The Effects of Argan Oil in Second-degree Burn Wound Healing in Rats.

Argan oil, produced from the kernels of the argan tree (Argania spinosa), has been shown to have antioxidant properties. To examine the effect of argan oil in second-degree burn wound healing, an in vivo experiment was conducted among 30 adult male Wistar rats divided into 5 equal groups: a sham group, a control group (burned but no topical agent), a group in which argan oil was applied once a day, a group in which argan oil was applied twice a day, and a group treated with 1% silver sulfadiazine once a day. Second-degree burns were created by scalding hot water (85˚ C for 15 seconds).

Self-assessment through videotaping compared with peer and trainer feedback.

Objective: To assess and compare three different types of feedback for presentation skills, self, peer and trainer feedback.

Study Design: Cross-sectional study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Faculty of Medicine at Atatürk University, Erzurum, Turkey, from March 2012 to December 2012.

What do trainers think about trainer training courses?

Objective: To evaluate the effectiveness of the training-of-trainer courses given to medical school faculty members, and to ensure the standardisation of training..

Methods: The study comprised faculty members attending seven training-of-trainer courses held at the Ataturk University, Turkey, from November 2010 to May 2011.

Evidence based medicine: teaching, learning and practice: results of a cross-sectional study from Turkey.

Objective: To assess the level of understanding related to the significance of evidence-based medicine among physicians.

Methods: The cross-sectional study was conducted between March and October 2012 using an online questionnaire that was sent out to physicians and academics working as faculty at training hospitals across Turkey. The questionnaire consisted of questions about the knowledge, attitude and behaviour towards evidence-based medicine.

L-carnitine alleviates sciatic nerve crush injury in rats: functional and electron microscopy assessments.

Several studies have demonstrated that L-carnitine exhibits neuroprotective effects on injured sciatic nerve of rats with diabetes mellitus. It is hypothesized that L-carnitine exhibits neuroprotective effects on injured sciatic nerve of rats. Rat sciatic nerve was crush injured by a forceps and exhibited degenerative changes.

Perceived self-efficacy and academic performance of medical students at Ataturk University, Turkey.

Objective: To determine the association of perceived self-efficacy with academic performance of pre-clinical medical students.

Study Design: A cross-sectional analytical study.

Place And Duration Of Study: Medical Education Department, Ataturk University, Turkey, from March to May 2012.

Maxillofacial fracture experiences: a review of 152 cases.

Objective: The fractures of facial structures lead to great morbidity. Cross-sectional studies are needed to evaluate the current state of maxillofacial traumas. Thus, this study aims to evaluate these experiences and to compare these results with the current literature.

[Knowledge, attitudes, and behavior of people living in rural areas of Erzurum about Crimean-Congo hemorrhagic fever].

Objective: After 2002 more and more Crimean-Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF) cases have been reported and it has become a major public health problem in Turkey. In order to fight CCHF, it is important to inform the public and direct them towards appropriatet attitudes and behavior. Therefore assessment of the effectiveness of health education in the community is essential.

Investigation of the prevalence of essential tremor in individuals aged 18-60 in Erzurum.

Essential tremor (ET) is one of the common neurological diseases and it is the most common movement disorder in adults. The main clinical finding in patients with ET is kinetic tremor in the arms. There is no adequate study investigating the prevalence of ET in Turkey.

Topical effects of nebivolol on wounds in diabetic rats.

Objective: Recently, it has reported that nebivolol might be useful in the treatment of diabetes mellitus foot ulcers. The aim of this study was to examine treatment of the wounds in streptozotocin-induced diabetic rats with topical nebivolol.

Methods: Two 15 × 15 mm-sized wounds were created in 56 streptozotocin-induced rats.

Tuberculosis in patients on hemodialysis in an endemic region.

Clinical presentation of tuberculosis is different in hemodialysis patients than in the general population. This study aimed to analyze hemodialysis patients with tuberculosis in Istanbul. Patients who were on a chronic hemodialysis program in Istanbul for more than 3 months and diagnosed to have tuberculosis at least 3 months after the start of hemodialysis were included.