diversity in Canadian bat caves, including a new species, .

species were commonly isolated during a fungal survey of bat hibernacula in New Brunswick and Quebec, Canada. Strains were isolated from arthropods, bats, rodents (. the deer mouse ), their dung, and cave walls.

Genetically modified entomopathogenic bacteria, recent developments, benefits and impacts: A review.

Entomopathogenic bacteria (EPBs), insect pathogens that produce pest-specific toxins, are environmentally-friendly alternatives to chemical insecticides. However, the most important problem with EPBs application is their limited field stability. Moreover, environmental factors such as solar radiation, leaf temperature, and vapor pressure can affect the pathogenicity of these pathogens and their toxins.

β2-Microglobulin, Neutrophil Gelatinase-Associated Lipocalin, and Endocan Values in Evaluating Renal Functions in Patients with β-Thalassemia Major.

Chronic anemia, transfusion-associated iron deposition, and chelating agents lead to renal impairment in β-thalassemia (β-thal) patients. The present study aimed to determine the most reliable and practical method in assessing and predicting renal injury in β-thal major (β-TM) patients. Therefore, we assessed the predictive values of urine β2-microglobulin (β2-MG) and neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (NGAL) levels, their ratios to urine creatinine, and serum endocan level.

Live birth rates of low prognosis patients according to POSEIDON criteria; A retrospective cohort study.

Objective: The aim of the study was to compare the outcome of assisted reproductive treatment fresh cycles, in patients with low prognosis which were stratified according to the POSEIDON (Patient-Oriented Strategies Encompassing IndividualizeD Oocyte Number) criteria.

Materials And Methods: This retrospective cohort study including all fresh assisted reproductive treatment cycles age < 44 years, between January and December 2017 was carried out from patient records of Zekai Tahir Burak Women Health Care Education and Research Hospital IVF Clinic. A total of 525 IVF cycles were analyzed and 276 patients fulfilling the POSEIDON criteria for poor ovarian response (POR) were included in the study.

Serum hepcidin levels are related to serum markers for iron metabolism and fibrosis stage in patients with chronic hepatitis B: A cross-sectional study.

Background And Study Aims: The clinical significance of serum parameters of iron metabolism and hepcidin in liver disease remains unknown. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the association of serum hepcidin levels with fibrosis stage and serum iron parameters in patients with chronic hepatitis B (CHB).

Patients And Methods: This cross-sectional study included 126 treatment-naïve patients with CHB (median age, 39.

IRISIN AND CHEMERIN LEVELS IN PATIENTS WITH TYPE 2 DIABETES MELLITUS.

Context: Changes in the secretion of signaling molecules that originates from adipose tissue and inflammation draw attention in the pathogenesis of type 2 DM. Chemerin, one of the signaling molecules of adipose origin, and irisin, defined as the Renaissance of the metabolism, are among these molecules.

Objectives: This cross-sectional study was planned in order to compare the values of serum irisin and chemerin levels in patients newly diagnosed with T2DM and in healthy subjects.

The Impact of Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy and Dry Needling Combination on Pain and Functionality in the Patients Diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis.

This study aimed to evaluate the efficiency of extracorporeal shock wave therapy (ESWT) and dry needling (DN) combination on pain and functionality in plantar fasciitis. Forty patients who were clinically diagnosed with plantar fasciitis were included in the study. The patients were randomly divided into 2 groups.

Abnormalities in auditory and visual cognitive processes are differentiated with theta responses in patients with Parkinson's disease with and without dementia.

The research on the abnormalities of event-related oscillations in Parkinson's disease (PD) was mostly studied with cognitively normal patients. The present study aims to show the adverse effects of cognitive decline in PD patients via the EEG-Brain Oscillations approach by comparing the electrophysiological responses in two modalities, i.e.

Relationship between elevated bilirubin level and subclinical atherosclerosis as well as oxidative stress in Gilbert syndrome.

Aim: This study aimed to determine oxidant status and left ventricular mass index (LVMI) and their relationship with mild hyperbilirubinemia in patients with Gilbert syndrome (GS).

Background: Gilbert syndrome (GS) presents with mild indirect hyperbilirubinemia, normal liver function tests, and normal hepatic histology.

Methods: A total of 84 patients, including 41 (48.

Effects of Different Immunosuppressive Drugs on Incretins in Renal Transplant Patients.

Background: Immunosuppressive drugs used in transplantation patients, may contribute to the development of post-transplant diabetes mellitus through their possible adverse effects on incretins. We aimed to compare the effects of different immunosuppressive drugs used in renal transplantation patients on glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) and glucose-dependent insulinotropic polypeptide (GIP) levels.

Patients And Methods: Forty five subjects were enrolled in the study (cyclosporine-treated 15 and tacrolimus-treated renal transplant patients 15, and healthy volunteers as a control group 15).

The relationship between reflux symptoms and glycogenic acanthosis lesions of the oesophagus.

Introduction: Glycogenic acanthosis (GA) is a benign, polypoid lesion frequently seen in upper endoscopy with little known aetiology. Information about how it occurs and its clinical significance is lacking.

Aim: In this study, the relationship between GA and reflux symptoms was investigated in patients who underwent endoscopy due to reflux symptoms.

Recurrent implantation failure is associated with increased levels of fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid-glycoprotein.

Objective: Recurrent implantation failure is defined as the absence of implantation, after two or three consecutive cycles of in-vitro fertilization (IVF), intracytoplasmic sperm injection or frozen embryo replacement. Human fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid-glycoprotein is a plasma protein secreted by the liver that modulates insulin action in adipocytes. Increased fetuin-A promotes adipocyte dysfunction which results in decreased adiponectin and increased fatty acids and inflammatory cytokines.

The Relationship Between Pain, and Freezing of Gait and Falls in Parkinson's Disease.

Introduction: To investigate the relationship between pain, freezing of gait (FOG) and falls in Parkinson's Disease (PD).

Methods: The study included 110 PD patients. The Unified PD Rating Scale (UPDRS) and Hoehn and Yahr Scale were used to evaluate disease severity.

Preliminary findings on the role of high-frequency (5Hz) rTMS stimulation on M1 and pre-SMA regions in Parkinson's disease.

It has been already shown that the motor symptoms of the Parkinson's Disease (PD) have been improved with high frequency rTMS although there is no consensus on the most suitable target brain localization for a maximal therapeutic efficacy. Here, we aimed to compare the therapeutic effect of high frequency (5Hz) rTMS stimulation on primary motor cortex (M1) and pre-supplementary (pre SMA) regions in patients with PD who were still on pharmacological treatment. The study included right-hand dominant16 patients with PD (5 females, 11 males) with demographically and clinically similar characteristics which were randomly assigned to group 1 (n=8) and group 2 (n=8) and received left M1 and the left pre-SMA rTMS procedure, respectively.

Incidental diagnosis of a silent brachiocephalic vein aneurysm and its surgical treatment.

Brachiocephalic vein aneurysm is an extremely rare clinical entity, with a limited number of case reports in the literature. We report the case of a 74-year-old woman with a left brachiocephalic vein aneurysm (3 × 3 × 6.5 cm) that was discovered fortuitously by contrast-enhanced chest computed tomography.

There is No Association between Premature Ovarian Insufficiency and Levels of Fetuin-A/α2-Heremans-Schmid Glycoprotein.

Objective: Fetuin-A is a well-known negative acute-phase protein and has been used liberally to predict vascular disease. The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between serum human fetuin-A/alpha2-Heremans-Schmid glycoprotein levels and idiopathic premature ovarian insufficiency (POI).

Methods: A total of 75 women were included in this case-control study between January 2013 and December 2013.

Comparison of Different Kinesio Taping Techniques After Third Molar Surgery.

Purpose: Elastic therapeutic taping method has been shown to reduce pain and edema after surgery. The purpose of the present study was to compare the effects of 2 different Kinesio taping (KT) techniques on swelling, pain, and trismus after third molar surgery.

Patients And Methods: The study was designed as a split-mouth, single-blinded, and controlled randomized clinical trial.

Clinical Characteristics and Follow-Up Results of Adrenal Incidentaloma.

It is recommended that adrenal incidentaloma patients should be monitored for radiological changes, increase in size and new functionality that may occur in the future, even if they are benign and nonfunctional at the initial evaluation. Our aim is to evaluate the key clinical characteristics of adrenal incidentaloma patients focusing on changes during follow-up and associated clinical outcomes. A total of 755 patients (median age: 56 years), with an adrenal incidentaloma > 1 cm and underwent functionality tests, were included in the study.

Accelerated long-term forgetting after amygdalohippocampectomy in temporal lobe epilepsy.

Aim Of The Study: Temporal lobe epilepsy (TLE) has been associated with the phenomenon of accelerated long-term forgetting (ALF). In this study, we aimed to demonstrate the effect of surgery on the ALF phenomena thus contributing to potential explanation of the causal mechanism.

Materials And Methods: We evaluated 51 patients with TLE related to hippocampal sclerosis who had amygdalohippocampectomy and had remained seizure-free after surgery.

Zwitterionic Polypeptides: Chemoenzymatic Synthesis and Loosening Function for Cellulose Crystals.

A polypeptide with a GlyHisGly repeating sequence containing zwitterionic structures that effectively interact with cellulose was synthesized for dissociation of cellulose crystals. Polypeptide with the GlyHisGly sequence was synthesized by chemoenzymatic polymerization and postfunctionalization of the His residues was performed to afford imidazolium butyrate on the side chains. The resulting zwitterionic polypeptide effectively dissociated bundles of tunicate cellulose nanocrystals, even when the conditions were mild and the concentration of the polypeptide was as low as 1-2 mg mL.

The effects of early femoral nerve block intervention on preoperative pain management and incidence of postoperative delirium geriatric patients undergoing trochanteric femur fracture surgery: A randomized controlled trial.

Background: Hip fracture is a common clinical problem which causes severe pain in geriatric patients. However, severe pain following fracture may bring on mental disorders and delirium. A neuroinflammatory response with IL-6 and IL-8 has been shown to be associated with the pathophysiology of delirium.