Experimental study for in vitro prostate cancer treatment with microwave ablation and pulsed electromagnetic field.

This paper presents the findings of a comprehensive study exploring the synergistic effects arising from the combination of microwave ablation and pulsed electromagnetic field (PEMF) therapy on prostate cancer cells. The research encompassed five distinct experimental groups, with continuous electric field measurements conducted during the entire treatment process. Group 1 and Group 2, subjected to microwave power below 350 W, exhibited specific electric field values of 72,800 V/m and 56,600 V/m, respectively.

Midterm Neuromotor Development Results of Preterm Babies less than 34 Weeks Gestational Age.

Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the neuromotor development of premature babies and to determine the risk factors affecting neuromotor development in the middle time (3 years).

Methods: All babies with ≤34 weeks gestational age and born between 2011-2014 and hospitalized in our neonatal clinic were included in this study. Prenatal, perinatal and postnatal features of the babies were recorded.

Relationship between atherosclerosis and knee osteoarthritis as graded by radiography and ultrasonography in females.

[Purpose] The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between atherosclerosis and knee osteoarthritis grade in women as assessed by both ultrasonography and radiography. [Subjects and Methods] Seventy women diagnosed with knee osteoarthritis were classified into two groups according to cartilage grading/radiographic grading. Patients with Kellgren-Lawrence grades 1 and 2 were included in group 1, while those with Kellgren-Lawrence grades 3 and 4 were included in group 2.

Continuous passive motion in adhesive capsulitis patients with diabetes mellitus: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: The aim of this study was to clarify the effects of continuous passive motion (CPM) treatment on adhesive capsulitis (AC) in diabetes mellitus (DM) patients.

Methods: Forty-one DM patients with AC were randomized to two treatment groups. The first group (n= 20) (CPM group) received CPM treatments; the second group (n= 21) had conventional physical therapy (CPT group), including active stretching, range of motion (ROM) and pendulum exercises.

Relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between dialysis adequacy and sleep quality in haemodialysis patients.

Background: Sleep problems are common in haemodialysis patients. Dialysis adequacy is one of the factors associated with sleep quality.

An association between polymorphism of the NADH/NADPH oxidase p22phox (phagocyte oxidase) subunit and aging in Turkish population.

Background And Aims: Aging is a complex and multifactorial process that is stimulated by a number of factors including genes and life-style. It is thought that the production of reactive oxygen species (ROS) in the face of antioxidant enzymes and molecules is related to aging and age-related diseases. NAD(P)H oxidase system is the predominant cellular source of ROS, and p22phox, the major component of that system, is essential for the activation of NAD(P)H oxidase.

Comparison of PCR, culturing and Pap smear microscopy for accurate diagnosis of genital Actinomyces.

Members of the genus Actinomyces, Gram-positive, non-spore-forming anaerobic bacteria, are normal inhabitants of the mucosal surfaces of the oral, gastrointestinal and genital tracts. Identification of these bacteria using conventional methods is generally difficult because of their complex transport and growth requirements and their fastidious and slow-growing nature. However, in recent years, the advancement of molecular techniques has provided much improved identification and differentiation of closely related Actinomyces species.

The presence of eosinophil leucocytes in cervicovaginal smears with Actinomyces-like organisms: Light microscopic examination.

Background: Actinomyces species are part of mucosal surfaces of oral cavity, gastrointestinal and genital tracts. When these mucosal surfaces disrupt, Actinomyces become pathogen and cause infection. Eosinophil leucocytes participate in host defense against helminthic infestation and they generally play a role in asthma and allergy.

Cytologic findings in pap smears with Actinomyces-like organisms.

Objective: To detect whether there is a relationship between the presence ofActinomyces-like organisms (ALOs) and cytologic findings.

Study Design: Papanicolaou-stained smears from 2290 women were examined cytologically. Nineteen (0.