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A left pulmonary artery aneurysm secondary to pulmonary hypertension
(2001)
We report a case of pulmonary trunk aneurysm extending into the left pulmonary artery due to pulmonary hypertension secondary to mitral valve disease. The mitral valve was replaced with a bileaflet mechanical prosthesis. ...
Zero-crossing based demodulation of minimum shift keying
(2003)
Minimum shift keying (MSK) modulation has features such as constant envelope compact spectrum and good error performance which are all desirable in many digital applications including mobile radio. Numerous receiver ...
Left versus bi-atrial intraoperative saline-irrigated radiofrequency modified maze procedure for atrial fibrillation
(2003)
Background: This study was conducted to evaluate the effectiveness of the saline-irrigated radiofrequency modified maze operation for the treatment of chronic atrial fibrillation (AF) and compare the results of the left ...
Magnetic resonance imaging of tuberculous spondylitis
(2003)
The clinical and imaging findings of patients with a confirmed diagnosis of tuberculous spondylitis were retrospectively analyzed to assess the diagnostic value of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and determine the different ...
An analytic network process-based approach to concept evaluation in a new product development environment
(Taylor & Francis, 2007)
Selecting the best product concept is one of the most critical tasks in a new product development (NPD) environment. Making decisions at this stage becomes very difficult due to imprecise and uncertain product requirements. ...
The effect of a bump in an elastic tube on wave propagation in a viscous fluid of variable viscosity
(Elsevier Science, 2007)
In the present work treating the arteries as a thin walled prestressed elastic tube with a bump and the blood as a Newtonian fluid of variable viscosity we have studied the propagation of weakly nonlinear waves in such a ...
An analysis of the unemployment selected MENA countries and Turkey
(2008)
One of the most important economic and social problems of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is the high rate of unemployment. Unemployment in the selected MENA countries like Egypt Israel Jordan and Turkey are examined ...
The not so new Turkish woman: A statistical look at women in two Istanbul neighborhoods
(2009)
Using survey data gathered from nearly 400 women living in two Istanbul neighborhoods this article explores issues of work education family and feminism. In addition to presenting the findings we argue that there is a ...
Self-reported traffic accidents and sleepiness in a professional group of Turkish drivers
(2002)
Sleepiness in professional drivers is widely accepted to be an important cause of traffic accidents. Despite growing knowledge of the prevalence of sleepiness in automobile and truck drivers estimates from different countries ...
Adaptation to nocturnal intermittent hypoxia in sleep-disordered breathing: 2,3 diphosphoglycerate levels: a preliminary study
(2002)
An inexpensive method for determining significant sleep-related hypoxemia would be beneficial for patients being investigated and treated for sleep-disordered breathing in order to distinguish hypoxic patients from those ...