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Association of risk factors with smoking during pregnancy among women of childbearing age: an epidemiological field study in Turkey
(ASSOCIACAO PAULISTA MEDICINA, 2017)CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Smoking during pregnancy is an important risk factor for maternal and infant health that is preventable. This study aimed to investigate the risk factors associated with smoking behavior during ... -
Association of sleep quality and daytime sleepiness with cognition in the elderly [Yaşli bireylerde uyku kalitesi ve gündüz uykululuk halinin kognisyonla İlişkisi]
(2015)Introduction: The association between sleep problems and cognitive dysfunction is not reported in Turkey. The aim of the study was to evaluate the association between sleep quality and daytime sleepiness with cognitive ... -
Association of soluble ST2 with functional capacity in outpatients with heart failure
(URBAN & VOGEL, 2018)Background. Biomarkers play an important role in the risk stratification of patients with heart failure (HF). Recent studies have shown that soluble suppression of tumorigenicity 2 (sST2), a member of the interleukin 1 ... -
Association of vitamin D receptor gene Taql, Fokl and Apal variants with arteriovenous fistula failure in hemodialysis patients
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2018)Purpose: We investigated the influence of the vitamin D receptor gene Taql (rs731236), Apal (rs7975232), and Fokl (rs2228570) polymorphisms in arteriovenous fistula failure in hemodialysis patients. Methods: This study was ... -
Associations between common 3435 C > T variants of the multi-drug resistance [MDR-1 (ABCB1)] gene and abdominal aortic aneurysm: a pilot study
(EKIN TIBBI YAYINCILIK LTD STI-EKIN MEDICAL PUBL, 2011)Background: The aim of the study was to reveal the effect of the C3435T MDR-1 gene polymorphism in AAA, which has been postulated to play a role in the inflammatory process and protection against oxidative stress. Methods: ... -
The Associations of Dyadic Coping and Relationship Satisfaction Vary between and within Nations: A 35-Nation Study
(FRONTIERS MEDIA SA, 2016)Objective: Theories about how couples help each other to cope with stress, such as the systemic transactional model of dyadic coping, suggest that the cultural context in which couples live influences how their coping ... -
Associations of fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) and CCR5 gene variants with hypertension, diabetes and atherosclerosis in chronic renal failure patients undergoing hemodialysis
(SPRINGER, 2016)We aimed to investigate the associations of fractalkine receptor (CX3CR1) V249I, T280M and CCR5-59029 A/G gene polymorphisms in chronic renal failure (CRF) subjects undergoing hemodialysis and to evaluate possible associations ... -
Assortative mating and the evolution of desirability covariation
(Elsevier Inc., 2019)Mate choice lies close to differential reproduction, the engine of evolution. Patterns of mate choice consequently have power to direct the course of evolution. Here we provide evidence suggesting one pattern of human mate ... -
Asthma control and adherence in newly diagnosed young and elderly adult patients with asthma in Turkey
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2019)Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the factors that affect asthma control and adherence to treatment in newly diagnosed elderly asthmatics in Turkey compared with younger patients. Methods: This real-life prospective ... -
Asthma knowledge level of child daycare center teachers' in Istanbul, Turkey
(EDIZIONI MINERVA MEDICA, 2014)Aim. Teachers are primarily responsible for supervising schoolchildren with asthma during school hours. The purpose of this study was to elucidate the level of knowledge of child daycare center teachers about asthma and ... -
Asymptomatic bacteriuria screened by catheterized samples at pregnancy term in women undergoing cesarean delivery
(I R O G CANADA, INC, 2015)Objective: The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of urinary tract infection (UT!) with urine samples obtained via catheterization among women undergoing cesarean delivery at term pregnancy. Materials and ... -
Asymptomatic hypercalciuria : Prevalence and metabolic characteristics
(The Indian Journal of Pediatrics, 2001)Hypercalciuria is of continuing interest as a risk factor for kidney stones in children. We screened 592 healthy Turkish children (308 boys, 284 girls, aged 3 month-16 years) for hypercalciuria by measurement of urinary ... -
Asymptomatic post-pneumonectomy over-expansion of the residual lung
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Asymptomatic total anomalous pulmonary venous connection with double drainage in a young adult: A case report
(FORUM MULTIMEDIA PUBLISHING, LLC, 2007)Total anomalous pulmonary venous connection is an uncommon congenital anomaly in which all pulmonary venous return drains to the right atrium or one of its tributaries. Survival beyond infancy without surgical palliation ... -
Atherosclerosis in Behçet's Syndrome
(2008)Objectives: We had the impression and preliminary evidence that atherosclerosis was not much increased in Behçet's syndrome (BS). Thus, we evaluated the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis in a sizeable group of patients ... -
Atomic absorption determination of metals in superficial roadside soils using ultrasonic sample preparation
(2009)A fast ultrasonic acid method for leaching of Pb, Mn and Ni from roadside superficial soil samples prior to determination by atomic absorption spectrometry in order to asses the pollution from motor vehicle exhaust has ... -
Atomic Force Microscopy as a Characterization Tool for Contact Lenses: Indentation Tests and Grain Analysis
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS, 2014)Nondestructive methods for testing mechanical properties of soft contact lenses allow quality control and testing to be performed on same sample by considering various parameters. A novel alternative to conventional ... -
Atrial fibrillation is associated with increased mean platelet volume in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC, 2013)Platelet abnormalities in diabetes mellitus (DM) and atrial fibrillation (AF) may underline the etiology of a prothrombotic state in these conditions. Increased mean platelet volume (MPV) is a marker of abnormal platelet ... -
Atrial natriuretic peptide predicts impaired atrial remodeling and occurrence of late postoperative atrial fibrillation after surgery for symptomatic aortic stenosis
(KARGER, 2006)Background. Aortic stenosis (AS) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are commonly encountered in clinical practice. Natriuretic peptides (NP) are endogenous cardiac hormones, which have been shown to increase in patients with ... -
Attenuation of morphine antinociceptive tolerance by cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor antagonists
(SPRINGER JAPAN KK, 2015)Cannabinoid CB1 and CB2 receptor antagonists may be useful for their potential to increase or prolong opioid analgesia while attenuating the development of opioid tolerance. The aim of this study was to investigate the ...
