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Open AccessIdentification and cross-country comparison of students’ test-taking behaviors in selected eTIMSS 2019 countries
Unfavorable test-taking behaviors, such as speededness and disengagement, have long been a validity concern for large-scale low-stakes assessments. Understanding the presence and extent of such behaviors is im...
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Open AccessComparison of disengagement levels and the impact of disengagement on item parameters between PISA 2015 and PISA 2018 in the United States
Examinees may not make enough effort when responding to test items if the assessment has no consequence for them. These disengaged responses can be problematic in low-stakes, large-scale assessments because th...
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Open AccessEnhancing response time thresholds with response behaviors for detecting disengaged examinees
The item responses of examinees who rapid-guess, who do not spend enough time reading and engaging with an item, will not reflect their true ability on that item. Rapid-disengagement refers to rapidly selectin...
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Hemifacial spasm and postural abnormalities; clinical and posturographical analyses
Hemifacial spasm (HFS) is defined as an involuntary, irregular clonic, or tonic movement of muscles innervated by the ipsilateral seventh cranial nerve. It is reported that the coexistence of non-motor- and mo...
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Open AccessThe effect of CD14 and TLR4 gene polimorphisms on asthma phenotypes in adult Turkish asthma patients: a genetic study
Endotoxins stimulate T helper 1 cell maturation and send a negative signal to T helper 2 polarisation. This causes a decrease IgE levels and prevents atopy (Hygiene hypothesis). It is shown that this response ...
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Reply to a letter from Ozgur Tanriverdi and Derya Kaskari regarding “Frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome in breast cancer patients”
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Ultrasonographic evaluation of the femoral cartilage thickness after unilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy
To assess the distal femoral cartilage after unilateral arthroscopic partial meniscectomy and to explore the relationship between cartilage thickness and various disease-/surgery-related parameters.
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Frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome in breast cancer patients
We aimed to determine the frequency of fibromyalgia syndrome (FM) in operated breast cancer patients and to research the relationship between FM and the severity of fatigue and quality of life in these breast ...
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Assessment of the relationship between postural stability and sleep quality in patients with fibromyalgia
The aim of this study is to investigate the relationship of postural stability and sleep disorders in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome. Frequency of falls in the last 6 months in 48 fibromyalgia and 32 cont...
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Open AccessProminent features of platelet count, plateletcrit, mean platelet volume and platelet distribution width in pulmonary tuberculosis
We aimed to investigate the relation of platelet count (PLT) and plateletcrit (PCT), mean platelet volume (MPV) and platelet distribution width (PDW) with other acute phase reactants and radiological extent in...
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Open AccessReliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment I
The Performance-Oriented Mobility Assessment (POMA)-I is widely used assessment tool for evaluation of balance and gait properties. The aim of this study was to translate POMA-I to Turkish and to assess its re...
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Relationship between the body image and level of pain, functional status, severity of depression, and quality of life in patients with fibromyalgia syndrome
The aims were to investigate how the body image is affected in fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) in comparison to healthy people, as well as to explore the relationship of the body image with the level of pain, func...
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Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in fibromyalgia syndrome
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Helicobacter pylori seropositivity in fibromyalgia syndrome
Although there are some studies suggesting relation between different types of infection and fibromyalgia syndrome (FM), there is presently no proof that FM is caused by an infection. Helicobacter pylori (HP) inf...
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Reliability and validity of the Turkish version of the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale
Background and aims: The aim of this study was to develop a Turkish version of the Nottingham Extended Activities of Daily Living Scale (NEADLS) and to assess its reliability and validity. Method...
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Quality of life assessments with SF 36 in different musculoskeletal diseases
The aim of this study is to evaluate comparatively the life quality of patients with knee osteoarthritis (KO), shoulder im**ement syndrome(SIS), fibromialgia(FM), or osteoporosis(OP) using SF 36 and establis...
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Efficacy of salmon calcitonin in complex regional pain syndrome (type 1) in addition to physical therapy
The aim of the study was to assess the efficacy of salmon calcitonin, which was suggested as effective in the treatment of complex regional pain syndrome type 1 (CRPS 1). Patients who had suffered trauma to th...
