Objective. To determine the long-term histopathologic changes in nasal mucosa and the relationship between progression of the histopathologic changes and the duration without air current stimulation. Material and Method. Biopsies were taken from the inferior turbinates of 11 laryngeal cancer patients after total laryngectomy. Specimens were stained with hematoksilen-eosin and several histopatho...

Abstract Background Most of the patients undergoing bowel resection for Crohn’s disease (CD) develop postoperative recurrence requiring medical treatment intensification or surgery. Is there a subgroup which surgery allows durable remission? Methods In this retrospective follow-up study, we collected data from 592 ileocolic CD who were included 2013 to 2015 in prospective nation-wide cohort GET...

Aim: To assess the effect of surface finish and acidic beverage (cola beverage) on hardness fracture toughness zirconia lithium silicate (Celtra press)Methodology: Total n=36 samples reinforced press) plates were divided into two main groups (n=18 glazed n=18 polished samples) then each group was subdivided equal according to immersion solution (artificial saliva & cola beverage). Surface factu...

OBJECTIVE To evaluate the effectiveness of acupuncture for fibromyalgia. METHODS Fifty-eight women with fibromyalgia were allocated randomly to receive either acupuncture together with tricyclic antidepressants and exercise (n=34), or tricyclic antidepressants and exercise only (n=24). Patients rated their pain on a visual analogue scale. A blinded assessor evaluated both the mean pressure pa...

Methods We included 706 school children and adolescents aged 7 to 18 years (434 girls and 272 boys) from March 2011 to February 2012. We excluded subjects with any acute or chronic diseases. None of subjects were taking calcium or vitamin D supplements. They were classified according age (elementary school, 7-12 years old, n=565; middle school, 13-15 years old, n=75; high school, 16-18 years ol...

More than 40% of HIV-infected patients on highly active antiretroviral therapy (HAART) experience fat redistribution (lipodystrophy), a syndrome associated with insulin resistance primarily affecting insulin-stimulated nonoxidative glucose metabolism (NOGM(ins)). Skeletal muscle biopsies, obtained from 18 lipodystrophic nondiabetic patients (LIPO) and 18 nondiabetic patients without lipodystrop...

Amaç: Bu araştırma annelerin oyun ve materyallerine ilişkin görüşlerinin çocuklarıyla etkileşimli oynama davranışlarının incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır.Yöntem: Nicel nitel yöntemlerin birlikte kullanılarak karma yöntemle yapılan bu araştırmaya, 18-36 ay arası çocuğa sahip 20 anne katılmıştır. Veriler “Demografik Bilgi Formu”, “PİKOLO/Ebeveyn-Çocuk Etkileşimi Gözlem Formu’’ “Yarı Yapılandırılm...

This study interrogated the effect of using educational mapping in teaching English language on university students' motivation. A quasi-experimental design (training program), along with a quantitative approach, was used. The implemented at Al-Quds Open University Palestine .The participants comprised 36 master's degree students who were randomly divided into two equal groups: controlled (n=18...

PURPOSE To characterize the molecular species composition of ethanolamine glycerophospholipids (EGP) in the primate retina and to examine the effects of different dietary fats, the authors fed rhesus monkeys diets containing widely ranging amounts of n-3 fatty acids. METHODS From birth, infant monkeys were fed either a control soybean oil diet, containing 8% of total fatty acids as 18:3 (n-3)...

BACKGROUND The purpose of this article was to investigate bacterial biofilm formed on endoscopes and to explore the possible correlation between endoscope reprocessing procedures and bacterial biofilm growth on endoscope channels. METHODS Sixty-six endoscope suction and biopsy channels and 13 water and air channels were collected from 66 hospitals throughout China. Scanning electron microscop...