12 research outputs found
Obstetric scar endometriosis: Retrospective study on 19 cases and review of the literature
No full textEndometriosis is defined as the presence of functioning endometrial tissue outside the uterine cavity.This disease is one of themost common gynecologic disorders in reproductive age women. It generally occurs in pelvic cavity. But extrapelvic location has been defined (such as extremities, central nervous system, lungs, pleurae, liver, umbilicus, pericardium, urinary tract, intestines, and surgical scar tissue). Scar endometriosis is a rare disease and defined as presence of endometriotic lesions on the abdominal (such as cesarean section and hysterectomy) or vaginal (episiotomy) excision line. It is difficult to diagnose due to the extreme variability in presentation.The symptoms are nonspecific, typically involving pain, swelling at the incision site at the time of menstruation. Excision and histopathologic examination are necessary for diagnosis.We present a case series of obstetric scar endometriosis and review of the literature. © Copyright 2014 Mustafa Kaplanoglu et al
Dream reality in Turkish cinema: Semih Kaplanoğlu and Yusuf triology
No full textSigmund Freud'a göre rüyalar, insanların bilinçaltlarında bulunan gerçekleştirilememiş duyguların dışavurumudur. Freud'un rüyalar bağlamında ilk kez ortaya attığı psikanaliz kuramı birçok sanat dalını derinden etkilemiştir. Bunlar içinde belki de en çok etkilenenler psikanalitik okumaya imkân vermelerinden ötürü edebiyat ve sinema olmuştur. Birçok sinema kuramcısı sinemanın hem yönetmenler hem de izleyiciler için bir rüya olduğuna inanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada rüya olgusu çerçevesinde psikanaliz ve sinema ele alınmaktadır. Genel çerçevede ise Türk sinemasının önemli yönetmenlerinden Semih Kaplanoğlu'nun her biri çeşitli ödüller almış olan Yusuf Üçlemesi olarak bilinen Bal, Süt, Yumurta filmleri incelenmektedir. İçerik analizi yöntemi kullanılarak yapılan bu çalışmanın, Türk sinemasında psikanalitik inceleme yapılan araştırmaların az olmasından dolayı önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Çalışmanın amacı bilinçli psikanalitik göndermeler içeren, yönetmenin kendi hayatından da izler taşıyan filmlerden Yusuf Üçlemesini incelemek suretiyle Türk sineması ve psikanaliz alanına katkıda bulunmaktır.According to Sigmund Freud, dreams are expressions of unrealized feelings which remains under subconscious. Dreams in the context of psychoanalysis as put forward by Freud at first, profoundly influenced many branches of art. Perhaps their most notable influence has been in literature and cinema, with allows psychoanalytic reading. Many cinema theorists believe that cinema is experienced as a dream for both directors and audiences. This study focuces upon dream phenomenon in the context of psychoanalysis and cinema. It examines one of Turkish cinema's leading directors, Semih Kaplanoglu, and awardwinning Yusuf Trilogy of films individually titled Egg, Milk, Honey. Using a content analysis method, this study addresses a lack of psychoanalytic analysis in the study of Turkish cinema. It contributes to the understanding of Turkish cinema in relationship to psychoanalysis by showing the many psychoanalytic references, particularly in traces of the director's personal life experiences, within the Yusuf triology of films
Course of unborn baby's heart by wireless baby tracking system
No full textKaplanoglu, Mustafa/0000-0002-4658-1336; Isiker, Hakan/0000-0002-6465-8480; Yigit, Enes/0000-0002-0960-5335;The most important problem for pregnant and gynecologist is tracking of unborn baby. An important part of infant deaths occur in the last months of pregnancy. For this reason, by using an external fetal monitor non-stress test (NST) measurements are done for gathering information about the baby's condition. This method is a procedure that requires specialist from a medical center. The proposed study aims wirelessly transmission of NST measurement results to the specialist or health center. Thus, in case of any particular problems by giving notice to the patient, it is intended to provide her being shipped to the nearest medical facility. © 2013 The Chamber of Turkish Electrical Engineers-Bursa. © 2020 Elsevier B.V., All rights reserved
Developing a wearable device for upper extremity tremors
No full textObjective: This project aims to develop a wearable device to suppress both the essential and resting tremor and investigate its effectiveness. Materials and Methods: This study details the development and assessment of a wearable device for upper extremity tremors. The wearable device underwent a comprehensive design and a prototype was produced with a 3D-printer. To refine the functionality of the prototype, a motor that mimics tremor was attached to a 3D-printed prototype. Then, the printed prototype was applied to the hand model, and tested its effectiveness for tremor suppressing. The wearable device was further investigated on patients with essential tremor and Parkinson`s disease seeking treatment at Neurology Clinics. We recorded the tremor data and processed and visualized the recorded data by using the MatLab (version R2021a, MathWorks Inc., USA) software. Results: The wearable device effectively decreased the tremors both during the simulation phase and the patient testing phase. The data from the wearable device revealed a notable decrease in the amplitude of the tremor. This decrease signifies an achievement of tremor suppression. Conclusion: The prototype of the wearable device signifies a remarkable efficacy in tremor supression. It holds promise for being a potential solution to alleviate the tremor symptoms of essential tremor and Parkinson`s disease patients
The effect of ramadan fasting on fetal development
No full textObjective: To evaluate the effects of Ramadan fasting on fetal development and outcomes of pregnancy. Methods: We performed this study in Antakya State Hospital of Obstetrics and Child Care, between 28 June 2014 and 27 July 2014 (during the month of Ramadan). A total of two hundred forty healthy pregnant women who were fasting during Ramadan, were included in the groups. The three groups were divided according to the trimesters. The each group was consisted of 40 healthy pregnant women with fasting and 40 healthy pregnant women without fasting. For evaluating the effects of Ramadan on fetus, ultrasonography was performed on all pregnant women in the beginning and the end of Ramadan. We used the essential parameters for the following measurements: increase of fetal biparietal diameter (BPD), increase of fetal femur length (FL), increase of estimated fetal body weight (EFBW), fetal biophysical profile (BPP), amniotic fluid index (AFI), and umbilical artery systole/diastole (S/D) ratio. Results: No significant difference was found between the two groups for the fetal age, maternal weight gain (kilogram), estimated fetal weight gain (EFWG), fetal BPP, AFI, and umbilical artery S/D ratio. On the other hand, a statistically significant increase was observed in maternal weight in the second and third trimesters and a significant increase was observed in the amniotic fluid index in second trimester. Conclusion: In Ramadan there was no bad fetal outcome between pregnant women with fasting and pregnant women without fasting. Pregnant women who want to be with fast, should be examined by doctors, adequately get breakfast before starting to fast and after the fasting take essential calori and hydration. More comprehensive randomized studies are needed to explain the effects of fasting on the pregnancy and fetal outcomes
Family Planning Choices in Couples Using Contraception without Knowing They Are Infertile: Should Newly-Wed Men Undergo a Routine Spermiogram?
No full text<i>Introduction:</i> Newly-weds choose to use contraception either to spend the first years of their marriage more freely, because of economic reasons or because of the increase in working career women. We studied the reasons for infertility and the rate of contraception use in the first years of marriage among couples with primary infertility and evaluated the use of a spermiogram as a screening test in newly-wed men. <i>Subjects and Methods:</i> In this cross-sectional study, 302 couples with primary infertility who were treated at our infertility clinic were included in the study. The couples were divided into 2 groups: group 1 (infertile couples who have used contraception) consisted of 67 couples and group 2 (infertile couples who did not use contraception) consisted of 235 couples. <i>Results:</i> Sixty-seven (22.5%) infertile couples stated that they had used no contraception in the first years of their marriage. In group 1, 35.8% of couples were diagnosed as having unexplained infertility, while 28.4% of them had male factor, 31.3% female factor and 4.5% a combination of male and female factor infertility. Sixteen men with male factor infertility used coitus interruptus (3–36 months) or condoms (6–12 months) unnecessarily. <i>Conclusions:</i> Infertility counseling in the early days of marriage and a spermiogram performed at that time could be beneficial for the newly-wed couples even if they do not want a child at the time. To perform a spermiogram as a screening test in all newly-wed men should be discussed.</jats:p
Can Quercetin be an Option for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury? An Experimental Study
No full textAIM: To determine the neuroprotective functions of quercetin and compare them with methylprednisolone in an experimental spinal cord injury model in rats
Evaluation of the Effects of Repetitive Anaesthesia Administration on the Brain Tissues and Cognitive Functions of Rats with Experimental Alzheimer’s Disease †
No full textIntroduction: We evaluated the effects of repeated ketamine, propofol, and ketamine + propofol administration on cognitive functions and brain tissue of elderly rat models with streptozotocin-induced Alzheimer’s disease. Materials and Methods: Thirty elderly male Wistar Albino rats were divided into five groups: control (Group C), Alzheimer’s (Group A), Alzheimer’s + ketamine (Group AK), Alzheimer’s + propofol (Group AP), and Alzheimer’s + propofol + ketamine (Group APK). Alzheimer’s disease was induced in Groups A, AK, AP, and APK via intracerebroventricular streptozotocin. Four weeks after surgery, ketamine, propofol, and ketamine + propofol were administered intraperitoneally for 3 days to Groups AK, AP, and APK, respectively. The radial arm maze test (RAMT) was performed in the initial, 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th weeks after surgery and daily following anaesthesia. Blood and brain tissue samples were obtained. Results: The RAMT results of Groups A, AK, AP, and APK decreased compared to Group C 2 weeks after Alzheimer’s disease onset. Compared to Group A, the RAMT results increased in Groups AK and APK after the first anaesthesia, and in Group AP after the second anaesthesia. Brain tissue paraoxonase-1 (PON-1) and catalase (CAT) activities were low, and the thiobarbituric acid reactive substance (TBARS) level was high in Group A compared to Group C. TBARS levels of Groups AP and APK were lower than Group A, while CAT activity was higher. PON-1 activity was higher in Groups AK, AP, and APK than in Group A. Histopathological changes decreased in Groups AP and AK. A decrease in p53 was found in Group C compared to Group A. Ketamine and propofol were found to be effective at Bcl-2 immunoexpression, but a decrease in Caspase-3 was observed in Group APK. GFAP immunoexpression increased in Group A compared to Group C and in Group AP compared to Group AK. Conclusions: Repetitive anaesthesia application was found to positively affect cognitive functions. This was supported by histopathological and biochemical markers
Can Quercetin be an Option for Treatment of Spinal Cord Injury? An Experimental Study
No full textAIM: To determine the neuroprotective functions of quercetin and compare
them with methylprednisolone in an experimental spinal cord injury model
in rats.
MATERIAL and METHODS: Thirty male, Wistar rats were assigned to five
experimental groups: sham (n=6), trauma (n=6), methylprednisolone (n=6),
single dose quercetin (n=6), and multiple doses of quercetin (n=6). An
aneurysm clip compression method was used to produce spinal cord injury
at level T7-9 after performing a laminectomy. In the sham group, only a
laminectomy was performed. Clip compression was performed to the spinal
cord after laminectomy in the trauma group. For Group 3, a single dose
of intraperitoneal (ip) methylprednisolone (30mg/kg) was administered
after laminectomy and trauma. A single dose of ip quercetin (100mg/kg)
was administered after laminectomy and trauma in Group 4. For Group 5,
multiple doses of ip quercetin (100 mg/kg) were administered on the
first, second, and third days after laminectomy and trauma. Spinal cord
and serum samples were obtained to measure the levels of malondialdehyde
(MDA), nitric oxide (NO), total antioxidant levels (TAL) at the 72nd
hour. Neurofunctional examinations of all the rats according to Drummond
and Moore criteria and inclined-plane tests to evaluate functional
healing were performed. All rats were sacrificed via intracardiac blood
depletion after the procedure.
RESULTS: Quercetin and methylprednisolone both increased plasma and
tissue levels of NO and MDA, and decreased TAL, with a statistically
significant difference (p<0.05). NO and MDA levels in plasma and tissue
were significantly higher in the trauma group (Group 2) when compared to
the sham group (Group 1), and TAL levels were significantly lower
(p<0.05). There was a statistically significant increase in the
treatment group's inclined-plane test (p<0.05), while there was no
difference in motor examination evaluations.
CONCLUSION: The results of this experimental study suggest that
quercetin can be thought as an option of treatment in spinal cord
injury
