05). Significant reductions were obtained in the residual filling material after supplementary cleaning (P < .05). XPR (47.5%) led to significantly greater (P < .05) filling material removal than UAI (16.6%) or EAI (22.6%). The removal values of the 2 latter systems were not significantly different. XPR was more effective than UAI and EAI in removing filling material in mandibular premolars with oval canals. None of the tested supplementary cleaning techniques completely removed the residual filling material. XPR was more effective than UAI and EAI in removing filling material in mandibular premolars with oval canals. None of the tested supplementary cleaning techniques completely removed the residual filling material. This study aimed to compare the torsional resistances and fracture modes of WaveOne Gold (Dentsply Sirona, Ballaigues, Switzerland) and Reciproc Blue (VDW, Munich, Germany) using the repetitive torsional loading (RTL) method and the conventional single-rotation (STL) method. A 3-mm file tip was fixed with a brass plate, and a torsional load was applied using a custom device. In the RTL method, the file was driven counterclockwise at 50 rpm until it achieved the preset torque of 0.5 Ncm; thereafter, it was returned to its original position. This recovery of the file to its original position was defined as 1 torsional loading cycle; the number of repetitive load cycles until fracture was counted. In the STL method, the files were rotated at a constant rate of 2 rpm in a counterclockwise direction until file fracture. The fragments fractured by the 2 methods were compared under a scanning electron microscope to examine the topographic features of the fractured surfaces and longitudinal aspects. With the RTL method, Reciproc Blue showed a higher number of repetitive load cycles until fracture than WaveOne Gold (P < .05). With the STL method, Reciproc Blue also had a higher ultimate strength than WaveOne Gold (P < .05). Scanning electron microscopic findings of the fractured specimens from the 2 test methods showed different features of torsional failure. Within the study limitations, both the RTL and STL methods conferred similar torsional resistance. Therefore, the clinically relevant RTL method with repetitive and reciprocation motion can be used for testing torsional resistance. Within the study limitations, both the RTL and STL methods conferred similar torsional resistance. Therefore, the clinically relevant RTL method with repetitive and reciprocation motion can be used for testing torsional resistance.Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a persistent, major economic concern for livestock productivity, which is highly exacerbated by outbreaks in Thailand. FMD virus (FMDV) serotype A is more highly antigenic and genetically diverse than other serotypes, which has important implications for vaccine development as well as selection. Therefore, it is essential to continuously monitor antigenic and genetic changes of field isolates of FMDV serotype A. Here we used antisera against three vaccine strains (A/118/87, A/Sakolnakorn/97, and A/Lopburi/2012) to analyze the antigenicity of 133 field isolates of FMDV serotypes A in Thailand from 2007 to 2019. The majority of the isolates from 2007 to 2008 reacted only with the antiserum against strain A/118/87. In contrast, antigenic analysis revealed broad cross-reactivity and antigenic variations of the isolates from 2009 through 2019 against strains A/Sakolnakorn/97 and A/Lopburi/2012. These results indicate periodic changes in the antigenicity of field isolates of FMDV serotype A. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/geneticin-g418-sulfate.html Phylogenetic analysis of the VP1 region revealed that all isolates were of the Sea-97 lineage within the ASIA topotype. Analysis of the L-fragment genome sequences of 30 FMDV isolates collected throughout Thailand revealed highly variable amino acid sequences of VP1 and 3A, with the lowest average identity (94.56 %) and invariant (78.43 %) rates, respectively. The present findings indicate the importance of an active routine surveillance system incorporating antigenic and genetic analysis designated to continually update information about field isolates of FMDV serotype A. Such a system is essential for establishing and improving measures to control FMDV infections in Thailand and in neighboring Asian countries.The defining feature of the eukaryotic cell is the possession of a nucleus that uncouples transcription from translation. According to the updated Viral Eukaryogenesis (VE) hypothesis presented here, the eukaryotic nucleus descends from the viral factory of a DNA virus that infected the archaeal ancestor of the eukaryotes. The VE hypothesis implies that many unique features of the nucleus, including the mechanisms by which the eukaryotic nucleus uncouples transcription from translation, should be viral rather than cellular in origin. The modern eukaryotic nucleus uncouples transcription from translation using a complex process employing hundreds of eukaryotic specific genes acting in concert. This intricate process is primed by the eukaryote specific 7-methylguanylate (m7G) cap on eukaryotic mRNA that targets mRNA for splicing, nuclear export, and cytoplasmic translation. It is shown here that homologues of the eukaryotic m7G capping apparatus are present in viruses of the Mimiviridae yet are apparently absent from archaea generally, and specifically from Lokiarchaeota, a proposed archaeal relative of the eukaryotes. Phylogenetic analysis of the m7G capping apparatus shows that eukaryotic nuclei and Mimiviridae obtained this shared pathway from a common ancestral source that predated the origin of the Last Eukaryotic Common Ancestor (LECA). These results are consistent with the hypothesis that the eukaryotic nucleus and the Mimiviridae obtained these abilities from an ancient virus that could be considered the 'First Eukaryotic Nuclear Ancestor' (FENA).The cornea's intense innervation is responsible for corneal trophism and ocular surface hemostasis maintenance. Corneal diabetic neuropathy affects subbasal nerve plexus, with progressive alteration of nerves' morphology and density. The quantitative analysis of nerve fibers can be performed with in vivo corneal confocal microscopy considering the main parameters such as corneal nerve fibers length, corneal nerve fibers density, corneal nerve branching density, tortuosity coefficient, and beadings frequency. As the nerve examination permits the detection of early changes occurring in diabetes, the invivo corneal confocal microscopy becomes, over time, an important tool for diabetic polyneuropathy assessment and follow-up. In this review, we summarize the actual evidence about corneal nerve changes in diabetes and the relationship between the grade of alterations and the duration and severity of the disease. We aim at understanding how diabetes impacts corneal nerves and how it correlates with sensorimotor peripheral polyneuropathy and retinal complications.