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    • A Knee Brace Alters Patella Position in Patellofemoral Osteoarthritis: A Study Using Weight Bearing Magnetic Resonance Imaging 

      Callaghan, M. J.; Guney, H.; Reeves, N. D.; Bailey, D.; Doslikova, K.; Maganaris, C. N.; Hodgson, R.; Felson, D. T. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2016)
      Objective: To assess using weight bearing magnetic resonance imaging (MRIs), whether a patellar brace altered patellar position and alignment in patellofemoral joint (PFJ) osteoarthritis (OA). Design: Subjects age 40-70 ...

    • A New Technique for Direction of Arrival Estimation for Ionospheric Multipath Channels 

      Güldogan, Mehmet B.; Arıkan, Orhan; Arıkan, Feza (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2009)
      A novel array signal processing technique is proposed to estimate HF channel parameters including number of paths, their respective direction of arrivals (DOA), delays, Doppler shifts and amplitudes. The proposed technique ...

    • A Prospective International Aspergillus Terreus Survey: An Efisg, Isham and Ecmm Joint Study 

      Risslegger, B.; Zoran, T.; Lackner, M.; Aigner, M.; Sanchez-Reus, F.; Rezusta, A.; Chowdhary, A.; Taj-Aldeen, S. J.; Arendrup, M. C.; Oliveri, S.; Kontoyiannis, D. P.; Alastruey-Izquierdo, A.; Lagrou, K.; Lo Cascio, G.; Meis, J. F.; Buzina, W.; Farina, C.; Drogari-Apiranthitou, M.; Grancini, A.; Tortorano, A. M.; Willinger, B.; Hamprecht, A.; Johnson, E.; Klingspor, L.; Arsic-Arsenijevic, V.; Cornely, O. A.; Meletiadis, J.; Prammer, W.; Tullio, V.; Vehreschild, J. -J.; Trovato, L.; Lewis, R. E.; Segal, E.; Rath, P. -M.; Hamal, P.; Rodriguez-Iglesias, M.; Roilides, E.; Arikan-Akdagli, S.; Chakrabarti, A.; Colombo, A. L.; Fernandez, M. S.; Martin-Gomez, M. T.; Badali, H.; Petrikkos, G.; Klimko, N.; Heimann, S. M.; Houbraken, J.; Uzun, O.; Edlinger, M.; de la Fuente, S.; Lass-Floerl, C. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2017)
      Objectives: A prospective international multicentre surveillance study was conducted to investigate the prevalence and amphotericin B susceptibility of Aspergillus terreus species complex infections. Methods: A total of ...

    • Analysis of Mutations in The Pbp Genes of Penicillin-Non-Susceptible Pneumococci from Turkey 

      Biçmen, M; Gülay, Z; Ramaswamy, SV; Musher, DM; Gür, D (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2006)
      Sequence analysis of the pbp genes from 20 Streptococcus pneumoniae isolates from Turkey (eight with high-level penicillin-resistance, nine with low-level penicillin-resistance, and three that were penicillin-susceptible) ...

    • Association of Ionospheric Storms and Substorms of Global Electron Content with Proxy Ae Index 

      Yenen, S. D.; Gulyaeva, T. L.; Arikan, F.; Arikan, O. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2015)
      Storm time modeling of Global Electron Content (GEC) calculated from GIM-TEC for 1999-2013 is associated with new proxy of Auroral Electrojet variability expressed as a smoothed and normalized Auroral Electrojet index ...

    • Atorvastatin Causes Regression of Endometriotic Implants in a Rat Model 

      Yilmaz, Bulent; Ozat, Mustafa; Kilic, Sevtap; Gungor, Tayfun; Aksoy, Yasemin; Lordlar, Nese; Sut, Necdet; Aksakal, Orhan (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2010)
      Endometriotic implants were induced surgically in female Wistar albino rats, which were randomly divided into three groups. The rats in group I (n = 10) and group II (n = 9) were given 2.5 mg/kg/day intraperitoneal and ...

    • Cancer Burden In Four Countries Of The Middle East Cancer Consortium (Cyprus; Jordan; Israel; Izmir (Turkey)) With Comparison To The United States Surveillance; Epidemiology And End Results Program 

      Anton-Culver, Hoda; Chang, Jenny; Bray, Freddie; Znaor, Ariana; Stevens, Lisa; Eser, Sultan; Silverman, Barbara; Nimri, Omar; Pavlou, Pavlos; Charalambous, Haris; Demetriou, Anna; Ward, Kevin; Ziogas, Argyrios (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2016)
      It is important that population-based cancer registries provide accurate and reliable data for public health purposes. These data are essential data for planning of cancer control and prevention. In this study, we examined ...

    • Central Venous Catheter-Related Biofilm Infections: An Up-To-Date Focus On Meticillin-Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus 

      Esposito, S.; Purrello, S. M.; Bonnet, E.; Novelli, A.; Tripodi, F.; Pascale, R.; Unal, S.; Milkovich, G. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)
      Central venous catheters are indispensable for the long-term treatment of seriously and chronically ill patients, but their use is often associated with a variety of complications; indeed, 90% of primary bloodstream ...

    • Clinical Characteristics And Antibiotic Resistance Of Shigella Gastroenteritis In Ankara, Turkey Between 2003 And 2009, And Comparison With Previous Reports 

      Ozmert, Elif Nursel; Ince, Osman Tolga; Orun, Emel; Yalcin, Songul; Yurdakok, Kadriye; Gur, Deniz (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2011)
      Objectives: The aim of this study was to define the epidemiological, clinical, and antibiotic susceptibility patterns of Shigella gastroenteritis cases occurring during the years 2003-2009 and to compare results with those ...

    • Community-Acquired Acute Bacterial Meningitis In The Elderly In Turkey 

      Erdem, H.; Kilic, S.; Coskun, O.; Ersoy, Y.; Cagatay, A.; Onguru, P.; Alp, S. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2010)
      P>This investigation aimed both to delineate the current status of community-acquired acute bacterial meningitis and to produce data on the interrelationships between clinical, laboratory and therapeutic parameters in the ...

    • Composition Of Gamma-Ray Induced Triethoxyvinylsilane Methyl Methacrylate Copolymers Determined By Xps 

      Caykara, T; Guven, O; Suzer, S (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 1998)
      Methyl methacrylate (MMA) was copolymerized with triethoxyvinylsilane (TEVS) using Co-60-gamma radiation at varying masses of the liquid monomers in the feed. Their homopolymers PMMA and PTEVS were also prepared by the ...

    • Computer Vision-Based Image Analysis For The Estimation Of Acrylamide Concentrations Of Potato Chips And French Fries 

      Gokmen, V.; Senyuva, H. Z.; Dulek, B.; Cetin, A. E. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2007)
      In this study, digital colour images of fried potato chips and french fries were analyzed to estimate acrylamide levels based on the correlation with analyses using liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry. In fried potato ...

    • Computerized Ionospheric Tomography With The Iri Model 

      Arikan, Orhan; Ankan, Feza; Erol, Cemil B. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2007)
      Computerized ionospheric tomography (CIT) is a method to estimate ionospheric electron density distribution by using the global positioning system (GPS) signals recorded by the GPS receivers. Ionospheric electron density ...

    • Concurrent Occurrence Of Human And Equine West Nile Virus Infections In Central Anatolia, Turkey: The First Evidence For Circulation Of Lineage 1 Viruses 

      Ozkul, Aykut; Ergunay, Koray; Koysuren, Aydan; Alkan, Feray; Arsava, Ethem M.; Tezcan, Seda; Emekdas, Gurol; Hacioglu, Sabri; Turan, Mahur; Us, Durdal (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)
      Background: West Nile fever is an important zoonotic infection caused by West Nile virus (WNV), a member of the Flaviviridae. Previous serological data from Turkey suggest widespread WNV circulation. This report includes ...

    • Controlling The Spread Of Carbapenemase-Producing Gram-Negatives: Therapeutic Approach And Infection Control 

      Carmeli, Y.; Akova, M.; Cornaglia, G.; Daikos, G. L.; Garau, J.; Harbarth, S.; Rossolini, G. M.; Souli, M.; Giamarellou, H. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2010)
      Although the rapid spread of carbapenemase-producing Gram-negatives (CPGNs) is providing the scientific community with a great deal of information about the molecular epidemiology of these enzymes and their genetic background, ...

    • Cyp1A1 Gene Polymorphism And Polycystic Ovary Syndrome 

      Esinler, Ibrahim; Aktas, Dilek; Otegen, Umit; Alikasifoglu, Mehmet; Yarali, Hakan; Tuncbilek, Ergul (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2008)
      The aim of this study was to assess the rates of variant alleles of cytochrome P4501A1 (CYP1A1) in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). It was designed as a case-control study in Hacettepe University, Faculty ...

    • Diagnosis and Management of Aspergillus Diseases: Executive Summary of The 2017 Escmid-Ecmm-Ers Guideline 

      Ullmann, A. J.; Aguado, J. M.; Arikan-Akdagli, S.; Denning, D. W.; Groll, A. H.; Lagrou, K.; Lass-Floerl, C.; Lewis, R. E.; Munoz, P.; Verweij, P. E.; Warris, A.; Ader, F.; Akova, M.; Arendrup, M. C.; Barnes, R. A.; Beigelman-Aubry, C.; Blot, S.; Bouza, E.; Bruggemann, R. J. M.; Buchheidt, D.; Cadranel, J.; Castagnola, E.; Chakrabarti, A.; |Cuenca-Estrella, M.; Dimopoulos, G.; Fortun, J.; Gangneux, J. -P.; Garbino, J.; Heinz, W. J.; Herbrecht, R.; Heussel, C. P.; Kibbler, C. C.; Klimko, N.; Kullberg, B. J.; Lange, C.; Lehrnbecher, T.; Loeffler, J.; Lortholary, O.; Maertens, J.; Marchetti, O.; Meis, J. F.; Pagano, L.; Ribaud, P.; Richardson, M.; Roilides, E.; Ruhnke, M.; Sanguinetti, M.; Sheppard, D. C.; Sinko, J.; Skiada, A.; Vehreschild, M. J. G. T.; Viscoli, C.; Cornely, O. A. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2018)
      The European Society for Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, the European Confederation of Medical Mycology and the European Respiratory Society Joint Clinical Guidelines focus on diagnosis and management of ...

    • Diagnosis of Chronic Brucellar Meningitis And Meningoencephalitis: The Results Of The Istanbul-2 Study 

      Erdem, H.; Kılıç, S.; Şener, B.; Açıkel, C.; Alp, E.; Karahocagil, M.; Yetkin, F.; İnan, A.; Kecik-Bosnak, V.; Gül, H. C.; Tekin-Koruk, S.; Ceran, N.; Demirdal, T.; Yilmaz, G.; Ulu-Kilic, A.; Ceylan, B.; Doğan-Celik, A.; Nayman-Alpat, S.; Tekin, R.; Yalcı, A.; Turhan, V.; Karaoğlan, I.; Yılmaz, H.; Mete, B.; Batirel, A.; Ulcay, A.; Dayan, S.; İnal, A. Seza; Ahmed, S. S.; Tufan, Z. K.; Karakaş, A.; Teker, B.; Namiduru, M.; Savasçı, U.; Pappas, G. (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2013)
      No detailed data exist in the literature on the accurate diagnosis of chronic brucellar meningitis or meningoencephalitis. A multicentre retrospective chart review was performed at 19 health centres to determine sensitivities ...

    • Duration of Blastulation May Be Associated With Ongoing Pregnancy Rate in Single Euploid Blastocyst Transfer Cycles 

      Mumusoglu, Sezcan; Özbek, Irem Y.; Sokmensuer, Lale K.; Polat, Mehtap; Bozdag, Gurkan; Papanikolaou, Evangelos; Yarali, Hakan (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 2017)
      Not all euploid embryos implant, necessitating additional tools to select viable blastocysts in preimplantation genetic screening cycles. In this retrospective cohort study, 129 consecutive patients who underwent 129 single ...

    • Effect of Preoperative I. M. Administration of Diclofenac on Suxamethonium-Induced Myalgia 

      Kahraman, S; Ercan, S; Aypar, U; Erdem, K (Elsevier Sci Ltd, 1993)
      We have studied the effects of preoperative administration of diclofenac on suxamethonium-induced myalgia, plasma met-enkephalin-like activity (E-LA), prostaglandin E2-like activity (PGE2-LA), leukotriene C4-like activity ...