Bursa Technical University

Ultrasound-guided assessment for decannulation with critically ill patients: a prospective cohort study

Abstract Identifying a diagnostic method and treatment guidance tool for decannulation that can demonstrate anatomical and physiological effects of long-term artificial-airway (AA) in critically-ill-patients (CIPs). In this prospective study, ultrasound-guided-decannulation (UGD)...

Antenatal care utilization and associated factors among Syrian women attending an enhanced migrant health center in Bursa, Türkiye: a cross-sectional study

This study examined antenatal care (ANC) utilization and associated factors among Syrian women attending an Enhanced Migrant Health Center (EMHC) in Bursa, Türkiye. A facility-based cross-sectional study was conducted between January and April 2026 among Syrian women who had give...

Intravascular hemolysis and clinical outcomes in continuous-flow LVAD patients: A single-center retrospective analysis

Objective: To determine the incidence of intravascular hemolysis in patients implanted with continuous-flow left ventricular assist devices (LVADs), to describe longitudinal changes in hemolysis-related laboratory markers (LDH, total/direct bilirubin, INR), and to assess their di...

Rosmarinic Acid Enhances Doxorubicin Activity in MDA-MB-231 Cells: Associations with Intracellular Oxidative Stress, Mitochondrial Dysfunction, and Apoptosis

Background/Objectives: Rosmarinic acid (RA) is a naturally occurring polyphenolic compound with promising anticancer activity; however, its potential to enhance the therapeutic efficacy of doxorubicin (DOX) against triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) has not been comprehensively...

Waypoint Navigation of a 2D Drone in Stochastic Environment via Regularised Proximal Policy Optimisation

ABSTRACT Autonomous navigation of aerial vehicles under stochastic wind disturbances is a challenging control problem that classical fixed‐gain methods struggle to handle reliably. We present a three‐stage training pipeline that combines imitation learning and reinforcement learn...

Splitting Coils in Energy Storage and Wireless Power Transfer Systems: Analysis, Comparison and Solution

Wireless power transfer has become an increasingly widespread technology in electric vehicle and charging-system applications. Advances in power electronics have led to significant improvements in system efficiency, and in parallel, extensive research has been conducted on energy...

Combined effects of material selection and surface engineering on the wear behavior of glass crusher blades in deposit return systems

Abstract The wear behavior of glass crusher blades used in deposit return systems was investigated by evaluating the combined effects of material selection and surface engineering. Eight different steels were tested under simulated glass-crushing conditions using a custom-designe...

Compact Fuzzy Set: A Parameter-Free Unifying Approach for Flexible and Reliable Conflict Modeling in Group Decision Making

While the literature on fuzzy set extensions has expanded rapidly, this extension inflation has introduced significant reliability issues regarding the semantic consistency and practical validity of the proposed models. Specifically, high levels of disagreement among experts are...

A generalized artificial neural network (ANN) model for predicting construction project durations based on cost and geolocation data

Purpose Reliable construction project duration estimation remains a persistent challenge due to the complex interactions among project characteristics and the diversity of construction environments. While previous prediction models have frequently relied on project-specific varia...

Thermal and Mechanical Properties of Cementitious Waste-Coated Polyamide 6 Composites

The study investigates pozzolanic materials, silica fume, and fly ash as reinforcement agents in a polyamide 6 (PA6) matrix with cement. The materials were combined in various proportions and applied via ultrasonic coating before being extruded into composite filament samples. Di...

Ammonia-Responsive Gelatin/Co–MOF Composite Films Based on Gallic Acid-Derived Metal–Organic Frameworks for Intelligent Food Packaging

Ammonia-responsive gelatin-based composite films containing cobalt metal–organic frameworks (Co–MOFs) synthesized using gallic acid as an organic ligand were developed and evaluated as intelligent packaging materials. Co–MOFs were incorporated into gelatin films at concentrations...

Taguchi gray relational analysis for multi-objective optimization of carbon fiber reinforced PLA

Abstract The most widely used additive manufacturing method is FDM. This technique depends on printing parameters. Most studies optimize a single mechanical property of a part. However, parts are often subjected to multiple loadings. This study, which focuses on Carbon Fiber rein...

Rosmarinic Acid Potentiates Cisplatin-Induced Antitumour Activity Through ROS-Associated Apoptotic Signalling in Two- and Three-Dimensional Breast Cancer Models

Triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC) remains a highly aggressive malignancy with limited therapeutic options and frequent resistance to platinum-based chemotherapy. Rosmarinic acid (RA), a naturally occurring polyphenol, has attracted considerable interest as a potential chemosen...