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    Backpage v. Hawley

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    ATTORNEY GENERAL JOSHUA D. HAWLEY’S MOTION FOR CRIMINAL CONTEMPT AND CIVIL SANCTIONS AGAINST BACKPAGE.COM, LLC AND MEMORANDUM IN SUPPOR

    The Hidden Though Flourishing Justification of Intellectual Property Laws: Distributive Justice, National Versus International Approaches

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    Bu çalışmada, Gökkuşağı alabalıklarında enfeksiyonoluşturan Ichthyophthirius multifiliis’infarklı bölgelerden izole edilmiş saha suşlarının genotipik yapıları temelindeimmundominant özellik gösteren rekombinant immobilizan antijenlerini(i-antijen) kodlayan genlerin bakteriyel ekspresyon sistemine klonlanarakeksprese ve karakterize edilmeleri, antijenik profillerinin ortaya çıkarılmasıve aşı adayı olabilecek rekombinant antijenlerin elde edilmesi amaçlanmıştır.&nbsp;Çalışmada 2018 ve 2019 yıllarının Temmuz ve Ağustos ayları arasında Gökkuşağıalabalığı yetiştiriciliğinin yoğun yapıldığı Samsun, Rize, Kayseri, Elazığ,Burdur, Antalya ve Muğla illerinde bulunan işletmeler ziyaret edilerek balıkpopülasyonları üzerinde saha araştırmaları yürütülmüş ve I. multifiliis ile enfekte bulunan balıklardan ilgili protokolleregöre izolasyon gerçekleştirilmiştir. Laboratuvara uygun solüsyonlar ve soğukzincir altında intikal ettirilen örneklerden cDNA ve gDNA izolasyonlarıgerçekleştirilmiştir. I. multifiliis i-antijengen lokusunun amplifikasyonu amacıyla optimum primer dizaynı için ön çalışmalaryürütülmüş ve hedef gen bölgeleri uygun amplifikasyon koşullarında PCR’daçoğaltılmıştır. Elde edilen amplikonlar agaroz jel üzerinden saflaştırılmıştır.Multiple gen lokusu sekanslarının belirlenebilmesi amacıyla ilgili pürifiyeamplikonlar pJET 1.2 plazmit vektörüne CloneJET PCR cloning kit (Thermo FisherScientific) kullanılarak klonlanmış ve katı besi yerinde belirlenenkolonilerden rekombinant plazmid DNA izolasyonları gerçekleştirilmiştir. Rekombinantplazmidler spesifik primerlerle çift yönlü olarak sekanslanmış vekromotogramlar De Novo Assemble üzerinden işlenerek hedef insert sekanslarvektör plazmid DNA’sı içerisinden çıkarılmış ve konsensüs sekanslar eldeedilmiştir. İlgili primerlerin i-antijen gen lokusu içerisinde çoğalttığı fragmentlerinbelirlenebilmesi amacıyla PCR ürünleri ayrıca yeni nesil dizileme teknolojisi (NGS)kullanılarak işlenmiş ve elde edilen dizilimlerin gen veri tabanlarındakimevcut tüm i-antijen gen lokusları ile filogenetik ilişkileri araştırılmıştır.Tüm bu araştırmalar sonucu karakterize edilen i-antijen genlerinin ekspreseettiği proteinlerin rekombinant olarak eldesi için çalışmalargerçekleştirilmiştir. Aşı adayı potansiyeli olabilecek bazı lokusların bakteriyelekspresyon sistemine aktarımı için kodon optimizasyonları yapılarak pET-32a(+)ekspresyon plazmid DNA’sına (Novagen) klonlanması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Eldeedilen rekombinant plazmitler E. colikompotent BL21(DE3) hücrelerine transforme edilerek optimum koşullardaekspresyon çalışmaları yürütülmüş ve ekspresyon etkinliği SDS-PAGE ve WesternBlot analizleri ile belirlenmiştir. Eksprese edilen rekombinant i-antijenproteinleri afinite kromotografi kulanılarak saflaştırılmış ve immunreaktiflikleri Western Blot analizleri ile tespit edilmiştir.&nbsp;Çalışmada,Elazığ, Rize ve Muğla illerinde ziyaret edilen işletmelerdeki Gökkuşağıalabalıklarında deri ve solungaçlarından hazırlanan preparatların mikroskobikincelemeleri ile I. multifiliisenfeksiyonunun yaygın olduğu görülmüştür. İlgili bölgelerden elde edilen I. multifiliis suşlarına ait cDNA vegDNA izolatlarının i-antijen gen lokusunun dizayn edilen pirmerlerle PCR’daamplifiye edilmesi sonucu 1200-1300 bp büyüklüğünde amplikonlar saptanmıştır.Pürifiye amplikonların klonlanması sonucu ilgili izolatlara ait açık okumaçerçevesi (ORF) sekanslarının analizinde birbirleriyle %38,3-58,8 arasındafarklılık gösteren 4 farklı i-antijen izoformu tespit edilmiştir. Bu izoformlararasında bir antijenik lokusun (ImulTR1-iant) her üç ildeki alabalıkpopülasyonlarından izole edilen I.multifiliis suşlarında da var olduğu NGS analizlerinde görülmüştür.ImulTR1-iant ORF sekansı ayrıca Amerika Birleşik Devletleri’nde alabalıklardanizole edilmiş bir i-antijen izoformuyla %83,3 identiklik gösterirken, diğertespit edilen izoformlara ait sekansların GenBank veri tabanında mevcuti-antijen sekanslarından oldukça farklı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Araştırmadarekaombinant i-antijen eldesi için yaygın belirlenen ImulTR1-iant izolatıüzerinden analizler yürütülmüştür. Bu izoformu kodlayan gen bölgesinin 1263bpbüyüklüğünde olduğu ve ORF’nin 420 amino asitten teşekkül ettiğibelirlenmiştir. ORF amino asit sekanslarının in-slico analizlerde 42,552 kDabüyüklüğünde bir proteini eksprese ettiği, bu proteinin sitoplazmik olduğu vetransmembran bölge içermediği tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca ilgili ORF sekansıiçerisinde uzunluğu 7-22aa arasında değişen 21 antijenik bölge olduğubelirlenmiştir. Kodon optimizasyonu yapılmış olan ImulTR1-iant izoformuna ait pET-32a(+)rekombinant plazmitinin E. colikompotent BL21(DE3) hücrelerine transformasyonu ve ekspresyonu sonrasındayapılan SDS-PAGE analizlerinde in-silico analiz sonuçlarına paralel olarakyaklaşık 43kDa’luk protein jel üzerinde görüntülenmiştir. İlgili rekombinantprotein afinite kromotografide HisTrap FF crude (GE Healthcare) kolonlarıkullanılarak saflaştırılmış ve pürifiye rekombinant antijenin immun-reaktifliğiWestern-Blot analizleriyle gösterilmiştir.&nbsp;ErciyesÜniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi tarafından TOA-2017-7742 kodnumarasıyla desteklenen bu çalışma ile Türkiye’de gökkuşağı alabalıklarındasorun oluşturan ve ekonomik kayıplara yol açan I. multifiliis suşlarına karşı biyoteknolojik aşı geliştirilmesinoktasında aşı adayı olabilecek immobilizan antijenler üzerine özgün veriler sağlanmıştır.Elde edilen aşı adayı rekombinant antijenlerin etkinliğini ortaya koymanoktasında laboratuvar ve saha şartlarında immunizasyon ve çelınç enfeksiyondenemeleri için yeni proje çalışmaları planlanmaktadır.</style

    A sample implementation of teaching molecular structure of DNA in the classroom and the opinions of teacher candidates about it

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    The purpose of this study is to carry out sample classroom applications in the teaching of the molecular structure of deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA), which is the basis of the field of molecular biology, and obtaining the opinions of teacher candidates on these applications after they are completed. This is a basic, qualitative research study. The study was conducted in the fall semester of the academic year 2021-2022 at the Faculty of Education of a state university in Ankara. The participants from whom the data were collected were determined by the convenience sampling method. The research study group consisted of 15 teacher candidates, who were third-year biology students taking the molecular biology course. The interview form, developed by the researchers themselves and containing three questions, was the data collection tool for the study. Classroom applications used for the purposes of the study span a seven-year period. Teachings and other activities throughout the process were explained in detail. Thematic analysis, one of the qualitative analysis techniques, was used to analyze the data. In this study, an exemplary teaching practice/method was developed in DNA teaching. The findings showed that teacher candidates who took part in the application had positive views about the teaching of the subject and the process. In the future, various other teaching practices for other abstract concepts in biology can be developed and the views of prospective teachers explored. The effects of these classroom practices on the academic achievements, attitudes and motivation etc. of teacher candidates can be examined

    Актуальные вопросы развития правового регулирования арбитража (третейского разбирательства) в Российской Федерации

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    В магистерской диссертации ставились следующие цели и задачи: Целью работы является изучение теоретических и практических проблем, связанных с отдельными вопросами арбитрабельности споров в развитии законодательства и судебной практики. Актуальность вопроса вызвана произошедшей в 2015-2016 гг. в РФ реформой третейского разбирательства, связанной с принятием Федерального закона от 29.12.2015 № 382-ФЗ «Об арбитраже (третейском разбирательстве) в Российской Федерации» и Федерального закона от 29.12.2015 № 409-ФЗ «О внесении изменений в отдельные законодательные акты Российской Федерации и признании утратившим силу пункта 3 части 1 статьи 6 Федерального закона „О саморегулируемых организациях“ в связи с принятием Федерального закона „Об арбитраже (третейском разбирательстве) в Российской Федерации». В основу исследования легли правовые позиции, выраженные в Постановлении Президиума ВАС РФ от 11.02.2014 № 11059/13 по делу № А26-9592/2012, а также отдельных выводов, сформулированных в Определениях КС РФ от 15.01.2015 № 5-О и от 29.09.2015 № 2214-О, касающихся вопросов установления критериев, позволяющих сделать вывод о неарбитрабельности споров, возникающих из природоресурсных договоров, и, в частности, из такого основания для возникновения специального права лесопользования, как договор аренды лесного участка, заключенного в целях заготовки древесины. Помимо вышеуказанного, к задачам и целям исследования относятся: 1. Обзор существующих в доктрине права третейского разбирательства научных взглядов и представлений об институте арбитрабельности споров, их краткая характеристика. Изложение автором собственной позиции в отношении критериев арбитрабельности. 2. Характеристика лесных имущественных правоотношений, основанных на договорных основаниях возникновения права природопользования. Исследование вопроса арбитрабельности споров, возникающих из лесных имущественных правоотношений, с позиции материально-правового (позитивного) критерия установления арбитрабельности. Анализ стадий заключения, исполнения, расторжения договора аренды лесного участка, а также признания его недействительным. 3. Исследование вопроса о допустимости передачи гражданско-правового спора, возникшего из лесных имущественных правоотношений, на рассмотрение в третейский суд с позиции обеспечения необходимых гарантий прав участников юрисдикционного процесса в рамках процессуальной формы арбитража, в её соотношении с судопроизводством, осуществляемом по правилам АПК РФ и ГПК РФ. Выводы, сделанные по результатам исследования: • Изменения, внесенные в правовое регулирование арбитража в результате третейской реформы, позволяют расширить категории споров, относимых к компетенции третейского суда ввиду «юридизации» процедуры третейского разбирательства с одной стороны, и усиления диспозитивных начал в определении правил арбитража – с другой. • Ввиду особенностей третейского процесса, следует согласиться с позицией ВАС РФ о том, что споры, возникающие на стадии заключения договора аренды лесного участка, в настоящий момент являются неарбитрабельными по причине необходимости учёта законных интересов заведомо неопределённого круга лиц – потенциальных участников аукциона по продаже права на заключение договора аренды лесного участка. Представляется, что соответствующая позиция правомерна до принятия изменений в законодательном регулировании, обеспечивающих учет интересов широкого круга субъектов при обращении за юрисдикционной защитой в третейский суд – по аналогии с арбитражем корпоративных споров. • Публичный интерес РФ, субъектов РФ, выражающийся в необходимости соблюдения природоохранных требований, а также в администрировании неналоговых доходов бюджетов, не может являться аргументом в признании данной категории споров неарбитрабельными. Данный публичный интерес в конкретном деле, рассмотренном ВАС РФ, не сводим к содержанию «публичного порядка», либо «основополагающих принципов российского права», являющимися безусловными основаниями для отмены решения третейского суда. Аналогичный вывод следует и применительно к объекту лесного правоотношения – земельного участка лесного фонда. • Процессуальная форма арбитража как до проведения третейской реформы, так и после неё позволяет отнести к категории арбитрабельных споров, возникающих в связи с исполнением, изменением, расторжением договора аренды лесного участка, признания его недействительным, поскольку стороны третейского соглашения вправе предъявлять повышенные требования к механизму юрисдикционной защиты прав участника арендного правоотношения, а также приспособить процедуру третейского разбирательства к особенностям экономической деятельности в сфере лесного хозяйства. • С учетом судебной практики Европейского Суда по правам человека, заключение сторонами арбитражного соглашения рассматривается как допустимое в определенной степени ограничение права на судебную защиту. В связи с этим, стороны арбитражного соглашения, признавая компетенцию третейского суда по окончательному разрешению гражданско-правового спора, несут повышенный риск совершения, либо не совершения ими необходимых процессуальных действий, в том числе при выборе арбитра. Вынесенное третейским судом решение по существу обладает свойством обязательности для сторон, выражающейся, в том числе, в запрете последующего пересмотра данного решения по существу. По обстоятельствам дела, рассмотренного ВАС РФ, действия проигравшей арбитраж стороны были направлены на преодоление окончательного решения третейского суда и представляли собой злоупотребление правом. В свою очередь, ВАС РФ необоснованно не применил в отношении заявления проигравшей спор стороны правило эстоппель, применимое и в процессуальных правоотношениях.In the master's thesis, the following goals and tasks were set: The aim of the work is to study theoretical and practical problems related to specific issues of arbitrability in the development of legislation and judicial practice. The urgency of the issue is caused by happened in 2015-2016. in the Russian Federation the reform of arbitration proceedings related to the adoption of Federal Law No. 382-FZ of December 29, 2015 "On Arbitration (Arbitration) in the Russian Federation" and Federal Law No. 409-FZ of December 29, 2015 "On Amending Certain Legislative Acts of the Russian Federation and the invalidation of paragraph 3 of Part 1 of Article 6 of the Federal Law "On Self-Regulating Organizations" in connection with the adoption of the Federal Law "On Arbitration (Arbitration Proceedings) in the Russian Federation". The research was based on the legal positions expressed in the Resolution of the Presidium of the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation of 11.02.2014 No. 11059/13 in the case No. A26-9592 / 2012, as well as certain conclusions formulated by Constitutional Court of RF, Decrees No. 5-O of 15.01.2015 and 09/29/2015 № 2214-О, concerning the issues of establishing criteria allowing to conclude, that the disputes, arising from nature resources contracts are not arbitrary, and in particular from such grounds for the emergence of a special forest use right, as a lease contract for a forest plot, concluded for the purpose of harvesting timber . Besides the above-mentioned, there are following goals and tasks of the research: 1. Review of existing in the doctrine of the right of arbitration proceedings of scientific views and representations about the institution of arbitrability of disputes, their brief description. The author's statement based on his own position with respect to the criteria of arbitrability. 2. Characteristics of forest proprietary relations, based on the contractual grounds for the emergence of the right to use nature. Investigation of the issue of arbitrability of disputes arising from forest proprietary relations, from the position of a substantive (positive) criterion for establishing arbitrability. Analysis of the stages of conclusion, execution, cancellation of the lease contract for the forest plot, and its recognition as invalid. 3. Investigation of the issue of the admissibility of the transfer of a civil dispute, arising out from a forest property relations to the arbitration court, for ensuring the necessary guarantees of the rights of participants in the jurisdictional process within the procedural form of arbitration, in its relation to legal proceedings, carried out per rules of Arbitrage Procedural Code and Civil Procedural Code of Russian Federation. Conclusions drawn from the study: • The changes made to the legal regulation of arbitration because of the arbitration reform make it possible to expand the categories of disputes falling within the competence of the arbitral tribunal due to the "legalization" (formalizing) of the arbitration procedure on the one hand, and the strengthening of the discretionary principles in determining arbitration rules, on the other. • Due to the peculiarities of the arbitrage, we should agree with the position of the Supreme Arbitration Court of RF, that the disputes, arising at the stage of concluding the lease contract for the forest plot are currently non-arbitrable, considering the legitimate interests of an uncertain circle of potential participants in the auction for the sale of the right to concluding a lease agreement for a forest plot. It seems, that the corresponding position is legitimate until be made changes in the legislative regulation, that ensure the consideration of the interests of a wide range of subjects, applying for jurisdictional protection in an arbitrage - by analogy with arbitration of corporate disputes. • The public interest of the RF, RF subjects, expressed in the propositions of complying by land plot leaser environmental requirements, as well as in the administration of non-tax revenues of budgets, cannot be an argument in recognizing this category of disputes as non-arbitrable. This public interest in a case, considered by the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation is not reduced to the content of "public policy" or "fundamental principles of Russian law", which are unconditional grounds for canceling the decision of the arbitral tribunal. A similar conclusion follows also regarding to the object of the forest legal relationship - the land plot of the forest fund. • Remedial form of arbitration as before the arbitration reforms, and after them can be attributed to the category of arbitrability of disputes, arising about the execution, modification, cancellation of lease agreement, annulment; as for the parties of the arbitration agreement causes to demand higher mechanism jurisdictional protect the rights of parties, as well as to adapt the arbitration procedure to the peculiarities of the economic activity in the forestry. • Considering the judgment practice of the European Court of Human Rights, conclusion by the parties the arbitration agreement is considered as valid to some extent, restrictions on the right to judicial protection. In this regard, the parties of the arbitration agreement, recognizing the competence of the arbitral tribunal for the final settlement of a civil dispute, bear an increased risk of committing or not committing the necessary procedural actions, including choosing an arbitrator. The decision, made by the arbitrage has the property of binding on the parties, which is expressed, inter alia, in the prohibition of the subsequent revision of this decision on the merits. Due to the circumstances of the case, considered by the Supreme Arbitration Court of RF, the actions of the losing party were aimed at overcoming the final decision of the arbitration court and represented abuse of law. In turn, the Supreme Arbitration Court of the Russian Federation unreasonably denied to apply estoppel rule to the statement of the losing party of the dispute, which is also applicable in procedural legal relations

    Improved In vivo Assessment of Pulmonary Fibrosis in Mice using X-Ray Dark-Field Radiography

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    Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is a chronic and progressive lung disease with a median life expectancy of 4-5 years after initial diagnosis. Early diagnosis and accurate monitoring of IPF are limited by a lack of sensitive imaging techniques that are able to visualize early fibrotic changes at the epithelial-mesenchymal interface. Here, we report a new x-ray imaging approach that directly visualizes the air-tissue interfaces in mice in vivo. This imaging method is based on the detection of small-angle x-ray scattering that occurs at the air-tissue interfaces in the lung. Small-angle scattering is detected with a Talbot-Lau interferometer, which provides the so-called x-ray dark-field signal. Using this imaging modality, we demonstrate-for the first time-the quantification of early pathogenic changes and their correlation with histological changes, as assessed by stereological morphometry. The presented radiography method is significantly more sensitive in detecting morphological changes compared with conventional x-ray imaging, and exhibits a significantly lower radiation dose than conventional x-ray CT. As a result of the improved imaging sensitivity, this new imaging modality could be used in future to reduce the number of animals required for pulmonary research studies

    Reduced decline of lung diffusing capacity in COPD patients with diabetes and metformin treatment

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    We studied whether in patients with COPD the use of metformin for diabetes treatment was linked to a pattern of lung function decline consistent with the hypothesis of anti-aging efects of metformin. Patients of GOLD grades 1–4 of the COSYCONET cohort with follow-up data of up to 4.5 y were included. The annual decline in lung function (FEV1, FVC) and CO difusing capacity (KCO, TLCO) in %predicted at baseline was evaluated for associations with age, sex, BMI, pack-years, smoking status, baseline lung function, exacerbation risk, respiratory symptoms, cardiac disease, as well as metformin-containing therapy compared to patients without diabetes and metformin. Among 2741 patients, 1541 (mean age 64.4 y, 601 female) fulflled the inclusion criteria. In the group with metformin treatment vs. non-diabetes the mean annual decline in KCO and TLCO was signifcantly lower (0.2 vs 2.3, 0.8 vs. 2.8%predicted, respectively; p < 0.05 each), but not the decline of FEV1 and FVC. These results were confrmed using multiple regression and propensity score analyses. Our fndings demonstrate an association between the annual decline of lung difusing capacity and the intake of metformin in patients with COPD consistent with the hypothesis of anti-aging efects of metformin as refected in a surrogate marker of emphysema

    Mouse nuclear myosin I knock-out shows interchangeability and redundancy of myosin isoforms in the cell nucleus.

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    Nuclear myosin I (NM1) is a nuclear isoform of the well-known "cytoplasmic" Myosin 1c protein (Myo1c). Located on the 11(th) chromosome in mice, NM1 results from an alternative start of transcription of the Myo1c gene adding an extra 16 amino acids at the N-terminus. Previous studies revealed its roles in RNA Polymerase I and RNA Polymerase II transcription, chromatin remodeling, and chromosomal movements. Its nuclear localization signal is localized in the middle of the molecule and therefore directs both Myosin 1c isoforms to the nucleus. In order to trace specific functions of the NM1 isoform, we generated mice lacking the NM1 start codon without affecting the cytoplasmic Myo1c protein. Mutant mice were analyzed in a comprehensive phenotypic screen in cooperation with the German Mouse Clinic. Strikingly, no obvious phenotype related to previously described functions has been observed. However, we found minor changes in bone mineral density and the number and size of red blood cells in knock-out mice, which are most probably not related to previously described functions of NM1 in the nucleus. In Myo1c/NM1 depleted U2OS cells, the level of Pol I transcription was restored by overexpression of shRNA-resistant mouse Myo1c. Moreover, we found Myo1c interacting with Pol II. The ratio between Myo1c and NM1 proteins were similar in the nucleus and deletion of NM1 did not cause any compensatory overexpression of Myo1c protein. We observed that Myo1c can replace NM1 in its nuclear functions. Amount of both proteins is nearly equal and NM1 knock-out does not cause any compensatory overexpression of Myo1c. We therefore suggest that both isoforms can substitute each other in nuclear processes

    A comprehensive and comparative phenotypic analysis of the collaborative founder strains identifies new and known phenotypes.

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    The collaborative cross (CC) is a large panel of mouse-inbred lines derived from eight founder strains (NOD/ShiLtJ, NZO/HILtJ, A/J, C57BL/6J, 129S1/SvImJ, CAST/EiJ, PWK/PhJ, and WSB/EiJ). Here, we performed a comprehensive and comparative phenotyping screening to identify phenotypic differences and similarities between the eight founder strains. In total, more than 300 parameters including allergy, behavior, cardiovascular, clinical blood chemistry, dysmorphology, bone and cartilage, energy metabolism, eye and vision, immunology, lung function, neurology, nociception, and pathology were analyzed; in most traits from sixteen females and sixteen males. We identified over 270 parameters that were significantly different between strains. This study highlights the value of the founder and CC strains for phenotype-genotype associations of many genetic traits that are highly relevant to human diseases. All data described here are publicly available from the mouse phenome database for analyses and downloads

    Age- and region-specific hepatitis B prevalence in Turkey estimated using generalized linear mixed models: a systematic review

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    Toy M, Önder FO, Wörmann T, et al. Age- and region-specific hepatitis B prevalence in Turkey estimated using generalized linear mixed models: a systematic review. BMC infectious diseases. 2011;11(1): 337.BACKGROUND: To provide a clear picture of the current hepatitis B situation, the authors performed a systematic review to estimate the age- and region-specific prevalence of chronic hepatitis B (CHB) in Turkey. METHODS: A total of 339 studies with original data on the prevalence of hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) in Turkey and published between 1999 and 2009 were identified through a search of electronic databases, by reviewing citations, and by writing to authors. After a critical assessment, the authors included 129 studies, divided into categories: 'age-specific'; 'region-specific'; and 'specific population group'. To account for the differences among the studies, a generalized linear mixed model was used to estimate the overall prevalence across all age groups and regions. For specific population groups, the authors calculated the weighted mean prevalence. RESULTS: The estimated overall population prevalence was 4.57, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.58, 5.76, and the estimated total number of CHB cases was about 3.3 million. The outcomes of the age-specific groups varied from 2.84, (95% CI: 2.60, 3.10) for the 0-14-year olds to 6.36 (95% CI: 5.83, 6.90) in the 25-34-year-old group. CONCLUSION: There are large age-group and regional differences in CHB prevalence in Turkey, where CHB remains a serious health problem
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