, Ignacio Wistuba, George A Calin

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

Background: Cancer patients are more susceptible to an aggressive course of COVID-19. Developing biomarkers identifying cancer patients at high risk of COVID-19-related death could help determine who needs early clinical intervention. The miRNAs hosted in the genomic regions associated with the risk of aggressive COVID-19 could represent potential biomarkers for clinical outcomes.

Patients and methods: Plasma samples were collected at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from cancer patients (N = 128) affected by COVID-19. Serum samples were collected from vaccinated healthy individuals (n = 23) at the Municipal Clinical Emergency Teaching Hospital in Timisoara, Romania. An in …

Perioperative Chemoimmunotherapy Induces Strong Immune Responses And Long-Term Survival In Patients With Hla Class I-Deficient Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer, Marta Molina-Alejandre, Francisco Perea, Virginia Calvo, Cristina Martinez-Toledo, Ernest Nadal, Belén Sierra-Rodero, Marta Casarrubios, Joaquín Casal-Rubio, Alex Martinez-Martí, Amelia Insa, Bartomeu Massuti, Santiago Viteri, Isidoro Barneto Aranda, Delvys Rodriguez-Abreu, Javier De Castro, Joaquín Mosquera Martínez, Manuel Cobo, Ignacio I Wistuba, Edwin R Parra, Javier Martín-López, Diego Megías, Rafael Muñoz-Viana, Federico Garrido, Natalia Aptsiauri, Francisco Ruiz-Cabello, Mariano Provencio, Alberto Cruz-Bermúdez

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Loss of human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I expression and loss of heterozygosity (LOH) are common events implicated in the primary resistance of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) to immunotherapy. However, there is no data on perioperative chemoimmunotherapy (ChIO) efficacy or response mechanisms in the context of HLA class I defects.

METHODS: Baseline HLA class I tumor status (HLA-deficient (HLA-DEF) or HLA-proficient (HLA-PRO)) was determined by DNA LOH combined with immunohistochemistry for protein levels in tissue of 24 patients with NSCLC treated with perioperative nivolumab plus chemotherapy from NADIM trial (NCT03081689). We integrated HLA tumor status with molecular data …

Average Distance Measure For Topsis-Sine Trigonometric Single-Valued Neutrosophic Weighted Aggregation Operator And Its Application In Decision Making, Roliza Md Yasin, Nurul Izzah Wardah Salim, Nik Fakhira Nik Ahmad Fuad, Noorzahirah Mohd Zahali, Suriana Alias, Norzieha Mustapha

Neutrosophic Sets and Systems

The aggressive work involved in proposing new distance measures between two neutrosophic sets has been obvious for the past ten years. These continuous efforts are commonly motivated by the need to provide a variety of alternatives in the study of decision-making. This study starts by providing complete proof of the satisfaction of single-valued neutrosophic set properties for a new distance measure. The novel distance measure averages out two different distance measures to reduce the possibility of information loss. Secondary data gathered from a questionnaire survey on the medical emergency knowledge of twenty dental students is used here to become the …

Empowering Modernization Of National Emergency Management With New Generation Of Information Technology: Technology Foresight And Policy Recommendations Based On Typical Scenarios, Haibo Zhang, Xinyu Dai, Yi Peng, Yi Liu, Xue Lin, Yongjian Zhu, Wu Chen, Zhen Wu, Xinyue Qin, Depei Qian, Jian Lv

Bulletin of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Chinese Version)

In the context of the new round of scientific and technological revolution, how to grasp the historical opportunity of supporting the development of the “overall safety and emergency response framework” with the NGIT, and promoting the transformation of the public safety governance to emphasis on prevention, is a pressing issue to be studied. This study focuses on five typical scenarios in emergency management, drawing on multiple rounds of expert interviews and questionnaire surveys to identify a list of critical technologies, analyze future development trends and constraints, and provide references for advancing relevant technological research and development. The study further emphasizes …

Using Public Funeral And Obituary Listings To Identify Spikes In Excess Mortality In One Appalachian County, Allen Archer, Melissa White, Megan Quinn, Randy Wykoff

Journal of Appalachian Health

Introduction: Delays (10-22 months) in availability of official state and county-level mortality data could have significant public health consequences. The COVID-19 pandemic illuminated the need for health officials to access timely death data to identify unexpected increases in mortality in their communities.

Purpose: The purpose of this study is to determine if funeral home listings and/or newspaper obituaries could help identify excess mortality on the local level, prior to the availability of official death records.

Methods: To calculate excess mortality, four years (2017–2020) of data were collected from three sources: the state health department, online funeral home listings, and newspaper …

Norovirus Acute Gastroenteritis Amongst Us And European Travellers To Areas Of Moderate To High Risk Of Travellers’ Diarrhoea: A Prospective Cohort Study, Martin Alberer, Christine L Moe, Christoph Hatz, Kerstin Kling, Amy E Kirby, Lisa Lindsay, Hans D Nothdurft, Margarita Riera-Montes, Robert Steffen, Thomas Verstraeten, Henry M Wu, Herbert L Dupont

Faculty, Staff and Student Publications

BACKGROUND: Acute gastroenteritis (AGE) is a major medical condition for travellers worldwide, particularly travellers to low- and middle-income countries. Norovirus (NoV) is the most common cause of viral AGE in older children and adults, but data on prevalence and impact amongst travellers is limited.

METHODS: Prospective, multi-site, observational cohort study conducted 2015-2017, amongst adult international travellers from the US and Europe to areas of moderate to high risk of travel-acquired AGE. Participants provided self-collected pre-travel stool samples and self-reported AGE symptoms whilst travelling. Post-travel stool samples were requested from symptomatic subjects and a sample of asymptomatic travellers within 14 days …

The Implications Of The New Security Environment On The National Health Systems Enterprise, Martin Charles Bricknell, Derek Licina

Joint Force Quarterly

This article argues that the changing global security environment requires the United States to treat the military health system and the broader national health systems enterprise as strategic national capabilities rather than primarily as peacetime healthcare services. Drawing on lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic, the war in Ukraine, and growing risks of large-scale conflict, the authors contend that future crises could produce military and civilian casualty levels that exceed the capacity of existing military medical systems. They emphasize the need for military health services to operate as part of an integrated civil-military health system capable of supporting deployed forces, receiving …

The Impact Of The Covid-19 Pandemic And Associated Restrictions On Children’S Play: A Systematic Literature Review, Aidan H. Fielding Mr, Emma Harding

International Journal of Playwork Practice

Play is recognised for its essential role in children’s development and, as such, the right to play has been internationally ratified through the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child. However, during the COVID-19 pandemic, people’s day-to-day lives were universally disrupted by restrictions and children’s ability to play as usual was impacted. The aim of this review was to examine the ways in which the COVID-19 pandemic affected children’s play around the world, and whether this differed as a function of their national context. Database searches were conducted between August 2022 and February 2023, whereby a total of …

Piezosurgery - Modern Dentistry's Innovative Tool - A Review Article, Amjed Kadhim Al-Naaly, Ahmed Fadhel Al-Quisi

Maaen Journal for Medical Sciences

Background: In implantology, piezosurgery is a novel and cutting-edge method of bone surgery. Various ultrasonic frequencies can be used for selective cutting, which preserves essential anatomical structures by only operating on solidified hard tissues. Piezoelectric osteotomy is a technique that can be used to precisely and safely prepare receptor sites for procedure implants, acquire bone grafts classified as autogenous (blocks and particles), perform osteotomies used for alveolar crest bone expansion, lift the maxillary sinus, and remove dental implants. Clinically and physiologically, the outcomes are outstanding, especially regarding osteocyte vitality.

Objectives: This review aims to highlight the advantages and …