BACKGROUND Physiotherapy rehabilitation following surgical reconstruction to the Anterior Cruciate Ligament (ACL) can take up to 12 months to complete. Given the lengthy rehabilitation process, a blended intervention can be used to compliment face-to-face physiotherapy with a digital exercise intervention. In this study, we used TRAK, a web-based tool that has been developed to support knee reh...

BACKGROUND Human complement factor H-related protein (hCFHrp) is produced by several bladder cancer cell lines and may be useful as a cancer marker. The aim of this study was to compare urinary hCFHrp and cytology for the detection of bladder cancer found by cystoscopy in patients with suggestive signs, symptoms, or preliminary test results. METHODS The BTA TRAK assay, a quantitative enzyme i...

BACKGROUND The digital Auto-Trak™ system is a technology capable of automatically adjusting the triggering and cycling mechanisms during pressure support ventilation (PSV). OBJECTIVE To compare Auto-Trak with conventional settings in terms of patient-ventilator synchrony and discomfort. METHODS Twelve healthy volunteers underwent PSV via the mouth by breathing through an endotracheal tube. ...

AIM To compare the results of bladder tumor associated antigen (BTA TRAK), nuclear matrix protein 22 (NMP 22) and voided urine cytology (VUC) in detecting bladder cancer. METHODS A total of 135 elderly male and 50 healthy volunteers enrolled in this study were classified into three groups: (i) 93 patients with bladder cancer; (ii) 42 patients with urinary benign conditions; and (iii) 50 healt...

A new direct fluorescent antibody reagent, Monofluor, was evaluated for detecting Chlamydia trachomatis in fresh specimens. Monofluor was compared with Micro Trak and with cultivation in McCoy cells. Both direct systems were slightly less sensitive than culture, but no significant differences in specificity or sensitivity were noted between culture, Monofluor, or Micro Trak results.

Türkistan steplerinden Kafkasya’ya, Anadolu’dan balkanlara kadar engin bir coğrafyayı etkisi altına alan Türk halklarının kültürel birikimleri; yöreselden evrensele uzanan sayısız zenginliğe sahiptir. Bu zenginliğin içerisinde geçmişten gelerek şimdiyi besleyen halk anlatıları önemli yere Halk örtük dile sahip olan masallar ise bahsettiğimiz coğrafyanın tamamında eş ve benzer nitelikte ürünler ...

OBJECTIVE Antithyroid drug treatment (ATD) is used world-wide in the treatment of thyrotoxicosis in patients with Graves' disease (GD). The main problem is a relapse rate of 30 to 50% within 2 years after the treatment has stopped. The measurement of thyrotropin receptor antibodies (TRAb) in serum has been used to confirm the diagnosis of GD in selected patients with a diagnostic specificity of...

BACKGROUND The BTA TRAK and BTA stat tests for bladder cancer use monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) X13.2 and X52.1 to detect factor H (FH)-related material in urine. The exact ligands remain unknown. METHODS Western blot analyses of purified FH, recombinant factor H-related protein 1 (FHR-1), and serum and urine samples were used to identify the ligands of X13.2 and X52.1. Recombinant FH construc...