Publications by authors named "Murat Turan"

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  • Retirees in poorer countries can face challenges like feeling lonely and unhappy, which affects their quality of life.
  • Studies show that how people enjoy their free time (leisure) can really impact their happiness.
  • The research found that good memories from past activities (leisure nostalgia) play a big role in helping retirees feel happier when they have a positive attitude towards their leisure time.
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The heat shock protein (HSP) gene families, present across prokaryotes to eukaryotes, play vital roles in growth, development, and heat resistance processes. While HSP proteins have been identified and characterized in various species, this study achieved the first genome-wide identification and characterization of HSP proteins in the Aedes aegypti genome. This study identified and assessed 80 potential HSP genes in Ae.

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This systematic review and meta-analysis aims to investigate the validity and reliability of the My Jump smartphone application in measuring vertical jump height, specifically using flight-time-based measures. To identify potential studies for inclusion, a comprehensive search strategy was employed in PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and EBSCO host databases. Validity was assessed in two ways: (1) mean and standard deviations of My Jump measurements were compared to criterion methods to assess the agreement of raw scores; (2) correlation coefficients evaluated the within-group consistency of rankings between My Jump and criterion methods.

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Tea obtained from the leaves of Camellia sinensis L., a medicinal plant, is a widely popular beverage. Deficiency in boron, a micronutrient for C.

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Background: There is no data regarding the interrelationships of circulating Makorin Ring Finger Protein-3 (MKRN3), Kisspeptin (KISS1), and Neurokinin B (NKB) concentrations during minipuberty in humans.

Objective: To determine temporal changes in circulating concentrations of MKRN3, KISS1, NKB, and gonadotropins and investigate interrelationships between them in healthy full-term (FT) and preterm (PT) infants during minipuberty period.

Methods: A prospective study of 6-month follow-up performed.

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To investigate the effect of on corneal alkali burn. We studied 45 250 g weighing, 4 months old Wistar albino rats. Alkaline burns were performed in the corneas of all experimental animals with 2 mol/L NaOH after general anaesthesia.

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Background: We aimed to compare the efficacy, postoperative pain scores, adverse effects, additional analgesic requirements, and patient satisfaction scores of ultrasonography-guided sciatic nerve block by popliteal approach with spinal anesthesia for hallux valgus correction surgery.

Methods: Sixty patients scheduled for hallux valgus correction surgery were enrolled in this prospective randomized study. Unilateral spinal block was performed on patients in the spinal anesthesia group.

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Objectives: The percentage of chronic pain in adults having inguinal hernia repair is 5-35%. Although this pain is thought to be related to some reasons, there is not an exact conclusion about this. In this study, the aim was to point out the incidence of chronic pain after inguinal hernia repair and determination of the risk factors.

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Introduction: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors having a role in the occurrence of acute back pain following spinal anesthesia.

Methods: Six hundred and forty-nine patients who underwent surgery under spinal anesthesia were enrolled in this prospective observational study. Patients' age, sex, BMI, ASA physical status, educational status, history of back pain, spinal needle radius, spinal interspace level of intervention, method of approach for spinal anesthesia, position during spinal anesthesia, angle of puncture with respect to the spinal ligaments, magnitude of pain during intervention, number of lumbar punctures, number of bony contacts, amount of bupivacaine administered intrathecally, type of surgical procedure, surgical position, duration of the surgery, and duration of anesthesia parameters were recorded.

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Purpose: The aim of this study was to compare the recurrence rates of patients with bladder tumors on the lateral wall undergoing transurethral resection of bladder tumor(TUR-BT) with or without obturator nerve block (ONB) and to investigate the impact of ONB on the effective tumor resection on the lateral bladder wall.

Materials And Methods: All patients who underwent TUR-BT under spinal anesthesia within the three-year study period in the study center were reviewed retrospectively. Among these, 68 patients who had been diagnosed with de novo lateral bladder wall tumor and included in low risk group 1n accord with European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) classification, undergone complete resection were enrolled into the study.

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The accumulation of metals (Iron, Aluminium, Zinc, Copper, Manganese, Boron, Chromium, Nickel, Cadmium, Lead) was seasonally (November 2009 to July 2010) measured in sediment samples taken from different areas of Beyler reservoir which is an important water source for irrigation in West Black Sea region (Turkey). Metals in sediment samples were analyzed by ICP-OES. The difference between the stations except for Zn metal (p < 0.

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