A comparative study about antioxidant activity and phenolic composition of cumin (Cuminum cyminum L.) and coriander (Coriandrum sativum L.)

383-393Apiaceae (Umbelliferae) is a large family which involves approximately 455 genus and 3600 species. Coriander (C. sativum L.) and cumin (C. cyminum L.) are two members of Apiaceae family which commonly used for medicinal purpose due to their antioxidant activity. Since the antioxidants are compounds that prevent the oxidation by neutralizing free radicals, researches about their potential utilizations are of great interest for food science and technology. Due to the consumer preference and the worries about synthetic antioxidant compounds, the food industry shows tendency to use natural antioxidant compounds obtained from plant materials. FDA has recognized more than 150 plants as GRAS, without no limitations intake. Coriander, cumin, anise, fennel, thyme and oregano are some plants found in this list. The focus of this research is to contrast the composition of phenolic profile and antioxidant activity of ethanolic and methanolic extracts of these two medicinal herbs belonging to the Apiaceae family. For this purpose, coriander and cumin were analyzed for phenolic compounds and antioxidant assay. Antioxidant assay analyses were performed by applying cupric reducing antioxidant capacity (CUPRAC), 2,2'-azino-bis3-ethylbenzothiazoline-6-sulphonic acid (ABTS), ferric reducing antioxidant power (FRAP), 1,1-diphenyl-2-picrylhydrazyl methods (DPPH)

Redcell Distribution Width, Mean Platelet Volume, Platelet Distribution Width Parameters and Disease Severity Relationship in Patients with Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome

Objective: To evaluate the relationship between redcell distrubution width (RDW), platelet distribution width (PDW), mean platelet volume (MPV) parameters and the disease severity in Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) patients; to benefit from the biomarkers to take early measures on disease treatment, follow-up and complications (as thromboembolic events and cardiovascular diseases). Materials and Methods: Our study is a retrospective and a cross-sectional study and we planned to asses polysomnography (PSG) records of the patients. Patients who were diagnosed with OSAS by PSG were grouped as 108 mild patients with [Respiratory Disturbance Index (RDI): 5-14.9]; 69 moderate patients (RDI: 15-30); 66 severe patients (RDI>30) and 117 patients were control group (RDI<5). The age range was between 18 and 78. Inclusion criterions were routine blood count, RDW, MPV and PDW. Results: Three hundred and sixty patients were enrolled in the study. 74.2% of them were male; mean age was 46.5. The average patient O2 saturation was 93.2. When moderate OSAS group was compared with the control group, hematocrit (Htc) (p=0.004) and hemoglobin (Hb) (p=0.002) were found to be significantly increased. When severe OSAS group was compared with the control group, MPV (p=0.017) was decreased significantly, Htc (p=0.006) and Hb (p=0.02) were found to be significantly increased. Conclusion: In our study, when the other groups and the control group were compared, we observed significantly increased Hb and Htc values in moderate and severe OSAS groups, however some other studies gives an increase in MPV we observed a decrease in severe group. Having few number of patients in moderate and severe OSAS groups may have led to such results. Therefore, more extensive and prospective studies are needed

Erythema annulare centrifugum: A case report

Erythema annular centrifigugal is the most common figure erythema. It is characterized with polycyclic or annular lesions which grows up slowly and settle in the stem and extremite proximals. In addition it has infections, drugs, diet and seldom malignancies in its etiology, it is idiopathic most. It split into deep and superficial forms histopathologycally. A dermatophyte infection in etiology was detected in a patient 46 years old, who applied to our clinic with erythema annular centrifugal lesions and she was treated antifungal treatment. We considered appropriate offering case to focus on research superficial fungal disease in erythema annular centrifugal etiology

Current conduction in Schottky barrier diodes with poly(propylene glycol)-b-polystyrene block copolymer interfacial layer

Polymeric materials have gained great importance in electron devices. There has been considerable number of studies on block copolymers due to enhanced features that appear after co-polymerization. In this study, poly (propylene glycol)-b-polystyrene block copolymer has been synthesized and Schottky barrier diodes (SBDs) have been fabricated with this block copolymer. Current-voltage (I-V) measurements have been conducted at room temperature in order to investigate electrical characteristics and current conductions governing in these SBDs. Series resistance and shunt resistance of the SBDs have been calculated using Ohm’s law. Ideality factor, reverse saturation current and zero-bias barrier height of the SBDs have been extracted from the forward-bias I-V data. Fabricated SBDs exhibited high rectifying ratio of the order 104. Also, current conduction mechanisms and the density of interface states in the SBDs have been investigated. Calculated values of density of interface states in the SBDs are on the order of 1013 which is acceptable for this kind of SBDs having polymeric interfacial layer

An investigation of publications in the field of sociology with an address in Turkey

Bu çalışmada, Social Sciences Citation Index ve Arts & Humanities Citation Index veri tabanlarında 1900-2016 arası yayınlanan sosyoloji alanındaki Türkiye adresli bilimsel çalışmalar incelenmiştir. %98'inin dili İngilizce olan toplam 491 yayının %78,82'si makale, %16,50'si kitap incelemesidir. Son yıllarda hızla artan bu yayınların en çok yer aldığı üç dergi sırasıyla Social Indicators Research, Annals of Tourism Research ve Ethnic and Racial Studies'dir. Makalelerin ortalama atıf sayısı 9,71 olup, %23,5'i hiç atıf almamıştır. Bu çalışmaların daha çok Kürt meselesi ve AB ilişkileri ile ilgili olduğu ve milliyetçilikle ilgili çalışmaların ise daha çok öğrenci örneklemiyle yapıldığı bulunmuştur. Makalelerin %68,28'i niceliksel yöntem, %25,86'sı niteliksel yöntem, geri kalanı her iki yöntemi kullanırken, %61,03'ü birinci el, %34,03'ü ikinci el veri kullanmıştır. 11 adedi ise (%3,79) her iki veri tipinden yararlanmıştır.In this study, publications in sociology with an address in Turkey in Social Sciences Citation Index and Arts &amp; Humanities Citation Index between 1900-2016 were examined. There were 491 publications and 98% was in English. 78.82% of them were articles, 16.50% were book reviews. There was an increase in the number publications in the recent years. Social Indicators Research, Annals of Tourism Research, and Ethnic and Racial Studies were the top journals. These publications received was 9.71 citations; 23.5% with no citations. The publications focused more on the Kurdish issue and Turkey-EU relationship and those on nationalism were conducted on students. 68.28% of the publications used quantitative, 25.86% used qualitative methods. The rest used mixed methods. 61.03% of the publications used primary, 34.03% used secondary, and 11 used mixed data

Henri Temianka Correspondence; (spivakovsky)

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Anti-neuronal antibodies associated with headache with neurological deficits and cerebrospinal fluid lymphocytosis

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A Rare Dermatologic Disease in Pregnancy: Rosacea Fulminans- Case Report and Review of the Literature

BACKGROUND: Rosacea is a common, chronic disorder that can present with a variety of cutaneous or ocular manifestations. Skin involvement primarily affects the central face, with findings such as persistent centrofacial redness, papules, pustules, flushing, telangiectasia, and phymatous skin changes. The pathways that lead to the development of rosacea are not well understood. The relationship of pyoderma faciale (also known as rosacea fulminans) to rosacea also is uncertain. We aimed to write this article with the aim of showing how a pregnant patient who has been aggravated by the degree of lesions on the face during the first trimester of pregnancy is treated and to show what is in the literature in this issue.CASE REPORT: A 22-year-old woman complained of painful erythema, papules and pustules on the face. She had fever and malaise during the sixth week of her first pregnancy and a history of the mild eruption and seborrhea before her pregnancy with flaring over the preceding 4 weeks. Dermatologic examination revealed red erythema of all involved facial areas; the lesions consisted of papules, pustules and nodules. The case was diagnosed as rosacea fulminans (pyoderma faciale) by these findings. In the literature, there are some effective therapeutic options such as retinoids, tetracyclines, antiandrogenic contraceptives, and dapsone and these were not used because they are contraindicated in pregnancy. Amoxicillin-clavulanic acid 1 gr/day, wet compresses, and a fusidic acid cream were started. After the activity of the disease had been suppressed for 10 days, antibiotic was stopped, and the other treatment options were applied topically for the next month. One month after cessation of treatment, the lesions had disappeared with only mild erythema remaining. There was minimally flushing on the face and no telangiectasia.CONCLUSION: In conclusion, there is no substantial evidence as to the mechanism by which pregnancy may trigger this conditioner whether the gender of the fetus influences the development of rosacea fulminans, but is generally accepted that hormonal changes in pregnancy play an important role. The pathogenesis of rosacea fulminans remains uncertain, but it is obvious that the further basic and clinical research is required to optimise the management of this rare facial dermatosis

Contraception counselling during gynecology visit — does a questionnaire help?

Objectives: Women are at risk of unplanned pregnancy and inappropriate choice of contraception if not given effectivecontraception counselling. We aimed to understand the contraceptive needs of women, improve effective contraceptioncounselling promoting modern contraception methods during gynecology outpatient visit using a contraception counsellingquestionnaire.Material and methods: All reproductive-age women over 18 were given Contraception Counselling Project Form to fill inwhile in the waiting room. The form consisted of 15 questions evaluating patients’ characteristics and contraceptive methodused. Physicians evaluated these forms during the examination and an appropriate method was chosen. Forms of pregnant,postmenopausal and sexually inactive patients as well as forms with more than one answer missing were excluded.Results: 778 questionnaires were accepted for evaluation. 340 women (43.8%) used modern contraception, 112 (14.4%)used interrupted coitus, 3 (0.4%) used calendar method. 738 women could be given adequate contraception counsellingby the physicians. 215 women among 323 women (66.5%) who did not use modern contraception and did not desirepregnancy, were convinced to use modern contraception and 103 (91.9%) among 112 women who used interruptedcoitus for contraception were convinced to use modern contraception. There was a significant relationship between age,education, working state, parity, number and type of delivery, previous OCP usage, resources of contraception and thepreferred contraception method.Conclusions: More than half the women preferred to use modern contraception methods by means of contraceptioncounselling questionnaire. Women’s backgrounds significantly affected their choice of contraception method