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This study aims to measure Malaysian undergraduate students’ ethical and materialistic values, and their relationships with the purchase intention of non-deceptive luxury counterfeit goods. 200 questionnaires were distributed physically and via online. Items were adapted from the Muncy-Vitell, Spears-Singh, and Belks scales to measure ethics,…

Intraosseous lymphomas are uncommon bone malignancy, and most of them present with bone pain. Herein, we describe a case of 64-year-old male who suffered from a painful swelling over his hip after a motor vehicle accident initially, and radiography showed femoral neck fracture. He received…

The Objective of this article is to investigate the mechanical properties and surface morphology of fiber-reinforced composite (FRC) wires. FRC (Optis) wire and a NiTi 0.016 in diameter were evaluated with a 3-point bending test on a universal testing machine at temperatures of 23±1oC and…

Periodontal disease (PD) is a complication of diabetes mellitus (or diabetes). Various proinflammatory cytokines are expressed in the saliva, gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) and serum of diabetic patients with PD. The aim of this study was to review the proinflammatory cytokinees that are expressed in…

In a range of clinical situations evaluation of depression and anxiety is important but problematic. For instance, depression and anxiety are risk factors of poor outcomes of cardiac operations. However, verbal approaches to the diagnostics of depression and anxiety commonly increases nervousness in patients. Therefore,…

The aim of this paper is to help draw attention to perceived ideas regarding the risk factors and the implied pathogenesis of Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS), and SIDS research in general. Our paper shows there is little if any evidence to support the broadly…

A clinical examination and ultrasonograph of an eight year old gelding revealed tendinopathy of a superficial digital flexor tendon (SDFT) after an injury in a cross-country race. The horse was treated using ex vivo-expanded autologous mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) derived from bone marrow because of…

Tracheal stenosis is a serious, life-threatening complication with increasing incidence. Among these stenoses, a significant number belongs to the posttraumatic ones. Acute tracheal intervention during an unstable intraoperative condition often requires supporting the respiratory and hemodynamic systems. The present paper is dedicated to this topic;…

Virchow’s node generally signifies metastasis from primary malignancy either in gastrointestinal tract or lung. Apart from the commonly recognized primary sites, 4.5-5%  of primary testicular cancers are also known to metastasize to the left supraclavicular lymph node. Amidst the time and space restraint of a…

We describe a case of a 57-year-old man with severe vertigo, associated with nausea and vomiting, left-sided bloody otorrhea, hearing loss, and tinnitus, following a traumatic puncture by a palm frond. We present the diagnostic dilemma associated with the traumatic pneumolabyrinth, the potential for perilymphatic…