The Role of Acetylcholinesterase Enzyme Inhibitor Rivastigmine on Spike-Wave Discharges, Learning-Memory, Anxiety, and TRPV1 Channel Expression in Genetic Absence Epileptic WAG/Rij Rats.

In the present study, the effects of the acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme inhibitor rivastigmine (RIVA) on spike-wave discharges (SWDs), memory impairment, anxiety-like behavior, and the transient receptor potential vanilloid 1 (TRPV1) gene expression were investigated in genetic absence epileptic Wistar Albino Glaxo/Rijswijk (WAG/Rij) rats. After tripolar electrodes were implanted on the WAG/Rij rats' skulls, single doses of 0.125, 0.

Distribution, morphological and molecular characterization of root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.) (Tylenchida: Pratylenchidae) in maize (Zea mays L.) (Poales: Poaceae) in Türkiye.

Background: Root-lesion nematodes (RLN) are the most economically important pathogenic nematodes attacking maize. Significant economic losses due to lesion nematodes have been reported in maize producing countries in the world.

Methods And Results: This study was conducted to determine the distribution and identity of root-lesion nematodes (Pratylenchus spp.

AgroEcoList 1.0: A checklist to improve reporting standards in ecological research in agriculture.

Many publications lack sufficient background information (e.g. location) to be interpreted, replicated, or reused for synthesis.

Synthesis of Novel 1,3,4-Oxadiazole-Derived -Aminophosphonates/-Aminophosphonic Acids and Evaluation of Their In Vitro Antiviral Activity against the Avian Coronavirus Infectious Bronchitis Virus.

An efficient and simple approach has been developed for the synthesis of eight dialkyl/aryl[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-ylamino)(aryl)methyl]phosphonates through the Pudovik-type reaction of dialkyl/arylphosphite with imines, obtained from 5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-amine and aromatic aldehydes, under microwave irradiation. Five of them were hydrolyzed to lead to the corresponding phosphonic acids. Selected synthesized compounds were screened for their in vitro antiviral activity against the avian bronchitis virus (IBV).

Silver(I) Complexes Based on Oxadiazole-Functionalized -Aminophosphonate: Synthesis, Structural Study, and Biological Activities.

Two silver(I) complexes, bis{diethyl[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-κ:κ-amino) (4-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]phosphonate-(tetrafluoroborato-κ)}-di-silver(I) and tetrakis-{diethyl[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-κ-amino)(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]phosphonate} silver(I) tetrafluoroborate, were prepared starting from the diethyl[(5-phenyl-1,3,4-oxadiazol-2-yl-amino)(4-trifluoromethylphenyl)methyl]phosphonate () ligand and AgBF salt in Ag/ligand ratios of 1/1 and 1/4, respectively. The structure, stoichiometry, and geometry of the silver complexes were fully characterized by elemental analyses, infrared, single-crystal X-ray diffraction studies, multinuclear NMR, and mass spectroscopies. The binuclear complex ([Ag()(BF)]; ) crystallizes in the monoclinic asymmetric space group 2/c and contains two silver atoms adopting a {AgNF} planar trigonal geometry, which are simultaneously bridged by two oxadiazole rings of two ligands, while the mononuclear complex ([Ag()]BF; ) crystallizes in the non-usual cubic space group c in which the silver atom binds to four distinct electronically enriched nitrogen atoms of the oxadiazole ring, in a slightly distorted {AgN} tetrahedral geometry.

Early outcomes of lung resections in non-small cell lung cancer after COVID-19 pneumonia.

Objective: There is limited literature on patients with a history of COVID-19 pneumonia who underwent anatomical lung resection for non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). This study was aimed to share the early postoperative outcomes in patients who underwent lung resection after COVID-19 pneumonia.

Materials And Methods: We retrospectively evaluated 30 patients who underwent lobectomy with thoracotomy and systematic mediastinal lymph node dissection due to NSCLC in a single center between November 2018 and September 2021.

Survey and first report of Acanthamoeba T4 genotype in natural spring water resources in the Black Sea, Turkey.

Infection with Acanthamoeba spp. may result in granulomatous amoebic encephalitis and Acanthamoeba keratitis. Water is an important habitat where Acanthamoeba species thrive.

Effects of Cyanoacrylate in Rabbits with Induced Achilles Tendon Rupture.

BACKGROUND In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of N-butyl-2-cyanoacrylate (cyanoacrylate) on the biomechanical and histopathological aspects of tendon healing in a rabbit model of Achilles tendon injury. MATERIAL AND METHODS In total, 36 rabbits were randomized to experimental (cyanoacrylate) and control groups (n=36 tendons in each group). A simple suture was used in the control group and a simple suture plus cyanoacrylate was used in the experimental group.

Effect of clival bone growth on the localization of the abducens nerve at the petroclival region: a postmortem anatomical study.

Purpose: To investigate the effect of the clival bone pattern on the abducens nerve (AN) localization in the petroclival region between the Pediatric and Adult Groups.

Methods: This study used 12 pediatric and 17 adult heads obtained from the autopsy. The length and width of the clivus and the length of the petrosphenoidal ligaments (PSLs) were measured.

Evaluation of P-wave dispersion in patients with newly diagnosed coronavirus disease 2019.

Aim: The aim of the current study was to evaluate P-wave dispersion (PWD) as a predictor of atrial fibrillation in patients with newly diagnosed COVID-19. In addition, the relationship between the PWD and inflammation parameters was investigated.

Methods: A total of 140 newly diagnosed COVID-19 patients and 140 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals were included in the study.

NS5A resistance - associated substitutions in chronic hepatitis C patients with direct acting antiviral treatment failure in Turkey.

Objectives: Chronic hepatitis C (CHC) is now a more curable disease with new direct acting antivirals (DAA). Although high sustained virologic response rates, failures still occur in DAA regimens. Our objective in this study was to characterize the real-life presence of clinically relevant resistance - associated substitutions (RASs) in the HCV NS5A gene in CHC patients whose DAA regimen has failed.

Acanthamoeba spp. in river water samples from the Black Sea region, Turkey.

The present study aims to investigate the occurrence of free living amoeba (FLA) in water resources (rivers and tap water) in Samsun in the Black Sea. The presence of Acanthamoeba spp. was confirmed in 98 of 192 water samples collected from 32 sites of Samsun province (Samsun centre, Terme, Carsamba, Tekkekoy, Bafra) by PCR.

Evaluation of different intraarticular injection volumes to assess optimum efficient amount; an experimental study in rat knee joints.

Introduction: The injection amount of solutions differs in wide ranges, from 20 to 200 μL in intraarticular injections experiments that was carried out with rats. The 10-fold difference between applied volumes is not acceptable since injection errors might affect the outcomes of the studies significantly. The excessive amount of solution that was injected into the knee joint of rats might end up with leakage of the solution from injection aperture, and damage the articular structures etc.

Molecular identification of Blastocystis sp. subtypes in water samples collected from Black sea, Turkey.

The aim of this study was to identify the subtypes of Blastocystis sp. and complete a phylogenetic analysis of 268 water samples that were collected from the Samsun, Amasya and Sinop Provinces of the Black Sea in Turkey, between the years 2011 and 2014. Blastocystis sp.

Effect of annealing procedure on the bonding of ceramic to cobalt-chromium alloys fabricated by rapid prototyping.

Statement Of Problem: An annealing procedure is a heat treatment process to improve the mechanical properties of cobalt-chromium (Co-Cr) alloys. However, information is lacking about the effect of the annealing process on the bonding ability of ceramic to Co-Cr alloys fabricated by rapid prototyping.

Purpose: The purpose of this in vitro study was to evaluate the effects of the fabrication techniques and the annealing procedure on the shear bond strength of ceramic to Co-Cr alloys fabricated by different techniques.

Mind Conduct disorders in children with poor oral hygiene habits and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder in children with excessive tooth decay.

Introduction: Dental caries and poor oral hygiene are among the major childhood public health problems. Although dental research frequently refers to the link between these conditions and behavioural issues, little attention has been paid to understanding the reason for oral health problems from a psychiatric point of view. The aim of this study was to examine the relationship between poor oral health and hygiene and parental attitudes towards child rearing, parents' and children's oral hygiene behaviours, and childhood psychiatric disorders.

The evaluation of palatal bone thickness for implant insertion with cone beam computed tomography.

The palate is an alternative anchoring site for orthodontic implants and screws. The use of osseointegrated implants in the intermaxillary suture has recently been described as a fast, effective, and low-cost technique for patients with atrophy of the maxillae. The aim of this study was to use cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) to evaluate the thickness of the bone surrounding the intermaxillary suture in relation to the insertion of osseointegrated implants.

Assessment of heat generation during implant insertion.

Statement Of Problem: Many studies have investigated the heat generated during implant preparation, but data are needed to better predict heat generation during implant insertion.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to measure the heat generated during insertion of an implant at speeds of 30, 50, and 100 rpm, and with manual insertion.

Material And Methods: Sixty-four uniform fresh bovine femoral cortical bone specimens were used.

Nonmelanoma facial skin carcinomas: methods of treatment.

Aim: The objective was to present in this study the administered treatment, reconstruction, and outcomes for lesions excised according to a prediagnosis of facial tumor, whose pathological finding was reported as nonmelanoma skin tumor.

Methods: A total of 178 patients with full medical histories who were operated on for skin tumors in the Ear, Nose, and Throat Clinic of Ankara Oncology Education and Research Hospital between February 2010 and March 2012 were evaluated retrospectively. The test group was made up of 125 men (70%) and 53 women (30%), with a median age of 56 years (range, 29-89 years).

Detection of Cryptosporidium species in the sea and tap water samples of Black Sea, Turkey.

The aim of this study was to evaluate Cryptosporidium spp. contamination of sea and tap water samples from Sinop and Ordu Provinces, Black Sea, Turkey. The samples (10 L) were collected in spring, summer, autumn, and winter in 2011.

Investigations and comparative detection of Cryptosporidium species by microscopy, nested PCR and LAMP in water supplies of Ordu, Middle Black Sea, Turkey.

A total of 70 water samples, including tap, river, fountain and well water were collected in the Ordu province, Middle Black Sea, Turkey and investigated for the detection of Cryptosporidium oocysts. The samples were directly screened microscopically for Cryptosporidium oocysts' detection by immunofluorescence test and subsequently DNA was extracted for the molecular detection by loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) and nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Eighteen out of the 70 (25·7%) water samples were found positive for Cryptosporidium spp.

Transient expression of red and yellow fluorescent protein vectors in HCT-8 cells infected with Cryptosporidium parvum.

Electroporation in combination with the red and yellow fluorescent protein (RFP and YFP, respectively) reporter systems results in transient gene expression in HCT-8 cell lines infected and uninfected with Cryptosporidium parvum. Conditions are described allowing efficient electroporation of HCT-8 cell monolayers in a commercial electroporation device (180 kV/cm voltage, 250 microF capacitance, and 0 ohm (ohm) resistance resulting in a time constant of 0.4 ms.