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Detection Of Human Papillomavirus Infection In Esophageal Carcinomas By The Histopathological Method And Polymerase Chain Reaction Technique, İlhami̇ Ki̇ki̇, Mehmet Gündoğdu, Muhammet Fevzi̇ Polat, Cemal Gündoğdu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

A series of 30 surgical resection materials of patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) and 10 with adenocarcinoma (AC) were analyzed histologically and by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to demonstrate whether human papillomavirus (HPV) has a role in the etiology of esophageal cancers. Epithelial changes suggesting HPV infection were histopathologically detected in 19 of 30 (63.3%) SCC and in 4 of 10 (40%) AC cases. By PCR, HPV type 16 and/or type 18 DNA were detected in 10 of 30 (33.3%) SCC and HPV type 18 DNA alone was detected in 1 of 10 (10%) AC cases. Histopathologic findings related …

An Analysis Of Anatolian Human Femur Anthropometry, Taner Zi̇ylan, Khalil Awadh Murshed

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Femoral anthropometry from two different ages of Anatolian population groups was evaluated according to normal parametric measurements. Eleven femoral measurements with collo-diaphyseal angles were obtained from 36 right and 36 left intact human adult femora of a contemporary Central Anatolian population. For this purpose, a sliding caliper, osteometric board, tapeline and gonometer were used. Obtained data were statistically analyzed by Student's t-test and the Pearson correlation coefficient. Our results were compared with a previous study's results obtained from human femora from the Şeyh Höyük area (southern Anatolia) dating back to the Chalcolithic Age (5100-3000 B.C). The results of this study …

Maternal Serum Vitamin D Levels In The Third Trimester Of Pregnancy, İsmai̇l Pehli̇van, Şükrü Hatun, Meti̇n Aydoğan, Kadi̇r Babaoğlu, Gülcan Türker, Ayşe Sevi̇m Gökalp

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Aim: To measure serum vitamin D levels of pregnant women in the last trimester and to determine factors affecting serum levels. Methods: Seventy-eight pregnant women, 19-39 years old and having their third trimester between March and May 2000, were enrolled. Serum Ca, P and alkaline phosphatase and 25-hydroxyvitamin D_3 levels were measured in venous blood samples during the third trimester. Maternal age, education, socioeconomic status, number of gravida, nutrition, dressing habits and daily exposure time to sunlight were determined and their correlation with serum vitamin D levels were analyzed statistically. Results: The mean age of mothers was 26.1±5.1 years. The …

Autotransplantation Of A Kidney Due To Retroperitoneal Fibrosis, Tanju Acar, Mahmood Arshad

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

AR Mahmood ARSHAD Guy's & St Thomas Hospital, Renal Transplantation Department, London, United Kingdom

The Rupture Of A Large Isolated Iliac Artery Aneurysm, Yahya Ünlü, Ünsal Vural, Sami̇ Karapolat, Münacetti̇n Cevi̇z, Hi̇kmet Koçak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

LÜ Ünsal VURAL Sami KARAPOLAT Münacettin CEVİZ Hikmet KOÇAK Department of Cardiovascular Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey

Pedodontic Complete Dentures, Mehmet Dalkiz, Bedri̇ Beydemi̇r

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

ALKIZ Bedri BEYDEMİR Department of Prosthetic Dentistry, Dental Sciences Center, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Ankara - Turkey

Examination Of Coronary Artery Anomalies In An Adult Turkish Population, Eray Tüccar, Alai̇tti̇n Elhan

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of anomalous aortic origins of coronary arteries, to classify these anomalies and to define their consequences. Therefore, 5000 coronary artery angiograms were analysed. Twenty-five (0.5%) coronary arteries with anomalous origins were found, and these anomalies were classified in four main groups. Origin of the circumflex artery from the right side was the most frequent anomaly (12 cases). In 8 cases the right coronary artery originated from the left side, in 3 cases the left coronary artery originated from the right side and finally we found 2 left anterior descending arteries …

The Effects Of Ticlopidine In Acute Myocardial Infarction As An Adjunctive Treatment To Aspirin In An Intermediate Term Setting, V. Gökhan Ci̇n, Ahmet Temi̇zhan, Hasan Pekdemi̇r, Mehmet Tokaç, Okan Tartanoğlu

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Antiplatelet therapy reduces the risk of subsequent ischemic events in patients suffering from acute myocardial infarction (AMI). In this respect, the multi-agent therapy to be used along with aspirin remains to be determined. In this study, ticlopidine was tried in AMI for its potential additive effects over aspirin. Ninety patients with similar clinical characteristics were involved and were followed up for 3 and 6 months. All patients were assigned to receive ticlopidine plus aspirin or aspirin alone. Major cardiac events such as death and reinfarction were primary end-points whereas the need for revascularization was the secondary end-point at 3 and …

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Inhibition Of Leukemia Cell Proliferation Using C-Myb Antisense Oligonucleotides, Edi̇z Demi̇rpençe, Janina Ratajczak

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Antisense oligodeoxynucleotides (AS-ODNs) are short DNA sequences synthesized complementary to the mRNA and they inhibit the expression of the target gene by forming a mRNA-DNA duplex. This strategy can be considered to be an alternative therapy for cancers characterized by amplified oncogene activity. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the inhibitory effect of AS-ODNs on two human leukemia cell lines (HL-60 and K562). Cells were treated with c-myb AS-ODNs at two different concentrations and cell proliferation was monitored on the 5^{th} and 7^{th} days of culture. Sense and scrambled ODNs were used as the control. In both cell …

Prevalence Of Coronary Heart Disease Risk Factors Among Women In Köstence, Ankara, Luna Aksoy, Serhan Küpeli̇, Ali̇ Bayram Kasim, Bariş Kuşkonmaz, Umut Kartal, Erpulat Özi̇ş, Naci̇ Yildiz, Nazmi̇ Bi̇li̇r

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Cardiovascular disease is progressively becoming a major cause of morbidity and mortality in women generally after menopause. In contrast to this general conception, the coronary morbidity and mortality in premenopausal Turkish women approaches that of Turkish men. In this study, our aim was to detect the prevalence of risk factors for coronary heart disease (CHD) among 200 women aged 30 or over who live in the Köstence area and to inform individuals presenting with CHD risk factors. Twenty-seven women (13,5%) were current smokers. The body mass index of 168 participants (84%) was greater than 24.9 kg/m2 and 32.5% of women …

Outpatient Satisfaction With Health Centers In Urban Areas, Sai̇d Bodur, Yusuf E. Özdemi̇r, Fati̇h Kara

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Objective: The purpose of this study was to estimate the level of patient satisfaction with health center services and related factors. Methods: This study was performed on eight randomly selected health centers in urban areas of Ankara and Konya by interviewing patients who were about to go home after examination. The questionnaire consisted of demographic data and a four-point rating scale of 13 items measuring the satisfaction of outpatients. The chi-square test was used to assess differences in proportions. Results: Satisfaction score was 3.11 ± 0.41 and 70% of the patients were satisfied with the patient care of health centers. …

Telomerase Mrna Expression In Ductal Carcinomas Of The Breast, Handan Kaya, Sema Hücümenoğlu, Esi̇n Koti̇loğlu, Gülsün Eki̇ci̇oğlu, Sevgi̇ Küllü

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

AYA^1 Sema HÜCÜMENOĞLU^2 Esin KOTİLOĞLU^1 Gülsün EKİCİOĞLU^1 Sevgi KÜLLÜ^1 ^1Department of Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Marmara University Hospital, 81190, Altunizade, İstanbul ^2SSK Ankara Training Hospital, Dışkapı, Ankara - Turkey

Insulin-Like Growth Factor (Igf-I) In Mauriac Syndrome Or Diabetic Dwarfism, Enver Şi̇mşek, Kenan Kocabay

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

MŞEK Kenan KOCABAY Department of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine Abant Izzet Baysal University, Düzce - Turkey

A Solitary Metachronous Bladder Metastasis After Nephron Sparing Surgery For Renal Cell Carcinoma: A Case Report, Fazil Tuncay Aki, Serkan Gökkaya, Öztuğ Adsan, Si̇bel Erdoğan, Selda Seçki̇n

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

ncay AKI^1 Serkan GÖKKAYA^1 Öztuğ ADSAN^1 Sibel ERDOĞAN^2 Selda SEÇKİN^2 Departments of ^1Clinics of II. Urology, ^2Pathology, Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, Ankara - Turkey

Accidental Displacement Of Impacted Third Molar Into Lateral Pharyngeal Space, Keri̇m Ortakoğlu, Kemal Murat Okçu, Hakan Alpay Karasu, Yilmaz Günaydin

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

TAKOĞLU^1 Kemal Murat OKÇU1 Hakan Alpay KARASU^2 Yılmaz GÜNAYDIN^1 ^1Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Dental Sciences Center, Gülhane Military Medical Academy, Etlik, Ankara, ^2Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Ankara University, Beşevler, Ankara - Turkey

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Turkish Journal of Biology

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Turkish Journal of Biology

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Turkish Journal of Biology

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Levy-Like Continuity Theorems For Convergence In Distribution, Theodore P. Hill, Ulrich Krengel

Research Scholars in Residence

Levy’s classical continuity theorem states that if the pointwise limit of a sequence of characteristic functions exists, then the limit function itself is a characteristic function if and only if the limit function satisfies a single universal limit condition (in his case, the limit at zero is one), in which case the underlying measures converge weakly to the probability measure represented by the limit function. It is the purpose of this article to give a number of direct analogs of L´evy’s theorem for other probability-representing functions including moment sequences, maximal moment sequences, mean-residual-life functions, Hardy-Littlewood maximal functions, and failure-rate functions. …

Random Probability Measures With Given Mean And Variance Running Title: Random Probability Measures, Lisa Bloomer, Theodore P. Hill

Research Scholars in Residence

This article describes several natural methods of constructing random probability measures with prescribed mean and variance, and focuses mainly on a technique which constructs a sequence of simple (purely discrete, finite number of atoms) distributions with the prescribed mean and with variances which increase to the desired variance. Basic properties of the construction are established, including conditions guaranteeing full support of the generated measures, and conditions guaranteeing that the final measure is discrete. Finally, applications of the construction method to optimization problems such as Plackett’s Problem are mentioned, and to experimental determination of average-optimal solutions of certain control problems.

Georgia Southern University Controller’S Office Records, Zach S. Henderson Library Special Collections

Finding Aids

This collection consists of bonds, deeds, cancelled and bad checks, mortgages, banking records, annual reports, insurance policies, and letters pertaining to the legal and financial affairs of Georgia Southern, from before its beginning as the First District Agricultural and Mechanical School to the late years of Georgia Teachers College Also included are documents pertaining to construction and maintenance of campus buildings, a class ring, an award pin, and a vault key.

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Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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A Proposal For Funding Port Dredging To Improve The Efficiency Of The Nation's Marine Transportation System, Alan L. Blume

Journal of Maritime Law and Commerce

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No Ordinary Individual, Gerald W. Vandewalle

North Dakota Law Review

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A Man Of Energy And Focus, Jane L. Dynes

North Dakota Law Review

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Self-Assembly Of Spatially Separated Silicon Structures By Si Heteroepitaxy On Ni Disilicide, Elena A. Guliants, Chunhai Ji, Wayne A. Anderson

Electrical and Computer Engineering Faculty Publications

A nonlithographic approach to produce self-assembled spatially separated Si structures for nanoelectronic applications was developed, employing the metal-induced silicon growth. Densely packed Si whiskers, 500–800 nm thick and up to 2500 nm long, were obtained by magnetron sputtering of Si on a 25 nm thick Ni prelayer at 575 °C. The nucleation of the NiSi2 compound at the Ni–Si interface followed by the Si heteroepitaxy on the lattice-matched NiSi2 is suggested to be the driving force for the whisker formation.

Application Of Fiber Optic Probes To Spectroscopy, Zasim Uddin Mozumder

Graduate Theses and Dissertations

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Cupola, 2002, Western New England College

Yearbooks

Western New England University was founded in 1919 as the Springfield Division of Northeastern University. The senior yearbooks bore the name of Northeastern University in some way until 1953. The yearbook was given its present day title, The Cupola, in 1961. Yearbooks contain photos of graduating seniors, campus events, student clubs and organizations, faculty and staff, athletic teams and events, and other memorable occasions from the academic year.

Webwatch—Legal Self-Help, Pat Newcombe

Media Presence

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