Metal-organic framework (MOF)-bioactive glass (BG) systems for biomedical applications - A review.

In recent years, metal-organic frameworks (MOFs) have emerged as promising materials for biomedical applications, owing to their superior chemical versatility, unique textural properties and enhanced mechanical properties. However, their fast and uncontrolled degradation, together with the reduced bioactivity have restricted their clinical potential. To overcome these limitations, MOFs can be synergistically combined with other materials, such as bioactive glasses (BGs), known for their bioactivity and therapeutic ion releasing capabilities.

Incidental Detection of Bilateral Tarsal 3rd Middle Phalangeal Bipartition in the Emergency Department: A Case Report.

Introduction: Bipartite bone formation is a congenital variation occurring due to the incomplete ossification of newly forming bones in the body. The patella and sesamoid bones are the most common bipartite bone sites. However, some unusual bones can also have this kind of variation and it is important to diagnose them correctly and avoid unnecessary overtreatment.

Turkish Society of Gastroenterology: Pancreas Working Group, Acute Pancreatitis Committee Consensus Report.

Acute pancreatitis (AP) is a clinical condition that arises acutely in the pancreas through various inflammatory pathways due to multiple causes. Turkish Society of Gastroenterology Pancreas Working Group developed comprehensive guidance statements regarding the management of AP that include its epidemiology, etiology, clinical presentation, diagnostic criteria, disease severity, treatment, prognosis, local and systemic complications. The statements were developed through literature review, deliberation, and consensus opinion.

Microstructure-Informed Myelin Mapping (MIMM) from routine multi-echo gradient echo data using multiscale physics modeling of iron and myelin effects and QSM.

Purpose: Myelin quantification is used in the study of demyelination in neurodegenerative diseases. A novel noninvasive MRI method, Microstructure-Informed Myelin Mapping (MIMM), is proposed to quantify the myelin volume fraction (MVF) from a routine multi-gradient echo sequence (mGRE) using a multiscale biophysical signal model of the effects of microstructural myelin and iron.

Theory And Methods: In MIMM, the effects of myelin are modeled based on the Hollow Cylinder Fiber Model accounting for anisotropy, while iron is considered as an isotropic paramagnetic point source.

pinning or modified Dunn procedure? Which one is superior in slipped capital femoral epiphysis surgery? A case-control study including only stable/moderate cases.

Purpose: The study aimed to compare the clinical and radiologic results of pinning and modified Dunn procedure methods in stable-moderate slipped capital femoral epiphyses surgery.

Methods: Slipped capital femoral epiphyses cases between January 2000 and December 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Stable and moderate cases treated with pinning or modified Dunn procedure and those with a follow-up period longer than 1 year were included.

Quantum migration and its local heat impact: Understanding local heat capacity of confined systems.

For noninteracting particles confined in a constant volume, the temperature derivative of the local energy assumes negative values in thermodynamic equilibrium at low temperatures. This peculiar behavior may entail the misleading unphysical conclusion that the local heat capacity is negative. However, we show that temperature-dependent density variations of confined particles induce an energy selective particle transport within the domain, here called temperature-induced quantum migration.

Placental pathology in SARS-CoV-2 infected pregnancies: A single-institution retrospective cohort analysis.

Background: Our objectives were to determine 1) the prevalence and description of placental pathologic lesions in pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2 infection compared to healthy controls and 2) whether the prevalence and/ or pattern of placental pathologic lesions differed in the few neonates who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 in the first 48 hours of life at a busy urban county hospital.

Methods: This study included all pregnant mothers who tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and delivered at our institution from March 2020 to June 2021, while control placentas were collected from term pregnancies without complications.

Results: Approximately 90% (n = 380/425) of placentas from pregnancies complicated by SARS-CoV-2 infections had placental pathologic lesions, compared to 32% (n = 16/50) of controls.

A comprehensive analysis and comparison of SPI and SPEI for spatiotemporal drought evaluation.

Assessing drought is crucial for effective water resources management and the development of mitigation strategies. Drought indices serve as indispensable tools in this evaluation process, and choosing an appropriate index is vital for accurate drought assessment. The characteristics and classification of drought depend entirely on the chosen index.

Which vacuum phenomenon is more predictive for future junctional disorders?: Intradiscal or Intrafacet?

Recent spine studies focused on identifying whether intradiscal vacuum phenomenon (VP) was associated with spinal instability. However, none of them reported a direct association between VP and spinal instability following fusion for degenerative lumbar spine disorders (DSDs), namely junctional disorders. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate whether the VP was predictive for junctional disorders in patients who underwent short-segment lumbar decompression and fusion for DSDs at a tertiary spine center.

The association between klotho and kidney and cardiovascular outcomes: a comprehensive systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Chronic kidney disease (CKD) and end-stage renal disease (ESKD) are significant global health challenges associated with progressive kidney dysfunction and numerous complications, including cardiovascular disease and mortality. This study aims to explore the potential association between plasma klotho levels and various prognostic outcomes in CKD and ESKD, including all-cause mortality, cardiovascular events, metabolic syndrome development and adverse renal events necessitating renal replacement therapies.

Methods: A literature search was conducted through 3 June 2024 using the electronic databases Cochrane Library, Ovid MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, SCOPUS and PubMed.

Anelosimuseximius bioinspired ZnO nano cobwebs for environmental remediation of drugs and endocrine disruptors from water.

The pollution of wastewater with pharmaceuticals and endocrine-disrupting chemicals (EDCs) in populated areas poses a growing threat to humans and ecosystems. To address this serious problem, various one-dimensional (1D) hierarchical ZnO-based nanostructures inspired by Anelosimus eximius cobwebs were developed and successfully grown on a glass substrate through simple hydrothermal synthesis. The nanorods (nr) obtained during primary growth were chemically etched with KOH (ZnO-KOH), followed by the secondary growth of nano cobweb-like (ncw) structures using polyethyleneimine (ZnO).

Metaphorical perceptions of stoma patients about living with a stoma: A qualitative study.

Purpose: The purpose of this study was to investigate how stoma patients perceive their experiences living with a stoma.

Methods: The research is a descriptive study conducted with 42 patients who lived with a stoma for at least 3 months. Data were collected by a face-to-face interview method with a semi-structured form.

Structural alterations in scales of Capoeta capoeta (Güldenstädt, 1773) from heavy metal-contaminated river water.

Heavy metal pollution, especially in freshwater, is a serious problem for aquatic organisms and human health. In this study, the scales of Capoeta capoeta living in the Karasu River (Turkey), which is estimated to be contaminated with pollutants, especially heavy metals, were examined for structural anomalies. Two stations on the river were selected for this purpose.

Mindful self-compassion program based on Watson's theory of human caring in nursing students: A randomized controlled study.

Aims And Background: This study investigated the impact of the Mindful Self-Compassion Program, based on Watson's Theory of Human Caring Model, on the physical and mental health of nursing students. The essence of nursing is care and compassion. While there are studies on compassion in nursing care, nurses' self-compassion is an underrecognized concept in the literature.

The Effect of Informing Patient Relatives with a Short Message on Anxiety Levels during Cardiovascular Surgery in Türkiye: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Background: Surgical procedures cause a certain level of anxiety in the relatives of the patients, it has been observed that heart surgeries cause more anxiety.

Aim: To determine the effects of informing patients' relatives with short messages on anxiety levels during cardiovascular surgery.

Methods: The study was conducted as a randomized controlled research investigation from October 1, 2015, to December 31, 2022, at the cardiovascular surgery operating room of a university hospital and included 84 patient relatives (42 experimental and 42 control group).

Eating attitudes of migraine patients in Turkey: a prospective multi-center study.

Background: Migraine is a disease characterized by headache attacks. The disease is multifactorial in etiology and genetic and environmental factors play role in pathogenesis. Migraine can also be accompanied by psychiatric disorders like neurotism and obsessive compulsive disorder.

Maternal and neonatal outcomes associated with illness severity of maternal COVID-19.

Background: Several reports demonstrated that perinatal SARS-CoV-2 has significant impact on maternal and neonatal health outcomes. However, the relationship between severity of maternal illness with outcomes remains less clear.

Methods: This is a single-center retrospective cohort study of mother/infant dyads with positive maternal test for SARS-CoV-2 between 14 days prior and 3 days after delivery from 3/30/2020 to 12/28/2021.

Metaphorical perceptions of surgical nurses regarding care for earthquake victims.

Background: The physical, psychological, and social effects of the earthquake affect a person's functionality directly. It challenges individuals because it is often traumatizing, intense fear is experienced, and it is unpredictable, uncontrollable, and destructive. Nurses are one of the professional groups that have important duties in social disasters, and they are constantly exposed to the details of the traumatic situation, sometimes physically and sometimes by listening.

Histological assessment of endometrial polyps resected by hysteroscopy.

Objective: This study aimed to analyze the clinical data and pathologic aspects of endometrial polyps (EMPs) excised completely during surgical hysteroscopy and assess the connection between premalignant and malignant EMPs.

Patients And Methods: This retrospective study includes 489 participants who underwent hysteroscopy due to endometrial polyps, and the clinical features and histological findings of the resected polyps analyzed.

Results: Participants with EMPs were divided into six groups according to histologic findings.

The frequency of pressure injury in level 3 intensive care units and determination of risk factors: A cross-sectional study.

Aim: This study was carried out to determine the prevalence of pressure injury and risk factors in patients hospitalized in a university hospital's level 3 intensive care unit.

Design: It is a descriptive, prospective, observational type study.

Method: The sample of the study consisted of 176 patients aged 18 and over who were admitted to the intensive care units of a University Hospital for at least 24 h.

Determination of Pain-Related Knowledge and Behaviors of Adult Intensive Care Nurses.

Aim: To determine the knowledge and attitudes of adult intensive care nurses regarding pain.

Method: This descriptive and cross-sectional study was conducted with 196 nurses working in the intensive care units of a tertiary university hospital between June 2022 and September 2022. Data were collected by face-to-face interview method, and the "Personal Information Form" and "Nurses' Knowledge and Attitude Scale Regarding Pain" were used as data collection tools.

Evaluating lake water quality with a GIS-based MCDA integrated approach: a case in Konya/Karapınar.

Considering water quality is an essential requirement in terms of environmental planning and management. To protect and manage water resources effectively, it is necessary to develop an analytical decision-support system. In this study, a systematic approach was suggested to evaluate the lake water quality.