Genome-wide characterization and expression analysis of GATA transcription factors under combination of light wavelengths and drought stress in potato.

GATA is one of the prominent transcription factor families conserved among many organisms in eukaryotes and has different biological roles in many pathways, particularly in light regulation in plants. Although GATA transcription factors (TFs) have been identified in different crop species, their roles in abiotic stress tolerance have not been studied in potato. In this study, we identified 32 GATA TFs in potato () by in silico analyses, and expression levels of selected six genes were investigated in drought-tolerant (Sante) and sensitive (Agria) cultivars under light, drought, and combined (light + drought) stress conditions.

Ghost image of an ectopic tooth in maxillary sinus: A diagnostic challenge.

Ghost images are artefacts of anatomical structures or foreign objects that oral and maxillofacial surgeons should take into consideration to prevent misdiagnosis and mistreatment. A 38-year-old male patient referred to our clinic for dental implant treatment. Orthopantomograph (OPG) revealed an impacted distomolar at the apex of maxillary right third molar and an ectopic supernumerary tooth in the left maxillary sinus.

3D evaluation of the effect of disinfectants on dimensional accuracy and stability of two elastomeric impression materials.

The aim of this study was to determine and compare the dimensional changes of polyether and vinyl polyether siloxane impression materials under immersion disinfection with two different disinfectants in three time periods. Impressions were obtained from an edentulous master model. Sodium hypochlorite (5.

Finite-Element Analysis of a New Designed Miniplate which is Used via Intraoral Approach to the Mandible Angle Fracture: Comparison of the Different Fixation Techniques.

The mandible is the largest facial bone as well as the most commonly fractured bone in the maxillofacial region. Despite numerous studies conducted to identify optimal treatment modalities and plates configurations for intraoral and transoral approaches, no definitive conclusion has been reached. This study used finite element analysis (FEA) to assess 4 scenarios for treatment of an angle fracture (6-hole noncompression miniplate; 6-hole single plate/Champy's technique, 3D strut plate; 2 parallel 4-hole noncompression miniplates).

Thymoquinone attenuates trauma induced spinal cord damage in an animal model.

Background: Spinal cord injury (SCI) is one of the most devastating conditions leading to neurological impairment and disabilities. The aim of the study was to investigate the potential neuroprotective effect of thymoquinone (TQ) histopathologically in an experimental model of traumatic spinal cord injury (SCI).

Methods: Twenty-four male Wistar albino rats were randomly divided into 4 groups: control group; SCI group; SCI-induced and 10 mg/kg/day TQ administered group; SCI-induced and 30 mg/kg/day TQ administered group.

Digital evaluation of the accuracy of impression techniques and materials in angulated implants.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to investigate the accuracy of 2 different impression techniques and 3 different impression materials in models simulating parallel and angulated implants.

Methods: Three master models simulating partial edentulous mandible with 2 implants at the sites of second premolars (parallel) and second molars with different angulations (parallel, 10° or 20° angulated) were fabricated. Two different impression techniques [splinted direct (D), indirect (I)] and 3 different monophase impression materials [polyether (PE), vinyl polysiloxane (VPS), vinyl polyether silicone (VPES)] were used for each master model and a total of 180 impressions were made (n=10).

Spectral domain-optical coherence tomographic findings in patients with ankylosing spondylitis under anti-tumor necrosis factor-alpha therapy.

Objective: To evaluate the effect of tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) blockade on the thickness of the peripapillary retinal nerve fiber layer (RNFL), the ganglion cell-inner plexiform layers (GCIPL), and the macula in ankylosing spondylitis (AS) patients under anti-TNF-α therapy.

Materials And Methods: Twenty-one patients with AS received etanercept, or adalimumab, or infliximab for at least 6 months. Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), C-reactive protein (CRP) levels, and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI) scores were measured before and 6 months after the beginning of the treatment.

Sclerostin and Dkk-1 in patients with ankylosing spondylitis.

Objective: To determine the serum Dickkopf-related protein 1 (Dkk-1) and sclerostin levels, and their relationship to structural damage and disease activity in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS), as well as to compare the serum Dkk-1 and sclerostin levels in patients receiving and not receiving anti-TNF-a treatment. MATERIALS AND METHOds: This cross-sectional study included 44 AS patients and 41 healthy age- and gender- -matched controls. Demographic data, disease activity parameters, and Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiologic Index (BASRI) scores were recorded.

Urotensin II (U-II), a novel cyclic peptide, possibly associated with the pathophysiology of osteoarthritis.

Synovial fibrosis is one of the main outcomes of osteoarthritis. Some authors have reported that urotensin-II (U-II) may cause pathologic fibrosis in cardiovascular system, lung and liver. However there are no previous reports available in the literature about its relationship with the synovial fibrosis in osteoarthritis.

Efficacy of EMLA cream phonophoresis comparison with ultrasound therapy on myofascial pain syndrome of the trapezius: a single-blind, randomized clinical study.

The aim of this study is to investigate whether eutectic mixture of local anesthetics (EMLA) cream phonophoresis superior to conventional US over the trigger points (TPs) in terms of improvements of pain, range of motion and disability in myofascial pain syndrome (MPS). Fifty patients (42 female, 8 male) diagnosed with MPS were included in the study. Patients were randomly assigned into two treatment groups including phonophoresis (PH) group (n = 25) and ultrasound (US) group (n = 25).

[The prevalence of eating disorders and comorbid psychiatric disorders in the Sivas Province].

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of eating disorders (EDs) in the Sivas province, and to identify the sociodemographic characteristics and co-morbid axis-I and axis-II diagnoses in EDs.

Method: 1122 people between 18-44 years of age were enrolled in the study after completing the eating attitude test (EAT), and people who had points around the cut-off score had clinical interviews. The control group included subjects that were age- and sex-matched with the ED group, were not diagnosed with an ED, and had an EAT score <30.

Prevalence of migraine and co-morbid psychiatric disorders among students of Cumhuriyet University.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of migraine and associated psychiatric disorders among university students at Cumhuriyet University of Sivas in Turkey.

Methods: A total of 1601 university students participated in this study and answered the questionnaires. The study was conducted in three stages: the self-questionnaire, the neurological evaluation, and the psychiatric evaluation.

Effect of the vastus medialis obliquus on the patellofemoral joint.

In this study, the effect of dynamic stabilizers on the patellofemoral (PF) joint was investigated in normal volunteers (group I) and in patients with patellar pain (group II) or instability (group III) by using computed tomography (CT) analysis and integrated electromyography (iEMG) of the quadriceps muscle. Nine subjects (16 knees) from group I, 10 patients (12 knees) from group II and 8 patients (12 knees) from group III were included in the study. CT scans of the PF joint with quadriceps contracted (QC) and uncontracted (QU) and iEMG of vastus medialis obliquus (VMO), vastus lateralis (VL) and rectus femoris (RF) were obtained with the aid of a specially designed jig at 0 degree, 15 degrees, 30 degrees and 45 degrees of knee flexion.