BACKGROUND Low blood counts of CD34/kinase-insert domain receptor double-positive cells (CD34(+)/KDR(+) cells)-a leukocytes subpopulation enriched for bone marrow-derived endothelial progenitor cells (EPC)- predict adverse outcomes in coronary artery disease (CAD). The dependence of EPC numbers on the glomerular filtration rate (GFR), another prognostic factor, has not been reported in CAD yet....

We evaluated the effects of dietary Carum copticum essential oil (CCEO) on growth performance, carcass characteristics and intestinal microflora of broiler chickens. A total of 240 Cobb broiler chickens were allocated to five dietary treatments, each with four replicates of 12 birds. Dietary treatments were prepared by formulating a corn-soybean meal-based diet free of antibiotics (Control) and...

Endometriosis as a common hormone-dependent gynecologic disease is seen in 10-15% of women of reproductive age. On the other hand, 20-50% of women with infertility have endometriosis and 30-50% women with endometrioma are infertile. One of severe form of endometriosis is endometrioma. Surgery is considered as essential treatment for endometrioma with the recurrence rate of 10%. Many researches ...

Abstract Abandonment of agricultural fields triggers the ecosystem recovery in process referred to as secondary succession. The objective this study was find impact succession during 12 years lasting abandonment with loamy sand and sandy loam soils on soil properties, namely organic carbon content, pH, water ethanol sorptivity, hydraulic conductivity, drop penetration time (WDPT), repellency in...

Abstract The strength and wear resistance of aluminium alloys must be improved to enhance their usage in lightweight constructions. Thus, this study, graphene nanoplates (GNPs) boron nitride (BN) nanoparticles were reinforced into the Al 5251 alloy by friction stir processing (FSP). aluminum sheets patterned with holes filled mono GNPs, BN a hybrid GNPs. microstructure, wear, mechanical propert...

The purpose of this study was to compare nondysfunctional children with and without handwriting difficulties for an examination of grip and hand preference. Additionally, in the group of children with handwriting difficulties, the children with decreased proprioceptive-kinesthetic finger awareness were compared with the children without such a decrease. The results suggest that children with ha...

The purpose of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the results of laboratory examinations and ultrasonographic findings, especially portal vein hemodynamics in experimentally bile duct ligated dogs. Biliary obstruction was accomplished by surgically occluding the common bile duct in five dogs. All the dogs became visibly jaundiced within 24 hours after surgery. The total protein...

AIM Hyperpolarization-activated cyclic nucleotide-gated (HCN or h-channel) channels mediate hyperpolarization-activating currents in the hippocampus and neocortex. The aim of this study is to present prenatal h-channel gene expressions (HCN1 and HCN2; HCN1-Entrez-Gene ID: 84390; HCN2- Entrez Gene ID: 114244) in dysplastic hippocampal pyramidal neurons induced by in utero irradiation in rats. ...

There is a transition period that dairy cattle always pass through in their reproduction cycle, making them more stressed. Stress can simply be identified by the ratio of neutrophil (N) and lymphocyte (L) at haematologic state cattle. The purpose this study to evaluate stress conditions cattle’s based on ratio. Twenty samples blood prepartum postpartum condition are being analyzed with hematolo...