BackgroundRetrograde crossing of the epicardial collaterals in chronic total occlusion percutaneous coronary intervention (CTO PCI) can be challenging and carry increased risk complications.MethodsWe examined temporal trends success collateral equipment utilization a large multicenter CTO PCI registry (Prospective Global Registry for Study Chronic Total Occlusion Intervention [PROGRESS-CTO]).Re...

Programming has progressed through machine code, assembly language, machine-independent programming languages, procedures and functions, abstract data types and objects to a new paradigm: agents. A new field emerged in Artificial Intelligence: multi-agent systems. Intelligent agents became the most vibrant and fastest growing research area in both Artificial Intelligence and Computer Science. M...

Background C-reactive protein (CRP) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) are commonly used to assess rheumatoid arthritis (RA) activity. New biomarkers have been developed, such as the CRP albumin ratio (CAR), which has proposed a new inflammatory marker for monitoring disease activity in RA [1]. Objectives The aim of our study was evaluate relationship between CAR parameters population eld...

In this study, the past investigations of the design criteria of vortex tubes were overviewed and the detailed information was presented on the design of them. Vortex tubes were classified and the type of them was described. All criteria on the design of vortex tubes were given in detail using experimental and theoretical results from the past until now. Finally, the criteria on the design of t...

We have investigated any permanent impact on development stages of Drosophila melanogaster in this study. Thus F1 and F2 generations of Drosophila melanogaster, obtained from parents that were fed in bottles containing SDM with test compounds of Fumonisin B1 chronically, were checked in terms of developmental stages of Drosophila melanogaster. But any effect has not been found. In addition to t...

Background Tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptor-1 associated periodic syndrome (TRAPS) is a rare autosomal dominant autoinflammatory caused by pathogenic variants in the tumor receptor 1 (TNFR1) gene (TNF superfamily member 1A, TNFRSF1A). For definitive diagnosis, genetic tests are needed to show TNFR1 (1). Information on genotype-phenotype relationships limited due rarity of disease. Objective...