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  Ankyloglossia: Still a Matter of Controversy Introduction Symptomatic Ankyloglossia (a.k.a. tongue-tie) is defined as a short or anterior lingual frenulum that interferes with normal tongue mobility. Recently, there has been a renewed interest amongst healthcare providers regarding the importance of ankyloglossia in clinical practice and its role in breastfeeding difficulties. Despite the attempts of prior studies, there is no consensus on the optimal way to diagnose and manage ankyloglossia. Several classification systems have been published, but none are consistently used and many are difficult for routine clinical applications. Moreover, there is a lack of objective data defining the impairment caused by ankyloglossia or demonstrating efficacy of interventions aimed to treat ankyloglossia. With the ongoing promotion of breast feeding by the US Surgeon General and the American Association of Pediatrics as the primary feeding modality for infants, studying the mechanics, classif...

  The Coronavirus Transmission by Wastewater and Biosolids Reuse for Agricultural Usages: A Literature Review Abstract One of the important alternative water source of water is treated effluent from wastewater treatment plant that may be used in the agricultural sectors. Reused wastewater depending on the treatment method may contain various contaminants, including microbial contaminants. In most countries, fecal coliforms are used as a good indicator of microbial contamination control and viral contamination is not analyzed. In this study, the probability of COVID-19 outbreaks with reusing treated effluent from wastewater treatment plant was evaluated. According to this study, irrigation of the agricultural products with treated effluents or spreading biosolids on farm lands may be one of the ways of transmission of the COVID-19 disease. Keywords:  COVID-19; Treated wastewater; Irrigation; Biosolid Introduction In recent years treated municipal wastewater is one of the import...

  Bionic Eye from the Point of View of Functional Magnetic Resonance and Electrophysiological Examination – Review Abstract The aim of the study was to show not only a possible visual replacement in patients with loss of sight, but also to discuss its efficiency. The study is focused on the issue of transmission of electrical voltage changes in the visual pathway under physiological and pathological conditions. In particular, it points to the feedback autoregulatory damage, not only of the primarily altered cellular structures, but also of all other structures localised both horizontally and vertically. Based on the results of the functional magnetic resonance imaging and electrophysiological methods, it demonstrates the pathology of the entire visual pathway in three important eye diseases: pigmentary retinal dystrophy, age-related macular degeneration, and glaucoma. The study also provides an overview of possible systems used to replace loss of vision, ranging from epiretinal, su...

  Laboratory Mice Euthanasia: Speed Death and Animal Welfare Abstract The euthanasia is one of the most studied, debated and controversial topics in the laboratory animal science area. All over the world, the ideal way to perform euthanasia in laboratory animals is sought, seeking, in summary, three main points, animal welfare during the procedure; minimal influence on the animals biological system, not to interfere with test results and accessibility and low cost. In Brazil, after the validity of Law No 11.794-2008, that regulated the use of animals for didactic and scientific purposes, structuring the Animal Experimentation Control Council (CONCEA). In its resolutions, CONCEA standardized the application of accepted euthanasia methods, mainly overdose of injectable anesthetics and restricted use of carbon dioxide (CO 2 ). The aim of our study was to evaluate within the rules of CONCEA and using non-invasive and invasive parameters which would be the best euthanasia promoter in ad...