107 research outputs found
THE EFFECT OF GENDER ON DISEASE ACTIVITY, FUNCTIONAL INDEX AND QUALITY OF LIFE IN PATIENTS WITH AXIAL SPA. THE DATA OF TLAR-NETWORK PSA STUDY
No full textAnnual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) -- JUN 12-15, 2019 -- Madrid, SPAINYurdakul, Ozan Volkan/0000-0003-4567-8133; alkan, hakan/0000-0001-8461-9131; Calis, Mustafa/0000-0002-1184-0772; Ayhan, Fikriye Figen/0000-0001-6906-991X; Keskin, Yasar/0000-0003-4457-5917; Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay/0000-0003-3584-2788; KILIC, Erkan/0000-0003-4355-4356; Ataman, Sebnem/0000-0003-3570-3825...European League Against Rheumatis
The effect of gender on disease activity, functional index and quality of life in patients with axial SPA. The data of tlar-network PSA study
No full textAnnual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) -- JUN 12-15, 2019 -- Madrid, SPAINCalis, Mustafa/0000-0002-1184-0772; Ataman, Sebnem/0000-0003-3570-3825; Ayhan, Fikriye Figen/0000-0001-6906-991X; alkan, hakan/0000-0001-8461-9131; Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay/0000-0003-3584-2788; Yurdakul, Ozan Volkan/0000-0003-4567-8133;…European League Against Rheumatis
Evaluation of Infectious Diseases in Pregnant Women
No full textErdinç, Fatma Şebnem/0000-0003-3918-564X; Ertem, Gunay/0000-0001-8760-0030; ERDINC, FATMA SEBNEM/0000-0003-3918-564X; CESUR, SALİH/0000-0003-4960-7375; Ataman Hatipoğlu, Çiğdem/0000-0002-1104-8232Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the infections and their clinical outcomes in pregnant women who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of any infectious disease. Methods: Distribution of bacterial and viral infections in 60 pregnant women who were hospitalized due to any infectious disease between years 2015 and 2018 during a three-year period were evaluated retrospectively. Results: Urinary tract infections (65%) and gastroenteritis (8.3%) were the most common bacterial infections, and human immunodefficiency virus (HIV) infection and chickenpox were most common viral infections. All patients were followed at the inpatient clinic except two patients who had hospitalized in intensive care unit due to influenza and Listeria meningitis. An HIV-positive pregnant woman received zidovudin intrapartum and was followed up later. All the other infections recovered without complications. Conclusions: Urinary tract infection was the most common infectious disease among pregnant women. The necessity of hospitalization due to community-acquired but avoidable and vaccine-preventable diseases verified that informing pregnant women about the prevention of infections and screening them before pregnancy against vaccine-preventable diseases
Correlations among enthesitis, clinical, radiographic and quality of life parameters in patients with ankylosing spondylitis
No full textAyhan, Fikriye Figen/0000-0001-6906-991X; Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay/0000-0003-3584-2788; Ataman, Sebnem/0000-0003-3570-3825; Sahin, Gunsah/0000-0002-4215-6957; Gur, Ali/0000-0001-9680-6268;Objectives. To investigate the relationship between enthesitis and disease activity, functional status, fatigue, joint mobility, radiological damage, laboratory parameter and quality of life in patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS). Methods. A total of 421 patients with AS (323 male and 98 female) who were included in the Turkish League Against Rheumatism Registry were enrolled in the study. The Bath AS Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), fatigue, the Bath AS Functional Index (BASFI), the Bath AS Metrology Index (BASMI), the Maastricht AS Enthesitis Score (MASES), AS quality of life (ASQoL), the Bath AS Radiology Index (BASRI) and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) were evaluated. Results. Enthesitis was detected in 27.3% of patients. There were positive correlations between MASES and BASDAI, BASFI and fatigue (p < 0.05). MASES was not correlated with BASRI, BASMI, ASQoL and ESR. The mean MASES score was 1.1 +/- 2.4. The most frequent regions of enthesopathies were right iliac crest, spinous process of L5 and proximal to the insertion of left achilles tendon, respectively. Conclusions. Enthesitis was found to be associated with higher disease activity, higher fatigue, worse functional status and lower disease duration. As enthesitis was correlated with BASDAI, we conclude that enthesitis can reflect the disease activity in patients with AS.Pfizer CompanyThe authors express their gratitude to all members of the TRASD-IP AS Study group for their cooperation and to Pfizer Company for the registry sponsorship
Description of the registry of patients with ankylosing spondylitis in Turkey: TRASD-IP
No full textGUNDUZ, Osman H/0000-0002-3214-803X; Ayhan, Fikriye Figen/0000-0001-6906-991X; Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay/0000-0003-3584-2788; Ataman, Sebnem/0000-0003-3570-3825; NAS, Kemal/0000-0002-5845-0851A web-based application patient follow-up program was developed to create a registry of patients with ankylosing spondylitis (AS) by the Turkiye Romatizma Arastirma Savas Dernegi (TRASD) AS Study Group. This study describes the methodological background and patient characteristics. The patient follow-up program is a web-based questionnaire, which contains sections on socio-demographic data, anamnesis, personal and family history, systemic and musculoskeletal examination, laboratory and imaging data and treatment. Between October 1, 2007 and February 28, 2009, 1,381 patients from 41 centers were included in the registry (1,038 males [75.2%]; mean age 39.5 +/- A 10.7 years). Mean disease duration was 12.1 +/- A 8.5 years, and mean time from initial symptom to diagnosis was 5 +/- A 6.8 years (median 2 years). HLA-B27 positivity was detected in 73.7% of 262 patients tested. Manifestations of extraarticular involvement were anterior uveitis (13.2%), psoriasis and other skin and mucous membrane lesions (6%) and inflammatory bowel disease (3.8%). The prevalence of peripheral arthritis was 11.2%. In 51.7% of patients, the Bath AS Disease Activity Index was a parts per thousand yen4. But since our patients consisted of the ones with more severe disease who referred to the tertiary centers and needed a regular follow-up, they may not represent the general AS population. Disease-modifying anti-rheumatic drugs were being used by 41.9% of patients, with 16.4% using anti-TNF agents. TRASD-IP (Izlem Programi: Follow-up program) is the first AS registry in Turkey. Such databases are very useful and provide a basis for data collection from large numbers of subjects. TRASD-IP gives information on the clinical and demographic profiles of patients, and the efficacy and safety of anti-TNF drugs, examines the impact on quality of life, and provides real-life data that may be used in cost-effectiveness analyses.Wyeth/Pfizer CompanyWyethThe authors express their gratitude to all members of TRASD AS Study group for their cooperation and to Wyeth/Pfizer Company for the sponsorship. The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest
Enthesitis and its relationship with disease activity, functional status, and quality of life in psoriatic arthritis: a multi-center study
No full textKILIC, Erkan/0000-0003-4355-4356; alkan, hakan/0000-0001-8461-9131; Keskin, Yasar/0000-0003-4457-5917; Yurdakul, Ozan Volkan/0000-0003-4567-8133; ataman, sebnem/0000-0003-3570-3825; cuzdan, nihan/0000-0001-7238-657X; sunar, ismihan/0000-0002-4435-5677; Ayhan, Fikriye Figen/0000-0001-6906-991X; Tolu, Sena/0000-0002-1111-3110Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis with distinct phenotypic subtypes. Enthesitis is assigned as a hallmark of the disease, given its significant relations to disease activity and quality of life. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of enthesitis and its association with some clinical parameters, particularly quality of life, using data from a national registry. Patients with PsA meeting ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) were enrolled by means of a multi-centre Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) Network Project. The following information was recorded in web-based case report forms: demographic, clinical and radiographic data; physical examination findings, including tender and swollen joint counts (TJC and SJC); nail and skin involvement; Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (DAS 28-ESR); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI); Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score (MASES); Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index for the spine (BASRI-s); Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI); Health Assessment Questionnaire for the spondyloarthropathies (HAQ-s); Psoriatic arthritis quality of Life scale (PsAQoL); Short Form 36 (SF-36); Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS); Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F); and Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) scores. The patients were divided into two groups, namely with and without enthesitis, based on the triple Likert-type physician-reported statement of 'active enthesitis', 'history of enthesitis' or 'none' in the case report forms. Patients with active enthesitis were compared to others in terms of these clinical parameters. A total of 1130 patients were enrolled in this observational study. Of these patients, 251 (22.2%) had active enthesitis according to the clinical assessment. TJC, HAQ-s, BASDAI, FiRST and PsAQoL were significantly higher whereas the SF-36 scores were lower in patients with enthesitis (p < 0.05). Chronic back pain, dactylitis, and tenosynovitis were more frequent in the enthesopathy group (59.4%/39%, 13.1%/6.5% and 24.7%/3.4%, respectively). Significant positive correlations between the MASES score and the TJC, HAQ, DAS 28-ESR, BASDAI, FiRST and PsAQoL scores, and a negative correlation with the SF-36 score were found. When linear regression analysis was performed, the SF-36 MCS and PCS scores decreased by - 9.740 and - 11.795 units, and the FiRST scores increased by 1.223 units in patients with enthesitis. Enthesitis is an important involvement of PsA with significant relations to quality of life determined with PsAQoL and SF-36 scores. Our study found higher frequency of dactylitis and chronic back pain, and worse quality of life determined with SF-36 and PsAQoL scores in patients with enthesitis
The brexit negotiations: The next battleground for French-U.K. relations
No full textIn March 2017, following the successful referendum in the UK to leave the European Union in June of 2016, negotiations began to discuss the policies regarding the official exit of the United Kingdom with Theresa May’s declaration of Article 50. In recent developments associated with the Brexit negotiations, more ties have been seen between the UK and France than other member-states of the EU. Given the long history between France and the UK, it is clear that the Brexit negotiations have become the next battleground for UK-French unrest. This essay responds to the strength of the theory of intergovernmentalism within the context of the Brexit negotiations and how the leadership role established by France in the wake of Brexit is a phenomenon based on their economic interests, a desire to advance their position as an international actor, and their deep-rooted, historical discontent for one another. Through analyzing a series of most-read newspapers from both countries, the research has shown the battleground of French-UK relations as taking place in these three categories with national interests being more pertinent in the Brexit negotiations than international relations.Submission published under a 24 month embargo labeled 'U of I Access', the embargo will last until 2020-05-01The student, Emilee McArdle, accepted the attached license on 2018-04-19 at 11:28.The student, Emilee McArdle, submitted this Thesis for approval on 2018-04-19 at 13:20.This Thesis was approved for publication on 2018-04-19 at 15:24.DSpace SAF Submission Ingestion Package generated from Vireo submission #12377 on 2018-08-31 at 17:21:02Made available in DSpace on 2018-09-04T20:36:48Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 2
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Toward a Deleuzean theory of translation: a translation of and commentary on A fuego eterno condenados
No full textThis translation and commentary thesis presents a theory of literary translation
based on the ideas of Gilles Deleuze, informed by and applied to a translation
of parts 0, 1 and 2 of the novel A fuego eterno condenados (1994) by Chilean author
Roberto Rivera Vicencio. Using an approach based on the iterative development
of a theoretical framework and translation, it examines how specific translation
problems from the text can contribute to and benefit from a translation theory
based on the ideas of Deleuze. Analysing the work of Lawrence Venuti as
indicative of a shift by Translation Studies from thinking of translation in terms
of equivalence to thinking of it in terms of difference, the thesis builds on
Venuti’s research, offering a systematic treatment of Deleuze’s earlier work
to theorise translation as the production of simulacra in which the translator
creates solutions in the domain of the Actual to a translation problem that exists
in the Virtual. It then goes on to examine Deleuze’s later work, written in
collaboration with F´elix Guattari, to develop a conceptual framework based on
the concept of the texture of prose derived from the principles of a minor, or
nomad, science. This framework is used to address specific problems arising
in the translation, deriving a series of practical techniques and considerations
that can be used to create this kind of texture in the application of a Deleuzean
theory of translation to literary texts
AN ASPECT OF LOCAL PROPERTY OF FOURIER SERIES
No full textWOS: 000419402200004In this paper, a general theorem concerning vertical bar(N) over bar, p(n), theta(n)vertical bar(k) summability factors of Fourier series is obtained. Using this result we study a localization problem for Fourier series.Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [FEF.A4.17.004]This work was supported by Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: FEF.A4.17.004 and the author would like to thank the referees for a careful reading and several constructive comments that have improved the presentation of the results
A Variation on Absolute Weighted Mean Summability Factors of Fourier Series and its Conjugate Series
No full textWOS: 000486985000006In this paper, theorems concerning vertical bar(N) over bar, p(n), theta(n)vertical bar(k) factors of Fourier series and its conjugate series are studied. The presented results are generalizations two theorems of Mazhar on conjugate series and Fourier series.Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination UnitAhi Evran University [FEF.A4.17.004]The author would like to express her sincerest thanks to the referee for valuable suggestions for the improvement of this paper. This work was supported by Ahi Evran University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit. Project Number: FEF.A4.17.004
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