Molecular and Serological Analysis for Prevalence of Canine Visceral Leishmaniasis in the Muğla Region of Turkey.

Objective: This study aimed to determine the prevalence of canine visceral leishmaniasis by molecular and serological techniques among owned dogs brought to veterinary clinics in the Muğla region of Turkey.

Methods: Blood samples were collected from a total of 131 dogs of different breeds and gender that were brought to veterinary clinics between October 2017 and November 2018 in the Muğla region. These blood samples were analysed using immunofluorescent antibody test (IFAT) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Urinary incontinence in female university students.

Introduction And Hypothesis: We aimed to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence (UI) in nulliparous female university students and to provide an overview of risk factors associated with urinary continence.

Methods: A total of 1,397 female university students aged 18-28 years were enrolled into this cross-sectional questionnaire study. The self-administered questionnaires, the International Consultation on Incontinence Questionnaire Short Form (ICIQ-SF), Overactive Bladder V8 (OAB-V8), demographics, and general characteristics were recorded.

The effect of upper-extremity aerobic exercise on complex regional pain syndrome type I: a randomized controlled study on subacute stroke.

Background And Purpose: Complex regional pain syndrome type I (CPRS I), is a complex of symptoms characterized by diffuse pain usually with associated swelling, vasomotor instability, and severe functional impairment of the affected extremity in stroke patients. Pain is a prominent feature and is often refractory to variety of treatment.

Methods: To investigate the clinical, functional, and psychosocial effects of upper extremity aerobic exercise (UEAE) and compare the effect of aerobic exercise with that of conventional physiotherapy in patients with CPRS type I following stroke as a randomized controlled assesor blinded 4  week-study.

Effects of hormone replacement therapy on plasma and tissue fibrinolytic activity in a rat model of surgically induced menopause.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to analyze the effects of estrogen deficiency and hormone replacement therapy (HRT) on fibrinolytic activity in a rat mode of surgically-induced menopause.

Methods: Twelve-week-old, sexually mature female Sprague-Dawley rats, each weighing 200-250 g, were randomly divided into four groups: (1) sham-operated group, (2) ovariectomy group, (3) ovariectomy group followed by oral administration of daily 17β-estradiol (0.02 mg/kg/day) (E2) + norethisterone acetate (0.

Relationship of thyroid hormone levels and thyroid autoantibodies with early pregnancy loss and infertility.

Prevalence of abnormalities in thyroid hormones and thyroid autoantibodies in patients with a history of early pregnancy loss (EPL) (n = 17) and unexplained infertility (UI) (n = 25), were compared with that of 45 control patients. TSH, antithyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) and antithyroglobulin (anti-TG) antibody levels in UI and EPL groups were similar to that of the control group. TSH was normal in 39, 22 and 13 of control, UI and EPL patients, respectively.