Pak J Med Sci
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The aim was to assess the influence of Er, Cr: YSGG laser (ECL) and fractional carbon dioxide laser (FCL) on the shear bond strength (SBS) and microleakage of bioactive restorative material to dentin. ⋯ ECL has a potential to be used as an alternate to total etch and rinse for conditioning of dentin when bonded to bioactive materials.
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To determine correlation between transient elastography values with serum ferritin and duration of infection in patients of hepatitis C. ⋯ There is significant correlation between serum ferritin and duration of HCV with TE scores.
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To find out if there is any relationship of methylation status of ABO gene promoter with the risk of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) in a hospital-based Pakistani population in Karachi, Pakistan. ⋯ The ABO gene promoter's hypermethylation appears to be increasing the risk of AMI in a hospital-based Pakistani population in Karachi, Pakistan.
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To investigate the association of gold standard liver biomarkers with serum cytokeratin 18 (CK18), serum Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) and serum aspartate (AST). ⋯ Significant positive association was found between Serum CK18 and serum ALT.
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To assess the attitudes of psychiatric patients towards electroconvulsive therapy (ECT) as a treatment modality. ⋯ A significant majority of the patients accepted ECT as an effective treatment modality. However, to make the procedure more acceptable, it may be made more effective and safe to the expectations of the patients and medical professionals for better outcomes.