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Validity and Reliability of the Portuguese school physical activity environment questionnaire in adolescents

Abstract The aim of this study is to analyze the psychometric properties and to examine the factorial validity of the Portuguese version of the Questionnaire Assessing School Physical Activity Environment (Q-SPACE) for school-age youth. The translated and adapted version of the questionnaire was applied ...

Therapeutic effect of adenosine on experimentally induced acute ulcerative colitis model in rats

Acta cir. bras; 34 (12), 2019
Abstract Purpose To examine the therapeutic effect of external adenosine on an acetic acid-induced acute ulcerative colitis model in rats. Methods Thirty male mature rats were divided into three groups as control, acute colitis (AC) and AC+adenosine group (AC+AD). AC was induced by rectal administrat...

Validation and reliability of a sources of knowledge scale for Brazilian coaches

Motriz (Online); 25 (3), 2019
Aim: The present study examined the validity of the Coaches' Training Profile Questionnaire (QPFT) in Brazilian coaches. Method: The questionnaire was back-translated and content validation was performed by an expert panel. Construct validation was based on the application of the questionnaire to 212 co...

Gliclazide reduced oxidative stress, inflammation, and bone loss in an experimental periodontal disease model

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of gliclazide on oxidative stress, inflammation, and bone loss in an experimental periodontal disease model. Material and Methods Male albino Wistar rats were divided into no ligature, ligature, and ligature with 1, 5, and 10 mg/kg ...

Cytotoxicity of intracanal dressings on apical papilla cells differ upon activation with E. faecalis LTA

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Objective The aim of this study was to investigate the cytotoxic effects of modified triple antibiotic paste and an experimental composition using calcium hydroxide on lipoteichoic acid (LTA)-primed apical papilla cells (APC). Material and Methods Human APC were tested for in vitro cytotoxic...

Retinoic acid increases the effect of bone morphogenetic protein type 2 on osteogenic differentiation of human adipose-derived stem cells

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Bone morphogenetic protein type 2 (BMP-2) and retinoic acid (RA) are osteoinductive factors that stimulate endogenous mechanisms of bone repair which can be applied on management of osseous defects in oral and maxillofacial fields. Objective Considering the different results of RA on osteogene...

Resin-modified glass ionomer containing calcium glycerophosphate: physico-mechanical properties and enamel demineralization

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Sources of calcium and phosphate have been added to dental restorative materials to improve their anticaries effect. Objective This study evaluated the effect of adding calcium glycerophosphate (CaGP) to resin-modified glass ionomer cement (RMGIC) on the physico-mechanical properties, ion rele...

Psychometric properties of the hospital birth satisfaction scale: Birth in Brazil survey

The objective of this study was to analyze the psychometric properties of the hospital birth satisfaction scale with data from the first follow-up interview of the Birth in Brazil survey. The 11 questions of the scale were asked by telephone up to six months after discharge in a stratified random sample ...

Adaptación y validación de la escala de mishel de incertidumbre frente a la enfermedad en procedimientos diagnósticos
Adaptation and validation of mishel)s scale of uncertainty against disease in diagnostic procedures

Cienc. enferm; 25 (), 2019
RESUMEN La incertidumbre es un estado que puede estar presente en las personas cuando experimentan una enfermedad y es probable que se encuentre en su mayor grado en el momento del diagnóstico de esa enfermedad. Objetivo: Adaptar y validar la Escala de Incertidumbre frente a la Enfermedad en pacientes q...

Role of extracellular DNA in Enterococcus faecalis biofilm formation and its susceptibility to sodium hypochlorite

J. appl. oral sci; 27 (), 2019
Abstract Objective This study investigated the role of extracellular deoxyribonucleic acid (eDNA) on Enterococcus faecalis ( E. faecalis ) biofilm and the susceptibility of E. faecalis to sodium hypochlorite (NaOCl). Methodology E. faecalis biofilm was formed in bovine tooth specimens and the biofilm ...