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- Uzun, Sevda(22)
- Kulakaç, Nurşen(13)
- Tonkaz, Duygu Erkal(9)
- Tonkaz, Mehmet(9)
- Baltaci, Cemalettin(8)
- Vural, Selvi(8)
- Yılmaz, Coşkun(7)
- Bayrakdaroglu, Serdar(6)
- Günen, Mehmet Akif(6)
- Karimullah, Suud Sarim(6)
- Türkkan, Tuğba(6)
- Şimşek, Ahmet Bahadır(6)
- Akyürek, Suat(5)
- Anaç, Halil(5)
- Avcı, İbrahim(5)
- Beder, Murat(5)
- Doğan, Melike Demir(5)
- Emirza, Elif Güzide(5)
- Gönan, Yavuz(5)
- Merddan, Kurtuluş(5)
- Tonkaz, Gokhan(5)
- Zaman, Tolga(5)
- Akar, Zeynep(4)
- Akdemir, Enes(4)
- Akçay, Serhatcan Berk(4)
- Altan, Aytaç(4)
- Anıl, Berna(4)
- Aydin, Aydanur(4)
- Bingol, Ozkan(4)
- Bozkurt, Ferhat(4)
- Ceylan, Halil Ibrahim(4)
- Dogan, Ramazan Ozgur(4)
- Doğan, Hasan(4)
- Gedikli, Eyup(4)
- Günay, Hamdi Furkan(4)
- Kaygusuz, Abdullah(4)
- Kayhan, Recep Fatih(4)
- Kenek, Gökhan(4)
- Kurt, Kemal(4)
- Köse, Aslı(4)
Yayınlar
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Investigation of the effects of white tea on liver fibrosis: An experimental animal model
Yilmaz, Huelya Kilic; Türker, Merve; Kutlu, Eda Yilmaz; Mercantepe, Tolga; Pinarbas, Esra; Tümkaya, Levent; Atak, Mehtap
Liver fibrosis is a common, progressive disease that affects millions of patients worldwide. In this study, it was aimed at investigating the effect of white tea on liver fibrosis in an in-vivo environment by creating an experimental liver fibrosis model on rats. In this study, an experimental liver fibrosis model was created with carbon tetrachloride (CCl4) in Sprague-Dawley rats to investigate the effect of white tea on liver fibrosis. Rats are treated with CCl4 (1 mL/kg) to constitute the liver fibrosis model. White tea was given ad libitum with drinking water. As a result of the study, liver tissue hydroxyproline levels were found to be significantly lower (p = .001) in the white tea group. Histopathologically, it was found that the liver tissue histopathological damage score (LHDS) and fibrosis scoring were significantly lower (p < .001) in the white tea group. However, although it was not statistically significant in the group given white tea, compared with the fibrosis group, it was found that the malondialdehyde (MDA) level in the liver tissues was lower, the glutathione (GSH) level was higher, and the serum alanine aminotransferase (ALT) levels were lower. The study explained the effect of white tea on liver fibrosis and suggested that white tea might be beneficial in reducing the progression of liver fibrosis.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2The effect of motivational interviewing on quality of life and self-efficacy behaviors of individuals with chronic illness: A meta-analysis study
Uzun, Sevda; Guerhan, Nermin
ObjectiveThis study aims to reveal the effect of the motivational interviewing on the quality of life and self-efficacy behaviors of individuals with chronic diseases.Material-methodFor this meta-analysis study, PubMed, Web of Science, EBSCOhost, Google Scholar, and Y & Ouml;K Theses databases were searched in January-May 2021 without year limitation. As a result, 38 studies were included in the study: 23 for the quality of life variable, and 21 for the self-efficacy behaviors variable (in 6 studies, both variables were examined together). The data were synthesized with meta-analysis and narrative methods. The total sample size of the studies is 25,425.ResultsThis meta-analysis study showed that the motivational interviewing applied to individuals with chronic diseases changed their quality of life (SMD: 0.296, %95 CI: 0.054-0.537, Z = 2.402, p = .016, I2 = %95). The type of chronic disease, measurement tool, sample group, disease group, age range, and whether the motivational interviewer was a nurse or not changed the effect size of the motivational interviewing on the quality of life. The self-efficacy score average of the experimental group to which motivational interviewing was applied was statistically similar to that of the control group (SMD: 0.141, %95 CI: -0.065, 0.347; Z = 1.346, p = .178, I2 = %87).ConclusionsAs a result of the meta-analysis, it was determined that the use of motivational interviewing increased the quality of life level of individuals with chronic diseases. However, it is thought that more research is needed because some studies were conducted with small sample size and prepost test design. The results of the study may provide guidance on the interventions to be used in improving the quality of life of individuals with chronic diseases.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Empirical Analysis of Turkish Banking Sector Institutional and Macroeconomic Determinants of Risks
Akyol, Hikmet; Basar, Selim
This research examines the macroeconomic and institutional sources of individual, systemic, and systematic risks in the Turkish banking sector. The period between 2008:Q3 and 2019:Q3 of the nine deposit banks selected for this purpose were estimated using panel data analysis estimators. The results indicate that selected macroeconomic and institutional variables affect banking risks. These findings are important for revealing the institutional and macroeconomic sources of risks in the Turkish banking sector. Therefore, the results contain significant propositions for researchers, market participants, and politicians. Market participants and researchers can anticipate defaults and financial instability using selected macroeconomic and institutional variables. The estimation results reveal Turkish banks' institutional soundness and financial performance strength. In addition, the extent to which banks are effective intermediaries in the sector was analysed. This research documented a strong link between global market indicators and banking risks
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ4Efficacy of transarterial chemoembolization treatment with 30-60-μm microspheres in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma
Tonkaz, Mehmet; Nas, Omer Fatih; Erkal Tonkaz, Duygu; Inecikli, Mehmet Fatih; Ongen, Gokhan; Ozkaya, Guven
Background: Chemoembolization with small drug-eluting microspheres is widely used in the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). Objectives: This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy and safety of transarterial chemoembolization with doxorubicin-eluting 30-60-mu m microspheres (DEB-TACE) in patients with Barcelona Clinic Liver Cancer (BCLC) stage A and B HCC. Materials and methods: In this single-center study, 88 patients with HCC (BCLC A/B: 15.9%/84.1%) who underwent 137 DEB-TACE sessions between January 2015 and December 2020 were retrospectively assessed. Response to treatment was assessed 4-8 weeks after each DEB-TACE procedure according to mRECIST (Modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors) criteria. Progression-free survival (PFS), time to progression (TTP), overall survival (OS), and adverse events were recorded. Results: In 88 patients (84.1% males; median age, 66.0 years; range, 22-83), the median follow-up was 17 months (range, 2-64). Eight patients (9.1%) had a complete response, 42 (47.8%) had partial regression, 10 (11.3%) had stable disease, and 28 (31.8%) had progressive disease. There was a statistically significant difference between serum alpha-fetoprotein (AFP) levels before and after DEB-TACE treatment (p < 0.001). The median OS was 17 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.3-23.7). Cox regression analyses found that preprocedural serum AFP level (400+ vs. < 400; p = 0.024), Child Pugh classification (B vs. A; p = 0.019), and number of DEB-TACE sessions (1 vs. > 1; p = 0.003) were independent risk factors affecting OS. The median PFS was 8 months (95% CI, 5.8-10.2) and TTP was 6 months (1-14 months). Conclusion: Chemoembolization with 30-60-mu m microspheres is an effective and safe treatment for HCC. The number of DEB-TACE sessions is also one of the factors affecting OS.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Evaluation of Antioxidant Properties of Wild and Cultivated Blueberry Leaves and Their Phenolic Compound
Okan, Onur Tolga; Ulusoy, Esra; Öz, Mehmet; Deniz, Ilhan
Aim of study: This study aimed to investigate the antioxidant activity and polyphenol and flavonoid content of blueberry leaves, which could have positive effects on human health. Area of study: The research was conducted in three cities of Turkiye's Karadeniz region, where blueberry cultivation is prevalent: Giresun, Trabzon, and Rize. Material and method: In this study, 29 blueberry leaves (27 cultivated and two wild) were selected as sample materials. The total phenolic content (Folin-Ciocalteu method), total flavonoid content (aluminum (III) chloride method), and total antioxidant capacity (DPPH and FRAP) of the samples were analyzed. Phenolic characterization was performed using HPLC. Main results: The total phenolic content varied between 8.36 and 121.61 mg GAE/g, whereas the total flavonoid content ranged from 0.91 to 3.07 mg QE/g. The results revealed that blueberry leaves had high antioxidant activity and contained considerable amounts of polyphenols and flavonoids. Chlorogenic acid was identified as the dominant compound in all leaves samples. Research highlights: These findings indicate that blueberry leaves could be a valuable source of antioxidants in the food and cosmetic industries, comparable to the fruit itself.
AtıfWoS2OpenAlex2İncele - BildiriAçık Erişim2024In Different Scenarios MobileNet-V1 for Cross-view Gait Recognition
Yaprak, Busranur; Gedikli, Eyup; Badica, C.; Ivanovic, M.; Koprinkova-Hristova, P.; Leon, F.; Manolopoulos, Y.; Yildirim, T.; Ucar, A.
Gait recognition aims to identify people from a distance by analyzing their walking style. Nevertheless, the efficacy of recognition drops significantly under cross-view and, appearance-based variations such as carrying and clothing. In this study, the performance of the MobileNet-V1 deep network is evaluated in various scenarios to address the cross-view gait recognition problem. In the first scenario, the fine-tuned MobileNet-V1 is evaluated on Gait Energy Images (GEI) as input data, while in the second scenario, the fine-tuned MobileNet-V1 is assessed with Optical Flows and masked RGB frames input data. In the last scenario, the first two scenarios are combined over a single fused deep network based on finetuned MobileNet-V1, and a single recognition process is performed using two different fused features data; GEI features with Optical Flow features, and GEI features with masked RGB frame features. In the evaluation process, a comprehensive data set for the cross-view gait recognition problem, CASIA-B is used for the experiments. The obtained results demonstrate that in the last scenario, the contribution of masked RGB frame features to the recognition rate of GEI is more significant.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2Identification of magnetic mineralogy and paleo-flow direction of the Miocene-quaternary volcanic products in the north of Lake Van, Eastern Turkey
Kayln, Sercan; Işseven, Turgay
One of the major challenges facing geochemistry, petrology, and volcanology researchers is the difficulty in determining the origin and paleo-flow directions of igneous and volcanic rocks. It is not possible to clearly determine origins and paleo-flow directions in areas with numerous volcanic centers. Anisotropy of magnetic susceptibility (AMS) is a valuable method that provides insights into the origins and paleo-flow directions of lavas that are complex to study. The presence of volcanic materials with thicknesses up to 1 km, coming from different sources at varied time intervals in the north of Lake Van, makes this area an ideal setting for implementing AMS in establishing paleo-flow directions. This study presents the magnetic mineralogy and AMS analysis of volcanic rocks from the Miocene to the Quaternary in the Lake Van region. We conducted isothermal remanent magnetization (IRM) and high-temperature susceptibility (HTS) studies to determine the magnetic mineralogy. IRM studies revealed that (titano)magnetite is responsible for the magnetization in most samples, while both (titano)magnetite and hematite are responsible for the rest. Alteration degrees and Curie temperatures of the rock samples were also determined through HTS measurements. There is good agreement between the anticipated directions of lava flow and our findings for nearly all volcanic rocks.
- Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Production of 5-Hydroxymethylfurfural from Non-edible Lignocellulosic Food Wastes
Muslu, Ayşe; Üçüncü, Osman; Baltacı, Cemalettin
The compound 5-(hydroxymethyl)furfural (HMF) has emerged as a versatile intermediate with the ability to undergo conversion into both fuel and a variety of platform chemicals. Lignocellulosic biomass, such as hazelnut shells and tea processing residues, was employed in this study for HMF production through two distinct methods. In the first method, cellulose from biomass was converted to sugars using a 4% acid solution, followed by catalytic conversion with NaCl/CrCl3.6H2O. After a 1-h reaction at 131 °C in a high-pressure system, HMF was obtained from tea processing waste and hazelnut shells with yields of 8.6% (82.3 mg/g) and 6.7% (66.7 mg/g), respectively. The second method involved LiCl/NaCl-doped N,N-dimethylacetamide (DMA) as an ionic solvent system for HMF production. After a 2-h reaction at 131 °C in the DMA-NaCl/[EMIM]Cl ionic solvent system, HMF was obtained from tea processing waste and hazelnut shell celluloses with yields of 5.7% (57.5 mg/g) and 3.1% (31.3 mg/g), respectively. This study contributes to the economic conversion of various food wastes into valuable chemicals, highlighting the potential of lignocellulosic biomass in sustainable chemical production.
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İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ2Gender moderates the relationships between childhood abuse experiences and mental disorders later in life: a cross-sectional study among university students in Turkey
Türkkan, Tuğba; Odacı, Hatice; Bülbül, Kenan
This study aimed to assess the moderating role of gender in the relationship between childhood abuse and mental disorders in the population of a country that has been little studied. This research was designed by the correlational model, one of the quantitative research designs. 272 university students attending a state university in Turkey participated in the research. For sample selection, the convenience sampling method was used. As a result of analyses within the scope of the present study, it was concluded that gender had a moderating effect on the relationship between sexual abuse and somatisation, emotional abuse and negative self and physical neglect and hostility. This finding may help clinicians and researchers in providing optimal health services.
AtıfScopus2WoS2OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2Practices of Patient Relatives Aimed at Preventing Pressure Injuries and Their Experiences of Coping with the Burden of Care: A Qualitative Study
Ulutaşdemir, Nilgün; Ay, Halil; Göçmen, Adalet; Uzun, Sevda; Kulakaç, Nurşen
OBJECTIVE: To determine the practices and coping experiences of the relatives of patients with pressure injuries (PIs). METHODS: The authors used a qualitative, phenomenologic research design. They interviewed 20 relatives of patients with PIs face-to-face using an in-depth semistructured interview form. The data were analyzed using the Colaizzi phenomenologic method. RESULTS: Three categories, 8 main themes, and 22 subthemes emerged from the interviews. The category of “the impact of the need for care on the lives of the patient’s relatives” was analyzed according to psychological, social, and physical effects. In the category of “practices to prevent pressure injuries,” two themes emerged: practices toward the patient and the environment. Relatives of individuals with PIs have psychological, physical, and social needs. CONCLUSIONS: Providing care to a patient with PIs has psychological, social, and physical effects on the patient’s relatives. The care burden mostly affects these caregivers negatively, and they mainly need time for themselves and moral and companion support.
AtıfScopus2WoS2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Sentiment analysis of financial Twitter posts on Twitter with the machine learning classifiers
Cam, Handan; Cam, Alper Veli; Demirel, Ugur; Ahmed, Sana
This paper presents a sentiment analysis combining the lexicon-based and machine learning (ML)-based approaches in Turkish to investigate the public mood for the prediction of stock market behavior in BIST30, Borsa Istanbul. Our main motivation behind this study is to apply sentiment analysis to financial-related tweets in Turkish. We import 17189 tweets posted as "#Borsaistanbul, #Bist, #Bist30, #Bist100″ on Twitter between November 7, 2022, and November 15, 2022, via a MAXQDA 2020, a qualitative data analysis program. For the lexicon-based side, we use a multilingual sentiment offered by the Orange program to label the polarities of the 17189 samples as positive, negative, and neutral labels. Neutral labels are discarded for the machine learning experiments. For the machine learning side, we select 9076 data as positive and negative to implement the classification problem with six different supervised machine learning classifiers conducted in Python 3.6 with the sklearn library. In experiments, 80 % of the selected data is used for the training phase and the rest is used for the testing and validation phase. Results of the experiments show that the Support Vector Machine and Multilayer Perceptron classifier perform better than other classifiers with 0.89 and 0.88 accuracy and AUC values of 0.8729 and 0.8647 respectively. Other classifiers obtain approximately a 78,5 % accuracy rate. It is possible to increase sentiment analysis accuracy with parameter optimization on a larger, cleaner, and more balanced dataset by changing the pre-processing steps. This work can be expanded in the future to develop better sentiment analysis using deep learning approaches.
AtıfScopus51WoS19OpenAlex54İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ1Petrogenesis of Late Cretaceous A-type plutonic rocks from the Eastern Pontides Orogenic Belt (NE Turkey): constraints from zircon U-Pb geochronology, zircon Lu-Hf and whole-rock Sr-Nd-Pb-Hf isotopes
Yücel, Cem; Aydınçakır, Emre; Kaygusuz, Abdullah; Arslan, Mehmet; Yi, Keewook; Jeong, Youn-Joong; Cicerali, Derya
The Late Cretaceous magmatic history of the Eastern Pontides Orogenic Belt (NE Turkey) was generally characterized by common I-type and lesser A-type plutons in varying size and composition. Of these, A-type plutons from the Şebinkarahisar (Giresun) area yield SHRIMP zircon U-Pb age of 77.36 ± 0.96 Ma. The rocks of these plutons display a wide range of SiO2 contents (53.63 to 70.96 wt.%) and Mg-numbers (6.2–32.19) with A-type affinities characterized by enrichment in K2O and Na2O, Ga, Zr, and strong negative Eu anomalies. They also show arc-type petrochemical features including enrichment of large-ion lithophile elements (e.g. Cs, K, Rb) and light rare earth elements (LaN/LuN = 6.27–15.61), but depletion in high strength field elements (e.g. Nb, Ta, Ti, and P). The (87Sr/86Sr)i ratios and ɛNd(i) values of the studied rocks are in the range of 0.705129 to 0.0705347 and −3.64 to −3.12, respectively, while bulk rock ɛHf(i) values are between 1.86 and 4.36. They are characterized by positive zircon ɛHf(i) (1.74 to 10.88) plotting between the chondrite and depleted mantle evolutionary line values. Our data combined with the previous studies suggest that the magmas, that formed the Late Cretaceous plutons, were generated in an extensional tectonic environment due to slap roll-back and trench ward migration of the subduction zone to the south. The generation of hybrid magmas forming the studied plutons is in response to the melts derived from a metasomatized lithospheric mantle source, a relatively deeper mantle source, and the juvenile crust along with the heat transfer and decompression. Multi-sourced magmas rise through the continental crust and reach the final composition by predominantly fractional crystallization processes.
AtıfScopus10WoS11OpenAlex10İncele - BildiriAçık Erişim2024High-Accuracy Hand Segmentation for Palmprint Biometric Systems Improving Auto-Encoder Techniques
Yalcin, Kadir; Dogan, Ramazan Ozgur; Dogan, Hulya; Bingol, Ozkan
Biometric technologies have been widely adopted in various commercial products, ranging from security systems to personal devices, due to their exceptional reliability and user-friendliness. Among these, palmprint biometrics has gained increasing attention for its advantages, such as ease of use, a larger surface area, and the ability to capture more features compared to other biometric methods. A typical palmprint biometric system involves five key stages: (a) Image Acquisition, (b) Hand Segmentation, (c) Pattern Generation, (d) Feature Extraction, and (e) Verification/Identification. The overall success of the system depends on the effectiveness of each stage, with hand segmentation being crucial for identifying the most relevant features for accurate verification. This study aims to achieve high-accuracy biometric recognition by segmenting hands from images captured in uncontrolled environments with complex backgrounds. Accuracy (ACC), Intersection over Union (IoU), F1-Score, and Dice Coefficient are the four critical metrics used to assess the performance of segmentation techniques. The findings demonstrate that the U-Net + ViT and MA-Net + ResNet34 techniques outperform traditional auto-encoder methods in both quantitative performance metrics and visual analysis, leading to significantly improved hand segmentation for biometric systems.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Investigation of the Relationship Between Nursing Students’ Attitudes Toward and Beliefs About Individuals With Obesity, Their Empathy Level, and Body Image Flexibility
Tuncer, Gülsüm Zekiye; Tuncer, Metin; Duman, Zekiye Çetinkaya
Negative attitudes and beliefs leading to discrimination against individuals with obesity and to their exclusion can cause these individuals to experience various biological, psychological, and social problems. Nursing students constitute the group that will provide care, services, and counseling to individuals with obesity in the future. The present study was aimed at determining the relationship between nursing students’ attitudes toward and beliefs about individuals with obesity and their empathy and body image flexibility levels. This study that has a cross-sectional correlational research design was conducted with 445 students studying at Dokuz Eylül University Faculty of Nursing between February 2023 and July 2023. The Sociodemographic Information Form, Beliefs About Obese Persons (BAOP) scale, Attitudes Toward Obese Persons (ATOP) scale, Body Image Flexibility Scale (BIFS), and Toronto Empathy Scale (TES) were used as data collection tools. In order to ensure explanatoriness in the analysis of the data, the multiple regression/ correlation analysis was performed to determine the relationship between the scores for the overall BAOP and ATOP scales, which were dependent variables, and BMI and the scores for the overall TES and BIFS, which were the independent variables. The mean scores that the students participating in this study obtained from the overall BAOP and ATOP were 23.89 ± 4.49 and 72.48 ± 11.19, respectively. The mean scores they obtained from the overall TES and BIFS were 51.61 ± 8.80 and 52.19 ± 15.28, respectively. The results demonstrated that higher levels of empathy and body image flexibility were significantly associated with lower levels of negative beliefs about individuals with obesity (B = −0.107, p =.026; B = 0.271, p <.001) and positive attitudes toward individuals with obesity (B = −0.143, p =.002; B = 0.343, p <.001). In the study, as the students’ empathy and body image flexibility levels increased so did their positive perceptions toward individuals with obesity. Nurses should acquire empathic skills during their education in order to demonstrate an equitable and inclusive approach to care and to provide positive health experiences to individuals with obesity. In order for young people studying at university to be more responsive to others, they should be encouraged to develop body image flexibility for their own and others’ bodies. It is also recommended that topics on combating stigma and discrimination to prevent negative attitudes toward and beliefs about individuals with obesity should be added to the curriculum of nursing students.
AtıfScopus1OpenAlex1İncele - Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ4Assessment of Effectiveness of School-Based Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Programs: A Meta-Analysis
Türkkan, Tuğba; Odaci, Hatice
The sexual abuse of the child is a wide-ranging and complex problem with physical, emotional and psychological consequences, with social, moral, cultural and legal dimensions, and when the prevalence rates are analyzed, it is seen that it is a serious problem for all societies. One of the most common strategies used to prevent child sexual abuse is school-based initiatives. So, the purpose of this integrative literature review is to systematically evaluate the evidence of the effectiveness of school-based child sexual abuse prevention programs. In this context, the current study includes 22 articles that meet the criteria for inclusion. The Comprehensive Meta-Analysis (CMA) statistical program was used to calculate the effect sizes of the studies included in the meta-analysis. The mean, standard deviation, sample size, p, t, or f value data reported in the primary studies were used to calculate the effect sizes of the studies included in the meta-analysis. As a result of the analyzes carried out within the scope of the study, it was concluded that school-based education practices aimed at preventing child sexual abuse are highly effective, and that after the prevention programs, the knowledge and skill levels of the children increased widely and these increases were statistically significant. As a result, it can be said that the knowledge and self-protection skills of children can be increased by participating in school-based sexual abuse prevention programs.
AtıfScopus1WoS2OpenAlex2TR Dizin1İncele - DüzeltmeAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ4Correction to: Wear Resistance of Aluminum Alloy A356 After Thorough Anodic Oxidation (Metal Science and Heat Treatment, (2023), 65, 5-6, (379-385), 10.1007/s11041-023-00941-y)
Başyiğit, A.B.; Azakli, Z.; Gümrük, R.; Bican, O.
On the title page, author Dr. Aziz Bariş Başyipit should be spelled as Aziz Bariş BAŞYIĞIT. The original article has been corrected.
- MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ2Disease Burden and Sexual Life Experiences of Individuals with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease: A Phenomenological Study
Uzun, Sevda; Toker, Sema; Erer, İmren
This study aimed to examine the disease burden encountered by individuals with COPD, with a comprehensive investigation of the effect of the disease on sexual life. In this study, a phenomenological research design, a qualitative research type, was employed. The study involved 36 individuals diagnosed with COPD. The data collection process involved conducting individual, face-to-face interviews. Colaizzi’s phenomenological analysis method was utilized for the data analysis. The analysis of the data yielded two categories (burdens of the disease and sexual life) and six primary themes (physical effects, mental effects, social effects, difficulties during sexual activity, the spouse’s perspective on the problems, and dealing with sexual problems). The outcomes of this study highlighted the significant burden of COPD on patients and its adverse impact on their sexual lives. Given the complex nature of COPD, a thorough and professional assessment of patients’ sexual well-being, coupled with timely identification of sexual dysfunctions and appropriate interventions, is of utmost importance.
AtıfScopus1WoS3OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3The aroma profile of butter produceusing different starter cultures; [Aromatski profil maslaca proizvedenih korištenjem različitih starter kultura]
Şengül, Mustafa; Akgül, Halil İbrahim; Ürkek, Bayram
The aroma of fermented dairy products is greatly influenced by starter cultures and by the lactic acid bacteria strains that are used as starter cultures. Experimental butter samples were produced using no starter culture, by a commercial starter culture (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis, Leuconostoc mesenteroides), by a prepared bacteria mix (Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis EM1, Lactococcus lactis subsp. cremoris EM28, Lactococcus lactis subsp. lactis biovar. diacetylactis G49, Leuconostoc mesenteroides B3), and by a prepared bacteria mix fortified with Lactobacillus rhamnosus B19 (L. rhamnosus B19). The aroma profile of the butter samples was investigated using a gas chromatography mass spectometry method (GC-MS). A total of 92 components were determined in the butter samples, including acids (12), alcohols (20), aldehydes (9), alkanes (6), esters (8), ketones (19) and several other aroma compounds (18). The sample containing the prepared starter culture had the most detectable aroma components, while the lowest number of aromatic components were found in the sample without a starter culture. 2,3-butanedione (diacetyl) was not detected in the sample without a starter culture. 2-Butanone 3-hydroxy-(acetoin) content was the highest in the sample containing the commercial starter culture and the lowest in the sample without a starter culture.
AtıfScopus6WoS3OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2Optimization of expropriation costs on the highway projects in Türkiye
Çelik, Kemal
Expropriation is widely used to introduce highway projects into the society. Expropriation is the registration process of real estate and equities owned by natural and legal persons on behalf of the administration for public interest, provided that property and easement right amount shall be paid in cash or in advance or by equal installments. In what situations and by which institutions expropriation is carried out are restricted by the law. In accordance with the Article 3 of the Expropriation Law Number 2942 amended by the Law Number 4650, the expropriation process shall not be started without an adequate allowance provided by the administration. The exercise of the right of property shall not be against public interest.” Project areas are required to be converted into public property after the development plans for the public projects are prepared. Areas regarded as private property but intersected by highway, railway or waterway routes can only be occupied after expropriation. Without expropriation, projects based on transportation in improvement areas can be opened to public with the application of the provisions of the Development Law Number 3194, while those in areas having no development plan can be opened to public with the application of the relevant provisions of the Agricultural Reform Law Number 3083 on Land Consolidation in Irrigated Areas and Law Number 5403 on Soil Conservation and Land Use. In this article, opening highways, railways, and waterways to public in Türkiye using the implementation of development plans is discussed. For the real estate coinciding with the route of public investments, if land and land lots are arranged in accordance with the Article 18 of the Development Law Number 3194, state withholding up to 45% may be imposed. The objective function in the state withholding can be stated as f= costmin= f(a,b). Land acquisition increases as the ratio of state withholding increases, resulting in the minimization of the expropriation costs. Public projects such as highway can be opened to public free of charge with development plan implementation in improvement areas and with land consolidation in rural areas having no development plan.
AtıfOpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Publishing in Hospitality and Tourism Journals: Revisiting the Criteria Used by Leading Reviewers in Turkey
Polat, Eray
This study aims to identify the criteria reviewers use to determine whether to accept or reject empirical manuscripts and to define which criteria are more significant. In this exploratory study, which utilizes qualitative research methods, 16 members of the Scientific Committee of the National Tourism Congress of Turkey were asked to identify the primary areas they focus on when reviewing a manuscript. The data was analyzed using content analysis to determine the most significant criteria. The study identifies six criteria for acceptance and seven for rejection. The most important criterion for acceptance is the appropriateness and adequacy of the research method, while the most crucial criterion for rejection is methodological weakness. Other criteria influencing the reviewers' acceptance or rejection decisions focus on similar issues. The critical factor that distinguishes them is how the manuscript meets the requirements established by the reviewers. The study provided recommendations for future researchers.