BACKGROUND The overall incidence of poor ovarian response in IVF cycles has been reported to be between 9 and 24%. The management of these patients remains a significant challenge in assisted reproduction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effect of myo-inositol (MI) on ovarian function in poor responders undergoing ICSI. METHODS The study is a prospective controlled observatio...

The habitat suitability index, which reflects spatial variability in species occurrence probability, has been shown to exhibit various contrasting relationships with local demographic performances (survival, productivity) in several species. One proposed explanation for these discrepancies is that the link between the habitat suitability index and demography is influenced by density-dependent, ...

INTRODUCTION Wall shear stress (WSS) and oscillatory shear index (OSI) are associated with atherosclerotic disease. Both parameters are derived from blood velocities, which can be measured with phase-contrast MRI (PC-MRI). Limitations in spatiotemporal resolution of PC-MRI are known to affect these measurements. Our aim was to investigate the effect of spatiotemporal resolution using a carotid ...

Background The present study aims to examine the oxidative stress-related activation of poly(ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP), a cause of parthanatos in circulating mononuclear leukocytes of patients with chronic heart failure (CHF), that was rarely investigated in the human setting yet. Methods Patients with CHF (n = 20) and age- and body mass index-matched volunteers (n = 15) with a normal hea...

INTRODUCTION The aim of our study was to evaluate the relationship between neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidative status (TOS), oxidative stress index (OSI), paraoxonase, and total thiol (T.thl) in schizophrenic patients compared to healthy control group and investigate the relationship between these parameters and psychopathological symptoms. ME...

Objective: We try to evaluate total oxidant status (TOS), antioxidant (TAS) and oxidative stress index (OSI) in patients with recurrent aphtous stomatitis (RAS) our study. Methods: A of 40 patients, 23 female 17 male, a mean age 29, who applied the dermatology outpatient clinic complaint oral ulcers were diagnosed RAS 49 healthy controls, 33 16 24, included Results: The TOS OSI values group sta...

The instability of solar energy and its resource distribution characteristics make it difficult to judge suitability in practical engineering applications, which hinders promotion application. In order better promote the effective use heating system, is necessary put forward a simple method judging system for This study puts “F, Q” as basis systems built on roof. Two types public buildings, off...

PURPOSE The aim of this article is to propose a quantitative methodology for determining a criterion to discriminate the nonsurgical nuclear cataract from the surgical one taking into account objective measures of intraocular scattering in patients with good visual acuity (>0.6). METHODS Two groups of subjects were taken into account: a control group and a group with nuclear cataracts. At a f...