Niger J Clin Pract
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Ovarian cancer exhibits a significant prevalence and incidence on a global scale. Low-grade or high-grade epithelial-type ovarian cancer can be classified by using the dualistic model. Inflammation has been associated with AKNA protein by cancer researchers. The potential of AKNA as a cancer biomarker is supported by its significance and association with ovarian carcinoma. Uninvestigated is this enormous potential. ⋯ Higher-grade ovarian cancer expressed less AKNA compared to cysts or low-grade forms of the disease. This considerable difference suggests that AKNA might predict ovarian cancer tumor grade.
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While we attempt to restore occlusion in completely edentulous patients there is a consensus among clinicians to articulate the cast using average value and avoid performing facebow transfer. Various studies question the application of facebow transfer in the fabrication of removable complete denture fabrication. ⋯ The condylar guidance values obtained by clinical methods (Bonwill's and Facebow) were significantly lesser (P < 0.005) compared to the values obtained by radiographic method.
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Emotional availability and responsiveness in intrapartum care increase women's birth satisfaction, comfort, and quality of nursing/midwifery care. In Turkey, there is no instrument for measuring emotional availability and responsiveness in intrapartum care. ⋯ The Turkish version of the EAR-IC is a suitable, effective, and reliable instrument for measuring the emotional aspects of intrapartum caregiving midwives.
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A chest radiograph is the most commonly requested and performed imaging for diagnosis and screening including medical examination. ⋯ Although the incidence of clinically significant incidentalomas appears low in our environment where beliefs and lack of adequate healthcare financing prevent the majority from seeking timely medical attention, chest radiograph remains an invaluable tool for pre-employment medical examination. Some underlying medical conditions could be picked up, further investigation sought to save life, and it serves as a baseline with which future findings may be compared.
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Acute rheumatic fever is an immunologically delayed autoimmune sequel of throat infection caused by group A streptococcus. The aim of this study was to evaluate endocan levels in patients with acute rheumatic fever and compare with the control group. ⋯ Our study showed that serum endocan levels increased during the subacute phase of acute rheumatic fever. We suggest that serum endocan level can be used as a new biomarker to identify the degree of cardiac involvement in acute rheumatic fever.