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The latest advancements in nanotechnology, biology, advanced materials, and photonics have produced the Nano-Biosensor–an analytical device comprising a biological recognition element and a transducer in spatial proximity, whereby a recognition event triggers a measurable signal at the nano-scale level. Its future survival very much depends…

Retinal vein occlusion (RVO) is one of the most common vascular diseases of the eye and a frequent cause of severe visual loss. It is multifactorial in origin with both local factors and systemic diseases being of etiological importance. Many thrombophilic conditions have recently been…

This article focuses on the attributes, consequences and values of the consumption of organic products. The study relies on the cognitive chaining method which consists in highlighting and prioritizing the main reasons for purchasing and consuming organic products. A qualitative, exploratory study was conducted involving…

Carcinoma of the facial region often requires radical surgical excision, which results in varying amount of tissue loss of the facial structures. Such defects cause serious functional as well as esthetic complications. This paper describes the maxillofacial prosthetic rehabilitation of a patient having right lateral…

As bibliometrics analysis is one of the most common used technique when dealing with the evolution of a specific field, this type of analysis have been used in this paper for offering a proper view of the social networks evolution, with accent on the online…

This review focuses on rapid mixing in the coagulation process for improved natural organic matter (NOM) removal in water treatment. Rapid mixing aims to instantly and efficiently disperse coagulant species into raw water, before flocculation, sedimentation, and filtration processes. Mechanical mixing with a longer retention…

Background: In India one in three women is delivering without skilled care. This is happening even after the Safe Motherhood Initiative began two decades ago. Aim & Objective: The aim of the present paper is to assess utilization of maternal health services and factors affecting…

The aim of this study was to test the efficacy of three different electronic apex locators (EALs) in comparison with the radiographic working length determination. This study was conducted on the 211 root canals of 113 teeth in the undergraduate endodontic clinic. Under the referee…

One of the main challenges faced by local governments in developing countries is to allocate scarce resources effectively to achieve the community’s highest priorities. This challenge relates to government’s effort to reduce regional inequality. This paper examined the relationship between priority-based budgeting policy and local…

Pneumococcal meningitis still remains a serious global threat for children and adolescents. The aim of this study was to assess main epidemiological features of Pneumococcal meningitis, some risks for fatality and major pneumococcal serogroup/serotypes and their potential coverage by the available pneumococcal conjugate vaccines. An…