Vol. 56, Iss 3 | Medicina

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29 Citations

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Amelioration of Scopolamine-Induced Amnesic, Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Ficus benghalensis in Behavioral Experimental Models

Humna Malik,
Sana Javaid,
Muhammad Fawad Rasool,
Noreen Samad,
Syed Rizwan Ahamad,
Faleh Alqahtani and
Imran Imran

Medicina2020, 56(3), 144;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030144

23 March 2020

Background and Objectives: Ficus benghalensis (FB) is a commonly found tree in Pakistan and its various parts have folkloric importance in managing neurological ailments. In the present study, methanolic extract of its bark has been tested on an expe...

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31 Citations

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Inherent Bias in Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support Systems for Healthcare

Varadraj Gurupur and
Thomas T. H. Wan

Medicina2020, 56(3), 141;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030141

20 March 2020

The objective of this article is to discuss the inherent bias involved with artificial intelligence-based decision support systems for healthcare. In this article, the authors describe some relevant work published in this area. A proposed overview of...

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Role of Functional Biomarkers to Identify Early Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Patients with Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Osama Y. Al-Dirbashi,
Charu Sharma,
Nahid Al Dahouri,
Anas Al Aidaros,
Shamma Al-Muhairi,
Rami Beiram,
Salah Gariballa and
Juma Al Kaabi

Medicina2020, 56(3), 142;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030142

20 March 2020

Background and objectives: Although laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy (LSG) is effective for obesity management, postoperative vitamin B12 (B12) deficiency is of major concern. In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the levels of B12 and its relate...

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5 Citations

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Association Between the Cerebral Autoregulation Index (Pressure Reactivity), Patient’s Clinical Outcome, and Quality of ABP(t) and ICP(t) Signals for CA Monitoring

Basant K. Bajpai,
Aidanas Preiksaitis,
Saulius Vosylius and
Saulius Rocka

Medicina2020, 56(3), 143;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030143

20 March 2020

Background and Objectives: The aim of this study was to explore the association between the cerebral autoregulation (CA) index, the pressure reactivity index (PRx), the patient’s clinical outcome, and the quality of arterial blood pressure (ABP...

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52 Citations

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Traumatic Brain Injury and Stem Cells: An Overview of Clinical Trials, the Current Treatments and Future Therapeutic Approaches

Giovanni Schepici,
Serena Silvestro,
Placido Bramanti and
Emanuela Mazzon

Medicina2020, 56(3), 137;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030137

19 March 2020

Traumatic brain injury represents physical damage to the brain tissue that induces transitory or permanent neurological disabilities. The traumatic injury activates an important inflammatory response, followed by a cascade of events that lead to neur...

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49 Citations

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Alarmins in Osteoporosis, RAGE, IL-1, and IL-33 Pathways: A Literature Review

Massimo De Martinis,
Lia Ginaldi,
Maria Maddalena Sirufo,
Giovanni Pioggia,
Gioacchino Calapai,
Sebastiano Gangemi and
Carmen Mannucci

Medicina2020, 56(3), 138;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030138

19 March 2020

Alarmins are endogenous mediators released by cells following insults or cell death to alert the host’s innate immune system of a situation of danger or harm. Many of these, such as high-mobility group box-1 and 2 (HMGB1, HMGB2) and S100 (calgr...

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Maxillary Implant-Supported Overdentures: Mechanical Behavior Comparing Individual Axial and Bar Retention Systems. A Cohort Study of Edentulous Patients

José Félix Mañes Ferrer,
Lucía Fernández-Estevan,
Eduardo Selva-Otaolaurruchi,
Carlos Labaig-Rueda,
María Fernanda Solá-Ruíz and
Rubén Agustín-Panadero

Medicina2020, 56(3), 139;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030139

19 March 2020

Background and objectives: To compare the medium- to long-term mechanical behavior of overdentures with two different retention systems: overdentures with Locator® axial retention, and vertical insertion overdentures with bar retention, used to r...

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Immunohistochemical Femoral Nerve Study Following Bisphosphonates Administration

Vasileios Alexandros Karakousis,
Danai Liouliou,
Aikaterini Loula,
Nikoleta Kagianni,
Eva-Maria Dietrich,
Soultana Meditskou,
Antonia Sioga and
Theodora Papamitsou

Medicina2020, 56(3), 140;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030140

19 March 2020

Background and objectives: Bisphosphonates represent selective inhibitors of excess osteoblastic bone resorption that characterizes all osteopathies, targeting osteoclasts and their precursors. Their long-term administration in postmenopausal women s...

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Fracture Resistance of New Metal-Free Materials Used for CAD-CAM Fabrication of Partial Posterior Restorations

Georgina García-Engra,
Lucia Fernandez-Estevan,
Javier Casas-Terrón,
Antonio Fons-Font,
Pablo Castelo-Baz,
Rubén Agustín-Panadero and
Juan Luis Román-Rodriguez

Medicina2020, 56(3), 132;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030132

18 March 2020

Background and Objectives: To evaluate in vitro the fracture resistance and fracture type of computer-aided design and computer-aided manufacturing (CAD-CAM) materials. Materials and Methods: Discs were fabricated (10 × 1.5 mm) from four test g...

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Evaluation of the Direct Economic Cost per Eradication Treatment Regimen against Helicobacter pylori Infection in Greece: Do National Health Policy-Makers Need to Care?

Christos Liatsos,
Apostolis Papaefthymiou,
Nikolaos Kyriakos,
Marios Giakoumis,
Jannis Kountouras,
Michail Galanopoulos,
Periklis Apostolopoulos,
Sotirios D. Georgopoulos,
Christos Mavrogiannis and
Aristomenis K. Exadaktylos
+ 3 authors

Medicina2020, 56(3), 133;https://doi.org/10.3390/medicina56030133

18 March 2020

Helicobacter pylori (Hp) management has undoubtedly resulted in a notable economic burden on healthcare systems globally, including Greece. Its cost has never been estimated so far, especially during the recent 10-year unprecedented financial crisis....

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Articles (50)

Amelioration of Scopolamine-Induced Amnesic, Anxiolytic and Antidepressant Effects of Ficus benghalensis in Behavioral Experimental Models

Inherent Bias in Artificial Intelligence-Based Decision Support Systems for Healthcare

Role of Functional Biomarkers to Identify Early Vitamin B12 Deficiency in Patients with Sleeve Gastrectomy: A Cross-Sectional Study

Association Between the Cerebral Autoregulation Index (Pressure Reactivity), Patient’s Clinical Outcome, and Quality of ABP(t) and ICP(t) Signals for CA Monitoring

Traumatic Brain Injury and Stem Cells: An Overview of Clinical Trials, the Current Treatments and Future Therapeutic Approaches

Alarmins in Osteoporosis, RAGE, IL-1, and IL-33 Pathways: A Literature Review

Maxillary Implant-Supported Overdentures: Mechanical Behavior Comparing Individual Axial and Bar Retention Systems. A Cohort Study of Edentulous Patients

Immunohistochemical Femoral Nerve Study Following Bisphosphonates Administration

Fracture Resistance of New Metal-Free Materials Used for CAD-CAM Fabrication of Partial Posterior Restorations

Evaluation of the Direct Economic Cost per Eradication Treatment Regimen against Helicobacter pylori Infection in Greece: Do National Health Policy-Makers Need to Care?