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A response to “Autopsy Profiles of Malpractice Cases” [16(1) (2009) 7–10]
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 17:59:07 +0100 | Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine
Dear Editor, We read with interest a recently published research entitled “Autopsy Profiles of Malpractice Cases.” We are impressed with the study bringing out the details of the doctors and specialties implicated in malpractice cases in Turkey. However, we have some reservations. (Source: Journal of Forensic and Legal Medicine)

University Partnerships Program for Turkey and Armenia
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 15:15:58 +0100 | Grants.gov
Funding Opportunity Number: PRMTR-10-GR-001-EUR-022510 Opportunity Category: OtherFunding Instrument Type: GrantCategory of Funding Activity: EducationCFDA Number: Eligible Applicants Independent school districtsPublic and State controlled institutions of higher educationPrivate institutions of higher educationAgency Name DOS-TUR (Source: Grants.gov)

Molecular Detection of Avian Influenza Virus but not West Nile Virus in Wild Birds in Northern Turkey
Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 | Zoonoses and Public Health
In this study, a total of 402 samples (173 cloacal swab samples, 169 tracheal swab samples and 60 organ pools including the lung, spleen, liver, trachea and brain) obtained from 27 different wild avian species from Kizilirmak delta and the adjacent wetlands in northern Turkey were surveyed for the presence of RNA from Avian influenza virus (AIV) and West Nile virus (WNV) by Taqman-based real-time reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction assay. No WNV genomic RNA was detected in any sample. In contrast, AIV RNA was found in two of 402 samples (0.49%). (Source: Zoonoses and Public Health)

[The Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the World Health Organization Quality of Life Instrument-Older Adults Module (WHOQOL-Old).]
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 17:14:03 +0100 | Turkish Journal of Psychiatry
CONCLUSIONS: The psychometric properties of the Turkish version of the WHOQOL-OLD were acceptable, indicating that the scale is reliable and valid for use with older Turkish adults (> 65 years). PMID: 20204903 [PubMed - in process] (Source: Turkish Journal of Psychiatry)

We Must No Longer Ignore the Cruelty of Our Eating (Opinion)
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | NaturalNews.com
(NaturalNews) The more forcefully we ignore something, the more power it has over us and the more strongly it influences us. Taking a clear look at the foods produced by modern methods and what we have been conditioned to accept, we find misery, cruelty and exploitation. Therefore, we avoid looking deeply at our food, if of animal origin, and continue floating in that big river in Egypt (the Nile). This practice of avoidance and denial, applied to eating, carries over automatically into our entire private and public life. We know, deep down, that we cannot look deeply anywhere. If we do, we will have to look deeply into the enormous suffering our food choices directly cause.So, we learn to stay shallow and to be willingly blind to the connections we see. Otherwise, our remorse and guilt wo...

SSR-based molecular analysis of economically important Turkish apricot cultivars.
Sat, 06 Mar 2010 01:08:03 +0100 | Genetics and Molecular Research
We examined the genetic relatedness of 25 Turkish and four exotic apricot cultivars using SSR (simple sequence repeat) markers that were either previously developed for apricot, or for peach (P. persica), a close relative of apricot. Allele diversity (with an average allele number of 6.37) at the SSR loci and the heterozygosity rates (with an average Ho value of 0.648) of these cultivars were found to be higher than in previous studies that used the same loci for apricot. This fact might be attributed to the analysis of different numbers of accessions in the different studies. No correlations were found between the genetic relatedness and the geographical distributions of these cultivars. The data reported here will assist in the prevention of confusions in the apricot propagation and bree...

Nephrology: New gene linked to kidney disease
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 07:00:00 +0100 | ScienceDaily Headlines
Nephronophthisis (NPHP) is the most common genetic cause of kidney failure in children. Ten causative genes (NPHP1-NPHP9 and NPHP11), all of which generate proteins that localize to a cellular complex known as the primary cilia-centrosome complex, have been identified previously. A team of researchers has now identified an association between mutations in the XPNPEP3 gene and an NPHP-like nephropathy in two consanguineous families, one in northern Finland and one in Turkey. (Source: ScienceDaily Headlines)

Differences in Quality of Life Between Infertile Women and Men in Turkey
Fri, 05 Mar 2010 00:00:00 +0100 | Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, and Neonatal Nursing
To examine potential differences in quality of life between infertile women and men. A descriptive, cross-sectional design. A questionnaire was used to collect individuals' sociodemographic data; the World Health Organization Quality of Life[ndash]BREF (WHOQOL-BREF) tool was used to collect information about quality of life. The research sample comprised 248 infertile individuals (141 women and 107 men) admitted to the clinic for the first time for diagnosis and treatment between January 1 and June 30, 2007, and who voluntarily agreed to participate. The research was conducted at the Ege University Family Planning and Infertility Research and Training Center Infertility Clinic in Izmir, Turkey. Physical health, psychological health, and social relations domain score means did not show sign...

Acute multiple cranial neuropathy in a patient with neurosarcoidosis
Wed, 03 Mar 2010 08:51:38 +0100 | Neurological Sciences
Content Type Journal ArticleCategory Letter to the EditorDOI 10.1007/s10072-010-0235-3Authors Sevda Erer-Ozbek, Uludag University School of Medicine Department of Neurology 16059 Bursa TurkeyIbrahim Bora, Uludag University School of Medicine Department of Neurology 16059 Bursa TurkeySukran Yurtogullar, Uludag University School of Medicine Department of Neurology 16059 Bursa Turkey Journal Neurological SciencesOnline ISSN 1590-3478Print ISSN 1590-1874 (Source: Neurological Sciences)