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Aortic intracardiac echocardiography-guided septal puncture during mitral valvuloplasty
(OXFORD UNIV PRESS, 2014)
Transoesophageal echocardiography (TEE) and venous intracardiac echocardiography (ICE) are traditionally used to visualize the interatrial septum (IAS) and the tenting effect of the fossa ovalis in patients undergoing ...
The association between therapeutic outcomes and VEGF G-1154A and C-936T gene polymorphisms in patients with glomerulonephritis
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2014)
Background: In this present study, we aimed to investigate the association between therapeutic outcomes and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) G-1154A and C-936T gene polymorphisms in patients with glomerulonephritis. ...
Recurrence Risk and Prognostic Parameters in Stage I Rectal Cancers
(ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2014)
Background: The standard therapy for stage I rectum cancer is surgical resection. Currently, there is no strong evidence to suggest that any type of adjuvant therapy is beneficial. The risks of local relapse and distant ...
In vitro motility changes in Roux limb after Roux-en-Y reconstruction
(COMENIUS UNIV, 2014)
Background: The aim of this study is to compare the motility of Roux limb with that of normal segment. Materials and methods: Rats were divided into 3 equal groups as control, Roux-en-Y (Group A) and Roux-en-Y with vagotomy ...
On Soft beta-Open Sets and Soft beta-Continuous Functions
(HINDAWI PUBLISHING CORP, 2014)
We introduce the concepts soft beta-interior and soft beta-closure of a soft set in soft topological spaces. We also study soft beta-continuous functions and discuss their relations with soft continuous and other weaker ...
Anticancer Effect of COX-2 Inhibitor DuP-697 Alone and in Combination with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitor (E7080) on Colon Cancer Cell Lines
(ASIAN PACIFIC ORGANIZATION CANCER PREVENTION, 2014)
Colorectal cancer remains one of the most common types of cancer and a leading cause of cancer death worldwide. In this study, we aimed to investigate effects of DuP-697, an irreversible selective inhibitor of COX-2 on ...
Association of endothelial nitric oxide synthase Glu298Asp gene polymorphism in psoriasis cases with hypertension
(K FAISAL SPEC HOSP RES CENTRE, 2014)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Psoriasis is a common autoimmune-mediated chronic, inflammatory skin disease. Although, the molecular mechanism is not completely understood, psoriasis is caused by genetic and non-genetic ...
Red cell distribution width predicts mortality in infective endocarditis
(ELSEVIER MASSON, 2014)
Background. - Infective endocarditis (IE) is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Red cell distribution width (RDW) is a recently recognized biomarker of adverse outcome in a number of acute and chronic ...
Comparisons of the suture zones along a geotraverse from the Scythian Platform to the Arabian Platform
(CHINA UNIV GEOSCIENCES, BEIJING, 2014)
The area from the Greater Caucasus to the southeast Turkey is characterized and shaped by several major continental blocks. These are Scythian Platform, Pontian-Transcaucasus Continent-Arc System (PTCAS), the Anatolian-Iranian ...
An assessment of education faculty students' views on their self-regulated learning skills
(ELSEVIER SCIENCE BV, 2014)
There are many factors affecting self-regulated learning skills of students during teaching progress. Accordingly it is essential to indicate prospective teachers' views on self-regulated learning skills and determine ...