RELATIONSHIP OF ORAL HYGIENE STATUS AND PRACTICES WITH ORAL LESIONS IN A GROUP OF HIV POSITIVE PATIENTS IN LAGOS, NIGERIA

Relationship of oral hygiene status and practices with oral lesions in a group of HIV positive patients in Lagos, Nigeria

Objective: The oral health of HIV positive patients may be compromised because of their depressed immunity and may increase their risk of developing some oral lesions.This study was carried out to assess the relationship of the oral hygiene status and practices with oral lesions in HIV positive patients at a dedicated HIV clinic in Nigeria.Method:

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Techno-economic potential of battery energy storage systems in frequency response and balancing mechanism actions

Batteries offer a combination of balancing and regulation services within a smart grid to improve its resilience and flexibility.Maintaining an acceptable state of health and the highest rate of return requires dynamic modelling of the asset and rigorous optimisation.The authors compare the technical cost and HERBAMARE SODIUM FREE economic benefit

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Research on the Thermal-Electric Coupling Behavior Under Compound AC-DC Voltage Within Saddle-Like Electric-Stress Dependence

This paper proposes a nonlinear electromagnetic-thermal-velocity coupling model to study the insulation performance of converter transformer, in which the saddle-like electric-stress NEEDLES AND SYRINGES dependence is considered under compound alternating current-direct current (AC-DC) voltage situation.Firstly, the conductance of transformer oil a

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A Novel Framework for Inner-Outer Sustainability Assessment

Calls for systemic transformations have become prevalent throughout sustainability discourse.Increasingly, these calls point towards Course a pied - Accessoires consciousness expanding practices and interventions, such as mindfulness, to support the development of individual understandings, skills, and capacities that are conducive to more sustaina

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