Herpes Encephalitis Resulting in Neurologic Sequelae: Case Report by Süheyla KÖMÜR, Behice KURTARAN, Ayşe Seza İNAL, Aslıhan CANDEVİR ULU, Yeşim TAŞOVA, Hasan Salih Zeki AKSU

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Necrotising Fasciitis: Clinical Evaluation and Treatment Results of 18 Patients by Anıl Murat ÖZTÜRK, Deniz AKYOL, Onur SÜER, Hüseyin Aytaç ERDEM, Ilgın YILDIRIM ŞİMŞİR, Şebnem ŞENOL AKAR, Nadir ÖZKAYIN, Meltem IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN

“…Empirical treatment was initiated with meropenem in eight patients (32%) and tigecycline in four patients (12.5%), and the antibiotic was changed in five patients based on culture results. The mean duration of antibiotic therapy was 35.5 (9-68) days. …”
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Distance Teaching as an Element of an Academic Course. Original Research Results by Małgorzata MADEJ, Agnieszka FARON, Magdalena JAKUBOWICZ, Wojciech MACIEJEWSKI

“…However, neither institutions nor lecturers are entirely prepared to apply this new method. The paper presents results of an original research concerning blended learning at a private-owned college in Wrocław, Poland, Wyższa Szkoła Handlowa (WSH). …”
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Reproletarianization in the Teaching Labor Process: From Theoretical Discussions to the Empirical Results by Orkun Saip DURMAZ

“…On the contrary, class positions emerge as a result of class relations, therefore they can be changed. …”
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Analysis of Patients with Central Nervous System Infection at Our Clinic: Five-year Results by Şafak Özer BALIN, Ayşe SAĞMAK TARTAR, Kutbeddin DEMİRDAĞ, Ayhan AKBULUT

“…Conclusion: According to the results of our study, fever, change in mental status, headache, and signs of meningeal irritation are essential in predicting CNSI. …”
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Is Nurse Workforce Sufficient in Intensive Care Units in Turkey? Results of the Multicenter Karia Study by Ayşe UYAN, Gül DURMUŞ, Nurbanu SEZAK, Fatmanur PEPE, Türkkan KAYGUSUZ, Nefise ÖZTOPRAK, Kevser ÖZDEMİR, Firdevs AKSOY, Serpil EROL, Meliha Meriç KOÇ, Ahsen ÖNCÜL, Sabahat ÇAĞAN AKTAŞ, Hülya ÇAŞKURLU, Güven ÇELEBİ, Özlem KANDEMİR, Selçuk ÖZGER, Rezan HARMAN, Kübra DEMİRAY, Alpay ARI, Sevil ALKAN ÇEVİKER, İlknur ESEN YILDIZ, Şirin MENEKŞE, Güneş ŞENOL, Sema SARI, Mustafa DOĞAN, Kenan UĞURLU, Mustafa ARSLAN, İrem AKDEMİR, Pınar FIRAT, Yeşim KÜREKÇİ, Derya ÇAĞLAYAN, Mehmet UÇAR, Ramazan GÖZÜKÜÇÜK, Habibe Tülin ELMASLAR MERT, Handan ALAY, Haluk ERDOĞAN, Aslıhan DEMİREL, Nilgün DOĞAN, Funda KOÇAK, Emre GÜVEN, Güleser ÜNSAL, Hilal SİPAHİ, Meltem IŞIKGÖZ TAŞBAKAN, Bilgin ARDA, Sercan ULUSOY, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ

“…Finally, one ICP per 150 hospital beds is required by TMOH. Results: The total number of ICUs, ICU beds and ICPs were 214, 2377 and 111, respectively in he 41 participated centers. …”
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Hand Hygiene Compliance in Some Intensive Care Units of Turkey: Results of Multicentre Asklepeion Study by Ayşe UYAN ÖNAL, Firdevs AKSOY, Emel AZAK, Meliha MERİÇ KOÇ, Sevil ALKAN ÇEVİKER, Çiğdem ATAMAN HATİPOĞLU, Ramazan GÖZÜKÜÇÜK, Emine SEHMEN, Kenan UĞURLU, Güneş ŞENOL, Gül DURMUŞ, Habibe Tülin ELMASLAR MERT, Handan ALAY, Filiz KOÇ, Derya ÇAĞLAYAN, Demet DİKİŞ, Nilay BİLGİLİ KORKMAZ, Nilgün Deniz KÜÇÜKER, Nurhayat KEPELİ, Behiye ULUSOY, Şükran AKŞİT BARİK, Hüsnü PULLUKÇU, Hilal SİPAHİ, Bilgin ARDA, Sercan ULUSOY, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ

“…The study period included 2015 and 2016 calendar years. Results: There was a statistically significant increase in hand hygiene compliance rates in 2016 versus 2015. …”
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Are Soap, Paper Towel and Alcohol-based Disinfectants Easily Accessible in Intensive Care Units in Turkey?: Results of the Phokai Study by Ayşe UYAN, Gül DURMUŞ, Nurbanu SEZAK, Burcu ÖZDEMİR, Türkkan KAYGUSUZ, Nefise ÖZTOPRAK, Kevser ÖZDEMİR, Firdevs AKSOY, Asu ÖZGÜLTEKİN, Meliha Meriç KOÇ, Ahsen ÖNCÜL, Sabahat ÇAĞAN AKTAŞ, Burcu IŞIK, Güven ÇELEBİ, Güliz EVİK, Selçuk ÖZGER, Rezan HARMAN, Emine Kübra DİNDAR DEMİRAY, Şebnem ÖZKÖREN ÇALIK, Sevil ALKAN ÇEVİKER, İlknur Esen YILDIZ, Mehmet Emirhan IŞIK, Güneş ŞENOL, Sema SARI, Mustafa DOĞAN, Kenan UĞURLU, Mustafa ARSLAN, Fethiye AKGÜL, Filiz KOÇ, Yeşim KÜREKÇİ, Derya ÇAĞLAYAN, Mehmet UÇAR, Ramazan GÖZÜKÜÇÜK, Habibe Tülin ELMASLAR MERT, Handan ALAY, Haluk ERDOĞAN, Aslıhan DEMİREL, Nilgün DOĞAN, Funda KOÇAK, Emre GÜVEN, Güleser ÜNSAL, Hilal SİPAHİ, Tansu YAMAZHAN, Bilgin ARDA, Sercan ULUSOY, Oğuz Reşat SİPAHİ

“…We analyzed water, soap, paper towel and alcohol-based hand disinfectant adequacy on four different days, two of which were in summer during the vacation time (August, 27th and 31st 2016) and two in autumn (October, 12th and 15th 2016). Results: The total number of ICUs and intensive care beds in 41 participating centers were 214 and 2357, respectively. …”
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Evaluation of Rapid Antigen Test Results and Real-time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction for the Laboratory Diagnosis of SARS-CoV-2 by Yeliz TANRIVERDİ ÇAYCI, Zeliha SEYFİ, Kübra HACIEMİNOĞLU ÜLKER, Demet GÜR VURAL, Kemal BİLGİN, Hızır Ufuk AKDEMİR, Esra AKYÜZ ÖZKAN, Asuman BİRİNCİ

“…Results: The agreeability of the real-time RT-PCR and Ag-RDT results was 96.2%. …”
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Evaluation of Risk Factors Associated with HBsAg and Anti- HCV Seropositivity: Results of a Nationwide Population-based Epidemiological Survey Study in Turkey by Selma TOSUN, İsmail BALIK, Fehmi TABAK, Neşe SALTOĞLU, Necati ÖRMECİ, İrfan ŞENCAN, Nefise ÖZTOPRAK, Yunus GÜRBÜZ, Ali Ilgın OLUT

“…A sub-population of 21,473 participants with complete data were analyzed for the presence of risk factors associated with HBsAg and anti-HCV seropositivity. Results: HBsAg and anti-HCV seropositivity were detected in 1,515 (2.5%) and 332 (0.6%) of the 61,943 study population, respectively. …”
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Comparison of Definitions of Multiple Drug Resistance to Antibiotics and Its Alternative Multiple Antibiotic Resistance and Their Methodological Critical Analysis by Nermin SAVAŞAN, Nedim ÇAKIR, Leyla AKARTAŞ

“…Resistance results were grouped under antibiotic categories and classified as multiple, extensively, and pan-drug resistance groups according to the MDR definition. …”
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An Empirical Analyses of Unemployment Hysteresis and Natural Rate of Unemployment Approaches for MENA Countries by Sinan ERDOĞAN, Cem DOĞAN

“…According to CADF test results, unemployment rates in all countries have unit root. …”
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Robust Optimization Model for Production Planning Problem under Uncertainty by Pembe GÜÇLÜ, Ali ÖZDEMİR

“…With this purpose, production planning problem of a textile company that operate in İzmir has been modeled and solved, then deterministic scenarios’ and robust method’s results have been compared. Robust method has provided a production plan that has higher cost but, will result close to feasible and optimal for most of the different scenarios in the future.…”
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Evaluation of the Performance of QuantiFERON-TB Gold Plus Assay in Human Immunodeficiency Virus Infection by Melike YAŞAR DUMAN, Cengiz ÇAVUŞOĞLU, İmre ALTUĞLU, Ayşin ZEYTİNOĞLU, Ayşe Deniz GÖKENGİN, Tansu Gülbahar AYDOĞAN, Mehmet Nurullah ORMAN

“…The indeterminate results of the HIV-positive and HIV-negative groups were 4.5% and 3%, respectively. …”
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Dindarlığın Fonksiyonelliği Üzerine by Faruk Karaca

“…Mental and physical health are the most characteristical fields in which the psychological effect and results of the religious belief and practices can be observed. …”
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Value of Rapid Antigen Test in Comparison with Reverse Transcriptase-Polymerase Chain Reaction Method in the Diagnosis of COVID-19 by Alireza MIRAHMADIZADEH, Babak Shirazi YEGANEH, Jafar HASSANZADEH, Leila BADIEE, Mohebat VALI, Zahra MALEKI, Ali AKBARI, Tahereh PAKDEL, Haleh GHAEM

“…Moreover, the Kappa value was used to assess the level of agreement between RT-PCR and RAT. Results: According to the results of the RT-PCR method as a reference test; sensitivity, specificity, Kappa value, and accuracy of the RAT were 81.82%, 92.28%, 63.8%, and 91.01%, respectively in the diagnosis of COVID-19. …”
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Prevelance of Brucellosis in the Turkish Republic of North Cyprus by Mehmet ÖZDOĞAÇ, Meryem GÜVENİR, Emrah GÜLER, Aslı AYKAÇ, Murat SAYAN, Tamer ŞANLIDAĞ, Kaya SÜER

“…The sensitivity and specificity of the methods used were estimated by considering ELISA (IgG and/or IgM) results as reference/golden standard. Results: Of 27 patients (8.3%) patients who had positive results from at least one of the serological tests, 21 (6.5%) had positive RBT, 15 (4.6%) had positive STA and 10 (3.1%) had positive ELISA (IgG and/or IgM). …”
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A Research towards the Reality of Psychological Capital in Modern Workforce / Modern İşgücünde Psikolojik Sermayenin Realitesine Yönelik Bir Araştırma by H. Tezcan Uysal

“…According to the created model; it was determined that 1-unit increase in self-efficacy dimension on work psychology resulted in a positive effect of 1.159 units, 1-unit increase in psychological resilience dimension resulted in a positive effect of 1.339 units and 1-unit increase in hope dimension resulted in a positive effect of 0.616 units. …”
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Seroprevalance of Rubella Antibodies Among Pregnant Women in a Regional Maternity Hospital in Eastern Turkey by Esra ÇINAR TANRIVERDİ, Levent DİKBAŞ, Handan ALAY, Berrin G. KADIOĞLU, Züal ÖZKURT

“…Anti-rubella IgM-positive cases were also evaluated using the avidity test. The results were analyzed using the SPSS v.15.0 (SPSS Inc., Chicago, Illinois, USA) data analysis system. …”
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Resiliency Scale (RS): Scale Development, Reliability and Validity Study by Uğur GÜRGAN

“…This second sample has also received the Rosenbaum’s Learned Resourcefulness Hopelessness Scale and Problem Solving Inventory. Results, Pearson Locus…”
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