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EFFICACY OF COLISTIN AND NON-COLISTIN MONOTHERAPIES IN MULTI-DRUG RESISTANT ACINETOBACTER BAUMANNII BACTEREMIA/SEPSIS
(CARBONE EDITORE, 2014)
Objective: This retrospective study aimed to investigate the efficacies of colistin and non-colistin monotherapies in multi-drug resistant Acinetobacter baumannii bacteremia (MDR-AB). Materials and methods: Cases with ...
Evaluation of surface roughness and bond strength of quartz fiber posts after various pre-treatments
(INFORMA HEALTHCARE, 2014)
Purpose. Debonding at the post-adhesive interface is a major problem for quartz fiber posts. The objective of this study was to evaluate surface roughness and bond strength of quartz fiber posts after various surface ...
Use of the core strangle test for determining strength anisotropy of rocks
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2014)
The usefulness of the core strangle test (CST) in determination of strength anisotropy and its accuracy compared with other indirect methods is evaluated. As a result of this study, higher accuracy was obtained, and CST ...
Apoptotic effects of topical antiglaucoma medications on conjunctival epithelium in glaucoma patients
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS LTD, 2014)
Purpose: In this study, we aimed to investigate the apoptotic effects of topical antiglaucoma medications on the conjunctival epithelium. Methods: A total of 65 patients were included in the study. Thirty patients were ...
Atomic Force Microscopy as a Characterization Tool for Contact Lenses: Indentation Tests and Grain Analysis
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS AS, 2014)
Nondestructive methods for testing mechanical properties of soft contact lenses allow quality control and testing to be performed on same sample by considering various parameters. A novel alternative to conventional ...
Potential pollution risk in natural environment of golf courses: an example from Rusovce (Slovakia)
(SPRINGER, 2014)
The objective of the article presented herein is to highlight the specific issue of the protection of water sources in the vicinity of golf courses. Currently we have experienced the construction of a large number of golf ...
Detection of Influenza A by Surface Plasmon Resonance Enhanced Total Internal Reflection Ellipsometry
(AMER SCIENTIFIC PUBLISHERS, 2014)
In this paper, label free detection of Influenza A by using Surface Plasmon Resonance enhanced Total Internal Reflection Ellipsometry (SPRe-TIRE) method was discussed. Besides the other surface plasmon resonance based ...
Evaluation of the surface roughness of zirconia ceramics after different surface treatments
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2014)
Objective. This study aimed to investigate the effects of different mechanical surface treatments of pre-sintered zirconium oxide (ZrO2) in an attempt to improve its bonding potential. Materials and methods. One hundred ...