Obstetric and neonatal outcomes of immune thrombocytopenic purpura in pregnancy and the role of delta hemoglobin index: A case-control study from a tertiary center.

Objectives: To evaluate the effect of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura (ITP) on pregnancies and the role of the delta hemoglobin indices in the evaluation of treatment effectiveness.

Methods: This case-control study was conducted with 23 ITP and 115 low-risk pregnancies. Obstetric outcomes (fetal growth retardation (FGR), preterm delivery) and neonatal outcomes (weights, APGAR scores, NICU admissions, thrombocytopenia) were recorded.

A multicultural comparative study of self-stigma in epilepsy: Differences across four cultures.

Objective: Epilepsy is a neurological disorder characterized by recurrent seizures, exhibiting variance in prevalence and treatment availability across diverse geopolitical contexts and cultural milieus. The stigma associated with epilepsy is a significant global issue affecting the quality of life (QOL) of people with epilepsy (PWE). This study aims to examine the relationship between self-stigma and depressive symptoms in PWE, with a particular emphasis on understanding the manifestations of these across different cultural contexts.

The effect of epilepsy self-management on productivity at work.

Background: Epilepsy is a significant public health concern and the most common neurological disorder. Lack of understanding of the disease may magnify the challenges faced by employees with epilepsy, including effective management of symptoms, and full participation in workplace and work productivity.

Aim: Study aimed to evaluate epilepsy self-management skills of working individuals with epilepsy and to determine the impact of it on productivity at work.

Development and Validation of Information Technology Scale in Nursing.

Background:  The implementation of information technology (IT) in patient care is on the rise. The nursing workforce should be prepared for using such technology to support the delivery of patient-centered care. The integration of informatics into nursing practice has been progressing at a slower rate than the development of advancements and in which areas nurses use IT is still not clear.

Can System Inflammation Response Index or Systemic Immune Inflammation Index predict gestational diabetes mellitus in the first trimester? A prospective observational study.

Objective: To evaluate System Inflammation Response Index (SIRI) and Systemic Immune Inflammation Index (SII), which are the inflammatory indices, for the prediction of gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) in the first trimester.

Methods: This was a prospective observational study conducted in a tertiary center from April 2023 to September 2023. Ninety-four pregnant women with gestational diabetes and 107 healthy pregnant women were included.

Validity and reliability study of the turkish version epilepsy self-stigma scale (ESSS-T).

Aim: We translated the Epilepsy Self-stigma Scale (ESSS) into Turkish and aimed to examine the Turkish version ESSS (ESSS-T) validity and reliability.

Materials And Method: From April to August 2023, patients with epilepsy (PWE) were recruited from the neurology outpatient clinic of Ataturk University Hospital in the eastern Turkish city of Erzurum (inclusion criteria: age 18 years or older and adequate reading and speaking ability in Turkish). We conducted our survey using a self-administered questionnaire.

Photoluminescence and thermoluminescence properties of pure and rare-earth-doped ZrO prepared by Pechini-type sol-gel.

In this article, photoluminescence (PL) and thermoluminescence (TL) properties of ZrO , ZrO :Dy , ZrO :Dy -Gd , ZrO :Dy -Yb , ZrO :Dy -Er , and ZrO :Dy -Sm phosphors synthesized by the Pechini method were investigated. The crystal structure, thermal properties, morphology, PL and TL properties were investigated using X-ray powder diffraction (XRD), differential thermal analysis/thermogravimetric analysis (DTA/TGA), scanning electron microscopy (SEM), PL and TL, respectively. The room temperature emission bands corresponding to F  →  H (J = 9/2, 11/2, 13/2 and 15/2) transitions of Dy ions were measured.

Examination of health literacy and personal impact of epilepsy in patients with epilepsy.

Aim: We conducted this study to examine the impact of health literacy on the personal impact of epilepsy in patients with epilepsy.

Method: We conducted this cross-sectional and correlational study with 125 individuals who were admitted to the neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey, who met the research criteria, and who accepted to participate in the study. We collected the data by using the "Descriptive Information Form (DIF)", "The Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES)", and "Health Literacy Scale (HLS)".

The effects of strength of religious faith on post-traumatic growth in patients with epilepsy.

Aim: This study was conducted to examine the effects of strength of religious faith on post-traumatic growth in patients with epilepsy.

Method: This cross-sectional and correlational study was conducted with 112 participants who were admitted to the neurology outpatient clinic of a university hospital in eastern Turkey, who met the research criteria and agreed to participate in the study. The data were collected by using "Descriptive Information Form", "Santa Clara Strength of Religious Faith Questionnaire (SCSRFQ)", and "Post-traumatic Growth Inventory (PTGI)".

The assessment of fetal cardiac functions in pregnancies with autoimmune diseases: a prospective case-control study.

Objectives: This study aimed to assess the effect of the inflammatory process on fetal cardiac functions in pregnant women with autoimmune diseases (AID).

Methods: This prospective study included 36 pregnant women with diagnosed AID. Nineteen systemic lupus erythematosus, 12 antiphospholipid syndrome, 5 Sjögren's syndrome, and 72 healthy pregnancies were included.

Biomechanical Behavior Evaluation of Resin Cement with Different Elastic Modulus on Porcelain Laminate Veneer Restorations Using Micro-CT-Based Finite Element Analysis.

The aim of this study is to evaluate the biomechanical behavior of the porcelain laminate veneer restorations (PLV) of the maxillary central incisor luted with two types of resin cements having different incisal preparations: butt joint and palatal chamfer. Biomechanical analyses were performed using the micro-CT-based finite element models, and von Mises stress and strain values of the PLV, resin cement, adhesive layer, and tooth structure were computed. The PLV with butt joint preparation showed larger stress values than those of restored with palatal chamfer preparation, regardless of the elasticity of the cement and loading conditions.

Fracture resistance of endodontically treated premolars restored with CAD-CAM onlays.

Purpose: To evaluate the fracture resistance of endodontically treated premolars restored with CAD-CAM onlay restorations.

Methods: 60 extracted mandibular first premolars were selected and at first divided into three groups regarding treatment options: MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage, MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage + endodontic treatment, MOD onlay with buccal cusp coverage + endodontic treatment + fiber post. Then, all groups were divided into subgroups (n=10) according to the restorative material used: IPS e.

Comparative evaluation of a fissure sealant and a flowable composite: A 36-month split-mouth, randomized clinical study.

Objectives: The purpose of the present clinical evaluation was to investigate the effect of a fissure sealant and a flowable composite at fissures of permanent molars in terms of retention and caries-incidence rates over a 36-month period.

Methods: Thirty-four patients, ages varied from 16 to 22 years, diagnosed with at least 2 non-cavitated pit-and-fissure caries in the first and second molars were involved in the study. A total of 220 sealants, were placed in 117 upper molars and 103 lower molars.

Genotoxicity evaluation of a new phthalazine substituted β-lactam derivative in human lymphocytes.

The aim of present study, to evaluate the genotoxic potential of 1-(4-(3,3-dimethyl-1,6-dioxo-2,3,4,6,11,13-hexahydro-1H-indazolo[1,2b] phthalazine-13yl)phenyl)-2-phenylazetidine-3-yl-acetate which was synthesised assuming that it may be a pharmaceutical raw material and found to inhibit human carbonic anhydrase I, II isozymes. To determine the genotoxic potential of this phthalazine substituted β-lactam compound, chromosomal aberration (CA) and micronucleus (MN) tests were implemented in human peripheral blood lymphocytes. In these tests, lymphocyte cultures were treated with four concentrations (30, 15, 7.

Turkish validity and reliability of the Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale.

Aim: This study evaluated the validity and reliability of the Turkish Personal Impact of Epilepsy Scale (PIES).

Materials And Method: This methodological study was carried out at a university hospital in Erzurum, eastern Turkey between January and April 2021. The data were collected from 126 patients who agreed to participate in the study within these dates via face-to-face interviews, a personal information form, and the Turkish PIES.

Determination of self-efficacy of patients diagnosed with epilepsy.

This study was conducted to determine the self-efficacy of patients diagnosed with epilepsy. This descriptive-correlational study was conducted between November-December 2020 with individuals diagnosed with epilepsy and living in the eastern province of Turkey. The sample of the study consisted of individuals diagnosed with epilepsy (101 persons) who were living in this province and agreed to participate in the study.

Discovery of a novel lactate dehydrogenase tetramerization domain using epitope mapping and peptides.

Despite being initially regarded as a metabolic waste product, lactate is now considered to serve as a primary fuel for the tricarboxylic acid cycle in cancer cells. At the core of lactate metabolism, lactate dehydrogenases (LDHs) catalyze the interconversion of lactate to pyruvate and as such represent promising targets in cancer therapy. However, direct inhibition of the LDH active site is challenging from physicochemical and selectivity standpoints.

Pharmacomodulations of the benzoyl-thiosemicarbazide scaffold reveal antimicrobial agents targeting d-alanyl-d-alanine ligase in bacterio.

d-Alanyl-d-alanine ligase (Ddl) is a validated and attractive target among the bacterial enzymes involved in peptidoglycan biosynthesis. In the present work, we investigated the pharmacomodulations of the benzoylthiosemicarbazide scaffold to identify new Ddl inhibitors with antibacterial potency. Five novel series of thiosemicarbazide analogues, 1,2,4-thiotriazole-3-thiones, 1,3,4-thiadiazoles, phenylthiosemicarbazones, diacylthiosemicarbazides and thioureas were synthesized via straightforward procedures, then tested against Ddl and on susceptible or resistant bacterial strains.

Investigation of knowledge and attitudes of military nurses about epilepsy.

Background: The knowledge and attitudes of military nurses are important for the quality of care of the individuals they care for.

Aim: This descriptive study aimed to determine the knowledge and attitudes of military nurses towards epilepsy.

Method: An introductory information form, an epilepsy knowledge scale, and an epilepsy attitude scale were used to collect data from 115 military nurses through social media.

The relationship between the perceptions of stigma expressed by the relatives of patients with epilepsy and sociodemographic factors: The case of eastern Turkey.

Purpose: Stigma is a significant risk that exists in the immediate vicinity of patients with epilepsy. The present study was performed to determine the stigma perceptions of the relatives of patients with epilepsy in Turkey.

Method: The study was conducted with the relatives (aged 18-70 years) of 137 patients with epilepsy who were referred to a neurology outpatient clinic in a city east of Turkey.

Influence of Bleaching Regimen and Time Elapsed on Microtensile Bond Strength of Resin Composite to Enamel.

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of time elapsed since bleaching and different bleaching regimens on the microtensile bond strength of resin composite to enamel.

Methodology: Forty flattened buccal enamel surfaces were divided into four groups: An unbleached (control) group and three bleaching groups. Control group specimens were not subjected to a bleaching regimen (Group 1), while those in the bleaching groups were bleached as follows: opalescence 10% (Group 2), whiteness perfect 16% (Group 3), and whiteness hydrogen peroxide 35% (Group 4).

Reliability and Validity of the Turkish Version of the Moral Competence Scale for Public Health Nurses: A Methodological Study.

Background: Moral competencies must be improved in nursing area practice. To evaluate the moral competence seems necessary for nurses.

Aim: The aims of this study are to adapt and evaluate the psychometric properties of the moral competence questionnaire for public health nurses in Turkey.

The validity and reliability of the type 2 diabetes and health promotion scale Turkish version: a methodological study.

Objective: A healthy promotion is important for maintaining health and preventing complications in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Aim: The aim of the present study was to examine the psychometrics of a recently developed tool that can be used to screen for a health-promoting lifestyle in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Method: Data were collected from outpatients attending diabetes clinics.

Thermal-stress analysis of ceramic laminate veneer restorations with different incisal preparations using micro-computed tomography-based 3D finite element models.

Main objective of this study is to investigate the thermal behavior of ceramic laminate veneer restorations of the maxillary central incisor with different incisal preparations such as butt joint and palatinal chamfer using finite element method. In addition, it is also aimed to understand the effect of different thermal loads which simulates hot and cold liquid imbibing in the mouth. Three-dimensional solid models of the sound tooth and prepared veneer restorations were obtained using micro-computed tomography images.

Synthesis, characterization and application of a new fluorescence reagent for the determination of aluminum in food samples.

A new sensitive fluorimetry method for the simple and rapid measurement of aluminum in some food samples, which used 3',6'-bis(diethylamino)-2-{[(1E)-(4-ethoxyphenyl) methylene] amino}spiro[isoindole-1,9'-xanthen]-3(2H)-one (DEMAX) for Al(III) chelation is described herein. The fluorescence intensity of the aluminum-DEMAX complex remains unaltered for over 24h at room temperature and is a linear function of the concentration of aluminum in the 0-1000mg/L range with a detection limit (LOD, defined as 3s/b) of 3.02µgL and quantification limit (LOQ, defined as 10Sb/m) of 30µgL.