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The efficacy and safety of etanercept in patients with rheumatoid arthritis and spondyloarthropathy on hemodialysis
(SPRINGER LONDON LTD, 2011)
We aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of long-term use of etanercept therapy in patients with spondyloarthropathy (SpA) and rheumatoid arthritis (RA) on hemodialysis (HD). Selected RA or SpA patients treated with ...
Assessment of potential seismic hazard and site effect in Antakya (Hatay Province), SE Turkey
(SPRINGER, 2011)
Antakya city is at risk because of strong earthquakes occurring in the area, and different soil conditions that can produce variation of the ground motion amplification. Microzonation of cities provides a basis for ...
Cutaneous silent period in fibromyalgia
(MANEY PUBLISHING, 2011)
Objectives: The pathogenesis of widespread pain and increased tenderness in Fibromyalgia (FM) are still unknown. Recently, the role of central nervous system hyperexcitability is emphasized in pathogenesis of FM. The central ...
Light-scattering experiments in dye-doped liquid crystals both to determine crystal parameters and to construct consistent neural network empirical physical formulas for scattering amplitudes
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2011)
The aim of this paper is two-fold. Firstly, static laser light-scattering amplitude measurements in azo-dye doped nematic liquid crystals (NLCs) were made versus scattering angle, temperature and applied bias voltage. Three ...
Shear Bond Strength of Resin Cement to Zirconia Ceramic After Aluminum Oxide Sandblasting and Various Laser Treatments
(MARY ANN LIEBERT, INC, 2011)
Objective:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of different surface treatments; sandblasting, Er:YAG, Nd:YAG, or CO2 laser irradiation on the shear bond strength (SBS) of zirconia ceramic to dentin. Background ...
Acute lumbosacral polyradiculoneuropathy heralding transformation to systemic lupus erythematosus in a patient with discoid lupus
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2011)
Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is a multisystemic autoimmune disease with which a variety of neuropathic disorders have been associated. Among these, the acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy variant ...
Prognostic value of aVR lead and the well-known risk factors in acute ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction
(MEDCOM LTD, 2011)
Objective: The present study was designed to analyse the effect of ST segment changes in aVR lead and the well-known risk factors in ST-segment elevated myocardial infarction (STEMI) patients. Materials and Methods: A total ...
The use of polyacrylamide-aluminosilicate composites for thorium adsorption
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2011)
The adsorption of Th4+ ions was studied on composites of polyacrylamide (PAAm) with montmorillonite (Mt), clinoptilolite (Z) and zeolite Y (ZY), and after phytic acid (Phy) modification. The monolayer adsorption capacity ...
Evaluation of cochlear involvement by transient evoked otoacoustic emission test in children with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2011)
Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate cochlear involvement in child patients with Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever (CCHF) disease. Methods: Twenty-eight CCHF disease patients (56 ears) and 26 sex- and age-matched ...
Variations in the building site categories in the underground mining region of Doubrava (Czech Republic) for land use planning
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2011)
In terms of demands and needs of ground investigation and foundation engineering, the engineering-geological conditions in the underground mining territories represent anthropogenically influenced areas in the most complicated ...