bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prevalence of Work-Related Musculoskeletal Disorders among Nurses: A Meta-Analysis
Authors: Sun Weige , Yin Lishi , Zhang Tianqiao , Zhang Huixin , Zhang Ran , Cai Weixin
Published: March 2023

Background: Work-related musculoskeletal diseases (WMSDs) have a greater negative impact on nurses' physical and mental health. However, the epidemiologic characteristics of nurse WMSDs are unclear, and the reported prevalence of WMSDs varies widely. The aim of this meta-analysis was to provide a quantitative synthesis of WMSDs’ prevalence in nurses and estimate the pooled prevalence of its.
Methods: The PubMed, ScienceDirect, Web of Science, Cochrane Library, EMBASE, CINAHL, Ovid, WANFANG, VIP, China Knowledge Integrated, and CBM databases were searched for relevant studies. The retrieval period extended from database initiation to Mar 2022. After data extraction and quality assessment, a meta-analysis was performed using the Stata 16.0 software package.
Results: Overall, 42 articles were included, yielding a total sample size of 36,934. The annual prevalence of WMSDs among nurses was found to be 77.2% (95% confidence interval: 0.725-0.819). The three anatomical areas with the highest prevalence of WMSDs among nurses were the lower back (at 59.5%), neck (at 53.0%) and shoulder (at 46.8%). Nurses in developed countries have a higher prevalence of WMSDs than those in developing countries.
Conclusion: There was currently moderate evidence to suggest a high prevalence of WMSDs in nurses. National policies should aim to reduce their prevalence in this population.
The Effects of Depression and Sleep Quality on Somatic Symptoms in Middle-Aged Women with Cardiovascular Risk Factors
Authors: Kim Kyung Ae
Published: March 2023

Background: This descriptive study investigated the effects of sleep quality and depression on somatization symptoms in middle-aged women with cardiovascular risk factors.
Methods: Data were collected from outpatients who visited three general hospitals and one private hospital in Korea between May 2017 and December 2018. Questionnaires and anthropometric data were used to analyze 144 middle-aged women (45–65 years) with at least one cardiovascular risk factor. SPSS and WIN 21.0 software were used for statistical analysis. To test the mediating effects, the relationships between independent variables and somatic symptoms were compared using the t-test, analysis of variance, and χ²-test, and correlations were analyzed using Pearson’s correlation coefficient. Finally, multiple linear regression and the Sobel test were used to identify predictors.
Results: Somatic symptoms showed a positive correlation with depression (r=46, P<0.001) and a strong negative correlation with sleep quality (r=-52, P<0.001). Depression and sleep quality explained 37% of somatic symptom variance in a multiple linear regression analysis after correcting for age (R²=0.37, F=41.53, P<0.001). The Sobel test showed a sleep quality Z-value of 3.78, demonstrating that it was a mediating variable. By adding sleep quality to depressive symptoms, the absolute value of β, which shows the effect’s strength, decreased from .49 to .32, confirming a partial mediating effect.
Conclusion: Depression and sleep quality were predictive of somatic symptoms in middle-aged women with cardiovascular risk factors, and sleep quality had a partial mediating effect on somatic symptoms. To reduce somatic symptoms, strategies that alleviate depression by improving sleep quality are required.
Influences of Comprehensive Psychological Intervention on the Psychological Behavior Problems and Learning Adaptability of Students at Age of 6-12 Years Old
Authors: Liu Henrong , Shang Xiuhua
Published: March 2023

Background: The age of 6-12 yr show different degrees of learning adaptability problems. We aimed to explore the influence of comprehensive psychological intervention on the psychological behavior problems and learning adaptability of students at age of 6-12 yr old.
Method: In March 2022, 768 students were selected from two primary schools in Harbin of China, and divided into control and observation groups. The changes in the scores of Achenbach Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) for parent use and Mental Health Rate Scale for Pupil (MHRSP), and self-cognitive ability and learning adaptability level before and after the intervention were compared between the two groups.
Results: After the intervention, the discipline violation, hostility, compulsion, immaturity, evil communication, schizoid personality, and physical symptom scores in the observation group (boys) were reduced compared with those before the intervention. In comparison with the situation before the intervention, the cruelty, aggression, immaturity, depression and withdrawal, physical symptom, anxiety, and compulsion scores in the observation group (girls) were reduced, and the CBCL scores were improved better than those in the control group (P<0.05). In comparison with the situation before the intervention, the scores of MHRSP, self-cognitive ability, and learning adaptability score and level in the observation group were elevated after the intervention, and the above scores were improved obviously to a greater extent than those in the control group (P<0.05).
Conclusion: Comprehensive psychological intervention can effectively improve the psychological behavior problems of children at the age of 6-12 yr, and enhance their self-cognitive ability and learning adaptability.
Factors Influencing Sleep Duration and Sleep Difficulty in People with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease
Authors: Park Dahye , Jun Jeehye
Published: March 2023

Background: Although sleep problems are prevalent among people with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), many research gaps exist in this area. The aims of this study were to identify sleep duration and sleep difficulty in people with COPD and to determine factors influencing these sleep variables.
Methods: This cross-sectional study employed data from the 8th Korea National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey (KNHANES) performed in 2019. A total of 408 people with COPD were included in the study. Individuals’ sociodemographic, COPD-related, and psychological characteristics were examined to determine factors affecting their sleep duration and sleep difficulty.
Results: Of 408 study subjects, almost 95% had mild or moderate COPD. The mean sleep duration of the subjects was 6.73 hours per day, indicating short sleep duration. Subjects with elementary school or no education, middle individual income, unmarried status, or depression were more likely to have shorter sleep duration than those with middle or high school education, low individual income, married status, or no depression. In addition, over 54% of subjects experienced mild to severe sleep difficulty. Female gender, low family income, and more perceived stress were significantly associated with greater sleep difficulty.
Conclusion: Among the study subjects, over 40% had short sleep duration or mild to severe sleep difficulty. Although COPD severity was not significantly associated with sleep duration or sleep difficulty, sociodemographic disparities in sleep health were observed.
Serum Exosome-Derived MiR-7 Exacerbates Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease by Regulating Macrophage Differentiation
Authors: Jiang Yiming , Wang Jinhai , Zhang He , Min Yeping , Gu Tijun
Published: March 2023

Background: Polarization of macrophages and miR-7 have been reported to greatly influence the progress of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, the interaction is unclear. We aimed to investigate the role of miR-7 in the serum exosome of COPD, thus further revealing the underlying mechanism of COPD.
Methods: The study was conducted in 2022 in The Affiliated Changzhou No.2 People’s Hospital of Nanjing Medical University, Changzhou, China. COPD mouse model was established. Macrophages were sorted by flow cytometry assay. ELISA kits were used to detect the levels of TNF-α and IL-6. Exosomes were identified by confocal microscopy and PKH67 staining. RT-qPCR and western blot assay were performed to determine the mRNA and protein expressions. H&E staining assay was used to assess the tissue injury. CCK-8 assay was applied to evaluate cell viability. Luciferase reporter assay was used to confirm the binding between PIM1 and miR-7. 
Results: The exosomes derived from the COPD mice serum exerted high level of miR-7, which induced M1 differentiation of macrophages and increased the secretion of proinflammatory factors in vivo and in vitro. The effects of exosomes from COPD mice could be inhibited by miR-7 inhibitor. Bioinformatic prediction, luciferase reporter assay, and western blot assay showed an interaction between miR-7 and PIM1. Further examination showed that miR-7 regulated macrophage activation and differentiation to M1 via PIM1 in vitro.
Conclusions: miR-7 from serum exosomes might exacerbate COPD by stimulating macrophage differentiation to M1, supplying a potential therapeutic target for COPD treatment.
Construction and Application of Enteral Nutrition Nursing Management System under Medical Alliance Mode
Authors: Chu Jing , Wang Xiaoning , Liang Liyan , Zhao Ying , Han Mengmeng , Wang Wei , Jiang Cuihong
Published: March 2023

Background: We aimed to construct enteral nutrition nursing management system under medical alliance mode, and to explore the clinical application effect.
Methods: Based on the training project of enteral nutrition nursing team of Chinese Association of Parenteral and Enteral Nutrition, the enteral nutrition nursing management system was constructed in June 2021. Using the convenient sampling method, 850 cases of enteral nutrition clinical practice were selected from medical alliance hospitals before and 6 months after the implementation of the system. The process indicators of enteral nutrition nursing quality were checked, and the reported outcome indicators were compared.
Results: After the implementation, the implementation rate of enteral nutrition risk screening, the implementation rate of nutritional status assessment, and the correct rate of nursing measures of nurses in medical alliance hospitals were significantly improved (P<0.001). The frequency of aspiration, diarrhea and unplanned extubation was notably decreased (P<0.05). The mastery rate of enteral nutrition knowledge and the satisfaction rate of nursing work of patients were significantly higher than before (P<0.001).
Conclusion: The established enteral nutrition nursing management system under the medical alliance model was effective and feasible, which was helpful to improve the level of enteral nutrition nursing management and the quality of enteral nutrition nursing in the medical alliance hospitals.
Impact of Perceived Body Weight on Depression, Anxiety and Stress Levels of Young Adults in Turkey
Authors: Hamurcu Pınar
Published: March 2023

Background: The desire to attain ideal body dimensions determined by the society causes internal pressure and negative emotional intensity in young people, and this leads to mood disorders. It was aimed to examine the relationship between university students' perceived body weights and their depression, anxiety, and stress levels.
Methods: This cross-sectional, descriptive study was conducted with 950 university students at Uskudar University in Istanbul, Turkey during the 2021-2022 academic year. The Information Form and the Depression, Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS-42) were administered online through a structured questionnaire created in Google Forms. IBM SPSS v26® software was used in the analysis of the data.
Results: 74.4% of the students were female. The mean age was 19.17±1.11 years, and the mean body mass index (BMI) was 22.12±3.87 kg/m2. The prevalence of participants’ mood disorders as ‘severe’ and ‘extremely severe’ depression was 91.2%, anxiety was 62.2% and stress was 62.3%. According to BMI, 26.1% of ‘underweight’ students and 31.5% of ‘overweight’ students perceived themselves as normal weight. And also, 23.8% of the students misjudged their body weight. Students who misjudged their body weight had higher depression levels (P=0.008).
Conclusion: There was a strong relationship between perceived body weight and depression, 1 of every 4 students misjudged their body weight. Body perception of participants who were ‘underweight’ according to BMI was in the perceptional direction of obesity and who were ‘overweight’ was in the perceptional direction of thinness. Students who were ‘normal weight’ according to BMI have a healthier body image
Prevalence of High-Risk Human Papillomavirus Types and Their Association with Cervical Squamous Cell Carcinoma, and High- and Low-Grade Squamous Intraepithelial Lesions in Turkish Women
Authors: Erkinüresin Taşkın , Kartal Esra , Üstünyurt Emin , Demirci Hakan , Kilitçi Asuman , Önal Binnur
Published: March 2023

Background: This study aimed to investigate human papillomavirus (HPV) type prevalence in our region and the relationship between uterine cervical HPV types and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC)/intraepithelial lesions.
Methods: HPV test results were obtained from patient file archives of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic. Pathology report results were obtained from the digital records of the Pathology Laboratory and the patient file archives of the Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic in 2018.
Results: The most frequently detected was HPV16 (29.2%), followed by HPV51 (13.1%), HPV56 (11%), HPV31 (9.2%), HPV52 (8.4%), and HPV68 (8.2%). HPV16 was positive in 50% of patients diagnosed with SCC, 54.9% of patients with HSIL, 27% of patients with LSIL, and 25% of cases diagnosed as benign (P<0.001). HPV18 was positive in 25% of patients diagnosed with SCC, 11% of patients with HSIL, 4.7% of patients with LSIL, and 5.2% of cases diagnosed as benign (P=0.019).
Conclusion: The most frequent hrHPV genotype was HPV16, followed by HPV51, HPV 56, and HPV 31. There is an increase in the frequency of HPV51 and HPV56. HPV51, not included in HPV vaccines and is the second most frequent, should be included in these vaccines. In addition, although the frequency of HPV18 has decreased, HSIL and SCC generation is still high together with HPV16.
Handgrip Strength in Elderly People with Alzheimer's Disease
Authors: Leandro-Merhi Vania Aparecida , Nascimento Dos Santos Tamires Barbosa , Almeida Souza Tedrus Gloria Maria De
Published: March 2023

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Applying Intervention-Mapping Approach to Develop a Health-Related Intervention and Malaria Prevention for International Students
Authors: Shahandeh Khandan , Basseri Hamid Reza
Published: March 2023

The Article Abstract is not available.
The Impact of Internal and External Integration on Hospital Performance in Context with Supply Chain Value Addition
Authors: Haddadzade Mehdi , Motevalian Bafghi Alie Sadat
Published: March 2023

Background: The performance of an organization is affected by activities of other supply chain members. The key issue in a supply chain is the coordinated management and control of all these activities, which is achieved through proper integration of the supply chain. Therefore, this study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effect of internal and external integration on the performance of hospital with the mediating role of added value of the supply chain in Hazrat Valiasr Bafaq Hospital.
Methods: The current cross-sectional research was conducted with the structural equation approach in 1400. The statistical population included all the employees (250 people) of Hazrat Waliasr Bafaq Hospital, 163 of whom were randomly selected based on Cochran's formula. Data collection tools included value added questionnaires of supply chain, internal integration, external integration and performance. The validity of the instruments was investigated and confirmed using convergent and divergent validity, and reliability was studied using Cronbach's alpha and composite reliability. The structural equations model and SPSS 24 and LISREL 8 software were used to analyze the data.
Results: Findings showed that internal integration with a significant value of 1/925 and path coefficient = 0/177 does not affect performance, and external integration with a significant value of 5/670 and path coefficient = 0/446 had a positive and significant effect on performance. Moreover, internal integration with a significant value of 2/281 and path coefficient = 0/265, and external integration with a significant value of 5/586 and path coefficient = 0/495 had a significant positive effect on the added value of the supply chain. The added value of the supply chain had a positive and significant effect on performance with a significant value of 2/315 and path coefficient = 0/231. In addition, the added value of the supply chain explains the mediating role between integration and performance. The quality of the final model of the research had a good fit with the overall model fit index (0.38).
Conclusion: The findings of this study showed that External integration has a significant effect on both the performance and supply chain value addition. But internal integration only affects supply chain value addition. It was also found that interdepartmental coordination is one of the important parameters for improving hospital performance. According to the results of this research, it is suggested that all the internal activities of the hospital be carried out based on a written program. Moreover, a special focus on the added value of the supply chain should be included as one of the hospital's strategies.
The Effectiveness of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy on Emotional Regulation and Psychological Distress in Patients with Chronic Low Back Pain and COVID-19 Anxiety
Authors: Bagheri Sheykhangafshe Farzin , Farahani Hojjatollah , Fathi-Ashtiani Ali
Published: March 2023

Background: The COVID-19 pandemic brought many psychological consequences for patients with chronic low back pain. The present study aimed to assess the effectiveness of acceptance and commitment therapy on emotional regulation and psychological distress in patients with chronic low back pain and COVID-19 anxiety.
Methods: This was a semi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design and a control group. The statistical population included patients with chronic low back pain in Tehran in 2021. The study sample included 30 patients with chronic low back pain who were selected using the convenience sampling method and were randomly assigned in to two experimental and control groups. The collection tools included COVID-19 anxiety (Alipour et al (2020)), emotional regulation (Gross and John (2003)), and psychological distress (Lovibond and Lovibond (1995)) questionnaires. The experimental group received 8 ninety-minute sessions of therapy based on acceptance and commitment, but the control group did not receive any intervention.
Research data were analyzed using descriptive statistics (mean and standard deviation), normality (Shapiro-Wilk test), multivariate covariance analysis, univariate covariance analysis test in Mancova text, and Levene's, Box's and Bartlett's chi-square tests at a significance level of 0.05 through SPSS 24 software.
Results: The results of the present study showed that acceptance and commitment therapy has significantly increased emotion regulation (reevaluation and suppression) and reduced psychological distress (depression, anxiety, and stress) in patients suffering from chronic low back pain and COVID-19 anxiety (p <  0.05).
Conclusion: Based on the findings, it can be concluded that acceptance and commitment therapy has been able to reduce the psychological problems of patients with chronic low back pain and COVID-19 anxiety. For this purpose, it is suggested to hold workshops and develop programs by psychologists and pain specialists for patients with chronic low back pain.
Fairness, Trust, Transparency, Equity, and Responsibility in Learning Analytics
Authors: Khalil Mohammad , Prinsloo Paul , Slade Sharon
Published: March 2023

Learning analytics has the capacity to provide potential benefit to a wide range of stakeholders within a range of educational contexts. It can provide prompt support to students, facilitate effective teaching, highlight aspects of course content that might be adapted, and predict a range of possible outcomes, such as students registering for more appropriate courses, supporting students’ self-efficacy, or redesigning a course’s pedagogical strategy. It will do all these things based on the assumptions and rules that learning analytics developers set out. As such, learning analytics can exacerbate existing inequalities such as unequal access to support or opportunities based on (any combination of) race, gender, culture, age, socioeconomic status, etc., or work to overcome the impact of such inequalities on realizing student potential. In this editorial, we introduce several selected articles that explore the principles of fairness, equity, and responsibility in the context of learning analytics. We discuss existing research and summarize the papers within this special section to outline what is known, and what remains to be explored. This editorial concludes by celebrating the breadth of work set out here, but also by suggesting that there are no simple answers to ensuring fairness, trust, transparency, equity, and responsibility in learning analytics. More needs to be done to ensure that our mutual understanding of responsible learning analytics continues to be embedded in the learning analytics research and design practice.
Investigation of general surgery consultations in COVID-19 patients treated in a tertiary hospital
Authors: ULUTAŞ Mehmet Eşref , ARSLAN Kemal
Published: March 2023

Objectives: The aim of the study is to reveal the most common general surgery problems during the pandemic period in our center, where all departments only deal with COVID-19 patients.
Methods: In our study, general surgery consultations made between 1st November 2020 and 1st February 2021, when our center only served pandemic patients, were retrospectively examined. Demographic data of the patients, distribution of the departments where consultation was requested, reasons for consultation, pathology detection rate, treatment modalities, mortality rates and surgical procedures were included.
Results: A total of 70 patients, 33 female, and 37 male, were included in this study. The most common problems of the patients were gastrointestinal system (GIS) problems (46/70, 65.7%). The second most common problem was hepatopancreaticobiliary problems (12/70, 17.1%). This was followed by soft tissue disorders, hernia problems, and trauma cases, respectively. These were mostly treated medically, but surgical treatment was sometimes required (77.1% vs 22.9%).
Conclusions: As reported in the literature, the most common surgical pathologies in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 are usually related to the GIS. These pathologies can mostly be treated medically (73.9%). However, surgical treatment was more rarely required (26.1%). The highest rate of surgical treatment was for hernia patients (100%). In general, medical treatment was successful.
VARİKOSELEKTOMİ OPERASYONU SONRASI İŞE GERİ DÖNÜŞ ZAMANI VE İŞ GÜNÜ KAYBI
Authors: ŞİRİN Mehmet Emin , YILMAZ Mehmet , KARAASLAN Mustafa
Published: March 2023

Amaç: Varikoselektomi operasyonları çoğunlukla 20-35 yaşları arasında uygulanmaktadır. Bu yaş grubu aynı zamanda etkin iş gücü için de oldukça önemlidir. Varikoselektomide iş günü kaybı üzerine literatürde çalışma bulunmamaktadır. Bu çalışmamızla varikoselektomi ameliyatının iş günü kaybına etkisi üzerine farkındalık oluşturmak ve literatüre katkıda bulunmayı amaçladık.

Gereç ve Yöntemler: Aksaray Özel İnova Hastanesi’nde 07.03.2019-14.10.2022 tarihleri arasında varikoselektomi yapılan 77 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. Varikoselektomi tek cerrah tarafından subinguinal yöntem kullanılarak, Carl-Zeiss operasyon mikroskopu (Carl Zeiss, Thornwood, NY) ile 10’luk büyütme altında uygulandı. Hastaların erken dönem komplikasyonları ve iş günü kaybı ameliyat sonrası 10. gün ve 1. ay kontrollerinde sorgulandı. Araştırma verilerinin istatistiksel analizi için Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS), sürüm 22.0 (SPSS Inc. Chicago, ABD) bilgisayar paket programı kullanıldı. p 0,05). İş türü, medeni durum ve erken dönem komplikasyonların çeşitleri ile iş günü kaybı arasında istatistiksel anlamlı farklılık bulundu (p:0,014, p:0,03 ve p:0,02; sırasıyla).

Sonuç: Mavi yakalı çalışanların varikoselektomi operasyonu sonrası beyaz yakalı çalışanlara göre işe dönüş zamanı birkaç gün daha uzun olmaktadır. Yaklaşık olarak varikoselektomi sonrası çalışanlar 15 gün sonra işbaşı yapabilmektedir. Bu konuda prospektif, daha büyük merkezlerin geniş vaka serilerine ihtiyaç olduğu kanaatindeyiz.

Anahtar Kelimeler: iş günü kaybı; varikoselektomi; mikrocerrahi
Implicit Theory of Intelligence: Growth Mindset
Authors: PADIR Mehmet Ali , VANGÖLÜ Mehmet S.
Published: March 2023

There has been a long-standing debate among scientists as to whether intelligence is something innate, tangible, fixed, and relatively unchanging, or whether intelligence is not fixed and unchanging, but rather something that can be developed, dynamic, shaped, and strengthened with effort. Carol Dweck and her colleagues, who have focused their studies in this field, have developed the implicit theory of intelligence, which deals with this topic. According to the implicit theory of intelligence, which is based on people's beliefs about the nature of their intelligence, these beliefs are the perspectives on whether the intellectual abilities of individuals are fixed or whether they can be developed or not. Implicit theory of intelligence; expresses people's beliefs related to their intelligence as a structure consisting of two parts: the growth mindset and the fixed mindset. The implicit theory of intelligence see intelligence as ranging from either being stable, fixed, unchangeable, and innate (fixed mindset) or being improvable, dynamic, malleable, and could be changed by effort or hard work (growth mindset). This theory has been renamed as growth mindset in the recent period. Shortly, growth mindset interventions. Express that human abilities are not fixed and these abilities can be developed. However, as a result of a detailed search in the national literature, it has been determined that there is no study growth mindset. Therefore, in this study, it is aimed to introduce growt mindset, whose effectiveness has been tested by many studies and evidence-based, especially to young researchers working in the academic field and field workers in Türkiye.
Attitudes of Individuals with Alcohol and Substance Addiction Towards Violence Against Women
Authors: HANÇER TOK Hümeyra , TOKUR KESGİN Makbule , KOÇ Ayşegül
Published: March 2023

The aim of this study was to determine the attitudes of alcohol and substance dependent individuals towards violence against women. This cross-sectional study was completed with n=105 patients who were followed up in the Alcohol and Substance Addiction Treatment and Research Center of a state hospital. In this study, personal information form and ISKEBE attitudes towards violence against women scale were used as data collection tools. Among the patients diagnosed with alcohol-substance use disorder, n=53 (60.9%) were between the ages of 18-34 and n=70 (66.7%) were single. Of the patients, n=36 (52.2%) had been exposed to any type of domestic violence. The attitude scores of patients diagnosed with alcohol-substance use disorder towards violence against women were measured as 99.89 ± 22.1. In the current study, patients diagnosed with alcohol-substance use disorder who were male, lived in rural areas, had poor income status and had low educational level were found to have negatively low attitudes towards violence against women. In conclusion of this study, further studies and practices to determine and improve attitudes towards violence against women in patients diagnosed with alcohol-substance use disorder are recommended.
Ekstrüzyon Teknolojisi ve Buğday Öğütme Yan Ürünlerinin Ekstrüde Gıda Üretiminde Kullanımı
Authors: ŞAHİN Nazlı , SAYASLAN Abdulvahit
Published: March 2023

Ekstrüzyon teknolojisi gıda sanayiinde kullanılan ve önemli avantajlara sahip olan bir gıda işleme tekniğidir. Ekstrüzyon yoluyla gıda üretiminde, hammadde özellikleri (nişasta tipi ve içeriği, protein içeriği, yağ içeriği vb)ve proses parametreleri (tek/çift vida, vida hızı, vida konfigürasyonu, besleme oranı, besleme nem içeriği vb) son ürünün duyusal (renk, tat, koku, tekstür vb) ve besleyicilik özellikleri üzerinde belirleyici olmaktadır.Buğday öğütme yan ürünleri olan kepek, ruşeym ve bonkalite un, ana ürün olan beyaz unile kıyaslandığında besleyicilik ve fonksiyonel özellikler bakımından daha üstündür. Türkiye’de yıllık 3-5 milyon ton civarında buğday öğütme yan ürünü ortaya çıktığı tahmin edilmekte olup ağırlıklı olarak yem sanayinde kullanılmaktadır.Ancak son yıllarda ekstrüzyon gibi farklı gıda işleme teknikleri sayesinde yan ürünlerin gıdalarda kullanım olanakları artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada ekstrüzyon teknolojisi ve buğday öğütme yan ürünlerinin ekstrüde gıda üretiminde kullanımı değerlendirilmiştir.
Tarımsal Sulamada Bireysel Anlamda Uygulanan Teşvik ve Desteklerin Süreç Analizi
Authors: SUZAN Umut , GÜRGÜLÜ Hatice , UL Mehmet
Published: March 2023

Nüfus artışı, iklim değişikliği ve çevre kirliliği ile birlikte kullanılabilir su kaynaklarımız gün geçtikçe azalmaktadır. Bu durumun olumsuz etkilerini azaltmaya yönelik olarak Tarım ve Orman Bakanlığı tarafından “Kırsal Kalkınma Destekleri Kapsamında Bireysel Sulama Sistemlerinin Desteklenmesi” başlıklı tarım programı yürütülmektedir. Burada amaç yaklaşık olarak %70’i tarım sektöründe sulama suyu olarak kullanılan suyun etkinliğini ve verimliliğini artırmaktır. Söz konusu literatürde bu amaca yönelik olarak hazırlanan uygulama rehberinin değerlendirilmesi yapılmış ve sahaya yansımaları çeşitli bilimsel çalışmalar üzerinden incelenmiştir. Değerlendirmeler ve incelemeler sonucunda bahsi geçen tarım programının eksikliklerinin giderilmesi ile ilgili olarak yapılması gerekenlerin üzerinde durulmuştur.
Alternaria ve Mikotoksinlerine Dikkat!
Authors: TUNALI Berna , KÜÇÜKTOPCU Yeter , TUNALI Nazlı , ERKEN MERAL Songül , EKER Seçil , KANSU Bayram
Published: March 2023

Alternaria, dünyada yaygın olarak görülen önemli bir fungus cinsi olup Ascomycota bölümü, Dothideomycetes sınıfı, Pleosporales takımı ve Pleosporaceae familyasında yer almaktadır. Alternaria cinsi içerisinde, saprofitik, endofitik ve patojenik türler yer almaktadır. Patojen türler arasında ise bitki patojenleri, hasat sonrası patojenler veya insan patojenleri de bulunmaktadır. Alternaria spp. Alternariol (AOH), Alternariol monometil eter (AME), Tenuazonik asit (TEA), Altenuen (ALT) ve Altertoksin (AT) gibi önemli bazı mikotoksinleri üretmektedir. Mikotoksinler, insan besin zincirine çeşitli şekillerde girebilmekte, birçok farklı gıda ve hayvan yemi ürününde bulunabilmektedir. Bu mikotoksinler, insanlar, memeliler ve diğer hayvanlar tarafından ağız yoluyla alınırsa, mikotoksikoz adı verilen toksik bir tepkiye neden olabilir. Birçoğunun kanserojen olduğu bilinmektedir. Diğerlerinin de cilt hassasiyetinden immün yetmezliğe kadar değişen nörotoksikolojik etkilerle birlikte karaciğer veya böbrek fonksiyonunun bozulması gibi insanlarda çeşitli farklı tepkiler ortaya çıkardığı gösterilmiştir. Alternaria spp., özellikle su aktivitesi (aw), sıcaklık ve pH gibi abiyotik faktörlerden etkilenir. Bazı tahıl taneleri dahil olmak üzere sorgum, pamuk tohumu, domates ve soya fasulyesi gibi farklı substratlar ile ilişkili olarak fungusun çoğalması ve toksin üretimine neden olan koşullar araştırıcılarca tespit edilmiştir. Alternaria toksinlerinin incelenmesinde ELISA, sıvı kromatografi ve PCR temelli analizler en kullanışlı yöntemler olarak görülmektedir. Bu derleme, Alternaria türlerinin önemini, ekolojilerini, mikotoksin üretimi ve sıcakkanlılardaki etkileri ile mikotoksin analiz metotlarını içermektedir. Derleme özellikle, Alternaria türlerinin oluşturdukları mikotoksinler hakkında genel bir bilgi sunmak ve önemine dikkat çekmek amacıyla hazırlanmıştır.
Kök-ur Nematodları ile Mücadelede Tuzak Bitkilerin Kullanılma Potansiyelleri
Authors: AYDINLI Gökhan , ÇALTEPE Esra , MENNAN Sevilhan
Published: March 2023

Nematolojik açıdan tuzak bitki uygulamaları, topraktaki nematod populasyonunu baskılamak amacıyla uygulanabilecek bitki temelli stratejilerden biridir. Tuzaklama stratejilerinde, nematod ve konukçusu arasındaki parazitik ilişki kritik bir öneme sahiptir. Bir alanda tuzak bitkilerin kullanım şekli, tuzak bitki olarak kullanılan bitkinin özelliği ve bu bitkinin imha edilme zamanına bağlı olarak değişmekle beraber; genellikle ana ürün ile aynı zamanda tekli sıralar, çoklu sıralar veya düzensiz dağılım şeklinde ya da ana üründen önce yetiştirilme şeklinde olabilir. Her ne kadar, nematodlar için tuzak bitki olarak bilinen bitki sayısı sınırlı olsa da, nematodun konukçusu ile olan beslenme davranışı da dikkate alındığında, hassas bitkilerin bile tuzaklama amacıyla kullanılabilecek potansiyelde olması, bu uygulamanın bir mücadele stratejisi olarak kullanılabilme potansiyelini artırmaktadır. Özellikle, tuzak bitkilerin hassas bitkiler arasında kısa süreli yetiştirilmesiyle, üretim yapılan alandaki nematod populasyonunun etkili bir şekilde azaldığı ve kendinden sonra yetiştirilen bitkide, belirgin verim artışı sağlandığı bilinmektedir. Ayrıca, kimyasal kullanımının da azalmasına katkı sağlayan bu yaklaşımlar, hem ekonomik olarak daha karlı bir üretimin yapılmasını, hem de çevre ve insan sağlığı için güvenli ve sürdürülebilir bir üretimin gerçekleştirilebilmesini sağlamaktadır. Bu nedenle, kök-ur nematodları ile mücadelede tuzak bitkilerin kullanımının ele alındığı çalışmada, öncelikle kök-ur nematodunun biyolojisi hakkında özet bilgi verilerek, nematod biyolojisi ve tuzaklama stratejileri ile bağlantısı açıklanmaya çalışılmıştır. Tuzaklamanın 2 uygulama şekli olan; tuzak özelliğine sahip bitkilerin kullanıldığı uygulamalar ile hassas bitkilerin tuzak olarak kullanıldığı uygulamalar ve tuzaklama uygulamasını destekleyici stratejiler, günümüze değin yapılan örneklerle derlenerek özetlenmiştir.
Süt Ürünlerinin Zenginleştirilmesinde Kullanılan Baharatların Fonksiyonel Etkileri
Authors: KANAT Nihal , YILMAZ ERSAN Lütfiye , ÖZCAN Tülay
Published: March 2023

Gıdalara tat ve aroma vermek için kullanılan baharatların aynı zamanda antimikrobiyal, antioksidan, antimutajenik, antienflamatuar ve bağışıklık düzenleyici gibi özelliklere sahip olduğu çeşitli çalışmalarda belirtilmiştir. Yapılan çalışmalar baharatların çok sayıda biyoaktif bileşene sahip olduğunu göstermektedir. İçermiş oldukları biyoaktif bileşenler sayesinde baharatlar ilave edildikleri gıdaların raf ömrünün uzatılmasına, oksidasyon reaksiyonlarına karşı korunmasına da katkı sağlamaktadır. Tüketicilerin doğal içeriğe sahip gıdalara karşı artan talebi baharatlara olan ilgiyi de arttırmakta ve süt ürünlerinde doğal bir ingredient olarak baharatların kullanımına yönelik araştırmalar da önem kazanmaktadır. Bu derleme ile gıdaların üretim proseslerine multifonksiyonel bileşenler olarak dahil edilen baharatların süt ve ürünlerindeki etkilerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmaktadır.
Bitki İyonomik: İyonların Biyolojik Dili
Authors: BAŞ Berna
Published: March 2023

İyonomik giderek genişleyen, disiplinlerarası yeni bir alandır ve canlıların bir dış uyarana tepki sonucunda fizyolojisi, gelişimi ve gen ifadesinde değişimine neden olan besin elementlerinin kantitesi, haritalanması ve aynı zamanda elementler ağ sisteminde elementler-arası etkileşimi çalışır. Bu perspektiften, iyonomun vizyonu elementlerin kapsamlı fonksiyonel analizidir ve organizmaların metabolizması, gelişimi, genomu ve çevresinin etkisiyle iyon homeostazını kontrol etmek amacıyla stratejiler gelişimine de imkan vermektedir. Bu yaklaşımla bitkilerdeki besin maddelerinin elemental/iyonik pozisyonları bitkilerin lokal ve doğal çevrelerine adaptasyonları, hastalık durumları ve hastalık dayanıklılık özellikleriyle ilgili bilgiler verir. Sunulan derleme iyonomik konusunun tanıtımı, iyonomun potansiyeli ve uygulama alanları özellikle patogenezdeki rollerini ortaya koymak amacıyla ele alınmıştır.
Estrutura da vegetação e relação com os processos geomorfológicos e regime fluvial no Arquipélago Três Ilhas, Alto Rio Paraná
Authors: Frazatto Fernandes Luiz Antonio , Leli Isabel Terezinha , Stevaux José Cândido , Kawakita Kazue , Romagnolo Mariza Barion
Published: March 2023

O Rio Paraná, segundo maior rio do Brasil, em seu alto curso, apresenta padrão multicanal formado por 264 ilhas de diferentes dimensões e idades de formação. A depender de sua gênese e história evolutiva, as ilhas apresentam subambientes morfologicamente variados (e.g dique, paleobarra e paleoressaco) com variações topográficas e diferentes graus de conectividade com o canal. Este estudo objetiva atestar se a distribuição da vegetação arbórea nos subambientes do Arquipélago Três Ilhas se relaciona com a topografia (morfologia) e o regime de inundação do rio. Os procedimentos incluem o comportamento hidrológico do trecho, levantamento topográfico e fitossociológico da vegetação arbórea das três ilhas, contemplando os três subambientes de cada ilha. A partir desses dados obtiveram-se os grupos sucessionais, síndromes de dispersão e parâmetros fitossociológicos, relacionados às espécies e aos subambientes. Apesar do conhecimento dessas variáveis serem responsáveis pela distribuição vegetal na região do Alto Rio Paraná, incluindo todas as formas de vida vegetais, os resultados mostraram que estatisticamente somente as espécies arbóreas não apresentaram esse padrão específico. A estrutura da vegetação dos subambientes evidencia estar relacionada à geomorfologia, e consequentemente a hidrologia, sendo que a elevação está diretamente relacionada à estrutura da vegetação (área basal e volume).
Genetic Diversity of Some Apples Genotypes in Ex situ Collection
Authors: Kokaj Tatjana
Published: March 2023

The apple tree belongs to the Rosaceae family, the Pomoidea subfamily, and the Malus genus. This genus is very reach and in Albania country, wild and cultivation resources. We have authocton germplasm and introduction apples germplasm. The apple tree its typical areas are continental, cold areas. The apple tree is important tree for consummator because have a lot health value. A variation in the qualitative and quantitative was found in the fruit of apple genotype, included in the collection of Gene Bank. In this collection were analyses at all the apples genotype, mainly in the fruit of apples genotype, such is colour fruit, dimension fruit, weight fruit, chemical analyses, etc. Fruit diameter was ranged from 30 to 60 to 70 mm/ length and from 35 to 55 to 75 mm width. The index shape studied for accession varieties ranged from 0.80 mm to 1.09. 3/12, ¼, 2/4, 6/5, 6/11, 6/7, 6/1, 2/3, it had a longer shape compared. The purpose of this study is to characterization and evaluation traits apple which founded in collection of Valias. In this research was determining morphological diversity for 24 accessions apple. In this research was examined twenty four different apples genotype. Weight depending on the biological characteristics of the variety. The fruit weight is parameters which depending from climatic condition, from technology applied and other serves agrotechnic and productivity of the tree. The weight of accession apples ranged. In this collection domination medium weight fruit. Fruit weight is different between accessions apple which moving 80 to 130, 150, 180, 230 gr to 200, 400, 550 to 700 gr. Weight moving from year to year. Other index of colour fruit which moving from green to light green to yellow to red. Domination character is green fruit colour. Other character is form of fruit which ranged long conic to globose to globose –conic to flat – globose, oblong to ellipsoid and flat. In this collection have diversity of forms apples, this table show this features. Over colour is only for few genotype apples. Red, pink, purple and brown. Type over colour is other trait, is classification on splashed, slighty out, striped mottled. Cluster analyses showed that hight phenotypic varaiation among the apple genotypes investigated. In dendogram created using morphological characteristics of apple genotypes. Those genotypes come to the terms of fruit weight. Significant variation was determinate among the apple genotypes investigated, which can be used in apple breeding programs to improve the desired traits. Morphological characteristics have been affirmed as an important method for identyfing the apple genetic resources.
Constraints in Production of Onion at Perambalur District of Tamil Nadu, India
Authors: Palanisamy Hema , Kannan M. Nithish , Anandh M.
Published: March 2023

Onion (Allium cepa) is one of the important commercial vegetable crops grown in India. It is the most market sensitive agri-commodity known for its huge price volatility. The present study was taken up with the objective of studying socio-economic profile of onion growers and the constraints and suggestions in production and marketing of onion. A total of 120 onion farmers were selected from four villages of Perambalur taluk in Perambalur district using random sampling technique. From the study it is found that that majority of the onion farmers were literate having agriculture as main occupation and comes under the age group of 40 and above. The major constraints faced by the farmers were labour problem during harvesting, Fluctuation in market price, Lack knowledge about the control measures for various pests and diseases and inadequate storage facility. Suggestions given by the farmers to improve onion cultivation, production and marketing were providing loan for construction of onion storage structure, the central and state government may take necessary steps to avoid middlemen involvement in the export & import of onion, establishment of onion procurement centres at the mass production area and providing the cold storage facility.
Determination of Antibacterial Activity using the Aqueous Leaf Extract of Eichhornia crassipes against Few Common Bacterial Pathogens on Fresh Water Fish Oreochromis mossambicus
Authors: Soundari Nithiya
Published: March 2023

The aim of the study was to investigate the antibacterial activity of aqueous leaf extract of E. crassipes against fish pathogenic organisms like P.aeruginosa, A.hydrophila, Vibrio sp., E. coli and S.aureus. O.mosambicus was collected from Kolathur area, Chennai. Fishes were packed aseptically and transported to lab. Organisms were isolated and identified from fishes and used for further studies. The aqueous leaf extract of E. crassipes was extracted by using Soxhlet apparatus and concentrated by Vacuum evaporator to remove the moisture. The phytochemical screening was done to show that the aqueous leaf extract of E. crassipes contain alkaloids, sterols, flavonoids, carbohydrates, and terpenoids, anthoquinones and proteins. The occurrence of these biologically active compounds of the plants may justify their wide usage in traditional medicine and effective against various disease causing pathogens. TLC, HPTLC and GC-MS were performed to study the qualitative and quantitative analysis of various compounds present in the plant extract. Due to the presence of these phytochemical compounds, the leaves can be used as a natural source to treat against the selected fish pathogenic organisms. MIC and the antibacterial activity of the aqueous plant extract against the selected pathogens were done by well diffusion method. The diameters of growth inhibition zone formed were measured in mm along with tetracycline as a reference standard.
Isolation, Identification and Molecular Characterization of Distinctive Isolates in Rhizosperic Soil of Coffee (Coffea arabica L.)
Authors: Rajan S. Soundara , Kumar T. Siva , Balabaskar P. , Parthasarathy R.
Published: March 2023

The current investigation was to identify and characterise the rhizospheric isolates in coffee leaves (Coffea arabica L.) that have many functions for stimulating plant growth. Coffee leaves were harvested from the plants growing at the Lower Pulney Hills Regional Coffee Research Station in Thandigudi. Morphological and biochemical characterization of seven different rhizospheric bacterial isolates was conducted. Recent studies have found varying degrees of resistance in rhizospheric bacterial isolates. Nitrogen fixation, phosphate solubilization, and potassium mobilization are all characteristics that help plants thrive. Additionally, the rhizospheric bacteria were prospective plant symbionts for granting biotic and abiotic stress tolerance. The three effective isolates were subjected to 16S rRNA and 18S rRNA sequencing, and the findings revealed that CPR-2 was Bacillus subtilis, CPR-4 was Pseudomonas fluorescens, and CPR-7 was Trichoderma harzianum and CPR-8 was Rhizoctonia solani.
Exploration of Spray Drying for Microencapsulation of Probiotic with Whey Protein Isolate to Improve Survivability During Gastrointestinal Transit
Authors: Limbachiya Piyush , H. Kabariya Jayesh , M. Ramani Vimal
Published: March 2023

In the present era, functional foods are very popular mainly that contain probiotic because of their human health benefits. They play a therapeutic role by modulating immunity, improving lactose tolerance, lowering cholesterol, and preventing some cancers. In the human gastrointestinal tract, survival and stability are being discussed by scientists and researchers. Microencapsulation techniques are getting significant attention to overcome these limitations. It is a process to entrap a substance in a suitable material in order to generate particles with diameters of a few micrometers. It is a useful technique of entrapment of the probiotic cells to protect them from harsh environmental conditions in the gastrointestinal tract. The present study was undertaken to explore the spray drying technique for microencapsulation of probiotic Lactobacillus fermentum MTCC 8711 culture to evaluate WPI (whey protein isolate) as a coating material. The probiotic culture Lactobacillus fermentum MTCC 8711 was activated and revived in MRS broth, harvested, and the cell biomass was adjusted to ˃109 CFU/ml in sterile saline solution and then it was added to WPI mixture for feed solution preparation and microencapsulation was carried out by spray drying with suitable parameters. Spray drying process and WPI gave minimum powder particle size of 347.9 d.nm (10% WPI) and better survivability of 90.01% (15% WPI). Microencapsulated powders containing L. fermentum MTCC 8711 survived in simulated gastric conditions at pH 3.0 with the survivability of 79.41% (10% WPI) and in simulated bile salts at 1.0% with the survivability of 74.46% (15% WPI) in in vitro condition. The microencapsulated powders were stored at refrigerator (4 °C) and room temperature (37 °C) up to 30 days. The survivability was shown higher at refrigerator temperature than room temperature and they have remained 2.4×107cfu/g which was recommended for probiotic formulations.