Effect of climate change on current and future potential distribution of Strawberry tree (Arbutus unedo L.) in Türkiye.

The demand for nontimber forest products (NTFPs) has increased significantly in recent years. Hundreds of plant species that grow naturally in Türkiye have medicinal and aromatic value. Medicinal and aromatic plants are primarily used as a sources of tea, spices, condiments and essential oils.

Comparison of the effectiveness of delirium evaluation tools in intensive care patients: pre-deliric versions 1 and 2, E-pre-deliric and ICDSC.

Objective: This study's objective was to compare the effectiveness of the delirium prediction model (pre-deliric) and the early prediction model (E-pre-deliric) in delirium prediction in an intensive care unit (ICU) according to the Intensive Care Delirium Screening Checklist (ICDSC). Our aim was to determine these models' usability and cut-off values for ICU patients.

Patients And Methods: We classified the studied patients based on their highest ICDSC scores (tested twice daily) during ICU hospitalization.

A Chemically Inducible Organelle Rerouting Assay to Probe Primary Cilium Assembly, Maintenance, and Disassembly in Cultured Cells.

The primary cilium is a conserved, microtubule-based organelle that protrudes from the surface of most vertebrate cells as well as sensory cells of many organisms. It transduces extracellular chemical and mechanical cues to regulate diverse cellular processes during development and physiology. Loss-of-function studies via RNA interference and CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene knockouts have been the main tool for elucidating the functions of proteins, protein complexes, and organelles implicated in cilium biology.

Novel data on genotoxic assessment of bismuth sulfide nanoflowers in common carp Cyprinus carpio.

The environmental impacts and risks of nanomaterials that are commonly used in different technologies are of great concern as their toxic effects on the aquatic ecosystem remain unclear. In this study, bismuth sulfide (BiS) nanoflowers (nfs) were synthesized using a microwave-based hydrothermal process, and their genotoxic effects were investigated in the common carp, Cyprinus carpio. BiS nanoflowers were applied to common carp for 96 h.

Bioaccumulation of trace metals and genotoxicity responses in Liza aurata as an indicator of industrial pollution.

Heavy metal contamination in the coastal and marine ecosystems is becoming a serious risk to aquatic organisms and humans. This study reports the effects, including genetic damage, of accumulations of trace metals on Liza aurata, which is used as a bio-indicator species, in the Payas coast of Iskenderun Bay, north-eastern Mediterranean by COMET Assay. L.

Development of a conceptual framework for a Virtual Reality-based Seizure Management Education Program for Parents (VR-ESMEPP).

Objective: Parents of children with epilepsy need support when managing epileptic seizures outside medical-care-center-settings. Previously developed training programs only provide information-based support. Therefore, within the scope of the VR-ESMEPP, a conceptual framework was developed in this study with the aim of developing parents' skills and motivation as well as providing them information regarding seizure management.

Adaptation of Parental Self-Efficacy Scale for Child Autonomy Toward Minor Surgery to Turkish.

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to conduct validity and reliability testing of the Turkish version of the Parent Self-Efficacy Scale for Child Autonomy toward Minor Surgery (PSESCAMS).

Design: The research is a methodological study.

Methods: Data were collected using an Introductory Form and the PSESCAMS.

Effect of educational interventions on level of epilepsy knowledge in children with epilepsy and parents: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Aim And Objectives: The aim of the study was to synthesise the effect of educational interventions on the level of epilepsy knowledge in children with epilepsy and parents.

Background: Educational interventions are commonly used to provide knowledge about epilepsy management. One of the most important responsibilities of nurses is to inform children with epilepsy and parents in a skilful way.

Perceptions of third and fourth year nursing students enrolled in a pediatric nursing course regarding the concept of child abuse: A metaphorical study.

Background: Child abuse is an important public health problem as it negatively affects the child's development as well as the child's family and therefore society. Nurses are one of the most important members of the team caring for child abuse victims and are indispensable in terms of child and family education.

Objectives: The research was carried out to determine the perceptions of third and fourth year nursing students, who took the Child Health and Diseases Nursing course, about child abuse through metaphor.

The Adaptation of Developmental Sentence Scoring and Index of Productive Syntax to Turkish.

Purpose: Language sampling analysis (LSA) plays an important role in evaluating language skills; hence, the study aimed to develop new assessment measures for the LSA in Turkish as alternatives to mean length of utterance (MLU) and the Language Assessment, Remediation and Screening Procedure. With this aim, Developmental Sentence Scoring (DSS) and the Index of Productive Syntax (IPSyn) were adapted to Turkish.

Method: Eighty monolingual Turkish children were included in the study, and the age range was from 2;0 to 5;11 (years;months).

Effects of a structured online educational program course on nursing students' attitudes toward gender roles and women and children's violence abuse reports: A quasi-experimental evaluation.

Background: It is important to know the rights of women and children while shaping attitudes toward gender roles, violence against women, and reporting child abuse. To shape attitudes toward reporting abuse, women's and children's rights courses should be integrated into undergraduate nursing curriculum. It is important to develop positive attitudes of nursing students toward gender roles, violence against women, and reporting child abuse.

Pericardial SCUBE1 levels may help predict postoperative results in patients operated on for coronary artery bypass graft surgery.

Introduction: Signal peptide-CUB epidermal growth factorlike domain-containing protein (SCUBE1) is a newly described, secretable and measurable cellular surface protein associated with atherosclerotic lesions in humans, which may be involved in hypertension and cardiovascular pathologies. We aimed to detect normal SCUBE1 levels in pericardial fluid and investigate the effects of SCUBE1 values on postoperative outcomes after coronary artery bypass surgery.

Methods: Between February 2016 and March 2017, 184 consecutive patients were included in the study.

Do Blood Cell Parameters have a Predictive Role in the Etiology and Severity Pediatric Antrochoanal Polyp Cases?

 There are no definitive parameters to guide the etiology and severity of pediatric antrochoanal polyps.  The aim of our study is to compare the values of blood cell distribution parameters in cases of pediatric antrochoanal polyps (ACPs) with those of the control group. These values may be guiding parameters in determining the etiology of ACPs and evaluating the severity of the disease and the risk of recurrence.

Primary Stability in Various Levels of Impacted Implants: An Ex Vivo Study.

The aim of this study was to examine the primary stabilization of different vertically impacted bone implants. Implant stability was measured by resonance frequency analysis. Forty-five dental implants were used and divided into 3 groups.

Connexin 32 induces pro-tumorigenic features in MCF10A normal breast cells and MDA-MB-231 metastatic breast cancer cells.

Connexins (Cx), the basic subunit of gap junctions, play important roles in cell homeostasis, and their abnormal expression and function are associated with human hereditary diseases and cancers. In tumorigenesis, connexins were observed to have both anti-tumorigenic and pro-tumorigenic roles in a context- and stage-dependent manner. Initially, Cx26 and Cx43 were thought to be the only connexins involved in normal breast homeostasis and breast cancer.

Heavy metal bioaccumulation, oxidative stress and genotoxicity in African catfish Clarias gariepinus from Orontes river.

One of the major problems affecting the ecosystem health is the exposure of heavy metals due to anthropogenic activities. These exposures may induce toxiogenetic damage and carcinogenesis in aquatic organism. DNA damage biomarkers for fish species detect genotoxic parameters for ecological risk assessment.

Effect of heavy metals on toxicogenetic damage of European eels Anguilla anguilla.

Aquatic organisms are exposed to a variety of contaminants such as heavy metals introduced into the environment as a consequence of anthropogenic activities that usually cause genotoxic damage in aquatic organisms. DNA damage biomarkers for fish species detect genotoxic parameters for ecological risk assessment. In the present study, the effect of heavy metals (Cd, Cr, Cu, Fe, Ni, Pb, Zn, Co, and Mn) on DNA damage of Anguilla anguilla was examined by comet assay at reference site and three different sampling sites of the Orontes River.

Prognosis and risk factors of nerve injuries in displaced pediatric supracondylar humerus fractures.

Background: Supracondylar humerus (SCH) fractures are serious injuries due to the neighborhood of critical neural and vascular structures. One of the most devastating complications of SCH fractures is neurological damage, since it may cause permanent disability. The aim of this study is to categorize neurological complications, to report long-term functional outcomes, and to determine risk factors associated with childhood SCH fractures.

Genome composition analysis of multipartite BNYVV reveals the occurrence of genetic re-assortment in the isolates of Asia Minor and Thrace.

Beet necrotic yellow vein virus (BNYVV) is the cause of rhizomania, an important disease of sugar beet around the world. The multipartite genome of the BNYVV contains four or five single-stranded RNA that has been used to characterize the virus. Understanding genome composition of the virus not only determines the degree of pathogenicity but also is required to development of resistant varieties of sugar beet.

Inadvertent Perioperative Hypothermia and Important Risk Factors during Major Abdominal Surgeries.

Objective: A relation between inadvertent perioperative hypothermia and possible important risk factors during major abdominal surgeries was investigated.

Study Design: Cross-sectional descriptive study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Trakya University Hospital, Edirne, Turkey during 2016-2018.

Musculoskeletal problems in academicians and related factors in Turkey.

Background And Objective: Musculoskeletal problems are a common health problem with professional and ergonomic features. This study's purpose was to investigate the musculoskeletal problems distribution and related factors among academicians.

Methods: This study was performed by using a personal and professional information questionnaire, the Extended Nordic Musculoskeletal Questionnaire and International Physical Activity Questionnaire Short Form.