Effects of different warm-up periods on knee proprioception and balance in healthy young individuals.

Context: There is limited information on the effects of different warm-up periods on proprioception and balance in the context of injury prevention.

Objective: To determine the effects of warm-up exercises on knee proprioception and balance and to compare the effectiveness of warming up periods.

Design: Pretest/posttest.

The impact of passive smoking on the development of lower respiratory tract infections in children.

Environmental tobacco smoke is an important public health problem. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effect of passive smoking on lower respiratory tract infections (LRTIs) in children aged 2-12 years. A case-control study was conducted on matched-pair design.

PCR and serology were effective for identifying Chlamydophila pneumoniae in a lower respiratory infection outbreak among military recruits.

During endemic infections, the sensitivity of diagnostic tests and rapid diagnosis of the respiratory tract pathogens is particularly important. Utilization of just one diagnostic technique, such as serological tests or polymerase chain reaction (PCR)-based detection methods, during outbreaks of lower respiratory tract infections (LRI) can result in some of the patients being missed. In this study we aimed to investigate the etiology of LRI in military recruits in Izmir, Turkey, among whom several pneumonia cases have been reported and 47 patients have been hospitalized.

Relationships between cotinine, lower respiratory tract infection, and eosinophil cationic protein in children.

Introduction: The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of passive smoking on urine eosinophil cationic protein (u-ECP) in children with lower respiratory tract infections (LRTI).

Method: This was a case-control study. The study cohort consisted of 150 children with LRTI (case group) and 150 healthy children (control), all from a urban setting.

Age-related changes in pressure pain threshold, grip strength and touch pressure threshold in upper extremities of older adults.

Background And Aims: Hand function weakens with age in both men and women, especially after the age of 65. As the number of older people increases, more older adults may have sensorimotor impairment, which affects upper extremity (UE) performance and thus independence in the activities of daily life. The purpose of this study was to detect and evaluate the impact of age on pressure pain threshold (PPT), touch/pressure threshold and grip strength in the decades after the age of 60.

The prevalence of metabolic syndrome among young adults in Izmir, Turkey.

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of metabolic syndrome and its components among the young adult ages in Izmir, Turkey.

Methods: A population-based cross-sectional study was held including 885 subjects aged between 20 to 39 years from 45 primary health care centres in Konak, which is the biggest urban area in Izmir. A stratified sampling method was used to select the participants of 318 males and 567 females.

Comparison of knowledge scores of medical students in problem-based learning and traditional curriculum on public health topics.

Background: The purpose of the study was to compare the knowledge scores of medical students in Problem-based Learning and traditional curriculum on public health topics.

Methods: We planned a cross-sectional study including the fifth and sixth year medical students of Dokuz Eylul University in Turkey. The fifth year students (PBL group, n = 56) were the pioneers educated with PBL curriculum since the 1997-1998 academic year.

DNA copy number changes detected by comparative genomic hybridization and their association with clinicopathologic parameters in breast tumors.

The purpose of this study was to use comparative genomic hybridization (CGH) to screen breast tumors for copy number changes: 22 ductal, 9 lobular, 7 mixed, 2 micropapillary carcinomas, and 2 ductal carcinoma in situ were studied and various regional genomic imbalances were detected. The majority of the aberrations identified in this study were in line with previous CGH findings. The most frequent DNA sequence copy number changes were 1q, 8q, and 20q gains.