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Alternative One of the main elements responsible for influencing athletes' lives is health. Mouth problems such as temporomandibular joint disorders (TMD), periodontal disease, occlusion disease and dental losses can variation of performance and even distance from athletes in training and competitions. Oral diseases can directly interfere with the general health of the individual as can be observed in different studies. The objective of this literature review is to report and evaluate through a systematic review the importance of oral health in sports practice.

Adolescence is defined as period of transition between childhood to adulthood that involves biological, cognitive and socioemotional changes. Adolescence is a most vulnerable age for development. This stage requires intensive readjustment to education, social and family life. The discrimination and differentiation on the basis of gender is leading crisis in adolescence. Well being is connotative as a harmonious satisfaction of once desire and goals. Psychological well being plays a central role in the emotional and cognitive development of the human beings.

Incomplete and atypical forms of Kawasaki disease increasingly pose a diagnostic challenge. We report a case of atypical presentation of Kawasaki disease with otomastoiditis complicated by temporal abscess and review the literature of this topic. A 4-year-old boy, presenting with Kawasaki disease, was treated with intravenous immunoglobulin and discharged after a week-long hospitalization. He presented with recurrence of fever and an acute evolving left temporal swelling. Computed Tomography scan showed left otomastoiditis with collection and infiltration of the temporal area.

This paper unveils how indigenous knowledge is employed in the prediction of flood disaster prevalence in Kaduna Town, Nigeria. The study adopts a qualitative phenomenological case study approach as it relates to the floodplain resident’s experiences. The data for the study was collected through semi-structured interviews (n-30) conducted with the residents of the floodplain of Kaduna Town. The generated data was imported into Nvivo 11 qualitative data analysis software for the purpose of coding.

The world’s depleting fossil fuels have put the globe into serious global warming concern. Normally, these fossil fuels emit greenhouse gases when burnt in most of the industrial processes and as well in automobiles. The earth’s economic activities have therefore triggered high energy demand which has put the world into acute energy shortage. This global energy insecurity has attracted the technological research on how to ensure there is constant supply of energy owing to the increasing energy demand.

The purpose of the study was to analysze the physical performance of footballers and sprinters among the school boys. To fulfil this purpose a total of 30 Footballers and Sprinters age ranged from 14-19 years, were selected from the schools of Fatehgarh Sahib district. Speed, explosive strength and cardiovascular endurance were elected as the physical variable in the study. Speed was measured with the help of 20 Meter dash, Explosive Strength was measured by Standing Broad Jump and Cardiovascular Endurance was measured by 6 Minutes Run & Walk Test.

The objective of this work was to develop a capacitive extensometer containing four identical capacitives sensors that went connected in the two branches of a Wheatstone Bridge. The electrodes of the capacitives sensors were made of stainless steel to avoid corrosion with the humidity that would impair the response of the extensometer. Each sensor has an immobile electrode measuring 8.0 mm in length, 5.0 mm in width and 0.1 mm in thickness by being bonded onto an insulation holder developed with PAI66 polyamide polymer.

The GridLAB-DTM, which was launched in 2007, and consists of an open platform developed by the US Department of Energy at the Pacific Northwest National Laboratory. Firstly, this paper presents an introduction about the platform and the development of the program, followed by the presentation of the Newton-Raphson method applied to power flow. The method is part of the mathematical scope called numerical methods, which solve systems and equations in an algorithmic way, and indicates the desired precision as a stop method for the sequence of iterations performed by the method.

Digital cameras play a significant role in the dynamics of the camera universe. The goal of this study is to predict the price of a digital camera based on a set of attributes, as well as to identify the attributes/ variables that significantly contribute to its price estimation. We obtained our data set from Perso Telecom Paristech. The dependent variable is Price (US dollars); independent variables include Weight, Model (Maker), Zoom Tele, Zoom Wide, Macro Focus Range, Dimensions, Low Resolution, and Effective Pixels.

Coatings from non toxic natural polymers have been signed as a new category for application as edible protectors on fruit and vegetables, especially those processed. With it comes the possibility of using a natural product. The 'Paluma' guavas were processed into slices and subjected to the coatings, being divided into three groups: F1 - Processed Guava slices without coating; F2 - Processed Guava slices with 3% of crude propolis extract; F3 - Goiaba processed into slices with 5% of crude propolis extract.