bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025_split huggingface dataset:
Evaluation of the efficacy of intralesional triamcinolone injection therapy in patients with granulomatous mastitis: a comparative study with oral methylprednisolone
Authors: MERT Tuba 
Published: December 2023

Aims: This study aims to compare the efficacy of oral steroid therapy with the combination of topical and intralesional steroid (TILS) therapy in patients with granulomatous mastitis (GM).
Methods: This is a single-center retrospective longitudinal study. Women with a diagnosis of GM who applied to Medipol Universty Pendik Hospital General Surgery Clinic between January 2020 and April 2022 were included in the study. Participants received TILS or peroral steroid (POS) treatment in sequential order, and each patient received only one of the treatment options. Participants were evaluated by physical examination, USG, and radiography before and after treatment to assess lesion size, side, number of foci, skin characteristics, and the presence of pain. The clinical and radiological findings were compared betwen the groups at the end of the 6-month follow-up and the participants were followed up for the next 12 months to demonstrate the efficacy.
Results: A total of 52 women participated in the study, with 26 in the POS group and 26 in the TILS group. The mean age was 33.33+6.94 years and similar between the two groups (p=0.831). Three patients (11.53%) in the TILS group and 7 patients (26.92%) in the POS group were nonresponders to treatment (p=0.159). Given the nonresponders, GM lesions persisted in one patient (3.84%) in the TILS group and 3 patients (11.53%) in the POS group at the end of the study (p=0.610). At the end of the 12-month follow-up, five patients (19.2%) in the TILS group and 20 patients (76.9%) in the POS group who achieved a complete remission at the posttreatment 6 months experienced disease recurrence (p
The new score predicts 1-year poor outcome in patients with successful percutaneous coronary intervention: Naples prognostic score
Authors: AKGÜMÜŞ Alkame , BALUN Ahmet 
Published: December 2023

Aims: This study investigated the relationship between Naples prognostic score (NPS) and 1-year poor clinical outcomes in patients presenting with non-ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (NSTEMI).
Methods: The study included 121 patients who had NSTEMI and received successful PCI treatment. The researchers calculated NPS using the neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio, lymphocyte/monocyte ratio, serum albumin level, and total cholesterol. The patients were divided into two groups based on their NPS scores: those with scores of 0.1 and 2 and those with scores of 3 and 4. The study compared the occurrence of major cardiovascular events (MACE) such as 1-year all-cause mortality, 1-year nonfatal recurrent MI, and stroke between the two groups.
Results: Patients with high NPS scores were observed to have significantly higher all-cause mortality than those with low NPS scores (23.9% vs. 9.3%, p=0.029). When the MACEs of the patients were compared, significantly higher MACE was observed in the high NPS group (39.1% vs. 18.7%, p=0.013).
In multivariate logistic regression analysis, creatinine (OR:4,914, CI 95%: 1.310-18,433, p=0.018) and NPS 3-4 (OR:2.565, CI 95%: 1.093-6.017, p=0.030) were independent predictors of MACE.
Conclusion: Composite MACEs of non-fatal recurrent MI, cerebrovascular accident, and all-cause death were higher at one year in patients with high NPS who underwent successful percutaneous intervention. High NPS is an indicator of MACE.
The role of hormonal status, morphological subtypes and proliferative marker Ki-67 labeling index on long-term outcomes in patients with acromegaly: a single tertiary center’s experience
Authors: KESKİN Çağlar , ŞAHİN Mustafa , KİREMİTÇİ Saba , ERDEN Esra , GÖKÇAY CANPOLAT Asena , CANLAR Şule , CİNEL Murat , BAŞ AKSU Özge , DEMİR Özgür , EMRAL Rıfat , GÜLLÜ Sevim , ÇORAPÇIOĞLU Demet 
Published: December 2023

Aims: Acromegaly is a rare disorder resulting from benign growth hormone secreting pituitary adenomas. Many factors affect long-term outcomes in acromegaly. In this study we aimed to investigate effects of hormonal status, morphological subtypes, immunohistochemical expression of pituitary hormones and Ki-67 labeling index on long-term outcomes in patients with acromegaly.
Methods:. We collected the medical and pathological records of sixty-four patients who underwent surgery for growth hormone (GH) secreting somatotroph tumors between 2005-2017.
Results: The remission rate after surgery was 48% (31/64) in all patients (33% for macroadenomas, 94% for microadenomas; p
Evaluation of immunochromatography method in the diagnosis of cystic echinococcosis
Authors: KOCA Özlem , ÇETİNKAYA Özgül , ERMAN DALOĞLU Aylin , ÇEKİN Yeşim , ÖZEN Hatice 
Published: December 2023

Aims: Echinococcus granulosus is the causative agent of hydatid cyst, or cystic echinococcosis (CE), with its current name. Echinococcus granulosus is a zoonotic cestode; commonly found in humans and farm animals. In cystic echinococcosis infection, transmission occurs by oral ingestion of parasite eggs excreted in infected dog feces. The larval form is responsible for the formation of slowly growing cysts in the organs and tissues of mammals such as humans, sheep, goats and cattle. In this study, it was aimed to compare indirect hemagglutination (IHA) and immunochromatographic (ICT) methods from the sera of patients with suspected CE and to evaluate serological tests based on imaging and clinical diagnosis.
Methods: Between 31 October 2022 and 31 January 2023, blood samples of 95 patients with suspected CE from different units of our hospital and for whom IHA was routinely requested were included in the study prospectively. VIRAPID® Hydatidosis (Vircell, Granada, Spain) test using the immunochromatographic method and ELI.H.A. Echinococcus (ELITech Microbio, France) test was studied in accordance with the manufacturer’s instructions.
Results: Based on clinical and imaging methods of 95 patients included in our study, 64 (63.1%) were diagnosed with hydatid cyst. Based on imaging and clinical diagnosis; sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive values were calculated as 81.3%, 96.8%, 98.1%, 71.4% for the IHA test, and were calculated as 75.0%, 93.5%, 96.6%, 64.4% for the ICT test, respectively. Good agreement was found between the two tests (percent agreement=68.0%; kappa value=0.682; p
Comparison of anti-HCV seroprevalence of patients who underwent cataract surgery and other ophthalmic procedures
Authors: ÖZGÜR Gökhan , MUTLU YILMAZ Esmeray 
Published: December 2023

Aims: The aim of this study is to evaluate the Anti-HCV seroprevalence in patients who underwent cataract surgery and to compare the prevalence with other ophthalmic surgery procedures.
Methods: Patients who underwent ophthalmic surgeries between January 2017 and January 2023 and were preoperatively screened for anti-HCV by ELISA test were included in this study. Patients who underwent cataract surgery formed the study group and other patients were compared as the control group. All data were obtained from the database of the institute and were retrospectively evaluated.
Results: A total of 15799 cases were included in the study, and 69.9% had cataracts whereas 30.1% had non-cataract surgery. The mean age of the patients was 63.24±16.04 years. The rate of Anti-HCV seropositive patients was 0.48% (n=53) in the cataract surgery group, and 0.42% (n=20) in those who had non-cataract surgery. However, the difference was not statistically significant (p=0.696). The overall rate of Anti-HCV seropositive cases was %0.46.
Conclusion: Even though there was no significant difference between the two groups, the Anti-HCV was positive for almost 1 in 200 ophthalmic procedures. We strongly recommend preoperative screening due to the severity of HCV infection and the risk of surgical transmission.
Evaluation of gynecology and gynecologic oncology cases who received massive blood transfusion: a tertiary center experience
Authors: ÖZGÜRLÜK İzzet , KESKİN Hüseyin Levent 
Published: December 2023

Aims: To examine the frequency, indications and results of massive blood transfusion in gynecology and gynecological oncology cases.
Methods: The data of 56 cases who were underwent massive blood transfusion and operated on for benign/ malignant pathology indications in the gynecology and gynecological oncology clinics between October 1, 2022 and August 1, 2023, within a period of 10 months, were retrospectively analyzed. Demographic data of the cases (age, gravida, parity, body mass index), indications for hospitalization, vital signs during hospitalization, hemoglobin (Hb), hematocrit (Htc), platelet and INR values, massive transfusion indications, transfused blood products (erythrocyte suspansion, fresh frozen plasma (FFP), pooled platelet suspension, cryoprecipitate, fibrinogen) and the length of stay in the intensive care unit and hospitalization were retrospectively screened and analyzed statistically. The statistical significance level was accepted as p0.05). However, when the decision for transfusion was made, the INR value was statistically significantly higher in gynecological oncology cases (p=0.001). While the amounts of erythrocyte suspension given were similar between the two patient groups (5.1±1.4 vs. 6.3±3.5 U, p= 0.082), FFP amounts were higher in the gynecologic oncology group (3.3±2.0 vs. 6.2±3.7 U, p=0.001). When the blood groups of the cases were examined, it was seen that the most common blood groups were O (+) (n= 18, 32.1%) and A (+) (n=16, 28.6%). The duration of stay in the intensive care unit and hospitalization of gynecological oncology cases was significantly longer in gynecological cases. While 1 of 56 patients who underwent massive blood transfusion died (gynecological oncology case), 55 patients were discharged.
Conclusion: Timely transfusion decision is safe and life-saving in massive hemorrhages.
Autonomic symptoms in early-stage Parkinson’s patients and their relationship with cognition and disease parameters
Authors: KOBAK TUR Esma , GÖZKE Eren 
Published: December 2023

Aims: Autonomic dysfunction is a prevalent feature throughout various stages of the disease and can significantly exacerbate the overall impact of the condition. Moreover, it is linked to accelerated disease advances and diminished vitality rates in individuals with Parkinson’s disease (PD). The main goal of this study is to evaluate the prevalence of autonomic symptoms and cognitive findings and investigate their associations with disease-related factors in early-stage PD patients.
Methods: A total of 49 individuals diagnosed with PD were enrolled in this study. Disease severity was assessed using the Unified Parkinson’s Disease Rating Scale (UPDRS), and the disease stage was determined through the modified Hoehn & Yahr Rating Scale (mHYRS). By the mH&Y scale, only individuals in the early stages (≤2.5) of the disease were included in this investigation. The evaluation of autonomic symptoms in PD was conducted using the Scales for Outcomes in Parkinson’s Disease for Autonomic Symptoms (SCOPA-AUT) scale. The cognitive functions of the patients were assessed utilizing the Turkish version of the Montreal Cognitive Assessment Scale (MOCA-TR).
Results: The study included 44% (n=22) females and 56% (n=27) males as participants. The average age was 61.5±10.1 years. The mean SCOPA-AUT score was 18.9±9.36, with the most prevalent autonomic symptoms related to the gastrointestinal system. A positive correlation was shown with autonomic symptoms and disease stages (p=0.024, r=0.322). However, no significant relationship was found between autonomic symptoms, other disease parameters, and cognition. We observed a notable inverse correlation between the disease stage and cognitive status (p=0.003, r=-0.417).
Conclusion: Our study concluded that autonomic dysfunctions manifest from the early stages of Parkinson’s disease and can intensify as the disease progresses. Identifying and addressing these dysfunctions at an early stage would play a pivotal role in lessening the overall impact of the disease.
Effects of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease stage on muscle oxygenation during exercise
Authors: YILMAZ GÖKMEN Gülhan , DEMİR Canan 
Published: December 2023

Aims: The aim of this study was to investigate peripheral muscle oxygenation in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) at rest, during submaximal exercise, and during recovery, and to determine the effects of disease stage on peripheral muscle oxygenation.
Methods: Of the 35 stable COPD patients (62.49±8.45 years), 18 patients in GOLD 1 and 2 were assigned to Group 1 and 17 patients in GOLD 3 and 4 were assigned to Group 2. Dyspnea perception of the patients was evaluated with the Modified Medical Research Council (mMRC) Dyspnea Scale, severity of the disease affecting daily life was evaluated with the COPD Assessment Test (CAT-COPD Assessment Test), respiratory function was evaluated with the Pulmonary Function Test, and quadriceps muscle strength was evaluated with a manual muscle testing device. Muscle oxygenation of the patients was measured with Near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) for 5 minutes at rest, 6 minutes during the 6-Minute Walk Test (6-MWT), and 5 minutes during recovery after the end of the test. The results of the two groups were compared.
Results: Intragroup comparisons of muscle oxygenation at rest, during 6-MWT and during recovery; in Group 1, there was a statistically significant decrease between resting SmO2 mean and test SmO2 mean (p=0.001), a increase between test SmO2 mean and recovery SmO2 mean (p
Interrelación de los agregados macroeconómicos y los estados financieros
Authors: VILCHEZ OLIVARES PERCY 
Published: December 2023

La investigación examina la relación entre los agregados macroeconómicos de la Contabilidad Nacional y los estados financieros de la Contabilidad Financiera. La investigación es de tipo aplicada con un enfoque cualitativo, con procedimientos de análisis bibliográfico y documental. Para demostrar la interrelación y equivalencia de los estados económicos contables, se identificó que existe un punto de partida común entre la Contabilidad Nacional y la Contabilidad Financiera, ya que los agregados macroeconómicos y las cuentas contables recurren a la base del devengado, utilizan la partida doble y coinciden en la periodicidad de sus reportes. El resultado de la investigación demuestra que, los estados económicos y contables están interrelacionados porque ambos surgen de un mismo y único hecho (la actividad económica), el cual solo difiere en la forma en que cada uno lo observa desde su propia perspectiva analí­tica, consecuentemente se consolida la proximidad entre la Contabilidad Nacional y la Contabilidad Financiera,
CAUSALIDAD ENTRE LOS PRECIOS DEL PETROLEO WEST TEXAS INTERMEDIATE (WTI) Y LAS ACTIVIDADES ECONOMICAS DESARROLLADAS EN BOLIVIA, PERIODO 2011 - 2020.
Authors: Rojas Padilla Carlos Alberto , Fiorilo Serrudo Lucy Daniela , Rengel Salinas Natalia , Soliz Sossa Anahi 
Published: December 2023

Establecer la relación causal entre la variable precios internacionales del petróleo, considerando los precios del crudo producido en Texas y el sur de Oklahoma (WTI) y la variable actividad económica en Bolivia, fundamentada en la información trimestral presentada en las estadí­sticas económicas en el apartado de cuentas nacionales del Instituto Nacional de Estadí­stica, representa el alcance de la investigación, a partir de una conjetura previa "Existe causalidad entre los precios del petróleo West Texas Intermediate (WTI) y las actividades económicas desarrolladas en Bolivia, periodo 2011 - 2020" el diseño metodológico eminentemente cuantitativo, con la información histórica resumida en 38 datos trimestrales presentados en series de tiempo, permitió el tratamiento estadí­stico de los datos.

El abordaje estadí­stico de los datos, se desarrolló en base al programa Excel de Windows 2013, y el programa EVIEWS, en primera instancia la determinación de la correlación simple y el grado de determinación entre las variables en general, en base a los resultados, permite afirmar que la relación de la variable WTI, con el PIB y los principales sectores de la economí­a boliviana, es inexistente, no existe ajuste entre las variables, las fluctuaciones en los precios del petróleo, no explican los cambios en las variables económicas bolivianas; sin embargo se pudo determinar que en el caso del sector servicios financieros y gasto de la administración pública presentan una relación mí­nima con la variable WTI, además se estableció que esta relación mí­nima es indirecta, mientras que el nivel de ajuste oscila entre el 22% al 29%.

El test de causalidad de Granger, utilizando el análisis VAR, considerando 4 rezagos, permitió reforzar las conclusiones anteriores en el sentido de que no existe causalidad de Granger entre las variables analizadas, la variable X, no causa a la variable Y en el sentido de Granger, de existir algún grado de relación entre las variables, fue posible establecer que esta relación seria espuria, ya que, no existe cointegracií²n es decir que no existe sincroní­a entre los ascensos y descensos de las variables.
Tidal Disruption Events from the Combined Effects of Two-body Relaxation and the Eccentric Kozai–Lidov Mechanism
Authors: Melchor Denyz , Mockler Brenna , Naoz Smadar , Rose Sanaea C. , Ramirez-Ruiz Enrico 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
Tidal disruption events (TDEs) take place when a star ventures too close to a supermassive black hole (SMBH) and becomes ruptured. One of the leading proposed physical mechanisms often invoked in the literature involves weak two-body interactions experienced by the population of stars within the host SMBH’s sphere of influence, commonly referred to as two-body relaxation. This process can alter the angular momentum of stars at large distances and place them into nearly radial orbits, thus driving them to disruption. On the other hand, gravitational perturbations from an SMBH companion via the eccentric Kozai–Lidov (EKL) mechanism have also been proposed as a promising stellar disruption channel. Here we demonstrate that the combination of EKL and two-body relaxation in SMBH binaries is imperative for building a comprehensive picture of the rates of TDEs. Here we explore how the density profile of the surrounding stellar distribution and the binary orbital parameters of an SMBH companion influence the rate of TDEs. We show that this combined channel naturally produces disruptions at a rate that is consistent with observations and also naturally forms repeated TDEs, where a bound star is partially disrupted over multiple orbits. Recent observations show stars being disrupted in short-period orbits, which is challenging to explain when these mechanisms are considered independently. However, the diffusive effect of two-body relaxation, combined with the secular nature of the eccentricity excitations from EKL, is found to drive stars on short eccentric orbits at a much higher rate. Finally, we predict that rTDEs are more likely to take place in the presence of a steep stellar density distribution.
White Dwarf Photospheric Abundances in Cataclysmic Variables. IV. Deriving the [N/C] Ratio*
Authors: Godon Patrick , Sion Edward M. 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
We present results from our ongoing far-ultraviolet archival analysis of cataclysmic variable white dwarf (WD) abundances for six more systems: four SU UMa dwarf novae (BW Scl, SW UMa, BC UMa, and VW Hyi) together with the dwarf nova RX And, and the novalike DW UMa. To derive a reliable nitrogen abundance, for the four SU UMa systems (with a WD temperature T
wd ∼ 14,000 to ∼22,000 K), we use the dominant N i (1492 Å) absorption line; for DW UMa (with T
wd possibly as high as 60,000 K), we use the N v (∼1240 Å) doublet; and for RX And (with T
wd = 33,800 K), we use the N iii (1183.0 and 1184.6 Å) absorption lines. We find a [N/C] ratio of the order of 1–100 (in solar units). Oxygen, silicon, phosphorus are mostly underabundant while aluminum is mostly overabundant. We also derive magnesium, sulfur, calcium, and iron for a few systems. VW Hyi has a solar composition secondary implying the suprasolar [N/C] ratio very likely originates in the WD itself, e.g., accretion-driven dredge-up, mixing, and convection bringing material from deeper regions to the WD surface. If the donor star in the other five systems is nonevolved, the WD is the origin for the [N/C] ratio in these systems, either directly as in VW Hyi or due to contamination of the donor and accretion disk by the repetitive explosive CNO burning during the common envelope stage of the nova explosions.
A Primordial Origin for the Gas-rich Debris Disks around Intermediate-mass Stars
Authors: Nakatani Riouhei , Turner Neal J. , Hasegawa Yasuhiro , Cataldi Gianni , Aikawa Yuri , Marino Sebastián , Kobayashi Hiroshi 
Published: December 2023

Abstract
While most debris disks consist of dust with little or no gas, a fraction have significant amounts of gas detected via emission lines of CO, ionized carbon, and/or atomic oxygen. Almost all such gaseous debris disks known are around A-type stars with ages up to 50 Myr. We show, using semianalytic disk evolution modeling, that this can be understood if the gaseous debris disks are remnant protoplanetary disks that have become depleted of small grains compared to the interstellar medium. Photoelectric heating by the A stars’ far-UV (FUV) radiation is then inefficient, while the stars’ extreme-UV (EUV) and X-ray emissions are weak owing to a lack of surface convective zones capable of driving magnetic activity. In this picture, it is relatively difficult for stars outside the range of spectral types from A through early B to have such long-lived gas disks. Less-massive stars have stronger magnetic activity in the chromosphere, transition region, and corona with resulting EUV and X-ray emission, while more-massive stars have photospheres hot enough to produce strong EUV radiation. In both cases, primordial disk gas is likely to photoevaporate well before 50 Myr. These results come from 0D disk evolution models where we incorporate internal accretion stresses, MHD winds, and photoevaporation by EUV and X-ray photons with luminosities that are functions of the stellar mass and age. A key issue this work leaves open is how some disks become depleted in small dust so that FUV photoevaporation slows. Candidates include the grains’ growth, settling, radial drift, radiation force, and incorporation into planetary systems.
Le charbon, un patrimoine énergétique ? Aux origines d’une angoisse victorienne
Authors: Mathis Charles-François 
Published: December 2023

Cet article se propose de tester la pertinence de la notion de « patrimoine énergétique » pour étudier la place du charbon dans la société anglaise du xix e siècle et du premier xx e siècle. Une approche d’histoire culturelle et sociale permet en effet de montrer que ce combustible peut être considéré comme une ressource identitaire pour l’Angleterre victorienne, c’est-à-dire un élément jugé certes indispensable à son développement économique mais aussi central dans la construction symbolique de son identité nationale. C’est justement cette conception du charbon comme un patrimoine paradoxal (puisqu’évidemment sans cesse diminué par la consommation énergétique), qui est à l’origine des angoisses existentielles du pays à la fin du xix e siècle.
Été 1914. L’entrée en guerre du Nord, minute par minute
Authors: de Oliveira Matthieu 
Published: December 2023

Été 1914, la tension internationale s’accroît chaque jour, de l’assassinat de Jaurès à la déclaration de guerre, en passant par la mobilisation générale. En regard de l’enthousiasme général publiquement manifesté, les Nordistes s’efforcent d’anticiper l’avenir en recourant aux services de notaires. Le dépouillement des minutes de 40 études réparties sur 29 localités du département a permis de retrouver 290 actes passés entre le 29 juillet et le 5 août 1914. L’examen de ce corpus met en lumière les stratégies déployées par les particuliers afin de prévoir autant que possible les événements à venir et protéger leurs proches… et leurs affaires.