Evaluation of Factors Affecting Hearing Aid Use in Children.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the factors affecting hearing aid use in children and investigate how these factors affected their subjective auditory performance.

Methods: The study was carried out with 34 children aged three to six years who had mild or moderate sensorineural hearing loss and had used a bilateral hearing aid for at least six months. The daily hearing aid usage times of children were collected with the help of data logging software.

Validity, Discriminative Ability, and Reliability of the Turkish Hearing-Related Quality of Life Questionnaire for Children and Adolescents.

Purpose: The aim of this study was to translate the versions of the Hearing Environments and Reflection on Quality of Life (HEAR-QL) into Turkish and investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish 26-item HEAR-QL (HEAR-QL-26) for children and Turkish 28-item HEAR-QL (HEAR-QL-28) for adolescents.

Method: The protocol included translation into Turkish and linguistic adaptation. The HEAR-QL-26 and HEAR-QL-28, respectively, were administered to 249 children (130 with hearing loss, 119 without hearing loss) and 249 adolescents (140 with hearing loss, 109 without hearing loss) between the ages of 8 and 18 years.

Early Neurologic Complications and Long-term Neurologic Outcomes of Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation Performed in Children.

Background: We aimed at evaluating acute neurologic complications (ANC) and clinical outcome at a 2-year follow-up in children after extracorporeal membrane oxygenation (ECMO).

Methods: We conducted a single-center, retrospective review of our patient cohort aged between 1 month and 18 years at the time of ECMO support (between June 2014 to January 2017). Outcome analysis included ANC and their clinical consequences.

Plasma levels of oxysterols 7-ketocholesterol and cholestane-3β, 5α, 6β-triol in patients with allergic asthma.

The prevalence of allergic asthma is increasing on a global scale, reflecting changes in air pollution, climatic changes, and other environmental stimulants. In allergic conditions, oxidative stress occurs as a result of immune system activation. Oxidation of cholesterol leads to the formation of oxysterols.

Validity and Reliability of Turkish Version of the Auditory Behavior in Everyday Life Questionnaire.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Auditory Behavior in Everyday Life (ABEL) questionnaire.

Method: The ABEL questionnaire was translated into Turkish using the "back-translation" method. The study included 130 parents of children with cochlear implantation, and 126 parents of children with typical hearing were included as a control group.

Can omentin-1 be a prognostic marker in surgical intensive care patients?

Background/aim: A member of the adipokine family, omentin-1 is selectively secreted from visceral fat tissue and the omentum. It has been shown that omentin-1 is involved in the pathogenesis of certain diseases and can be used as a prognostic marker. This study first investigated the prognostic significance of omentin-1 in surgical intensive care patients.

Developing the computer-based auditory training program for adults with hearing impairment.

Although it is known that auditory training is essential for hearing-impaired individuals, patients do not willingly participate in auditory training sessions, because individual training is a time-consuming and costly process. Computer-based auditory training programs are under development for reducing the cost and time. The aim of this study is to develop a computer-based auditory training program and to evaluate the usability of the program by applying it to adults with normal hearing indifferent age groups and professions.

In Vitro Evaluation of the Primary Stability of Short Implants in Different Surgical Techniques.

Purpose: This study was designed to evaluate the effects of four different surgical techniques on the primary stability of short implants in two sizes (4-mm and 6-mm length) through resonance frequency analysis and insertion torque measurement in vitro.

Materials And Methods: Forty implant site preparations and implant insertions were performed in pig ribs. Guided surgery, bone condensing, conventional drilling, and undersized preparation surgical techniques were used five times in each bone block to prepare 4-mm/6-mm-length implant beds.

Effects of treatment with haloperidol and clozapine on the plasma concentrations of thyroid hormones in rats.

Objectives: Psychoactive drugs are group of compounds used to treat severe mental problems, including psychosis, as well as other conditions. This study assessed clinically relevant side effects of haloperidol and clozapine on the thyroid hormones.

Methods: Haloperidol (0.

A Comprehensive Review on Oxysterols and Related Diseases.

The present review aims to provide a complete and comprehensive summary of current literature relevant to oxysterols and related diseases. Oxidation of cholesterol leads to the formation of a large number of oxidized products, generally known as oxysterols. They are intermediates in the biosynthesis of bile acids, steroid hormones, and 1,25- dihydroxyvitamin D3.

Social media usage and health promoting lifestyle in profile related socio-demographic factors in Turkey.

Social media represents a revolutionary new trend that offers opportunities for and threats toward modifying health behaviours. Although social media has considerable health promotion and education tools, this article summarizes the relationship between the health promoting lifestyle and Facebook usage, as Facebook is one of the most popular tools in social media. We carried out a cross-sectional, descriptive study with 423 Facebook users living in Ankara, Turkey.

Apoptosis Inhibitor of Macrophage, Monocyte Chemotactic Protein-1, and C-Reactive Protein Levels Are Increased in Patients with Metabolic Syndrome: A Pilot Study.

Apoptosis inhibitor of macrophage (AIM) and monocyte chemotactic protein-1 (MCP-1) are molecules that cause migration of M1 macrophages to visceral adipocytes, which is the first step in development of metabolic syndrome. The aim of this study is to evaluate the status of AIM and MCP-1 in metabolic syndrome and to investigate their use as biomarkers. Forty metabolic syndrome patients and 40 healthy individuals were enrolled in the study.

Effects of clozapine and haloperidol treatment on plasma concentrations of androgen hormones and androgendependent organ changes in rats.

Objectives: Metabolic and endocrine adverse effects are among the most concerning unfavorable consequences of commonly used psychotropic drugs. The present research was planned to assess and determine the effects of haloperidol and clozapine on testosterone, cortisol, and corticosterone levels and also their influence on androgen-dependent organs in adult male Wistar rats.

Materials And Methods: Animals were casually distributed into three groups ( = 10 in each group).

Zinc, copper, and oxysterol levels in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Background: The present study has the objective to assess the zinc (Zn), copper (Cu), and oxysterols plasma levels in type 1 (DM1) (n = 26) and type 2 (DM2) (n = 80) diabetes patients, as compared to healthy controls (n = 71), in order to testify whether metal levels may have a significant impact on the association between oxysterols and diabetes.

Methods: Plasma trace elements and plasma oxysterols were assessed using atomic absorption spectrometry and LC-MS/MS, respectively. Lifestyle, smoking status, alcohol intake, and drug usage, as well as microvascular complications, were also monitored and reported.

The Effect of Effort Test on the Levels of Ischemia Modified Albumin, 7-ketocholesterol and Cholestan-3β , 5α , 6β -triol and their Role in the Diagnosis of Coronary Artery Disease.

Background: Oxysterols have been shown to play a role in plaque formation while ischemia modified albumin (IMA) is widely accepted as an acute marker for ischemia. The effort test is one of the methods used to identify the presence of coronary artery disease. Thus, there may be a relationship between effort test result and the levels of IMA, 7-ketocholesterol (7-KC) and cholestane-3β,5α,6β-triol (C-triol).

The Clustering of World Countries Regarding Causes of Death and Health Risk Factors.

Background: We aimed to determine how many clusters, WHO member countries would be grouped based on the causal rates of disease-specific deaths and preventable risk factors, and evaluated the cluster memberships using some sociodemographic and socioeconomic factors.

Methods: We constructed a dataset relating to 146 WHO countries using reports and some official websites. An explanatory factor analysis was implemented to reveal the underlying patterns of the dataset.

Determining Cutoff Point of Ensemble Trees Based on Sample Size in Predicting Clinical Dose with DNA Microarray Data.

. Evaluating the success of dose prediction based on genetic or clinical data has substantially advanced recently. The aim of this study is to predict various clinical dose values from DNA gene expression datasets using data mining techniques.

Fusionless instrumentation in growing spine and adjacent segment problems: an experimental study in immature pigs.

Study Design: Experimental study.

Objective: To compare the effects of fusionless instrumentation (FI) and instrumented fusion (IF) on the adjacent segment in an immature pig model.

Summary Of Background Data: Observations reveal proximal junctional kyphosis after FI.