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Lack of Impact of Age on Acute Side Effects and Tolerance of Curative Radiation Therapy
(ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2013)
Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the impact of age on the occurrence, severity, and timing of acute side effects related to radiotherapy. Materials and Methods: We analysed the data of 423 patients. Results: Of ...
Protective effect of basic fibroblast growth factor on laser induced retinopathy
(IJO PRESS, 2013)
AIM: To investigate the side effects of the commonly used laser treatment along with testing the neuroprotective effect of bFGF on a potential retinal impairment. METHODS: To do this, 30 chinchilla pigmented adult male ...
The Efficacy of Bevacizumab, Sorafenib, and Retinoic Acid on Rat Endometriosis Model
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2013)
Blood vessels are necessary for development and maintenance of the endometriosis and blood flow supplies oxygen and essential nutrient to the disease. Local angiogenesis is regulated by vascular endothelial growth factor ...
Electric field effect on the nonlinear optical absorption in double semi-graded quantum wells
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2013)
The electric field dependence of the linear and nonlinear intersubband optical absorption in double semi-graded quantum wells (DSGQWs) is investigated in the effective mass approximation. In our calculations, the position ...
Comparing extracorporeal shock wave and hyaluronic acid in a rabbit cartilage defect model: the effects of ESW on cartilage defect
(TUBITAK SCIENTIFIC & TECHNICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL TURKEY, 2013)
Aim: To compare the efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave (ESW) treatment with hyaluronic acid (HA) viscosupplementation in an experimental rabbit cartilage defect model. Materials and methods: A total of 24 New Zealand ...
Effect of main process parameters on extraction of pine kernel lipid using supercritical green solvents: Solubility models and lipid profiles
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2013)
Supercritical fluid extraction of pine kernel lipids from Pinus pinea L using green solvents (only CO2 or mixed with ethanol) was performed in a laboratory scale extraction system. For the first time in this study the ...
Evaluation of nasal mucociliary activity in iatrogenic hypothyroidism
(SPRINGER, 2013)
Our aim was to evaluate the effects of iatrogenic, acute and deep hypothyroidism on nasal mucociliary clearance. A total of 46 patients undergoing total or near total thyroidectomy for differentiated thyroid cancer between ...
USE OF COMPLEMENTARY AND ALTERNATIVE MEDICINE AMONG PATIENTS WITH CHRONIC DISEASES
(SESTRE MILOSRDNICE UNIV HOSPITAL, 2013)
The objective of this study was to evaluate the use of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and related factors among patients with chronic diseases. A cross-sectional study was carried out in outpatient clinics ...
Inverse eigenvalue problems for a discontinuous Sturm-Liouville operator with two discontinuities
(SPRINGER INTERNATIONAL PUBLISHING AG, 2013)
In this paper, we consider a discontinuous Sturm-Liouville operator with parameter-dependent boundary conditions and two interior discontinuities. We obtain eigenvalues and eigenfunctions together with their asymptotic ...
Effects of back massage on chemotherapy-related fatigue and anxiety: Supportive care and therapeutic touch in cancer nursing
(W B SAUNDERS CO-ELSEVIER INC, 2013)
This quasi-experimental and cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the efficacy of back massage, a nursing intervention, on the process of acute fatigue developing due to chemotherapy and on the anxiety level ...