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- Gul, Muhammet(35)
- Erten, Fusun(23)
- Zengin, Gokhan(23)
- Benzer, Fulya(22)
- Dal, Nursel Alp(20)
- Sahin, Kazim(20)
- Orhan, Cemal(19)
- Yeşiltepe, Akgün(17)
- Topal, Murat(15)
- Yucesan, Melih(15)
- Yildirim, Ozal(13)
- Öbek, Erdal(13)
- Aksakal, B.(12)
- Gürarslan Baş, Nazan(12)
- Alp Dal, Nursel(11)
- Baloglu, Ulas Baran(11)
- Cakilcioglu, Ugur(11)
- Kandemir, Fatih Mehmet(11)
- Paksoy, Mehmet Yavuz(11)
- Talo, Muhammed(11)
- Celik, Erkan(10)
- Er, Besir(10)
- Say, Yakup(10)
- Yaman, Mine(10)
- Yüksekol, Özlem Doğan(10)
- Aksu, Önder(9)
- Aslan, N.(9)
- Aslan, Naim(9)
- Baş, Kazım(9)
- Erişir, Mine(9)
- Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi(9)
- Acharya, U. Rajendra(8)
- Caprioli, Giovanni(8)
- Karatay, Gülnaz(8)
- Kocabaş, Mehmet(8)
- Macit, Arife(8)
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- İpek, Yeliz(8)
- Beydağ, Kerime Derya(7)
- Camas, Mustafa(7)
Yayınlar
- MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ1The effect of the platelet-rich plasma and ozone therapy on tendon-to-bone healing in the rabbit rotator cuff repair model
Gurger, Murat; Once, Gokhan; Yilmaz, Erhan; Demir, Sukru; Calik, Ilknur; Say, Yakup; Kavakli, Ahmet; Key, Sefa; Gurbuz, Mustafa Umit; Bingollu, Onur
BackgroundThe aim of this study is to histologically and biomechanically investigate the effects of local PRP and ozone therapy (O2O3) on tendon-to-bone healing in a rabbit model of the supraspinatus tendon tear.MethodsFour groups were formed to have seven rabbits in each group: repair, R; repair + PRP, RP; repair + ozone, RO; and repair + PRP + ozone, RPO. The supraspinatus tendon was detached by sharp dissection from the footprint and an acute tear pattern was created. Thereafter, tendon repair was performed with the transosseous technique. In the RP group, PRP, and in the RPO group, PRP + O2O3 mixture was injected to the tendon repair site. In the RO group, O2O3 gas mixture was injected into subacromial space three times a week for a total of 4 weeks. The study was ended at postoperative 6th week.ResultsWhen compared with the R group, a statistically significant increase was observed in the biomechanical strength of the RP and RPO groups. The highest increase in biomechanical strength was detected in the RPO group. The histology of the RO and RPO groups showed better collagen fiber continuity and orientation than the R and RP groups.ConclusionsThe results obtained from this study show that the ozonized PRP can be used as biological support to increase tendon-to-bone healing. However, these results need to be supported by clinical studies.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Biomechanical Comparison of Three Treatments for Medial Malleolar Fractures
Yurul, Gokhan; Demri, Sukru; Gürger, Murat; Key, Sefa; Say, Yakup; Senel, Ahmet
Amaç: İskelet sistemine ait tüm kırıklar içerisinde %10 gibi bir oranla nispeten sık görülen ayak bileği kırıkları kalça kırıklarından sonra alt ekstremitenin en sık görülen ikinci kırık türüdür. Bu çalışmada, medial malleolün transvers kırıklarında medial malleol plağı, hazır gergi bandı, malleol vidası yöntemlerinin biyomekanik olarak karşılaştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntemler: Kasaptan, insan tüketimi için kesilmiş, yumuşak dokularından arındırılmış 42 adet inek tibiası temin edildi. Çalışma kapsamına alınan kemiklerin medial malleollerine kesici motor yardımıyla transvers kırıklar oluşturuldu ve her biri 14 kemikten oluşan 3 gruba ayrıldı. Bu 3 gruptaki oluşturulmuş olan medial malleol kırıkları hazır gergi bandı, malleol vidası, medial malleol plağı kullanılarak usulüne uygun tespit edildi. Örnekler laboratuvarda çekme kuvveti ve transvers kuvvet uygulayan test cihazında hazırlanmış aparatlar yardımıyla biyomekanik analize tabi tutuldu. Alınan veriler kuvvetdeplasman eğrilerine dönüştürülerek yorumlandı. Bulgular: Çekme kuvvetinde medial malleol plağı yöntemi, 2 mm deplasman kuvveti ve katastrofik hasar kuvveti açısından diğer yöntemlere göre daha yüksek kuvvetlere dayanırken, dayanıklılık açısından hazır gergi bandı yöntemiyle arasında fark bulunamamıştır. Medial malleol plağı yönteminin çekme kuvvetinde malleol vidası yöntemine göre daha dayanıklı olduğu görülmüştür. Tranvers kuvvet uygulanan gruplarda 2 mm deplasman kuvvetinde medial malleol plağı yöntemi, hazır gergi bandı ve malleol vidası yöntemlerine göre daha yüksek kuvvetlere dayanabilmiştir. Transvers kuvvetlerde medial malleol plağı yöntemi, hazır gergi bandı ve malleol vidası yöntemlerine göre daha dayanıklı bulunmuştur. Sonuç: Medial malleol plağı medial malleolün transvers kırıklarında uygulanabilecek bir yöntem olup bu yöntemin olası dezavantajları için yapılacak başka çalışmalara ihtiyaç olduğunu düşünmekteyiz.
- MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ2Determining nursing students' attitudes and empathic tendencies regarding aged discrimination
Kaplan Serin, Emine; Tuluce, Derya
Purpose This study aims determining nursing students' attitudes and empathic tendencies regarding aged discrimination Methods A descriptive or cross-sectional study was conducted, using the basic empathy scale, ageism attitude scale. Findings The findings indicate that the students have a mid-level attitude with respect to ageism. Higher levels of empathic approach indicates a downward trend in positive and negative ageism in students and an upward trend in the attitude of restricting the life of older people. The difference between living with the elderly and class and empathy, between gender and elderly attitude is significant. Practice Implications Nursing students' empathic tendencies affect attitudes towards the elderly.
AtıfWoS23OpenAlex29İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Synthesis and Characterization of Silver Nanoparticles and Coating with Chitosan
Ates, Mehmet; Yilmaz, Ersen; Kar, Bulent; Durukan, Ilknur Kars
Recent advancements in nanotechnology have garnered increasing attention due to the improvements in producing and utilizing particles whose sizes are extremely small. There is particular interest in metal nanoparticles due to their distinctive properties. Silver nanoparticles (Ag-NPs) have been of particular interest owing to their unique electrical, optical and physicochemical properties as well as their biomedical applications. Ag-NPs are the fastest growing class of nanoscale materials because of their antibacterial activities. They are now considered to be the next generation antimicrobials. Today, owing to their disinfectant properties, Ag-NPs are extensively used in numerous consumer products, including disinfecting medical devices and home appliances, paints, optical devices, plastics, textiles, soaps and laundry detergents, cosmetics, health-care products, as well as in food packing and food products as preservative and anti-caking agents. Despite their widespread usage, the products containing Ag-NP additives are a serious environmental and human health concern because of their toxicity. Studies on cell and bacterial cultures have shown that Ag-NPs are toxic; and the toxic effects are mainly due to the dissolved Ag ions when Ag-NPs degrade in water. In this study, considering the criteria outlined above, the purpose of the study and Ag-NPs were chemically synthesized in the laboratory environment and modified as chitosan coating. UV-Vis spectroscopy, transmission electron microscopy, scanning electron microscopy, X-ray crystallography and zeta potential analysis were used to characterize the silver nanoparticles.
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İncele - Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ2Hospital location selection: A systematic literature review on methodologies and applications
Gul, Muhammet; Guneri, Ali Fuat
The increased focus of people on the quality of health care in recent years has led hospital owners to develop strategies and policies to improve medical services through the establishment of new hospitals. For hospitals to be competitive, the hospital's location and proximity to potential patients are considered crucial factors in establishing new hospitals. In this context, evaluating and selecting the most suitable hospital location to establish a new hospital from the multicriteria decision-making (MCDM) perspective is a priority for the entrepreneurs or government to gain a competitive advantage. Therefore, this study aims to present a systematic literature review of the hospital location selection problem considering the applied methods and application areas. The preferred reporting items for systematic review and meta-analysis statement (PRISMA) are used as a reference framework. Initially, known electronic databases (Web of science, IEEEXplore, Scopus, Science direct, and Google Scholar) were searched up to the early 2021. A number of 47 articles are selected and analyzed under this systematic framework based on inclusion-exclusion points. State-of-the-art developments in adopting MCDM methods and their fuzzy extensions are summarized. All the articles have been examined in a systematic taxonomy to find answers to six research questions (trend, country of origin, outlet journal, MCDM methods used, MCDM environment and criteria type, and decision criteria used). Results show that (1) AHP and GISbased MCDM models are the most contributing approaches to the solution of this problem, (2) location selection criteria are mostly cost, demand, environment, population, government, competition in the market, and distance to some important places, (3) the fuzzy structure is also preferred in addition to the MCDM structure depending on the crisp data type, and (4) the location selection criteria are mostly considered subjective. We pay attention to promising directions that can dominate future research in this field from a methodological or applicability perspective. This study shows the current views and opportunities for researchers and practitioners and acts as a guide to encourage more creative studies in this field.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ4Body Perceptions of Female Athletes Aged Between 11 and 14
Şakar, Murat; Bayındır, Melek; Kılıç, Tahir
Study Objectives: This study aimed to examine the body perception levels of women aged between 11 and 14, including those not playing sports and playing sports according to their sports branches. Method: the study was carried out with 140 female participants between ages 11 and 14. The study group consists of 80 licensed women athletes playing volleyball (n:28), basketball (n:25), badminton (n:9), and swimming (n:18) and also 60 women who are educated in the same school but do not actively play sports. Participants were included in the study voluntarily. The data were measured for the 2017-2018 academic calendar by using the “The Multidimensional Body-Self Relations Questionnaire (MBSRQ)”. The Turkish validity and reliability of this scale were performed. Results: The appearance orientation scores of individuals who play individual and team sports were found to be significantly lower than those who do not. It was observed that there was a significant difference in the body perception levels of women playing and not playing sports. Moreover, there was a significant difference between the fitness evaluation, fitness orientation, and overall scale scores according to age, branch, and sports status. On the other hand, there was no significant difference between the scores of appearance evaluation, health orientation, body areas satisfaction, appearance orientation, and health evaluation. Conclusion: The formation of a positive body image can be achieved by actively participating in sports and physical activities in adolescence. It should be encouraged as a state policy that adolescents participate in social sportive communities where they can establish healthy relationships. To have adult behaviors and to struggle with life, for individuals with reduced anxiety levels, high self-esteem and self-confidence, and satisfaction with their body image, organized planning and precautions should be performed to adapt them to life.
AtıfWoS1OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021First Clinical Placement: Nursing Students’ Views
Korkmaz, Fatos; Tarakcioglu Celik, Gul Hatice; Kucukkelepce, Gulhan Erkus; Arslan, Sevda; Gul, Senay
Objective: Analyzing students’ experiences about clinical practice will help instructors prepare learning settings where students can have more positive experiences. The purpose of this article is to identify nursing students’ views regarding their clinical placement. Method: This descriptive study was conducted with fresher’s in a nursing department of university during spring term of the 2014-2015 academic year in Ankara/Turkey. The data was collected with the question forms prepared by the researchers after the final exam of the “Fundamentals of Nursing Course”. 253 students were provided questionnaires to answer, which were collected after completion. Results: Students mean age was 20.2; 85.4% of them were female and 40.3% of them choose this department for employment opportunities. Students evaluated professional competence and presence of nurses, as “Good” and “Very Good” (with 80% to 90%) and, communication between nurse and patient as “Moderate” and “Bad” (with 60%). Prejudices regarding clinical practice (with 38.7%), fear of making mistake (with 55.3%), prejudices toward clinical setting (with 58.5%), and grade anxiety (with 29.2%) were stated as factors that affect clinical learning negatively. Conclusion: Students’ learning was affected by healthcare professions especially nurses, they worked with, instructors as well as some factors stem from themselves (fear of making a mistake, grade anxiety).
AtıfScopus1WoS1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ3Lutein/zeaxanthin isomers regulate neurotrophic factors and synaptic plasticity in trained rats
Orhan, Cemal; Erten, Füsun; Er, Beşir; Tuzcu, Mehmet; Şahin, Nurhan; Durmaz Kurşun, Öznur Ece; Juturu, Vijaya; Şahin, Kazim
Background/aim: This study was conducted to elucidate the effects of lutein/zeaxanthin isomers (L/Zi) on lipid metabolism, oxidative stress, NF-κB/Nrf2 pathways, and synaptic plasticity proteins in trained rats. Materials and methods: Wistar rats were distributed into four groups: 1) control, 2) L/Zi: rats received L/Zi at the dose of 100 mg/kg by oral gavage, 3) exercise, 4) exercise+L/Zi: rats exercised and received L/Zi (100 mg/kg) by oral gavage. The duration of the study was eight weeks. Results: Exercise combined with L/Zi reduced lipid peroxidation and improved antioxidant enzyme activities of muscle and cerebral cortex in rats (p < 0.001). In the Exercise + L/Zi group, muscle and cerebral cortex Nrf2 and HO-1 levels increased, while NF-κB levels decreased (p <0.001). Also, L/Zi improved BDNF, synapsin I, SYP, and GAP-43 levels of the cerebral cortex of trained rats (p < 0.001). The highest levels of BDNF, synapsin SYP, and GAP-43 in the cerebral cortex were determined in the Exercise+L/Zi group. Conclusion: These results suggested that exercise combined with L/Zi supplementation might be effective to reduce neurodegeneration via improving neurotrophic factors and synaptic proteins, and oxidative capacity in the cerebral cortex.
AtıfScopus15WoS13OpenAlex14İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2021Determination of Antioxidant Capacity, Phenolic and Elemental Composition in Syriac (Mardin) Wines by using Chromatographic and Spectrophotometric Methods
Sanyurek, Nesrin Karaca; Ince, Olcay Kaplan; Aydogdu, Burcu; Ince, Muharrem
Free radicals are responsible for many health problems, especially oxidative stress-related diseases. With conscious nutrition and the use of natural antioxidants, it is now possible to cope with these diseases or minimize their effects. The aim of this study was to determine pH, total acidity, total SO2, free SO2, relative SO2, dry matter, density, alcohol content, reducing sugar, ash, CUPRAC, DPPH free radical scavenging capacity, total phenolic content, elemental composition, and some phenolic compounds of Syriac (Mardin) wines. Estimated daily intake (EDI), target hazard quotients (THQ), total target hazard quotients (TTHQ), and relative risk (RR) were calculated, to assess a health risk resulting from regular consumption of Syriac wines. The elements EDI values through consumption of wines were less than the recommended dietary allowance values. Obtained THQ values were less than 1. When the obtained results are compared with the levels set by regulatory authorities, the investigated wine consumption does not pose a toxicological risk based on EDI, THQ, TTHQ, and RR values. In addition, this study showed that the Syriac wine’s antioxidant capacities are high and rich in phenolic compounds and elements.
AtıfScopus1WoS1OpenAlex3İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ3Survival of Shiga Toxin-Producing Escherichia coli (STEC) Serogroups During Production and Storage of Yogurt
Celik1, G.; Dikici, A.; Koluman, A.
In this study, the survival of Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC serogroups of O26, O111, O103, and O145 were investigated during production and storage of yogurt. For this purpose, pathogens were individually inoculated into milk after pasteurization along with the starter culture (approximately 7.00±1.00 log10 cfu/g). After incubation at 44oC (about 180 min), yogurt samples were capped and stored at 4oC for 20 days. Pathogens were enumerated at 0, 5, 10, 15, and 20th days of storage. Lactic acid content (%) and pH of the samples were also screened. Moreover, mesophilic Lactococcus spp. and mesophilic Lactobacillus spp. were enumerated during production of yogurt.After incubation, the number of E. coli O157, O26, O103, O145, O111were 6.76±0.45, 6.64±0.53, 7.12±0.43, 6.00±1.39, 5.89±1.37 log10 cfu/g, respectively. A significant decrease was determined in all groups during the storage of yogurt samples at 4oC (p<0.05). It was detected on the 20th day of storage that the number of E. coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC serogroups of O103 and O145 were under the detection limit. However, STEC O26 and O111 were viable around 1.51±0.98 and 1.18±0.62 log10 cfu/g respectively. Results of the study showed that Escherichia coli O157:H7 and non-O157 STEC serogroups might pose a potential health risk during production and storage of yogurt.
AtıfScopus4OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ2Metaheuristic Approaches Integrated with ANN in Forecasting Daily Emergency Department Visits
Pekel, Engin; Gul, Muhammet; Celik, Erkan; Yousefi, Samuel
The overall service quality level of Emergency Departments (EDs) can be improved by accurate forecasting of patient visits. Accordingly, this study aims to evaluate the use of three metaheuristic approaches integrated with Artificial Neural Network (ANN) in forecasting daily ED visits. To do this, five performance measures are used for evaluating the accuracy of the proposed approaches, including Bayesian ANN, Genetic Algorithm-based ANN (GA-ANN), and Particle Swarm Optimization algorithm-based ANN (PSO-ANN). The outputs of this study show that the PSO-ANN model provides the most dominant performance in both the training and testing process. The lowest error is obtained with a mean absolute percentage error (MAPE) of 6.3%, Mean Absolute Error (MAE) of 42.797, Mean Squared Error (MSE) of 2499.340, Root Mean Square Error (RMSE) of 49.933, and R-squared (R2) of 0.824 on the training dataset. The lowest error with an MAPE of 6.0%, MAE of 40.888, MSE of 2839.998, RMSE of 53.292, and R2 of 0.791 is also obtained on the testing process.
AtıfScopus7WoS5OpenAlex7İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ4Balneotherapy Features of Natural Thermal Source from Pertek (Turkey-Tunceli) Due to Its Some Chemical, Radioactivity and Biological Parameters
Sönmez, Pinar Erecevit
It can also be defined as a discipline that reviews the factors of balneology or hydrotherapy, which are alternative treatment methods for public health, from chemical, biological and medical aspects. In this study, it was aimed to investigate whether the underground waters in the Pertek district of Tunceli province are suitable for balneology. Chemical, radioactivity analysis, microbiological quality, antimicrobial activities were determined in relation to natural groundwater and its ability to be a natural healing source was investigated. When the chemical content is examined, it was determined to be bromide amount is 0.24 mg / L, Iodine (I); 1.9 mg / L, sulfur (S); 0.02 mg / L, boron (B): 2676 µg / L, silicium (Si); 1.9 mg / L. With respect to the results, thermal water has the feature to be used in balneolotherapy. According to the results of the radioactivity analysis, alpha (α) is 0.15 Bq / L; Beta (β) is <0.30 Bq / L and radon (Rn) is <13.4 Bq / L tritium (T) content is <10 Bq / L (<83.33 TB) and it is included in both mineral and young water group. This ground water and they comply with the standards in terms of microbiology (Total bacteria, coliform, Escherichia coli). Its antibacterial, antifungal and antidermatophyte properties prove to be a healing source. We confirmed the effectiveness of this healing water to both protect and promote human health as a drinking cure and reach the newest and most effective treatment modalities by using related water in Health and Thermal Tourism.
- MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2021Scopus SJRQ4Effects of magnesium biotinate supplementation on serum insulin, glucose and lipid parameters along with liver protein levels of lipid metabolism in rats
Sahin, Kazim; Orhan, Cemal; Kucuk, Osman; Erten, Fusun; Tuzcu, Mehmet; Sahin, Nurhan; Ojalvo, Sara Perez; Komorowski, James Richard
The objective of this study was to investigate the effects of a novel form of biotin (magnesium biotinate) on serum glucose, lipid profile, and hepatic lipid metabolism-related protein levels in rats. Forty-two rats were divided into six groups and fed a standard diet-based egg white powdered diet supplemented with either d-biotin at 0.01, 1, or 100 mg/kg BW or magnesium biotinate at 0.01, 1, or 100 mg/kg BW for 35 days. Neither form of biotin influenced (p > 0.05) serum glucose or insulin concentrations. Serum total cholesterol and triglyceride decreased with biotin from both sources (p < 0.05). Concentrations were lower with magnesium biotinate when comparing the 1 mg/kg dose (p < 0.05). Serum, liver, and brain biotin and liver cyclic guanosine monophosphate (cGMP) concentrations were greater when rats were treated with magnesium biotinate versus d-biotin, particularly when comparing the 1 and 100 mg/kg dose groups (p < 0.05). Both biotin forms decreased the liver SREBP-1c and FAS and increased AMPK-a1, ACC-1, ACC-2, PCC, and MCC levels (p < 0.05). The magnitudes of responses were more emphasized with magnesium biotinate. Magnesium biotinate, compared with a commercial d-biotin, is more effective in reducing serum lipid concentrations and regulating protein levels of lipid metabolism-related biomarkers.
AtıfScopus5WoS5OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ2The effect of nurses' compassion on burnout: A cross-sectional study
Kaplan Serin, Emine; Özdemir, Ahmet; Işik, Kevser
Purpose: This study was carried out to determine the effect of nurses' compassion on burnout. Design and Methods: This cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted with 177 nurses. An introductory information form, the compassion scale and the Maslach burnout inventory were used as the data collection tools. Frequency, percentage, t test, analysis of variance, Kruskal-Wallis, correlation, and regression were used in the analysis of the data. Findings: The majority of the participants were determined to be female, married and university graduates. It was determined that there was a significant negative relationship between the nurses' sense of compassion and burnout levels, and burnout decreased as compassion increased. Practical Implication: Burnout and compassion fatigue may lead to inadequate care for the patient. This situation will negatively influence nurses' care quality.
AtıfScopus13WoS10OpenAlex14İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ2Intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills in nurses and midwives working in provinces with mass migration
Gümüşsoy, Süreyya; Dal, Nursel Alp; Beydağ, Kerime Derya; Toker, Eylem
Purpose: The study was to evaluate the intercultural awareness, communication, and empathy skills of midwives and nurses (n = 479). Design and Methods: The descriptive study data were collected using the Communication-Skills-Scale (CSS), the Basic-Empathy-Scale (BES), and the Intercultural-Awareness-Scale (IAS). Findings: The total average scores of the CSS, BES, and IAS were found to be 100.07 ± 13.03, 70.70 ± 13.99, and 83.51 ± 14.24, respectively. There was a statistically significant difference between age, education, position, experience and the BES and IAS; gender, providing care for Syrian patients and the CSS and BES; marital status and the BES (P %3C.05). Practice Implications: Nurses and midwives have important responsibilities in terms of protecting and improving the health of migrant women.
AtıfScopus7WoS6OpenAlex9İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ1Attitudes of Married Muslim Women Regarding Family Planning Methods During the COVID-19 Pandemic in Western Turkey
Dal, Nursel Alp; Beydağ, Kerime Derya
COVID-19 had negative effects upon family planning. Women cannot visit healthcare facilities because of a fear of curfew-related sanctions or exposure to COVID-19. It is seen that religious beliefs are influential especially in terms of family planning method preference and having abortions. This study was conducted to determine the attitudes of married Muslim women regarding family planning methods during the COVID-19 pandemic period. The descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 611 married Muslim women who presented to the family planning outpatient clinic of a public hospital in Western Turkey between 1 September 2020 and 1 March 2021. The mean Family Planning Attitude Scale score of the women was found to be 137.53 ± 27.11. It was observed that, as the mean age of the women increased, their family planning attitudes were more positive, and as their number of pregnancies, abortions and living children increased, their attitudes were more negative (p < 0.05). Women do not want to get pregnant during the pandemic process. This is because the effects of COVID-19 on both themselves and the baby to be born are not known, which worries women. Therefore, in order to transform positive attitudes regarding family planning into behavior, it is recommended to provide effective training and consultancy services during the pandemic period.
AtıfScopus5WoS4OpenAlex11İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ2Cellular responses of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus spermatozoa exposed to Bisphenol A: Biochemical response and sperm quality alterations evaluation
Kocabaş, Mehmet; Kutluyer, Filiz; Çakir Sahilli, Yeliz; Aksu, Önder
Plastics are one of the global environmental problems owing to their highest production. Bisphenol A (BPA) is used in the manufacturing of plastics including polycarbonate, polyvinyl chloride and resins. In particular, aquatic ecosystems are adversely affected by the occurrence of micropollutants. In addition, BPA as a typical endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC) seriously influences androgenic activity and reproduction of aquatic organisms, particularly fish as non-target organism. In toxicological assays, sperm cells can be used as a potential tool for reliable and practical assessment. For these reasons, sperm cells were exposed to lower concentrations (0 µg/L, 0.5 µg/L, 1.25 µg/L, 2.5 µg/L and 5 µg/L) of BPA and the study focused on BPA-induced oxidative stress. The enzymatic [glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px), catalase (CAT) and superoxide dismutase (SOD)] activities and lipid peroxidation (MDA) were analyzed in spermatozoa. The study findings showed that the activities of SOD and GSH-Px were significantly decreased by BPA but lipid peroxidation (MDA) and CAT acticity increased. Notably, the percentage and duration of motile sperm cells decreased. Collectively, spermatozoa clearly showed the sensitivity even at extremely low concentrations. This is first report to assess the impact of BPA on sperm cells of spirlin Alburnoides bipunctatus.
AtıfScopus6WoS6OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021The antioxidant and antimicrobial capacities of phenolic profiles of some Salvia L. Seeds grown in Turkey
Emre, Irfan; Kursat, Murat; Kirbag, Sevda; Erecevit, Pinar; Emre, Mustafa Yunus; Yilmaz, Okkes; Civelek, Semsettin
The aim of current study is to show phenolics, antioxidant capacities and antimicrobial activities of seeds of five Salvia L. (S. frigida Boiss., S. candidissima subsp. candidissima Vahl., S. virgata Jacq., S. verticillata L. var. verticillata and S. russellii Benth.) taxa grown in Turkey. The flavonoid and phenolic acid contents were measured by using HPLC whilst the antioxidant capacities were determined by using different methods. In addition, agar well diffusion method was used to determine the antimicrobial activities of Salvia species in this study. It was found that S. frigida, S. verticillata var. verticillata and S. russellii have the highest catechin contents and S. frigida and S. verticillata var. verticillata have high rosmarinic acid while S. frigida, S. candidissima subsp. candidissima and S. verticillata var. verticillata have high vanilic acid. Also, it was determined that S. frigida and S. verticillata var. verticillata have high DPPH radical scavenging activities in 150 and 250 µL while S. frigida and S. verticillata var. verticillata have highest ABTS radical scavenging activity in all concentrations apart from 25 µL for S. frigida. Furthermore, S. frigida and S. verticillata var. verticillata have high total phenolic contents. On the other hand, Salvia species have similar lipid peroxidation inhibitions. However, the metal chelating activities of Salvia species are different. And also, it was demonstrated that Salvia taxa have antimicrobial activity.
AtıfScopus7OpenAlex7TR Dizin2İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2021Scopus SJRQ1Relationship of knowledge about and attitudes towards violence with recognition of violence against women among health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services
Gümüşsoy, Süreyya; Dönmez, Sevgül; Ekşi, Ali; Dal, Nursel Alp
Background: Domestic violence, specifically, violence against women, is prevalent in all segments of society regardless of social class, ethnicity, culture or country. In other words, domestic violence is a global concern. Aim: The study aims to investigate the relationship between the attitude and knowledge of the health staff in pre-hospital emergency medical services about violence against women and their recognition of such form of violence. Methods: This descriptive study was conducted on 1023 paramedics and emergency medicine technicians who work in the pre-hospital emergency health setting and are members of the Paramedic and Pre-hospital Emergency Medicine Association. The Attitudes towards Violence against Women Scale (ATVAWS) and Health Staff's Recognition of Signs of Violence against Women Scale (HPRSVAWS) were used for data collection. Results: The mean scores for the ATVAWS and HPRSVAWS were 46.68 ± 6.92 and 20.31 ± 3.23, respectively. Of the participants, 48.5% had been subjected to violence, 43.93% had been subjected to violence perpetrated by their mothers, 41.53% had been exposed to physical violence and 4.2% remain exposed to domestic violence. Participants who had been exposed and those who remain exposed to domestic violence produced high scores in ATVAWS, which indicates an improvement in the traditional approach (less opposing view) to violence. High scores in the ATVAWS for (a) those who were exposed to violence in their workplaces, (b) who had never attended to actual or suspected cases of violence against women in their professional life, (c) who had attended to seven or more cases of violence against women, (d) who were less competent in physically examining actual or suspected cases of violence and (e) who had not been trained on violence against women, which indicates an increase in the traditional approach to violence. Conclusion: The study found that health staff in emergency health stations better recognised the signs of violence against women as their attitudes towards violence were less similar to the traditional approach. That is, they mostly held non-violent views. The characteristics, attitudes, perceptions and values of health professionals were considered important factors in addressing violence.
AtıfScopus7WoS4OpenAlex10İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2021Scopus SJRQ2Fabrication of porous-Ti6Al4V alloy by using hot pressing technique and Mg space holder for hard-tissue biomedical applications
Aslan, N.; Aksakal, B.; Findik, F.
Porous-Ti6Al4V (P-Ti6Al4V) alloys were produced using the hot pressing and spacer methods for hard tissue biomedical applications and in particular, the effects of porosity on the mechanical and morphological properties of the structures were investigated. P-Ti6Al4V structures having the homogeneously distributed porosities at 41.08, 52.37 and 64.10% were fabricated by adding 40, 50 and 60% spherical magnesium (Mg) powder with 350 μm particle sizes in average as spacers and evaporating magnesium via the atmosphere-controlled sintering. The obtained porous structures were characterized by SEM, XRD and EDS. Furthermore, the strength and elastic modulus were evaluated by performing compression tests. Elastic modulus and densities were found to be 40–171 MPa, 2–5 GPa and 1.59–2.61, respectively and these values have been shown to decrease with an increase in porosity. The achieved density and mechanical property values, in particular, elastic modulus are close to human bone and within acceptable ranges for with biomedical application purposes. In addition, it was also found out from the analysis of produced P-Ti6Al4V that macropores were responsible for mechanical anisotropy contributed to formation of homogeneous and inter-connected open pores. [Figure not available: see fulltext.]
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