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High-quality cultural adaptations are crucial to providing meaningful interventions in different parts of the world.
To assess correlation of pretreatment specific growth rate (SGR) value of 0.43 × 10
with overall and failure-free survival of patients with early-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) treated with stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT).

A retrospective chart review of 160 patients with pathologically confirmed stage I NSCLC treated with SBRT between June 2010 and December 2012 in a large, tertiary cancer institute was undertaken. Both diagnostic and archived planning CT were uploaded to the treatment planning system to determine tumor volume at diagnosis (GTV1) and planning time (GTV2). The time (t) between both CTs was recorded. SGR was calculated using GTV1, GTV2, and t. The median SGR (0.43 × 10
) from our previous data was used to group patients into low and high SGR cohorts. Log-rank test was used to compare overall (OS) and failure-free survivals (FFS) of SGR groups.

The median time interval between diagnostic and planning CT scans was 87 days. The median OS was 38 and 66 months for high and low SGR cohorts, respectively (P = 0.03). The median FFS was 27 and 55 months for high and low SGR cohorts, respectively (P = 0.005). High SGR (P < 0.05), male gender (P = <0.01), and GTV2 (P = <0.05) were associated with poorer FFS.

High SGR was associated with poorer outcome in patients with early-stage NSCLC treated with SBRT. SGR can be used in conjunction with other well-known predictive factors to formulate a practical predictive model to identify subgroups of the patient at higher risk of recurrence after SBRT.
High SGR was associated with poorer outcome in patients with early-stage NSCLC treated with SBRT. SGR can be used in conjunction with other well-known predictive factors to formulate a practical predictive model to identify subgroups of the patient at higher risk of recurrence after SBRT.
Cardiovascular disease remains the most common cause of death in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Because periodontitis is a risk factor of cardiovascular disease, identification of risk factors of periodontitis is valuable to control periodontitis effectively. The purpose of this study was to examine the association of education and household income with periodontal status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Participants were 2,436 patients (59.8% male, aged 29-93 years) with type 2 diabetes mellitus from 27 medical clinics. Participants' medical records and information about education, household income, general health status, and health behaviors were collected. Periodontal status was assessed in a nearby dental office. Multiple linear regression analyses and ordered logistic regression analyses were conducted to examine the association of periodontal parameters with education and household income after adjusting for age, sex, general health status, and health behaviors.

Multiple linear ation is one of the important predictors of poor periodontal status in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. It is important to provide targeted interventions including periodontal education in junior high school.
Considerable attention is rightly paid to preventable deaths in adults with intellectual disabilities. The pattern of these deaths and the implications for services have been less considered.

This paper forms part of a larger cross-sectional study of deaths in a defined population of adults with intellectual disabilities. Data from VOICES-SF were obtained from intellectual disability service providers for each death within their supported population over 18months, 149 decedents in all.

Only 34.2% of deaths were anticipated, death was often sudden or followed a short illness. Four dying trajectories were identified, and categorized by length of illness, service use, care outcomes, symptom control and cause of death.

Recognition that most deaths in this group were unanticipated implies a need for better preparation for less expected dying and better anticipation. A descriptive epidemiology of dying among people with intellectual disabilities is needed.
Recognition that most deaths in this group were unanticipated implies a need for better preparation for less expected dying and better anticipation. A descriptive epidemiology of dying among people with intellectual disabilities is needed.
To describe the corneal calcification of acellular porcine corneal stroma (APCS) following lamellar keratoplasty (LKP) and identify risk factors.

Two cases of APCS calcification were evaluated by slit-lamp photography and anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT). von Kossa staining and scanning electron microscope/energy-dispersive spectrometry (SEM/EDS) were performed on pathologic tissue. Associated graft and postoperative risk factors were analysed. Acellular porcine corneal stroma (APCS) cleanliness and element content after rinsing with sterilized water were observed by SEM/EDS and inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry. Calcium metabolism-related proteins were analysed by protein mass spectrometry. Paclitaxel clinical trial Corneal epithelial defects and postoperative medications were reviewed.

Two cases of APCS calcification occurred at 23 and 22days postoperatively. Anterior segment optical coherence tomography (AS-OCT) and von Kossa staining demonstrated calcium deposition in the superficial stroma ccine corneal stroma (APCS) calcification occurs in the superficial corneal stroma about 1 month after LKP. The application of AS-OCT, von Kossa staining and SEM/EDS provides a basis for the clinical and pathological diagnosis of corneal calcification. The associated risk factors were mainly high phosphorus content and downregulated calcium metabolism-related proteins in APCS. Postoperative epithelial defects, inflammation and use of phosphorous eyedrops may promote corneal calcification.
The objective of this study was to assess the accuracy of physical reproductions of plaster orthodontic study casts fabricated by two different rapid prototyping techniques Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) and Digital Light Processing (DLP).

Twenty pairs of pretreatment plaster models were prepared from randomly selected patients at the Orthodontic Department, University of Damascus Dental School. Twenty-one reference points were placed on plaster models, followed by scanning and printing of these models using FDM and DLP techniques. Forty measurements were made on these models using a digital caliper. Paired t tests were used to detect significant differences in the measurements between the 3D printed replicas and the original plaster models (Gold Standard). Alpha level was adjusted due to the multiplicity of the tests.

The intraclass correlation coefficients for all the comparisons made between the 3D replicas and the gold standard models were greater than 0.80 with ICCs ranging from 0.802 to 0.990 and from 0.
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