BACKGROUND It has been reported that 15-20% of parous female have experienced at least one miscarriage, while 3% of them have experienced two miscarriages. The goal of this study was to evaluate the plasma level of coagulation factors in women with a history of spontaneous abortions. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this case-control study, 82 women with a history of two or more abortions referred to...

INTRODUCTION Overweight and obesity are a public health problem in India not only in adults but also in children. The authors sought to estimate the prevalence of overweight and obesity in school-going children of 6-17 years of age and examine its demographic and dietary correlates in context of their urban-rural status and socio-economic status. METHODS In this cross-sectional survey height ...

We conducted a case-control study to investigate the role of ABCB1 C3435T (rs1045642) and C1236T (rs1128503) gene polymorphisms in the susceptibility to acute myeloid leukemia. The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) coupled with restriction fragment length polymorphism (RFLP) method was carried out to genotyping ABCB1 C3435T and C1236T gene polymorphism. Statistical analysis was conducted using th...

BACKGROUND Flushing is generally considered to be the primary symptom of menopause and is typically the most common complaint in menopausal women. Although flushing poses no danger to a woman's health, it decreases the quality of life. Thus, the purpose of this study was to determine the effect of lavender aromatherapy on menopause flushing. METHODS This double-blinded crossover clinical tria...

Background and Aims Postspinal headache and low backache are common complaints following spinal anesthesia which regresses spontaneously but sometimes becomes very troublesome for the patient as well as for the anesthesiologists. The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of postspinal headache and low backache after spinal anesthesia in lower abdominal surgery. Materials and Methods...

OBJECTIVE The aim of this study was to estimate the incidence of carotid artery calcification (CAC) in a sample of Lebanese population using digital panoramic radiographs. MATERIALS AND METHODS Panoramic radiographs of 500 patients (281 females and 219 males), aged between 18 and 88 years (mean: 47.9 years), were assessed for CAC. Data collected were analyzed statistically using IBM® SPSS® fo...

Public accounting is one of the professions that assists public in providing information for decision making, especially with regard to finance. The purpose this study was determine factors influence interest students choose profession. used are intrinsic value, income perception, labor market considerations, strengths and weaknesses approach a quantitative survey method. Sampling convenience s...

Background: Gastric cancer is the second leading cause of cancer-related mortality and the fourth most common cancer globally. Tumor markers are needed for appropriate management and monitoring of treatment to improve quality of life. Recently, carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) has been widely used as a tumor marker in the diagnosis and follow-up of some malignancies. The aim of this study was to ...

BACKGROUND This retrospective study was undertaken to determine the prevalence of three-rooted permanent mandibular first molars in digital periapical radiographic images obtained from a Turkish patient. MATERIALS AND METHODS Periapical radiographs of 640 subjects, which had been obtained in the Department of Oral Diagnosis Radiology, Kirikkale University Dental Faculty, Kirikkale, Turkey fro...

OBJECTIVES Over the past 2 decades, significant advances have been made in the management of infections after transplant; however, transplant recipients are still at high risk of infectious complications. This study aimed to evaluate the prevalence of bacterial infections and antimicrobial resistance patterns in kidney transplant recipients. MATERIALS AND METHODS This cross-sectional study in...