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The management of immature tooth with an open apex is always a challenge for the endodontist. There is always a difficulty in shaping and cleaning of canals and achieving a proper obturation. Obtaining working length is always difficult in cases of blunderbuss canals. Recently there is a paradigm shift in the management of open apex, There is a possibility of regenerating the pulp tissue in the immature tooth with open apex. Regenerative endodontics is one of the most prospective development in the field of dentistry today.

Back ground: Anemia is major health problem throughout the world. The magnitude of the problem in developing countries high, since they are more exposed to various health and socioeconomic problems which are directly or indirectly related with anemia. Though all age groups can develop anemia due to various factors, under-five children and pregnant women are the most vulnerable age groups. The hemoglobin level below which anemia is considered according to WHO criteria is as follows.

Sexuality in adolescence raises social concerns because of their exposure to the risks of sexually transmitted infections. The present work sought to identify the level of knowledge and access to information of public school adolescents about safe sexual practice. It is an observational study of the transversal type of quantitative approach, carried out through the application of a semi-structured survey.

Old age is an inevitable biological process for all living organisms, including humans. However, the involution processes mechanisms are still not quite clear. Life expectancy of people is very variable and not all people live up to their predetermined age. And what can be considered to be this kind of deadline? In this review we aim to analyze the basic mechanisms underlying premature involution. Many studies show significant immune and metabolic disorders occurring in the elderly.

This study aimed to evaluate the ability of light-curing characterizing material sand two thicknesses of composite dentin resin on masking differents dark substrates. 320 composite resin specimens were divided into 6 experimental groups (n=50), which were divided into 5 subgroups (n=10) according to the different characterizing material sand resin coverage thicknesses; and 2 control groups (n=10). The darkened bases were made in laboratory composite resin, in colors DA4, DB4 and DC4.

The study aimed to verify the interference of lingual frenulum with tongue positioning during crying in infants with normal and altered lingual frenulum. From the administration of the Neonatal Tongue Screening Test (NTST) 641 healthy full-term infants of both genders were diagnosed with or without lingual frenulum alteration at the first month of life. Both groups were included in this study. The tendency of tongue positioning during crying was observed and analyzed in both groups and the Chi-square test was used for the statistical treatment at 5% significance level (p<0,05).

This paper presents a descriptive idea of motivational theories connected with the newton’s law. It describes how each and every individual behaves in different way similarly the theories of motivation works. This is favoring that all the theories of motivation describe about the external force which creates acceleration into the employees to perform.

The present paper analyses the painting “The Henry Ford Hospital or Flying Bed” (1932) by Magdalena Carmen Frida Kahlo y Calderon (1907-1954) and the painting “Guernica” by Pablo Ruiz Picasso (1881-1973), with the theoretical support in the based on the concept of archetype from the Swiss psychiatrist Carl Gustav Jung.

This article presents the results of a collaborative research-action carried out at a public school in the city of Cruz Alta, Rio Grande do Sul(RS). The activities carried out aimed to promote the improvement of teaching in the public school, so that the methodology of the research-action was configured as an alternative proposal to carry out a work with the engagement of all involved. The option for this methodology is justified by the fact that it contributes to solve problems in specific contexts, especially in the educational context.

The globalization has converted the world into a small global village; a village in which there is an ever high stream of contentions and competitions between organizations. In this scenario the most effective and beneficial maneuver for any organization is to create innovative ways in conducting business. This study deals with the role of leadership in the private firms in the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. Moreover, the business environment is changing completely as a result of major factors such as the technological advances, globalization, deregulation, etc.