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Serum Total Homocysteine And Premature Coronary Heart Disease: Prospective Study In Middle Aged Patients, Abdi̇ Bozkurt, Yüksel Gökel, Mesut Demi̇r, Ayhan Usal, Sali̇h Çeti̇ner Jan 2002

Serum Total Homocysteine And Premature Coronary Heart Disease: Prospective Study In Middle Aged Patients, Abdi̇ Bozkurt, Yüksel Gökel, Mesut Demi̇r, Ayhan Usal, Sali̇h Çeti̇ner

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Homocysteine was found to be an independent risk factor for coronary artery disease in many epidemiological studies. The aim of the present study was to examine the relationship between total homocysteine levels and premature coronary artery disease events. A case - control study was carried out in patients aged 35 to 50 years with angiographically shown coronary heart disease and in age and sex matched control subjects with normal coronary angiography. Samples from 38 patients with coronary heart disease, and their paired controls were analyzed for homocysteine. Plasma homocysteine was measured by high performance liquid chromatography. Mean serum total homocysteine …

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Effect Of Low Dietary Zinc Intake And Experimental Diabetes On The Zinc And Carbohydrate Metabolism In Rats, Zine Kechrid, Nazan Demi̇r, Cherif Abdennour, Noureddine Bouzerna Jan 2002

Effect Of Low Dietary Zinc Intake And Experimental Diabetes On The Zinc And Carbohydrate Metabolism In Rats, Zine Kechrid, Nazan Demi̇r, Cherif Abdennour, Noureddine Bouzerna

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To investigate the effect of low dietary zinc intake and experimental diabetes (IDDM) on the zinc and carbohydrate metabolism, 8-week-old male wealing normal albino (Wistar) rats were fed diets containing either adequate (54mg/kg) or low zinc (1mg/kg) quantities for one week. Ten rats from each group (n=20) were then intraperitoneally injected with alloxan to induce diabetes. The rats were sacrificed after a further three weeks. Body weight gain and food intake were recorded regularly. On day 28, after an overnight fast, the animals were sacrificed and blood glucose, serum insulin, serum cholesterol concentrations, liver glycogen contents, and femur and pancreatic …

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Microscopy Of Rat Thoracic Aorta In Chronic Ethanol Intake, Feral Öztürk, Ni̇gar Vardi, Nureddi̇n Cengi̇z, Mukaddes Eşrefoğlu, Ali̇ Otlu Jan 2002

Microscopy Of Rat Thoracic Aorta In Chronic Ethanol Intake, Feral Öztürk, Ni̇gar Vardi, Nureddi̇n Cengi̇z, Mukaddes Eşrefoğlu, Ali̇ Otlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to determine the histological changes of the thoracic aorta in rats fed on alcohol for a period of 24 weeks. Twenty male Wistar rats were divided into two groups. The ethanol group (n=10) was fed on a modified liquid diet (MLD) containing 7.2% ethanol for 24 weeks. The control group (n=10) was fed on MLD without ethanol throughout the experiment. At the end of the 24 weeks, the carotid arteries of the rats were cannulated and their blood pressures were measured. Ethanol levels measured by using the NAD+/NADH enzyme-spectrophotometric method. Rats were killed by …

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Cholesterol Has An Inflammatory Influence In The Effects Of Fats On Metabolism In Endotoxemic Rats, Hali̇t Tanju Besler, Robert Francis Grimble Jan 2002

Cholesterol Has An Inflammatory Influence In The Effects Of Fats On Metabolism In Endotoxemic Rats, Hali̇t Tanju Besler, Robert Francis Grimble

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

We showed that butter suppresses metabolic responses to endotoxin in Wistar rats. Responses included increases in plasma caeruloplasmin and liver zinc and protein concentrations, and decreases in plasma zinc and albumin concentration. However, butter lost its suppressive effect at dietary concentrations above 90g/kg diet. The present study examined whether this phenomenon was due to the total dietary cholesterol intake rather than the intrinsic fatty acid composition of butter. Rats received diets, for four weeks, containing either 100g/kg corn oil, 90 g/kg butter, 190g/kg butter, or 90 g/kg butter supplemented with cholesterol to render the latter two diets identical in cholesterol …

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Clinical And Laboratory Correlates Of Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity (Firda), Füsun Korkmaz Alehan, Nathan Watemberg Jan 2002

Clinical And Laboratory Correlates Of Frontal Intermittent Rhythmic Delta Activity (Firda), Füsun Korkmaz Alehan, Nathan Watemberg

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

This study was carried out to determine whether certain clinical, laboratory, or radiological parameters predispose patients to develop FIRDA in acute situations. Charts of patients in whom FIRDA was detected on an EEG on hospital admission were reviewed. Demographic data, clinical history, physical findings, laboratory results and neuroimaging studies were recorded. Sixty-eight patients with a median age of 56 years were included. Chronic illness was present in 78%. Normal background activity was observed in only 17% of the cases. Epileptiform discharges were uncommon. Abnormal neurological findings were detected in over two thirds of patients. Renal function impairment was present in …

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Pneumopericardium Associated With A Steady Cough, Ahmet Özyazicioğlu, Ahmet Yavuz Balci Jan 2002

Pneumopericardium Associated With A Steady Cough, Ahmet Özyazicioğlu, Ahmet Yavuz Balci

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

YAZICIOĞLU Ahmet Yavuz BALCI Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

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Analyses Of Surface Dose From High Energy Photon Beams For Different Clinical Setup Parameters, Nadi̇r Küçük, Ayhan Kiliç, Gönül Kemi̇kler, Lütfi̇ Özkan, Kayihan Engi̇n Jan 2002

Analyses Of Surface Dose From High Energy Photon Beams For Different Clinical Setup Parameters, Nadi̇r Küçük, Ayhan Kiliç, Gönül Kemi̇kler, Lütfi̇ Özkan, Kayihan Engi̇n

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Surface and build-up region doses of 6, 15 and 25 MV photon beams were investigated for several clinical setup parameters. Evaluated setups included open fields, physical wedge (PW) fields, virtual wedge (VW) fields and blocked fields. The effects of field size, acrylic block tray, source-to-surface distance (SSD) and off-axis distance on surface dose were determined for each of these setups. Siemens Mevatron MD2 (6-15 MV) and Mevatron-KD2 (6-25 MV) linear accelerators were used to measure both the surface and build-up region doses. The surface dose increased as field size increased in open fields. There was no significant difference between 6 …

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Radioimmune Imaging Of Diabetic Foot Infection -Tc-99m-Labelled Antigranulocyte Antibody In Combination With Tc-99m-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy, Hripsime Artjun Bohchelian, Anelia Dimitrova Klisarova, Lidia Asenova Koeva Jan 2002

Radioimmune Imaging Of Diabetic Foot Infection -Tc-99m-Labelled Antigranulocyte Antibody In Combination With Tc-99m-Methylene Diphosphonate Bone Scintigraphy, Hripsime Artjun Bohchelian, Anelia Dimitrova Klisarova, Lidia Asenova Koeva

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of this study was to evaluate the clinical efficacy of immunoscintigraphy with Tc-99m-labelled antigranulocyte antibody in combination with Tc-99m-methylene-diphosphonate (MDP) bone scanning in diabetic foot infection. The study group comprised 42 Type 2 diabetics with foot infection. Pre- and postprandial blood glucose level, HbA1c, urinary glucose, microalbuminuria, total cholesterol, LDL-cholesterol, HDL-cholesterol, and bacteriological cultures were analyzed. Investigation of transcutaneous oxygen tension, vibration sensation, electromyo-graphy, and Doppler ankle/brachial systolic blood pressure index was carried out. Radiographs centered on the feet were performed. All patients underwent bone scintigraphy with 370 MBq Tc-99m-MDP three hours after injection in 3 projections. Radioimmune …

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Detection Of Human Cytomegalovirus Gene In Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Fetal Tissues, Si̇bel Gündeş, Richard Mo, Nomi Konomi, Jaucheng Tzeng, Rhoda Sperling, Xiaoping Li, David Zhang Jan 2002

Detection Of Human Cytomegalovirus Gene In Formalin-Fixed Paraffin-Embedded Fetal Tissues, Si̇bel Gündeş, Richard Mo, Nomi Konomi, Jaucheng Tzeng, Rhoda Sperling, Xiaoping Li, David Zhang

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

NDEŞ^1 Richard MO^1 Nomi KONOMI^1 Jaucheng TZENG^2 Rhoda SPERLING^3 Xiaoping LI^2 David ZHANG^2 Departments of Microbiology^1, Pathology^2, Obstetrics and Gynecology^3, Mount Sinai School of Medicine, New York, New York 10021

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The Effect Of Simvastatin Treatment On Plasma Ubiquinone, Blood Atp Concentrations, Total Antioxidant Capacity And Muscle Related Markers, Emel Alteki̇n, Banu Önvural, Canan Çoker, Sema Güneri̇, Sezer Çalişkan Jan 2002

The Effect Of Simvastatin Treatment On Plasma Ubiquinone, Blood Atp Concentrations, Total Antioxidant Capacity And Muscle Related Markers, Emel Alteki̇n, Banu Önvural, Canan Çoker, Sema Güneri̇, Sezer Çalişkan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

It has been hypothesized that treating hypercholesterolemic patients with statins will lead not only to a reduction in cholesterol, but also to inhibited synthesis of other compounds that derive from the synthetic pathway of cholesterol. One important by-product is ubiquinone (CQ), which has a pivotal role in mitochondrial electron transport and antioxidant activity. We therefore investigated the effect of 2 months of simvastatin treatment (20 mg/day) on blood ATP concentration, plasma total antioxidant capacity and ubiquinone levels in 17 hypercholesterolemic patients (age range: 40 to 65). To evaluate the possible muscle-related side effects, plasma CK activity and myoglobin concentrations were …

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Influence Of Cigarette Smoking On Thyroid Gland Volume: An Ultrasonographic Approach, Fatma Gül Aksoy, Özcan Kesi̇m Jan 2002

Influence Of Cigarette Smoking On Thyroid Gland Volume: An Ultrasonographic Approach, Fatma Gül Aksoy, Özcan Kesi̇m

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The aim of the present prospective study was to investigate the influence of smoking on ultrasonographically determined thyroid gland volume and echo-texture in a large randomly selected group of 500 healthy subjects of both sexes from a non-iodine deficient area. An accurate ultrasonographic technique and the Brunn method were used to determine the thyroid volume of each volunteer. The examiners had no idea of the smoking habits of the volunteers. In 257 non-smokers the mean value of the right thyroid lobe volume and the left thyroid lobe volume were 7.97 ± 5.27 ml and 6,94 ± 4.82 ml respectively, whereas …

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A Case Of Mad Honey Poisoning Presenting With Convulsion: Intoxication Instead Of Alternative Therapy, Embi̇ya Di̇lber, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Ni̇lgün Yariş, Ayşenur Ökten Jan 2002

A Case Of Mad Honey Poisoning Presenting With Convulsion: Intoxication Instead Of Alternative Therapy, Embi̇ya Di̇lber, Mukaddes Kalyoncu, Ni̇lgün Yariş, Ayşenur Ökten

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

İLBER Mukaddes KALYONCU Nilgün YARIŞ Ayşenur ÖKTEN Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, Karadeniz Technical University, Trabzon - Turkey

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The Occurrence Of Retinopathy In 11 Eyes After A Solar Eclipse, 1999, Nuray Akyol, Turgut Yilmaz, Burak Turgut Jan 2002

The Occurrence Of Retinopathy In 11 Eyes After A Solar Eclipse, 1999, Nuray Akyol, Turgut Yilmaz, Burak Turgut

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To present the visual outcome of patients with solar retinopathy and evaluate the effects of treatment on the visual prognosis. One hundred and eighty-eight patients with visual disturbances applied for ophthalmic examination following the solar eclipse on August 11, 1999. All patients underwent routine ophthalmologic examination; those with fundus changes also underwent fundus fluorescein angiography, Amsler grid and computerised perimetry. Among them, nine patients (11 eyes) were evaluated as having solar retinopathy with decreased visual acuity and discernible fundus findings. Mean age was 21.5 (17-34) in this group. Five patients were given treatment, three were on oral methyl prednisolon and …

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Enhanced Susceptibility To In Vitro Oxidation Of Apolipoprotein B-Containing Lipoproteins And Antioxidant Status In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, Zehra Serdar, Emre Sarandöl, Melahat Di̇ri̇can, Akin Serdar, Di̇lek Yeşi̇lbursa, Asuman Tokullugi̇l Jan 2002

Enhanced Susceptibility To In Vitro Oxidation Of Apolipoprotein B-Containing Lipoproteins And Antioxidant Status In Patients With Coronary Artery Disease, Zehra Serdar, Emre Sarandöl, Melahat Di̇ri̇can, Akin Serdar, Di̇lek Yeşi̇lbursa, Asuman Tokullugi̇l

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Lipoprotein oxidation may play a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis, and vitamin E and b-carotene have been proposed to prevent the development and progression of atherosclerosis. The aim of this study was to investigate the oxidative susceptibility of apolipoprotein B (apo B)-containing lipoproteins and their relation with vitamin E and total carotene levels. The susceptibility of apo B-containing lipoproteins to oxidation, plasma malondialdehyde (MDA), serum vitamin E, total carotene, lipid and lipoprotein levels were studied in 177 patients with coronary artery disease (CAD) and 75 non-CAD subjects. All subjects (n = 252) had undergone coronary catheterization. Student's unpaired …

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The Relation Of Cerebrospinal Fluid Nitric Oxide Levels To Prognosis And Differential Diagnosis Of Meningitis, Kasim Çeti̇n, Serpi̇l Erol, Hülya Aksoy, Mehmet Akin Taşyaran Jan 2002

The Relation Of Cerebrospinal Fluid Nitric Oxide Levels To Prognosis And Differential Diagnosis Of Meningitis, Kasim Çeti̇n, Serpi̇l Erol, Hülya Aksoy, Mehmet Akin Taşyaran

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

This study was designed to investigate the role of nitric oxide (NO) in the differential diagnosis of bacterial, tuberculous and viral meningitis, and the relation between cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) NO levels and meningitis prognosis. Twenty patients with bacterial meningitis, 9 with tuberculous meningitis, 11 with viral meningitis/meningoencephalitis and 21 control patients were included in the study. CSF NO levels were investigated by measuring the levels of nitrite with a colorimetric test. Mean CSF nitrite levels were 3.9 ± 2.0 µmol/l in bacterial meningitis, 2.7 ± 1.9 µmol/l in tuberculous meningitis, 1.9 ± 1.7 µmol/l in viral meningitis/meningoencephalitis and 1.4 ± …

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Oxidative Stress In Mothers And Their Newborns In Different Types Of Labour, İdri̇s Mehmetoğlu Akkuş, Ali̇ Kart, Osman Çağlayan, Meti̇n Çapar, Recep Gökçe Jan 2002

Oxidative Stress In Mothers And Their Newborns In Different Types Of Labour, İdri̇s Mehmetoğlu Akkuş, Ali̇ Kart, Osman Çağlayan, Meti̇n Çapar, Recep Gökçe

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

HMETOĞLU (AKKUŞ)^1 Ali KART^1 Osman ÇAĞLAYAN^1 Metin ÇAPAR^2 Recep GÖKÇE^1 Departments of 1Biochemistry, 2Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medicine, Selçuk University. Konya - Turkey

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Asserting Human Rights Against Multinational Corporations Under United States Law: Conceptual And Procedural Problems, Phillip Blumberg Jan 2002

Asserting Human Rights Against Multinational Corporations Under United States Law: Conceptual And Procedural Problems, Phillip Blumberg

Faculty Articles and Papers

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Michigan V. United States Environmental Protection Agency: The Power Of Epa In Curing The Difficulty Downwind, Erika Jean Doyle Jan 2002

Michigan V. United States Environmental Protection Agency: The Power Of Epa In Curing The Difficulty Downwind, Erika Jean Doyle

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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The Brownfields Revitalization And Environmental Restoration Act Of 2001: The Benefits And The Limitations, Andrew S. Levine Jan 2002

The Brownfields Revitalization And Environmental Restoration Act Of 2001: The Benefits And The Limitations, Andrew S. Levine

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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The Expanding Liability Of Environmental Consultants To Third Parties, Joel Schneider Jan 2002

The Expanding Liability Of Environmental Consultants To Third Parties, Joel Schneider

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Waste Management Holdings V. Gilmore: The Anything But Dormant Problem Of Interstate Waste, Mia Korot Jan 2002

Waste Management Holdings V. Gilmore: The Anything But Dormant Problem Of Interstate Waste, Mia Korot

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Johnson V. James Langley Operating Company: Must Innocent Parties Foot The Bill Simply To Have A Little Peace Of Mind, Andrea R. Prosics Jan 2002

Johnson V. James Langley Operating Company: Must Innocent Parties Foot The Bill Simply To Have A Little Peace Of Mind, Andrea R. Prosics

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Broward V. Environmental Protection Agency: Cercla's Bar On Pre-Enforcement Review Of Epa Cleanups Under Section 113(H), Robert G. Ruggieri Jan 2002

Broward V. Environmental Protection Agency: Cercla's Bar On Pre-Enforcement Review Of Epa Cleanups Under Section 113(H), Robert G. Ruggieri

Villanova Environmental Law Journal (1991 - )

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Report On A Formative Evaluation Conducted For The Youth Against Tobacco Counter Marketing Campaign, Lorelei Cropley, F Mitchell, Peter B. Anderson Jan 2002

Report On A Formative Evaluation Conducted For The Youth Against Tobacco Counter Marketing Campaign, Lorelei Cropley, F Mitchell, Peter B. Anderson

Educational Leadership, Counseling, and Foundations

This paper reports the formative evaluation findings of a tobacco counter-marketing campaign and recommendations based on those findings. Focus groups were used w determine reactions to four messages for the Youth Against Tobacco (YAT) campaign. Participants aged eleven to eighteen years old, who resided in the metropolitan New Orleans area. were selected from area schools usiNg convenience sampling. Results indicated that while reactions w the messages were positive overall, some aspects of the messages seemed too complex to be used effectively in the campaign. These results helped to guide modification and selection of messages prior to use in the campaign.

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Minnesota Forest Resources In 2000, David E. Haugen, Manfred E. Mielke Jan 2002

Minnesota Forest Resources In 2000, David E. Haugen, Manfred E. Mielke

Aspen Bibliography

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International Trade And Labor: Leveling Up Or Down, 35 J. Marshall L. Rev. 227 (2002), Don Turner, Willard A. Workman, Ira Arlook Jan 2002

International Trade And Labor: Leveling Up Or Down, 35 J. Marshall L. Rev. 227 (2002), Don Turner, Willard A. Workman, Ira Arlook

UIC Law Review

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Is Silence Golden When It Comes To Auditing?, 36 J. Marshall L. Rev. 57 (2002), Darin Bartholomew Jan 2002

Is Silence Golden When It Comes To Auditing?, 36 J. Marshall L. Rev. 57 (2002), Darin Bartholomew

UIC Law Review

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Essay: A Putrid Pedigree: The Bush Administration's Military Tribunals In Historical Perspective, Michal R. Belknap Jan 2002

Essay: A Putrid Pedigree: The Bush Administration's Military Tribunals In Historical Perspective, Michal R. Belknap

California Western Law Review

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The Influence Of Religion And Morality Legislation On The Interpretation Of Second-Parent Adoption Statutes: Are The California Courts Establishing A Religion?, Heather L. Milligan Jan 2002

The Influence Of Religion And Morality Legislation On The Interpretation Of Second-Parent Adoption Statutes: Are The California Courts Establishing A Religion?, Heather L. Milligan

California Western Law Review

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The Ethics Of Moral Character Determination: An Indeterminate Ethical Reflection Upon Bar Admissions, Matthew A. Ritter Jan 2002

The Ethics Of Moral Character Determination: An Indeterminate Ethical Reflection Upon Bar Admissions, Matthew A. Ritter

California Western Law Review

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