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To examine the influence of safety climate perception and safety performance on safety outcomes in the form of near misses and injuries a cross-sectional survey was conducted with 562 employees in twelve marble factories in Diyarbakır, Turkey. Study findings revealed that safety communication, management’s safety commitment and safety training in the workplace influenced safety performance of workers most. Overall results suggest that improvement in the level of safety performance was associated with a reduction in accidents. Safety communication was the most significant dimension of safety climate to reduce near misses and injuries. When sociodemographics of employees were considered, the means of perception of safety systems in workplace was lower among younger groups. While participants from lower educated groups were more likely to care about safety performance, participants with high income were more likely to perceive management’s safety commitment, safety training, and safety communication. These findings are important for management and employees of marble factories since they provide evidence about the factors that firms can consider to reduce occupational accidents and encourage safety performance in workplaces. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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The giant hyperplasia of the prostate is an extremely rare pathology of prostate gland. We report the uncomplicated removal of the largest ever prostate from Turkey and the 3rd case exceeding 500 grams in the world literature. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate the value of phosphate levels in serum and urine in patients with recurrent renal stone disease., Materials and Methods: The patients (n:60) were divided into two groups as first-time stone disease (group 1) and recurrent renal stone disease (group 2). The demographical datas and their historical information were recorded and physical examination was done. The sera and urine for 24 hr were obtained from patients to measure electrolyte levels especially phosphorus. In addition, based on presenting serum phosphate levels, patients were divided into the hypophosphatemia group, less than 2.5 mg/dl; normophosphatemia group, between 2.5-5.2 mg/dl; and hyperphosphatemia group greater than 5.2 mg/dl., Results: The mean age of study group was 45 (21-70) years. Thirty-six patients (60%) were in group 1 and 24 patients (40%) were in group 2. No statistically correlation was found between stone recurrence and phosphate levels both in serum and urine. There was only a statistical association of K levels in 24-hour urine samples between group 1 and 2., Conclusion: There was no significant association between stone recurrence and initial phosphate levels in the serum or in urine. We do not propose to determine phosphate levels routinely in management of patients with stone disease.