Publications

confirmed exposure to tick-borne encephalitis virus and probable human cases of tick-borne encephalitis in central/northern anatolia, turkey.	tick-borne encephalitis virus (tbev) is the aetiological agent of tick-borne encephalitis (tbe), a potentially fatal central nervous system infection of humans. tbe is endemic in many areas of europe and asia; however, very scarce data on tbev activity are available from turkey. we aimed to identify tbev exposure in healthy blood donors and the impact of tbev in central nervous system infections in central/northern anatolia. two-thousand four hundred and fifty four sera, collected from blood don ...	2011	20604912
Species distribution and detection of Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV) in field-collected ticks in Ankara Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey.	Ticks may act as vectors for a number of infectious diseases including Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever (CCHF). The causative agent is Crimean Congo Hemorrhagic Fever Virus (CCHFV), a member of Bunyaviridae, causing extensive ecchymosis, visceral bleeding and hepatic dysfunction with a high fatality rate in the affected individuals. CCHF was initially recognized in Turkey in 2002 and the current number of reported cases exceeds 4,400. This study was conducted to confirm the presence of tick speci ...	2012	21910017
comprehensibility of traffic signs among urban drivers in turkey.	traffic signs are commonly used traffic safety tools, mainly developed to provide crucial information in a short time to support safe drive; but the success depends on their comprehensibility by the drivers. also, a sudden change in the traditionally used and accepted signs can cause significant safety problem, as in the case of cancellation of red oblique bars in 2004 as a part of the european union harmonization process of turkey. having a severe traffic safety problem in turkey, a need to ass ...	2012	22269494
the effects of parental attitudes and mothers' psychological well-being on the emotional and behavioral problems of their preschool children.	the aim of the present study was to examine the association between emotional and behavioral problems in preschool children and maternal attitudes. the predictor variables were parental attitudes, maternal depression and anxiety symptoms. our sample consisted of the mothers of 204 preschool children attending different preschools in ankara, turkey. mothers were asked to complete the parental attitude research instrument, the beck depression inventory, the trait anxiety inventory, and the child-b ...	2012	22273835
Ways of problem solving as predictors of relapse in alcohol dependent male inpatients.	The purpose of this study was to identify how remitters and relapsers view their everyday problem solving strategies.	2012	21930347