Determining the impact of pre-pressing pretreatments applied to sugarcane on the aroma compounds and quality characteristics of sugarcane juice.

The study examined the effects of three pretreatments, blanching (5, 10, and 30 min), ultrasound (15, 20, and 30 min), and steam blanching (10, 20, and 30 min) on sugarcane, assessing their impact on sugarcane juice quality parameters and aroma compounds. The control had the highest soluble solid content, while the ultrasound-15 min (US-15 min)-treated sample had the lowest, affecting pH, total acidity, and color values significantly. Color analysis showed lower L* values and less greenish tones in treated samples.

Secondary Gains of Strategies to Prevent COVID-19 Infection in Neonatal Intensive Care Unit: Has the Frequency of Healthcare-Associated Infections Decreased?

Objective: To compare the frequency and distribution of healthcare-associated infections (HAI) in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) during COVID-19 infection.

Methods: We compared all cases hospitalized in the NICU and diagnosed with HAIs between 1 March - 1 September 2019 (pre-COVID-19 pandemic) and 1 March - 1 September 2020 (during the COVID-19 pandemic).

Results: We evaluated a total of 957 babies, 427 babies in the pre-COVID-19 period and 530 babies during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Effect of sleeping position on cardiac output, pulmonary pressure, and superior vena cava flow in healthy term infants.

Background: Although the mechanism of action in newborns is unknown, sleep positioning is associated with many pathophysiological events. This study aimed to compare the effects of supine and prone sleeping positions on cardiac output (CO), systolic pulmonary arterial pressure (SPAP), and superior vena cava (SVC) flow in healthy newborns.

Methods: In the first 24-72 h of life, 40 healthy term newborns born in the same hospital were included in this prospective, cross-sectional, observational study.

A Global Perspective on PDA Management in the Extremely Premature: Shifting Trend Toward Transcatheter Closure.

Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a frequently encountered defect in infants born extremely premature (≤26 weeks' gestation). Historically, closure of the PDA was performed using cyclooxygenase inhibitor medications or by surgical ligations. However, the benefits of PDA closure using these therapies have never been demonstrated, albeit studies have previously not focused on the extremely premature infants.

Frequency and Prognosis of Hydrops Fetalis: A 10-Year Single-Center Experience.

Objective: The study aims to evaluate the etiological distribution and prognosis of newborn infants with hydrops fetalis (HF).

Methods: All infants born in our hospital within the past 10 years and hospitalized with the diagnosis of HF were included in this retrospective descriptive study. Demographic characteristics, etiological distributions, treatment interventions, and prognosis information of the infants were recorded retrospectively.

Effect of Prematurity on Foveal Development in Early School-Age Children.

Purpose: To evaluate the foveal development in preterm children with optical coherence tomography and OCT angiography.

Design: Retrospective cohort study.

Methods: This study included children aged 6-8 years who were born prematurely and who did not receive retinopathy treatment.

Evaluation of Treatment Models in the Treatment of Retinopathy of Prematurity.

Objectives: This study aims to evaluate the treatment modalities applied for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) and to determine the efficacy and results of treatment modalities.

Methods: Premature babies, who needed treatment for ROP and followed-up in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) of our hospital or external centers, were retrospectively evaluated between January 2012 and January 2017. According to the criteria determined by the International ROP committee, the zones and stages of the cases were recorded.

Retinopathy screening results of late-preterm infants born at 32-35 weeks of gestational age.

Purpose: The aim of this retrospective, nonrandomized, observational clinical study was to evaluate the screening results for retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) of late-preterm infants born at 32-35 weeks gestational age (GA).

Methods: Retinopathy screening data of late-preterm infants were evaluated between January 2015 and September 2018. The zones and stages of ROP development were classified according to the International ROP Committee criteria.

Neonatal Diabetes Mellitus.

Neonatal diabetes is a rare cause of hyperglycemia in the neonatal period. It is caused by mutations in genes that encode proteins playing critical roles in normal functions of pancreatic beta cells. Neonatal diabetes is divided into temporary and permanent subtypes.

Acute kidney injury in a single neonatal intensive care unit in Turkey.

Background: Although advances in perinatal medicine have increased the survival rates of critically ill neonates, acute kidney injury (AKI) is still one of the major causes of mortality and morbidity in neonatal intensive care units. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of AKI and analyze demographic data and risk factors associated with the mortality or morbidity.

Methods: Of 1992 neonates hospitalized between January 2009 and January 2011, 168 with AKI were reviewed in the study.

Effect of neonatal sepsis on the development of allergies and asthma in later childhood.

Background: Exposure to large amounts of endotoxins and other bacterial products in early childhood may protect against the development of allergic diseases later in childhood. The aim of this study was to investigate the effects of neonatal sepsis on subsequent development of asthma, allergic rhinitis, and atopic dermatitis in children.

Methods: We recruited 85 children (mean age 48.