Objective: The objective of this study is to determine the prevalance of Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) in patients with Opioid Use Disorder and to investigate both the sociodemographic and psychological differences between patients with or without Hepatitis C Virus.
Method: Blood samples were taken from patients diagnosed with Opioid Use Disorder (OUD) who applied to Mersin Provincial Health Directorate Toros State Hospital Alcohol and Drug Addiction Treatment Center (AMATEM) between 01.09.
White striping (WS) that appears as white stripes parallel to the muscle fibrils is an emerging growth-related abnormality of broiler breast meat. The pathomechanism of this defect has not been fully understood despite intensive studies over the past decade. In the present study, endoplasmic reticulum (ER) stress and its associated apoptotic pathways were investigated to elucidate the potential role of these pathways in the development of WS.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Studies have suggested that intrinsic auricular muscle zones (IAMZ) stimulation alleviates motor features of Parkinson disease (PD).
Methods: A randomized, blinded, active sham-controlled pilot trial was conducted to evaluate the safety and dose-response-time curve of Earstim using a 3-treatment, 3-period crossover design in PD patients experiencing OFF time on levodopa. Treatments were: short (20-min) IAMZ stimulation; long (60-min) IAMZ stimulation; and 20-min active sham stimulation of non-muscular areas.
To investigate the effect of low-level laser therapy (LLLT) on orthodontic tooth movement during maxillary molar distalization over a 12-week observation period. Twenty patients were enrolled in this clinical trial. On the 0th, 3rd, 7th, 14th, 21st, 42nd, and 63rd days following the initial activation of the distalization appliance, laser therapy was applied in a total of 16 different points of the first and second molars for 10 s per point to the randomly determined molar region of the individuals in the intervention group.
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