Artificial intelligence methods for modeling gasification of waste biomass: a review.

Gasification is a highly promising thermochemical process that shows considerable potential for the efficient conversion of waste biomass into syngas. The assessment of the feasibility and comparative advantages of different biomass and waste gasification schemes is contingent upon a multifaceted combination of interrelated criteria. Conventional analytical approaches employed to facilitate decision-making rely on a multitude of inadequately defined parameters.

Effectiveness of cold application and lavender oil on pain during drain removal: A randomized clinical trial.

Background And Aim: Analgesics are frequently used to prevent acute pain while removing the drain. Additional non-pharmacological methods have come to the agenda as a result of the fact that the pain cannot be fully controlled, and the pharmacological treatment response is variable. Our research was intended to determine the effectiveness of lavender aromatherapy and cold application in controlling pain during drain removal procedure.

The Effects of Injectable Platelet-Rich Fibrin on Implant Stability.

Purpose: To investigate the effects of injectable platelet-rich fibrin (i-PRF) on implant stability.

Materials And Methods: A total of 40 implants (BEGO Semados RS/RSX implants, BEGO Implant System) were surgically placed in 15 patients between the ages of 25 and 67 years who had mandibular edentulous areas. After the implant sockets were prepared with the appropriate protocol, i-PRF was applied to the implant surface and socket with the help of a 5-cc sterile syringe in the study group, and implants were placed without i-PRF in the control group.

A Multi-Center Study on the Efficacy of Eltrombopag in Management of Refractory Chronic Immune Thrombocytopenia: A Real-Life Experience.

Objective: The aim of the present study was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of eltrombopag, an oral thrombopoietin receptor agonist, in patients with chronic immune thrombocytopenia (ITP).

Materials And Methods: A total of 285 chronic ITP patients (187 women, 65.6%; 98 men, 34.

Optimization of paper mill industry wastewater treatment by electrocoagulation and electro-Fenton processes using response surface methodology.

This study deals with chemical oxygen demand (COD), phenol and Ca removal from paper mill industry wastewater by electrocoagulation (EC) and electro-Fenton (EF) processes. A response surface methodology (RSM) approach was employed to evaluate the effects and interactions of the process variables and to optimize the performance of both processes. Significant quadratic polynomial models were obtained (R = 0.

The effect of personal, familial, and environmental characteristics on acne vulgaris: a prospective, multicenter, case controlled study.

Background: There are only a few studies about epidemiological features of acne vulgaris in the literature. The aim of this study was to analyze demographic, clinical, familial and environmental characteristics of acne, the role of diet and aggravating factors and association of these factors with acne severity.

Methods: Patients with a diagnosis of mild-moderate to severe acne were consecutively interviewed at the participating centers during the study period.

Enhancing filterability of activated sludge from landfill leachate treatment plant by applying electrical field ineffective on bacterial life.

The aim of this study is to investigate filterability enhancement of activated sludge supplied form a full-scale leachate treatment plant by applying DC electric field while keeping the biological operational conditions in desirable range. The activated sludge samples were received from the nitrification tank in the leachate treatment plant of Istanbul's Odayeri Sanitary Landfill Site. Experimental sets were conducted as laboratory-scale batch studies and were duplicated for 1A, 2A, 3A, 4A, and 5A of electrical currents and 2, 5, 10, 15, and 30 min of exposure times under continuous aeration.

Process optimization via response surface methodology in the treatment of metal working industry wastewater with electrocoagulation.

In this study, process parameters in chemical oxygen demand (COD) and turbidity removal from metal working industry (MWI) wastewater were optimized by electrocoagulation (EC) using aluminum, iron and steel electrodes. The effects of process variables on COD and turbidity were investigated by developing a mathematical model using central composite design method, which is one of the response surface methodologies. Variance analysis was conducted to identify the interaction between process variables and model responses and the optimum conditions for the COD and turbidity removal.

Four-core optical fiber as a calorimetric gauge.

A four-core optical fiber is demonstrated as a calorimetric gauge for investigation of one-dimensional heat transfer measurements. Transient heat pulses from a Nd:YAG laser of 600 ms duration with a repetition rate of the order of 10 s are delivered onto the cleaved distal end face of the four-core fiber, aiming at one of the single cores only, which cause an optical path length difference between four guiding cores due to the temperature-induced change in the index of refraction and physical length of the targeted fiber core of concern. This results in a shift in the fringe pattern, which is operated in the reflection scheme.

Long-term sustainability of zero central-line associated bloodstream infections is possible with high compliance with care bundle elements.

Central-line-associated bloodstream infection (CLABSI) is one of the most important problems in intensive care units (ICUs) worldwide. A bundle of CLABSI care measures was introduced at a 13-bed medical/surgical ICU in Kocaeli, Turkey in January 2010. Compliance rates with the bundle were measured at the beginning of the third quarter of 2010 until June 2013 and compared with CLABSI rates.

Bullous skin reaction seen after extravasation of calcium gluconate.

Intravenous (IV) calcium is usually given to temporarily treat the effects of hyperkalaemia on muscle and heart. When extravasation of a calcium gluconate infusion occurs, there may be rapid and marked swelling and erythema, with signs of soft-tissue necrosis or infection, and ensuing extensive local calcification, called calcinosis cutis. We report a 26-year-old woman who was hospitalized for exacerbation of acute intermittent porphyria.

Assessing and training patients on peritoneal dialysis in their own homes can influence better practice.

Peritoneal dialysis (PD) offers the opportunity of a better quality of life for patients as long as they are able to perform dialysis according to the set procedures. Our aim in this study was to assess the change in PD patients' knowledge about their treatment and practice through repeated home visits. This study was based on the findings of a previous study.

A case of myelodysplastic syndrome with erythroid hypoplasia associated with a familial translocation t(3;14)(p21.1;q24.1).

Myelodysplastic syndrome (MDS) with erythroid hypoplasia, a rare form of MDS, has not yet been clearly defined. We report here a 20-year-old woman with severe transfusion-dependent anemia and reticulocytopenia. White blood cells and platelet counts were normal.

Hb J- Meerut [alpha 120 (H3) Ala ->Glu (alpha1)] in a Turkish male.

Hb J Meerut is an infrequently found alpha-globin variant. It has previously been reported in various populations around the world. One particular case reported in 1994 included a Turkish family.

The prevalence of manifest and latent celiac disease in type 1 diabetes mellitus.

Background/aims: Celiac disease and type 1 diabetes mellitus are both autoimmune diseases which have a common genetic predisposition. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of manifest and latent celiac disease in type 1 diabetic patients.

Methods: Anti-endomysium IgA was tested by indirect immunofluorescence using sections of human umbilical cord for screening in 100 adult patients with type 1 diabetes mellitus and in 80 age and sex matched controls with no known disease.

Variations in serum cholinesterase activity in different age and sex groups.

Measurements of serum cholinesterase activity has been used to assess liver function, predict susceptibility to prolonged apnoea after administration of the muscle relaxant succinylcholine and monitor excessive exposure to the anti-cholinesterase organophosphorus insecticides (1, 2). Serum cholinesterase activity can be affected by many physiological and pathological conditions such as age, pregnancy, puerperium, obesity, some drug therapy, and liver diseases. Additionally, congenital cholinesterase deficiency, which is due to several genetic variants of the enzyme, has also been reported (3, 4).