Publications by authors named "G Yapici"
Introduction: Malnutrition is defined as a pathological condition arising from deficient or imbalanced intake of nutritional elements. Factors such as increasing metabolic demands during the disease course in the hospitalized patients and inadequate calorie intake increase the risk of malnutrition. The aim of the present study is to evaluate nutritional status of patients admitted to pediatric intensive care units (PICU) in Turkey, examine the effect of nutrition on the treatment process and draw attention to the need for regulating nutritional support of patients while continuing existing therapies.
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- Physician immigration to developed countries is on the rise, but the reasons behind Turkish physicians' migration are still not well understood.
- A study of 9,881 senior medical students in Türkiye showed that 70.7% intend to emigrate, with about 60% wanting to stay abroad permanently.
- The main factors influencing their decisions include poor working conditions in Türkiye and a desirable social environment abroad, along with concerns about medical school quality significantly impacting their emigration intentions.
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- Cell division necessitates major changes in the cell cortex, largely facilitated by the actomyosin network.
- Protocadherin 7 (PCDH7) is crucial during mitosis as it accumulates on the cell surface, helping to create the mitotic rounding pressure and undergoes palmitoylation by ZDHHC5, allowing it to move to the cleavage furrow during cytokinesis.
- Silencing PCDH7 leads to increased multinucleated cells and extended mitosis, indicating its role in maintaining active RhoA and phospho-myosin levels necessary for proper cell division.
The impact of the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome 2 (SARS-CoV-2) still continues. The duration of the immune response in individuals recovering from COVID-19 and its protection against future SARS-CoV-2 infection are not fully understood. This study aimed to longitudinally evaluate anti-SARS-CoV-2 seroconversion status in healthcare workers with positive SARS-CoV-2 Real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (rRT-PCR), test in Mersin University Hospital.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFHigh accuracy measurement of mechanical strain is critical and broadly practiced in several application areas including structural health monitoring, industrial process control, manufacturing, avionics and the automotive industry, to name a few. Strain sensors, otherwise known as strain gauges, are fueled by various nanomaterials, among which graphene has attracted great interest in recent years, due to its unique electro-mechanical characteristics. Graphene shows not only exceptional physical properties but also has remarkable mechanical properties, such as piezoresistivity, which makes it a perfect candidate for strain sensing applications.
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