Spironolactone (SPL) corrects hypertension, hypokalemia, and hyporeninemia in patients with primary hyperaldosteronism (PHA) by blocking mineralocorticoid (MCH) receptors. We evaluated the effect of continuous SPL treatment (100 to 300 mg/day for 7 days to 9 years) on plasma renin (PRC), potassium, aldosterone (PA), 18-hydroxycorticosterone (18-OHB), deoxycorticosterone (DOC), and corticosteron...

BACKGROUND Cystic echinococcosis (CE) is caused by the larva of tapeworm Echinococcus granulosus. Dogs and other canids are the primary definitive hosts for this parasite. CE may develop after accidental ingestion of tapeworm eggs, excreted with the feces of these animals. In the intestine, the larvae released from the eggs are nested in the liver, lungs or other organs of livestock as intermed...

Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) are pathogens of significant public health concern. Several studies have confirmed that cattle are the main reservoir of STEC in Argentina and other countries. Although Shiga toxins represent the primary virulence factors of STEC, the adherence and colonization of the gut are also important in the pathogenesis of the bacteria. The aim of this study ...

Havacılık alanında İnsansız Hava Araçlarına (İHA) yönelik talep ve çalışmalar tüm dünyada ülkemizde gün geçtikçe artmaktadır. Kullanım amacına uygun olarak, bu araçların verimliliği giderek Gelişmelerin daha da ilerlemesi için birçok ülke hala insansız hava aracı üzerine araştırma çalışma yapmayı sürdürmektedir. Bu çalışmada ilk önce gerekli literatür araştırmaları yapılmış doğrultuda modellene...

Pet ve cam şişeler genellikle tek kullanımlık malzemeler olduklarından kullanıldıktan sonra uygun olmayan yerlere özensiz bir şekilde atılmaktadır. şişe atıkları, çevre kirliliğinin önemli sebeplerinden biridir. Ayrıca şişelerin orman yangınlarının çıkmasında çok büyük etkileri vardır. Bu nedenlerden dolayı pet tespit edilmesi çevreye zarar vermeden toplanması gerekmektedir. İnsansız Hava Araçl...

The micro-ELISA described in this report is simple and can give objective results for the serodiagnosis of human cysticercosis. The visual assessment of results was satisfactory. The ELISA results showed a remarkably good correlation with IHA. It gave good reproudcibility. Cross-reactions were eliminated by using whole worm antigen instead of the cysticercus.

Four of six adhesin-encoding genes (lpfA, paa, iha, and toxB) from Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli strains were detected in typical and atypical enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) strains of various serotypes. Although the most prevalent gene was lpfA in both groups, paa was the only potential diarrhea-associated gene in atypical EPEC.

Hydropower remains the most important and largest source of renewable energy. However, besides many additional benefits, such as dams for water supply, irrigation, flood control, recreation, navigation, etc., hydropower generation has a negative impact on environment. This study aimed to investigate hydrologic changes in Lithuanian lowland rivers caused by small plants (HPPs). Thirty-two indica...

The distribution of eight putative adhesins that are not encoded in the locus for enterocyte effacement (LEE) in 139 Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (STEC) of different serotypes was investigated by PCR. Five of the adhesins (Iha, Efa1, LPF(O157/OI-141), LPF(O157/OI-154), and LPF(O113)) are encoded in regions corresponding to genomic O islands of E. coli EDL933, while the other three adh...