Renal artery stenosis is a common cause of secondary hypertension with a rising incidence due to systemic atherosclerosis in an aging population. Patients with renovascular disease complicated by refractory hypertension, acute pulmonary edema, or progressive renal dysfunction benefit from aggressive medical therapy and may be considered for renal revascularization. Atherosclerotic renal artery ...

At the time when employees nowdays represent an important resource in achieving business success, there is an increasing focus on the process of recruitment and selection of personnel, because every company seeks to fill a vacant position with the best candidates, ie. those who best meet the requirements of the job. Therefore, this paper will propose an MCDM approach to the recruitment and sele...

In 1997, 248 urban university students in central Massachusetts rated responsibility for addiction using the Attributions of Responsibility for Addiction Scale (ARAS), developed for this study with university-based financial support. The vignette-based factorial design varied sex of drug user and type of addictive substance. Factor analysis yielded two subscales: internal and external responsib...

Bu çal??mada, 1996-2018 döneminde G-8 ülkeleri ve Türkiye'deki ticari d??a aç?kl?k oran? ile Ar-Geve reel döviz kuru aras?ndaki ili?ki incelenmi?tir. Verilerin yatay kesit ba??ml?l??? içermesi serilerin birim kök analizi birinci farklar?nda dura?an olmas? nedeniyle analize Westerlund e?bütünle?me devam edilmi?tir. E?bütünle?me analiz sonuçlar?, de?i?kenlerin uzun vadede birlikte hareket etti?in...

Aims: To examine biomarkers of oxidative stress (oxs), and endothelin (ET)-1, in hypertensive patients with atherosclerotic renal artery stenosis (ARAS) and to evaluate the effect of percutaneous transluminal renal angioplasty (PTRA). Methods: Baseline measurements were made immediately before renal angiography in patients with suspected ARAS (significant ARAS, n = 83, and non-RAS, n = 59) and ...

Patients 611 patients between 30 and 70 years of age who had type 2 diabetes; hypertension defined as systolic blood pressure > 135 mm Hg or diastolic blood pressure > 85 mg, or both; persistent microalbuminuria defined as an albumin excretion rate of 20 to 200 ìg/minute; and a serum creatinine concentration < 133 ìmol/l for men or < 97 ìmol/l for women. Exclusion criteria were non-diabetic kid...

The conventional lingual arch is a nonfunctional fixed space maintainer used in the mandibular arch to maintain arch length by the prevention of mesial movement of the permanent first molars. This study highlights a functional lingual arch with a hinge-type lockable dentulous component that incorporates molar tubes, with various advantages over the conventional lingual arch. How to cite this ...

This paper describes the design of an augmented reality authoring system for end-users (ARAS-EU), focusing interaction, collaboration and authoring in augmented reality applications, showing the strategies adopted in each case. Interaction was emphasized in all levels of the system, resulting in the presentation of taxonomy of selection, manipulation and release techniques applied to augmented ...