Gaziantep University

Prevalence and risk factors for impaired tissue integrity in long-term care settings: A multicenter study

This multicenter, cross-sectional study aimed to determine the prevalence and characteristics of tissue integrity impairments including pressure injuries (PIs), incontinence-associated dermatitis, skin tears, and medical device–related PIs among older adults residing in long-term...

Structural, Surface-Chemical and Morphological Control of Effective Thermal Transport in La2O3-Modified ZnO Nanopowder Compacts

Pristine ZnO and ZnO containing 1, 5, 10 and 20 wt.% nominal La2O3 were prepared by sol–gel-assisted chemical precipitation to investigate composition-dependent thermal transport in porous pressed-powder compacts. X-ray diffraction, Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy, Raman...

Cross-cultural measurement of social overload and social networking sites exhaustion: Rasch and DIF evidence from Ghana, Hong Kong, Türkiye

Social media research increasingly examines the psychological costs of constant connectivity, yet the cross-cultural comparability of widely used social overload and Social Networking Sites (SNS) exhaustion measures remains insufficiently tested. This study examined the dimension...

Transfer of Undertakings and the Limits of Employee Protection: Turkey and the United Kingdom Beyond the EU Directive 2001/23/EC

The transfer of undertakings (TUs), whether by sale, merger, outsourcing, or comparable restructuring, poses a persistent challenge to employment law in terms of how to reconcile an employer’s freedom to reorganise its business with the protection of employees. This article compa...

Coffeehouses as Symbolic Spaces: Materialism and Experiential Motivations in Coffeehouse Selection

The demand for coffeehouses has been growing globally; however, little is known about the psychological factors associated with individuals’ coffeehouse selection. Drawing on a value–motivation–intention framework, this study examines how materialism–coffeehouse as defining succe...

Considering Culinary Use of Lavender: Sensory and Cultural Factors

Lavender is a Mediterranean herb that is used relatively infrequently in the kitchen compared to other Mediterranean herbs, despite growing interest in its culinary applications. The question to be addressed in this narrative historical review is why that should be so. Several al...

The Effects of Physical and Mind–Body Exercise on Anxiety Among Patients with Breast Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of Controlled Trials

Background and Objectives: Anxiety is highly prevalent among breast cancer patients and significantly impairs quality of life. Although both conventional physical exercise (PE) and mind–body interventions (MBE) are used in supportive care, their relative efficacy remains unclear....

Frequency of CAP-Defined Hepatic Steatosis and Its Association with Liver Fibrosis in Patients with Hepatitis Delta

Background and Aim: Hepatitis delta virus (HDV) infection is among the most aggressive forms of chronic viral hepatitis: fibrosis advances quickly, and cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and hepatic decompensation develop more often than with other hepatitis viruses. Metab...

Radiographic assessment of periapical healing following fractured instrument removal: a retrospective cohort study with one-year follow-up using the periapical index and the probability index

This retrospective cohort study evaluated periapical healing outcomes over a one-year follow-up period following the retrieval of fractured instruments (FIs) and analyzed the diagnostic classification consistency between the Periapical Index (PAI) and the Probability Index (PRI)....

The effectiveness of block-based programming applications in secondary school: meta-thematic analysis complemented with qualitative research

Programming is becoming increasingly important today and is considered one of the advanced skills that individuals should possess in the 21st century. However, since individuals often struggle when learning programming, block-based programming (BBP) applications have begun to be...

Expression Profiles of hsa-miR-4715-3p and hsa-miR-5000-3p in Breast Cancer: Findings from Functional and Regulatory Network Analyses

Background/Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the expression profiles of hsa-miR-4715-3p and hsa-miR-5000-3p in breast tumor tissues and to investigate their possible biological and regulatory relationships through integrated bioinformatics analyses. Methods: Tumor a...

Lightweight concrete in modern construction: advancing sustainability, efficiency, and innovation

Abstract Lightweight concrete (LWC) has emerged as the most promising material in sustainable construction, this is due to its reduced weight, superior thermal insulation, and acoustic performance. This review explores the key properties, types, applications, and challenges of LW...

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...

Retinal vessel caliber differences between cataract and healthy individuals: a cross-sectional OCT-based analysis

While cataract represents a significant global health burden, evidence directly comparing retinal vessel calibers between cataractous and healthy eyes remains limited. This study characterized retinal vascular morphometry differences between cataractous and healthy eyes, evaluate...

“Teaching Was Changing Me”: EFL Teacher Identity Trajectories as Dynamic Systems—An Arts-Based Narrative Inquiry

This study investigates how English as a foreign language (EFL) teachers’ role identity trajectories develop over time and how such processes are rendered visible through arts-based narrative practices. Drawing on the Dynamic Systems Model of Role Identity (DSMRI), the study adop...

Clinician-curated ChatGPT-4o– and DeepSeek-R1–assisted exercise programmes added to standard physiotherapy for subacromial pain syndrome: a triple-masked randomized controlled trial

Large language models may assist clinicians in developing exercise programmes and could offer an alternative approach to conventional physiotherapist-designed rehabilitation in musculoskeletal disorders such as subacromial pain syndrome. The aim of this triple-masked randomized c...

Cycling-related injuries demonstrate the highest hospitalization proportion, whereas exercise-related activities account for the largest injury burden: a 12-year national epidemiological analysis

Sports- and recreation-related injuries represent a substantial public health burden, yet comprehensive national analyses comparing high-volume activities across all age groups remain limited. The purpose of this study was to describe temporal patterns, demographic distributions,...

Machine Learning and Deep Learning for Early Disease Detection Across Modalities: A Comprehensive Review of Methods, Applications, and Clinical Translation

Early disease detection is not a single classification problem. It includes population screening, presymptomatic risk estimation, identification of early pathological change, and detection of disease before conventional clinical recognition. Machine learning and deep learning sys...

Predicting and Explaining Economic Losses from Natural Disasters: A Post-Hoc Machine Learning and Explainable AI Approach

This study develops a post hoc machine-learning and explainable artificial intelligence framework for predicting and interpreting the economic losses associated with natural disasters using 5051 records from the EM-DAT database covering 1975–2025. To address dependence among coun...

Dietary intake, metabolic control and growth in patients with organic acidemia and urea cycle disorders

Organic acidemias (OA) and urea cycle disorders (UCD) require lifelong natural dietary protein restriction and, when needed, amino acid mixtures. However, evidence on the long-term effects of these nutritional interventions on growth, dietary adequacy, and metabolic control remai...