Publications by authors named "Ismail Koc"

Heavy metal concentrations, which have increased continuously in the environment this century due to anthropogenic factors, severely threaten human and environmental health. Antimony (Sb) is one of the most toxic and harmful heavy metals in terms of human and environmental health. Therefore, the priority research subjects are monitoring the alteration of Sb pollution in the airborne and reducing pollution.

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Authorities have long proved the utility of bioindicators in monitoring the state of environmental pollution. Some biological indicators can measure environmental pollutant levels, and many tree species have been tested for suitability for monitoring purposes. The differences in morphological characteristics in the trees have demonstrated the effects of human activities on different materials.

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The increase in heavy metal concentrations in the air, especially after the Industrial Revolution, is notable for the scientific world because of the adverse effects that threaten environmental and human health. Among the trace elements, nickel (Ni) is carcinogenic, and all barium (Ba) compounds are toxic. Trace elements are critical for human and environmental health.

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Neuralgic amyotrophy (NA) is a peripheral nerve disorder that has a classical presentation as motor deficit after severe pain, but it is still overlooked or misdiagnosed. Formerly, the diagnosis was based on the clinical picture and electrophysiology; however, sophisticated imaging and surgical modalities showed structural abnormalities such as hourglass-like constrictions of the nerves. In this article, we present a case presenting with drop hand mimicking radial nerve entrapment.

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Article Synopsis
  • * The presentation of this condition can vary widely, including symptoms like cauda equina syndrome and acute inflammatory demyelinating polyradiculoneuropathy.
  • * This case study is significant as it reports the first occurrence of leptomeningeal carcinomatosis manifesting with a unique variant of Guillain-Barré Syndrome and abnormal findings in cerebrospinal fluid called Froin's syndrome.
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It is inevitable that the global climate change, which has important effects on the climate throughout the world, would have significant effects on the biocomfort zones. Hence, how global climate change will change the biocomfort zones should be determined and the data to be obtained should be used in urban planning projects. In the current study, SSPs 245 and SSPs 585 scenarios were taken as a basis, and the potential effects of global climate change on the biocomfort zones in Muğla province, Türkiye were investigated.

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We herein present the exceptional case of a patient, who injured a sciatic nerve due to avulsion of proximal hamstring tendon in a motorcycle accident. The 63-year-old man was diagnosed firstly with an incomplete fracture of distal femur. A foot drop on the right side was observed when the full-length cast was removed two months later.

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Among the environmental pollution elements, one of the most important problems of the world today, air pollution and heavy metal pollution that have gradually increased after the industrial activities, are of significant importance. Heavy metals are not easily dissolved in nature. Moreover, they tend to bioaccumulate in living organisms, and some of them have a toxic or carcinogenic effect even at low concentrations.

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