Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy Üniversitesi

Pregnant Women’s Experiences of Obstetric Abdominal Ultrasound: A Qualitative Study Exploring Emotional, Cognitive, and Relational Dimensions

Aim: This study aimed to explore pregnant women’s experiences of obstetric abdominal ultrasound and examine the emotional, cognitive, and relational dimensions of these experiences. Methods: A qualitative descriptive study was conducted with 20 pregnant women attending routine ob...

Associations Among Preoperative Intrusive Thoughts, Postoperative Pain Intensity, and Thirst Within the Biopsychosocial Model: An Observational Study

Background/Objectives: This study aimed to examine the associations of preoperative intrusive thoughts with postoperative pain intensity and thirst discomfort within a biopsychosocial framework. As a secondary exploratory objective, the study sought to estimate direct and indirec...

Empirical Modeling of Pavement Condition Index (PCI) Based on Traffic Volume and Heavy-Vehicle Composition

Road networks represent essential municipal infrastructure assets that require timely preservation to maintain serviceability and traffic safety. However, premature pavement degradation driven by operational traffic loading presents a continual challenge for municipal pavement ma...

Adapting teaching materials for inclusive physical education: pre-service teachers’ experiences with students with mild intellectual disabilities

Inclusive teaching has received increasing attention in physical education teacher education (PETE), yet pre-service physical education teachers (PSTs) have limited opportunities to develop and adapt instructional materials in practice. This study examined PSTs’ experiences devel...

Early mortality prediction in upper gastrointestinal bleeding using explainable machine learning: comparison with established clinical risk scores

Early risk stratification in upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is essential for emergency department (ED) triage, treatment planning, and mortality reduction. Although conventional clinical scores are widely used, they may not fully capture complex nonlinear interactions amo...

Web-Supported School Health Application: A Mixed-Method Study on Students’ Physical Fitness Parameters and Experiences

This study aimed to examine the effects of a 10-week Web-Supported School Health (WEDOS) program based on the Teaching Personal and Social Responsibility Model (TPSRM) on students’ Health-Related Fitness Knowledge (HRFK), Exercise Stages of Change (ESC), and Health-Related Fitnes...

Effects of naringenin on superovulation in mice: evaluation of zygote and blastocyst development, histopathology, and molecular docking insights

CONTEXT: Naringenin is a citrus-derived flavanone with documented antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, and steroidogenic modulatory properties; yet, its effects under gonadotropin-stimulated superovulation have not been investigated. AIMS: This study evaluated the impact of naringenin...

Gateway-Driven Hybrid Adaptive Power Management for Energy-Harvesting LPWAN IoT Nodes Using Fuzzy Logic

Low-Power Wide-Area Network (LPWAN)-based Internet of Things (IoT) deployments require energy management strategies that adapt to dynamic operating conditions without increasing the processing burden on energy-harvesting nodes. These nodes must coordinate data reporting with mand...

Kaleidoscopic contradictions: Ecological paradoxes in AI-powered interactive digital narrative

This study aims to analyze the ecological contradictions inherent in artificial intelligence-supported interactive digital narrative systems. Drawing on theoretical frameworks such as post-digital aesthetics, media ecology, and critical environmental studies, the research analyze...

Comparison of the accuracy of complete-arch scans obtained using different scanning strategies and intraoral scanners on a paediatric typodont model: an in vitro study

With the growing integration of digital workflows in paediatric dentistry, intraoral scanners (IOS) are increasingly preferred over traditional impression methods because of their improved patient comfort and clinical efficiency. However, limited research exists on the accuracy o...

Feasibility and Preliminary Effects of the Renkli Adımlar Game- and Drama-Based Program for Preventing Peer Bullying and Promoting Empathy: A Pilot School-Level Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial

Aim: This pilot school-level cluster-randomized controlled trial evaluated the feasibility and preliminary effects of the Renkli Adımlar (Colorful Steps) game- and drama-based intervention on bullying and victimization, with empathy assessed as a secondary outcome, among primary...

Evaluation of Ovarian and Uterine Pathological Lesions in Dogs Undergoing Ovariohysterectomy

This study aimed to evaluate the types, frequency, and distribution of pathological lesions observed in the ovarian and uterine tissues of female dogs subjected to ovariohysterectomy at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Burdur Mehmet Aki...

Evaluation of Eating Disorders in Relation to Premenstrual Syndrome in Adolescents

Aim This study aimed to evaluate the relationship between eating disorders and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) in adolescents. Methods A descriptive cross-sectional design was employed to recruit adolescents aged 17–19 years. Data were collected using the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale...

Combined effects of a novel reduced graphene oxide-enriched diesel-hazelnut biodiesel-tetrahydrofuran blend on combustion and emission characteristics of a compression ignition engine

Abstract The gradual exhaustion of fossil fuel reserves and the enforcement of stricter emission regulations have driven the search for sustainable and environmentally friendly alternative fuels for compression-ignition engines. In this study, the effects of the combined use of h...

Prospective evaluation of the EASIX score for predicting erectile dysfunction: a comparative model analysis

This prospective study aimed to evaluate the predictive utility of the Endothelial Activation and Stress Index (EASIX) score in determining the presence and severity of erectile dysfunction (ED) and to compare its performance against a baseline clinical model. A total of 236 male...

The Discursive Reconstruction of Historical Responsibility: A Critical Discourse Analysis of Shinzō Abe’s Pearl Harbor Speech

This study examines the speech delivered by former Japanese Prime Minister Shinzō Abe at Pearl Harbor on December 27, 2016, through the framework of Critical Discourse Analysis (CDA). Drawing on Norman Fairclough’s three-dimensional discourse model (1992, 2003), the speech is ana...

Genomic Diversity and Footprints of Selection in Hamdani Sheep

This study aimed to characterize the genomic diversity, population structure, and candidate regions consistent with selection in Hamdani (HAM) sheep using high-density SNP generated by double-digest restriction site-associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq). A total of 20 animals were...

The Role of Turkey’s Pronatalist Policies in War, Famine, and Epidemic Policies During World War II

This study examines Turkey’s policies developed in response to three major threats to its population during the Second World War—war, famine and epidemics—within the framework of pronatalist population policies. While the existing literature largely explains Turkey’s neutrality t...

Effects of Dietary Organic Acid Supplementation in Coccidiosis-Challenged Broilers: A Meta-Analysis

This meta-analysis aimed to systematically assess the effects of organic acid supplementation on growth performance and disease-related parameters in broiler chickens challenged with coccidiosis. Following PRISMA guidelines, a systematic literature search was conducted across Pub...

Lycopene Attenuates Acute Cyclophosphamide-Induced Renal Injury in Mice: Renal Function, Cytokine Transcription, and Histopathological Evidence

Background/Objectives: Cyclophosphamide (CP) can produce acute renal toxicity through overlapping oxidative, inflammatory, and apoptotic processes. Although lycopene is widely studied for antioxidant and anti-inflammatory activity, its renal effects during acute CP exposure remai...