• The stressed bird in the hand: Influence of sampling design on the physiological stress response in a free-living songbird 

  Lendvai, Adam Z.; Huber, Nikolaus; Mahr, Katharina; Toth, Zsofia; Szarka, Endre Z.; Cinar, Yusuf U.; Salmon, Pablo

  Despite the widely used application of standardized capture-handling protocols to collect blood and assess the physiological stress response, the actual sampling design (e.g., timing and the number of blood samples) often ...

• Sexual Functions of Transgender Individuals Before Gender Transition 

  DURCAN, Emre; KADIOĞLU, Pınar; Korkmaz, Ozge Polat; ÖZKAYA, Hande Mefkure; TURAN, Şenol; Sahin, Serdar (2021)

  Objective: It is important to evaluate sexual function during the follow-up of transgender individuals in the gender pre-transition period. However, there exists inadequate literature evaluating the sexual functions of ...

• Serum irisin is a novel biomarker for bladder cancer detection 

  Alp, Hamit Hakan; DÖNMEZ, Muhammet İrfan; Huyut, Zübeyir; Taken, Kerem; Aslan, Rahmi; Eryılmaz, Recep

  Background This study intended to investigate irisin levels in bladder cancer patients and healthy controls. Objective Our aim was to evaluate if serum irisin could be used as a diagnostic tool in bladder cancer and further, ...

• Preoperative Minimal-Residue Diet Versus Fasting Alone in Minimally Invasive Gynecologic Surgery 

  Minareci, Yagmur; Portakal, Suleyman

  Objective: The present prospective randomized study compared the effects of a minimal-residue low fiber diet for 3 days preoperatively with fasting alone on surgical vision and efficiency during laparoscopic hysterectomy ...

• Pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches to chronic lumbar back pain 

  Ketenci, Aysegul; Zure, Mert (2021)

  Low back pain is a common and important cause of disability. Chronic pain increases disability and cost. In this review, we discuss pharmacological and non-pharmacological treatment approaches for chronic low back pain in ...

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