Publications
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| an evaluation of the opinions of hospital employees regarding the contribution of internal marketing to the application of total quality management in turkey. | this research was conducted in a training-research hospital in ankara, the capital of turkey, in order to assess the contributions of internal marketing to the success of tqm applications by means of employee communication and participation. the key findings of this research indicate that the cultural changes needed to maintain the success of tqm applications in the organization were not achieved, there were problems in the internal communication system, effective participation of employees was ... | 2007 | 19042534 |
| albert eckstein (1891-1950): modernizer of turkey's paediatrics in exile. | this paper provides a historical perspective on ordinarius professor albert eckstein. he was the architect of modern paediatrics in turkey. the year 2005 was the 55th anniversary of professor albert eckstein's death and the 60th anniversary of the founding of the paediatric clinics at ankara university, where he served for five years as the founding director while in forced exile from nazi germany. this is a tale of an individual caught at the crossroads and in the crossfire of history. his nati ... | 2007 | 18172561 |
| the use of certified seeds of improved wheat varieties in farms and the contributions of certified seed usage to enterprise economies: the case of ankara province in turkey. | in this research, the use of certificated seeds of improved wheat varieties in farms of ankara, which have an important share in wheat production of turkey and the contributions of the certified seeds usage to enterprise economy have been evaluated by using data collected from farms via a questionnaire. the low level of use of certificated wheat seed in farms is associated with many factors, such as price of the seed (cost), yield gains and suitability of the varieties for the farming aims of pr ... | 2007 | 19093496 |
| induced abortion frequency in ankara, turkey, before and after the legal regulation of induced abortion. | to determine the effects of the 1983 law that legalized induced abortion on the number and place of abortions, and on the use of family planning (fp) methods before and after abortion, and to determine the demographic characteristics and reproductive health features according to the order of abortion. | 2007 | 17763267 |
| trace element residues in eggshells of grey heron (ardea cinerea) and black-crowned night heron (nycticorax nycticorax) from nallihan bird paradise, ankara-turkey. | concentrations of four trace elements (cd, ni, cu and pb) were determined in eggshells of grey heron (ardea cinerea) and black-crowned night herons (nycticorax nycticorax) from nallihan bird paradise, which is located in the northern part of sariyar dam reservoir, turkey. results indicated that, within the same area, these ardeid species differed in the levels of cd, cu and pb in their eggshells (generally grey heron > night heron), possibly because females may have foraged in different habitats ... | 2007 | 17364239 |
| prevalence and phenotypic evaluation of candida dubliniensis in pregnant women with vulvovaginal candidosis in a university hospital in ankara. | candida dubliniensis is very similar to candida albicans in terms of genotypic and phenotypic characteristics. as the hormonal milieu of the vagina during pregnancy, characterised by a lack of maternal cell-mediated immunity, enhances candida colonisation and serves as a risk factor for symptomatic expression, investigation into the isolation of c. dubliniensis in vaginal discharges of pregnant women with vulvovaginal candidosis was made. a total of 77 candida isolates obtained from 60 patients ... | 2007 | 17302742 |
| [anger expression on the road: validity and reliability of the driving anger expression inventory]. | the purpose of the current study was to check the validity and reliability of dax (the driving anger expression inventory) in a turkish population. | 2007 | 17853978 |
| plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance conferred by qnrs1 in salmonella enterica serovar virchow isolated from turkish food of avian origin. | to study the molecular characteristics of the quinolone and associated ampicillin resistance mechanisms present in salmonella enterica serovar virchow isolated from turkish foods. | 2007 | 17881633 |
| bordetella pertussis seroprevalence among vaccinated school children in ankara, turkey. | 2007 | 17882361 | |
| the cost of childhood asthma and its determinants in ankara, turkey. | bronchial asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases of childhood. in recent years a consistent increase in the prevalence, and concomitantly, in the social and economic impact of the disease, has been reported. in order to provide data for the cost of pediatric asthma and its determinants in turkish children, a study was performed in a single outpatient clinic, which encompasses a questionnaire-guided interview and retrospective evaluation of the last year files. from the 183 patients en ... | 2007 | 17907518 |
| water usage habits and the incidence of diarrhea in rural ankara, turkey. | this aim of this study was to determine water usage behavior and incidence of diarrhea during the summer months among people in rural areas of turkey. information was collected using a questionnaire during face-to-face interviews with people aged 18 years and over in their homes. diarrhea was detected in 31.7% of the 543 households included in the study in the summer of 2003. the percentage of those living in the study area experiencing at least one bout of diarrhea was 10.0%. the diarrhea episo ... | 2007 | 17681361 |
| an investigation of equine infectious anaemia infection in the central anatolia region of turkey. | in this study, 162 horses, 80 donkeys and 51 mule serum samples were collected in konya city. additionally, 64 horse serum samples from ankara and 49 samples from kayseri city were included in the study. a total of 406 serum samples were examined by agar gel immunodiffusion (agid) and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) for antibody to equine infectious anaemia virus (eiav) and no positive result was detected. | 2007 | 17665759 |
| renal replacement therapies in pediatric intensive care patients: experiences of one center in turkey. | despite constant improvements in caring for critically ill neonates and infants with congenital cardiac disease, sepsis, bone marrow and solid organ transplantation, acute renal failure (arf) is an important problem in these children. arf, severe fluid overload and inborn errors of metabolism are some of the indications for acute dialysis in infants and children. | 2007 | 17532833 |
| complementary/alternative medicine use in a pediatric oncology unit in turkey. | important in the cancer therapy is the increasingly use of complementary/alternative medicine (cam). the current study aims to establish the extent of use, the types of therapies employed, factors influencing, the reasons for choosing and the cost of cam used in pediatric cancer patients in our clinic in ankara, turkey. | 2007 | 16900485 |
| [detection of babesia caballi (nuttall, 1910) and theileria equi (syn. babesia equi , laveran, 1901) by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) in show and sport horses in the region of ankara]. | the aim of this study was to compare the diagnosis of babesia caballi and theileria equi by the polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and microscopic examination of blood specimens collected from show and sport horses in the region of ankara in 2004. the blood specimens were collected from randomly selected 200 show and sport horses in the region of ankara during the tick season as well as before and after the tick season for pcr testing. at the same time, giemsa stained peripheral blood smears were e ... | 2007 | 17594644 |
| concentration of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins, polychlorinated dibenzofurans and dioxin-like pcbs in human adipose tissue from turkish men. | there is no previous report from turkey on chemically determined polychlorinated dibenzo-para-dioxins (pcdds), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (pcdfs), and dioxin-like polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs) in human tissues expressed as world health organization (who) toxic equivalents (teqs). the objective of this study was to determine the occurrence of pcdds/fs, and dioxin-like pcbs in the general adult turkish population. for this reason we measured adipose tissue concentrations of pcdds/fs and diox ... | 2007 | 16962637 |
| the risk factors for infections acquired by cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarct patients in a neurology intensive care unit in turkey. | few studies have investigated the risk factors for nosocomial infections developed in neurology intensive care units (icus). in this study, the risk factors for icu-acquired infections in patients with cerebral hemorrhage and cerebral infarct who were treated for more than 24 h at the ankara training and research hospital were prospectively evaluated over a study period of 14 months. of 171 patients included in the study, 71 (41.5%) were found to have acquired 163 infections in the icu unit thro ... | 2007 | 17515638 |
| characteristics of daily and occasional smoking among youths. | the purpose of this study was to develop a more detailed understanding of the characteristics of occasional smokers, and how the characteristics of occasional smokers differ from those of daily smokers. this information can then be used in youth smoking programmes to better address these differences in a manner that would target appropriate youth with appropriate cessation methods. | 2007 | 17337284 |
| oral health status of the elderly in a residential home in turkey. | to determine the oral health status and treatment needs of elderly residents of a residential home in ankara, turkey. | 2007 | 17302927 |
| [validation of the turkish versions of the short-form conners' teacher and parent rating scales]. | to investigate factorial and criterion validity as well as reliability of the turkish translations of the 28-item conners' teacher rating scale (ctrs) and 48-item conners' parent rating scale (cprs), which both measure attention deficit, hyperactivity, and conduct problems in children, through a series of studies conducted with either normal or clinical samples. | 2007 | 17364268 |
| prognostic factors affecting disease-free survival in early-stage cervical cancer patients undergoing radical hysterectomy and pelvic-paraaortic lymphadenectomy. | this study was performed to identfy surgical and histopathologic prognostic factors that could predict 5-year disease-free survival (dfs) after patients underwent radical hysterectomy and pelvic-paraaortic lymphadenectomy for figo stage i-ii cervical carcinoma. | 2007 | 17375702 |
| genetic diversity of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates at the military medical academy in ankara, turkey. | genotyping of mycobacterium tuberculosis isolates from infected individuals can play an important role in tracking the source of infection and unraveling the epidemiology of a tuberculosis pandemic. a total of 114 m. tuberculosis isolates were genotyped by spoligotyping and results were compared with an international spoligotype database (spoidb4). twenty-one spoligotyping-defined clusters including 97 patients were established, and an additional 17 unique patterns were found. ninety-eight (85.9 ... | 2007 | 17398073 |
| high incidence of pertussis among schoolchildren with prolonged cough in turkey. | older children, adolescents and adults with prolonged cough should be screened for pertussis, because they can be a major source of transmission for infants who are not yet fully immunized. this study aimed to estimate the incidence of pertussis among schoolchildren of 6-14 years old with prolonged cough attending two government primary schools in central ankara. a questionnaire and an informed consent form were sent to the parents of 1,859 schoolchildren. the former comprised questions regardin ... | 2007 | 17409675 |
| estimation of human daily boron exposure in a boron-rich area. | although, the safe limits of human daily boron (b) exposure are not absolutely clear, there is a growing interest in b and its effects on human health. the aim of the present study was to estimate daily b exposure in 66 males in turkey living in a b-rich area using water containing at least 2 mg/l boron, with an average age of 38.55 (se 1.66) years and an average number of years of residence in the b-rich area of 35.89 (se 1.73). another group of males (n 57), living in the city centres of balik ... | 2007 | 17419890 |
| [short communication: comparison of susceptibilities of escherichia coli urinary tract isolates against fosfomycin tromethamine and different antibiotics]. | the aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibilities of escherichia coli strains isolated from urine samples, against fosfomycin tromethamine and different antibiotics in the period of october-december 2004 in a local hospital in ankara, turkey. a total of 120 e. coli strains isolated from urine cultures of subjects who were admitted to outpatient clinics were included to the study. the identification and antimicrobial susceptibility tests (against amikacin, amoxicillin/clavulanate, amp ... | 2007 | 17427560 |
| outcome of vasectomies performed at a turkish metropolitan maternity hospital. | to determine prospectively the outcome of vasectomies performed by two trained surgeons over a 9-month period at the ministry of health ankara etlik maternity and women's health teaching and research hospital family planning centre. | 2007 | 17455040 |
| genomic sequence of chorioallantois vaccinia virus ankara, the ancestor of modified vaccinia virus ankara. | chorioallantois vaccinia virus ankara (cva) is the parental virus of modified vaccinia virus ankara (mva), which was derived from cva by more than 570 passages in chicken embryo fibroblasts (cef). mva became severely host-cell-restricted to avian cells and has strongly diminished virulence in mammalian hosts, while maintaining good immunogenicity. we determined the complete coding sequence of the parental cva and mapped the exact positions of the six major deletions that emerged in the mva genom ... | 2007 | 18024893 |
| residents performance in transobturator tape procedures for stress urinary incontinence. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the operative time, surgical complications and patient outcomes of the tot surgery performed by an experienced surgeon compared to those performed by a senior resident under proper supervision by a senior surgeon. | 2007 | 17258381 |
| pedestrian self-reports of factors influencing the use of pedestrian bridges. | the study was designed to find out factors that influence use/non-use of pedestrian bridges. the use rate of five pedestrian bridges was observed in the central business district (cbd) of ankara. after the observations, a survey was conducted among pedestrians using those bridges and crossing contrary to safe practice under them at street level (n=408). in the present data, the use rate of pedestrian bridges varied from 6 to 63%. the frequent use of the bridge when crossing the road concerned, a ... | 2007 | 17316533 |
| [susceptibilities of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains collected from regional tuberculosis laboratories to major antituberculous drugs]. | the aim of this study was to investigate the susceptibility rates of mycobacterium tuberculosis strains sent to refik saydam hygiene center, tuberculosis reference and research laboratory, ankara, from seven different regional tuberculosis laboratories between the 1999-2002 period against major antituberculous drugs. the sensitivities of a total 505 m. tuberculosis strains to isoniazid (inah), rifampicin (rif), streptomycin (sm) and ethambutol (emb) were determined by using proportion method in ... | 2007 | 17933251 |
| prevalence and associated factors of enuresis in turkish children. | enuresis, which is frequently diagnosed amongst schoolchildren, is an important psychosocial problem for both parents and children. in the present study we aimed to determine the prevalence and associated factors of enuresis in turkish children and to identify common methods for its management. | 2007 | 17488542 |
| association of depression in mothers of disabled children with the child's participation in integrated education. | to measure depression in mothers of 5 to 7-yr.-old children with disabilities and to find out whether mothers' depression varied by sex of the child, 126 mothers from ankara participated; 59 were mothers of children with disabilities who participated in integrated education and attended preschool classes in public schools and, as a comparison group, 67 were mothers of children with disabilities of similar age and characteristics who did not participate in integrated education while attending pub ... | 2007 | 18065088 |
| imported crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever cases in istanbul. | we described a series of imported cases of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) in istanbul and investigated the genetic diversity of the virus. all the suspected cases of cchf, who were applied to the health centers in istanbul, were screened for cchf virus (cchfv) infection by using semi-nested polymerase chain reaction (pcr) following rt-pcr. simultaneous blood samples were also sent to the national reference laboratory in ankara for serologic investigation. in 10 out of 91 patients, cchfv ... | 2007 | 17553137 |
| growth reference centiles and secular changes in turkish children and adolescents. | the purpose of the study is to develop current reference growth centiles for turkish children and adolescents. a cross-sectional growth survey was conducted on 1.427 (709 boys and 718 girls) healthy schoolchildren aged 6-17 years in ankara, the capital city of turkey. as an indicator of socio-economic status, the occupation of the parents was recorded. growth references of height, weight, body mass index (bmi), sitting height, iliospinal height, relative iliospinal height and relative sitting he ... | 2007 | 17475574 |
| psychosocial factors in alcohol use-related problems of working youth. | this study investigated the psychosocial correlates of alcohol use related problems in a sample of 581 working adolescents (n = 4405), recruited from five vocational schools in ankara in june 2004 with the cage questionnaire, the beck depression inventory, the beck hopelessness scale, the spielberger state anxiety scale, and the coopersmith self-esteem inventory. using a multivariate analysis, the anxiety and hopelessness scores, and the length of stay in ankara were found to be related to alcoh ... | 2007 | 17918024 |
| [mupirocin resistance in methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from wound infections]. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) has emerged as an important pathogen in community-acquired and nosocomial infections. the unique bactericidal action of mupirocin makes it one of the few antibiotics still effective against mrsa. the purpose of this study was to investigate the mupirocin resistance in mrsa strains isolated from wound infections of in- and out-patients of two distinct hospitals located in ankara and istanbul. a total of 143 mrsa strains were included in the study ... | 2007 | 17933255 |
| adolescent peers and anti-smoking activities. | in this paper, we aim to evaluate and discuss the details of a five days' peer education training program, including creative drama techniques, which was then used to carry out anti-smoking activities among a group of 10th grade adolescents at a high school in ankara, turkey. participatory methods/approaches were used during the training of the peers. interactive (ice-breakers, feedback of the peers about each day of the training, role play, brain storming discussions, case studies, video record ... | 2007 | 17526323 |
| investigation of toxoplasma gondii antibodies in sport horses bred in ankara province. | the aim of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of toxoplasma gondii in horses bred for sportive purposes in the province of ankara. sera collected from a total of 100 clinically healthy horses were tested for the presence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies using the sabin-feldman dye test and a seropositivity of 28% was found. the distribution of seropositivity among dilutions showed that 23 samples were positive at a dilution of 1:16 (82.1%), and 5 samples, positive at 1:64 (17.8%) ... | 2007 | 18224613 |
| [the investigation of antibody presence in the sera of patients with a suspicion of cystic echinococcosis by using indirect hemaglutination test (iha)]. | today, cystic echinococosis (ce) is one of the most prevalent and spreading public health problem all over the world. it has been known that ce cause substantial economic losses at all over the world such as in turkey. in this study, 85 patients who presented with a suspicion of ce to the serology laboratory of the clinic microbiology department of the ssk ankara education hospital between february 1996 and july 1997 were evaluated. the specific anti echinococcus granulosus antibodies in the ser ... | 2007 | 18224617 |
| the validity of pallor as a clinical sign of anemia in cases with beta-thalassemia. | pallor is deemed useful in the evaluation of patients suspected of anemia, although its perceived presence or absence may be misleading in cases with increased pigmentation with iron, melanin, or bilirubin. the purpose of this study was to determine the validity of pallor in the detection of anemia in children with beta-thalassemia as an iron overload model. patients with beta-thalassemia a aged 2 to 32 years who were admitted to the hematology unit, department of pediatrics, ihsan doğramaci chi ... | 2007 | 18246743 |
| the experience of fatigue in turkish patients receiving chemotherapy. | to determine the experience of fatigue in turkish patients receiving chemotherapy. | 2007 | 17573331 |
| risk factors of pulmonary thromboembolism in patients from a university hospital. | to investigate the impact of risk factors in the diagnosis of pulmonary thromboembolism. | 2007 | 17457480 |
| rubella seroprevalence among women of childbearing age residing in a rural region: is there a need for rubella vaccination in turkey? | it is essential to evaluate the susceptibility of women in the reproductive age group to rubella virus in order to set strategies for the prevention of congenital rubella syndrome (crs). turkey began implementing measles-mumps-rubella vaccination as part of the national vaccination schedule for children (12 months, 6 years) and adolescents (14 years) in july, 2006, and there is an ongoing discussion of the need for a policy of vaccinating women of child-bearing age against rubella. the aim of th ... | 2007 | 17642522 |
| validity and reliability of the turkish translation of the pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (pedi). | to investigate the validity and reliability of the turkish translation of the original pediatric evaluation of disability inventory (pedi). | 2007 | 17654002 |
| clinical and epidemiologic evaluation of pressure ulcers in patients at a university hospital in turkey. | we sought to measure the incidence of pressure ulcer development at a university health center in turkey, and to determine whether the waterlow pressure sore risk (psr) scale score predicted pressure ulcer development, stage, or number of ulcers. | 2007 | 17667087 |
| effects of physical environment on the stress levels of hemodialysis nurses in ankara turkey. | this study has been planned and executed as a field study for identifying the effect of physical environment on the stress levels of hemodialysis nurses who work in the official and private hemodialysis centers in the capital city of turkey, ankara (n=161). according to the results obtained from the study, it has been seen that "education level" and "institution of employment" of the hemodialysis nurses are significantly related with the stress levels of the hemodialysis nurses. nurses' age, mar ... | 2007 | 17685152 |
| serological and molecular studies on dirofilaria immitis in dogs from turkey. | we estimated the prevalence of dirofilaria immitis infection in domestic dogs in five turkish provinces - sakarya, kocaeli, ankara, elazig and mersin - using a commercial elisa kit for detecting circulating antigen and a pcr test for detecting circulating microfilarial dna. a total of 211 whole-blood and serum samples were collected from dogs of various breeds, ages and life status (owned or stray). sample population characteristics were recorded and examined for differences in prevalence. addit ... | 2008 | 18394211 |
| can "presumed consent" justify the duty to treat infectious diseases? an analysis. | aids, sars, and the recent epidemics of the avian-flu have all served to remind us the debate over the limits of the moral duty to care. it is important to first consider the question of whether or not the "duty to treat" might be subject to contextual constraints. the purpose of this study was to investigate the opinions and beliefs held by both physicians and dentists regarding the occupational risks of infectious diseases, and to analyze the argument that the notion of "presumed consent" on t ... | 2008 | 18325112 |
| [prediction of depression by locus of control, learned resourcefulness and sociotropy-autonomy in hemodialysis patients]. | the aims of the present study were to investigate the effects of various personality variables, namely, the locus of control beliefs, learned resourcefulness and sociotropy-autonomy in the prediction of the level of depressiveness in hemodialysis patients. the dependent variable of the study was not the depression but the level of depressiveness measured by the beck depression inventory. | 2008 | 18330740 |
| diversity of human rotavirus g9 among children in turkey. | between september 2004 and december 2005 a prospective study was conducted to understand the epidemiology of rotavirus infection among children with diarrhea attending two hospitals in ankara, turkey. rotavirus was detected in 39.7% of the 322 stool samples and affected mainly children in the age group of 6-23 months. more than 70% and 39% of these cases occurred in children <2 and <1 year of age, respectively. in the temperate climate of ankara rotavirus infection was prevalent throughout the y ... | 2008 | 18297696 |
| measurement of the natural radioactivity in building materials used in ankara and assessment of external doses. | a total of 183 samples of 20 different commonly used structural and covering building materials were collected from housing and other building construction sites and from suppliers in ankara to measure the natural radioactivity due to the presence of (226)ra, (232)th and (40)k. the measurements were carried out using gamma-ray spectrometry with two hpge detectors. the specific activities of the different building materials studied varied from 0.5 +/- 0.1 to 144.9 +/- 4.9 bq kg(-1), 0.6 +/- 0.2 t ... | 2008 | 18309197 |
| founding the first hernia center in turkey. | for years, centers dedicated to hernia surgery have been operating in north america and europe. however, such centers have not been available to patients in most other countries, including turkey. in 2006, the first turkish center devoted to hernia surgery, the "ankara hernia center", was opened. in this paper, we present general information about the center's construction, staff, practice, patient profiles, and future goals. | 2008 | 18049804 |
| clinical and laboratory features of crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever: predictors of fatality. | to determine the predictors of fatality among patients with crimean-congo hemorrhagic fever (cchf) based on epidemiological, clinical, and laboratory findings. | 2008 | 18063402 |
| how to achieve long-term breast-feeding: factors associated with early discontinuation. | to evaluate the factors associated with discontinuation of breast-feeding before 12 months in order to make suggestions for achieving long-term breast-feeding. | 2008 | 18279563 |
| improvement and modification of the routing system for the health-care waste collection and transportation in istanbul. | handling of health-care wastes is among the most important environmental problems in turkey as it is in the whole world. approximately 25-30tons of health-care wastes, in addition to the domestic and recyclable wastes, are generated from hospitals, clinics and other small health-care institutions daily on the european and the asian sides of istanbul [kocasoy, g., topkaya, b., zeren, b.a., kiliç, m., et al., 2004. integrated health-care waste management in istanbul, final report of the life00 tcy ... | 2008 | 17949966 |
| review of traffic accident cases presenting to an adult emergency service in turkey. | traffic accidents cause the death of millions in the world each year. learning about the characteristics of the casualties involved in such accidents, which constitute a very important health problem, is essential in terms of measures to be taken. they may have substantial humanitarian and economic impact. | 2008 | 18096508 |
| a tale of two cities: typical celiac sprue presenting symptoms are significantly more common in turkish than in us patients. | recent studies suggest an increasing prevalence of atypical initial symptoms in patients with celiac disease (cd). the aim of this study was to compare the presenting symptoms of cd at 2 comparable referral institutions in south florida, and in ankara, turkey. we retrospectively reviewed the records of patients with an initial diagnosis of cd by small bowel biopsy during the same (1991 to 2001) 10-year period at cleveland clinic florida and university of ankara, turkey. a numerical score was ass ... | 2008 | 18097292 |
| afforestation areas defined by gis in gölbaşi specially protected area ankara/turkey. | this paper concentrates on determining the areas for afforestation and the development of conservation strategies and actions in the case where there is high demand for the conservation of a particular land area. the analysis of hydrological landscape structure and of erodibility was prerequisite in the methodological design considering the site-specific natural landscape characteristics of the study area. the gölbaşi specially protected area (spa) being the case area has many local environmenta ... | 2008 | 18040876 |
| multivariate statistics to investigate metal contamination in surface soil. | the modification of soil composition in the urbanized area of ankara due to wet-dry deposition and pollution-derived particles from the atmosphere is investigated by analyzing 120 surface soil samples, collected from the urbanized area and its un-urbanized surrounding, for major, minor and trace elements. concentrations of elements from human activity (e.g. cd, pb, cr, zn, cu and ca) in the urbanized area were higher than their corresponding concentrations in global average soil and soil in un-u ... | 2008 | 17314002 |
| what influences physical activity among elders? a turkish experience from ankara, turkey. | although the physical activity is a very basic lifestyle activity, the physical inactivity has been estimated to cause 1.9 million deaths worldwide annually, according to the 2002 world health organization (who) report. in this cross-sectional study, we aimed to determine the frequency of and factors influencing regular exercise among elders living in the catchment area (ca) of a primary health care unit (phcu) of a district in ankara. the district has 7 subregions and 50 people were interviewed ... | 2008 | 17482688 |
| concentrations of polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (pcdds), polychlorinated dibenzofurans (pcdfs), and dioxin-like pcbs in adipose tissue of infertile men. | some epidemiological studies suggested the occurrence of an alteration in the male reproductive function in the past 50 years, particularly a decrease in the sperm count and quality, an increase in the malformations frequency of the reproductive apparatus (cryptorchidism and hypospadias) and of testicular cancers. especially according the laboratory animals studies, polychlorinated biphenyls (pcbs), polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxins (pcdds), and polychlorinated dibenzofurans (pcdfs) have been su ... | 2008 | 18166985 |
| living with gynecologic cancer: experience of women and their partners. | to describe the experiences of turkish women with gynecologic cancer and their partners. | 2008 | 18840207 |
| [a novel salmonella typhimurium plasmid, panks: an example for plasmid evolution in antibiotic resistance]. | in this study, a plasmid, carrying ampicillin resistance (ampr) gene, isolated from a clinical isolate of salmonella enterica serotype typhimurium presenting acssut (ampicilin, chloramphenicol, streptomycin, sulphonamide, tetracycline) resistance phenotype, was defined. the length of complete sequence of this plasmid was 8271 base pairs (bp), and it was named as panks owing to its isolation place (plasmid-ankara- salmonella). the plasmid was analyzed for potential reading frames and structural f ... | 2008 | 18822880 |
| the effect of body composition on blood lipids, leptin, bone mineral density, and nutrition in females. | to study the effect of body composition on blood lipids, leptin, bone mineral density, and nutrition in females. | 2008 | 18998016 |
| increasing carbapenem resistance due to the clonal dissemination of oxacillinase (oxa-23 and oxa-58)-producing acinetobacter baumannii: report from the turkish sentry program sites. | a significant increase in carbapenem-resistance rates among acinetobacter baumannii isolates collected in two turkish medical centres was detected in the 2000-2006 period (20-60 %) by the sentry antimicrobial surveillance program. carbapenem-resistant strains from 2006 were evaluated for the presence of encoding genes and epidemic clonality. oxa-58-like and oxa-23-like carbapenemase-producing strains were detected in both medical institutions. seventeen out of 18 strains from ankara were positiv ... | 2008 | 19018025 |
| the prevalence of group a beta-hemolytic streptococcus in healthy turkish children in day-care centers in ankara. | to investigate the carrier rates of group a beta-hemolytic streptococci (gas) in various seasons of the year in the upper respiratory tract of healthy children in day-care centers. | 2008 | 19241894 |
| [typing of shigella sonnei strains isolated in some provinces of turkey using antimicrobial resistance and pulsed field gel electrophoresis methods]. | shigella species may lead to large epidemics owing to their low infective doses and frequent transmission from person to person with high secondary attack rates. shigella sonnei is one of the most prevalent causative agent of infectious gastroenteritis in developing and developed countries and it is the most frequently reported shigella serotype from turkey in recent years. the aim of this study was to determine the types of s. sonnei strains isolated in different provinces of turkey [in marmara ... | 2008 | 19149077 |
| [evaluation of laboratory diagnosis of the first norovirus outbreak in turkey in 2008]. | norovirus (nov) is one of the most prominent agents of gastroenteritis and water/food-borne outbreaks affecting all of the age groups in the world. as the identification of the etiologic agent is important during gastroenteritis outbreaks, it is recommended to combine two different methods for rapid and reliable laboratory diagnosis of nov. although nov outbreaks have been observed in many different countries of the world, there was no report on "nov outbreak" in turkey till 2008 due to the abse ... | 2008 | 19149082 |
| turkish adolescents' conflict resolution strategies toward peers and parents as a function of loneliness. | this study investigated the effect of loneliness on the conflict resolution strategies of adolescents toward their friends, mothers, and fathers. high school students (n = 180) from 8 different schools in ankara, turkey, completed the ucla loneliness scale and conflict resolution questionnaire with respect to their friends, mothers, and fathers. results indicated no significant interaction among level of loneliness, conflict resolution strategies, and type of relationship. however, there were si ... | 2008 | 19149153 |
| a household study to determine attitudes and beliefs related to organ transplantation and donation: a pilot study in yapracik village, ankara, turkey. | rural areas display adverse attitudes toward organ donation. through a population-based cross-sectional study of people 18 years of age or older in the rural area of ankara, yapracik village, turkey, we identified the attitudes and beliefs of people related to organ transplantation and organ donation. the research universe included 87 people in 75 households. the research instrument was a questionnaire. none of the respondents had been involved in organ donation. the percentage of willingness to ... | 2008 | 18261539 |
| assessment of ambient air quality in eskişehir, turkey. | this paper presents an assessment of air quality of the city eskişehir, located 230 km southwest to the capital of turkey. only five of the major air pollutants, most studied worldwide and available for the region, were considered for the assessment. available sulphur dioxide (so(2)), particulate matter (pm), nitrogen dioxide (no(2)), ozone (o(3)), and non-methane volatile organic carbons (nmvocs) data from local emission inventory studies provided relative source contributions of the selected p ... | 2008 | 18291527 |
| environmental and psychosocial factors affecting seat belt use among turkish front-seat occupants in ankara: two observation studies. | low seat belt use rate among car occupants is one of the main problems contributing to low driver and passenger safety in turkey, where injury and fatality rates of car occupants are very high in traffic crashes. the present article consists of two observation studies, which were conducted in ankara. the first study aimed at investigating environmental factors and occupant characteristics affecting seat belt use among front-seat occupants, and the objective of the second study was to investigate ... | 2008 | 18570149 |
| an evaluation of eating disorders among a group of turkish university students. | the prevalence of eating disorders has been increasing in the last 20 years, not only in developed countries, but also in less developed countries such as turkey. this study was conducted among 610 university students, 338 males and 272 females who are between 17 and 23 years old, in ankara, the capital of turkey, to determine eating disorders among the young. the data regarding the eating disorders and self-evaluation were assessed according to the eat-40 test and the body cathexis scale. the s ... | 2008 | 18584912 |
| molecular characterization of methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus nasal isolates from turkey. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) colonize most frequently in the anterior nares of the nose and cause serious infections all over the world. the aim of this study was to determine the nasal carriage rate of s. aureus and mrsa strains in turkish elementary school children. we also analyzed molecular characterizations of mrsa strains by using pulse field gel electrophoresis (pfge), multi locus sequence typing (mlst), staphylococcal chromosomal cassette mec (sccmec) typing, and de ... | 2008 | 18683075 |
| staphylococcal cassette chromosome mec (sccmec) characterization and panton-valentine leukocidin gene occurrence for methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus in turkey, from 2003 to 2006. | methicillin-resistant staphylococcus aureus (mrsa) cause serious community-acquired and nosocomial diseases all over the world. we determined the sccmec types and occurrence of the pvl gene by using taqman real-time pcr method, and correlated these with phenotypic antibiotic susceptibility patterns for mrsa strains collected from gulhane military medical academy hospital (gmmah) during 4 years study period. to our knowledge, this is the first report from turkey of molecular sccmec typing analysi ... | 2008 | 18752036 |
| angiographic restenosis in ephesos coronary stents: experience from a large medical center in ankara, turkey. | coronary stent restenosis, which emerges in late periods after implantation, has not been completely abolished. our aim was to investigate the restenosis rates of ephesos coronary stents. in all, 96 patients (66 men) with 135 ephesos coronary stents were included. control angiograms were performed after 160 +/- 60 days. quantitative coronary analysis was performed during the procedure and control angiogram. the stents were divided into 2 groups according to the presence or absence of restenosis. ... | 2008 | 18319221 |
| quality of life of turkish patients with depression in ankara and in berlin. | quality of life (qol) of immigrant groups with mental disorders should be compared with similar patients in the country of origin. therefore, this study evaluated the qol in turkish patients who were in treatment because of depressive disorders in ankara and berlin. | 2008 | 18371573 |
| human tissue transglutaminase antibody screening by immunochromatographic line immunoassay for early diagnosis of celiac disease in turkish children. | celiac disease has a large prevalence worldwide. there are a limited number of comparable epidemiological data for celiac disease in turkey. the aim of this preliminary study was to determine the prevalence of celiac disease in a sample of 1000 turkish children by a novel, simple, and visual one-step immunoassay screening test. | 2008 | 18386235 |
| the mediating effect of job satisfaction between emotional intelligence and organisational commitment of nurses: a questionnaire survey. | the effect of emotional intelligence and its dimensions on job satisfaction and organisational commitment of nurses has been investigated in this study. | 2008 | 18394625 |
| polymerase chain reaction detection of salmonella spp. in fecal samples of pet birds. | the aims of this study were 1) to determine the prevalence of salmonella in clinically ill birds in aviaries in ankara, turkey, and 2) to compare conventional culture and polymerase chain reaction (pcr) for detection of salmonella in feces from clinically ill pet birds. in the study, 185 fecal samples (feces and/or swabs) collected from the pet birds kept in the seven different aviaries in the city of ankara were investigated for the existence of salmonella spp. by bacterial isolation and pcr. t ... | 2008 | 18459317 |
| [the postpartum depression screening scale: its reliability and validity for the turkish population]. | the aim of this study was to determine the reliability and validity of the postpartum depression screening scale (pdss) for the turkish population. | 2008 | 18561051 |
| attitudes of medical students, general practitioners, teachers, and police officers toward suicide in a turkish sample. | since attitudes predict future behavior and are important in suicide prevention, we aimed to determine the attitudes of professional groups with potential importance in suicide and suicide prevention. a total sample of 205 medical students, general practitioners, secondary school guidance teachers, and police officers from ankara completed the attitudes toward suicide scale (atss). principal components analysis revealed a nine factor model for the scale. participants from different professions h ... | 2008 | 19069609 |
| developmental characteristics of children aged 1-6 years with food refusal. | the aim of this study was to compare the sociodemographic and developmental characteristics of children with food refusal and children with no history of feeding problems. | 2008 | 18173580 |
| evaluation of the water quality related to the acid mine drainage of an abandoned mercury mine (alaşehir, turkey). | mobility of metals in water, mine wastes, and stream sediments around the abandoned alaşehir mercury mine was investigated to evaluate the environmental effects around the area. mine waters are dominantly acidic with ph values of 2.55 in arid season and 2.70 in wet season and are sulfate rich. acidity is caused mainly by the oxidation of sulfide minerals. pyrite is the main acid-producing mineral in the alaşehir area. of the major ions, so(4) shows a notable increase reaching 3981 mg/l, which ex ... | 2008 | 18075780 |
| vancomycin vs teicoplanin in the treatment of gram-positive infections: a pharmacoeconomic analysis in a turkish university hospital. | the aim of this study was to estimate and compare the costs of vancomycin and teicoplanin in the treatment of gram-positive hospital infections in turkey using a cost minimisation analysis. | 2008 | 18803030 |
| the relationship between sports activities and permanent incisor crown fractures in a group of school children aged 7-9 and 11-13 in ankara, turkey. | the objective of the study was to determine the distribution, aetiology of the crown fractures of permanent anterior teeth in children aged 7-9 and 11-13 years and to identify the role of participation in sports associated with crown fractures. the study population comprised 2570 students from 10 primary schools randomly selected from five municipalities in ankara, turkey. two paediatric dentists examined all permanent maxillary and mandibular incisors for evidence of fracture and completed a st ... | 2008 | 18821957 |
| a test of hirschi's social bonding theory: a comparison of male and female delinquency. | in this study, hirschi's social bonding theory is employed to identify what aspects of the theory can explain male and female delinquency and whether social bonding variables can equally explain male and female delinquency (generalizability problem) in a developing society, turkey. the data include a two-stage-stratified cluster sample of 1,710 high school students from the central districts of ankara, the capital of turkey. the findings suggest that social bonding variables play a more importan ... | 2008 | 17991900 |
| factors affecting exclusive breastfeeding of healthy babies aged zero to four months: a community-based study of turkish women. | the purpose of this study was to determine the factors that affect exclusive breastfeeding of healthy babies aged 0-4 months. | 2008 | 18005124 |
| indoor radon survey in dwellings of the kars province, turkey. | makrofol solid state nuclear track detectors were used to study the 222radon concentration in dwellings of the kars province in turkey. radon measurements were done for 3 months in 87 houses, selected as uniformly distributed in the area as possible. all values were seasonally corrected. in order to define the seasonal correction factors, the readings were taken in 12 homes for a 12-month period. a 1:100.000 scale geologic map of the region, prepared and published by the institute of mineral res ... | 2008 | 17951237 |
| [evaluation of the epidemiological, clinical and laboratory findings in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis related peritonitis attacks]. | the aims of this study were to assess epidemiological features, clinical outcomes, laboratory findings, causative organisms and treatment approach for continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (capd) -related peritonitis cases. a total of 50 patients (35 male, 15 female; age range: 18-83 years, mean age: 49 +/-17 years) with capd related peritonitis treated in infectious diseases and clinical microbiology department of ankara training and research hospital between february-july 2006 were enrolle ... | 2008 | 18697423 |
| historical profile of gender in turkish veterinary education. | women in turkey were first given the opportunity to attend schools of higher education in 1914. following the establishment of the turkish republic in 1923, a number of social, judicial, and economic reforms took place that enabled women to participate actively in both the public and private sectors, and, as a consequence, the number of women students in higher education increased rapidly. the first woman graduated from the veterinary school in ankara in 1935, becoming the first female veterinar ... | 2008 | 18723820 |
| seasonal prevalence of toxocara ova in soil samples from public parks in ankara, turkey. | this survey was conducted to determine prevalence of toxocara spp. eggs and seasonal variation of this prevalence in public parks in ankara, turkey. a total of 259 sand samples were collected from may 2005 to april 2006 in 40 public parks for determining prevalence. to attain seasonal variation, a total of 696 sand samples were collected from five public parks regularly throughout year. prevalence of toxocara spp. and combination of toxascaris leonina and taenia spp. was 15.05% and 0.38%. overal ... | 2008 | 18494602 |
| [short communication: the sensitivity of measles diagnosis by physicians and families during an intraepidemic period in edirne: implications for measles surveillance]. | measles is still a leading cause of death among young children, despite the availability of a safe and effective vaccine for the past 40 years. euro region of world health organisation including turkey has targeted elimination of measles by the year 2010. it is concluded that there must be a sensitive surveillance system to investigate all suspicious measles cases, and diagnosis should be based on both standardized case definition and laboratory confirmation. standardized case definition based n ... | 2008 | 18444573 |
| intraoperative complications of outpatient interval tubal sterilization at a teaching hospital in turkey. | to evaluate the intra-operative complications of outpatient interval tubal sterilization at a teaching hospital. | 2008 | 18454216 |
| investigation of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibodies in cats of the ankara region of turkey using the sabin-feldman dye test and an indirect fluorescent antibody test. | blood samples from 99 cats from the ankara province of turkey were examined for the presence of anti-toxoplasma gondii antibody with the use of both the sabin-feldman dye test (dt) and an indirect fluorescent antibody test (ifat). forty of the 99 sera (40.3%) were positive for antibodies against t. gondii with the dt, whereas the ifat assay detected antibodies in 34 (34.3%). the study also evaluated 3 factors for their potential association with the presence of t. gondii antibody: age (<1 yr, 1- ... | 2008 | 18576761 |
| dermatological findings in the senior population of nursing homes in turkey. | as the elderly population grows, the problems including skin diseases become more and more frequent. this study involved 300 elderly patients living in 3 nursing homes in ankara. their average age was 76.4 years. the average period of time they had lived in the nursing homes was 48.7 months, 25.7% of the cases were bedridden, and 274 cases (91.3%) had at least one systemic disease. details of the past medical history and the consumed drugs were recorded. the dermatological examination of all cas ... | 2008 | 17826853 |
| prevalence of coxiella burnetii antibodies in blood donors in ankara, central anatolia, turkey. | the aims of this study were to determine the prevalence of coxiella burnetii antibodies among blood donors and to examine the epidemiological characteristics of c. bumetii infection in ankara, turkey. a total of 601 serum samples were collected from blood donors aged 18-61 years. donor samples were stratified by age, sex, and residence (rural or urban). igg and igm antibodies to the c. bumetii phase ii antigen were determined using a commercial elisa. blood samples reactive in the elisa were als ... | 2008 | 19123309 |
| regional pollen load: effect on sensitisation and clinical presentation of seasonal allergic rhinitis in patients living in ankara, turkey. | although gramineae pollens are the main reason for seasonal allergy in many parts of europe, the influence of regional flora on sensitisation and symptoms has always been a topic of interest. the aim of this study was to document the sensitisation to pollens and to evaluate their clinical importance in patients with seasonal allergic rhinitis living in ankara/central anatolia. | 2008 | 19150039 |
| [a babesiosis case in february in ankara]. | bovine babesiosis is a widespread disease occurring throughout tropical and subtropical regions and causes serious economical losses. transmitted by ticks, babesia species attract attention as the cause of disease and parallel the seasonal activity of ticks, in spring-summer months when temperatures increase. ticks, that transmit the disease, belong to the ixodidae family (pasture ticks-hard ticks) and affect cattle that go out to pasture during the warm season. in this case, babesiosis was repo ... | 2008 | 19156616 |
| age-specific rubella seroprevalence in unvaccinated adolescents in ankara, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to determine the age-specific rubella seroprevalence and factors associated with rubella seropositivity in unvaccinated adolescents in ankara, turkey. in this cross-sectional study 229 students were selected with stratified sampling methods in 2 primary and 2 high schools of low to medium socioeconomic status. overall rubella seroprevalence was 92.6%. there was a significant association of rubella seropositivity with age and history of exanthema disease. recommendat ... | 2008 | 19161075 |