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Objective: To evaluate the effect of mesh-urethra distance on sexual function in continent patients who underwent transobturator tape (TOT) surgery due to isolated stress urinary incontinence (SUI). Material and Methods: Continent patients who had undergone TOT surgery for SUI were eligible. Objective treatment for SUI was defined as the absence of urine leakage during a stress test. Translabial perineal ultrasound was performed six months after surgery. The successful surgical group was split into two subgroups based on the distance from the posterior of the urethra at the bladder neck to the nearest proximal edge of the tape: <5 mm and >5 mm. In addition to these, band percentile, the descent of bladder neck and urethra length measured by perineal ultrasound, pubo-urethral distance, urethral thickness, detrusor thickness, cystocele descent, rectal descent, and uterine descent were evaluated. Preoperative and postoperative results of the standardized and internationally valid incontinence questionnaires Incontinence Questionnaire Urinary Incontinence Short Form and Female Sexual Function Index (FSFI) were compared between groups. Results: Eighty-two patients were included. The postoperative FSFI scores for the >5 mm group were significantly lower than those of the <5 mm group, including the postoperative FSFI average, all subscales except lubrication, and average change scores due to the operation (p<0.001). There was no statistically significant relationship between the percentile occupied and postoperative FSFI score (p=0.553), and the FSFI preoperative-postoperative difference was not significant (p=0.905). Conclusion: Sexual functions are more affected in patients with a mesh-urethra distance >5 mm as measured by perineal ultrasound. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Purpose: School principals should create a positive school climate through instructional leadership behaviors and support teacher autonomy to reach their ultimate goals. This study examines the relationship between the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals and teacher autonomy, testing the mediating role of school climate and the moderator role of teacher seniority. Design/methodology/approach: This cross-sectional study tests the relationships between the variables with structural equation modeling. By stratified sampling method, research data from 739 teachers in six central districts of Ankara during the 2022–2023 academic year. Findings: Results showed that school principals' instructional leadership behaviors, teacher autonomy, and perceptions of school climate were above average. The study also indicates that the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals are positive and significant predictors of teacher autonomy and school climate and that school climate is a positively significant predictor of teacher autonomy. Moreover, school climate partially mediates the relationship between instructional leadership and teacher autonomy, and teacher seniority has a moderator role. Research limitations/implications: This study is limited to the opinions of the teachers working in the official primary, secondary and general high schools in the districts of Ankara in the 2022–2023 academic year on the instructional leadership of the school principals, the teachers' perceptions of autonomy and the school climate. It has been observed that there is a relationship between the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals and teacher autonomy. It can be said that the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals support teachers to exhibit autonomous behaviors in instructional strategies and processes, curriculum, classroom management, professional development and communication. Practical implications: It is seen that the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals affect teacher autonomy through school climate. It can be said that with the instructional leadership behaviors of school principals, the school climate is more democratic, success-oriented, sincere, supportive of teacher leadership and transforming conflicts into an opportunity for school development, thus affecting teachers' areas of autonomy. We can say that with the development of teachers' autonomy, more effective instructional strategies and instructional processes are developed, the curriculum is transferred with more permanent teaching techniques, professional communication is transformed into collective actions and more comprehensive studies are planned and implemented. Originality/value: This study will extend the literature by revealing the complex link between instructional leadership, teacher autonomy, school climate and teacher seniority. Furthermore, this study estimates how these complex interactions emerge in non-western cultures with centralized educational structures. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: Laparoscopic lateral suspension is a novel approach for repairing anterior and apical pelvic organ prolapse (POP). According to integral theory, urinary symptoms and pelvic pain are believed to originate from suspensory ligaments. We aimed to investigate the objective and subjective outcomes of adding sacroterine plication to apical prolapse surgery. Methods: Sixty patients with Grade 2 or higher symptomatic apical POP were included in the study. The study sample was categorized into two groups: Group 1 underwent lateral suspension and Group 2 underwent lateral suspension and sacroterine plication. Anatomical cure was defined separately for the apical and anterior compartments as POP‐Q scores for sites C and Ba of less than −1 cm for each compartment. A subjective cure was defined as the absence of bulge symptoms. Patient satisfaction, sexual function, prolapse‐related quality of life, voiding dysfunction, nocturia, and constipation were assessed. Results: In Group 1, anatomical cure rates for apical and anterior prolapse were 100% and 70%, respectively (p <0.001). In Group 2, these rates were 100% for apical prolapse and 73.3% for anterior prolapse (p <0.001). The subjective cure was 96.6% in both groups. Furthermore, improvement in sexual and urinary symptoms was more significant in the group that underwent sacroterine plication (p <0.001). Conclusions: The additional sacroterine plication (shortening) procedure with lateral suspension proved to be an effective and successful surgical approach for apical prolapse. Its routine addition to existing lateral suspension surgery can contribute significantly to the improvement of urinary and prolapse symptoms. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The diagnostic performances of colposcopy and Loop Electrosurgical Excision Procedure (LEEP) results in gynecology and gynecological oncology surgical services were evaluated. Their differences regarding biopsy numbers were investigated. The other objective was to examine factors associated with recurrence and residual lesions after LEEP. This study included the cytology results of 1217 women undergone colposcopy at our hospital colposcopy unit between 2012 and 2017. The colposcopicsensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value and negative predictive value were calculated based on LEEP results. The qualitative data were compared by employing Chisquare and Fisher's exact tests. χ² predicted the relation between age and number of involved margins with recurrent disease. Moreover, it predicted the link between age, cytology and number of relevant margins with residual disease. There was no significant difference regarding the diagnostic performance of two groups when LEEP was determined as the gold standard against colposcopy. The diagnostic accuracy rate was 1.83 times higher when more than 2 biopsies were taken compared to 2 or fewer. A significant increase was observed in the residual rate among women having pre-LEEP high-risk human papillomavirus (HR-HPV) positive tests compared to those with HR-HPV negative tests (48.0% vs. 15.4%, p = 0.04). Women with ≥ High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (HSIL)-positive margins in the first conization exhibited higher residual rates compared to those with High grade squamous intraepithelial lesion (LSIL)-positive margins (50.7% vs. 9.5%, p < 0.001). Patients ofpositive surgical margins, residual lesions and cervical intraepithelial neoplasia (CIN) with HPV 16 had higher probability of persistent HPV infection after conization. There was no significant difference pertaining to the diagnostic performance of two groups. HPV 16+ and the positive surgical margin were the predictive of recurrence. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The research was carried out between 2014 and 2016, within the scope of the 'National Integrated Marine Pollution Monitoring Program,' in a total of five seasonal cruises at 22 stations along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea. A total of 296 phytoplankton species and one subspecies belonging to 12 classes were identified from samples collected during the five seasonal cruises. The highest diversity was observed in the summer of 2015, with 204 species recorded, while the lowest was 137 species in the summer of 2016. Dinoflagellates dominated the species composition, accounting for 51% of the species, followed by diatoms (44%), and other groups (5%). At the genus level, Chaetoceros, Thalassiosira, Bacteriastrum, and Coscinodiscus were the most dominant diatom genus, whereas Protoperidinium, Tripos, Dinophysis, Oxytoxum, and Prorocentrum were dominant among dinoflagellates. Amphisolenia schauinslandii Lemmermann 1899 and Ceratoperidinium margalefii A.R. Loeblich III 1980 were recorded for the first time along the Turkish coast of the Aegean Sea. This study provides a comprehensive assessment of the phytoplankton taxonomic diversity in the region from to 2014-2016. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Aggressive angiomyxoma (AA) is a rare mesenchymal tumor that is more common in women and can cause local recurrences, usually originating from the pelvis. Surgical excision is the main treatment method. In patients who cannot be completely excised or who relapse, hormone therapy and radiotherapy can be other options. A rare subtype of ovarian sex-cord stromal tumor is called fibrothecoma (FT). Early diagnosis is common and surgical excision is typically enough for treatment. In this report, we describe the case of a 56-year-old woman who was simultaneously diagnosed with two distinct cancers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Türkiye has a wealth of foundations and their properties, assets managed by the General Directorate of Foundations (GDF) through its geomatics engineers. This article aims to identify the misconceptions of senior undergraduate geomatics engineering students (sample group) about the relationship between foundations and land ownership registered as cultural heritage. It will develop and implement materials to eliminate these misconceptions and evaluate their effectiveness. This study consists of a preliminary, a pilot and the main application. The data collection instruments are an open-ended questionnaire, a semi-structured interview form and conceptual understanding tests. As a result of the analysis of the pre-study and the pilot study, guidance materials on information deficits and misunderstandings in the application of Article 30 of the Law on Foundations were developed. In the analysis of the quantitative data, the Wilcoxon signed-rank test is used, a non-parametric analysis methods. In the light of the data obtained from the study, it is recommended that materials be developed in other areas of land management to investigate their effectiveness. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

AIM: This study aimed to examine the relationship between internalized stigma and happiness levels of individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia. METHOD: This cross-sectional study was conducted between March and June 2021 with 100 individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia conducted in a Community Mental Health Centre in the Eastern Black Sea region of Turkey. Data were collected using Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and the Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. RESULTS: A negative statistically significant relationship was determined between the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. In addition, there was a positive correlation between the stigma resistance subdimension of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness and Oxford Happiness Questionnaire. The internalized stigma levels of the participating patients accounted for 35.1% of their happiness levels. The stigma resistance subdimension of the Internalized Stigma of Mental Illness scale affected the patients' happiness levels. CONCLUSION: There was a negative significant relationship between the individuals' internalized stigma and happiness levels. More comprehensive interventions are needed to combat the stigma of mental disorders in Türkiye so that individuals diagnosed with schizophrenia can lead a happy life in society. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The aim of this study was to determine the effects of 6 h/day cold (35.0 °C) acclimatization between the 9th and 15th days of incubation of Japanese quail embryos on hatchability, livability, chick quality, developmental stability, fear response, live weight, and slaughter-carcass characteristics. Two homologous incubators and a total of 500 hatching eggs were used in the study. Randomly selected half of the eggs were exposed to cold according to the eggshell temperature. The cold acclimation of Japanese quail embryos had no adverse effects on all mentioned traits, except for chick quality. Chicks in the control group had higher Tona scores (99.46) than those exposed to cold (99.00) (P < 0.05). In addition, there were differences among the treatment groups in terms of the parameters of mature weight (β0), instantaneous growth rate (β2), and inflection point coordinates of the Gompertz growth model (P < 0.05 for all). It was found that exposing embryos to cold during the incubation changed the shape of the growth curve. As the development of embryos exposed to cold slows down, a compensatory growth occurs in the early posthatch period. Thus, the growth rate increased in the period before the inflection point of the growth curve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This study tests the mediating effect of teachers' trust in their schools on the effect of power types used by school principals on teachers' organizational citizenship behaviors. The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey model. Since exploring mediating role of organizational trust was our focus, the mediation model was also tested. The sample of the study consisted of 439 teachers who responded to the online scales and were evaluated from 19.758 teachers working in public schools in Van in 2020-2021. In addition to personal information, Power Type Scale, Organizational Trust Scale in Schools, and Organizational Citizenship Behavior Scale were used to gather data. In the study, mean and standard deviation values were calculated. To determine the relationship between variables, correlational analysis was performed. Path analysis was also used to test the structural equation model. Results revealed that teachers who work with school principals using personal or reward power have high trust in their schools, whereas legitimate power is not a significant predictor of school trust and coercive power is a low predictor of school trust. Results also mirror that teachers who have a high sense of trust in their schools report more organizational citizenship behaviors. The direct relationship between the use of power and organizational citizenship behavior was not found significant. As a result of the indirect effect of teachers' trust in their schools in case of school principals' use of personal, reward, legitimate or coercive power, the total effect size between these two variables was found to be significant. This study adds nuance to the literature by suggesting that the behaviors of school principals influence the perception of trust in school and that this perception is reflected in teachers' behaviors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background/Aim: Recognition and assessment of apical vaginal support defects remains a significant challenge in the evaluation and management of prolapse because there are no consensus or guidelines address the degree of apical support loss at which an apical support procedure should routinely be performed. The aim of this study was to evaluate whether preoperative genital hiatus (GH), perineal body (PB), and total vaginal length (TVL) are associated with prolapse recurrence after apical prolapse surgery. Methods: Our cohort study included 98 patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy apical suspension due to uterovaginal prolapse of grade 2 or higher according to Pelvic Organ Prolapse Quantification (POPQ) staging between 2020 and 2021. Patients with a history of gynecologic malignancy, those who could not tolerate surgery or anesthesia, those who had previously undergone pelvic organ prolapse surgery, those with concomitant stress urinary incontinence, and those with abnormal cervical smear results were excluded. Patients were followed for 2 years at intervals of 3 months in the first year after the surgery. The last POP-Q was performed 24 months after surgical intervention. Surgical failure or recurrence was defined as apical descent greater than one third of the total vaginal length, anterior or posterior vaginal wall past the hymen, subsequent surgery, or bothersome vaginal bulge. Patients were given the Pelvic Organ Prolapse Symptom Score (POP-SS) questionnaire before surgery and 6 months postoperatively, and the severity of symptoms was compared between the groups with and without postoperative recurrence. Logistic regression (LR) analysis was performed to determine the factors affecting recurrence. Areas under the ROC curve were calculated as a differential diagnosis for the presence of recurrence, and the predictive value (cut-off) of variables was determined using sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, negative predictive value, and LR (+) values. Results: While surgery was successful in 80 patients, genital relapse was seen in 18 patients. The mean preoperative perineal body was 3.05 (0.28) cm, mean preoperative GH was 3.9 (0.39) cm, and mean preoperative TVL was 8.54 (1.33) cm. The mean GH of the group with recurrence was significantly higher than the group without recurrence (P=0.004). The mean preoperative POP-SS score was 15.14 (1.86), and the postoperative POP-SS score was 4.01 (3.74). The postoperative POP-SS score mean of the recurrence (+) group was significantly higher than the group without recurrence (P<0.001). For the genital hiatus, the cut-off >4 cm had a sensitivity of 61.11%, specificity of 76.25%, positive predictive value of 36.70%, negative predictive value of 89.70%, and LR (+) value of 2.57. For POP-SS Preop-Postop Change %, the cut-off <60 had a sensitivity of 94.44%, specificity of 98.75%, positive predictive value of 94.40%, negative predictive value of 98.80%, and LR (+) value of 75.56. Conclusion: Apical vaginal support loss is highly associated with genital hiatus size. In particular, according to all study definitions, a Pelvic Organ Prolapse-Quantification measurement genital hiatus of >4 cm is a strong predictor of apical support loss. This simple measurement can be used to screen for apical support loss and further evaluate apical vaginal support before planning a hysterectomy or prolapse surgery. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to investigate how local organizations' awareness, motivation, and capacity affect vertical FDI spillovers in the Turkish automotive industry within the institutional theory framework. A multiple case study method was used in this study, in which interviews, observations, and documents of seven local supplier organizations were subjected to content analysis. The findings showed that the expectations of multinational companies for efficiency in buyer-supplier relationships have limited local suppliers' awareness, motivation and capacity for internationalization and innovation. This situation prevents local organizations, especially those located at the lower rungs of the supply chain, from capturing the positive effects of vertical FDI spillovers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This paper presents the results of a comprehensive experimental study on the flexural performance of ballastless discrete precast slab tracks with two alternative reinforcement types. These are the precast slab tracks produced using ordinary reinforcement [nonposttensioned (NPT)] and the precast slab tracks produced using post-tensioned (PT) reinforcement. The study aims to compare the flexural performances of NPT- and PT-type slab tracks using three-point bending tests, even though they continuously sit on the ground with different rigidities in real-life applications. The tests performed on four full-scale slab tracks in the longitudinal and transversal directions resulted in the first cracking and the ultimate loads were greater in PT specimens. Also, the maximum crack widths and residual displacements of PT specimens were smaller. Although the aforementioned performance parameters of NPT-type slab tracks are relatively behind those of PT-type slab tracks, their overall response is still acceptable, with the advantages of easier production and lower cost. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Coastal areas face significant pressures from a variety of human activities, owing primarily to population growth in these areas. Human activities produce a variety of contaminants, including trace metals, which are common forms of contamination that enter marine ecosystems. This study was carried out to provide information on trace element concentrations (Hg, Pb, Cd, Cu, and Zn) in the muscles of Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846) available on Sinop coasts of the southern Black Sea and to evaluate the possible risk associated with their consumption. The minimum and maximum values (mg/kg wet weight) of trace elements in the edible tissue of R. venosa decreased in the following order: Zn (1.75–8.53) > Cu (0.41–4.6) > Cd (0.021–0.255) > Pb (0.013–0.037) > Hg (0.010–0.035). The measured levels of all the trace elements in the present study were lower than the limits permitted by the European Community Regulation (EU), Turkish guideline, and the UK Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Food (MAFF). The hazard index value of Hg, Cd, Cu, and Zn for the veined rapa whelk is lower than standard 1, demonstrating that ingestion of this mollusk from the southern Black Sea does not result in overexposure to these contaminants. The risk index value for human cancer risk of Pb for all seasons was found to be insignificant. When comparing the levels of elements in males and females, significant differences were found in some months for all the metals. In general, the trace elements were detected in higher concentrations in females than in males. Both females and males have accumulated less trace elements with increasing age. This study was the first to show the distribution of trace elements as a function of age in R. venosa. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The main disadvantages of HCCI engines are the knocking tendency at high engine loads, the challenge of the start of the combustion, control of the combustion phase, and the narrow operating range. In this study, we aimed to control the combustion processes in HCCI engines and to expand their working range by improving the fuel properties of fusel oil by the addition of diethyl ether. Thus, the variations in the in-cylinder pressure, rate of heat release, indicated mean effective pressure, start of combustion, combustion duration, CA50, indicated thermal efficiency, mean pressure rise rate, hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions were investigated. It was observed that the in-cylinder pressure and rate of heat release were taken into advance and the test engine could be operated for a wider range by increasing the diethyl ether ratio in the blend. The indicated mean effective pressure increased by 67.5% with DEE40 fuel compared to the DEE80. Under the same operating conditions, HC and CO emissions decreased by 41.6% and 56.2%, in use of DEE40. Furthermore, the highest indicated thermal efficiency was obtained as 42.5% with DEE60 fuel. Maximum hydrocarbon and carbon monoxide emissions were observed with DEE80 fuel as 0.532% and 549 ppm, respectively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to evaluate the metals (Cd, Hg, Pb, As, Al, Cu, Fe, and Zn) contamination in Sarda sarda (Bloch, 1793) caught in the Sinop region of the Black Sea and the health risk to consumers. These eight metals were measured with an Inductively Coupled Plasma Mass Spectrophotometer (ICP-MS) in the edible tissues of S. sarda sampled during the September–December 2020 fishing season. Statistical analysis revealed that metal accumulation depends on the size. Large fish have been found to accumulate more metals than small fish. The results showed that the element concentrations in edible tissues of all S. sarda of the southern Black Sea were lower than the maximum allowable levels under European and Turkish regulations. The average weekly intake of tested metals per body weight did not exceed the established provisional tolerable weekly intake (PTWI). Target hazard quotient (THQ) and target hazard index (THI) were used to find out the non-carcinogenic health hazards as well as the cancer risk index (RI). The findings indicate that S. sarda specimens from the Black Sea are safe to eat, and the risk of health problems connected with non-carcinogenic effects is still very minimal for infants, children, and adults who consume them on a regular basis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Concentrations of Cd, Hg, Pb, As, Al, Cu, Fe, and Zn were determined in the muscles of wild and farmed European seabass in Sinop markets between September and December in 2020, using inductively coupled plasma mass spectrometry after microwave digestion. In the study, iron (Fe), zinc (Zn), aluminum (Al), and copper (Cu) were found higher than the other metals both in wild and cultured Dicentrarchus labrax. These are essential elements, but excess amounts act as a poison. Arsenic (As) concentration was higher than cadmium (Cd), mercury (Hg), and lead (Pb) both in wild and cultured D. labrax. The estimated maximum total dietary intakes of these eight metals from both wild and farmed European seabass were below the maximum acceptable daily intake values set by the Turkish Food Codex and European Union Regulation. Results showed that according to metal amounts, consumption of D. labrax had no threat to consumers' health. The target hazard quotient (THQ) revealed that harmful health impacts may not occur. Furthermore, risk index (RI) indicated that there may have a lower risk of developing cancer in the future who have been exposed to Pb and As through fish intake. Although the fish are not overly contaminated, the metal level is rising. Increased amounts of heavy metals in fish in different areas could be due to an increase in farm inflow water, domestic sewage, and a number of other anthropogenic sources, all of which should be looked into further. Precautions should be made to safeguard this fish from metal contamination and to reduce the risk to human health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study was carried out to determine the relationship between the spiritual orientation and psychological well-being levels of inpatients diagnosed with COVID-19 and the factors affecting the psychological well-being of patients. This cross-sectional study was conducted with 136 patients diagnosed with COVID-19 who were hospitalized in the COVID-19 clinics of a state hospital between May and July 2021 and volunteered to participate in the study. To collect the study data, the Personal Information Form, Spiritual Orientation Scale (SOS) and Psychological Well-Being Scale (PWBS) were used. There was a positive correlation between the mean scores obtained from the overall SOS and PWBS (r =.335, p <.001). Of the participants, those who were women, who were over 65-year-old patients, who were hospitalized for 8–14 days and who had chronic diseases had lower levels of psychological well-being. The inpatients with a diagnosis of COVID-19 had high levels of spirituality and psychological well-being. It was found that there is a relationship between the spiritual orientation and psychological well-being of inpatients hospitalized with the diagnosis of COVID-19. The fact that nurses take spirituality into account while providing care to patients diagnosed with COVID-19 may be effective in protecting their patients' mental health. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: This study was carried out to investigate the relationship between the negative automatic thoughts of patients with schizophrenia and their levels of social functionality. Design and Methods: This cross‐sectional study was conducted 142 patients with schizophrenia. The data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Negative Automatic Thoughts Questionnaire (NATQ) and Social Functioning Assessment Scale (SFAS). Findings: There was a strong negative correlation between the mean scores obtained from the overall NATQ and SFAS. In addition, negative automatic thoughts of the patients with schizophrenia had a negative effect of 47.2% on their social functionality. Practice Implications: It was found that the patients had moderate levels negative automatic thoughts and social functionality; and that their negative automatic thoughts affected their social functionality negatively. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The aim of this study was to determine the effects of different sound stimulant applied to embryos during the incubation on performance characteristics, fear responses, and developmental stability of Japanese quails. For this purpose, a quiet environment, species-specific relaxing sounds, and species-specific disturbing sounds were applied to quail eggs placed in three homologous incubators in different rooms. A constant sound pressure (65 decibels) was used throughout the incubation, with stimulation for two minutes out of every twenty minutes. There were no differences between the experimental groups in terms of hatch weight and weekly body weights. Similarly, sound stimulation had no positive or negative effects on parameters of the Gompertz growth curve and slaughter-carcass traits. The mean values of tonic immobility duration of quails in both the disturbance and comfort group (72.15 and 71.35 sec, respectively) were higher than that of the control group (51.14 sec, P < 0.05). Moreover, when the developmental stability of the bilateral features was examined, fewer fluctuating asymmetry cases were detected in the disturbance and comfort groups. As a result, it is possible to say that the sound models applied to the embryos during incubation did not affect the performance characteristics, but had negative effects on developmental stability and fear responses. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Basalt fabric filled epoxy composites (BFRCs) and adding of nano-Al2O3 particles by conventional stirring and followed by moulding technique to fabric filled epoxy composites (n-BFRCs) were prepared to obtain higher rigidities and strengths for automotive and chemical industries. The tribological property of the composites was studied under dry condition with a Response Surface Methodology (RSM) to study influences of material's type, load and surface roughness. In addition, multiple regression analysis (MRA) was developed for predicting the dry wear results and compared with artificial neural network (ANN). The results indicated that volume loss increased with increasing load and surface roughness, but decreased with increasing hardness. Improvements of nano-Al2O3 particles in basalt composites were about 16.9% in compared with BFRCs. All main factors were effective on the wear of the composites, but hardness and load were the most significant factors, followed by surface roughness. Furthermore, both MRA and ANN approach provided an effective methodology for prediction of the wear of composites, but ANN was found to be more effective tool for getting more accurate results than that of MRA, particularly based on the determination of coefficient and absolute relative errors. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Concentrations of toxic metals (Cd, Hg and Pb) in the edible tissues of seven commercial fish species (Mullus barbatus, Merlangius merlangus, Scophthalmus maximus, Mugil cephalus, Engraulis encrasicolus, Trachurus mediterraneus and Sarda sarda) collected from Sinop coasts of the southern Black Sea were detected in 11 years. In several fish samples, the concentrations of elements (Cd, Hg and Pb) were not detected or were below the detection level. The present study showed that Pb was the most and Cd was the least accumulated metal in the studied fish species. The concentrations of those metals are below the international organizations' recommended limit. It was shown that the estimated metal dose values for daily average consumption and hazarded quotients (HI) in fish samples are below safety levels for human consumption (HI˂1). From the human health point of view, this study showed that there was no possible health risk to people due to intake of any studied species under the current consumption rate in the country for 11 years. This study could be useful as a baseline data for metals exposure. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Increasing demand for high speed railway lines necessitates reducing construction and maintenance costs. Accordingly, RC slab tracks are preferred due to their advantages such as being almost maintenance free and supplying uniform support conditions. However, new testing procedures are required for the performance evaluation of the slab tracks to identify possible failure modes which may not be observed in numerical analyses. Although there are some procedures in the literature, there still is no consensus on loading intensity, shape, frequency, or number of cycles. A testing procedure that greatly decreases experimental costs was adopted for the design approval tests of precast RC slab tracks. The procedure was evaluated experimentally through full-scale laboratory tests of intact and intentionally damaged specimens. The study demonstrated that the proposed testing procedure reduces experimental costs and identifies the mechanical properties of slab tracks. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This research aimed to determine ethical teacher behaviors according to the opinions of prospective teachers and teachers. In this qualitatively designed study, the phenomenology design was used, and 30 participants were interviewed. Research results showed that the participants understood the responsibilities of teachers, the respect and importance of the teaching profession, effective teaching, developing healthy relationships with school members, and benefiting students and society from teacher's professional ethics. Almost all of the participants stated that the teaching profession should have unique ethical codes for different reasons. Ethical teacher behavior has emerged within the scope of rights and justice, interest and importance to people and the profession, not to harm or benefit, and the boundary of public and private space. Finally, suggestions for improving professional teaching ethics, which can be evaluated in professional, individual, social, organizational, and political contexts, were put forward in the research. It is believed that the research will make a significant contribution to the literature, as it addresses the issue of ethics by taking the views of teachers both preparing for the profession and within the profession, reveals the specific context in Turkey, and reflects descriptions of real-life experiences. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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This study aims to examine the education at hospital which is an implementation supporting the approach Education for All, to determine the situation related to the quality of education and to reveal the problems experienced in hospital classes. This research is designed as a case study and a hospital class is examined in depth. Interview and observation techniques were used as a data source. The participants of research are two teachers, two medical staff, two students and a parent. As a result of the research, six themes related to the current situation of education processes in the hospital classroom were obtained: access to education for children at hospital, quality of education, financial support, social and psychological status, impact on the child's academic development and communication. In addition, the problems experienced during the educational practices and the suggestions for improving the quality of educational practices in hospital classrooms have been stated by the participants. For students who need education at hospital, it is important to create awareness in the society about hospital schools or classes. In the research, it is suggested that teachers should be trained about education at hospital, students who are discharged from the hospital should be empowered psychologically and socially, and researchers should focus more on this issue. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Background and Aims: Post-dural puncture headache is seen more frequently in pregnant women due to stress, dehydration, intra-abdominal pressure, and insufficient fluid replacement after delivery. Obesity protects against post-dural puncture headache in pregnant women; increased intra-abdominal fat tissue reduced cerebrospinal fluid leakage by increasing the pressure in the epidural space. Therefore, this study investigated the influence of body mass index on post-dural puncture headache in elective cesarean section patients in whom 27G spinal needles were used. Material and Methods: The study included 464 women who underwent elective cesarean section under spinal anesthesia. Dural puncture performed with a 27G Quincke spinal needle at the L3-4 or L4-5 intervertebral space and given 12.5 mg hyperbaric bupivacaine intrathecally. The patients were questioned regarding headache and low back pain 6, 12, 24, and 48 h after the procedure, and by phone calls on days 3 and 7. Results: Post-dural puncture headache developed in 38 (8.2%) patients. Of the patients who developed post-dural puncture headache, 23 (60.5%) had a body mass index <30 and 15 (39.5%) had a body mass index ≥30. Of the patients who did not develop post-dural puncture headache, 258 (60, 6%) had a body mass index <30 and 168 (39, 4%) had a body mass index ≥30. Conclusion: This prospective study found the body mass index values did not affect post-dural puncture headache in the elective cesarean section performed under spinal anesthesia. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]