Abstract Periodontitis is a chronic inflammatory disease that leads to the destruction of both soft and hard periodontal tissues.Complete periodontal regeneration in clinics using the currently available treatment approaches is still a challenge.Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have shown promising potential to regenerate periodontal tissue in various
The main thrust of this study was to examine female genital mutilation and the development of the girl child in Akpabuyo Local Government Area of Cross River State, Nigeria.The specific objective of the study was to: examine female genital mutilation (FGM) and psychological development of the girl child in Akpabuyo LGA; explore female genital mutil
The leaf area index (LAI) is a crucial parameter for understanding the exchanges of mass and energy between terrestrial ecosystems and the atmosphere.In this study, the Data Assimilation Research Testbed (DART) has been successfully coupled to the Community Land Model with explicit carbon and nitrogen components (CLM4CN) by assimilating Summer Comb
It is well established that the intrauterine biological environment plays important roles in fetal development.In this review, we re-visit the hypothesis that Small Electronic testicular germ cell cancer (TGCC), especially in adolescents and young adults, has been programmed in utero.The origin for extreme in utero environments is mostly maternal d
Social skills have been known to predict bullying tendencies in adolescence.However, knowledge about the mechanisms by which social skills are linked to bullying tendency remains limited.The present study investigated whether friendship quality would mediate the link.A sample of 204 adolescents (16-18 years old; 163 girls; 41 boys) studying in Yogy