Esophageal cancer is the fourth cancer of digestive system that constitutes two up to five percent of all identified malignancies (1). One of the main characteristics of this lethal disease is its specific geographical distribution. For instance, its incidence has been reported to be 3/100,000 in Europe and USA (2). However, this is in some parts of central Asia, which is known as esophageal ca...

human papillomavirus (hpv) dna has been identified in esophageal carcinomas. however, the incidence of hpv varies significantly in different geographical locations. in this study, neoplasms from turkmen sahra, a region in golestan province in northeast part of iran, with a high incidence of squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed for the presence of hpv dna. turkmen sahra is located in the cancer...

Human papillomavirus (HPV) DNA has been identified in esophageal carcinomas. However, the incidence of HPV varies significantly in different geographical locations. In this study, neoplasms from Turkmen Sahra, a region in Golestan province in northeast part of Iran, with a high incidence of squamous cell carcinoma were analyzed for the presence of HPV DNA. Turkmen Sahra is located in the cancer...

This paper describes the implementation of a two-level morphological analyzer for the Turkmen Language. Like all Turkic languages, the Turkmen Language is an agglutinative language that has productive inflectional and derivational suffixes. In this work, we implemented a finite-state two-level morphological analyzer for Turkmen Language by using Xerox Finite State Tools.

BACKGROUND This study was conducted to collect informative data on the parasitic infection of wild rodents, emphasizing on finding parasites, which have medical importance to human. METHODS During 2012-2014, a total number of 91 wild rodents were captured from rural areas of Turkmen Sahra, Golestan Province, using handmade traps. Animals were anesthetized, surveyed for any ectoparasite and th...

BACKGROUND Golestan Province in north-eastern Iran has one of the highest incidence rates for esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) worldwide. Earlier studies have reported higher incidence rates in the areas of Golestan which are mainly inhabited by individuals of the Turkmen ethnic group. However, it is not clear whether in those areas the incidence among Turkmens is higher in comparison ...

Background: A high incidence rate of esophageal cancer has been observed in the Northern part of Afghanistan, particularly among those of Uzbek-Turkmen ethnicity. However, there is a paucity of published data from which to compare the prevalence of environmental risk factors for esophageal cancer between Uzbek-Turkmen and other ethnic groups. Thus, we investigated the prevalence of environmenta...

Batı Sahra Sorunu; sömürgecilik mirasının, Soğuk Savaş dinamiklerinin, jeopolitik çıkarların ve Fas ile Cezayir arasındaki bölgesel nüfuz mücadelesinin iç içe geçtiği bir sorun niteliğindedir. İspanya sömürge yönetiminin ardından -kısa süreli olarak- Moritanya tarafından işgal edilen bölge, halkının önce sömürgeci, sonra işgalci güçlere karşı bağımsızlık mücadelesine sahne olmuştur. Birleşmiş M...