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Personalizing Oral Healthcare: The Future of Dentistry on a Chip
(2021-04-20)
Healthcare professionals may experience challenges with the efficacy of treatment as results could fluctuate depending on a patient’s genetic disposition. Personalized dentistry may present an impact and optimize patient ...
Mental Health and Well-being: An Occupational Hazard in Oral Health Care
(2021-04-20)
The purpose of this research is to bring awareness to risk factors leading to the increased prevalence and magnitude of mental health issues and well-being in oral health care professionals. Mental health is an essential ...
Bromelain: A Natural Approach to Whitening Teeth Effectively
(2021-04-26)
Teeth whitening using peroxide is a popular cosmetic dental procedure. While peroxide whitening is time efficient and a relatively low-cost procedure, the goal of a whiter smile may come at a greater cost. Peroxide whitening ...
Simulation-Based Methods for Investigating the Identifiability of Bayesian Networks With Cross-Sectional Observational Data
(2020-04-23)
Bayesian networks are widely adopted to model complex systems by characterizing their information into conditional independencies of 2 or more system variables. For example, Bayesian networks have been commonly used for ...
Designing a High Throughput Bounded Multi-Producer, Multi-Consumer Queue
(2021-05-03)
Multi-Producer Multi-Consumer (MPMC) Queues are the most natural way to solve the common parallel programming Producer-Consumer Problem. The problem arises when a group of entities need work to be done, and another group ...
Filipina Marriage Migration, Human Capital, and the "Mail-Order-Bride" Industry
(2021-05-03)
Through the frameworks of feminist and Marxist theory and the case study of Susana Remerata Blackwell, I aim to redefine the relationship of Filipina marriage migrants to capitalism by arguing that their skill of domesticity ...
An Alternative Approach to Conventional Regenerative Therapies: Cultivating Stem Cells from Deciduous Teeth
(2021-04-21)
Healthcare professionals recommend many methods of restorative and therapeutic treatments, such as medicine, surgery, radiation, and rehabilitation to treat chronic diseases and conditions. However, evidence suggests that ...
Resin Infiltration Therapy: A Micro-Invasive Approach to Treat White Spot Lesions in Dentistry
(2020-04-13)
Esthetic dentistry is on the rise and new treatments are evolving for treating white spot lesions. Resin infiltration is a micro-invasive procedure used to treat demineralized white spot lesions on the enamel surface. This ...
Cyber-Physical Defense in Smart Distribution Networks
(2021-04-26)
The existing electric grid is transitioning to a smart grid with increased penetration of distributed energy resources (DERs), such as photovoltaic (PV) units, battery storage units, electric vehicles (EV), and EV chargers. ...
Plant Physiology in the Tropics: Two Studies Assessing the Effects of Environmental Factors on Plant Function, Adaptation, and Development
(2020-04-07)
With a high species diversity, novel ecosystem functioning, and distinct topographic features, tropical forests are home to vegetation that is highly specialized and adapted to its environment. While this has resulted in ...