Four anaerobic sequencing batch reactors (ASBRs) were operated during a period of 988 days to evaluate the effect of temperature, ammonia, and their interconnectivity on the methane yield of anaerobic processes for animal waste treatment. During period 1 (day 0-378), the methane yield was 0.31 L CH(4)/g volatile solids (VS) for all digesters (with no statistical differences among them) at a tem...

Keeping in mind the increased pain complaints reported in anxious or depressive patients, our goal was to investigate in rats the consequences of an experimentally provoked state of anxiety/depression on pain behavior and on its underlying mechanisms. We therefore used a model of social defeat consisting of a 30 min protected confrontation followed by a 15 min physical confrontation, repeated d...

OBJECTIVE We evaluated the addition of liraglutide to metformin in type 2 diabetes followed by intensification with basal insulin (detemir) if glycated hemoglobin (A1C) ≥7%. RESEARCH DESIGN AND METHODS In 988 participants from North America and Europe uncontrolled on metformin ± sulfonylurea, sulfonylurea was discontinued and liraglutide 1.8 mg/day added for 12 weeks (run-in). Subsequently, t...

OBJECTIVE Preterm labor is one of the common causes of prenatal morbidity and mortality. With considering the importance of preterm labor and lack of sufficient studies about the relationship between preterm labor and some factors such as cigarette smoking and opiate-using, the present study was designed. METHODS We performed this descriptive-analytic study on 988 pregnant women referring to ...

BACKGROUND The pathophysiology of hypertension in the immediate postpartum period is unclear. METHODS AND RESULTS We studied 988 consecutive women admitted to a tertiary medical center for cesarean section of a singleton pregnancy. The angiogenic factors soluble fms-like tyrosine kinase 1 and placental growth factor, both biomarkers associated with preeclampsia, were measured on antepartum bl...

Amaç: Modern tıp dışındaki tedavi uygulamaları olarak tanımlanan Tamamlayıcı ve Alternatif Tedavi (TAT) uygulamaları, ülkemizde giderek artmaktadır. Bu çalışma, 3-6 yaş grubunda çocuğu olan annelerin TAT uygulamalarını belirlemek amacı ile yapılmıştır.
 Yöntem: çalışma tanımlayıcı planlanmıştır. Araştırmanın evrenini bir ilin Milli Eğitim Müdürlüğüne bağlı tüm anaokullarında bulunan grubun...