Background/purpose: The COVID-19 pandemic has had a profound and enduring impact on various aspects of society, including medical education and the training of dental students.The field of dentistry, given its nature, is particularly susceptible to the challenges posed by a pandemic.Prolonged exposure to the pandemic is believed to have increased s
This article begins by presenting a definition of positive creativity.This definition is based in part on the standard view of creativity, which points to originality and effectiveness.A brief discussion of the distinction between benevolent creativity and malevolent creativity indicates that intentions should also be required of positive creativit
Background target Data: Spinal chronic subdural hematoma is an extremely rare condition nevertheless it can results in a disastrous neurological status.Purpose: To report a case of dorsal chronic subdural hematoma with acute paraplegia.Study Design: Case report.Methods: Our 61-year-old female patient presented with a one day history of sudden onset
American cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL) presents distinct active clinical forms with different grades of severity, known as localised (LCL), intermediate (ICL) and diffuse (DCL) cutaneous leishmaniasis.LCL and DCL are associated with a polarised T-helper (Th)1 and Th2 immune response, respectively, whereas ICL, or chronic cutaneous leishmaniasis, is
The loss of microRNA-122 (miR-122) expression correlates to many characteristic properties of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) cells, including clonogenic survival, anchorage-independent growth, migration, invasion, epithelial-mesenchymal transition, and tumorigenesis.However, all of these findings do not sufficiently explain the oncogenic potential