Necmettin Erbakan University

A multimodal non-fatiguing recovery strategy improves neuromuscular restoration and attenuates inflammatory and oxidative stress responses following a standardized football match: a randomized crossover study

Abstract Purpose This study compared the effects of a modern multimodal non-fatiguing recovery protocol with traditional low-intensity active running and passive recovery on neuromuscular performance, muscle damage, inflammatory responses, oxidative stress, and perceptual outcome...

Changes in functional outcomes following activity management training in individuals with chronic low back pain: associations with cognitive functions, body awareness, and fatigue

Aims This study investigated changes in activity patterns, cognitive functions, and fatigue following activity management training in individuals with chronic low back pain (CLBP).Patients and methods Thirty-four individuals with CLBP completed a six-week training program coverin...

No evidence of acute effects of cocoa flavanols on overt and covert attention: a randomised, double-blind crossover trial

Abstract Acute consumption of cocoa flavanols (CF) has been reported to enhance cognitive functions, primarily through nitric oxide synthesis within blood vessels. These effects include improved performance in sustained attention, spatial attention and attentional control. Howeve...

The impact of experimental diabetes mellitus on the catalase immunoreactivity in the mice parotid gland

Diabetes mellitus is a metabolic disorder and has been considered as a chronic disease of oxidative stress-linked tissue dysfunction with persistent hyperglycemia. Oxidative stress is a key factor contributing to the pathogenesis of diabetic complications by imbalancing cellular...

The Reflection of Conceptual Debates in Ottoman Naval History on High School Curriculum and Teacher Education: A Pedagogical Analysis

This study aims to examine the conceptual debates in academic Ottoman maritime historiography and their instructional reflections in the 2025 secondary school (10th and 11th grade) History textbooks approved by the Ministry of National Education, alongside History Education under...

Dynamic Weighing Signal Denoising Approach Based on Convolutional Denoising Autoencoders: A Novel Rapid Weight Determination for Egg Sorting Machines

With the increasing scale of industrial egg production, rapid and precise weight classification has become a technical necessity. While dynamic weighing systems are employed to maintain high production speeds, load cell signals in these systems are significantly corrupted by mech...

Urethral Stricture with a Miniaturised (22 Fr) Versus Standard (26 Fr) Resectoscope Sheath During Thulium Fibre Laser Enucleation of the Prostate: A Prospective, Two-Centre Comparative Cohort Study

Objectives: We aimed to compare the observed rates of postoperative urethral stricture between patients undergoing thulium fibre laser enucleation of the prostate (ThuFLEP) using a 22 Fr miniaturised instrument strategy and those treated using a standard 26 Fr strategy. Methods:...

Investigation of mandibular cortical and trabecular bone in secondary polycythemia: case-control study

This study aimed to assess differences in mandibular cortical index (MCI) scores and fractal dimension (FD) values of mandibular trabecular bone between patients with secondary polycythemia and healthy controls using panoramic radiographs. A retrospective study was conducted with...

Preoperative Iron Deficiency Anemia and Frailty in Geriatric Colorectal Cancer Surgery: A Prospective Observational Study

Objective: Although iron deficiency anemia (IDA) and frailty are common among geriatric surgical patients—frailty has been reported in approximately 31% of patients undergoing colorectal cancer surgery—prospective data on the association between IDA and frailty in patients underg...

Prognostic Value of Systemic Inflammation Markers and Clinical Factors in Grade 4 Diffuse Glioma: A Multicenter Retrospective Real-World Study

Background/Objectives: Systemic inflammation contributes to tumor growth and spread. We aimed to evaluate the association of pretreatment inflammatory indices and clinical and laboratory factors with survival in newly diagnosed grade 4 diffuse glioma. Methods: A total of 120 pati...

Serum Neuregulin-1, Neuregulin-2, and Neuregulin-3 Levels in Children with Attention-deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

Objective: We compared serum neuregulin-1 (NRG-1), neuregulin-2 (NRG-2), and neuregulin-3 (NRG-3) levels between children and adolescents with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and healthy controls and investigated their relationship with ADHD symptom severity.Metho...

The Mediating Role of Maladaptive Coping in the Association Between Neuroticism and Family Accommodation in Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder

Objective Family accommodation, in which relatives facilitate obsessive-compulsive symptoms, is highly prevalent in obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) and associated with poor treatment outcomes. Although neuroticism and maladaptive coping have been linked to OCD severity, the m...

Bulova: A Novel Encryption Approach for Digital Identity Images

The rapid development of digital image data exchange over the Internet has increased concerns about image breaches and security risks. To address these concerns, it is essential to transmit and receive image data using a fast and robust encryption technique. In this regard, this...

The Mediating Role of Psychological Vulnerability and Grit in the Effect of Childhood Happiness Memories on Subjective Happiness

Childhood experiences are significantly associated with people's mental health and subjective happiness. This study aims to examine the relationship between Early Memories of Warmth and Safeness and Subjective Happiness by exploring the serial mediating roles of Psychological Vul...

Association of vaccination status and vaccine type with quality of life in hospitalized COVID-19 patients

Aims: The aim of this study is to investigate whether vaccination, as one of the most critical preventive measures against infectious diseases, has an impact on the quality of life post-infection. Additionally, it aims to evaluate the effects of different vaccine types used in th...

Real-world outcomes of children with first relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia treated according to the ALL-IC REL 2016 guideline in Türkiye

Relapsed acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) remains a major challenge in pediatric oncology, particularly where access to modern immunotherapies is limited. This national multicenter study evaluated real-world outcomes of children with first relapsed ALL treated according to the...

Enzyme-acid pretreatment conditions for enhancing yield and phenolic content in cold pressed grape seed oil

Grape seed oil (GSO) is a valuable source of unsaturated fatty acids and bioactive compounds; however, the efficiency of cold pressing is often limited by low oil recovery and restricted transfer of antioxidant constituents into the oil phase. This study investigated the effects...

Identification and quality characterization of a putative novel 17x + 8y high‐molecular‐weight glutenin subunit recombination in bread wheat

Abstract BACKGROUND High‐molecular‐weight glutenin subunits ( HMW ‐ GSs ) are major determinants of dough rheological behavior and bread‐making quality in bread wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.). Among wheat genomes, the Glu‐ B1 locus exhibits the highest allelic diversity; however,...

Serum CXCL-10 and CTLA-4 levels in treatment-naive chronic hepatitis B: associations with EASL-based clinical phenotypes, histological inflammatory activity, and non-invasive fibrosis indices

Chronic hepatitis B (CHB) is a major global health issue, as ongoing viral replication can drive hepatic inflammation and immune dysregulation, increasing the risk of cirrhosis and hepatocellular carcinoma. CXCL-10, a proinflammatory chemokine, and CTLA-4, an inhibitory immune ch...

Decontamination kinetics, quality attributes, and shelf life extension of stuffed pasta (mantı) processed by combined microwave drying and low-pressure argon cold plasma treatment

Abstract In this study, a novel combined process utilizing microwave drying and vacuum microwave-plasma techniques was investigated as an alternative to traditional drying methods to ensure the quality preservation and shelf-life extension of stuffed pasta (Turkish mantı). A cust...