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Objective: The objective of this study was to evaluate the biaxial flexural strength, wear resistance, and acid resistance of three different lithium disilicate glass ceramic materials. Methods: Three lithium disilicate glass ceramic materials were used in this study: GC Initial LiSi Press (LiSi; GC), IPS e.max Press (e.max; Ivoclar Vivadent), and Vintage LD Press (LD; Shofu). Biaxial flexural strength and chemical solubility tests were conducted according to ISO 6872:2015. The biaxial flexural strength test was conducted using a universal testing machine.

Aim of the study: Is to assess effectiveness of foot massage on pain, heart rate among abdominal surgery. Background: Post operative pain is very common and develops naturally as warning symptoms its development can be predicted and should be prevented and treated. Despite the medication and aesthetics technique available, the prevalence of the post operative pain is still high. Pain after abdominal surgery has a significant effect on physiological, psychological, and socio-economic aspects of patients. The physiological effects are related to increased heart rate and the blood pressure.

This study is Capacity Building Needs of school principals for effective student personnel services in secondary schools in South East Nigeria.To achieve this purpose, three specific objectives and three corresponding research questions as well as two null hypotheses were formulated and tested at 0.05 level of significance guided this study. The design of the study was descriptive survey research design.

Objectives: Assessing life quality and the associated factors in elderly people in the city of Vitória da Conquista/BA. Methods: This is an exploratory, descriptive and analytical research with cross-sectional design and quantitative approach, sub-project of the project: Interdisciplinary Program of Studies and Research on Human Aging: Actions of care and attention to the elderly. The data collection instruments used were: a social-demographic questionnaire, Barthel’s Index, Lawton and Brody’s Scale and Whoqol-bref.

This paper presents an approach to evaluate the scientific work of the Vietnam National University, Hanoi, to meet the diversity of research fields within the organization. This proposal has implications assessment and classification of research activities of faculties and research staffs, and for ranking training organizations in the evaluation system, ranking of universities higher education in Vietnam.

The present study had as objective to conduct a literature review on the gastric adenocarcinoma and the influence of biological markers as prognostic factors and mortality, contributing to future forms of treatment. A review of the literature on the subject, including the latest research on the topic, published in the last two years.

HIV-1 continues to be a major public health problem globally and particularly in Sub-Saharan Africa. The expression of CCR5 co-receptors and its influence on HIV-1 entry into host cells and tissues has been studied mostly in developed countries outside Africa. The impact of HAART on the expression of CCR5 co-receptor on host cells is little studied in Sub-Saharan Africa. This study focused on expression of CCR5 co-receptor on circulating CD4+ T cells in HIV-1 patients on HAART.

The objective of this study was to analyze the main actions of the National Policy on Solid Waste, provided for in Law 12305/2010 of the Ministry of the Environment, developed in a municipality in the Southwest of Maranhão, Brazil. The methodology used to obtain the research data consisted of the application of semi-structured questionnaires, through the recording of audios and then the accomplishment of decupagem. The main results showed that the municipality still does not plan a solid waste.

In Morocco, the establishment of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) is a new management approach used for strengthening traditional fisheries’ management measures. This approach was proposed in the Mediterranean due to the decline of the main fisheries’ resources, both small pelagic and demersal species. This paper discusses the presentation and analysis of the reference state of the Alboran MPA, located to the west of the Moroccan Mediterranean coast since 2013, in relation to socioeconomic aspects.

Studies carried out by the Indian and foreign scholars for assessing the impact of institutions’ available infrastructural facilities and teaching-learning resources on academic attainments on their students present a somewhat mixed bag.