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The use of aesthetic paediatric full coverage restorations among paediatric dental practitioners: an international survey
(2023-07)Abstract: Despite the recent growing evidence in support of prefabricated zirconia crown use as a successful option in managing grossly carious anterior and posterior primary teeth, the use of such crowns remains controversial ... -
The use of behaviour management techniques amongst paediatric dentists working in the Arabian region: a cross sectional survey study
(2020)Purpose: The purposes of this study were to investigate paediatric dental practitioners’ training and confdence in using dental behaviour management techniques in the Arabian region and to assess the factors infuencing ... -
The Use of Bone Density Scan in Monitoring Treatment Response in Patients Diagnosed with Osteoporosis: A Retrospective Cohort Study
(2023)Abstract: Osteoporosis is characterized as a metabolic bone disease defined by low bone mineral density (BMD) and bone tissue degeneration, particularly a reduction in the number of trabeculae and a drop in cortical bone ... -
Use of Collagen Matrix for Augmentation of the Peri-implant Soft Tissue at the Time of Immediate Implant Placement
(2017-05)Abstract: Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the treatment outcome of the use of a porcine monolayer collagen matrix (mCM) to augment peri-implant soft tissue in conjunction with immediate implant placement as ... -
Use of convalescent plasma in pregnant women with early stage COVID-19 infection in a tertiary care hospital in Dubai, February to March 2021: a case series study
(2022)Background: The use of COVID-19 convalescent plasma (CCP) for the treatment of SARS-CoV-2 infection in pregnancy is intriguing in view of its safety profle in pregnancy and historical precedence of the use of plasma for ... -
The Use of Elastics in Orthodontics
(2017)Background: Monitoring the confidence of students in completing clinical tasks by dental institutions could serve to assess their preparedness for future independent clinical practice. Aim: To obtain information ... -
Use of Real-World Evidence for Healthcare Decision Making in the Middle East: Practical Considerations and Future Directions.
(2019)Introduction: Real-world evidence (RWE) is increasingly being used in coverage, reimbursement and formulary decisions for medicines globally. Areas covered: The Middle East (ME) region is significantly behind in ... -
Use of real-world evidence for healthcare decision-making in the Middle East: practical considerations and future directions
(2019)Introduction: Real-world evidence (RWE) is increasingly being used in coverage, reimbursement and formulary decisions for medicines globally. Areas covered: The Middle East (ME) region is significantly behind in ... -
Use of simulation in teaching haematological aspects to undergraduate medical students improves student’s knowledge related to the taught theoretical underpinnings
(2021)Background: Simulation is an educational method which has several modalities and applications. In the last few decades Simulation-Based Medical Education (SBME) has become a significant influence in medical education. ... -
The Use of Stem Cell-Derived Organoids in Disease Modeling: An Update
(2021)Abstract: Organoids represent one of the most important advancements in the field of stem cells during the past decade. They are three-dimensional in vitro culturing models that originate from self-organizing stem cells ... -
Use of the Hall technique by specialist paediatric dentists: a global perspective
(2020)Background: The Hall technique (HT) is popular with UK paediatric dentists (PDs). Global PDs perception/use of HT is unknown. Aim: To investigate global PDs opinions/use of HT. Materials and methods: A ... -
Using Fetal Fibronectin Test to Reduce Hospital Admissions with Diagnosis of Preterm Labor: An Economic Evaluation Study
(2023)Background: Preterm labor and delivery remain a major problem in obstetrics accounting for perinatal morbidity and mortality. The challenge is to identify those with true preterm labor to avoid unnecessary hospital ... -
Using Mobile Health to Enhance Outcomes of Noncommunicable Diseases Care in Rural Settings and Refugee Camps: Randomized Controlled Trial
(2018-07)Background: Rural areas and refugee camps are characterized by poor access of patients to needed noncommunicable disease (NCD)–related health services, including diabetes and hypertension. Employing low-cost innovative ... -
Using natural language processing in facilitating pre-hospital telephone triage of emergency calls
(2022-09)Introduction: Natural language processing (NLP) is an area of computer science that involves the use of computers to understand human language and semantics (meaning) and to offer consistent and reliable responses. There ... -
Using publicly available datasets to identify population-based transcriptomic landscape contributing to the aggressiveness of breast cancer in young women
(2023)Introduction: Although the risk of breast cancer increases with advancing age, some regions have larger number of young breast cancer patients (≤45 years old), such as the Middle East, Eastern Asia, and North Africa, ... -
Using publicly available transcriptomic data to identify mechanistic and diagnostic biomarkers in azoospermia and overall male infertility
(2022)Abstract Azoospermia, which is the absence of spermatozoa in an ejaculate occurring due to defects in sperm production, or the obstruction of the reproductive tract, afects about 1% of all men and is prevalent in up to ... -
Usutu virus infections among blood donors, Austria, july and august 2017 – Raising awareness for diagnostic challenges
(2017-10)Abstract: Between July and August 2017, seven of 12,047 blood donations from eastern Austria, reacted positive to West Nile virus (WNV) in the cobas test (Roche). Follow-up investigations ... -
Usutu virus, Austria and Hungary, 2010-2016.
(2017)Abstract: Usutu virus (USUV,Flaviviridae) was first reported in Europe in Austria in 2001, where it caused wild bird (mainly black bird) mortality until 2005. Since 2006 no further USUV cases were diagnosed in the country. ... -
Utility of clinical exome sequencing in a complex Emirati pediatric cohort
(2020)Abstract: Clinical exome sequencing (CES) has become a routine diagnostic tool in several pediatric subspecialties, with a reported average diagnostic yield of ~25% in this patient poulation. The utility of CES in the ... -
Utility of droplet digital PCR and NGS-based CNV clinical assays in hearing loss diagnostics: current status and future prospects
(2021)Introduction: Genetic variants in over 100 genes can cause non-syndromic hearing loss (NSHL). Comprehensive diagnostic testing of these genes requires detecting pathogenic sequence and copy number alterations with economical, ...