Benchtop Machining of Self-Standing Alumina Doughs for Low-Number Fabrication and Prototyping.

Cold isostatic pressing, gel casting, and protein coagulation are the most common techniques to produce green bodies prior to computer numerical control (CNC)-based machining for the near-net-scale shaping of ceramics. These methods typically involve various additives and entail several steps to create a green body that is capable of withstanding machining forces. Here, utilizing a single additive, we first introduced a facile benchtop method to generate self-standing, malleable doughs of alumina in under 2 min.

Staying or Leaving the Pediatric Oncology Clinic: Nurses' Challenges in Care and Voices of Struggle - A Qualitative Study.

Objective: Pediatric oncology nursing is a challenging and emotionally exhausting profession. Understanding the challenges and struggles faced by pediatric oncology nurses can help to create targeted interventions that will improve their well-being and enhance the quality of care for children with cancer and their families. This study aimed to explore the challenges and struggles nurses face in their daily care practices.

Adaptation of the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure in Parents of Turkish Pediatric Oncology Patients.

Objectives: This study was conducted to adapt the Shirom-Melamed Burnout Measure (SMBM) in parents of Turkish pediatric oncology patients.

Methods: This methodological and descriptive study was conducted with 184 parents of pediatric oncology patients from December 2023 to July 2024. Data was collected face to face interviews via an information form and the SMBM.

Impact of Technology on Physical Activity Levels of Childhood Cancer Survivors: A Systematic Review.

Objectives: Childhood cancer survivors often experience long-term health challenges like muscle weakness and obesity. Physical activity is essential for alleviating these effects, and technological interventions are being recommended to promote physical activity. This systematic review aimed to evaluate technological interventions' impact on childhood cancer survivors' PA levels.

A qualitative exploration of nurses' views on technology-based interventions in pediatric oncology care.

Objectives: Recent technological advancements offer tools for pediatric oncology care, but their integration into clnical practice is still under research. This study aimed to explore pediatric oncology nurses' perspectives on integrating technology-based interventions into care.

Methods: A descriptive phenomenological qualitative study was conducted with 13 pediatric oncology nurses.

Heart at the center of life: An in-depth examination of the experiences in the life journeys of adolescents diagnosed with congenital heart disease.

Background: The experiences and needs of adolescents undergo significant changes due to the rapid physiological, psychological, and social transformations that occur during this period. Examining the experiences of adolescents with chronic diseases throughout their life journeys will help to identify and meet their needs. This study aims to contribute to the literature gap by focusing on the experiences of adolescents with congenital heart disease (CHD) during their life journey.

Development and psychometric analysis of care needs scale for mothers of children with congenital heart disease.

Purpose: This cross-sectional study aimed to create and evaluate a care needs scale for mothers of children with congenital heart disease (CHD) to determine its psychometric properties.

Design And Methods: This methodological research was conducted with 155 mothers whose children were diagnosed with CHD and were treated at a university hospital. The study's methodology included scale development, specialist opinions, and a pilot test.

Prediction of family-centered care on the unmet care needs of parents of pediatric oncology patients and their psychosocial problems.

Background/objectives: It was aimed to determine the predictive power of family-centered care of parents of children with cancer on their unmet care needs and psychosocial problems (anxiety, depression, stress). This study was conducted as a descriptive, correlational, and cross-sectional study.

Design/methods: The study was conducted on 136 parents at a university hospital between January and September 2023, involving parents of children receiving care at the pediatric oncology clinic.

The Psychosocial Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Primary School Children of Health Professionals.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, health professionals had to spend much of their time working in hospitals, which may have caused psychological distress to their children. This study was in the form of a case study pattern, one of the qualitative research methods aimed to identify the psychosocial effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the primary school children of health professionals. Its sample consisted of health professionals ( = 60) and their children ( = 60), who were all at primary school.

Determining the factors affecting chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting in children with cancer.

Purpose: We evaluated the factors affecting chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV) in children with cancer.

Design And Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 62 children aged 9 to 18 years old with a solid tumor who received chemotherapy for the first time, and their parents. Data were collected using a data collection form, the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory for Children, the Beck Anxiety Inventory, the Spielberger State-Trait Anxiety Inventory, and the Baxter Retching Faces Scale.

Encapsulation of Carbon Dots in a Core-Shell Mesh through Coaxial Direct Ink Writing for Improved Crop Growth.

Through coaxial direct ink writing, we fabricated a core-shell mesh system for the controlled release of carbon dots (C-dots). In the core ink, we developed an ink formulation with tuned viscosity using hydroxypropyl cellulose and polyethylene glycol to host C-dots. Polycaprolactone was employed as the main shell material, in combination with sodium alginate, to control the degradation rate of the shell.

A Qualitative Study on Experiences and Needs of Turkish Mothers of Infants with Congenital Heart Disease.

Having an infant with congenital heart disease (CHD) may cause difficulties and changes in mothers' life. This study was aim to explore the experiences and needs of Turkish mothers of infants with CHD. The study was carried out with the descriptive phenomenological method from qualitative research.

Development and psychometric analysis of a Pediatric Oncology Nurses' Educational Needs Scale.

Background/objectives: It is important to determine the educational needs of pediatric oncology nurses in order to maximize and implement nursing care interventions. Therefore, this study aims to develop a valid and reliable measurement tool to determine pediatric oncology nurses' educational needs and examine its psychometric properties.

Design/methods: This methodological study was conducted with 215 pediatric oncology nurses in Turkey between December 2021 and July 2022.

The mediating effect of Covid-19 risk perception on the correlation between levels of mindfulness and preventive health behavior in nursing students.

Objective: This study aimed to investigate nursing students' levels of mindfulness and its effect on developing preventive health behaviors, and to examine the mediating role of COVID-19 risk perception on this effect.

Design And Measures: This study used a descriptive and correlational study design.

Results: The level of mindfulness, accompanied by COVID-19 risk perception caused a.

The effect of nursing care and follow-up for mothers of infants undergoing congenital heart surgery: a quasi-experimental study.

Improvements in congenital heart surgery have resulted in an increasing number of infants surviving, but there remain concerns about home care and difficulties experienced by mothers. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of nursing care and follow-up for the mothers of infants undergoing congenital heart surgery on anxiety, care burden, and self-efficacy. The study was designed as a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test and post-test control group design.

Predictors of parenting stress in parents of children with cancer.

Purpose: In the present study, we investigated the parenting stress experienced by parents of children with cancer and the influencing factors.

Method: This was a cross-sectional and descriptive correlational study that consisted of parents of 136 children in the age group of 0-18 years who were followed up for cancer in the outpatient clinics and services of a university hospital in Turkey. Parenting Stress Index, Burden Interview, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, Marital Life Satisfaction Scale, and Ways of Coping Questionnaire were used to collect the data.

"Unexpected event": Having an infants with cleft lip and/or palate.

This study aimed to determine the difficulties that the mothers of infants with a cleft lip and/or palate (CL/P) go through, the problems they encounter in this process, and how they perceive the support of healthcare professionals, families, and friends. The study used a phenomenological approach from qualitative research methods. The study sample included 18 mothers of 0 to 3-month-old infants with CL/P.

The effect of attentional focusing strategies on EMG-based classification.

Earlier studies showed that external focusing enhances motor performance and reduces muscular activity compare to internal one. However, low activity is not always desired especially in case of Human-Machine Interface applications. This study is based on investigating the effects of attentional focusing preferences on EMG based control systems.

Maternal Pain Management at Home in Children with Cancer: A Turkish Sample.

Purpose: The purpose of the present study was to examine maternal pain management in children with cancer and the associated factors.

Design And Methods: The present work is a descriptive and cross-sectional study. Data for the study were obtained from mothers of children in the age group of 0 to 18 years undergoing treatment for solid tumors in Pediatric Oncology Service and Outpatient Clinics (n = 112).

Postoperative Analgesic Efficacy of the Ultrasound-Guided Erector Spinae Plane Block in Patients Undergoing Lumbar Spinal Decompression Surgery: A Randomized Controlled Study.

Background: Spinal surgery is a procedure that causes intense and severe pain in the postoperative period. Erector spinae plane (ESP) block can target the dorsal-ventral rami of thoracolumbar nerves, but its effect on lumbar surgery is unclear. The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of the ESP block on postoperative opioid consumption and pain scores in patients undergoing spinal surgery.

Predictors of caregiver burden in mothers of children with leukemia and cerebral palsy.

Objective: Caring for a sick child can lead to considerable burden in the caregiver. Comparative studies of burden in mothers of children with different types of disorders are rare.

Methods: We assessed levels of and risk factors for burden in mothers of children with leukemia (n: 70) or with cerebral palsy (CP) (n: 69).

School-age children's perception of the hospital experience.

In order to determine the perception of hospital experiences among school-age children's (6-12 years), a descriptive and cross-sectional study was performed in 130 children hospitalized in a pediatric hospital with different diagnoses. Data were collected using a pediatric information form, questionnaire form, scale for attitudes towards hospital and healthcare personnel, and sources of anxiety generating thoughts scale (SAGTS). Children's expectations of the nurses were to be well treated (62%), to perform painless procedures (20%), to play games together (12%), to be capable of their job (10%), and to be cheerful (10%).

Does the visibility of a congenital anomaly affect maternal-infant attachment levels?

Purpose: To determine whether congenital anomaly visibility affects maternal-infant attachment levels.

Design And Methods: The study population consisted of mothers who had infants with cleft lip/palate or congenital heart anomalies who were receiving treatment in a university hospital. The data were collected using the Structured Questionnaire Form and the Maternal Attachment Inventory.