Publications
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| investigation of microalbuminuria in nondiabetic, normotensive obese women. | to investigate if obesity which is not accompanied by diabetes and/or hypertension is associated with microalbuminuria in female patients. | 2007 | 18084117 |
| an abattoir survey on bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) in turkey. | the aim of this study was to investigate bovine spongiform encephalopathy (bse) in turkish cattle in the marmara region which borders the european union (eu). for this, cattle brought to abattoirs in istanbul were analysed. the high risk group were selected and therefore 384 cattle above 2 years old were included in the study. they were primarily examined for the presence of any clinical signs of nervous system and also other clinical disorders. the whole brains were taken and analysed for the p ... | 2007 | 18198543 |
| smoking habits among physicians in istanbul and their attitudes regarding anti-smoking legislation. | the purpose of this study was to analyze smoking related beliefs, attitudes and knowledge on anti-smoking legislation among physicians practicing in istanbul, turkey. questionnaires were sent to 18.000 physicians who were also members of istanbul chamber of medicine. three hundred-seventy and four physicians responded. two hundred-fifty of the respondents were males (66.8%) and 124 were females (33.2%). sixty out of 374 physicians were smokers. eighteen of them (30%) were females, 42 of them (70 ... | 2007 | 18224502 |
| [affecting factors of nicotine dependence in the smoker health workers]. | nicotine dependence is pointed out as the first reason of smoking behavior continuity and treatment failure. we investigated the nicotine dependence level (ndl) of health workers and the factors which affect it. we carried out the fagerstrom test for nicotine dependence (ftnd) and a questionnaire composed of 24 questions that evaluate demographic characters and the smoker ideas about smoking on health workers who staff at the a training hospital in istanbul. ndl was not related with sex, age, ed ... | 2007 | 18224503 |
| resistance to macrolide, lincosamide and streptogramin antibiotics in staphylococci isolated in istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the prevalence and genetic mechanisms of erythromycin resistance in staphylococci. a total of 102 erythromycin resistant non-duplicate clinical isolates of staphylococci [78 coagulase negative stapylococci (cns), 24 staphylococcus aureus] were collected between october 2003 and august 2004 in istanbul faculty of medicine in turkey. the majority of the isolates were from blood and urine specimens. antimicrobial susceptibilities were determined by the a ... | 2007 | 17846580 |
| [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 |
| measuring the spatial impacts of urbanization on the surface water resource basins in istanbul via remote sensing. | istanbul is one of the largest metropolitan cities in the world. the city has experienced rapid industrialization and urbanization in the second half of the twentieth century. between 1950 and 2000, the city has grown by an average of 4.5% annually. given the scale of the growth, neither local nor the central governments have shown capability of controlling the influx of migration, most of which settled illegally on public lands. most of the settlements lack the basic sewerage facilities, and a ... | 2008 | 17874198 |
| confirmed prevalence of food allergy and non-allergic food hypersensitivity in a mediterranean population. | until the present, no comprehensive studies evaluating the prevalence of food allergy and non-allergic food hypersensitivity (fa/nafh) in adults have been done in turkey or its surrounding countries. | 2008 | 18537984 |
| evaluation of drug resistance in pulmonary tuberculosis patients at sureyyapasa chest diseases hospital, istanbul, turkey. | sureyyapasa chest diseases and thoracic surgery training hospital, istanbul, turkey. | 2008 | 18492329 |
| isolates and antibiotic sensitivity of eighty culture-proven endophthalmitis cases from istanbul. | to investigate the spectrum of organisms causing endophthalmitis and their sensitivity to commonly used antimicrobial agents. | 2008 | 18497523 |
| homeless deaths in istanbul, turkey. | we retrospectively analyzed the autopsy records of the council of forensic medicine during the 5-year period between the years 2000 and 2004 to contribute to the efforts targeted at lowering death rate in the milieu of homelessness by documenting the current status of this group particularly in terms of mode of death. two hundred and nine of the 229 cases (91.27%) were males and remaining 20 were females. the preponderance of male cases in our autopsy population was also detected in homeless pop ... | 2008 | 18511007 |
| spread of oxa-48-positive carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae isolates in istanbul, turkey. | the first outbreak of carbapenem-resistant klebsiella pneumoniae isolates producing the plasmid-encoded carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase oxa-48 is reported. the 39 isolates belonged to two different clones and were collected at the university hospital of istanbul, turkey, from may 2006 to february 2007, and they coproduced various beta-lactamases (shv-12, oxa-9, and tem-1 for clone a and ctx-m-15, tem-1, and oxa-1 for clone b). | 2008 | 18519712 |
| burn disasters in shooting range areas. | shooting range injuries are generally caused by ballistic accidents, and so far no burn disaster has been reported. in this article we reported a disaster caused by a gunpowder explosion in an indoor shooting range area in istanbul, turkey. fourteen injured people were evacuated from the scene. our burn center accepted 7 of them. of the 7 injured people, 2 who were accepted by our burn center, and 3 people who were admitted by another center died. it is clearly identified how this mechanism of i ... | 2008 | 18555629 |
| dental health status and risk factors for dental caries in adults in istanbul, turkey. | the aim this study was to record the oral health in adults in istanbul, turkey, and to evaluate the risk indicators associated with a high significant caries index (sic). a random sample of 2183 individuals in bayrampasa district aged between 18 and 74 years were invited for a free dental examination and interview. the mean decayed, missing and filled teeth index (dmft) was 11.44 and the sic was 14.00, increasing from 6.00 for the age group 18-19 years to 15.32 at 33-44 years and 28.00 at 65-74 ... | 2008 | 18557458 |
| prevalence and risk factors for low sexual function in women: a study of 1,009 women in an outpatient clinic of a university hospital in istanbul. | sexual functioning is a common and multidimensional problem, associated with multiple biological, medical, psychological, sociocultural, political, economic, and interpersonal factors. | 2008 | 18564155 |
| liquid chromatographic analysis of maneb and its main degradation product, ethylenethiouera, in fruit juice. | ethylenethiourea (etu), a possible human carcinogen and an antithyroid compound, is the main degradation product of the fungicide, maneb, which is widely used in agriculture. in this study, a rapid and accurate method for the determination of maneb and etu in various fruit juices (tomato, grape and apple) was developed requiring minimal clean-up of sample extract, no derivatization prior to injection and no specialized lc detectors. samples were cleaned up using silica and octadecylsilica (c18) ... | 2008 | 18608508 |
| prevalence of noncavitated and cavitated carious lesions in a group of 5-year-old turkish children in kadikoy, istanbul. | the present study aimed to assess the prevalence of noncavitated and cavitated caries lesions in a group of five year old turkish children. | 2008 | 18647511 |
| investigation of plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance among isolates obtained in a turkish intensive care unit. | the aim of this study was to search for three plasmid-encoded, quinolone-resistant determinants: qnra, qnrb, and qnrs. thus, 460 gram-negative strains belonging to 11 different genera (clinical, 347; non-clinical, i.e., from a rectal swab, 113), of which 40% were ciprofloxacin-resistant, were recovered from patients in an intensive care unit at the istanbul medical faculty, turkey, in the years 2000 and 2006. pcr with primers specific for qnra, qnrb, and qnrs genes and primers specific for a ser ... | 2008 | 18653977 |
| prevalence of egg sensitization in turkish infants based on skin prick test. | egg allergy is one of the most frequent allergies in infants. the aim of this study was to determine the frequency of sensitization to egg in infants based on skin prick test results and to evaluate associated allergic conditions by questionnaire. | 2008 | 18680701 |
| male university students' views, attitudes and behaviors towards family planning and emergency contraception in turkey. | to determine male university students' views, attitudes and behavior towards family planning and emergency contraception as an important aspect of reproductive health. | 2008 | 18686357 |
| [antimicrobial resistance profiles of community-acquired uropathogenic escherichia coli isolates during 2004-2006 in a training hospital in istanbul]. | in order to reveal the antimicrobial resistance profiles against first-line antimicrobial agents in community-acquired acute uncomplicated urinary tract infections (utis), resistance patterns were determined for 1664 escherichia coli strains collected between 2004 and 2006 in gata haydarpasa training hospital, istanbul, turkey. of the isolates 38.2% were found to be susceptible to all of the tested antimicrobial agents, while the resistance rate to single antibiotic was 13.5%. highest prevalence ... | 2008 | 18697421 |
| aflatoxin m1 levels in uht milk and kashar cheese consumed in turkey. | in the present study, 100 uht milk and 132 kashar cheese samples were analyzed for aflatoxin m1 (afm1). they were obtained from retail outlets in five big cities (istanbul, izmir, konya, tekirdag, edirne). the occurrence and concentration range of afm1 in the samples were investigated by competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (elisa) method. sixty-seven percent of the uht milk samples and 82.6% of the kashar cheese samples contained afm1. the positive incidence of afm1 in the uht milk sam ... | 2008 | 18700163 |
| the declaration of istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. | organ commercialism, which targets vulnerable populations (such as illiterate and impoverished persons, undocumented immigrants, prisoners, and political or economic refugees) in resource-poor countries, has been condemned by international bodies such as the world health organization for decades. yet in recent years, as a consequence of the increasing ease of internet communication and the willingness of patients in rich countries to travel and purchase organs, organ trafficking and transplant t ... | 2008 | 18701611 |
| enamel formation genes are associated with high caries experience in turkish children. | there is evidence for a genetic component in caries susceptibility, and studies in humans have suggested that variation in enamel formation genes and their interaction with streptococcus mutans levels may contribute to caries. for the present study, we used dna samples collected from 173 unrelated children from istanbul: 91 children with 4 or more affected tooth surfaces and 82 caries-free children. six single-nucleotide polymorphism markers were genotyped in selected candidate genes (ameloblast ... | 2008 | 18781068 |
| nocturnal enuresis in turkey: prevalence and accompanying factors in different socioeconomic environments. | to study the prevalence of nocturnal enuresis and the impact of associated familial factors in turkish children with a different socioeconomic status. | 2008 | 18587245 |
| organ trafficking and transplant tourism and commercialism: the declaration of istanbul. | 2008 | 18603141 | |
| incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns of gram-negative microorganisms isolated from patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia in a medical-surgical intensive care unit of a teaching hospital in istanbul, turkey (2004-2006). | the identification of microorganisms causing ventilator-associated pneumonia (vap) is important for formulating appropriate therapies. in this study, we report the incidence, etiology, and antibiotic resistance patterns of gram-negative microorganisms isolated from patients diagnosed with vap in our medical-surgical intensive care unit (icu) during the years 2004-2006. vap was diagnosed by using the clinical criteria of the centers for disease control and prevention. antibiotic resistance patter ... | 2008 | 18806338 |
| [epidemiological features of candida infections detected in intensive care units and risk factors affecting mortality]. | the aim of this study was to describe the epidemiological features of nosocomial candida infections in intensive care units and to detect the risk factors which increase the mortality rate. a total of 940 patients hospitalized in icus of gulhane military medical academy haydarpasa training hospital, istanbul, between january 01 and december 31, 2006 were prospectively enrolled into this study. candida spp. were isolated from various clinical specimens (blood, urine, respiratory tract, wound) in ... | 2008 | 18822889 |
| reluctant modernization. the cultural dynamics of water supply in istanbul, 1885-1950. | 2008 | 18831292 | |
| the prevalence and aetiology of molar-incisor hypomineralisation in a group of children in istanbul. | to our knowledge, the prevalence and aetiology of molar-incisor hypomineralisation has not been discussed nor investigated in turkish children in istanbul. therefore the aim of the present study is to investigate the prevalence and aetiology of mih in a group of children in istanbul. | 2008 | 18844443 |
| an online air pollution forecasting system using neural networks. | in this work, an online air pollution forecasting system for greater istanbul area is developed. the system predicts three air pollution indicator (so(2), pm(10) and co) levels for the next three days (+1, +2, and +3 days) using neural networks. airpoltool, a user-friendly website (http://airpol.fatih.edu.tr), publishes +1, +2, and +3 days predictions of air pollutants updated twice a day. experiments presented in this paper show that quite accurate predictions of air pollutant indicator levels ... | 2008 | 18237781 |
| effect of acupressure on nausea and vomiting during pregnancy. | this paper sought to determine the efficacy of acupressure application in pregnant women suffering from nausea, with or without associated vomiting, who were unable to receive conventional medication for these symptoms. sampling consisted of pregnant women complaining of nausea with or without vomiting. the study was controlled by the maternity and child hospital in istanbul between march 2004 and march 2005. the treatment group comprised 26 women; 25 in the control arm and 24 women were assigne ... | 2008 | 18243942 |
| four storms with sub-events: sampling and analysis. | analysis of ion concentration of samples taken sequentially during a storm event is important in order to reveal the relation between the atmospheric conditions and ion concentrations in each sub-event. this study presents the interrelationship among the chemical composition parameters and atmospheric variables for four storm events that were sampled in istanbul during a) january 21-23, 2004 b) november 9-11, 2003 c) february 12-13, 2004 and d) october 27-28, 2003. these events lasted 53.3, 47.9 ... | 2008 | 18255147 |
| the convention and the consequences of the 8th european donor day in istanbul, turkey. | the 8th european donor day took place in istanbul, turkey, on october 14, 2006. it was jointly sponsored by the council of europe and the local health care directorate of istanbul. international problems of transplantation and organ donation were discussed in the public arena by professionals in five round tables. as a result, the importance of working together internationally to promote organ donation was strongly emphasized, and the immediate positive consequences of this kind of collaboration ... | 2008 | 18261542 |
| clinically significant neonatal hyperbilirubinemia: an analysis of 646 cases in istanbul. | 2008 | 18208844 | |
| microbial contamination of dental unit waterlines in istanbul, turkey. | the water used in dental unit waterlines (duwls) acts as a coolant for the high-speed equipment and as an irrigant during dental treatments. there are kind of water tanks. duwls provide a favorable environment for microbial biofilm and multiplation primarily due to the high surface in the tubing and the character of fluid dynamics in narrow, smooth-walled waterlines. biofilms can harbour opportunist pathogens such as legionella sp., pseudomonas sp. several studies have shown that duwls have high ... | 2008 | 18210208 |
| qnra prevalence in extended-spectrum beta-lactamase-positive enterobacteriaceae isolates from turkey. | quinolone resistance mostly originates from chromosomal mutations. in recent years, however, plasmid-mediated quinolone resistance has been reported in several parts of the world. plasmid-borne qnra, qnrb, or qnrs genes are responsible for this kind of resistance. little is known about the diversity, type, and species range of the qnr genes in turkey. we screened qnra, qnrb, and qnrs genes in quinolone-resistant blood culture isolates collected from six different medical centers in turkey which ... | 2008 | 18219128 |
| the prevalence of dementia in an urban turkish population. | a cross-sectional, population-based, 2-stage prevalence study was conducted in a sample of 1019 community-dwelling persons over the age of 70 years living in istanbul. in the first phase, participants were screened with the mini-mental state examination for evidence of cognitive impairment. in the second phase, 79% of those who screened positive (n = 322) and 9% of screen-negatives (n = 63) underwent a standardized diagnostic workup. diagnosis of dementia and alzheimer's disease (ad) was made ac ... | 2008 | 18276959 |
| congenital anomalies: parents' anxiety and women's concerns before prenatal testing and women's opinions towards the risk factors. | the aims of the study were to determine parents' anxiety and women's concerns before prenatal testing and women's opinions towards the risk factors for congenital anomalies. | 2008 | 18279286 |
| carbapenem-hydrolyzing oxacillinase, oxa-48, persists in klebsiella pneumoniae in istanbul, turkey. | two oxa-48-producing klebsiella pneumoniae isolates (kp-4936 and kp-154488) were analyzed. | 2008 | 18303258 |
| effects of pushing techniques in birth on mother and fetus: a randomized study. | the valsalva pushing technique is used routinely in the second stage of labor in many countries, and it is accepted as standard obstetric management in turkey. the purpose of this study was to determine the effects of pushing techniques on mother and fetus in birth in this setting. | 2008 | 18307484 |
| prevalence of adenoid hypertrophy and nocturnal enuresis in primary school children in istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this study is to investigate the prevalence of an existing relationship between adenoid hypertrophy and nocturnal enuresis in primary school children. | 2008 | 18328574 |
| the knowledge and attitude of the turkish community pharmacists toward pharmacovigilance in the kadikoy district of istanbul. | we investigated the knowledge and attitudes of community pharmacists towards pharmacovigilance and adverse drug reactions (adrs) in kadiköy district of istanbul (turkey). | 2008 | 18350373 |
| from helsinki to istanbul: what can the transplant community learn from experience in clinical research? | 2008 | 18359867 | |
| pioneering turkish neurosurgeon hami dilek and the traces of harvey cushing's legacy in his work. | hami dilek trained in neurosurgery under clovis vincent and thierry de martel, pioneers of french neurosurgery who ranked among harvey cushing's most loyal admirers. taking cues from cushing and the giants of french neurosurgery, dilek became the first surgeon to practice neurosurgery regularly in turkey during the 1930s. in 1949, dilek founded the first independent turkish department of neurosurgery in istanbul, and in 1951 he initiated resident training in neurosurgery. both cushing and dilek ... | 2008 | 18377267 |
| exposing nursing students to the marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies. | there is a strong association between reliance on the promotional activities of pharmaceutical companies and a generally less appropriate use of prescription drugs. pharmaceutical companies direct some of their promotion towards health workers who do not have the authority to prescribe medicines, such as nurses in certain countries. the aim of this study was to determine the impact that exposure to the marketing methods of pharmaceutical companies has on judgments made by nursing students about ... | 2008 | 18388173 |
| the unconsummated marriage: its frequency and clinical characteristics in a sexual dysfunction clinic. | the object of this study was to investigate frequency of the unconsummated marriages and its clinical characteristics among the subjects who referred to a sexual dysfunction clinic in turkey. four hundred and forty-nine unconsummated marriage cases were evaluated among 1880 subjects referred to acibadem sexual health clinic, istanbul, between december 2000 and december 2004. unconsummated marriage rose from the female partner in 67% of the cases, 7% males, and 26% both. vaginismus was the most p ... | 2008 | 18398764 |
| defining temporal spatial patterns of mega city istanbul to see the impacts of increasing population. | rapid land use change has taken place over the last few decades in istanbul. as most of the metropolitan areas, istanbul faces increasing problems connected to increasing population and urbanisation. in this study, temporal changes of istanbul's land use/cover were defined using remotely sensed data and post classification change detection method. for the aim of the study, relevant information was derived from different dated landsat thematic mapper (tm) satellite data by using unsupervised iter ... | 2008 | 18157736 |
| dissemination of ctx-m-15 beta-lactamase genes carried on inc fi and fii plasmids among clinical isolates of escherichia coli in a university hospital in istanbul, turkey. | the ctx-m-1 group was found in 86.8% of the escherichia coli isolates from istanbul. a subset study revealed all isolates carrying bla(ctx-m-15) genes flanked by the insertion element isecp1. plasmid typing of transconjugates carrying bla(ctx-m-15) showed that most isolates belonged to the inc/rep fii group but that one isolate also belonged to the fi group. | 2008 | 18184851 |
| emergency peripartum hysterectomy in a tertiary istanbul hospital. | to evaluate the incidence, risk factors, indications, outcomes and complications of emergency peripartum hysterectomy performed after cesarean and vaginal deliveries. | 2008 | 18193245 |
| ticks biting humans in the urban area of istanbul. | a passive surveillance for tick bites in humans was undertaken in the city of istanbul (turkey) in the summer and autumn of 2006. from 1,054 reported tick bites, most were females of ixodes ricinus (27%) and nymphs of hyalomma aegyptium (50%). a few adults of hyalomma m. marginatum, rhipicephalus sanguineus and dermacentor marginatus were also recorded. we investigated potential risk factors for i. ricinus and h. aegyptium with spatial statistics. climate features at 1-km resolution (monthly min ... | 2008 | 18074152 |
| comparison of aerobic and anaerobic degradation of municipal solid waste in bioreactor landfills. | two landfill bioreactors were operated under aerobic and anaerobic conditions in a thermo-insulated room at a constant temperature of 32 degrees c. reactors were filled with 19.5 kg of shredded synthetic solid waste prepared according to the average municipal solid waste compositions determined in istanbul and operated under wet-tomb management strategy by using leachate recirculation. aerobic conditions in the reactor were developed by using an air compressor. the results of experiments indicat ... | 2008 | 18082400 |
| prevalence and behavioural correlates of enuresis in young children. | previous studies based on clinical samples report that enuresis in children is associated with behavioural problems and reduced self-esteem, but the relationship between behavioural problems and enuresis remains controversial. this population-based study investigated the prevalence and behavioural correlates of enuresis in a group of preparatory school children. | 2008 | 18036143 |
| treatment of leachate by electrocoagulation using aluminum and iron electrodes. | in this paper, treatment of leachate by electrocoagulation (ec) has been investigated in a batch process. the sample of leachate was supplied from odayeri landfill site in istanbul. firstly, ec was compared with classical chemical coagulation (cc) process via cod removal. the first comparison results with 348 a/m2 current density showed that ec process has higher treatment performance than cc process. secondly, effects of process variables such as electrode material, current density (from 348 to ... | 2008 | 18036737 |
| conflict resolution skills of nursing students in problem-based compared to conventional curricula. | this descriptive research aimed to identify and compare the conflict resolution skills of nursing students enrolled in a problem based learning (pbl) or conventional curriculum. | 2008 | 17826872 |
| transshipment site selection using the ahp and topsis approaches under fuzzy environment. | site selection is an important issue in waste management. selection of the appropriate solid waste site requires consideration of multiple alternative solutions and evaluation criteria because of system complexity. evaluation procedures involve several objectives, and it is often necessary to compromise among possibly conflicting tangible and intangible factors. for these reasons, multiple criteria decision-making (mcdm) has been found to be a useful approach to solve this kind of problem. diffe ... | 2008 | 17768038 |
| monitoring urban growth and detecting land-cover changes on the istanbul metropolitan area. | istanbul is the most populated city of turkey with a population of around 10.58 m (2000) living on around 5,750 km2. in 1980, the population was only 4.7 m and then it has been more than doubled in only two decades. the population has been increasing as a result of mass immigration. an urbanization process continues and it causes serious increases in urban areas while decreasing the amount of green areas. this rapid, uncontrolled, and illegal urbanization accompanied by insufficient infrastructu ... | 2008 | 17380412 |
| an analytic network process approach for locating undesirable facilities: an example from istanbul, turkey. | locating an undesirable facility is a sophisticated problem, for the evaluation procedures involve several objectives and the solution to the problem calls for some compromises to be made between probable conflicting criteria. this paper addresses the problem of undesirable facility location selection using the analytic network process (anp), a multi-criteria decision-making technique. the anp technique enables us to consider both qualitative and quantitative criteria as well as the interdepende ... | 2008 | 17602825 |
| the potential of remote sensing for monitoring land cover changes and effects on physical geography in the area of kayisdagi mountain and its surroundings (istanbul). | the effect of land cover change, from natural to anthropogenic, on physical geography conditions has been studied in kayisdagi mountain. land degradation is the most important environmental issue involved in this study. most forms of land degradation are natural processes accelerated by human activity. land degradation is a human induced or natural process that negatively affects the ability of land to function effectively within an ecosystem. environmental degradation from human pressure and la ... | 2008 | 17624804 |
| 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 |
| developing two different measures for assessing knowledge of and attitudes toward epilepsy for the turkish population. | the aim of this study was to develop two new scales for assessing turkish public's knowledge of epilepsy and attitudes toward it. a 26-item knowledge scale and a 15-item attitude scale were first developed and then tested using a random selection of adults aged 18 n = 613) from different parts of istanbul. after item and factor analyses of the knowledge scale, 10 items were omitted. varimax rotation resulted in three underlying components that explained 35.7% of the variance. as a reliability as ... | 2008 | 17974487 |
| home ventilation for children with chronic respiratory failure in istanbul. | the number of children on home mechanical ventilation (hmv) has increased markedly in europe and north america but little is known about the hmv use and outcomes in children in turkey. | 2008 | 17984626 |
| seasonal variations of disinfection by-product precursors profile and their removal through surface water treatment plants. | a sampling program has been undertaken to investigate the variations of disinfection by-products (dbps) formation and nature and fate of natural organic matter (nom) through water treatment plants in istanbul. specific focus has been given to the effect seasonal changes on the formation of dbps and organic precursors levels. water samples were collected from the three reservoirs inlet and within three major water treatment plants of istanbul, turkey. changes in the dissolved organic carbon (doc) ... | 2008 | 17997473 |
| determination of the best appropriate management methods for the health-care wastes in istanbul. | health-care waste management has been a significant problem in most economically developing countries as it is in turkey. most of the time, the main reason for the mismanagement of these wastes is the lack of appropriate legislation and effective control; other reasons are: financial strains and a lack of awareness. being aware of the significance of the subject, in this paper the management of the health-care wastes in istanbul, as a metropolitan city of turkey, was analyzed to create an integr ... | 2008 | 17707634 |
| solitary confinement. an introduction to the istanbul statement on the use and effects of solitary confinement. | 2008 | 19294814 | |
| the istanbul statement on the use and effects of solitary confinement. | 2008 | 19294815 | |
| [antibiotic resistance rates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase producing escherichia coli and klebsiella spp. strains isolated from urinary tract infections in a private hospital]. | the aim of this study was to detect the antibiotic resistance rates of extended spectrum beta-lactamase (esbl) producing escherichia coli and klebsiella spp. strains isolated from urinary tract infections (utis) in private acibadem hospital, istanbul, turkey. a total of 1100 e. coli and 356 klebsiella spp. strains isolated from 17.028 urine cultures which were processed between october 2006 and august 2007 in the clinical laboratory, were included to the study. identification of bacteria and ant ... | 2008 | 19149097 |
| healthy behaviours and educational needs among turkish women: a school-based study. | the present descriptive study was planned to be the first stage of a school-based programme towards promoting healthy behaviours in turkish women after determining their healthy behaviours and their need for relevant education. the sample was composed of 468 mothers of students attending an elementary school located in the city of istanbul. the data were obtained during interviews and using two separate questionnaires. the health promotion model formed the basis for the questionnaires describing ... | 2008 | 19149207 |
| prevalence of immediate hypersensitivity reactions to cow's milk in infants based on skin prick test and questionnaire. | cow's milk (cm) hypersensitivity is one of the most frequent hypersensitivities in infants. the objective of our study was to investigate the prevalence of immediate hypersensitivity to cm based on skin prick test results and to evaluate associated allergic conditions ascertained by questionnaire in infants living in istanbul. | 2008 | 19080796 |
| comparison of the health-promoting lifestyles of nursing and non-nursing students in istanbul, turkey. | undertaking a health-related course at university can facilitate an awareness of health-promoting lifestyles. we carried out a descriptive and cross-sectional study with 1616 university students in istanbul, turkey. students from the nursing schools were compared to those from the schools of social sciences using a turkish version of the health-promoting lifestyle profile (hplp) ii after a validation study. the nursing students had more positive health-promoting lifestyles than those of the non- ... | 2008 | 19128303 |
| 13th biennial congress of the european society of endodontology, istanbul, turkey, 6-8 september 2007. | 2008 | 19133105 | |
| correlation between educational status and cardiovascular risk factors in an overweight and obese turkish female population. | the prevalence of obesity is rapidly increasing in turkey as well as all over the world. educational inequalities play an important role in the development of obesity. in this study, our aim is to evaluate how educational status affects obesity and cardiovascular risk factors in the overweight and obese turkish female population. | 2008 | 18849223 |
| the declaration of istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. istanbul summit april 30-may 2, 2008. | 2008 | 18922861 | |
| the development of the declaration of istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. | 2008 | 18922862 | |
| the declaration of istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. | 2008 | 18946336 | |
| unauthorised development and seismic hazard vulnerability: a study of squatters and engineers in istanbul, turkey. | many cities in developing nations have experienced an influx of poor migrants in search of work. this population influx has often been accommodated through land squatting, irregular construction and unauthorised housing. for the urban poor, this has resulted in immediate affordable housing; however, this housing frequently has long-term vulnerability to natural hazards. this article examines the ways in which squatters in istanbul, turkey, understand the seismic vulnerability of their unauthoris ... | 2008 | 18958909 |
| home advantage in turkish professional soccer. | home advantage is known to play an important role in the outcome of professional soccer games and to vary considerably worldwide. in the turkish super league over the last 12 years, 61.5% of the total points gained have been won by the home team, a figure similar to the worldwide average and to the premier league in england. it is lower (57.7%) for games played between teams from istanbul and especially high for games involving teams from cities in the more remote and ethnically distinct parts o ... | 2008 | 18986031 |
| metals in the surface sediments of istanbul strait (turkey). | surface sediments from 17 stations in the istanbul strait and marmara sea were collected and analysed for major and trace elements by wavelength-dispersive x-ray fluorescence spectrometry (wdxrf). metal concentrations in surface sediments varied from 1.3 to 7.2 % for al, 4.8 to 18 mg kg(- 1) for as, 119 to 599 mg kg(- 1) for ba, below detection limit (bdl) to 6.6 mg kg(- 1) for cd, 18 to 222 mg kg(- 1) for cr, 7.6 to 180 mg kg(- 1) for cu, 1.0 to 5.5 % for fe (10 000 to 55 000 mg kg(- 1)), 171 t ... | 2008 | 18988111 |
| 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 |
| hypertension in leather tanning workers working in istanbul, turkey. | leather tanning may result in various occupational diseases. the aim of this study was to compare the relation between blood pressure levels and vocations in leather tanning. | 2008 | 19037552 |
| cranial discrete traits in a byzantine population and eastern mediterranean population movements. | since the beginning of the holocene, the anatolian region has been a crossroads for populations and civilizations from europe, asia, and the near to middle east, with increasing interactions since the bronze age. in this context, we examine cranial discrete traits from a byzantine population from southwest turkey, excavated at the archeological site of sagalassos; the site displays human occupation since the 12th millennium b.p. to investigate the biological history of this population, we analyz ... | 2008 | 19341322 |
| [the three lives of the count de bonneval, alias osman pasha (1675-1747)]. | count claude-alexandre de bonneval (1675-1747), had a unusual existence: he had three consecutive lives: as an officer in the royal guard of louis xiv, as major-general with prince emmanuel of savoy and, finally, as ottoman pasha in constantinople. he was a man of multiple facets: soldier and political adviser, swordsman and world traveller, friend of casanova, fenelon, montesquieu and leibniz. he was also an inveterate transgressor of every rule and, in the end, a renegade apostate. many explan ... | 2008 | 19579346 |
| the impact of gender, family and type of school on smoking in adolescents in eyup, istanbul, turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the influence of smoking habits and education of family, parents, the type of school and gender on smoking in adolescents. | 2008 | 19565957 |
| the role of jurisdiction on persistence of torture in turkey and public reflections. | torture still is a serious problem in turkey. there has been a very effective struggle against torture, particularly for effective documentation by health professionals. the istanbul protocol has been taken into consideration by the ministry of health, and procedural safeguards with standardized medicolegal documentation had been a part of daily medicolegal practice. however, measures taken on the basis of effective documentation is not sufficient without effective investigation of which the rol ... | 2008 | 19289882 |
| the weight and height percentiles in 6-18 year old children in kayseri and comparison with istanbul data. | background: one of the mostly used and preferred method in following the growth of children is to plot weight and height values of the children on standard percentile charts. it is essential for each country to use its own populations' updated percentile curves. however, data on the growth of children living in different regions are also needed for comparison with the national standards.methods: this study was conducted in kayseri with a trained team in order to obtain anthropometrical measureme ... | 2009 | 21274397 |
| 2nd international congress on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma. | the 2nd international congress on leukemia, lymphoma and myeloma (icllm) is a novel initiative of the turkish society of hematology. the first congress was organized in fethiye in may, 2007. after the success and positive impressions of the participants, the thd decided to organize the icllm every other year. the major focus was hematological malignancies, not only llm, but also myeloproliferative disorders and myelodysplastic syndromes. the target audience was hematologists, oncologists and tho ... | 2009 | 21083016 |
| fatalities caused by spherical bullets fired from blank cartridge guns in istanbul, turkey. | blank cartridge guns are generally regarded as being harmless and are not considered to be firearms in the legal sense in most countries. to show the danger of these guns upon simple modifications, we report 59 fatalities resulting from these simply modified blank cartridge guns in istanbul, turkey. the great majority of the victims were males and the age of those ranged from 11 to 61 years. in 55.9% of these cases, homicide was the origin followed by suicide (39%). the right temporal region was ... | 2009 | 19570048 |
| postmortem findings after anaphylactic reactions to drugs in turkey. | to determine the frequency of anaphylactic deaths at autopsies performed in turkey between january 2001 and june 2006 and to review the circumstances of death and autopsy findings. | 2009 | 19901808 |
| [istanbul declaration on organ trafficking and transplant tourism]. | this is a translation into spanish, done by mario uribe, m.d., f.a.c.s., and authorized by the conference organization, of the official statements signed by the transplantation society, the international society of nephrology and the representatives who participated at a who sponsored conference held in istambul, turkey, april 30 to may 2, 2008. | 2009 | 19915780 |
| a safe motherhood education and counselling programme in istanbul. | evaluation of an education/counselling programme intended for pregnant/puerperal women in a secondary health care facility. | 2009 | 19929646 |
| the prevalence of and the related factors for urinary and fecal incontinence among older residing in nursing homes. | to determine the prevalence of urinary incontinence and fecal incontinence among older people residing in nursing homes in istanbul. | 2009 | 19930087 |
| explorative spatial analysis of traffic accident statistics and road mortality among the provinces of turkey. | the aim of the study is to describe the inter-province differences in traffic accidents and mortality on roads of turkey. | 2009 | 19932314 |
| an outbreak of early-onset endophthalmitis caused by fusarium species following cataract surgery. | this study aimed to report an outbreak of early-onset endophthalmitis caused by fusarium species following cataract surgery. | 2009 | 19958115 |
| surveillance and oseltamivir resistance of human influenza a virus in turkey during the 2007-2008 season. | monitoring the activity of influenza viruses is important for establishing the circulating types and for detection of the emergence of novel sub-types and antiviral resistant strains. this is the first report from turkey on the surveillance and oseltamivir resistance of influenza viruses in 2007-2008. five hundred twenty-four nasal swabs were tested from different geographical regions in turkey during november 2007-april 2008. one hundred sixty-three (31%) samples were positive for influenza vir ... | 2009 | 19626608 |
| obesity risk factors in turkish children. | on the basis of the knowledge that the prevalence of obesity in children has increased steadily in recent years, this study aimed to assess the association between obesity and certain risk factors in a group of 6- to 14-year-old children living in istanbul. the study was carried out at the istanbul university school of medicine hospital. data were collected from 592 children aged between 6 and 14 years who were examined in general pediatrics clinics. weight and height measurements were performed ... | 2009 | 19632511 |
| pregnant women's knowledge and attitudes about stem cells and cord blood banking. | this study was to determine pregnant women's knowledge and attitudes towards stem cells and cord blood banking in istanbul, turkey. | 2009 | 19646176 |
| dentists' knowledge and opinions about oral mucosal lesions. | this study aims to identify, compare and analyse the knowledge and opinions of dentists regarding oral mucosal lesions and evaluate the differences between the attitudes of dentists by practice settings. 300 dentists were enrolled in the study. three groups were formed. the first group included general dental practitioners working in private dental offices; the second group were dentists practising in dental polyclinics; the third group was composed of dentists employed at universities in istanb ... | 2009 | 19651489 |
| bone length estimation and population-specific features of calcaneus and talus bones of the late byzantine era. | certain markers in bone structure allow researchers to estimate the length of an entire bone based only on a fragmented piece. forensic anthropologists and bio-archeologists have recently devoted greater attention to the estimation of bone length from fragmented bones. this study aims to evaluate osteometric data in order to distinguish the population affinity of byzantine individuals, as well as to estimate the length of the calcaneus and talus bones based on incomplete specimens. this is vital ... | 2009 | 19662787 |
| multiple sclerosis risk in radiologically uncovered asymptomatic possible inflammatory-demyelinating disease. | natural history of patients with incidentally discovered lesions that fulfill magnetic resonance imaging (mri) criteria for multiple sclerosis (ms) in the absence of objective clinical symptoms suggestive of central nervous system (cns) inflammatory-demyelinating disease is not well defined. | 2009 | 19667020 |
| heroin overdose deaths and heroin purity between 1990 and 2000 in istanbul, turkey*. | turkey has continuously experienced problems with abuse of, and addiction to, opium derivatives. in this study, we analyzed the relationship between heroin overdose deaths and the characteristics of seized opium derivatives. data were gathered from the council of forensic medicine of the ministry of justice in istanbul from 1990 to 2000. there were 636 heroin-related deaths during this period, 595 of which were classified as heroin overdose deaths. mean crude and weighted heroin purities remaine ... | 2009 | 19674238 |