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This study qualitatively explored Hispanics’ perceptions of obesity and media-related strategies to obesity prevention. Sixteen interviews were conducted with a purposeful sample of Hispanic adults (56% females; ~41 years old) in Texas. The interviews were audiotaped and transcribed verbatim and analyzed using inductive content analysis…

Common embryological origin of the inferior parathyroid glands and thy-mus can lead to rare concomitant lesions of these two glands. The authors reported a 59 year-female with confirmed chronic kidney disease-metabolic bone disorder (CKD-MBD) on hemodyalysis from 12 years whose extensive surgical exploration occasioned by…

The aim of this study is to examine the mediating role of sense of community of members of a group in the impact of affective responses to advertising on attitudes toward the brand and message. To this end, a study on 380 adolescents active on…

The Romanian’s Development Regions will get soon administrative and executive powers. The reorganization process is aimed to increase the regions competitiveness and to optimize the administrative costs. This paper is focused on a research study made in The North East Region of Development from Romania,…

In the Neamţ County, tourism is an important component of local economy. This area is well known for its natural attractions, historical and cultural heritage. The leisure facilities, besides local traditions, well promoted through tourism marketing activities, can lead to the increase in the number…

As the field of implant dentistry continually develops, clinicians and patients alike strive for optimal treatment outcomes. Prosthodontically driven implant placement has become the established and accepted method to obtain the most advantageous functional as well as aesthetic results. Prior to, or simultaneously with, implant…

Orthodontic tooth movement is brought about by the biomechanical utilization of the physiological mechanisms for bone remodeling in order to achieve optimal occlusion and thereby maximize the esthetic outcome. Distraction osteogenesis is a biomechanical process of bone tissue formation, where the distraction forces which act…

The noncompetitive NMDA receptor blocker ketamine provides significant improvement to patients suffering from depression but its mechanistic pathways are not fully understood. The endogenous opioid system is known to be dysregulated in patients with depression. Ketamine is known to interact with the opioid system either…

The social networking has become a phenomenon not only to the social system, but also to the business activities. Engaging the social network for buying and selling products and services has become common, although these shopping sites are lacking of many trustworthy elements due to…

In an experimental study, the enteroendocrine cells (argentaffin and argyrophil) in the epithelium of small intestine in rat were identified and were counted using two specific staining methods; i.e.,  argentaffin method of Singh and argyrophilic reaction of Grimelius. A specific pattern of the argentaffin cells…