An Automated Diagnosis of Parkinson's Disease from MRI Scans Based on Enhanced Residual Dense Network with Attention Mechanism.

The increasing prevalence of neurodegenerative diseases has recently heightened interest in research on early diagnosis of these diseases. Parkinson's disease (PD), among the most prominent of these conditions, is a neurological disorder causing the loss of nerve cells and significantly affecting movement control. Detection of PD in early stages is of critical importance to prevent the progression of the disease and improve treatment processes.

Macroscopic and microscopic comparison of pecten oculi in different avian species.

The current study aims to present differences between the pecten oculi of different avian species through morphologic, macroscopic, light, and electron microscopic examinations. The study is a comprehensive research on seven avian species (sparrowhawk, hawk, magpie, swan, heron, pheasant, duck). The right eyes of the animals utilized in the study were removed for light microscopic examination, whereas their left eyes were removed for electron microscopic and macroscopic examinations.

Identification of royal jelly as a potential new drug to protect the ovarian reserve and uterus against cyclophosphamide in rats.

Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of royal jelly (RJ), a powerful natural antioxidant, on cyclophosphamide-induced ovarian damage.

Methods: Thirty-two Wistar albino rats were divided into four groups. Oral treatment was administered to all rats for 16 days after a single intraperitoneal injection.

Macroanatomic, light and scanning electron microscopic structure of the pecten oculi in northern bald ibis (Geronticus eremita).

Eyes are the most primarily required sensory organs during the migration of migratory birds and Northern Bald Ibises (Geronticus eremita) are known to make long migrations. This study examined for the first time the structure of pecten oculi in northern bald ibises by using macroscopic anatomy as well as light and electron microscopic methods. In the study 20 eye globes from 10 adult bald ibises were used.

COVIDiagnosis-Net: Deep Bayes-SqueezeNet based diagnosis of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) from X-ray images.

The Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) outbreak has a tremendous impact on global health and the daily life of people still living in more than two hundred countries. The crucial action to gain the force in the fight of COVID-19 is to have powerful monitoring of the site forming infected patients. Most of the initial tests rely on detecting the genetic material of the coronavirus, and they have a poor detection rate with the time-consuming operation.

Risperidone-Induced Renal Damage and Metabolic Side Effects: The Protective Effect of Resveratrol.

Objective: The aim of the study was to investigate the possible protective qualities of resveratrol (RSV) against the side effects of risperidone (RIS) in an experimental model in rat kidneys with histologic and biochemical assessments.

Materials And Methods: Experimental procedures were performed on 35 female Sprague Dawley rats. Rats were randomly divided into five groups: control, untreated rats ( = 7) were in group 1; group 2 was given 2 mg/kg/day RIS ( = 7); group 3 was treated with 2 mg/kg/day RIS and 20 mg/kg/day RSV ( = 7); group 4 was treated with 2 mg/kg/day RIS and 40 mg/kg/day RSV ( = 7); and group 5 was treated with 2 mg/kg/day RIS and 80 mg/kg/day RSV ( = 7).

Microchimeric Cells, Sex Chromosome Aneuploidies and Cancer.

The phenomenon of feta-maternal microchimerisms inspires numerous questions. Many questions remain to be answered regarding this new avenue of genetics. The X and Y chromosomes have been associated with malignancy in different types of human tumors.

Platelet-rich fibrin plays a role on healing of acute-traumatic ear drum perforation.

Objective: Our objective was to demonstrate the effects of platelet-rich fibrin (PRF) for the healing of acute ear drum perforation.

Methods: Thirty-two patients with acute traumatic ear drum perforations were randomly separated into 2 groups. In group 1 (n = 14), PRF was used for the repair of ear drum perforation; in group 2 (n = 18), we did not make any intervention.

The protective effects of vitamin C on the DNA damage, antioxidant defenses and aorta histopathology in chronic hyperhomocysteinemia induced rats.

The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effect of vitamin C towards hyperhomocysteinemia (hHcy) induced oxidative DNA damage using the comet assay. The increase in plasma homocysteine levels is an important risk factor for vascular and cardiovascular diseases through free radical production. This study was also conducted to investigate the histopathological changes in the thoracic aorta and the oxidant/antioxidant status in heart, liver and kidney tissues.

Topical Nigella Sativa for nasal symptoms in elderly.

Objective: To compare the effects of intranasal application of black seed (Nigella Sativa) oil (NSO) and isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCS) on nasal symptoms of the elderly.

Methods: In this prospective, crossover randomized controlled trial, 42 geriatric patients with nasal dryness and related symptoms were randomized to receive either 2 weeks of isotonic sodium chloride solution (ISCS) followed by 2 weeks of N. sativa oil (NG oil) or the same treatment in the opposite order.

Coincidence of conchachoanal polyp and complete mulberry hypertrophy of inferior concha.

We report two unique cases of 50- and 28-year-old Turkish men with coincidence of conchachoanal polyp and mulberry hypertrophy of the inferior concha. We operated on both cases with endoscopic stripping of the polypoid tissue while preserving the periosteum and healthy mucosa of the inferior nasal concha. The polypoid tile of the left inferior nasal concha was resected in the case with mulberry hypertrophy at only the tail of the concha.

Flow injection-hydride generation-infrared spectrophotometric determination of Pb.

A novel analytical technique has been suggested for determination of Pb using formation of PbH(4)(g) by chemical reduction and its subsequent spectrophotometric measurement in IR region, using the peak at 1821.4cm(-1). The range of measurements is 1.