we examined the effect of potential interfering factors that play major roles in the outcome of our patients with stomach cancer. 100 consecutive patients diagnosed with gastric cancers were prospectively observed, treated and followed from november 2009 to january. absence of helicobacter pylori infection (p=0.027), absence of vascularisation (p<0.001), and undetermined histopathological type ...

in this research, the survival of probiotic microorganisms in yogurts stored at room temperature (cold chain interruption conditions) was studied. milk inoculated with yogurt bacteria (mixed culture of streptococcus thermophilus and lactobacillus delbrueckii ssp. bulgaricus) and a single probiotic culture (l. acidophilus la-5 or bifidobacterium lactis bb-12 or l. rhamnosus hn001 or l. paracasei...

the aim of this study was to examine whether the secreted fluid from the uterus influences the survival and fertilization capacity of fowl sperm in the hen oviduct. hens with either regular uterine fluid secretion or irregular uterine fluid secretion were artificially inseminated through the transfer of sperm into the uterus. twenty-four hours after  artificial insemination, 3 hens with regular...

the present study investigates the effects of different routes of inulin administration as prebiotic on gut microbiota and survival rate of indian white shrimp post-larvae. four hundred and fifty indian white shrimp post-larvae (pl1) were stocked in nine tanks. the tanks were assigned into three treatments: feeding with inulin-treated (110 mg l-1) artemia nauplii (i-t), feeding with inulin-enri...

introduction: in restorative dentistry, selecting the proper material is an important factor for clinical success. the objective of this study was clinical evaluation of survival time of three tooth color materials in primary anterior teeth. methods: in this interventional clinical trial study, 94 deciduous anterior teeth (36 teeth in boys, 58 teeth in girls) belonging to 3-5 year old children ...

conclusions our data suggest that preconditioning with 5 μm h2o2 + 0.5% fbs and 10 μm h2o2 + 5% fbs improved cell proliferation and viability. however, the mechanisms related to protective properties of preconditioning and using this strategy in stem cell therapy requires more research. background mesenchymal stem cells (mscs) survival decreased following in vivo injection and its application h...

objective: whilst many questions and doubts still remain, today the use of dental im-plants has gained an increasing popularity amongst patients as well as dentists. the aim of this study is to analyze the survival rate in using such implants over a 10 year period. materials and methods: in this study, 3050 iti implants placed in 1000 patients with the mean age of 49.5 years (54.4% males and 44...

conclusions we found acceptable short-term survival in both groups; however, living donor recipients continue to have better long-term patient and graft survival rates. results although there were no significant differences in one-year survival rates of patient and graft between study groups, three-years survival rates of patient and graft were significantly longer in living donor kidney transp...

background: in recent years, the study of birth intervals has been a main determinant of the levels of fertility in the populations, as it is associated with rates of fertility and population growth. objective: the purpose of this study was to firstly apply survival analysis for modeling of first birth interval and secondly to explore its determinants. materials and methods: in a cross sectiona...

aim : this study aims to investigate some clinical and pathologic factors associated with the prognosis of patients with colon and rectum cancers separately. background : colorectal cancer is the most common cancer of the digestive system and also the fourth cause of cancer-related deaths around the world. different studies indicate that survival of patients with colorectal cancer has improved ...