Publications
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| a case study on the historical peninsula of istanbul based on three-dimensional modeling by using photogrammetry and terrestrial laser scanning. | terrestrial laser scanning is a popular methodology that is used frequently in the process of documenting historical buildings and cultural heritage. the historical peninsula region sprawls over an area of approximately 1,500 ha and is one of the main aggregate areas of the historical buildings in istanbul. in this study, terrestrial laser scanning and close range photogrammetry techniques are integrated into each other to create a 3d city model of this part of istanbul, including some of the bu ... | 2010 | 19479333 |
| impacts of urban growth on forest cover in istanbul (1987-2007). | this article reports findings of a study that examined the impacts of urban growth on forest cover in istanbul between 1987 and 2007. four landsat images from 1987, 1990, 2000, and 2007 were classified with maximum likelihood supervised classification method by using erdas imagine 9.1. forest and urban areas were given highest importance in the classification, while other land-use characteristics, like agriculture and bare soil, were grouped into a third class as others. the study revealed that ... | 2010 | 19484369 |
| an exploratory study on perceptions of seismic risk and mitigation in two districts of istanbul. | istanbul is one of the world's cities most vulnerable to seismic events. according to seismologists, the probability of a severe earthquake in the next 30 years is approximately 40 per cent. following an outline of the seismicity of this vital turkish city and a summary of current seismic risks and mitigation studies, this paper presents the results of a survey conducted in two districts of istanbul, avcilar and bakirkoy. the survey comprised some 60 questions on the seismic risk perceptions of ... | 2010 | 19624701 |
| trace metals solubility in rainwater: evaluation of rainwater quality at a watershed area, istanbul. | in this study, 79 bulk precipitation samples were collected at two sampling sites near büyükçekmece lake, one of the important drinking water sources of istanbul, for the period of october 2001 to july 2002. the study comprised the determination of trace and toxic metals concentrations in rain water. the concentrations of the metals in this study were found to be higher than those reported by other researchers around the world. the solubility of toxic metals was found in the order of cd>cu>v>zn> ... | 2010 | 19603281 |
| information system design for a hospital emergency department: a usability analysis of software prototypes. | the purpose of this study is to evaluate the usability of emergency department (ed) software prototypes developed for tablet personal computers (tablet pcs) in order to keep electronic health records (ehrs) of patients errorless and accessible through mobile technologies. in order to serve this purpose, two alternative prototypes were developed for tablet pcs: mobile emergency department software (meds) and mobile emergency department software iconic (medsi) among which the user might choose the ... | 2010 | 19755173 |
| the effects of physicochemical properties on gamma emitting natural radionuclide levels in the soil profile of istanbul. | the inventory of gamma-emitting radionuclides was determined in soil samples collected at six depth levels, from 15 locations in istanbul metropolis. the activity concentrations of (232)th, (238)u, (40)k were measured by means of gamma spectrometry. the average activity concentrations of (232)th, (238)u, (40)k in the 30-cm depth soil were found as 32.1, 27.4, 393.1 bq kg(-1), respectively. the mean value of the absorbed dose rate (d), annual effective dose equivalent (aede) from the outdoor terr ... | 2010 | 19242808 |
| impact of overland traffic on heavy metal levels in highway dust and soils of istanbul, turkey. | the purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of overland traffic on the spatial distribution of heavy metals in urban soils (istanbul, turkey). road dust, surface, and subsurface soil samples were collected from a total of 41 locations along highways with dense traffic and secondary roads with lower traffic and analyzed for lead (pb), zinc (zn), and copper (cu) concentrations. statistical evaluation of the heavy metal concentrations observed along highways and along the secondary road ... | 2010 | 19347593 |
| airborne pollen in european and asian parts of istanbul. | pollen concentrations in the atmosphere of istanbul, a city located between two continents, has been monitored for 1 year as part of a larger research program. the sampling sites were located in two different continents: the asian part (as) and the european part (ep). the sampling was performed in as and ep of the city by using hirst type volumetric method, and pollen grains of 58 and 62 taxa were identified in the two parts, respectively. the pollen spectrum reflected the floristic diversity of ... | 2010 | 19387854 |
| spatial analysis and facility characteristics of outdoor recreational areas in istanbul. | this article reports the results of a study that explored whether outdoor recreational areas are sufficient in istanbul in terms of their surface area and facility characteristics. all the municipalities in 32 subprovinces of istanbul were sent a survey in 2007 and asked to prepare a list of their outdoor recreational areas including their names, addresses, size, and facilities. all the data collected from the municipalities were used to create a gis-based inventory by using gis and remote sensi ... | 2010 | 19401810 |
| epidemiology of restless legs syndrome in turkish adults on the western black sea coast of turkey: a door-to-door study in a rural area. | to determine the prevalence and clinical presentation of restless legs syndrome (rls) in turkish population living in kandira, a town located on the black sea coast of istanbul. | 2010 | 19403331 |
| non-pharmacological interventions used by cancer patients during chemotherapy in turkey. | although there are many non-pharmacological practices being recommended for symptom management, most patients prefer to use pharmacological interventions. this study assesses the non-pharmacological interventions used by cancer patients for symptom management during chemotherapy and the factors affecting its use. | 2010 | 20863758 |
| the prevalence of behçet's syndrome, familial mediterranean fever, hla-b51 and mefv gene mutations among ethnic armenians living in istanbul, turkey. | we investigated the prevalence of behçet's syndrome (bs) among the ethnic armenians in istanbul using familial mediterranean fever (fmf) as a comparator disease. we also studied hla-b51 and mefv mutations among a group of healthy armenians and a non-armenian population. | 2010 | 20868574 |
| incidence, etiology and risk factors associated with mortality of nosocomial candidemia in a tertiary care hospital in istanbul, turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the incidence, etiology and risk factors for mortality of patients with nosocomial candidemia. | 2010 | 20881414 |
| healthcare workers as parents: attitudes toward vaccinating their children against pandemic influenza a/h1n1. | both the health care workers (hcws) and children are target groups for pandemic influenza vaccination. the coverage of the target populations is an important determinant for impact of mass vaccination. the objective of this study is to determine the attitudes of hcws as parents, toward vaccinating their children with pandemic influenza a/h1n1 vaccine. | 2010 | 20932342 |
| determining patient preferences for remote monitoring. | this paper presents the patient preferences for an application in remote health monitoring. the data was collected through a mobile service prototype. analytical hierarchy process and conjoint analysis were used to extract the patient preferences. the study was limited to diabetes and obesity patients in istanbul, turkey. results indicated that sending users' data automatically, availability of technical support, and price are key factors impacting patient's decisions. this implies that e-health ... | 2010 | 20941639 |
| resistance to vaccination: the attitudes and practices of primary healthcare workers confronting the h1n1 pandemic. | during the h1n1 pandemic, most healthcare workers in turkey were not willing to take up the vaccine. this qualitative study aims to explore the factors that lead to vaccination resistance among a group of primary healthcare workers in istanbul. data were collected through focus group discussions. thematic content analysis was conducted. all participants considered themselves at risk for infection, yet most of them were not vaccinated. only persons with a "poor" immune system were considered by t ... | 2010 | 20950726 |
| [a retrospective evaluation of the prevalence of intestinal parasites in istanbul, turkey]. | the aim of this study is to estimate the prevalence of intestinal parasites, in comparison to previous studies in istanbul and different geographic regions of turkey. between january 1999-december 2009, a total of 27664 stool samples from patients with suspicious intestinal parasitic infections who were admitted to istanbul university cerrahpasa medical school hospital were examined for intestinal parasites by using native lugol and formalin-ethyl acetate concentration technique, in adition to t ... | 2010 | 20954117 |
| tuberculosis in patients on hemodialysis in an endemic region. | clinical presentation of tuberculosis is different in hemodialysis patients than in the general population. this study aimed to analyze hemodialysis patients with tuberculosis in istanbul. patients who were on a chronic hemodialysis program in istanbul for more than 3 months and diagnosed to have tuberculosis at least 3 months after the start of hemodialysis were included. to discard the effect of immigration from other cities, we included only patients who had started their dialysis program in ... | 2010 | 20955284 |
| prognostic factors of neurological sequel in adult patients with tuberculous meningitis. | to evaluate the predictors of neurological sequel in tuberculous meningitis (tbm). | 2010 | 20956924 |
| comparative study on soil properties in a picnic and undisturbed area of belgrad forest, istanbul. | the aim of this paper was to investigate the recreational impacts on some soil properties (sand, silt, clay ph, electrical conductivity, organic carbon, bulk density, fine soil weight, compaction and saturation capacity), and litter (unit weight-mass, organic matter content (%) and organic matter mass) properties in a picnic area by comparing an undisturbed area in istanbul belgrad forest-turkey. according to the results obtained in this study the litter mass on the picnic area has been found co ... | 2010 | 20648823 |
| presence of insectivorous birds in the forest area of istanbul university, turkey. | facilitation insectivorous birds life which is among the significant predators of insects in the forest is extremely important in terms of maintaining an intact natural ecosystem, biological variety and biological fight against over-reproducing harmful insects. the aim of our study is to conduct a preliminary search of insectivorous birds living in the research forest. observation and field studies were conducted between january-december 2002. transect observation and counting methods were appli ... | 2010 | 20648833 |
| beliefs of turkish cancer patients on the genesis of cancer: "why do i have cancer?". | to determine the beliefs of turkish cancer patients about the etiology of carcinogenesis. | 2010 | 20658726 |
| frequency of cardiovascular risk factors and metabolic syndrome in patients with chronic kidney disease. | metabolic syndrome is a clustering of cardio-metabolic risk factors. cardiovascular disease is the main cause of morbidity and mortality in end-stage renal disease. the aim of this study was to elucidate the frequency of traditional and novel cardiovascular and metabolic syndrome risk factors in patients with chronic kidney disease. identification of these risk factors will allow for precautions to be taken earlier to prevent cardiovascular diseases and metabolic syndrome in chronic kidney disea ... | 2010 | 20682757 |
| a wavelet-based mammographic image denoising and enhancement with homomorphic filtering. | breast cancer continues to be a significant public health problem in the world. the diagnosing mammography method is the most effective technology for early detection of the breast cancer. however, in some cases, it is difficult for radiologists to detect the typical diagnostic signs, such as masses and microcalcifications on the mammograms. this paper describes a new method for mammographic image enhancement and denoising based on wavelet transform and homomorphic filtering. the mammograms are ... | 2010 | 20703608 |
| assessing mandated breastfeeding education in istanbul. | to assess the implementation of a breastfeeding education program for women in istanbul against the backdrop of the relevant policies adopted by the country of turkey. | 2010 | 20706100 |
| clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pandemic influenza a/(h1n1) in hospitalized pediatric patients at a university hospital, istanbul, turkey. | background: the aim of this study was to describe the clinical and epidemiological characteristics of pandemic influenza in hospitalized children. methods: a total of 114 patients with suspected h1n1 virus infection were hospitalized, and nasal swabs were sent to national influenza reference laboratory for confirmation of pandemic influenza a (h1n1) virus infection by rrt-pcr assay. results: forty-six female and 68 male patients were included in the study. age of the patients ranged from 40 days ... | 2010 | 20819800 |
| dental training and changes in oral health attitudes and behaviors in istanbul dental students. | the aim of this study was to examine the changes that occur in the oral health attitudes and behaviors of dental students in istanbul, turkey, during their dental education. the turkish version of the hiroshima university-dental behavioral inventory (hu-dbi) was distributed among 757 dental students at the dental faculty, istanbul university. the response rate was 72 percent. chi-square and logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis. the mean hu-dbi score of the clinical stude ... | 2010 | 20837744 |
| groundwater intrusion into leaky sewer systems. | vast volumes of groundwater are drained by urban sewer systems. this unwanted flow component intrudes into sewer systems through leaky joints or connected house drains. however, unlike urban storm drainage, it has a high seasonal variation corresponding to groundwater storage and long slow recessions similar to baseflow in rivers also fed by shallow groundwater exfiltrating into the surface waters. by applying the nonlinear reservoir algorithm as used for baseflow separation from total flow in a ... | 2010 | 20595758 |
| vaccination against pandemic influenza a/h1n1 among healthcare workers and reasons for refusing vaccination in istanbul in last pandemic alert phase. | coverage of the hcws as target population is one of the important determinants for the impact of vaccination. to determine the vaccination against the pandemic influenza a/h1n1 among hcws, we conducted a cross-sectional questionnaire survey in a public hospital in istanbul from december 7 to december 22, 2009. out of total 941 hcws 718 (76.3%) completed the questionnaires. nearly one-fourth (23.1%) of the participants were vaccinated against pandemic influenza a/h1n1. occupation (being a doctor) ... | 2010 | 20600497 |
| midwifery students' demographic characteristics and the effect of clinical education on preparation for professional life in turkey. | this descriptive study was planned for the purpose of evaluating the effect of clinical education at istanbul university bakırköy school of health, midwifery division, on the preparation of senior midwifery students for their professional lives. the sample comprised a total of 230 students in the final year of midwifery school who agreed to participate in the research during the academic years 2003-2004, 2004-2005, 2005-2006, and 2006-2007. data was collected with a 27-item questionnaire prepare ... | 2010 | 20605526 |
| dark side of the town: depressive symptoms in disadvantaged senior citizens. | depression is frequently overlooked in older adults. detection of depressive symptoms (ds) is important in primary care. this study aimed to detect the rate, risk factors and effects of ds in a disadvantaged older population. | 2010 | 20617293 |
| relationship between nurses' organizational trust levels and their organizational citizenship behaviors. | this research used a descriptive and explorative design to determine the levels of nurses' organizational trust and organizational citizenship and to investigate relationships between the levels of organizational trust and organizational citizenship behaviors. | 2010 | 20618602 |
| an investigation on water quality of darlik dam drinking water using satellite images. | darlik dam supplies 15% of the water demand of istanbul metropolitan city of turkey. water quality (wq) in the darlik dam was investigated from landsat 5 tm satellite images of the years 2004, 2005, and 2006 in order to determine land use/land cover changes in the watershed of the dam that may deteriorate its wq. the images were geometrically and atmospherically corrected for wq analysis. next, an investigation was made by multiple regression analysis between the unitless planetary reflectance v ... | 2010 | 20623088 |
| prevalence of bruxism awareness in istanbul, turkey. | the reported prevalence of symptoms related to bruxism varies in the general population because of different investigative methodologies, operational definitions, clinical criteria, and samples of population. awareness of bruxism in the general population is 15% to 23%, however, this rate increases to 50% to 90% in clinical studies. the aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence of self-reported symptoms associated with bruxism in istanbul, turkey and to analyze the correlation between ... | 2010 | 20491234 |
| factors motivating individuals to take precautionary action for an expected earthquake in istanbul. | istanbul is expected to experience an earthquake in the near future, but individuals show limited interest in preparing for it. this study aims to identify the factors associated with taking action to prepare for an earthquake and mitigate its effects at the individual level. a field survey was carried out in 2007 in two districts of istanbul with different levels of earthquake risk. within these districts, three socioeconomic levels were considered. a total of 1,123 people were interviewed face ... | 2010 | 20497391 |
| reasons for nursing telephone counseling from individuals discharged in the early postoperative period after breast surgery. | the aim of this study was to determine the rate of and causes of asking for telephone counseling in patients undergoing modified radical mastectomy (mrm) and breast-conserving surgery (bcs), and discharged one night after surgery. | 2010 | 20536757 |
| [dr. kurt steinitz (1907-1966) and the 60th anniversary of the first hemodialysis in the middle east]. | the 60th anniversary of israel coincides with the advent of the first hemodialysis in the middle east. it was performed by dr. kurt steinitz--a jewish immigrant from breslau, then in germany. after spending 9 years at the istanbul faculty of medicine as a clinical biochemist, steinitz became the director of the chemical laboratory of the rothschild hospital in haifa in 1945. during the spring of 1948, he completed the construction of a hemodialysis machine according to articles published by kolf ... | 2010 | 20549930 |
| [trends in antibiotic susceptibility patterns of streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae isolates: four years follow up]. | this study was aimed to follow up the antibiotic resistance trends in streptococcus pneumoniae and haemophilus influenzae isolated from clinical specimens between 2003-2006 at marmara university hospital, istanbul, turkey. antibiotic susceptibilities were performed by disk diffusion method, and penicillin susceptibility was determined by e-test (ab biodisk, sweden). results were evaluated by clsi standards. during this period a total of 258 s. pneumoniae and 548 h. influenzae were isolated in ou ... | 2010 | 20549950 |
| individual preparedness and mitigation actions for a predicted earthquake in istanbul. | this study investigated the process of taking action to mitigate damage and prepare for an earthquake at the individual level. its specific aim was to identify the factors that promote or inhibit individuals in this process. the study was conducted in istanbul, turkey--where an earthquake is expected soon--in may and june 2006 using qualitative methods. within our conceptual framework, three different patterns emerged among the study subjects. outcome expectancy, helplessness, a low socioeconomi ... | 2010 | 20561339 |
| hbv, hcv and hiv seroprevalence among blood donors in istanbul, turkey: how effective are the changes in the national blood transfusion policies? | the national blood transfusion policies have been changed significantly in recent years in turkey. the purpose of this study was to determine the prevalence of hbv, hcv, and hiv in blood donors at the red crescent center in istanbul and to evaluate the effect of changes in the national blood transfusion policies on the prevalence of these infections. the screening results of 72695 blood donations at the red crescent center in istanbul between january and december 2007 were evaluated retrospectiv ... | 2010 | 20428653 |
| [first report of three culture confirmed human lyme cases in turkey]. | lyme disease which is caused by the spirochete borrelia burgdorferi, is a multisystemic disease that involves skin, joints, cardiovascular and central nervous system, leading to chronic inflammatory response and late complications. first lyme cases have been reported after 1990's in turkey and the spirochete was isolated from the tick vectors. in this case series three human lyme cases confirmed with not only serological tests but also growth in barbour-stoenner-kelly medium were presented for t ... | 2010 | 20455410 |
| [the declaration of istanbul, april, 2009: from consensus to action]. | 2010 | 20458818 | |
| [the declaration of istanbul: health, the first human rights. the 12th congress, april 27-may 1, 2009]. | 2010 | 20458819 | |
| water quality assessment and meta model development in melen watershed - turkey. | istanbul, being one of the highly populated metropolitan areas of the world, has been facing water scarcity since the past decade. water transfer from melen watershed was considered as the most feasible option to supply water to istanbul due to its high water potential and relatively less degraded water quality. this study consists of two parts. in the first part, water quality data covering 26 parameters from 5 monitoring stations were analyzed and assessed due to the requirements of the "quali ... | 2010 | 20231053 |
| antibacterial activity and the variation of tanacetum parthenium (l.) schultz bip. essential oils from turkey. | water-distilled essential oils from herbal parts of tanacetum parthenium from two different localities in turkey were analyzed by gc and gc/ms. the essential oil of t. parthenium collected from davutpasa-istanbul location were characterized with camphor 49%, trans-chrysanthenyl acetate 22.1% and camphene 9.4%. second plant sample is collected from the remote east end of the country savşat-ardahan location. the essential oil from this location was characterized with camphor 60.8% and camphene 6.8 ... | 2010 | 20299764 |
| aerosol chemical composition over istanbul. | this study examines the chemical composition of aerosols over the greater istanbul area. to achieve this 325 (pm(10)) aerosol samples were collected over bosphorus from november 2007 to june 2009 and were analysed for the main ions, trace metals, water-soluble organic carbon (wsoc), organic (oc) and elemental carbon (ec). pm(10) levels were found to be in good agreement with those measured by the istanbul municipality air quality network, indicating that the sampling site is representative of th ... | 2010 | 20304466 |
| transumbilical totally laparoscopic single-port nissen fundoplication: a new method of liver retraction: the istanbul technique. | mustafa kemal atatürk, founder of the turkish republic, had guarded many german scientists of a jewish descent before the second world war. dr. rudolf nissen was one of the outstanding surgeons who had served in the turkish university hospitals. he had created an antireflux procedure which is named after his own name while he was working in our clinic, the cerrahpaşa hospital. from a laparoscopic approach, the nissen fundoplication was the gold standard intervention for the surgical treatment of ... | 2010 | 20306152 |
| the prevalence of the mutation in codon 249 of the p53 gene in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) in turkey. | hepatocellular carcinoma (hcc) is one of the most common cancers in the worldwide. aflotoxins, products of aspergillus flavus found in the high humidity environments induce hcc in humans by causing mutations in oncogenes such as codon 249 mutation of p53 in hepatocytes. in turkey, aflatoxins are found to be increased in some foods in certain areas, such as istanbul which have high humidity. in present study we aimed to look for the prevalence of codon 249 mutation of p53 in patients with hcc, ci ... | 2010 | 20306157 |
| weight gain after adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with early breast cancer in istanbul turkey. | weight gain is a well-known and unwanted complication of adjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. we observed that the female turkish cancer patients frequently gain weight with adjuvant treatment of breast cancer and planned to examine the magnitude of this problem in early breast cancer patients treated at our hospital. a total of 176 early breast cancer patients who received their adjuvant systemic therapy in marmara university hospital between 2003 and 2007 are included in the study. we recor ... | 2010 | 20306160 |
| verbal and physical violence in emergency departments: a survey of nurses in istanbul, turkey. | the aim of this study was to determine the perceived verbal and physical violence and related factors experienced by nurses in emergency settings. | 2010 | 20969652 |
| influenza a (h1n1) virus pneumonia in intensive care unit. | patients with influenza a (h1n1) virus infection have been admitted to intensive care units (icu) due to development of severe respiratory failure. we described the clinical and epidemiologic characteristics of the 19 patients admitted to icu due to influenza a (h1n1) virus infection. study design is a descriptive case series in a third level-20 bed respiratory icu at training hospital in istanbul/turkey. influenza a (h1n1) virus infection was laboratory confirmed in specimens using real-time re ... | 2010 | 21038138 |
| oral health and treatment needs of institutionalized chronic psychiatric patients in istanbul, turkey. | to assess the oral health status and treatment needs in a group of hospitalized chronic psychiatric patients. | 2010 | 21046906 |
| [morphotyping, genotyping and investigation of some virulence factors in different morphotypes of candida parapsilosis clinical isolates]. | in recent years there is an increase in frequency of systemic candidiasis cases caused by candida parapsilosis. however there isn't any standardized genotyping method to be used in epidemiology of those infections. in this study we aimed to determine utility of morphotyping instead of genotyping to study the epidemiology of 53 c.parapsilosis strains isolated from blood (n= 40) and urine (n= 13) cultures of inpatients at marmara university hospital, istanbul, turkey. the isolates were morphotyped ... | 2010 | 21063973 |
| knowledge and attitudes of university students toward pandemic influenza: a cross-sectional study from turkey. | during an influenza pandemic, higher education institutions with large populations of young adults can become serious outbreak centers. since outbreak management is essential to disease control, we aimed to examine university students' knowledge of and attitudes toward the pandemic influenza a/h1n1 and vaccination and other preventive measures. | 2010 | 20626872 |
| the declaration of istanbul on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. | 2010 | 20642159 | |
| municipal solid-waste management in istanbul. | istanbul, with a population of around 13 million people, is located between europe and asia and is the biggest city in turkey. metropolitan istanbul produces about 14,000 tons of solid waste per day. the aim of this study was to assess the situation of municipal solid-waste (msw) management in istanbul. this was achieved by reviewing the quantity and composition of waste produced in istanbul. current requirements and challenges in relation to the optimization of istanbul's msw collection and man ... | 2010 | 20185290 |
| oral health: locus of control, health behavior, self-rated oral health and socio-demographic factors in istanbul adults. | to determine oral health control beliefs of istanbul adults using the multidimensional oral health locus of control scale (mohlcs) after confirming its factorial validity and to examine the relationships between these beliefs, self-rated oral health, oral health behaviors and socio-demographic factors. | 2010 | 21087092 |
| in vitro activity of dalbavancin against staphylococci isolated in istanbul, turkey. | staphylococci are a major cause of both community- and hospital-acquired infections. dalbavancin is a new bactericidal second-generation lipoglycopeptide antibiotic to use in the treatment of multidrug-resistant staphylococcal infections. it is important to determine its activity against staphylococci isolated in turkey. dalbavancin has not yet been used in antimicrobial therapy in our country. | 2010 | 21088395 |
| the association between bsmi variant of vitamin d receptor gene and susceptibility to tuberculosis. | vitamin d receptor (vdr) gene variants may play a key role in the susceptibility to tuberculosis (tb). we have investigated the association bsmi, taqi, foki polymorphisms in the vdr gene with susceptibility to tuberculosis. this study included 128 patients with tb (pulmonary and extrapulmonary tb) and 80 healthy subjects living in istanbul, turkey. genetic polymorphisms were studied by polymerase chain reaction (pcr) and restriction fragment length polymorphism (rflp) techniques at genomic dna i ... | 2010 | 21104028 |
| "in those days the distances were all very different": alienation in ernest hemingway's "god rest you merry, gentlemen". | this essay explores the significance of the opening paragraph of hemingway's "god rest you merry, gentlemen," examining the perplexing but necessary comparison of two seemingly unrelated locales, kansas city and constantinople. early drafts of the story include substantively different introductions. in the published story, however, hemingway's reliance on a barren physical topography establishes the emotional climate, uniting two distant cities to suggest that the impoverishment of modern urban ... | 2010 | 21114094 |
| frequency, features, and factors for falls in a group of subacute stroke patients hospitalized for rehabilitation in istanbul. | falling is a major complication seen in stroke patients. the purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency, features, and factors for falls affecting subacute stroke patients hospitalized for rehabilitation. ninety-nine subacute stroke patients, hospitalized for rehabilitation were evaluated prospectively in this study. all patients were evaluated using the functional independence measurement (fim), the barthel index (bi), the berg balance scale (bbs), the mini mental state examination ... | 2010 | 21144602 |
| reliability and validity of turkish version of the individualised care scale. | to validate an english version of the individualised care scale for use with a turkish population and evaluate its validity and reliability. | 2010 | 21158989 |
| eating patterns of turkish adolescents: a cross-sectional survey. | adolescence is a crucial period for development of dietary behaviors that continue into adulthood and influence the risk of chronic diseases later in life. the aim of this study was to determine the eating patterns of adolescents' and their compliance with the food guide pyramid. | 2010 | 21167070 |
| oral health status and treatment requirements of different residential homes in istanbul: a comparative study. | the purpose of this study was to investigate dental/denture status of the elderly people living in different residential homes. in 346 elderly people from different residential homes two belonging to the state (group 1 and group 2) and one supported by private foundations (group 3) were examined. sixty percent of participants were edentulous and 22.8% of participants had no complete dentures which 9 (7.4%) of them were in groups 1 and 2. over 50% of the participants had no or low income and 45% ... | 2010 | 21168924 |
| impact of mandibular two-implant retained overdentures on life quality in a group of elderly turkish edentulous patients. | the aim of the study was to examine the influence of mandibular two-implant retained overdentures on life quality of elderly turkish patients. the study population comprised 78 edentulous complete denture wearers (aged 65-82) seeking implant-retained mandibular overdentures at istanbul university, turkey. every patient received 2 dental implants in the interforaminal region of the mandible and maxillary conventional dentures and mandibular implant retained overdentures 6 weeks after surgery. tur ... | 2010 | 21183231 |
| an evaluation of children with kawasaki disease in istanbul: a retrospective follow-up study. | kawasaki disease (kd) is an acute, self-limiting vasculitis of unknown etiology. the incidence of kd is increasing world wide. however, the epidemiological data for kd in turkey has not been well described. | 2010 | 21340213 |
| analysis of factors influencing organic fruit and vegetable purchasing in istanbul, turkey. | this article examines the influences on the purchasing decisions of fruit and vegetable consumers and presents findings from a survey conducted with 385 respondents living in urban areas in istanbul, turkey. it uses a binary logistic model to estimate factor effects in organic fruit and vegetable purchasing in turkey. the results indicate that concern for human health and safety is a key factor that influences consumer preferences for organic food. findings will help organic product suppliers un ... | 2010 | 21888573 |
| [tibor p+®terfi, the founder of micromanipulation]. | tibor p+®terfi (1883-1953) was an eminent and internationally renowned biologist. he made great advances in the field of experimental physiology focusing his cytological research on microscopic examination of living cells. for this task, he created a tool named micromanipulator basing the development of microsurgery and that of cell surgery as well. his histological and cytological researches took their beginning first in kolozsv+ír/cluj (then hungary, now romania), where he worked as an assista ... | 2010 | 21661264 |
| establishment and characterization of human embryonic stem cell lines, turkey perspectives. | human embryonic stem cells (hesc), which are derived from the inner cell mass (icm) of blastocyst stage embryos, are of great importance because of their unpredictable two unique features: their differentiation ability into all types of cells derived from three germ layers and their potentially unlimited capacity of self renewing with stable karyotype. these distinguished properties make hesc very promising cell source for regenerative medicine, tissue replacement therapies, and drug screening s ... | 2010 | 20349214 |
| 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 |
| neonatal screening for biotidinidase deficiency: results of a 1-year pilot study in four cities in central anatolia. | biotin, a water-soluble vitamin, is used as a co-factor by enzymes involved in carboxylation reactions. it functions as the carboxyl carrier for biotin-dependent carboxylases. these enzymes catalyze gluconeogenesis, fatty acid metabolism and amino acid catabolism, thus biotin plays an essential role in maintaining metabolic homeostasis. biotinidase deficiency is an inherited metabolic disorder characterized by neurological and cutaneous symptoms, treated by oral administration of the vitamin bio ... | 2009 | 20333870 |
| similar faces of same-sex sexual behavior: a comparative ethnographical study in brazil, turkey, and thailand. | this is a cross-cultural ethnographical description of same-sex sexual behavior of male sexuality among slums dwellers (working class) and university students (middle class) in three cities: florianopolis (brazil), istanbul (turkey), and bangkok (thailand). the main goal of this study is to describe the similar aspects and issues of homosexual ghettos in urban environments of developing countries where two basic same-sex systems stand side by side: the "bugger system" and the "gay system." this ... | 2009 | 19418335 |
| prevalence and antibiotic susceptibility of thermophilic campylobacter species on beef, mutton, and chicken carcasses in istanbul, turkey. | we investigated the prevalence of contamination of retail-level beef, mutton, and broiler carcasses in istanbul, turkey, by thermophilic campylobacter spp. (tcs) and determined antimicrobial susceptibilities of the tcs strains isolated from these carcasses. from november 2005 to october 2006, 198 beef and 120 mutton carcass excision samples, and 232 chicken carcasses (whole and pieces) were randomly collected from different retail stores and meat-processing plants in istanbul. tcs were isolated ... | 2009 | 19432522 |
| detection of aflatoxin m1 in human breast milk and raw cow's milk in istanbul, turkey. | this survey was undertaken to determine the extent of aflatoxin m1 (afm1) contamination in human breast milk and raw cow's milk in istanbul, turkey. samples of human and raw cow's milk were collected randomly and analyzed for afm1 using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and high-performance liquid chromatography with fluorescence detection in which the samples were cleaned up with immunoaffinity columns. in this study, afm, was detected in 8 (13.1%) of 61 human breast milk samples examined (m ... | 2009 | 19435244 |
| comparison of in vitro activities of tigecycline with other antimicrobial agents against streptococcus pneumoniae, haemophilus influenzae and moraxella catarrhalis in two university hospitals in istanbul, turkey. | we compared the in vitro activities of tigecycline with those of other agents against 97 streptococcus pneumoniae, 140 haemophilus influenzae and 54 moraxella catarrhalis strains isolated in two large university hospitals in istanbul. | 2009 | 19390189 |
| pcb and pcdd/f in sediments and mussels of the istanbul strait (turkey). | sediment and mussel samples collected along the coasts of the istanbul strait and an island in marmara sea (turkey) were analyzed for six indicator polychlorinated biphenyl (pcb), 12 dioxin-like pcb (dl-pcb) and 17 polychlorinated dibenzo-p-dioxin/furan (pcdd/f) congeners. samples contained different concentrations of pcbs and among these, congeners 153, 75, 105 and 118 in sediments and congeners 153, 138 and 118 in mussels were most abundant. the concentration levels of total pcbs and pcdd/fs i ... | 2009 | 19394673 |
| quality of life and complementary and alternative medicine use among cancer patients in turkey. | the purpose of this study was to assess the relationships between quality of life and use of complementary and alternative medicine (cam) among turkish cancer patients. | 2009 | 19395312 |
| profile of self-inflicted burn patients treated at a tertiary burn center in istanbul. | the factors and demographic features of self-inflicted burns in eastern and western cultures differ from each other. in this retrospective study, the authors' aim is to identify the epidemiologic features of self-inflicted burn patients treated at their tertiary burn centre. the burn centre provides health care to a large population from istanbul, which is located at the crossroads between asia and europe. the demographic data and information of 32 patients who were admitted to the gata heh burn ... | 2009 | 19349884 |
| breast cancer risk factors in turkish women--a university hospital based nested case control study. | breast cancer has been increased in developing countries, but there are limited data for breast cancer risk factors in these countries. to clarify the risk for breast cancer among the turkish women, an university hospital based nested case-control study was conducted. | 2009 | 19356229 |
| higher prevalence of toxoplasmosis in victims of traffic accidents suggest increased risk of traffic accident in toxoplasma-infected inhabitants of istanbul and its suburbs. | reflexes of drivers who have toxoplasmosis have been shown to deteriorate from the actions of the parasitic cysts. the cysts can change the level of the neurotransmitters such as dopamine in the brain and by doing so extend the muscle response time and change personality profiles. in this study, we aimed to determine the frequency of the latent toxoplasmosis (lt) in the driver population who were either injured or died in traffic accidents reported in istanbul and its suburbs. we compared the re ... | 2009 | 19356869 |
| analysis of pediatric burns in a tertiary burns center in istanbul, turkey. | the factors and demographic features of pediatric patients with burns in eastern and western cultures differ from each other. in this retrospective study, our aim was to identify the demographic features of pediatric burns presenting to our tertiary burn center catering to a large population from istanbul. | 2009 | 19360545 |
| attitudes to euthanasia in icus and other hospital departments. | the aim of this study was to reveal doctors' and nurses' attitudes to euthanasia in intensive care units and surgical, internal medicine and paediatric units in turkey. a total of 205 doctors and 206 nurses working in several hospitals in istanbul participated. data were collected by questionnaire and analysed using spss v. 12.0. significantly higher percentages of doctors (35.3%) and nurses (26.6%) working in intensive care units encountered euthanasia requests than those working in other units ... | 2009 | 19372126 |
| pediatricians' knowledge about recent advances in anaphylaxis treatment in istanbul, turkey. | severe anaphylactic reactions are medical emergencies in children and require immediate recognition and treatment. many advances have been reported recently in the treatment of anaphylaxis. despite this, little is known about whether or not these advances are known by all pediatricians. to evaluate the knowledge of pediatricians on the recent advances in the treatment of anaphylaxis, some pediatricians from istanbul were asked to complete an anonymous questionnaire. a total of 124 pediatricians ... | 2009 | 19378886 |
| the implications of istanbul declaration on organ trafficking and transplant tourism. | organ trafficking, transplant tourism and transplant commercialism are now defined by the declaration of istanbul; the declaration provides principles of practice based on those definitions. organ trafficking and transplant tourism should be prohibited because they violate the principles of equity, justice and respect for human dignity. | 2009 | 19300258 |
| efficacy of metformin supplementation during ovarian stimulation of lean pcos patients undergoing in vitro fertilization. | to evaluate the effect of metformin addition during ovarian hyperstimulation on cycle parameters and outcome of in vitro fertilization (ivf) treatment in polycystic ovary syndrome (pcos) patients with a body mass index (bmi) <28 kg/m(2). | 2009 | 19306135 |
| risk factors for endometrial cancer in turkish women: results from a hospital-based case-control study. | purpose of the research: the aim of this study was to investigate the association between risk factors and endometrial cancer in turkish women. methods and sample: in a hospital-based case-control study conducted in istanbul, 285 patients with histologically confirmed endometrial cancer were compared with 1050 controls, admitted to the different departments of the same hospital. odds ratios (or) and 95% confidence intervals (ci) were obtained from multivariate logistic regression analysis, fitte ... | 2009 | 19332387 |
| [analysis of the results of neqas international external quality assessment programme for hepatitis b and c virus nucleic acid tests]. | external quality assessment (eqa) has been playing an increasingly important role in the implementation of nucleic acid amplification techniques (pcr) for clinical diagnosis. in this study, the results of hbv-dna quantification and hcv-rna detection tests evaluated by united kingdom national external quality assessment scheme for microbiology (neqas) were analysed and the performance of our laboratory was evaluated. between april 2006-january 2008, in four different distribution panels including ... | 2009 | 19334386 |
| the effect of maternal anemia on anthropometric measurements of newborns. | to evaluate the relation between maternal prenatal hemoglobin concentration and neonatal anthropometric measurements. | 2009 | 19271072 |
| assessment of odorous vocs released from a main msw landfill site in istanbul-turkey via a modelling approach. | an air pollution modeling study was conducted to investigate the odorous effects of volatile organic compounds (vocs) emissions from a sanitary landfill area on ambient air quality. the atmospheric dispersion of hydrogen sulfide (h(2)s) and 22 vocs was modeled. industrial source complex v3 short term (iscst3) model was used to estimate hourly concentrations of odorous vocs over the nearest residential area. odor thresholds of vocs of interest were also found in the literature. results showed tha ... | 2009 | 19285797 |
| history of forensic medicine in turkey. | turkey has a short history of forensic medicine compared to the developed countries. sultan mahmud ii established the first medical school of the ottoman empire named as mekteb-i tibbiye-i sahane to provide health services to the army in 1839 [gok s. tomorrow, today and yesterday of the forensic medicine. 1st ed. istanbul: temel printing office; 1995]. it is also accepted as an important milestone of both medical education and forensic medicine in turkey [gok s and ozen c. history and organizati ... | 2009 | 19152790 |
| evaluation of forensic perinatal and neonatal autopsies in istanbul. | autopsy findings play an important role in prevention of perinatal and neonatal deaths. therefore, we attempted to reveal demographic and forensic features of these deaths in turkey. | 2009 | 19082540 |
| the association between individual attachment patterns, the perceived social support, and the psychological well-being of turkish informal caregivers. | this study aimed to investigate the relations among the psychological well-being (i.e. depression and state/trait anxiety levels), attachment patterns (i.e. secure, ambivalent, avoidant), and the perceived social support from family/friends/significant others of caregivers of cancer patients in turkey. | 2009 | 19140124 |
| the prevalence of headache and its association with socioeconomic status among schoolchildren in istanbul, turkey. | the etiology and pathogenesis of migraine and other types of headache are still under discussion. an interaction of organic, psychological, and psychosocial factors is operative. in this study, we aimed to determine the prevalence of headache and its association with socioeconomic status among schoolchildren. | 2009 | 19175424 |
| the use of remote sensing and geographic information systems for the evaluation of river basins: a case study for turkey, marmara river basin and istanbul. | the aim of this study was to determine sensitive river basins and specific areas that urgently need planning activities for sustainable resource and environmental management. in this context, a combination of remote sensing (rs) and geographic information systems (gis) were employed. for that purpose, a comprehensive overview of the current situation of turkish river basins in terms of existing spatial data was provided and all tabular data gathered from the national authorities on regional basi ... | 2009 | 19184706 |
| wheelchair accessibility to public buildings in istanbul. | accessibility to public environment is the human right and basic need of each citizen and is one of the fundamental considerations for urban planning. | 2009 | 19191062 |
| over-time changes in ptsd and depression among children surviving the 1999 istanbul earthquake. | to follow-up on child and adolescent victims with full criteria of ptsd and depression, and to examine the impact of treatment. | 2009 | 19221855 |
| soil organic carbon and nitrogen accumulation on coal mine spoils reclaimed with maritime pine (pinus pinaster aiton) in agacli-istanbul. | mining operations on open coal mines in agacli-istanbul have resulted in the destruction of vast amounts of land. to rehabilitate these degraded lands, plantations on this area began in 1988. twelve tree species were planted, however, the most planted tree species was maritime pine (pinus pinaster aiton). this study performed on 14 sample plots randomly selected in maritime pine plantations on coal mine soil/spoils in 2005. soil samples were taken from eight different soil layers (0-1, 1-3, 3-5, ... | 2009 | 18604588 |
| prevalence and virological features of occult hepatitis b virus infection in female sex workers who work uncontrolled in turkey. | there is little information about the prevalence of occult hepatitis b virus infection (ohbvi). we have investigated the prevalence and virological features of ohbvi among female sex workers (fsws) in istanbul. | 2009 | 18662283 |
| flagship regeneration project as a tool for post-disaster recovery planning: the zeytinburnu case. | sustainable redevelopment following disasters has been a main policy objective of post-disaster recovery efforts over the past few decades. yet, nine years after the 1999 marmara earthquake in turkey, the redevelopment of risky housing areas is still a point of debate on the urban planning and disaster mitigation agenda. however, planning studies on mildly and moderately damaged areas located in the centre of istanbul are ongoing. this article presents the evidence of a pilot project undertaken ... | 2009 | 18699858 |