Investigation of the removal of diclofop methyl herbicide by peroxy electrocoagulation process and kinetic and cost analysis.

Pesticides containing chlorine, which are released during agricultural activities, are chemical substances that mix with surface and underground waters and have toxic, carcinogenic, and mutagenic effects on the entire living ecosystem. Due to their chemically stable structure, conventional water and wastewater treatment techniques such as coagulation, flocculation, and biological oxidation do not entirely remove these chemical substances. Therefore, before releasing them into the environmental receptor, these chemical substances must be transformed into harmless products or mineralized through advanced oxidation processes.

Biological Effects and Crystal X-Ray Study of Novel Schiff Base Containing Pentafluorophenyl Hydrazine: In Vitro and in Silico Studies.

A novel Schiff base namely 3,5-di-tert-butyl-6-((2-(perfluorophenyl)hydrazono)methyl)phenol was successfully synthesized and characterized using FT-IR and H-NMR, C-NMR, and F-NMR. The crystal structure analysis of the Schiff base compound was also characterized with single crystal X-ray diffraction studies and supported the spectroscopic results. The cytotoxicity, anti-bacterial properties, and enzyme inhibition of the compound were also investigated.

Based on the Real-Life Data of Türkiye; Comparison of Anatomical and Functional Outcomes of Phakic and Pseudophakic Patients in Wet Type Age-Related Macular Degeneration.

Objectives: The aim of the study was comparison of wet-type age-related macular degeneration in phakic and pseudophakic patients in terms of anatomical and functional success based on the real-life data of Türkiye.

Methods: The multicenter retrospective real-life study data of the. retinal study group were used in this study.

Results of anti-VEGF treatment for neovascular AMD in eyes with different baseline visual acuity in Turkish population-based on real life data-Bosphorus retina study group.

Background: To investigate the anatomical and visual outcomes of the patients with neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) treated with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF), according to the baseline best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA) based on the multicenter real-life data.

Methods: Five-hundred-ninety patients who had taken the Pro Re Nata (PRN) treatment regimen with three loading doses and at least one year of follow-up were included. The patients were divided into three groups according to the baseline BCVA: Group 1 (BCVA ≥ 1.

The Quality of Life in Muslim Patients With Ankylosing Spondylitis in Türkiye.

Introduction: Successful approaches to managing physical and psychosocial impacts on quality of life (QoL) of people with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) are grounded in their sociocultural and religious perspectives. The purpose of this study was to assess the QoL of Muslim patients with AS in Türkiye.

Methodology: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted in 101 patients.

Intravitreal Ranibizumab Versus Intravitreal Ranibizumab Combined with Posterior Subtenon Triamcinolone Acetonide in Diabetic Macular Edema.

Objectives: This is a retrospective, comparative evaluation of the short-term efficacy and safety of intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) and IVR combined with posterior subtenon triamcinolone acetonide (STA) in the treatment of diabetic macular oedema (DME).

Methods: A total of 79 pseudophakic eyes of 57 patients with DME who underwent IVR injection treatment were examined retrospectively. All of the patients were treatment-naive.

Tolerating subretinal fluid in the treatment of neovascular age-related macular degeneration with intravitreal aflibercept.

Objective: To compare the anatomical and functional outcomes of intensive and relaxed intravitreal aflibercept regimen in the management of neovascular age-related macular degeneration.

Methods: The medical records of 50 eyes of 50 patients with treatment-naive neovascular age-related macular degeneration, who underwent intravitreal aflibercept therapy in the Retinal Department of University of Health Sciences Okmeydanı Training and Research Hospital (Istanbul, Turkey), were retrospectively reviewed. The demographic features and best-corrected visual acuities at baseline and at 1st-, 2nd-, 3rd-, 4th-, 6th-, 10th- and 12th- months, optical coherence tomography measurements, presence of intraretinal fluid, subretinal fluid and intraocular pressure values were studied.

Does nutritional treatment in patients with dysphagia affect malnutrition and anxiety?

Introduction: dysphagia is common in patients with cerebrovascular disease (CVD), with an incidence reported to be 35 %-50 %. Dysphagia can result in malnutrition, dehydration, and death, and negatively affects anxiety levels. Objectives: this study aimed to evaluate the effects of recommended nutritional treatment (NT) on nutritional status and anxiety levels in patients with dysphagia based on clinical and fiber-optic endoscopic evaluation of swallowing (FEES) tests.

Evaluation of the Effect of Conventional Rhinoplasty with Autospreader Flap and Let-Down Technique on Nasal Functions.

Let-down technique, in which high septal strip resection is performed, and conventional rhinoplasty using autospreader flaps were compared regarding nasal functions with Nasal Obstruction Symptom Evaluation (NOSE) and Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22) quality-of-life scale questionnaires. A total of 54 patients who were included in the study were divided into two groups: group 1 (autospreader group;  = 27) and group 2 (let-down group;  = 27). Open technical septorhinoplasty operation using an autospreader flap was performed in group 1.

Evaluation of Outcomes Related to Hearing and Tinnitus After Ossicular Chain Reconstruction.

Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate both audiological and tinnitus related results in patients with tinnitus undergoing ossicular chain reconstruction (OCR) for ossicular chain injury.

Methods: Between January 2015 and January 2019, patients who underwent OCR due to ossicular chain pathology and developed tinnitus symptoms were included in the study group. Middle ear pathologies were standardized using the middle ear risk index (MERI) scoring system and the tinnitus handicap inventory (THI) was used to determine the severity of tinnitus.

Three versus five intravitreal aflibercept injections as the initial loading phase in the treatment of diabetic macular edema: one-year results.

Purpose: To compare the efficacy of three initial monthly intravitreal aflibercept injections followed by pro re nata (3+PRN) dosing versus five initial monthly intravitreal aflibercept injections followed by pro re nata (5+PRN) dosing in patients with diabetic macular edema.

Methods: A total of 60 treatment-naïve patients with macular edema who underwent intravitreal aflibercept injections (2 mg/0.05 mL) with at least one year of follow-up were analyzed in this retrospective and comparative study.

Evaluation of the predictive role of neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio in the diagnosis of lymphoma in patients with asymptomatic and ısolated cervical lymphadenopathy.

Introduction: The diagnostic approach to patients with isolated asymptomatic cervical lymphadenopathy varies between excisional biopsy and follow-up. When the anamnesis, physical examination, laboratory and imaging findings are not sufficient to identify the etiology, an excisional biopsy is performed for the differential diagnosis between early-stage lymphoma and infectious or reactive causes. If the excisional biopsy, which may have some complications, is not performed, it may delay the diagnosis of lymphoma.

Comparison of nasal functional outcomes of let down rhinoplasty and open technical rhinoplasty using spreader graft.

Purpose: This study aimed to compare open technique rhinoplasty with spreader graft and Let Down rhinoplasty using Nasal Symptom Obstruction Evaluation (NOSE), Sinonasal Outcome Test-22 (SNOT-22), and Visual Analog Scale (VAS).

Materials And Methods: A total of 50 patients were included in the study. Patients with a hump greater than 4 mm and mild septal deviation participated in the study.

Outcomes of Pulmonary Endarterectomy Operation Concomitant with Cardiac Procedures.

Background: The aim of this study was to analyze the results of pulmonary endarterectomy (PEA) performed simultaneously with additional cardiac procedures in a single tertiary-level center.

Methods: Data of patients who underwent PEA with additional cardiac procedures for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension (CTEPH) in our clinic were retrospectively reviewed using patient records.

Results: Between March 2011 and April 2019, 56 patients underwent PEA with additional cardiac surgery.

Corneal endothelial morphology and anterior segment parameters in children with type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Background And Objectives: To compare the corneal endothelial morphology and anterior segment parameters in type 1 diabetes mellitus children (T1DM) and healthy controls.

Methods: This cross-sectional prospective study included 56 patients with T1DM and 50 eyes of 50 age-matched controls. Endothelial morphology was analyzed with EM-3000 specular microscopy, and anterior parameters were analyzed with Sirius Scheimpflug topography.

Retinal structural changes in patients receiving tamoxifen therapy by spectral-domain optical coherence tomography.

To evaluate choroidal thickness, ganglion cell complex (GCC) and photoreceptor outer segment (PROS) length were measured in patients with breast cancer undergoing tamoxifen therapy, using spectral-domain optical coherence tomography (SD-OCT); results were compared with those for normal eyes. Forty-four patients with breast cancer, undergoing tamoxifen therapy, and 41 healthy controls were included in this prospective, comparative study. All participants underwent a complete ophthalmologic evaluation and SD-OCT.

Negative-Pressure Pulmonary Edema After Septoplasty.

Negative-pressure pulmonary edema is a rare but life-threatening complication of septoplasty seen in the early-postoperative period. The main cause is laryngospasm; often with hypoxia and hemoptysis. In our case, a 36-year-old septoplasty recipient developed symptoms of hypotension, tachycardia and low oxygen saturation 3 hours after extubation.

The Effects of Epiretinal Membranes on the Treatment Outcomes of Dexamethasone Implants in Diabetic Macular Edema: A Real-Life Study.

To evaluate the effects of a coexisting epiretinal membrane (ERM) on the treatment outcomes of a dexamethasone implant (DI) in diabetic macular edema (DME) patients. One hundred five eyes of 78 DME patients (44 F, 34 M; mean age: 65.7) treated with minimum 2 DIs were enrolled into this retrospective study.

Comparison of Intravitreal Aflibercept and Ranibizumab for Treatment of Myopic Choroidal Neovascularization: One-Year Results-A Retrospective, Comparative Study.

Purpose: To compare one-year treatment outcomes of intravitreal aflibercept (IVA) and intravitreal ranibizumab (IVR) for treatment of myopic choroidal neovascularization (mCNV).

Methods: The medical records of a total of 30 eyes diagnosed with mCNV and underwent IVA or IVR treatment for a minimum one-year follow-up were studied retrospectively. All the subjects had an axial length >26 mm and received a 1 + PRN (pro re nata) regimen IVA or IVR.

Comparison of endoscopic butterfly-inlay versus endoscopic push-through myringoplasty in repairing anterior perforations of the tympanic membrane.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the surgical and functional results of endoscopic butterfly-inlay cartilage myringoplasty and endoscopic push-through myringoplasty in the treatment of anterior perforation of the tympanic membrane.

Method: This open-label randomised clinical study was conducted on 71 patients with small- and medium-sized anterior perforations of the tympanic membrane. Graft success rate, hearing results, operative time and complications were analysed.

Comparison of two different treatment regimens' efficacy in neovascular age-related macular degeneration in Turkish population-based on real life data-Bosphorus RWE Study Group.

Aim: To compare two different anti-vascular endothelial growth factor (anti-VEGF) treatment regimens'-a priori (PRN) and PRN regimen following the loading phase-anatomical and functional results in neovascular age-related macular degeneration (nAMD) patients.

Methods: Totally 544 nAMD patients followed and treated with aflibercept (=135) and ranibizumab (=409) at 9 different centers between 2013 and 2015 were enrolled into this retrospective multicenter study. Patients with initial best corrected visual acuity (BCVA) interval of 1.

Intense pulse light therapy treatment for refractory dry eye disease due to meibomian gland dysfunction.

Purpose: To assess the effect of the intense pulse light (IPL) therapy for the treatment of meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD) and dry eye parameters.

Methods: Patients who underwent an IPL therapy for the treatment of MGD were included in this retrospective study. Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) scores, the frequency of daily lubricant use, non-invasive tear break-up time (NIBUT), meibomian glad dropout scores, corneal staining scores, and Schirmer test results were collected from patient charts that recorded at baseline and follow-up visits at 1 month, 3 months, and 12 months.

A Real-Life Study: Intravitreal Aflibercept, Ranibizumab and Dexamethasone for Macular Edema Secondary to Branch Retinal Vein Occlusion.

Objectives: This study aims to compare the efficacy of intravitreal injection of aflibercept (IVA), ranibizumab (IVR) and dexamethasone implant (DEX IMP) for the treatment of macular edema (ME) secondary to branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO).

Methods: In this retrospective and comparative study, 57 eyes of 57 patients with ME after BRVO were studied. Patients were diveded into three groups according to treatment regimen as follows: 2 mg IVA (group 1, n=18), 0,5 mg IVR (group 2, n=20) and 0,7 mg Dex imp (group 3, n=19).