Results: 353

Personalidad Grit y rendimiento anaeróbico en taekwondistas estadounidenses

El propósito de este estudio fue evaluar la relación entre el rendimiento anaeróbico y la personalidad Grit en taekwondistas estadounidenses, su grado de influencia, así como las diferencias que puedan existir entre sexos. Este estudio tuvo una metodología cuantitativa, descriptiva-correlacional, re...

Vancomicina contra metronidazol en infección por Clostridioides difficile leve-moderada de manejo ambulatorio

Rev. chil. infectol; 41 (2), 2024
INTRODUCCIÓN: En la diarrea asociada a Clostridioides dfficile (DACD) leve-moderada se recomienda tratar con vancomicina por sobre metronidazol, a pesar de su difícil acceso y poca evidencia en el medio ambulatorio. OBJETIVO: Comparar la tasa de cura clínica y recurrencia entre vancomicina y metronida...

Standing-Long-Jump Test Application in Identifying Female Adolescents at Risk of Sarcopenic Obesity

Int. j. morphol; 42 (2), 2024
SUMMARY: The identification of children and adolescents who are at risk of sarcopenic obesity development often requires specialized equipment and expensive test procedures. Therefore, the establishment of cheaper and faster methods would be greatly useful, especially if they could be applied in the fiel...

Normative Data of Handgrip Strength in Macedonian Children and Adolescents According to Chronological and Biological Age

Int. j. morphol; 42 (1), 2024
SUMMARY: The handgrip strength is used as a means of individual's health prediction during life. It is used as an indicator of the nutrition status, bone fragility, presence of sarcopenia and it correlates with certain diseases and clinical complications. The research goal was to analyze the results of t...

Oral health-related quality of life after rapid maxillaryexpansion in children: a prospective study

Aim: The aim of this study was to assess the impact of interceptive orthodontictreatment with rapid maxillary expansion (RME) on oral health-related quality of life(OHRQoL) in children with maxillary atresia. Materials and Methods: Twenty-sevenchildren, mean age 9.1 years, with maxillary at...

Incidence of Dental Caries and Associated Factors in the School Period in a Municipality in Southern Brazil

Abstract Objective: To estimate the incidence of dental caries and associated factors in the school period from six/seven to ten years of age. Material and Methods: A longitudinal study involving 168 children was followed up between 2015 and 2019 in the municipality of Palhoça, Brazil. The dependent v...

Is the Bland-Altman plot method useful without inferences for accuracy, precision, and agreement?

ABSTRACT OBJECTIVE This study aims to propose a comprehensive alternative to the Bland-Altman plot method, addressing its limitations and providing a statistical framework for evaluating the equivalences of measurement techniques. This involves introducing an innovative three-step approach for assessin...

Impact of Molar Incisor Hypomineralization on Oral Health-Related Quality of Life in Brazilian Schoolchildren Aged 8 to 10 Years

Salivary Changes, Systemic Conditions, and Medication Use in Independently-Living Aged: A Cross-Sectional Study

ABSTRACT Objective: To determine the unstimulated salivary flow, pH, and buffering capacity and their associations with systemic conditions and medication use in independently living aged. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study included 72 participants with a minimum of 60 years recruited in ...

Mapeamento da infestação por Aedes aegypti e Culex spp. adultos em Campinas (SP), Brasil

Introdução: Algumas arboviroses transmitidas por vetores como Aedes aegypti e Culex spp. são consideradas de grande importância epidemiológica, entre estas, destacam-se a dengue, Zika, chikungunya, febre amarela e febre do Nilo ocidental. A transmissão dos arbovírus ocorre enquanto as fêmeas infe...