Purpose: Growing evidence associates low oral health literacy (OHL) with poor oral health
outcomes. While nearly half of United States adults have periodontal disease (PD), there are …

Objective: The objective of this study is to examine the relationship between functional oral
health literacy (OHL) and periodontal disease as defined by the American Academy of …

When engineers, maintenance personnel or operators in aviation and aerospace begin to
settle into a complacent mindset they inherently accept a greater amount of risk, thus opening …

Zinc homeostasis is primarily maintained by zinc transporters that regulate zinc uptake and
efflux in the small intestine; however, the relative contribution of the many zinc transporters …

Background Diffuse midline gliomas (DMGs), including diffuse intrinsic pontine gliomas (DIPGs),
have a dismal prognosis, with less than 2% surviving 5 years postdiagnosis. The …

Many intracellular bacteria, including the obligate intracellular pathogen Chlamydia
trachomatis , grow within a membrane-bound bacterium-containing vacuole (BCV). Secreted …

Two promising areas of research with respect to lithium ion batteries (LIB’s) include (a)
transition metal oxides, and (b) other high capacity Li-containing compounds that can serve as …

Objectives The purpose is to examine the relation of social risk factors, and the cumulative
burden of social risk factors, on parent-reported dental health and dental care-seeking …

Representative models are needed to screen new therapies for patients with cancer. Cancer
organoids are a leap forward as a culture model that faithfully represents the disease. …

Diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma (DIPG) is a universally fatal tumor of the brainstem, most
commonly affecting young children. Due to its location, surgical resection is not achievable, but …