Classification of chicken Eimeria species through deep transfer learning models: A comparative study on model efficacy.

Eimeria is a protozoan parasite that causes coccidiosis in various animal species, especially in chickens, resulting in infections characterized by intestinal damage, hemorrhagic diarrhea, lethargy, and high mortality rates in the absence of effective control measures. The rapid spread of these parasites through ingestion of food and drinking water can seriously endanger animal health and productivity, leading to significant economic losses in the chicken industry. Chicken Eimeria species are difficult to identify by conventional microscopy due to similarities in oocyst morphologies.

Topological behavior of spectral singularities in topological Weyl semimetals.

In this study, we examine the topological character of spectral singularities by using transverse magnetic (TM) mode configuration in a Topological Weyl Semimetal (TWSM). TM mode configuration restrains the effect of Kerr/Faraday rotations and therefore does not allow an extra degree of freedom to occur. We find out that surface currents arise due to topological terms on the surface of TWSM slab where no Fermi arcs are localized.

Design of chemobrionic and biochemobrionic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.

Chemobrionic systems have attracted great attention in material science for development of novel biomimetic materials. This study aims to design a new bioactive material by integrating biosilica into chemobrionic structure, which will be called biochemobrionic, and to comparatively investigate the use of both chemobrionic and biochemobrionic materials as bone scaffolds. Biosilica, isolated from Amphora sp.

Histological tissue classification with a novel statistical filter-based convolutional neural network.

Deep networks have been of considerable interest in literature and have enabled the solution of recent real-world applications. Due to filters that offer feature extraction, Convolutional Neural Network (CNN) is recognized as an accurate, efficient and trustworthy deep learning technique for the solution of image-based challenges. The high-performing CNNs are computationally demanding even if they produce good results in a variety of applications.

Maize seeds forecasting with hybrid directional and bi-directional long short-term memory models.

The purity of the seeds is one of the important factors that increase the yield. For this reason, the classification of maize cultivars constitutes a significant problem. Within the scope of this study, six different classification models were designed to solve this problem.

Surface Area of Graphene Governs Its Neurotoxicity.

Due to their unique physicochemical properties, graphene and its derivatives are widely exploited for biomedical applications. It has been shown that graphene may exert different degrees of toxicity in in vivo or in vitro models when administered via different routes and penetrated through physiological barriers, subsequently being distributed within tissues or located within cells. In this study, in vitro neurotoxicity of graphene with different surface areas (150 and 750 m/g) was examined on dopaminergic neuron model cells.

COVID-19 and Endocrine System: A Cross-Sectional Study on 60 Patients with Endocrine Abnormality.

Objective: COVID-19 is an infectious disease that has become pandemic with a high mortality rate. This study aims to provide new insight into the relations between SARS-CoV-2 and the Endocrine system.

Materials And Methods: In this cross-sectional study, we have hospitalized 60 patients with a positive SARA-CoV-2 PCR test.

Multi-Class brain normality and abnormality diagnosis using modified Faster R-CNN.

Background And Objective: The detection and analysis of brain disorders through medical imaging techniques are extremely important to get treatment on time and sustain a healthy lifestyle. Disorders cause permanent brain damage and alleviate the lifespan. Moreover, the classification of large volumes of medical image data manually by medicine experts is tiring, time-consuming, and prone to errors.

Wet-electrospun PHBV nanofiber reinforced carboxymethyl chitosan-silk hydrogel composite scaffolds for articular cartilage repair.

The objective of the study was to produce three-dimensional and porous nanofiber reinforced hydrogel scaffolds that can mimic the hydrated composite structure of the cartilage extracellular matrix. In this regard, wet-electrospun poly(3-hydroxybutyrate-co-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) nanofiber reinforced carboxymethyl chitosan-silk fibroin (PNFs/CMCht-SF) hydrogel composite scaffolds that were chemically cross-linked by poly(ethylene glycol) diglycidyl ether (PEGDE) were produced. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study in cartilage regeneration where a three dimensional porous spongy composite scaffold was obtained by the dispersion of wet-electrospun nanofibers within a polymer matrix.

Increased EGFR mRNA Expression Levels in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

Objective: In this study, we investigated the frequency of Epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) gene mutations, the level of EGFR mRNA and protein expressions in Turkish population for indicating substantial differences in the frequency of EGFR mutations, EGFR amplification and EGFR protein expression between populations and the effect of these parameters in response to EGFR tyrosine kinase inhibitors.

Materials And Methods: The study included 34 patients with non-small cell lung cancers. The RNA and DNA were extracted from the normal and tumor side of the lung tissue removed by surgery.

Protective effects of ghrelin on kidney tissue in rats with partial ureteral obstruction.

Background/aim: The aim was to investigate the protective and therapeutic effects of ghrelin, which has antioxidant and antiinflammatory activity, on preventing kidney damage that occurs by induced partial ureteral obstruction in rats

Materials And Methods: Twenty-eight adult male rats were included in the study, and the rats were divided into 4 groups. After the laparotomy operation on the sham group, the ureter was identified in the retroperitoneal area and was duly sutured (n = 7). Ghrelin was administered for seven days intraperitoneally, and after the nephrectomy performed on the 15th day, the rats were sacrificed (n = 7).

The effect of nasal polyposis related nasal obstruction on cognitive functions.

Chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis is a chronic inflammatory disease of the respiratory mucosa of the nasal cavity and paranasal sinuses. The aim of this study was investigate the effect of nasal obstruction related to chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis on cognitive functions. Patients with chronic rhinosinusitis with nasal polyposis causing bilateral total or near total nasal obstruction were enrolled in the study.

Measurements of the trapezius and erector spinae muscles using virtual touch imaging quantification ultrasound-Elastography: a cross section study.

Background: This study uses virtual touch imaging quantification (VTIQ) technology for the first time to conduct measurements of the trapezius and erector spinae muscles in a large study population. The significance of various influencing factors, such as age and sex, are also examined.

Method: The study population comprised 278 subjects.

Evaluation of the Value of Contrast-Enhanced Ultrasound (CEUS) within Radiology Departments in Germany.

 Contrast-enhanced ultrasound (CEUS) has been established for many years and has become an increasingly important cornerstone of the diagnostic imaging of various organ systems. However, this modality is rarely performed by radiologists and is primarily employed by other medical disciplines. The goal of this questionnaire study is to present the current value of CEUS in radiology and to encourage reevaluation of the method within this medical discipline.

Protective effect of thymoquinone against cyclophosphamide-induced genotoxic damage in human lymphocytes.

Objective: Protective effect of thymoquinone (TQ) against the cytotoxic and genotoxic effects of cyclophosphamide (CP) was assessed in human peripheral blood lymphocyte culture.

Methods: Mitotic indices were determined as endpoints of cytotoxicity, while sister chromatid exchanges (SCE) served as endpoints of genotoxicity. Firstly, the genotoxic effect of 0.

Endocan Overexpression in Pterygium.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to evaluate the possible role of endocan in the pathogenesis of pterygium.

Methods: The study was conducted on 33 patients with primary pterygium and 20 control subjects with normal bulbar conjunctiva. Patients with pterygium were graded into 3 groups as atrophic, fleshy, and intermediate, according to the Tan classification.

Penile alterations at early stage of type 1 diabetes in rats.

Objective: Diabetes affects the erectile function significantly. However, the penile alterations in the early stage of diabetes in experimental animal models have not been well studied. We examined the changes of the penis and its main erectile components in diabetic rats.

Decreased cerebral vasomotor reactivity in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome.

Objective: In obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS), any of the activated neural, vascular, hemodynamic, metabolic, inflammatory, and thrombotic mechanisms may be related to increased cerebrovascular disease and risk of death; however, the possible pathophysiological process between obstructive sleep apnea syndrome and stroke has not been clearly explained. We hypothesize that alterations in vasomotor reactivity in patients may be responsible for their altered cerebral blood flow, and may contribute to the increased risk of ischemic stroke.

Methods: A total of 30 untreated patients with severe obstructive sleep apnea and 26 control subjects were included in the study.

Necessity of Periodic Ophthalmological Examinations in Binocular B Class Driving Licence Holders Over 50 Years of Age.

Objective: To determine whether binocular B class driving licence (BBCDL) holders over 50 years old are in compliance with the BBCDL criteria for visual acuity, to determine the age-based prevalence of ophthalmological disorders reducing visual acuity in this group, and to investigate whether periodic ophthalmological examinations are needed in licence holders over 50 years of age.

Materials And Methods: This prospective study enrolled 451 adults over 50 years old having a BBCDL. The study subjects were categorized into 3 age groups as group 1 (51-60 years), group 2 (61-70 years), and group 3 (over 71 years).

Association of nerve conduction impairment and insulin resistance in children with obesity.

Aim: The objective of our study was to investigate nerve conduction in normoglycemic obese children.

Methods: A total of 60 children with obesity (30 female and 30 male) and 30 healthy children (15 female and 15 male) were enrolled in the study. Insulin resistance (IR) and other metabolic disturbances were investigated and nerve conduction was measured in all participants.

Anticancer, Antioxidant and Cytotoxic Potential of Thymol in vitro Brain Tumor Cell Model.

Background: Thymol (THY), which is a monocyclic monoterpene, found in oil of thyme various other kinds of plants. Until today, although different biological properties of THY have been indicated, its neurological toxicity has never been investigated.

Method: In this study, in vitro antiproliferative (by 3-(4,5 dimetylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5 diphenlytetrazolium bromide (MTT) test), genotoxic (by single cell gel electrophoresis (SCGE)) and oxidative effects (by total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidative status (TOS) analysis) of THY (0-400 mg/L) were assessed on cultured primary rat neurons (CPRNs) and N2a neuroblastoma cells.

Acoustic radiation force imaging of the thyroid-generation of reference values by Virtual Touch Imaging and Quantification.

Objectives: To investigate potential subject-related confounding factors for thyroid acoustic radiation force impulse (ARFI) elastography.

Methods And Materials: A total of 194 subjects participated in the study.

Results: The standard values in the right lobe were 2.

The value of qualitative and quantitative assessment of lesion to cerebral cortex signal ratio on double inversion recovery sequence in the differentiation of demyelinating plaques from non-specific T2 hyperintensities.

Objectives: To assess the usefulness of the visual assessment and to determine diagnostic value of the lesion-to-cerebral cortex signal ratio (LCSR) measurement in the differentiation of demyelinating plaques and non-specific T2 hyperintensities on double inversion recovery (DIR) sequence.

Material And Methods: DIR and fluid-attenuated inversion recovery (FLAIR) sequences of 25 clinically diagnosed multiple sclerosis (MS) patients and 25 non-MS patients with non-specific T2-hyperintense lesions were evaluated visually and LCSRs were measured by two observers independently.

Results: On DIR sequence, the calculated mean LCSR ± SD for demyelinating plaques and non-specific T2-hyperintense lesions were 1.

Carbonic Anhydrase VI Gene Polymorphism rs2274327 Relationship Between Salivary Parameters and Dental-Oral Health Status in Children.

The aim of this study was to research carbonic anhydrase (CA) VI one single-nucleotide polymorphism (SNP) and its potential association with dental-oral health status (dental caries, Plaque Index (PI) and Gingival Index (GI)) and salivary parameters (salivary buffering capacity, salivary flow rate (SFR)) in children. A total of 178 children were divided into two groups: non-carious (n = 70, 34 boys and 36 girls) and carious (n = 108, 47 boys and 61 girls). The clinical evaluations were performed according to the decayed, missing, and filled teeth (dmft/DMFT) index by a specialist.