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Infantile fibromatosis is characterized by proliferation of fibrous soft tissue with a potential of invading the adjacent structures but lacks the ability to metastasize, thus making it a fairly benign lesion with borderline characteristics. The pathology resembles sarcomatous growth, therefore making it difficult for the clinician to correctly diagnose. There are two variants of extra-abdominal desmoid juvenile and adult variant depending upon the age group it predominately involves. Fibromatosis is comparatively a rare tumour with unpredictable growth and varying local recurrence rates. The mass usually grows slowly, rapid growth and recurrences being mostly associated with the juvenile forms. The disease may present as single or multifocal lesion with widespread distribution, thus requiring whole body scans to identify any insidious growth elsewhere. Here, we report a case of recurrent juvenile/infantile fibromatosis in a 2-year-old child, conservatively managed without any growth disturbance and signs of recurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the present day, automated industries, such as arc welding robots have found immense applications in manufacturing of steel furniture, automobile components, agricultural machineries etc. Selection of the most appropriate robot for a specific welding application can be treated as a multi-criteria decision making problem where the best alternative needs to be identified with respect to a set of conflicting evaluation criteria. In this paper, rough numbers are integrated with multi-attributive border approximation area comparison (MABAC) approach for solving an arc welding robot selection problem. The opinions of five decision makers are aggregated together using rough numbers to avoid subjectivity in the decision making process, while MABAC method is employed to rank the candidate alternatives and choose the best robot for the given welding application. The criteria weights are determined using rough entropy method, which reveals that welding performance and payload are the two most important arc welding robot selection criteria, followed by cost of the robot. The application of rough-MABAC method identifies robot A6 as the most suitable choice and robot A2 as the least preferred option. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The objective of the study was to assess and compare the knowledge about oral health, hygiene, and adversities of missing tooth among Indian students. Subjects and Methods: A cross-sectional survey was conducted among 400 medical and dental undergraduate students in South India, using a questionnaire. Results: The study indicates that the knowledge, attitude, and perception about oral hygiene and missing teeth were inadequate among Indian students. Conclusion: Students require oral health education to improve their oral hygiene practices and knowledge. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]