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Distracting children during blood draw: Looking through distraction cards is effective in pain relief of children during blood draw
(WILEY-BLACKWELL, 2012)
This study aims to investigate the effects of distraction method by way of looking through distraction cards/Flippits (R) to reduce procedural pain and anxiety during blood draw. In this method we distract attention of the ...
The antiangiogenic effects of levosimendan in a CAM assay
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2012)
Background: There is a physiological balance between the stimulatory and inhibitory signals for blood vessel growth. In many symptomatic patients with peripheral artery disease, coronary artery disease, and ischemic chronic ...
The effect of adenotonsillectomy on right ventricle function and pulmonary artery pressure in children with adenotonsillar hypertrophy
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)
Objectives: Adenotonsillar hypertrophy (ATH) is the most common cause of upper airway obstruction in children. Severe upper airway obstruction may have an effect on chronic alveolar hypoventilation, which consequently may ...
Assessment of exposure to tobacco smoke: measurement of exhaled carbon monoxide and hair nicotine
(TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2012)
Aim: To investigate the effect of tobacco smoke (TS) exposure on the quantity of exhaled carbon monoxide (eCO) and hair nicotine (HN) and to evaluate the relationship between these values. Materials and methods: Included ...
A comparative evaluation of the systemic and local alendronate treatment in synthetic bone graft: a histologic and histomorphometric study in a rat calvarial defect model
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2012)
Objective. The purpose of this study was to compare the relative efficacy of systemic and local alendronate treatment of synthetic bone graft in a rat calvarial defect model. Study Design. Forty Wistar rats were divided ...
Life satisfaction level of elderly people: a field study in Sivas, Turkey
(PAKISTAN MEDICAL ASSOC, 2012)
Objective: To determine the life satisfaction levels among elderly individuals - age 65 or over - who live with their families and those who dwell in rest house. Methods: The field-based descriptive study was conducted in ...
Electrical and electrochemical properties of double-decker Lu(III) and Eu(III) phthalocyanines with four imidazoles and N-alkylated imidazoles
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2012)
Imidazole tetrasubstituted double-decker Lu(III) (2) and Eu(III) (3) phthalocyanines have been synthesized by heating 4[(4,5-diphenyl-1H-imidazole)-2-yl-thio]phthalonitrile (1) with Lu(OAc)(3)center dot nH(2)O or ...
Association of left ventricular diastolic dysfunction with elevated NT-proBNP in type 2 diabetes mellitus patients with preserved ejection fraction: The supplemantary role of tissue doppler imaging parameters and NT-proBNP levels
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)
Background: Early diagnosis of cardiovascular disease in diabetic patients may be important to introduce treatment early. Echocardiography is a method used to show the ventricular functions. A ventricular hormone, BNP is ...
Effects of three different irrigating solutions and KTP laser irradiation on apical leakage: An electrochemical study
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2012)
Objective. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of three different irrigating solutions (17% EDTA, 10% citric acid and 2.5% NaOCl) and KTP laser irradiation on apical leakage using an electrochemical method. ...
Purification and Characterization of Lipase from the Liver of Carp, Cyprinus carpio L. (1758), Living in Lake Todurge (Sivas, Turkiye)
(CENTRAL FISHERIES RESEARCH INST, 2012)
In this study, a lipase from the liver of Cyprinus carpi Linnaeus (1758) living in Todurge Lake (Sivas) was purified with purification parameters of 90.38 mu mol/dk.mg protein specific activity and 75.50 fold purity. The ...