Publications by authors named "Sonmez S"

Aim: The study compares knowledge, skills, anxiety, satisfaction and self-confidence regarding suctioning between students trained using a partial task trainer with moulage and those using a low-fidelity simulator.

Background: Moulage application in simulation has been used in nursing skills training, such as intravenous therapy, pressure ulcer and burn care, but not for suctioning.

Design: A randomized controlled study with pre-test, post-test design.

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Background: The incidence of spontaneous CSF otorrhea is increasing and knowledge about treatment management is growing.

Objectives: To analyse the cases operated the middle cranial fossa approach (MCFA) for spontaneous CSF otorrhea in our clinic and to evaluate the long-term surgical results in the light of the literature.

Methods: Demographic data, presenting complaints, complications, hearing outcomes, recurrence rates and long-term success of patients operated with MCFA between 2012 and 2022 in our tertiary care centre were evaluated.

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Background: Nursing education combines theoretical knowledge and clinical practice to prepare nursing students to meet the evolving demands of healthcare services. Understanding nursing students' metaphorical perceptions of the nursing profession and professional communication during their first clinical experiences can provide valuable insights into their professional identity and communication skills, as well as giving information about necessary improvements in nursing education. This study aimed to reveal the metaphorical perceptions of nursing students regarding the concepts of professional communication and nursing during their first clinical practices.

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Acute appendicitis is an abrupt inflammation of the appendix, which causes symptoms such as abdominal pain, vomiting, and fever. Computed tomography (CT) is a useful tool in accurate diagnosis of acute appendicitis; however, it causes challenges due to factors such as the anatomical structure of the colon and localization of the appendix in CT images. In this paper, a novel Convolutional Neural Network model, namely, LesionScanNet for the computer-aided detection of acute appendicitis has been proposed.

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  • The study investigates the impact of COVID-19 on olfactory pathways by analyzing 63 autopsy cases, comparing 37 COVID-19 victims with 26 non-COVID controls.
  • Researchers measured various anatomical structures in the olfactory system and found significant reductions in the volume, weight, and dimensions of the olfactory bulbs and tracts in the COVID-19 group.
  • The findings suggest that COVID-19 causes notable damage to the olfactory centers, indicating the importance of understanding these changes for clinical and future research efforts related to the disease.
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Caligus minimus Otto, 1821 has been known for over two centuries and it is the second oldest of the approximately 275 species of Caligus O. F. Müller, 1985.

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This study assessed the stress distribution under occlusal forces in mandibular molars after utilizing several nickel-titanium rotary systems and identified potential root fracture patterns through finite element analysis (FEA). Five three-dimensionally printed mandibular molars were used, with one tooth left unshaped and the remaining four shaped using ProTaper Gold (Dentsply, Tulsa Dental Specialties, Tulsa, OK), Reciproc Blue (VDW, Munich, Germany), XP-endo Shaper (FKG Dentaire, La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland), and Hyflex EDM (Coltene/Whaledent, Altst€atten, Switzerland) rotary systems. Subsequently, micro-CT scans were performed on the teeth, and representative FEA models were generated.

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Prcis: Alterations in the PINK-mediated mitophagy pathway play an important role in PEX disease.

Purpose: Pseudoexfoliation Syndrome (PEX) is a condition in which aberrant fibrillary protein builds up in various components of the eye and other extraocular tissues. In this study, we aim to investigate the functionality of intracellular auto-degradative machinery -especially mitophagy- and related genes and proteins in PEX.

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The rapid advancements in generative artificial intelligence are set to significantly influence the medical sector, particularly ophthalmology. Generative adversarial networks and diffusion models enable the creation of synthetic images, aiding the development of deep learning models tailored for specific imaging tasks. Additionally, the advent of multimodal foundational models, capable of generating images, text and videos, presents a broad spectrum of applications within ophthalmology.

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An adequate level of health literacy enables people to adopt protective behaviors to cope with the COVID-19 pandemic. Validated instruments are desired to assess such reactions. This study aims to determine the level of health literacy and validity and reliability of the Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-COVID-Q22) adapted to Turkish.

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Our aim in this study is to evaluate the cardiovascular findings of pediatric patients with primary Raynaud's phenomenon (RP) and to determine if there are any pathological findings. Our study included 42 pediatric patients aged between 7 and 18 who were diagnosed with primary RP and did not have any additional underlying structural vascular disease or secondary rheumatological conditions. The control group consisted of 30 healthy volunteers aged 7-18 years, matched by age and sex, without any additional diseases.

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Purpose: This study aims to determine the presence and morphology of triticeal cartilage (TrC) through autopsy cases and to examine its relationship with age, gender, and height, thus contributing to clinical practices and forensic perspective.

Materials And Methods:  Our study was conducted on a total of 84 autopsy cases between the ages of 20-90 years who came to Tokat Forensic Medicine Institute. The laryngeal region was palpated to determine whether TrC was present.

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Excess health and safety risks of commercial drivers are largely determined by, embedded in, or operate as complex, dynamic, and randomly determined systems with interacting parts. Yet, prevailing epidemiology is entrenched in narrow, deterministic, and static exposure-response frameworks along with ensuing inadequate data and limiting methods, thereby perpetuating an incomplete understanding of commercial drivers' health and safety risks. This paper is grounded in our ongoing research that conceptualizes health and safety challenges of working people as multilayered "wholes" of interacting work and nonwork factors, exemplified by complex-systems epistemologies.

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Objective: To evaluate caloric response changes after endolymphatic sac decompression (ESD), together with hearing outcomes and the functional benefit of the operation.

Methods: A retrospective chart review of subjects who underwent endolymphatic sac decompression at a tertiary referral centre was performed. Data on audiological results, caloric testing, and functional level scale of the patients were analysed.

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Background: We aim to assess the effects of gastric posterior fixation with fibrin sealant in laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy in aspects of 12th-month body mass index and gastric volume.

Methods: The patients who underwent laparoscopic sleeve gastrectomy between January 2019 and February 2021 were divided into two groups preoperatively. The first 75 patients were appointed to the posterior fixation group, and the second 75 were to the control group.

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Objectives: The thesis of this paper is that health and safety challenges of working people can only be fully understood by examining them as wholes with interacting parts. This paper unravels this indispensable whole by introducing the working life exposome and elucidating how associated epistemologies and methodologies can enhance empirical research.

Methods: Network and population health scientists have initiated an ongoing discourse on the state of empirical work-health-safety-well-being research.

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Objective: The aim of this study is to evaluate current urologic practice regarding the management of priapism in Turkey and compare with international guidelines.

Methods: Urologists and urology residents were invited to an online survey consisting of 30 multiple-choice questions on priapism-related clinical practices that were consid- ered most important and relevant to practices by using Google Forms.

Results: Total number of responses was 340.

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  • The study investigates the factors influencing health expenditure in Turkey, focusing on income per capita, annual inflation, and the Health Transformation Program.
  • Using data from 1985 to 2016, the research employs autoregressive distributed lag methods to analyze the relationship between these factors and health expenditure.
  • Findings indicate a positive correlation between health expenditure and income, while the Health Transformation Program has a negative effect, suggesting that promoting primary healthcare could help control costs.
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Objective: This as a cross-sectional controlled clinical study. We hypothesis that the olfactory functions in migraine patients may differ from the healthy controls. In this study, we evaluated the olfactory functions by using a Sniffin' Sticks test battery, which is a reliable and semi quantitative test to evaluate for olfactory dysfunction.

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Objectives: The study's primary objective was to compare the quality of life (QoL) and external auditory canal (EAC) hygiene among patients who underwent bony mastoid obliteration or meatoplasty after canal wall down (CWD) mastoidectomy.

Methods: A prospective, observational, controlled cohort study was conducted at our tertiary referral university hospital. Twenty-eight patients older than 16 years of age with chronic otitis media who underwent CWD mastoidectomy were included.

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Our study aimed to determine the level of coronavirus-related health literacy among school administrators and the factors that influence this. The sample of this cross-sectional study consisted of 402 school administrators serving in primary, secondary and high schools in Ankara. The data were collected between September 2021 and February 2022 using the descriptive characteristics questionnaire and the Coronavirus-Related Health Literacy Questionnaire (HLS-COVID-Q22).

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Introduction: In recent years, ultrasound (US)-guided thermal ablation techniques have come to the fore as minimally invasive alternatives to surgery. The purpose of this study was to assess the effectiveness and safety of radiofrequency ablation or microwave ablation procedures in patients with benign thyroid nodules.

Material And Methods: This retrospective and single-centre study consisted of 55 patients and 62 benign thyroid nodules that were treated either with radiofrequency ablation (RFA) or microwave ablation (MWA) in our hospital between January 2020 and March 2022.

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  • The study looked at two types of surgery to help patients with a problem called facial nerve paralysis, which can happen after an injury.
  • It checked how well each surgery worked by reviewing medical records of patients who had the operations between 2011 and 2017.
  • Both surgeries showed good results in helping patients, and the easier method (TMSL) was just as effective as the more complex one (MCF) without needing as much recovery time.
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