Original Investigation

Factors Affecting Obstetric Outcomes in Patients Who Underwent Cold-Knife and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure Conization Due to CIN 2 or CIN 3
  • Mehmet Obut
  • Can Tekin İskender
  • Aykut Kından
  • Özge Yücel Çelik
  • Mevlüt Bucak
  • Fulya Kayıkçıoğlu
  • Betül Tokgöz Çakır
  • Sevgi Koç
  • Caner Çakır
  • Şevki Çelen
  • Ali Turhan Çağlar
  • Yaprak Engin Üstün
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 0; 0: 0-0 [e-Pub] DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2023-1-15 PMID:38063009
Evaluation of neonatal outcomes according to the specific absorption rate values of phones used during pregnancy
  • Melek Büyükeren
  • Fikriye Karanfil Yaman
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2024; 25: 7-12 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-10-1 PMID:38444310
Comparison of ovulation induction and pregnacy outcomes in IVF patients with normal ovarian reserve who underwent long protocol with recombinant-FSH and highly purified-hMG
  • Cem Çelik
  • Kenan Sofuoglu
  • Selçuk Selçuk
  • Mehmet Resit Asoglu
  • Remzi Abali
  • Elçin Çetingöz
  • Bahar Baykal
  • Mehmet Uludogan
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2011; 12: 15-20 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2011.04 PMID:24591951
Does advanced paternal age affect global DNA methylation of human spermatozoa and intracytoplasmic sperm injection outcome?
  • Laqqan M. Mohammed
  • Yassin M. Maged
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 18-27 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-4-8 PMID:36524832
Determination of risk factors and perinatal outcomes of singleton pregnancies complicated by isolated single umbilical artery in Turkish population
  • Firat Tülek
  • Alper Kahraman
  • Salih Taskin
  • Esra Özkavukçu
  • Feride Söylemez
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2015; 16: 21-24 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2015.15115 PMID:25788844
Gestational diabetes mellitus screening and outcomes
  • Hale Lebriz Aktün
  • Derya Uyan
  • Betül Yorgunlar
  • Mustafa Acet
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2015; 16: 25-29 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2015.15081 PMID:25788845
Long-term outcomes of fetal posterior fossa abnormalities diagnosed with fetal magnetic resonance imaging
  • Erdal Şeker
  • Batuhan Aslan
  • Ezgi Aydın
  • Acar Koç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 28-32 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-7-13 PMID:36583295
Maternal and perinatal outcomes of pregnancies complicated by cardiac disease
  • Mahesh Koregol
  • Nina Mahale
  • Radhakrishna Nayak
  • Amritha Bhandary
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2009; 10: 30-34
The course of infection with the Delta variant of COVID-19 in pregnancy: analysis of clinical, laboratory, and neonatal outcomes
  • Mehmet Rıfat Göklü
  • Süleyman Cemil Oğlak
  • Zeynep Gedik Özköse
  • Şeyhmus Tunç
  • Gökhan Bolluk
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 33-41 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-6-8 PMID:36583294
The Impact Of Cervical Dilatation On Pregnancy Outcomes After Cerclage Placement In Women With A Short Cervical Length
  • Harika Bodur Öztürk
  • Arda Lembet
  • Cem Demirel
  • Ümit Kaya
  • Tolga Ergin
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2010; 11: 44-47 PMID:24591893
Comparison of interval duration between single course antenatal corticosteroid administration and delivery on neonatal outcomes
  • Leila Sekhavat
  • Raziah Dehghani Firouzabadi
  • Sedighah Akhavan Karbasi
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2011; 12: 86-89 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2011.21 PMID:24591968
Maternal and neonatal outcomes in adolescent pregnant women with one prior Cesarean section in Baghdad
  • Shaymaa Kadhim Jasim
  • Hayder Al-Momen
  • Maisaa Anees Wahbi
  • Rand Almomen
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 86-91 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-7-11 PMID:36991575
Comparison of perinatal and maternal outcomes of severe preeclampsia, eclampsia, and HELLP syndrome
  • Gökhan Yıldırım
  • Kemal Güngördük
  • Halil Aslan
  • Ahmet Gül
  • Mehmet Bayraktar
  • Yavuz Ceylan
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2011; 12: 90-96 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2011.22 PMID:24591969
Maternal and perinatal outcomes of COVID-19 vaccination during pregnancy
  • Hasan Süt
  • Gülşah Aynaoğlu Yıldız
  • Erdal Şeker
  • Coşkun Ümit
  • Mustafa Koçar
  • Acar Koç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 120-124 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-9-10 PMID:37283689
Chronic endometritis diagnosed using a cut-off of ≥5 CD138 plasma cells significantly affects the reproductive outcomes of frozen embryo transfer: a case-control study
  • Hasan Bulut
  • Tamer Yeğinaltay
  • Mustafa Tunç
  • Murat Berkkanoğlu
  • Hande Töre
  • Kevin Coetzee
  • Kemal Özgür
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 165-171 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-9-20 PMID:37675502
The oncologic outcomes of endometrial cancer metastasizing to the adrenal gland and kidney: from case to analysis
  • Okan Aytekin
  • Fatih Kılıç
  • Burak Ersak
  • Mehmet Ünsal
  • Serra Akar
  • Osman Türkmen
  • Günsu Kimyon Cömert
  • Kamil Hakan Müftüoğlu
  • Taner Turan
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 172-176 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-11-3 PMID:37675503
Influence of evening/night-time birth on maternal/perinatal outcomes in a low-risk population
  • Cláudia Rejane Pinheiro Maciel Vidal
  • Maxsuenia Queiroz Medeiros
  • Joana Adalgisa Furtado Magalhães Andrade
  • Edward Araujo Júnior
  • Francisco Herlânio Costa Carvalho
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 221-227 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2020.0081 PMID:33273519
Outcomes of external cephalic version for antenatal women with breech presentation in a secondary hospital in Vellore, Tamil Nadu - a retrospective review
  • Tobey Ann Marcus
  • Shalini Jeyapaul
  • Sam Marconi David
  • Dimple Jamkhandi
  • Anne George Cherian
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 236-242 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2020.0140 PMID:33274567
Impact of scoliosis on gestational outcome
  • Canan Ünal
  • Atakan Tanaçan
  • Erdem Fadiloğlu
  • Murat Çağan
  • Halise Meltem Yücesoy
  • Mehmet Sinan Beksaç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2023; 24: 241-245 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2023.2022-10-3 PMID:38054415
Robotic versus laparoscopic hysterectomy; comparison of early surgical outcomes
  • Özgüç Takmaz
  • Mete Güngör
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 260-264 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2019.0187 PMID:32517432
The efficacy of dydrogesterone use to suppress premature luteinizing hormone surge on cycle outcomes in controlled ovarian stimulation
  • Gülşen Doğan Durdağ
  • Gizem Bektaş
  • Esengül Türkyılmaz
  • Halime Göktepe
  • Meltem Sönmezer
  • Yavuz Emre Şükür
  • Batuhan Özmen
  • Cem Atabekoğlu
  • Bülent Berker
  • Ruşen Aytaç
  • Murat Sönmezer
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2021; 22: 293-299 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2020.2020.0110 PMID:33389927
Comparison of perioperative outcomes among robot-assisted, conventional laparoscopic, and abdominal/open myomectomies
  • Esra Özbaşlı
  • Mete Güngör
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2021; 22: 312-318 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2021.0049 PMID:34634858

Original Investigation

Do clinical and laboratory parameters effect maternal and fetal outcomes in pregnancies complicated with hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome?
  • İncim Bezircioğlu
  • Ali Baloğlu
  • Burcu Çetinkaya
  • Betül Pirim
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2012; 13: 1-7 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2011.68 PMID:24627667
Overcoming barriers to vaginal hysterectomy: An analysis of perioperative outcomes
  • Ido Sirota
  • Shannon A. Tomita
  • Lisa Dabney
  • Alan Weinberg
  • Linus Chuang
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2019; 20: 8-14 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2018.2018.0021 PMID:30209028
The effects of intra-ovarian autologous platelet rich plasma injection on IVF outcomes of poor responder women and women with premature ovarian insufficiency
  • Fırat Tülek
  • Alper Kahraman
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 14-21 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2021.0134 PMID:34866374
Obstetric and perinatal outcomes in pregnant women with Takayasu’s arteritis: single centre experience over five years
  • Liji Sarah David
  • Manisha Madhai Beck
  • Manish Kumar
  • Sudha Jasmine Rajan
  • Debashish Danda
  • Reeta Vijayaselvi
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 15-23 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0115 PMID:31564080
Brenner tumors of the ovary: clinical features and outcomes in a single-center cohort
  • Dilek Yüksel
  • Ciğdem Kılıç
  • Caner Çakır
  • Günsu Kimyon Cömert
  • Taner Turan
  • Eylem Ünlübilgin
  • Nurettin Boran
  • Fulya Kayıkçıoğlu
  • Sevgi Koç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 22-27 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2021.0001 PMID:35000896
Stage IIIC transitional cell carcinoma and serous carcinoma of the ovary have similar outcomes when treated with platinum-based chemotherapy
  • Gökhan Boyraz
  • Derman Başaran
  • Mehmet Coşkun Salman
  • Nejat Özgül
  • Kunter Yüce
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2017; 18: 33-37 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.2016.0190 PMID:28506948
The impact of a simulation-based training lab on outcomes of hysterectomy
  • Mehmet Reşit Asoğlu
  • Tamar Achjian
  • Oğuz Akbilgiç
  • Mostafa A. Borahay
  • Gökhan S. Kılıç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2016; 17: 60-64 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2016.16053 PMID:27403070
Outcomes of robotic, laparoscopic, and open hysterectomy for benign conditions in obese patients
  • Mostafa A. Borahay
  • Ömer Lütfi Tapısız
  • İbrahim Alanbay
  • Gökhan Sami Kılıç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2018; 19: 72-77 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.2018.0018 PMID:29699956
A comparison of antenatally and intraoperatively diagnosed cases of placenta accreta spectrum
  • Rahila Imtiaz
  • Zubaida Masood
  • Samia Husain
  • Sonia Husain
  • Rubina Izhar
  • Saba Hussain
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 84-89 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0063 PMID:31564084
The effects of GnRH analogs to serum and follicular fluid leptin levels and pregnancy outcomes in short protocols of Asisted Reproductive Technology
  • Mete Ahmet Ergenoğlu
  • Ahmet Özgür Yeniel
  • Ayşin Akdoğan
  • Ege Nazan Tavmergen Göker
  • Erol Tavmergen
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2012; 13: 91-97 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2012.10 PMID:24592015
Pregnancy of patients with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura: maternal and neonatal outcomes
  • Hakan Kalaycı
  • Gülşen Doğan Durdağ
  • Şafak Yılmaz Baran
  • Seda Yüksel Şimşek
  • Songül Alemdaroğlu
  • Serdinç Özdoğan
  • Esra Bulgan Kılıçdağ
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 97-101 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0078 PMID:31397144
Analysis of cystic hygroma diagnosed in the first trimester: Single-center experience
  • Betül Yakıştıran
  • Orhan Altınboğa
  • Emre Canpolat
  • Esra Şükran Çakar
  • Şevki Çelen
  • Ali Turhan Çağlar
  • Yaprak Engin Üstün
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 107-110 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0032 PMID:31298510
Effect of follicular fluid NO, MDA and GSH levels on in vitro fertilization outcomes
  • Ender Yalçinkaya
  • Yigit Çakiroglu
  • Emek Doger
  • Özcan Budak
  • Mustafa Çekmen
  • Eray Çaliskan
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2013; 14: 136-141 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2013.53323 PMID:24592092
The effect of post-wash total progressive motile sperm count and semen volume on pregnancy outcomes in intrauterine insemination cycles: a retrospective study
  • Elvan Koyun Ok
  • Ömer Erbil Dogan
  • Recep Emre Okyay
  • Bülent Gülekli
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2013; 14: 142-145 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2013.52280 PMID:24592093
Predictive values of maternal serum PAPP-A level, uterine artery Doppler velocimetry, and fetal biometric measurements for poor pregnancy and poor neonatal outcomes in pregnant women
  • Serdar Balcı
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2016; 17: 143-149 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2016.16040 PMID:27651722
Assesment of pregnancy outcomes among twin pregnancies with single fetal demise regarding chorionicity and fetal death time
  • Sevcan Arzu Arınkan
  • Resul Arısoy
  • Murat Api
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2019; 20: 147-153 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2018.2018.0053 PMID:30063212
The effect of adenomyosis on the outcomes of laparoscopic hysterectomy
  • Ali Yavuzcan
  • Alper Başbuğ
  • Merve Baştan
  • Mete Çağlar
  • İsmail Özdemir
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2016; 17: 150-154 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2016.16073 PMID:27651723
Prognostic factors, survival outcomes, and surgical practices when dealing with uterine sarcomas: 8 years’ clinical experience
  • Elif Meseci
  • Mehmet Murat Naki
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2019; 20: 154-164 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0061 PMID:31298514
A novel approach using a minimal number of injections during the IVF/ICSI cycle: Luteal half-dose depot GnRH agonist following corifollitropin alfa versus the corifollitropin alfa with a GnRH-antagonist cycle
  • Bülent Haydardedeoğlu
  • Esra Bulgan Kılıçdağ
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2016; 17: 155-158 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2016.16015 PMID:27651724
Investigation of the effects of trophectoderm morphology on obstetric outcomes in fifth day blastocyst transfer in patients undergoing in-vitro-fertilization
  • Aygün Hamidova
  • Bekir Sitki Isenlik
  • Enis Hidisoglu
  • Enver Kerem Dirican
  • Safak Olgan
  • Selahattin Kumru
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 167-176 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2021-10-8 PMID:35781674
Perinatal outcomes of twenty-five human immunodeficiency virus-infected pregnant women: Hacettepe University experience
  • Ahmet Çağkan İnkaya
  • Gökçen Örgül
  • Nurhayat Halis
  • Şehnaz Alp
  • Ateş Kara
  • Özgür Özyüncü
  • Murat Yurdakok
  • Serhat Ünal
  • M. Sinan Beksaç
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2020; 21: 180-186 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2019.2019.0033 PMID:31564083
Perinatal outcomes and anomalies associated with fetal right aortic arch
  • Ahmet Gül
  • Kemal Güngördük
  • Gökhan Yıldırım
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2012; 13: 184-186 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2012.25 PMID:24592035
The association between protein levels in 24-hour urine samples and maternal and neonatal outcomes of pregnant women with preeclampsia
  • Gülşah Aynaoğlu Yıldız
  • Emsal Pınar Topdağı Yılmaz
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 190-198 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2022-4-3 PMID:36065980
The impact of parity on perinatal outcomes in pregnancies complicated by advanced maternal age
  • Eralp Baser
  • Kerem Doga Seçkin
  • Selçuk Erkilinç
  • Mehmet Fatih Karsli
  • Ilkin Mahmut Yeral
  • Oktay Kaymak
  • Turhan Çaglar
  • Nuri Danisman
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2013; 14: 205-209 DOI: 10.5152/jtgga.2013.62347 PMID:24592107
The effect of diagnostic hysteroscopy performed before fresh and frozen-thawed embryo transfer in IVF cycles on reproductive outcomes
  • Fuat Eserol
  • Hale Goksever Celik
  • Aslı Nehir Aytan
  • Ali Celik
  • Engin Celik
  • Faruk Buyru
  • Ercan Bastu
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2021; 22: 206-211 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2020.0136 PMID:33663201
Fetal intracranial hemorrhage: prenatal sonographic diagnosis criteria and postnatal outcomes
  • Zeynep Gedik Özköse
  • Süleyman Cemil Oğlak
  • Ayşegül Bestel
  • Mustafa Behram
  • Sema Süzen Çaypınar
  • Fatma Ölmez
  • İsmail Özdemir
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 268-274 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2021.2021-0042 PMID:35266380
Awareness, knowledge and attitude toward the relationship between periodontal health and pregnancy outcomes among obstetrician-gynecologist healthcare professionals in Turkey: Results of 11th Turkish-German Gynecological Association Congress based survey
  • Resul Turabi
  • Ömer Birkan Agrali
  • Başak Doğan
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2022; 23: 275-286 DOI: 10.4274/jtgga.galenos.2022.2021-9-13 PMID:36482656

Original Article

Impact of controlled ovarian hyperstimulation protocols on the outcomes of assisted reproduct
  • Rafael Levi
  • Ege Nazan Tavmergen Göker
  • Murat Ulukus
  • Mustafa Cosan Terek
  • Erol Tavmergen
  • Mustafa Ulukus
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2002; 3: 14-18
The Impact of Woman's Age on the Success of ART Applications
  • Erol Tavmergen
  • Fatih Sendag
  • Ege Tavmergen Goker
  • Handan Sendag
  • Rafael Levi
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2000; 1: 17-21

Clinical Study

Platelet Values Regarding Maternal-Fetal Outcomes In Hemolysis, Elevated Liver Enzymes, Low Platelets (HELLP) Syndrome
  • Okan Özkaya
  • Mekin Sezik
  • Hülya Toyran Sezik
  • Elif Gül Yapar
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2006; 7: 34-38
Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Pregnancies at 35 and Older Age Group
  • Yusuf ÜSTÜN
  • Yaprak ENGİN-ÜSTÜN
  • Mutlu MEYDANLI
  • Ruşen ATMACA
  • Ayşe KAFKASLI
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2005; 6: 46-48
Perinatal outcomes of adolescent pregnancies at a university hospital in Turkey
  • Gonca Ayşe İmir
  • Meral Çetin
  • Özgül Balta
  • Derya Büyükayhan
  • Ali Çetin
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2008; 9: 70-75
Perinatal outcomes in HELLP (hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count) syndrome
  • Gonca Ayşe İmir
  • İclal Özdemir Kol
  • Kenan Kaygusuz
  • Ali Çetin
  • Meral Çetin
  • Tevfik Güvenal
  • Mustafa Gönüllü
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2008; 9: 89-93
Cord Blood Cardiac Troponin I and Creatine Kinase MB Levels in Poor Neonatal Outcomes
  • Eray Çaliskan
  • Emek Doger
  • Can Duman
  • Gülcan Türker
  • Izzet Yücesoy
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2006; 7: 98-102
Neonatal Outcomes of Twin Pregnancies After Assisted Reproductive Techniques
  • Halil ASLAN
  • Altan CEBECI
  • Gökhan YILDIRIM
  • Yavuz CEYLAN
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2005; 6: 111-113
Pregnancy Outcomes in Women Aged 40 Years and Older
  • Gülnur KARATAS
  • Suat DEDE
  • Aytül TARCAN
  • Sadiman ALTINBAS
  • Ömer KANDEMIR
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2005; 6: 114-117
Antepartum, Intrapartum and Perinatal Outcome of Twin Pregnancies After In Vitro Fertilization
  • Mehmet Güney
  • Baha Oral
  • Tamer Mungan
  • Demir Özbasar
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2006; 7: 115-119
A new, non-compensatory colpopexy technique for stage IV POP: Long-term clinical outcomes
  • Adam Ostrzenski
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2006; 7: 215-223
Impact of Maternal Age on Perinatal Outcomes in Adolescent Pregnancies
  • Metin Ingeç
  • Bünyamin Börekçi
  • Mehmet Yilmaz
  • Sedat Kadanali
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2005; 6: 290-295
Computational models for prediction of intrauterine insemination outcomes
  • Moshe Wald
  • Amy E.T Sparks
  • Bradley J Van Voorhis
  • Craig H Syrop
  • Criag S Niederberger
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2007; 8: 302-307

Case Report

Primary Fetal Hydrothorax: Successful Perinatal Outcomes With Single Thoracentesis Just Prior to Delivery
  • Ahmet GÜL
  • Halil ASLAN
  • Altan CEBECI
  • Ibrahim POLAT
  • Gürkan AGRALI
  • Yavuz CEYLAN
J Turk Ger Gynecol Assoc 2004; 5: 143-146

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