BACKGROUND/AIM Prematurity is a significant risk factor for developing unconjugated hyperbilirubinemia. This study investigated the current approach to managing hyperbilirubinemia in preterm newborns in Turkey. MATERIALS AND METHODS A study-specific questionnaire on the management of jaundice in preterm infants was sent to 100 level III neonatal intensive care units in Turkey. RESULTS Respo...

This research was carried out to define the morphological features of infundibulum and magnum in turkey and pigeon. For this purpose, a total of 10 adult healthy turkey (No=5) and pigeon (No= 5) were used. After dissecting, infundibulum and magnum of each specimen was separated by incision and fixed in 10% buffered formalin. For histological studies, after tissue preparation and staining with H...

BACKGROUND The scale and scope of medical tourism have expanded rapidly over the last few decades. Turkey is becoming an important player in this market because of its relatively better service quality and large comparative cost advantage. METHODS This paper compares cost, quality and effectiveness of in-vitro fertilization (IVF) in the USA and in Turkey. The data from Turkey were obtained fr...

[1] This project was funded by MKUBAP (08 G 0301) * University of Mustafa Kemal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition and Nutritional Disorders, TR-31040 Hatay TURKEY ** University of Mustafa Kemal, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Physiology, TR-31040 Hatay TURKEY *** University of Atatürk, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Nutrition an...

[1] This study was produced from the PhD Thesis of Umut Çağın ARI and financially supported by Scientific and Technical Research Council of Turkey, Project Code: TOVAG 105 O 050 * Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Kafkas, 36100, Kars TURKEY ** Department of Reproduction and Artificial Insemination, Faculty of Veterinary Medicin...

∗ This work has been partially funded by TOMI project (ESPRIT #20724) Abstract: This paper describes a method to perform error simulation to estimate the quality of the testbenches used to validate VHDL designs. The method is based in the mutation of VHDL descriptions by an error model. The proposed method allows an automatic execution of the error simulation using a commercial VHDL simulator. ...

1. Dept. of Family Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Inonu University, Malatya, Turkey 2. Pediatric Dentistry, Ankara Atatürk Research and Training Hospital , Ankara, Turkey 3. Ministry of Health, Ankara, Turkey 4. Family Medicine, Etimesgut Community Health Center, Ankara, Turkey 5. Family Medicine, Çerkeş State Hospital, Çankırı, Turkey 6. Dept. of Neurosurgery, Gazi Yaşargil Research and Traini...

[1] This study was financially supported by Adnan Menderes University Research Fund (BAP-Project Number VTF-04002) [2] This study was approved by Adnan Menderes University Ethics Committee with no. B.30.2.ADU.0.00.00/124­ HEK/2005/0011 * Department of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary, University of Adnan Menderes, 09016, Aydin TURKEY ** Department of Parasitology, Faculty of Medicine, U...

The aim of the study was to find out the serotype distribution of 169 Salmonella colonies recovered from 112 Salmonella positive ground turkey (115 colonies) and 52 turkey meat parts (54 colonies). Out of 15 Salmonella serotypes: S. Corvallis, S. Kentucky, S. Bredeney, S. Virchow, S. Saintpaul and S. Agona were identified as the predominant serovars at the rates of 27%, 13%, 12%, 12%, 11%, and ...