Determining the relationship between gynecologic cancer awareness and health literacy among women of reproductive age: a descriptive study.

Purpose: To determine the relationship between gynecologic cancer awareness and health literacy among women of reproductive age.

Methods: This study was conducted in a descriptive design and involved 510 women. Data collection utilized the "Personal Information Form", "Gynecologic Cancer Awareness Scale (GCAS)" and "Health Literacy Scale (HLS)", gathered.

Change in the dimensions of the lumbar area muscles after surgery: MRI analysis.

Objective: This study aims to assess the change in the dimensions of the lumbar muscles in patients with chronic lower back pain using Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) and to determine pre/post effects of surgery.

Methods: We enrolled 28 individuals (13F/15M; age: 45.39±11.

Bypassing pro-survival and resistance mechanisms of autophagy in EGFR-positive lung cancer cells by targeted delivery of 5FU using theranostic AgS quantum dots.

Targeted drug delivery systems that combine imaging and therapeutic functions in a single structure have become very popular in nanomedicine. Near-infrared (NIR) emitting AgS quantum dots (QDs) are excellent candidates for this task. Here, we have developed PEGylated AgS QDs functionalized with Cetuximab (Cet) antibody and loaded with an anticancer drug, 5-fluorouracil (5FU).

Development of near-infrared region luminescent N-acetyl-L-cysteine-coated AgS quantum dots with differential therapeutic effect.

Aim: N-acetyl-L-cysteine (NAC) is a free radical scavenger. We developed NAC-coated AgS (NAC-AgS) quantum dot (QD) as an optical imaging and therapeutic agent.

Materials & Methods: QDs were synthesized in water.

3D Micropatterned All-Flexible Microfluidic Platform for Microwave-Assisted Flow Organic Synthesis.

A large-area, all-flexible, microwaveable polydimethoxysilane microfluidic reactor was fabricated by using a 3D printing system. The sacrificial microchannels were printed on polydimethoxysilane substrates by a direct ink writing method using water-soluble Pluronic F-127 ink and then encapsulated between polydimethoxysilane layers. The structure of micron-sized channels was analyzed by optical and electron microscopy techniques.

Folic acid-conjugated cationic AgS quantum dots for optical imaging and selective doxorubicin delivery to HeLa cells.

Aim: We aim to develop folic acid (FA)-conjugated cationic AgS near-infrared quantum dots (NIRQDs) for the delivery of doxorubicin (DOX) selectively to folate receptor (FR)-positive cancer cells to achieve enhanced drug efficacy and optical tracking in the NIR region.

Materials & Methods: Cationic AgS NIRQDs were decorated with FA using a PEG bridge and loaded with DOX. In vitro studies were performed on FR-positive human cervical carcinoma cells and FR-negative A549 cells.

The Role of Active Video-Accompanied Exercises in Improvement of the Obese State in Children: A Prospective Study from Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effects of active video games and music-accompanied aerobic and callisthenic exercises on body mass index (BMI), body fat ratio, physical performance tests, psychosocial status, and self-respect in overweight and obese adolescents.

Methods: Fifty (21 males and 29 females) slightly overweight and obese participants with no chronic disorder and of an average age of 12.16±0.

Highly luminescent and cytocompatible cationic Ag2S NIR-emitting quantum dots for optical imaging and gene transfection.

The development of non-toxic theranostic nanoparticles capable of delivering a therapeutic cargo and providing a means for diagnosis is one of the most challenging tasks in nano-biotechnology. Gene therapy is a very important mode of therapy and polyethyleneimine (PEI) is one of the most successful vehicles for gene transfection, yet poses significant toxicity. Optical imaging utilizing quantum dots is one of the newer but fast growing diagnostic modalities, which requires non-toxic, highly luminescent materials, preferentially active in the near infrared region.