A Mixture Modeling of the Behavioral Activation System and Problematic Internet Use in Adolescents: The Role of Metacognition, Online Dissociation, and Insomnia.

Due to the rapidly developing technological advancements, the overuse of the Internet has led to the emergence of problematic Internet use, which has become a part of our daily lives. This study aims to investigate the relationships between problematic Internet use, Behavioral Activation System (BAS), metacognition, online dissociative experiences, and insomnia. Participants were 341 Turkish adolescents aged between 15 and 19 years (Mean = 15.

Effect of Yakson Touch and White Noise on Pain in Neonatal Heel Blood Collection: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Context: As part of preventive health services, infants are exposed to painful procedures, such as venous interventions, injections, and heel blood collection. Infants, in particular, are sensitive and vulnerable to untreated pain.

Objective: This study aims to evaluate the effect of Yakson touch and white noise on pain in newborn heel blood collection.

Rigorous Accounting for Dependent Scattering in Thick and Concentrated Nanoemulsions.

Concentrated and thick oil-in-water nanoemulsions have been observed to become more transparent with increasing oil volume fraction. This study demonstrates rigorously experimentally and numerically that such unusual behavior is due to dependent scattering including not only far-field but also near-field effects. Indeed, when the droplet concentration is sufficiently large, their interparticle distance becomes small compared to the wavelength of light and scattering by a given droplet may be affected by the proximity of others.

Protective effects of resveratrol against fumonisin B1-induced liver toxicity in mice.

The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of resveratrol against fumonisin B (FB)-induced liver toxicity, as, to the best of our knowledge, these effects have not been investigated yet, even though the toxic effects and mechanisms of FB and the antioxidative effects of resveratrol are well known. 40 BALB/c mice were divided into control, FB, resveratrol, and FB+resveratrol groups. Control received saline for 14 days.

Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index and C-Reactive Protein/Albumin Ratio Could Predict Acute Stent Thrombosis and High SYNTAX Score in Acute Coronary Syndrome.

Acute stent thrombosis (AST) is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. The main aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic value of the systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) and C-reactive protein (CRP) to albumin ratio (CAR) in predicting AST and high SYNTAX score in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS) undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI). The criteria of the Academic Research Consortium were used to determine definite stent thrombosis.

Research on Gambling in Young People: A Co-Occurrence Analysis.

Gambling as a risk factor in youth development, particularly its causes and consequences, has been the subject of a growing number of studies. However, the literature relating to young people has yet to be compiled in a systematic form. The present study adopts a descriptive bibliometric approach to map global research on gambling in young people using metadata from the Web of Science database.

Prognostic value of CHA2DS2-VASc score in predicting high SYNTAX score and in-hospital mortality for non-ST elevation myocardial infarction in patients without atrial fibrillation.

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic value of preprocedural CHA2DS2-VASc [congestive heart failure, hypertension, age ≥75 years (doubled), diabetes mellitus, previous stroke or transient ischemic attack (TIA) (doubled), vascular disease, age 65-74 years, female gender] score in predicting high SYNTAX (Synergy between Percutaneous Coronary Intervention with Taxus and Cardiac Surgery) score and in-hospital mortality for non-atrial fibrillation (AF) patients presenting with non-ST elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI). The CHA2DS2-VASc score used to determine thromboembolic risks in AF was recently reported to predict major adverse clinical outcomes in patients with the acute coronary syndrome, irrespective of AF.

Methods: A total of 906 patients with a diagnosis of NSTEMI who underwent coronary angiography were retrospectively enrolled and divided into three groups according to their SYNTAX scores (low, intermediate, and high).

Monte Carlo method solution of the broadband fluorescent radiative transfer equation considering fluorescent cascade.

Altering wavelength via fluorescent particles is used in various applications. The solution of the broadband radiative transfer equation (RTE) for absorbing and anisotropically scattering a fluorescent medium is presented in this study considering fluorescent cascade, along with a Monte-Carlo-method-based solution of the equation. The path-length-based Monte Carlo method, the dual-stage method, and its modified version, the multi-stage method, which are used for solving the RTE in a fluorescent medium for biomedical and lighting applications, are not capable of accurately solving the broadband RTE with fluorescent cascade.

Microstructured surfaces for colored and non-colored sky radiative cooling.

We propose a simple structure for passive sky radiative cooling made of a surface-textured layer of silica on a silver substrate. Using electromagnetic simulations, we show that the optical properties of such structures are near-ideal, due to the large reflectivity of silver in the solar spectrum and the large emissivity of silica in the infrared. Surface texturation is key to obtain near-unity emissivity in the infrared.

[Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome; clinical and brain MRI features and treatment].

Tolosa-Hunt Syndrome (THS) is an idiopathic condition characterized by periorbital and hemicranial pain, ipsilateral oculomotor and sixth cranial nerve involvement, good response to steroids, granulomatous inflammation of the cavernous sinus or the top of the orbita. A 25 year- old- male patient presented with severe burning burn pain near the left eye with double vision. The left eye exhibited semiptosis, limited outward gaze, and difficulty in the downward outward gaze.

Cranial MR characteristics of Cerebral Palsy cases and correlation of findings with clinical results.

Ali A, Yalçın R, Ünlüer-Gümüştaş A. Cranial MR characteristics of Cerebral Palsy cases and correlation of findings with clinical results. Turk J Pediatr 2019; 61: 525-537.

Long-term vitamin-K antagonist use and coronary artery calcification.

Background: The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of vitamin K antagonist (VKA) therapy on coronary artery calcification (CAC) by comparing long-term VKA users with metallic prosthetic valves (MPVs) and VKA-free patients undergoing coronary calcium scoring for cardiovascular (CV) risk stratification.

Methods: A total of 108 patients (43 VKA users with MPV and 65 gender-, age-, and risk-factor-matched VKA-free patients) were included in the study. CAC was determined via computed tomography (CT) and quantified on the basis of the Agatston score.

Relationship of serum HLA-B alleles and TNF-α with rheumatic heart disease.

Background/aim: Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease are major causes of morbidity and mortality in developing countries. Genetic studies have determined that the immune response in rheumatic heart disease is genetically controlled and that there is a close relationship between the gene of concern and the class II human leukocyte antigen (HLA) gene. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship of serum HLA-B alleles and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) with rheumatic heart disease.

Analysis of MMP-7 and TIMP-2 gene polymorphisms in coronary artery disease and myocardial infarction: A Turkish case-control study.

Matrix metalloproteinase (MMP) and tissue inhibitors of metalloproteinase (TIMP) have a significant role in tissue remodeling related to cardiac function. In earlier studies, MMP-7 A-181G (rs11568818), C-153T (rs11568819), C-115T (rs17886546), and TIMP-2 G-418C (rs8179090) polymorphisms have been studied in various diseases. However, association between coronary artery disease (CAD) and these polymorphisms has been poorly studied.

Effect of serum YKL-40 on coronary collateral development and SYNTAX score in stable coronary artery disease.

Objective: Many studies have revealed a role of YKL-40 as a new inflammatory biomarker in angiogenesis, inflammation, atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. Thus, the aim of this study was to investigate the association of serum YKL-40 level with coronary collateral development and SYNTAX score in patients with stable coronary artery disease.

Methods: A total of 165 patients who had ≥90% stenosis in at least one major coronary artery were prospectively enrolled in the study.

Increased serum YKL-40 level is associated with the presence and severity of metabolic syndrome.

Objective: Metabolic syndrome (MS) is defined by a cluster of interdependent physiological, biochemical, and clinical risk factors and linked to a state of chronic inflammation. YKL-40 is known as an inflammatory glycoprotein, which is secreted by various cell lines during inflammation. Thus, we aimed to assess the association of serum YKL-40 levels with the presence and severity of MS.

Acute Anterior Myocardial Infarction Accompanied by Acute Inferior Myocardial Infarction: A Very Rare Coronary Artery Anomaly.

Coronary artery anomalies are rare and mostly silent in clinical practice. First manifestation of this congenital abnormality can be devastating as syncope, acute coronary syndrome, and sudden cardiac death. Herein we report a case with coronary artery anomaly complicated with ST segment myocardial infarction in both inferior and anterior walls simultaneously diagnosed during primary percutaneous coronary intervention.

The effect of statin treatment on P-wave characteristics and atrial conduction time.

Background And Aim: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of statin treatment on P-wave morphology, dispersion, and tissue Doppler imaging-derived atrial conduction time (PA-TDI), which are known to be predictors of atrial fibrillation (AF).

Methods: A total of 132 patients with guideline-directed statin indications but no clinical atrial tachyarrhythmias were studied. P-wave duration, P-wave dispersion, and P-wave amplitude on surface 12-lead electrocardiogram and PA-TDI were evaluated before and after three months of statin (either atrovastatin 10-40 mg/d or rosuvastatin 10-20 mg/d) treatment.

Relationship between plasma apelin level and coronary collateral circulation.

Objective: Coronary collaterals play a crucial role during an acute ischemic attack. Angiogenesis has an important role in the formation of coronary collateral vessels. Previously, it was shown that apelin is a potential angiogenetic factor.

A shift in the balance of regulatory T and T helper 17 cells in rheumatic heart disease.

Background: Autoimmunity plays an essential role in the pathogenesis of rheumatic heart disease (RHD); however, cellular mechanisms of autoimmune response are unclear. Whereas T helper 17 (TH17) and regulatory T cells (Treg) cells share a common differentiation pathway, they play opposite roles in the immune tolerance and autoimmune diseases. Although high TH17/Treg ratio has been shown in several autoimmune diseases, no data are available in RHD.

[Oral antiplatelet therapy in the treatment of acute coronary syndrome].

In recent years, there have been rapid developments in cardiology, particularly regarding the diagnosis and treatment of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). In this article, we reviewed the position of oral antiplatelet therapy in current guidelines. Since plaque rupture in ACS leads to a contact between atheroma content and platelets, resulting in rapid platelet aggregation and formation of thrombus plug, the ACS treatment must provide an effective inhibition of platelet aggregation.