Ege University

Pot type and bait selection shape catch rates of the invasive blue crab (Callinectes sapidus): evidence from a model-based comparative analysis

Context The Atlantic blue crab (Callinectes sapidus) is among the most ecologically and economically damaging invaders in the Mediterranean, and commercial removal is increasingly promoted for population control. Yet, existing gear comparisons often confound pot design with bait,...

Video-Based Comparative Modelling of Bus Dwell Time Using Parametric and Machine Learning Methods

This study models bus dwell time and compares different modelling techniques to identify key operational and passenger-related factors affecting it. Using manually collected stop-level data from İzmir, Türkiye, the analysis examined four main explanatory factors, namely, total bo...

Reproductive cycle of invasive alien bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis (Fischer, 1870) in the Gulf of İzmir, Aegean Sea

Context The invasive Lessepsian bivalve Brachidontes pharaonis (P.Fischer, 1870) heavily aggregates on longline mussel farms in the Gulf of İzmir, causing spatial and nutritional competition on the commercially cultivated native mussel Mytilus galloprovincialis. Aims This study e...

Risk Factors for Lymphedema After Breast Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Cohort Study Evaluating Axillary Surgical Approaches

AIM: Breast cancer-related lymphedema remains a major complication that follows axillary surgery. This prospective study evaluated the effects of axillary surgical techniques and treatment-related factors on the development of lymphedema in patients undergoing breast cancer surge...

Assessment of Dental Students' and Recent Graduates' Knowledge of Artificial Intelligence Applications in Dentistry

ABSTRACT Introduction Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming dentistry by enhancing diagnostic accuracy, clinical efficiency and personalized treatment planning. This study evaluates the awareness and perceptions of AI applications among dental students and recent graduates...

Evaluation of the brachial plexus and spinal cord with diffusion tensor imaging and synthetic MRI in obstetric brachial plexus palsy: DTI of brachial plexus and spinal cord in OBPP

Obstetric brachial plexus palsy (OBPP) is conventionally staged as a peripheral nerve injury, yet conventional magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) poorly reflects microstructural neural and spinal cord changes.We evaluate whether magnetic resonance image compilation (MAGIC), a form...

Lisans Düzeyi Müzik Öğrencilerinin Çalgı Performansı Öz-Yeterlikleri ile Müzik Performans Kaygıları Arasındaki İlişkinin İncelenmesi

Araştırmanın amacı, lisans düzeyinde mesleki müzik eğitimi alan öğrencilerin çalgı performansı öz-yeterlik inançları ile müzik performans kaygıları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Araştırmaya beş üniversiteden 319 öğrenci dâhil edilmiştir. Veriler, Çalgı Performansı Öz-Yeter...

Communication barriers and challenges in informed consent in prehospital emergency medical services: A case report of an elderly patient with hearing impairment and dementia

Background Older adults frequently require emergency medical services (EMS), and coexisting cognitive and sensory impairments can hinder history taking and informed consent in the prehospital environment. This case illustrates compounded communication failure caused by profound h...

Senescence-Associated Transcriptome Reversal Prioritizes Repurposing Candidates for Diabetic Kidney Disease: A Computational Study

Background/Objectives: Diabetic kidney disease (DKD) is a leading cause of end-stage kidney disease, and cellular senescence is a tractable therapeutic target; yet prioritizing credible repurposing candidates is difficult because bulk-tissue senescence signals are weak, single-da...

Organ-Specific Clinical Patterns of Pediatric Cystic Echinococcosis: A Multicenter Cohort from an Endemic Region

Pediatric cystic echinococcosis (CE) remains insufficiently characterized, particularly regarding organ-specific presentation and outcomes. This multicenter retrospective cohort included children aged 0–18 years with a definitive diagnosis of CE between 2013 and 2023 at six terti...

ASIC1 Emerges as an ATC-Associated Candidate from an Integrative Dual miRNA-mRNA Analysis

Background/Objectives: Anaplastic thyroid carcinoma (ATC) is a highly aggressive malignancy in which coordinated loss of tumor-suppressive miRNAs may contribute to reciprocal upregulation of shared target genes. We aimed to identify common miRNA targets associated with ATC and to...

Beyond Seizure Suppression: Caffeic Acid Phenethyl Ester and 10-Hydroxy-2-Decenoic Acid Improve Anxiety-like and Cognitive Behaviors in PTZ-Challenged Zebrafish

Epilepsy is associated with recurrent seizures and behavioral and cognitive disturbances, highlighting the importance of assessing behavioral outcomes alongside seizure severity. Caffeic acid phenethyl ester (CAPE) has shown neuroprotective activity, whereas evidence for the neur...

Biocompatibility of five occlusal splint materials produced by four fabrication methods: an in vitro comparative study

Abstract Background To evaluate the cytotoxicity, cell death, interleukin-6 (IL-6) release, and surface roughness of five occlusal splint materials produced by four different fabrication methods on L929 mouse fibroblasts. Methods 240 disc-shaped specimens (15 × 2 mm) were fabrica...

Primary Tumor Histologic Regression and Immunotherapy Outcomes in Recurrent or Metastatic Melanoma

BACKGROUND: Histologic regression in primary cutaneous melanoma has shown inconsistent prognostic associations, and its relevance to immune checkpoint inhibitor (ICI) outcomes in patients who later develop recurrent or metastatic disease remains unclear. This study aimed to evalu...

Extreme low and high temperature treatments as a non-chemical control strategy for the almond moth, Ephestia cautella in dried figs

Mortality responses of different developmental stages of the almond moth, Ephestia cautella (Walker) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), to extreme low and high temperatures were evaluated under laboratory and field-scale conditions to assess the feasibility of temperature-based control st...

Adverse events and severity of harm during intrahospital transport from the emergency department in critically ill pediatric patients: a prospective observational study

Intrahospital transport (IHT) of critically ill children (CIC) is frequently required for diagnostic and therapeutic interventions but is associated with a risk of adverse events (AEs). This study aimed to evaluate the incidence, characteristics, and severity of AEs during IHT fr...

Assessment of Patients’ Awareness of Anticoagulant Use in Atrial Fibrillation: A Cross-Sectional Survey

OBJECTIVE: Atrial fibrillation (AF) increases thromboembolic risk, and oral anticoagulants (OACs) substantially reduce this risk; however, their safe and effective use requires adequate patient knowledge. We aimed to assess AF- and OAC-related awareness among Turkish patients and...

Baseline Liver Metabolic Health in Newly Diagnosed People Living with HIV Compared with HIV-Negative Controls: Cross-Sectional Findings from the Prospective MASHIV-TR Cohort

Metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease (MASLD) is an important comorbidity in people living with HIV (PLWH), yet most data derive from individuals receiving antiretroviral therapy (ART). In the baseline cross-sectional analysis of the prospective multicentre MAS...

Elranatamab in relapsed/refractory multiple myeloma patients on hemodialysis: A real-world case series

Background Renal impairment is a frequent and adverse prognostic factor in multiple myeloma (MM), with dialysis-dependent patients largely excluded from pivotal trials of B-cell maturation antigen (BCMA)-directed therapies. Elranatamab, a BCMA×CD3 bispecific antibody, has demonst...

Preclinical Evaluation of the SMNP-Adjuvanted R21 Malaria Vaccine Across Multiple Mouse Strains

Background: Adjuvants can enhance the immunogenicity of virus-like particle (VLP) vaccines. VLP-based malaria vaccines (RTS,S and R21) have demonstrated the potential of this approach and have now been deployed in many countries. However, the efficacy of these vaccines decays ove...