Effect of Biopsychosocial Factors on Glycemic Control in Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus.

Objective: To investigate the effect of diabetic patients' biopsychosocial factors on type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) outcomes to contribute to diabetes mellitus management.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study. Place and Duration of the Study: Department of Family Medicine, School of Medicine, Firat University, Turkey, from October 2021 to March 2022.

European Consumers' Willingness to Pay for Red Meat Labelling Attributes.

Food consumption in Europe is changing. Red meat consumption has been steadily decreasing in the past decades. The rising interest of consumers for healthier and more sustainable meat products provides red meat producers with the opportunity to differentiate their offers by ecolabels, origin and health claims.

Effects of vitamin B12 on methotrexate hepatotoxicity: evaluation of receptor-interacting protein (RIP) kinase.

In the study, we aimed to show the effects of vitamin B12 on the necrosis caused by methotrexate (MTX), a folic acid antagonist. Thirty-two rats were randomly assigned to four groups of eight rats per group. Control (n = 8), Vit B12 (n = 8) 3 μg/kg/ip B12 (15 days) per day throughout the experiment, MTX (n = 8) injected with a single dose of 20 mg/kg/ip MTX on 8th day of experiment, MTX + Vit B12 (n = 8) injected with a single dose of 20 mg/kg ip methotrexate on 8th day of experiment + 3 μg/kg/ip Vit B12 (15 days) per day throughout the experiment.

Motivations and Barriers for Sheep and Goat Meat Consumption in Europe: A Means-End Chain Study.

This international study involving seven European countries (Italy, UK, Finland, France, Spain, Greece, Turkey) was conducted to explore the relevant reasons that affect both consumer and non-consumer perceptions of sheep and goat meat. Laddering and means-end chain theory were applied. The results indicate that consumers associate sheep and goat meat with a unique taste, authenticity and natural production, linked with values such as health and enjoyment of life.

Papular elastorrhexis: clinical perspectives.

First described by Bordas in 1987, papular elastorrhexis (PE) is a rare elastic fiber disorder of the skin characterized by multiple, discrete, asymptomatic, firm, nonfollicular, monomorphous, 1-5 mm, circumscribed, hypopigmented, oval to round papules, symmetrically distributed on the chest, abdomen, back, shoulders, arms, and thighs. The onset of the condition is usually in the first or second decade of life. PE appears to be an exceedingly rare entity, with 33 cases reported in the literature until now.

Does size matter? Retrospective analysis of large gynecologic tumors.

Objective: To evaluate the characteristics of patients who underwent surgery due to the presence of a large pelvic-abdominal mass over a 5-year period in a university clinic.

Material And Methods: Among 3476 gynecologic operations, intraoperative findings were evaluated retrospectively. Uterine and/or adnexal masses smaller than 20 cm were excluded to refine "large" tumors and 74 patients with large tumors were enrolled in the study group.

A Comparison of Iterative Reconstruction and Prone Imaging in Reducing the Inferior Wall Attenuation in Tc-99m Sestamibi Myocardial Perfusion SPECT.

Objective: Prone positioning, iterative reconstruction (IR-OSEM) and electrocardiography (ECG) gating have been demonstrated to improve the specificity of myocardial perfusion SPECT (MPS) in the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

Methods: The gated supine and prone MPS images of 45 patients were reconstructed with both IR-OSEM [supine (SIR) and prone (PIR)] FBPs [supine (SFBP), prone (PFBP)] for comparison. Perfusion, wall motion (WM) and wall thickening were also interpreted semi-quantitatively.

Media Use by Children, and Parents' Views on Children's Media Usage.

Background: New (mobile phones, smartphones, tablets, and social media) and traditional media (television) have come to dominate the lives of many children and adolescents. Despite all of this media time and new technology, many parents seem to have few rules regarding the use of media by their children and adolescents.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate media access/use of children and to evaluate beliefs and attitudes of parents concerning the use of old and new media in Turkey.

Surgical correction of a fistula between left pulmonary artery and innominate vein.

A 48-year-old woman with chronic dyspnea complaints was referred to the thoracic surgery clinic for a surgical lung biopsy to make a definitive diagnosis of interstitial lung disease. Thoracic computed tomography imaging revealed a vascular structure located anterior to the aorta, between the left innominate vein and the pulmonary artery. Magnetic resonance angiography showed the abnormal vessel connection in detail.

Platelet aggregation in children with Helicobacter pylori infection.

This study was performed to investigate the platelet aggregation alterations in platelet-rich plasma (PRP) samples of children with Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection. Platelet aggregation induced by adenosine diphosphate (ADP), collagen, ristocetin, or epinephrine was studied with photometric aggregometry in 30 patients before and after eradication therapy and in a control group including 15 children. The pretreatment mean maximum aggregation values and slope were significantly lower (P < .

Performance of acidified 14C-urea capsule breath test during pantoprazole and ranitidine treatment.

Background And Aim: Urea breath test (UBT) results could be false negative in patients taking antisecretory drugs. This effect would be prevented by citric acid administration during UBT. We prospectively investigated whether acidified 14C-urea capsule prevents false negative UBT results in patients taking antisecretory drugs and show interference with the duration of medications.

The effects of tangential radiotherapy on lung clearance in breast cancer patients.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of tangential radiotherapy (RT) on lung clearance in the patients with breast cancer by using (99m)Tc-DTPA aerosol scintigraphy.

Material And Methods: Thirty-three female patients [non-smoker: 20, ex-smoker: 13] performed surgery and systemic chemotherapy for breast carcinoma [47+/-13 years] were included in the study. All patients underwent (99m)Tc-DTPA aerosol scintigraphy prior to RT (pre RT), midway through RT (mid RT) and after RT (post RT).

Quantitative three-phase bone scintigraphy in the evaluation of intravenous regional blockade treatment in patients with stage-I reflex sympathetic dystrophy of upper extremity.

Objective: To investigate the role of quantitative three phase bone scintigraphy (QTPBS) in the evaluation of efficacy of intravenous regional blockade treatment in patients having reflex sympathetic dystrophy (RSD) of the upper extremity.

Material And Methods: Twenty-six patients with stage-I RSD were focused on in this study. Patients were treated with physical therapy and intravenous (I.

Iodine-131 treatment and high-resolution CT: results in patients with lung metastases from differentiated thyroid carcinoma.

Between 1984 and 2002, pulmonary metastases were detected in 42 (4%) out of 1,023 patients with differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) in our department. The age at diagnosis ranged from 6 to 77 years. Lung metastases were diagnosed by both increased thyroglobulin (Tg) levels and positive uptake of iodine-131 on scans, and/or positive radiological findings.