Comparison of the Influence of Polypropylene (PP) or Polybutylene Terephthalate (PBT)-Based Meltblown and Polyester/Polyamide-Based Hydroentangled Inner Layers on the Sound and Thermal Insulation Properties of Layered Nonwoven Composite Structures.

Thermal and sound insulation play a vital role in today's world, and nonwoven composite structures including microfiber layers provide efficient solutions for addressing these demands. In this study, the sound and thermal insulation properties of nonwoven composite structures, including single-layer meltblown, multilayer meltblown, hydroentangled, and nanofiber nonwoven inner layers, were compared statistically by using Design Expert 13 software. The inner layer type and outer layer type of the composite structures were considered as independent variables, and thickness, bulk density, air permeability, sound absorption coefficient, and thermal resistance of composite structures were evaluated as dependent variables during statistical analyses.

The Investigation of the Relationship Between Mortality Awareness and Spiritual Care Competencies of Nurses Working in Intensive Care and Palliative Care Units.

The aim of this study was to investigate the relationship between mortality awareness and spiritual care competence among nurses working in intensive care and palliative care units. This cross-sectional, descriptive and correlational study included a sample of 163 nurses who had worked for at least one month in intensive care and palliative care units in two hospitals. Data were collected between 02/01/2024 and 28/06/2024.

Enhancing the Quality of Ready-to-Eat Trout Burger Patties: Investigating the Combination of Modified Atmosphere Packaging and Microbial Transglutaminase Enzyme.

In this study, rainbow trout patties ( Walbaum, 1792) were treated under a modified atmosphere (MA) (60/40:CO/N) packed with microbial transglutaminase enzyme (MTGase) at varying concentrations (0.5% and 1%) and kept for a full day at 2°C ± 2°C. Denser and more complex intermolecular cross-linking formations between peptides and gel network structures were observed in the first and last scanning electron microscope images of MTGase-containing groups.

Effects of preconceptional vitamin D levels on in vitro fertilization outcomes in infertile patients with polycystic ovary syndrome: A retrospective cohort study.

Background: Vitamin D plays various roles in different stages of reproduction, and abnormalities in its levels are associated with diseases such as polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS). This study aimed to determine the relationship between initial vitamin D levels and in vitro fertilization (IVF) outcomes in PCOS patients.

Methods: This retrospective cohort study included 1174 PCOS patients who consulted the Acıbadem Maslak Hospital IVF Clinic between January 2015 and March 2021.

Is It Possible to Use Inflammatory Markers as Potential Biomarkers for Chronic Urticaria?

This study aimed to determine whether the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-lymphocyte ratio (PLR), and systemic immune-inflammation index (SII) at admission affect the transition of pediatric patients diagnosed with acute spontaneous urticaria to chronic urticaria. This study included 390 patients who presented to the Department of Pediatrics at Akdeniz University Hospital with acute spontaneous urticaria between January 2020 and December 2022. A statistical comparison was made between the hematological parameters of patients who developed chronic urticaria and those who did not.

The Effect of Coffee in the Prevention of Oral Mucositis Associated with Head and Neck Radiotherapy.

Aim: This study investigates the effect of coffee on the management of oral mucositis associated with head and neck radiotherapy.

Method: Twenty-nine patients who underwent radiotherapy for the first time due to head and neck cancer between March 2019 and February 2020 were included in the experimental study. One cup/day of Turkish coffee (6 mg) was given to the patients in the intervention group every day for 3 weeks from the first day of radiotherapy.

The Correlation of Malnutrition with Mortality and Morbidity According to Global Initiative on Malnutrition Criteria in the Palliative Care Unit.

Aim: The objective of this study was to retrospectively assess the correlation of malnutrition with mortality and morbidity according to Global Initiative on Malnutrition criteria in patients with the diagnosis of lung cancer hospitalized in the palliative care unit.

Method: The sample of the study consisted of the data of 705 patients with lung cancer, who were hospitalized in the palliative care unit in a training and research hospital between January 2018 and January 2020. All the patients' demographic characteristics, disease-related data, laboratory values, Global Initiative on Malnutrition scores, mortality in the last 3 months, and recurrent hospitalizations in the last 3 months were recorded from the patient records and automation system.

Adherence to adjuvant tamoxifen and associated factors in breast cancer survivors.

Purpose: Adjuvant endocrine therapy reduces the recurrence and mortality of early hormone receptor-positive breast cancer in both pre- and postmenopausal women. The aim of this study was to investigate adjuvant tamoxifen adherence and associated factors in breast cancer survivors.

Methods: This descriptive, prospective study was conducted in 2019-2020 with the participation of 531 women who survived breast cancer and were under follow-up at the Senology Institute of a hospital in Istanbul.

Fear of COVID-19 and its influence on palliative care patients.

Background: Fear of COVID-19 may have adverse psychological effects on palliative patients; it may also reduce their quality of life, increase physical symptoms and lead to the postponement of treatment.

Aim: This study aimed to determine how the fear of COVID-19 influences factors (personal and disease-related characteristics) in palliative care patients.

Methods: A descriptive, cross-sectional design study was conducted on 110 patients.

Professional values and ethical sensitivities of nurses in COVID-19 pandemic.

Background: Nurses are facing several ethical problems like the safety of the nurses, patients, co-workers, and families, allocation of scarce resources, and the changing nature of the relationships of nurses with patients and families during the COVID-19 pandemic. These have caused nurses to have feelings such as stigmatization, fear, anger, anxiety, uncertainty, work-related strain, and burnout. Identifying nurses' ethical sensitivities and professional values are highly important to ensure that nurses are placed in the right decision-making position.

The efficacy of acupressure in managing opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer: A single-blind randomized controlled trial.

Purpose: Opioid-induced constipation is one of the heath problems with a negative impact on the quality of life. This randomized-controlled trial aimed to investigate the effects of acupressure therapy on the management of opioid-induced constipation in patients with cancer.

Methods: The trial was conducted on 140 cancer patients, who were assigned to the acupressure (n = 70) and the control groups (n = 70).

The effects of psychosocial factors on occupational accidents: a cross-sectional study in the manufacturing industry in Turkey.

Looking at death statistics in workplaces, occupational health and safety (OHS) is indisputably one of the most important problems of society. Considering that the existing measures are insufficient to reduce deaths, it is essential to look at the prevention of occupational accidents/diseases with an interdisciplinary approach and to employ new perspectives in order to develop new methods. The aim of this study is to determine whether psychosocial risks are perceived as an accident factor by employees and to bring the concept of psychosocial accident factors into a discussion.

Lung Cancer-Related Dyspnea: The Effects of a Handheld Fan on Management of Symptoms.

Background: The application of a handheld fan may reduce patients' shortness of breath and increase their activity tolerance by enabling cooling and air flow into the second and third branches of the trigeminal nerve.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to assess the effects of directing a handheld fan toward the face in the management of lung cancer-related dyspnea.

Methods: Using a randomized controlled experimental design, 96 inpatients with lung cancer were evaluated, with the experimental group (n = 49) using a handheld fan to manage dyspnea for 14 days.

Evaluating Death Anxiety and Death Depression Levels among Patients with Acute Myocardial Infarction.

This study aimed to assess death anxiety and death depression levels among patients with acute myocardial infarction. This was a descriptive correlational study, which was conducted on patients who were treated on an outpatient clinic or cardiology clinics a training and research hospital in Istanbul, Turkey between January and August 2020. The sample of study included 300 patients, who met the inclusion criteria and agreed to participate in the study.

A Comparison of Burnout and Job Satisfaction among Cancer Nurses in Oncology, Hematology and Palliative Care Clinics.

Background: Increased burnout level and decreased job satisfaction in oncology nurses negatively affect the quality of life of the employees and impair the quality of nursing care, services to be provided.

Subjects And Methods: The aim of this study was to determine levels and to compare of burnout and job satisfaction among cancer nurses in oncology, hematology and palliative care clinics.The research was conducted between July 2019 - December 2019 in oncology, hematology and pallitive care clinics in three different public training and research hospitals.

The Palliative Care Outcome Scale: Turkish Validity and Reliability Study.

Objective: To examine the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Palliative Care Outcome Scale (POS).

Methods: This methodological study consisted of 69 patients hospitalized in the palliative care (PC) service of three hospitals between June 2016 and August 2016, 69 carers who undertook continuously primary care of these patients, and 28 staff members working in the PC service and providing care to these patients. The data of the study were collected using the Personal Diagnosis Form, the POS.

The Effect of Lotus Position on Dyspnoea Management in Intensive Care Unit.

Objective: To determine the effect of lotus position on dyspnea management.

Methods: The case-control study was conducted from June to November 2016 at a training and research hospital in Istanbul, Turkey, and comprised patients with lung disease in an intensive care unit. The patients were divided into an experimental group who were exposed to lotus position for dyspnoea management, while the control group was subjected to Orthopnoeic position.

The Effect of Lavender Oil on Sleep Quality and Vital Signs in Palliative Care: A Randomized Clinical Trial.

Background: This study was conducted to determine the effect of lavender oil on sleep quality and vital signs in palliative care patients.

Methods: We examined 68 patients in a palliative care unit. Vital signs of all the patients were assessed, and also their sleep quality was evaluated using the Richards-Campbell Sleep Questionnaire.

Example of a Simulation Design in Nursing Education: Safe Chemotherapy Administration.

Chemotherapy is one of the treatment methods increasingly used in cancer. In this article, we aimed to share our simulation experiences within the scope of the elective course of Cancer Nursing in the Nursing Internship (4 year) program in the process of teaching safe chemotherapy administration methods. Simulation-based experience should be designed to attain specified educational goals and expected results as best as possible.

Effect of Emotional State of Nurses Working in Intensive Care on Their Attitudes Toward Death.

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of the emotional state of the nurses working in intensive care unit on their attitudes toward death. The study was conducted with the participation of 100 nurses working in intensive care units between July and December 2017. A positive statistically significant correlation was found between the nurses' status of approaching emotions and subscales of Death Attitude Profile ( < .

Examining the effect of simulation based learning on self-efficacy and performance of first-year nursing students.

Background: Self-efficacy is an individual's belief in oneself and in one's own judgment and ability to be successful in a task. Strong self-efficacy allows for the achievement of success, well-being, personal development and the diversification of skills. An individual's perception of his/her self-efficacy plays a key role in adopting behaviors and initiating and sustaining change.

Use of simulation from high fidelity to low fidelity in teaching of safe-medication practices.

Objective: To evaluate the effects of simulation techniques on learning outcomes in the teaching of safe drug applications to first year nursing students.

Methods: The semi-experimental study was conducted from February to April 2017, and comprised nursing students of Acibadem Mehmet Ali Aydinlar University. This student satisfaction and selfconfidence in learning scale, medication practice via oral route checklist, and pre- and post-test for safe drug application knowledge Assessment were used for data collection.