PARADOXICAL REACTIONS, ESPECIALLY PSORIASIS IN RHEUMATOLOGY PATIENTS RECEIVING BIOLOGIC THERAPY FROM THE TREASURE DATABASE: A 5-YEAR FOLLOW-UP STUDY

EULAR European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) -- JUN 01-04, 2022 -- Copenhagen, DENMARK[Abstract Not Available]European Alliance Assoc Rheumato

Consensus Approaches of High-Value Crypto Currencies and Application in SHA-3

In view of the widespread use of information technologies, the security of data against third parties should be maintained. Blockchain technology is used for this data and especially for transactions in finance. However, although bitcoin is well known as the crypto currency, the use of the blockchain technology is gaining importance in different areas as well. Thus, consensus algorithms have been developed in order to increase the security and especially the integrity of the crypto currencies. These consensus algorithms indirectly influence the market value of crypto currencies. In this study, consensus algorithms of some crypto currencies have been investigated. In addition to the SHA256 algorithm, the advantages and disadvantages of using Shake and Keccak algorithms as a part of the consensus algorithms, have been analyzed. SHA256, Keccak and Shake algorithms are compared regarding to their performance. As a result, we recommend that the cryptographic hash function can be replaced with the Shake algorithm can be an extendable output function for new crypto currencies. © 2020, Springer Nature Switzerland AG

MoOxMoO_{x} Doped Single-Walled Carbon Nanotube Films as Hole Transport Layer for Organic Solar Cells

Metal-oxide thin films have recently become good candidates for the hole transport layer material, for solving the stability problem in organic photovoltaic devices. Metal oxide semiconductors ($MoO_{x}$, WO₃, V₂O₅) are very promising because of their suitable optoelectronic properties, ambient stability, high work function, and solution processability. Intrinsic n-type behavior of molybdenum oxide ($MoO_{x}$) is found to enhance p-type doping effect on single-walled carbon nanotubes. In this study, the effect of using $MoO_{x}$ doped single-walled carbon nanotube films as hole transport layer in organic solar cells was investigated. Thin films and organic solar cells were characterized using scanning electron microscopy, atomic force microscopy, UV-NIR absorption spectroscopy and device current-voltage measurements

Biosimilar Infliximab Experience in Spondyloartritis Patients: Treasure Real Life Results

Annual European Congress of Rheumatology (EULAR) -- JUN 03, 2020 -- ELECTR NETWORK[No Abstract Available

Criteria sets for primary Sjogren’s syndrome are not adequate for those presenting with extraglandular organ involvements as their dominant clinical features

PubMed ID: 28289872Patients with primary Sjogren’s syndrome (pSS) may go undiagnosed or be misclassified due to the insidious nature and wide spectrum of the disease. The available several classification criteria emphasize glandular findings. We aimed to analyze the efficiency of various classification criteria sets in patients diagnosed on the clinical basis by expert opinion and to compare those pSS patients who fulfilled these criteria with those who did not. This is a multicenter study in which 834 patients from 22 university-based rheumatology clinics are included. Diagnosis of pSS was made on the clinical basis by the expert opinion. In this study, we only interviewed patients once and collected available data from the medical records. The European criteria, American-European Consensus Group (AECG) and American College of Rheumatology (ACR) Sjogren’s criteria were applied. Majority of the patients were women (F/M was 20/1). The median duration from the first pSS-related symptom to diagnosis was significantly shorter in men (2.5 ± 2.3 vs 4.3 ± 5.9 years) (p = 0 < 0.016). When the European, AECG and ACR Sjogren’s criteria were applied, 666 patients (79.9%) satisfied at least one of them. In total, 539 patients (64.4%) satisfied the European, 439 (52.6%) satisfied the AECG, and 359 (43%) satisfied the ACR criteria. Among the entire group, 250 patients (29.9%) satisfied all and 168 (20.1%) met none of the criteria. The rates of extraglandular organ involvements were not different between patients who met at least one of the criteria sets and those who met none. There is an urgent need for the modification of the pSS criteria sets to prevent exclusion of patients with extraglandular involvements as the dominant clinical features. © 2017, Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg