Purpose: This study aimed to determine the effectiveness of hand massage on patient anxiety and comfort before cataract surgery. Design: A randomized controlled trial. Methods: The 140 patients in this study were assigned ...

Fucoxanthin is one of the most important carotenoids and is found in diatoms such as Phaeodactylum tricornutum. The aim of this study was to evaluate the use of both the constant volumetric power consumption rate as scale-up ...

Purpose: In this article, we evaluate subfoveal choroidal thickness in celiac patients with respect to adherence to the gluten-free diet and nonadherence to the gluten-free diet, comparing with age and sex matched healthy ...

Background: Abnormal Pap smear result means there have been cell changes on the cervix but are not cancer. Women with abnormal test result may be affected from this situation. What do women with abnormal Pap smear results ...

In this study, the synthetic active site model of tyrosinase enzyme's (His(3))(CuOHCu)-O-center dot center dot-Cu-center dot center dot(His(3)) arrangement is constituted by applying the density functional theory (DFT) to ...

Today's fast-changing World imposes new challenges in all aspects of our lives. Most prominent changes have been observed in information and communications technology (ICT). These changes imposed new challenges for the ...

The concept of sustainability deals with protecting and sustaining society and environment for future generations while trying to meet the maximization of market capitalization objective. Despite the increased awareness ...

This study explores the preparation and mechanical behavior of free-standing polymer-dispersed liquid crystal (PDLC) film membranes. Polyurethane (PU) was used as a thermoplastic polymer matrix to form these free-standing ...

Objective Web-based education would be useful for gaining health-related behaviours. The aim of the study was to determine the effect of web-based education on Pap smear behaviours of teachers. Methods The study was an ...