The effect of mode of delivery on postpartum comfort level and breastfeeding self-efficacy: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

Objective: This study was conducted to determine the effect of the mode of delivery on maternal postpartum comfort level and breastfeeding self-efficacy.

Methods: The study was conducted as a systematic review and a meta-analysis. Searching was performed from March to July 2022, on PubMed, National Thesis Center, Dergi Park, Google Scholar, Web of Science, and EBSCO search engines and we included studies from the last 10 years.

Turkish validity and reliability of the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale.

Objectives: Haptotherapy fosters a sense of unity between the body, mind, and emotions. In addition, it contributes to expanding the woman's perception of her pregnancy and developing a more positive attitude towards pregnancy and childbirth. The study aims to examine the Turkish validity and reliability of the Haptotherapeutic Well-Being Scale, which will be used to evaluate the well-being levels of haptonomy and haptotherapy practices in women.

Spinal posture, mobility, and position sense in adolescents with chest wall deformities: a comparison of pectus excavatum, pectus carinatum and healthy peers.

Purpose: The study aimed to compare spinal posture, mobility, and position sense in adolescents with pectus excavatum (PE), pectus carinatum (PC), and healthy control (HC).

Methods: 22 with PE, 22 with PC, and 21 HC were included in the study. The spinal posture (thoracic kyphosis, lumbar lordosis, pelvic tilt, thoracic, lumbar, pelvic lateral tilt angles) and mobility (thoracic, lumbar, hip/sacral, and overall, in the sagittal and frontal plane) with the spinal mouse, and spinal position sense (repositing errors) with the inclinometer were assessed.

Should wide chest wall resections and reconstruction intimidate thoracic surgeons?

Background: This study aimed to compare patients in whom wide chest wall resection and reconstruction or primary closure was performed.

Methods: A total of 63 patients who underwent chest wall resection and reconstruction between January 2018 and December 2022 were included in the retrospective study. The patients were divided into two groups: the first group, which included 31 patients (14 males, 17 females; mean age: 44.

A Novel Method for Patients With Ear Keloid: Enucleation and Fat Grafting.

Background: Keloid is a dermal fibroproliferative disease unique to humans. Due to the ambiguity in its pathophysiology and the frequent recurrence of keloid, there is no clear consensus on the treatment of keloid and there are many treatment methods defined. In order to benefit from the positive effects of fat grafting on pathological scars, we applied fat grafting to patients who underwent keloid enucleation.

Maize seeds forecasting with hybrid directional and bi-directional long short-term memory models.

The purity of the seeds is one of the important factors that increase the yield. For this reason, the classification of maize cultivars constitutes a significant problem. Within the scope of this study, six different classification models were designed to solve this problem.

Cytotoxic, Antioxidant, Antibiofilm, and Antimicrobial Activities of Mushroom Species from Turkey.

Mushrooms, which have been collected to meet the nutritional needs of the world for many years, have gained medical importance thanks to the bioactive compounds they produce. Thanks to studies carried out to determine mushroom diversity, the number of species identified is increasing year by year. Accordingly, in recent years, studies conducted to determine the biological activities of metabolites produced by fungi have been increasing.

Adhesion and Surface Roughness of Apatite-Containing Carbomer and Improved Ionically Bioactive Resin Compared to Glass Ionomers.

The surface roughness of different glass-ionomer-based materials and their shear bond strength with a resin composite with and without thermal cycling were evaluated. Ketac Molar (KM, 3M ESPE, St. Paul, MN, USA), Glass Carbomer (GC, GCP Dental, Leiden, The Netherlands), Bioactive (BA, PULPDENT, Corporation, Watertown, MA, USA) and Fuji II LC (FJ, GC, Tokyo, Japan) were used to prepare the specimens and they were kept in distilled water at 37 °C for 24 h.

Transthoracic robotic plication for diaphragmatic elevation.

Background: This study aims to evaluate the feasibility, safety, and efficacy of transthoracic robot-assisted surgery for diaphragmatic plication and to describe our surgical approach in detail.

Methods: Between January 2014 and January 2020, a total of 13 patients (11 males, 2 females; median age: 55 years; range, 24 to 70 years) who underwent diaphragmatic plication with the robotic system were retrospectively analyzed. The changes in the Medical Research Council dyspnea scale, forced expiratory volume in 1 sec, body mass index, and quality of life scale scores of the patients before the operation and at the first year of follow-up were examined.

Child and adolescent psychiatric emergency admissions before, during and after the Covid-19 pandemic: An Interrupted time series analysis from Turkey.

Background: Acute psychiatric care of youth is paramount as prompt evaluation is known to mitigate potentially catastrophic outcomes in the future. The aim of this study was to analyze changes in child and adolescent psychiatric (CAP) emergency admissions within a 4-year period, including the pandemic course.

Methods: Electronic patient health records of children and adolescents aged 0-18 years, admitted to the pediatric emergency department (ED) for psychiatric complaints between January 2018-December 2021, were retrospectively reviewed (n = 2014).

Attitudes pregnant women in Türkiye towards holistic complementary and alternative medicine and influencing factors: a web-based cross-sectional study.

Background: Pregnant women turn to holistic complementary and alternative medicine to cope with problems associated with the changes they experience during pregnancy. This study aimed to determine the attitudes of pregnant women in Türkiye toward holistic complementary and alternative medicine and influencing factors.

Methods: This cross-sectional exploratory study was carried out between June and November 2022 with a web-based questionnaire distributed via social media and communication platforms.

Characteristics of pediatric COVID-19 patients admitted to the emergency department and factors associated with pneumonia.

Objectives: Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) that causes a respiratory illness, continues to be a global pandemic. In this study, we purpose to identify the features of children with COVID-19 and the factors affecting disease severity.

Methods: This is a retrospective, observational study was conducted on patients who presented with suspicion of COVID-19 from April 1, 2020, to March 31, 2021, at a tertiary care medical center in Turkey.

Vertebral arteriovenous fistula due to blunt neck trauma: A case report.

The arteriovenous fistulas (AVFs) of the vertebral artery are usually caused by iatrogenic and penetrating traumas. Vertebral AVF is rarely seen after blunt cervical trauma. A 65-year-old male patient applied to the emergency clinic due to falling from a height of about 3 m.

Does energy productivity and public-private investment in energy achieve carbon neutrality target of China?

Carbon neutrality target is of great importance to all countries around the globe recently. Innovative methods are being evaluated to achieve the environmental sustainability. In this study, we aim to inspect the influence of public-private partnership in energy and energy efficiency on CO emissions in China from 1991Q1 to 2017Q4.

Which Body Density Equations Calculate Body Fat Percentage Better in Olympic Wrestlers?-Comparison Study with Air Displacement Plethysmography.

Although skinfold-derived equations seem to be practical for field application in estimating body fat percentage (BF%) and minimum body mass in Olympic wrestlers, prediction equations applied first need to be cross-validated in Olympic wrestlers to define the best prediction equation. This study aimed to evaluate the most accurate field method to predict BF% in Olympic wrestlers compared to BF% estimated by air displacement plethysmography (ADP). Sixty-one male (body mass 72.

Managing life during the pandemic: communication strategies, mental health, and the ultimate toll of the COVID-19.

Background/aim: The purpose of this review was to present the ultimate toll of the COVID-19 pandemic by focusing on the communication strategies and mental health.

Materials And Methods: We unsystematically reviewed the studies published between 2020 and 2021 from databases such as Google Scholar, Web of Science and ScienceDirect. Firstly, “new-normal” life challenges during the pandemic were discussed along with the public risk communication strategies.

Reconstruction of large chest wall defects using three-dimensional custom-made implant technology.

It is a challenging issue for thoracic surgeons to repair and reconstruct large defects after chest wall resection without disturbing pulmonary functions. Currently, it is possible to produce nearly the same prosthesis anatomically as the original with the three-dimensional printer technology. Titanium-alloy prostheses produced with the three-dimensional prototyping technology by selective laser sintering technique meet the sensitive needs of reconstruction without impairing the functionality of the tissue.

A Case of Refractory Polymyositis Successfully Treated With Abatacept Monotherapy.

Polymyositis (PM) is an autoimmune disease progressing in the form of a break down of the muscles that is induced by chronic inflammation in skeletal muscles. Muscle weakness is painless and concentrates on proximal muscles, involving the pectoral and pelvic girdle. If the disease is not treated properly, it may progress and lead to a considerable decrease in the quality of life.

The Effect of the COVID-19 Pandemic on Functioning of Neurosurgery Clinics and the Anxiety Levels of Neurosurgeons in Turkey.

Aim: To reveal the impacts of the novel coronavirus 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic on the functioning of neurosurgery clinics and to determine the anxiety levels and attitudes of Turkish neurosurgeons towards their profession during the pandemic.

Material And Methods: The Beck anxiety inventory and a clinical activities scale were utilized as data collection tools and distributed to neurosurgeons in Turkey as an online survey. Descriptive statistical methods, significance tests and correlation and regression analyses were employed to analyze the data.

First Report of Pai Syndrome With Upper Alveolar Cavernous Hemangioma: Diagnosis and Surgical Treatment.

This case describes the surgical methodology and the procedure for follow-up in a patient who had midline cleft of the upper lip, mid-alveolar cleft, double frenulum, and alveolar mass. Our patient is the first who meets the criteria for Pai syndrome with cavernous hemangioma and is also the fourth case with concomitant double frenulum.