Background: Platelet transfusion is an effective method used to prevent and treat bleeding in thrombocyto-penic patients. The impact of platelet transfusion without respecting the ABO compatibility on platelet transfusion refractoriness is debated. We aimed to evaluate platelet transfusions practice at our tertiary care hospital.Materials and Methods: We analyzed 849 hematology-oncology patients who underwent platelet transfu-sion at Dokuz Eylül University Hospital between January 2014 and December 2020. Case under the age of 18 were excluded from the study. We retrospectively assessed the demographic data of selected cases, the types of transfusion products employed, and patients’ laboratory parameters. Results: Hematology-oncology patients accounted for 44.6% (n=849) of the transfusions. Much of the remainder is used in the emergency department 11.7% (n=224) and intensive care 6.8% (n=131). Eight hundred and forty-nine hemato-oncological patients were retrospectively identified between 2014 and 2020. The median age was 60 (18–91) years, with 44.6% women. ABO-identical platelet transfusions were 93.6%. Eighty-one percent of platelets were transfused to patients with counts < 25 × 10^6 µL. Post transfu-sion the next day, platelet count increment <10 × 10^6 µL was 31.6%, 37.5%, 30.0% for ABO compatible, ABO major incompatible, and ABO minor incompatible, respectively.Conclusions: We conclude that platelet transfusions should always be made to only ABO identical platelets whenever possible. As with every blood product transfusion, comprehensive and practical national policies should be developed based on international guidelines for causing minimum side effects and maximum efficacy for platelet transfusion.

In this study the factors related to capital structure in Indian Real Estate Investment Trusts (I-REITs) have been analyzed. An empirical investigation had been made by using predictors such as Return on equity (ROE), Return on assets (ROA), Return on Capital Employed (ROCE) and Net Prot Margin (NPM). The capital structure (debt to equity ratio) has been used as dependent variable. Secondary data has been gathered from nancial statements of the company. The literature needed for this study has been taken from academic journals, books and internet. The major nding is that a low Debt to Equity suggests I-REITs are less risky. We can understand that there is no signicant relationship exists between capital structure and performance of the companies.

Turkey is lavished with hundreds of common bean landraces. The present study was aimed to investigate the agronomic and mineral variations in 80 common bean landraces collected from 11 different provinces of Turkey. Genotypic variation expressed as a range for some traits like days to maturity (90-141 days), plant height (25.25-361.50 cm), 1000 seeds weight (140-633 g), Iron (66.48-128.05 mg kg-1), and Zinc (20.56-42.01 mg kg-1). Positive and highly significant correlation of Magnesium with Iron and Zinc was observed and analytic results derived from the first 3 eigenvectors suggested that days to pod setting, Zinc, and 1000 seeds weight were main variation contributing traits. Among the provinces, landraces from Tunceli performed well for agronomic traits and Malatya provinces landraces were found enrich for mineral traits. Landraces E-26 and S-19 reflected higher Fe and Zn contents, and higher yield, respectively. Cluster analysis divided the studied germplasm on the basis of plant height and geographic. Information provided herein can be helpful for the development of candidate varieties having higher yield with greater mineral contents.

OP-075 Blood donation might improve vascular function. In this study, we aimed to search whether regular blood donation can improve flow mediated arterial vasodilation or not in healthy adult males. 50 consecutive adult male participants without overt cardiovascular disease, who did not donate

PP-093 Right ventricular (RV) dysfunction may develop in the course of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) and it is important predictor of morbidity and mortality. The polymorphism of the gene of multidrug resistance-1 (MDR-1) responded to drug resistance have been associated with some

A new method for assessing preference based outcome measures in rehabilitation with assistive devices is reported. The method uses a standard utility instrument, the EuroQol, with complementary items on mobility and social relationships. In addition, a problem solving scale (PIRS) is introduced. Validation has been carried out in a multicenter study of mobility, hearing and communication devices. Utilities and problem solving scores covary strongly for mobility interventions but not for those dealing with communication. So far it is not explained whether the investigated communication interventions result in moderate utility gain only, or whether there is a bias in the corresponding utility scores. Further research on this has been started. The issue of deriving utility weights for the PIRS has also been started. We recommend the described method to be used for cost-utility analyses of rehabilitation measures for disabled persons.

IPPA (Individually Prioritised Problem Assessment) is a new instrument to assess the effectiveness of assistive technology provision. It assesses the impact that problems have on daily life as perceived by the end-user. In an international trial, 248 clients of service delivery centres were interviewed using the instrument, of whom 188 also participated in a follow-up interview. Respondents had problems in mobility, hearing, speech-related communication or self-care. In addition to IPPA, SIP68 and EuroQol were administered for validation purposes. The instrument fits well into the process of service delivery (and even facilitates the actual assessment). The direction of changes measured by IPPA is consistent with the direction of changes measured by SIP68 and EuroQol, supporting construct validity. Changes measured by IPPA are considerably larger, supporting our view that solving problems is a key outcome in provision of assistive devices. Results support the ideas behind the instrument and are promising enough to continue.

During the CERTAIN study (research carried out in 1994–96 within the Technology Initiative for Disabled and Elderly (TIDE) programme of the European Union), a number of real life case studies of provision of assistive technology to disabled persons were investigated in order to assess the applicability of socio-economic principles, methods and techniques already available from Health Care Technology Assessment studies. A retrospective study on cost, effectiveness and utility resulting from the implementation of assistive technology was carried out over a sample of disabled persons who had adopted technical aids before the start of the project. The sample was selected in such a way to include different pathologies (steady or progressive), impairments, ages, technology and social environment. Each case was described by considering all clinical, technical and social aspects; a common structure for case reporting was developed and tested; attempts were carried out to apply and refine concept and tools derived from health technology assessment studies; on the grounds of such experience a decision support model was elaborated for the choice between different alternatives in order to maximize the client's quality of life while making efficient use of scarce resources. A computer implementation of such a model was also developed, along with a mathematical structure of cost analysis. Within a national research programme such findings were further exploited, leading to the development of a prototype cost-outcome instrument designed for use in clinical practice in the provision of assistive technology to individual cases.

An experimental teleworking arrangement was established between Milan and Rome in order to evaluate the use of multimedia technology and remote working for improving the service provided by an information and advice centre for the disabled. This activity requires a highly interdisciplinary approach and both clinical and technical expertise. The hypothesis was that offering the lone expert in Rome the possibility of teleconsulting with colleagues in Milan (where the whole range of expertise was available) would provide a comprehensive service for disabled clients asking for advice on technical aids in Rome. The results of an experiment demonstrated the feasibility of such teleworking and allowed a teleconsulting method to be defined that fits the specific needs of the technical-aid information service and improves quality.

A study has been made of the effects of storage on the fluorescence of latent fingermarks on paper developed with ninhydrin and zinc chloride. Exposure to sunlight or xenon arc light causes fading of the marks but the presence of moisture or high humidity results in the loss of fluorescence and the formation of a red non-fluorescent compound.