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Polyacrylamide-hydroxyapatite composite: Preparation, characterization and adsorptive features for uranium and thorium
(ACADEMIC PRESS INC ELSEVIER SCIENCE, 2012)
The composite of synthetically produced hydroxyapatite (HAP) and polyacrylamide was prepared (PAAm-HAP) and characterized by BET, FT-IR, TGA, XRD, SEM and PZC analysis. The adsorptive features of HAP and PAAm-HAP were ...
Relation of Serum Parathyroid Hormone Level to Severity of Heart Failure
(EXCERPTA MEDICA INC-ELSEVIER SCIENCE INC, 2012)
Increased parathyroid hormone (PTH) level is associated with all-cause mortality in patients with heart failure (HF). However its role for identifying advanced HF has not been previously studied. We aimed to investigate ...
Predictors of preoperative anxiety in surgical inpatients
(WILEY, 2012)
Aims and objectives. The aims of the present study were to identify the levels of preoperative anxiety in patients undergoing elective surgery and the relationship between preoperative anxiety and social support. In addition, ...
Effects of facet joint nerve block addition to radiofrequency in the treatment of low back pain
(DRUNPP-SARAJEVO, 2012)
Objective: We aimed to compare the effects of radiofrequency, local anesthetic and steroid injection and combination of them for facet syndrome that is a reason of low back pain. Summary of Background Data: Basically, ...
Socioeconomic Disparities Among Ever-Married Turkish Women Who Had Unintended Pregnancies and Abortions in a Middle Anatolian City
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2012)
Researchers undertook a cross-sectional study to examine socioeconomic disparities, unintended pregnancies, and decisions about induced abortions among ever-married women in the urban area of Sivas, Turkey. The data for ...
Anesthetic and analgesic effects in patients undergoing a lumbar laminectomy of spinal, epidural or a combined spinal-epidural block with the addition of morphine
(ELSEVIER SCI LTD, 2012)
This study was designed to evaluate the anesthetic, analgesic and side effects of spinal, epidural and combined spinal-epidural anesthesia with the addition of morphine for lumbar laminectomy. A total of 66 patients ...
A BULLET NUCLEUS MOBILE WITH CARDIAC CYCLE
(NOBEL ILAC, 2012)
We hereby report a case of atypical chest pain after a firearm injury occurring 20 years ago, which remained asymptomatic throughout the years. The patient had a positive treadmill exercise test and his coronary angiographic ...
Comparison of the antiangiogenic effects of heparin sodium, enoxaparin sodium, and tinzaparin sodium by using chorioallantoic membrane assay
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2012)
Unfractionated heparin (UFH) and low molecular weight heparins have been used as anticoagulation agents in cardiovascular clinics for decades. However, these molecules also have potent antiangiogenic effects. Whereas, ...
Usefulness of admission matrix metalloproteinase 9 as a predictor of early mortality after cardiopulmonary resuscitation in cardiac arrest patients
(W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2012)
Background: Matrix metalloproteinases (MMPs) have a central role in disease progression after ischemia-reperfusion injury. However, its prognostic significance in cardiac arrest (CA) patients having cardiopulmonary ...
VIBRATION ANALYSIS OF ASYMMETRIC SHEAR WALL- FRAME STRUCTURES USING THE TRANSFER MATRIX METHOD
(SHIRAZ UNIV, 2012)
Vibration analysis plays an important role in the structural design of tall buildings. In this study, a vibration analysis of asymmetric shear wall-frame structures is carried out by a transfer matrix method. The method ...