Publications by authors named "A Ayca Sarı"
Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is characterized by chronic inflammation in joints. Obesity, stress, being women, and dietary pattern are important in pathogenesis. The joint damage in RA is accelerated by oxidative stress.
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- The study investigates how demographic, clinical, and psychological factors affect the quality of life for children aged 7 to 18 with chronic illnesses.
- Data was collected from 120 pediatric patients using various validated questionnaires, finding that factors like gender, age, illness duration, and self-efficacy significantly impacted quality of life, with illness duration being the most influential.
- The research suggests that healthcare providers should adopt a holistic approach, focusing on clinical and psychosocial aspects, particularly for children experiencing longer durations of illness.
Toxic environmental pollutants are considered to be posed a major threat to human and aquatic systems. The fast advancement of the petrochemical and chemical industries has woken up rising worries concerning the pollution of water by contaminants including phenolic Bisphenol A (BPA), an endocrine-disrupting chemical (EDC). The intermediate BPA used in synthesis of certain plastics, polycarbonate polymers, polysulfone, and epoxy resins of various polyesters.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFIn this study, the aim was to investigate the chemical content and in vitro antioxidant, antimicrobial, and anti-inflammatory activities of petroleum ether (PE), dichloromethane (DCM), ethyl acetate (EA), and n-butanol (n-BuOH) fractions obtained from ethanol extracts of the aerial parts and roots of the endemic Wagenitz. This plant is found in the Aksaray-Eskil region and has not been studied in phytochemical studies before. In this context, the chemical content of the aerial parts and root PE fractions was analyzed by GC-MS analysis in terms of terpenes and steroid substances.
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- The study investigates the relationship between language impairments and central auditory processing difficulties in children with self-limited epilepsy characterized by centrotemporal spikes, examining how these issues relate to seizure timing and neuropsychiatric aspects.
- Two groups of patients based on seizure timing underwent various assessments, revealing that both groups performed significantly worse on auditory processing tests compared to healthy controls, with some differences in expressive language scores.
- Findings indicate that children experiencing seizures at night may show more behavioral issues and impulsivity compared to those with seizures in the morning, highlighting the complex interactions between epilepsy, language, and neuropsychiatric functioning.