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Effects of Smoking on the Auditory System: Is There a Gender Difference?

Ear, Nose & Throat Journal, 2021
The main aim of our study is to evaluate whether the effect of smoking on the auditory system shows gender differences. Another aim is to evaluate whether smoking has any influence on the absorbance of sound.
Emine Demir MD, Metin Celiker MD, Nazife Nur Afacan MRS, Elif Aydogan MRS, Gokce Aydin Balaban MD, Ozlem Celebi Erdivanli MD, Engin Dursun MD   +6 more
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Evaluation of the relationship between tooth decay and trabecular bone structure in pediatric patients using fractal analysis: a retrospective study

European Oral Research, 2022
Purpose: The movement of chewing affects the growth and development of the stomatognathic system. Tooth decay, which is known to have effects on chewing, can affect the jaw bone due to its indirect effect on the mechanical forces transmitted to the jaw ...
Dilara Nil Günaçar, Şengül Merve Erbek, Sema Aydınoğlu, Taha Emre Köse   +3 more
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Development of a sustainable water treatment process using biochar as substrate for filtration and coliform removal

The Canadian Journal of Chemical Engineering, EarlyView.
Preparation, modification, and characterization of biochar from woodchips and its application in stream water filtration, evaluated through physicochemical and microbiological analyses. Abstract Global microbial water contamination affects 1.8 billion people, necessitating efficient and sustainable treatment methods.
Tariq Khalil, Muhammad Ishtiaq Ali, Rameesha Abid, Anab Mujtaba, Rabia Asghar, Asif Jamal, Yusuf Tutar, Ahsan Habib, Fakhraddin Yusubov   +8 more
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The role of protozoa in the etiology of chronic urticaria

Dermatologica Sinica, 2012
Background: Urticaria is a condition characterized by short-lived swellings of the skin, mouth, and genitalia due to transient leakage of plasma from small blood vessels into the surrounding connective tissues. Although infectious agents such as bacteria
Aziz Ramazan Dilek, Nursel Dilek, Yunus Saral, Saliha Ekşi   +3 more
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Sex Differences in Fall Frequency, Risk Factors, and Outcomes in Parkinson's Disease: A Cross‐Sectional Analysis

Movement Disorders Clinical Practice, EarlyView.
Abstract Background Female sex is an independent fall risk factor in Parkinson's disease (PD), yet sex‐specific fall patterns remain unclear. Objectives To compare sex‐specific fall risk and outcomes across PD, prodromal alpha‐synucleinopathy (PAS), and healthy controls (HC); estimate fall frequency across PD progression; and assess how sex modifies ...
Joaquin A. Vizcarra, Kat Hefter, David‐Erick Lafontant, Michael Tran Duong, Ashkan Ertefaie, Brian Litt, Dani S. Bassett, Andrew Siderowf, The Parkinson's Progression Markers Initiative, Kenneth Marek, Caroline Tanner, Tanya Simuni, Andrew Siderowf, Douglas Galasko, Lana Chahine, Christopher Coffey, Kalpana Merchant, Kathleen Poston, Roseanne Dobkin, Tatiana Foroud, Brit Mollenhauer, Dan Weintraub, Ethan Brown, Karl Kieburtz, Mark Frasier, Todd Sherer, Sohini Chowdhury, Roy Alcalay, Aleksandar Videnovic, Duygu Tosun‐Turgut, Werner Poewe, Susan Bressman, Jan Hammer, Raymond James, Ekemini Riley, John Seibyl, Leslie Shaw, David Standaert, Sneha Mantri, Nabila Dahodwala, Michael Schwarzschild, Connie Marras, Hubert Fernandez, Ira Shoulson, Helen Rowbotham, Paola Casalin, Claudia Trenkwalder, Todd Sherer, Sohini Chowdhury, Mark Frasier, Jamie Eberling, Katie Kopil, Alyssa O’Grady, Maggie McGuire Kuhl, Leslie Kirsch, Tawny Willson, Emily Flagg, Tanya Simuni, Bridget McMahon, Craig Stanley, Kim Fabrizio, Dixie Ecklund, Trevis Huff, Tatiana Foroud, Laura Heathers, Christopher Hobbick, Gena Antonopoulos, John Seibyl, Kathleen Poston, Christopher Coffey, Chelsea Caspell‐Garcia, Michael Brumm, Bioinformatics Core, Arthur Toga, Karen Crawford, Tatiana Foroud, Jan Hamer, Brit Mollenhauer, Doug Galasko, Kalpana Merchant, Andrew Singleton, Tatiana Foroud, Thomas Montine, Caroline Tanner, Carlie Tanner, Ethan Brown, Lana Chahine, Roseann Dobkin, Monica Korell, Charles Adler, Roy Alcalay, Amy Amara, Paolo Barone, Bastiaan Bloem, Kathrin Brockmann, Norbert Brüggemann, Lana Chahine, Kelvin Chou, Nabila Dahodwala, Alberto Espay, Stewart Factor, Hubert Fernandez, Michelle Fullard, Douglas Galasko, Penelope Hogarth, Shu‐Ching Hu, Michele Hu, Stuart Isaacson, Christine Klein, Rejko Krueger, Mark Lew, Zoltan Mari, Connie Marras, Maria Jose Martí, Nikolaus McFarland, Tiago Mestre, Brit Mollenhauer, Emile Moukheiber, Alastair Noyce, Wolfgang Oertel, Njideka Okubadejo, Sarah O’Shea, Rajesh Pahwa, Nicola Pavese, Werner Poewe, Ron Postuma, Giulietta Riboldi, Lauren Ruffrage, Javier Ruiz Martinez, David Russell, Marie H. Saint‐Hilaire, Neil Santos, Wesley Schlett, Ruth Schneider, Holly Shill, David Shprecher, Tanya Simuni, David Standaert, Leonidas Stefanis, Yen Tai, Caroline Tanner, Arjun Tarakad, Eduardo Tolosa, Aleksandar Videnovic, Susan Ainscough, Courtney Blair, Erica Botting, Isabella Chung, Kelly Clark, Ioana Croitoru, Kelly DeLano, Iris Egner, Fahrial Esha, May Eshel, Frank Ferrari, Victoria Kate Foster, Alicia Garrido, Madita. Grümmer, Bethzaida Herrera, Ella Hilt, Chloe Huntzinger, Raymond James, Farah Kausar, Christos Koros, Yara Krasowski, Dustin Le, Ying Liu, Taina M. Marques, Helen Mejia Santana, Sherri Mosovsky, Jennifer Mule, Philip Ng, Lauren O’Brien, Abiola Ogunleye, Oluwadamilola Ojo, Obi Onyinanya, Lisbeth Pennente, Romina Perrotti, Michael Pileggi, Ashwini Ramachandran, Deborah Raymond, Jamil Razzaque, Shawna Reddie, Kori Ribb, Kyle Rizer, Janelle Rodriguez, Stephanie Roman, Clarissa Sanchez, Cristina Simonet, Anisha Singh, Elisabeth Sittig, Angela Stovall, Bobbie Stubbeman, Alejandra Valenzuela, Catherine Wandell, Diana Willeke, Karen Williams, Dilinuer Wubuli   +197 more
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Cytokine Profiles in Myasthenia Gravis Subgroups and the Lack of Any Effect of Immunosuppression

Muscle &Nerve, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction/Aims Myasthenia gravis (MG) is a clinically and immunologically heterogeneous autoimmune disease and there is little known about the differential effects of cytokines in disease subgroups. This study aimed to compare serum cytokine profiles across distinct MG subgroups, including early‐onset MG (EOMG), late‐onset MG (LOMG), muscle‐
Merve Cebi, Hacer Durmus, Arman Çakar, Mehmet Güven Günver, Yesim Parman, Feza Deymeer, Güher Saruhan‐Direskeneli   +6 more
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Transitioning to Higher Education: A Case Study of an Individual With Autism

Psychology in the Schools, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Necessary arrangements should be made to enable university students with autism (the term “autism” is used to refer to the entire autism spectrum in this study) to improve their transition to university. The need for support may be higher in countries like Türkiye, where the number of university students with autism is relatively low, as ...
Mahmut Serkan Yazıcı, Şenay Baş, Mustafa Karnas   +2 more
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Carbon‐Intensive Agriculture: Agricultural Trade Openness, Energy Use, and Environmental Challenges in High‐Emission Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the socioeconomic determinants of agricultural CO2 emissions in the 10 highest‐emitting agricultural economies from 1992 to 2022. Using the LM bootstrap cointegration method and the method of moments quantile regression (MMQR), the analysis identifies long‐run relationships and heterogeneous effects across the emissions ...
Ugur Korkut Pata, Ali Altiner, Eda Bozkurt, Yilmaz Toktas   +3 more
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Revisiting the Load Capacity Curve for Sustainable Development: The Roles of Plastic Waste Trade, Digital Trade, and BioTrade in OECD Countries

Sustainable Development, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines the validity of the Load Capacity Curve (LCC) hypothesis and assesses the environmental implications of emerging trade structures, focusing on BioTrade, digital trade, and plastic waste trade. Using a balanced panel of 36 OECD countries from 2011 to 2023, the analysis investigates how income dynamics and trade composition ...
Ugur Korkut Pata, Mustafa Naimoglu, Selin Karlilar Pata   +2 more
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DNA barcoding of some Anura species from Rize [PDF]

Caucasiana
The use of COI barcodes for specimen identification and species discovery has proven to be a functional molecular approach in the study of Anura. In this study, we evaluated the genetic status of Bufo bufo, Hyla orientalis, and Rana macrocnemis from ...
Başak Gür, Tuğba E. Kalaycı
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