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Background@#The tongue in groove technique (TIG) is a useful technique for the correction of the nasal tip projection and the nasolabial angle. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of this technique for nasal tip rotation and projection correction in the Iranian society. @*Methods@#This is a retrospective clinical trial study of 20 patients undergoing open septo-rhinoplasty using TIG technique from January 2017 to August 2019 at the oral and maxillofacial unit of Bu Ali Hospital and private sector. Preoperative and postoperative profile view photographs were compared to assess the changes in tip projection and rotation. @*Results@#Fifteen patients (75%) had normal angular size, and 5 of them (25%) were not within the normal range after the surgery. The Fisher exact test showed that this success was statistically significant (P = 0.006). Ten patients (50%) had normal projection size, postoperatively. The Fisher exact test showed that this effect was statistically significant (P < 0.01) @*Conclusion@#The study demonstrated the benefit of TIG on the correction of nasal tip projection and rotation.
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BACKGROUND@#The hypocaloric diets improve glycemic status in obese individuals, but the response to hypocaloric diets in fat mass and obesity-associated gene (FTO)-rs9939609 gene variant is unknown. This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to assess the gene-diet interaction of FTO-rs9939609 gene variant and hypocaloric diets on glycemic control in overweight and obese adults.@*METHODS@#Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials, PubMed, ISI Web of Science, Embase, Scopus, and Google scholar were searched up to December 2018, for relevant clinical trials. Mean changes in fasting blood sugar (FBS), serum insulin, and homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR) were extracted.@*RESULTS@#The pooled analysis of nine studies showed that there was no significant difference between AA/AT and TT genotypes in FBS (weighted mean difference [WMD] = 0.01, 95% confidence interval [CI]: -1.08, 1.10, P = 0.984) and serum insulin (WMD = 0.20, 95% CI: -0.85, 1.26; P = 0.707) after intervention hypocaloric diets. The overweight/obese participants in AA/AT group showed the greatest reduction in HOMA-IR compared with TT genotype following intervention, and this difference was not statistically significant (WMD = -0.38, 95% CI: -0.94, 0.16, P = 0.167).@*CONCLUSION@#This meta-analysis suggests that there was no significant difference between AA/AT and TT genotypes of FTO-rs9939609 on FBS, serum insulin level, and insulin resistance in response to hypocaloric diets.
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Background@#The tongue in groove technique (TIG) is a useful technique for the correction of the nasal tip projection and the nasolabial angle. The purpose of this study was to determine the utility of this technique for nasal tip rotation and projection correction in the Iranian society. @*Methods@#This is a retrospective clinical trial study of 20 patients undergoing open septo-rhinoplasty using TIG technique from January 2017 to August 2019 at the oral and maxillofacial unit of Bu Ali Hospital and private sector. Preoperative and postoperative profile view photographs were compared to assess the changes in tip projection and rotation. @*Results@#Fifteen patients (75%) had normal angular size, and 5 of them (25%) were not within the normal range after the surgery. The Fisher exact test showed that this success was statistically significant (P = 0.006). Ten patients (50%) had normal projection size, postoperatively. The Fisher exact test showed that this effect was statistically significant (P < 0.01) @*Conclusion@#The study demonstrated the benefit of TIG on the correction of nasal tip projection and rotation.
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Salmonellas are responsible for more than 40 percent of foodborne diseases in the world. Today, rapid diagnostic methods are essential for detecting these organisms in food and water especially in crisis. The aim of this study was to assess the Bactaslyde media usability in detection of salmonella and compare it with standard culture method. In this laboratory study 20 samples of water and foods [pasteurized milk, water, raw Kabab and Raw Poultry Meat] were contaminated with salmonella standard strain [PTCC 1609] and then this salmonellas were detected by Bactaslyde culture media and standard culture method. Sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value and speed of two methods compared with each other. This study showed that Bactaslyde culture pouch number 4 can detect Salmonella in all 20 contaminated samples of food and water. The detecting time was 15 hours and 55 minutes in compare with 93 hours for standard method. Sensitivity of the test was 100%, specificity 90%, positive predictive value 90.91%, negative predictive value, 100% and validity of the test was 95%. It was found that Bactaslyde culture method can detect Salmonella as a rapid test in all food and water samples and it can be recommended for using in crisis. More research with more samples and different foods is recommended.