Usak University

Relationships Between Physical Activity, Psychological Symptoms, and Sleep Quality in Young Adults: A Body Composition Perspective

Background: Physical activity, mental health, and sleep are interconnected factors influencing well-being in young adults. This study investigated the relationships among physical activity, psychological symptoms (depression, anxiety, stress), sleep quality, and body composition...

Safranal Attenuates Malathion-Induced Oxidative Stress and AChE Inhibition Across Blood, Hepatic, Renal, and Brain Matrices

Organophosphate pesticides, particularly malathion, are widely used in agriculture but pose severe toxicity risks to non-target organisms through acetylcholinesterase (AChE) enzyme inhibition and the induction of oxidative stress. This study investigated the potential protective...

Association of socioeconomic status and state anxiety with pain and subjective sensations during propofol injection

Objective: This study aimed to investigate the relationship between pain experienced during propofol injection and patients’ socioeconomic status and state anxiety, while considering the effects of age, sex, body mass index, and time to loss of consciousness.Method: In this prosp...

KAMU YÖNETİCİLERİNİN YAPAY ZEKA ALGISINI ÖLÇMEYE YÖNELİK BİR ARAŞTIRMA

Yapay zekanın kamuda kullanımı bazı çekinceleri beraberinde getirmiş olsa da sağladığı faydalar göz önünde bulundurulduğunda giderek daha fazla alanda kendini göstermektedir. Yapay zekanın kamuda amaç ve hedeflere yönelik doğru ve verimli kullanılabilmesi için tüm çalışanların ve...

From Perfectionism Profiles to Career Adaptability Trajectories: A Longitudinal Person-Centered Study of Adolescents

In contemporary high-stakes environments, perfectionistic traits are increasingly prevalent among adolescents, impacting their career development. Drawing on Career Construction Model of Adaptation, this longitudinal, person-centered study examined how within-person combinations...

A Flexible Lifetime Distribution Based on Alpha Power Transformation: Properties, Inference and Data Analysis

The Rayleigh–Logarithmic distribution provides a useful framework for modelling lifetime data by combining continuous lifetime variability with a logarithmic compounding mechanism. This study introduces a three-parameter Alpha Power Rayleigh–Logarithmic (APRL) distribution by app...

Blood Pressure and Angina-Related Health Status During Benidipine Therapy: A Multicenter Real-World Cohort Study

Background: Benidipine is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension and chronic coronary syndrome. Although it effectively lowers blood pressure (BP), the relationship between BP reduction and improvement in angina-related health status during b...

Novel investigation on pine oil-diesel blends enriched with hydrogen and alumina nanoparticles used for diesel engines

This study investigates the performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operating on a novel dual-fuel combination consisting of pine oil–diesel blends enriched with hydrogen and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles. A baseline blend of 80% pine oil and 20%...

Metabolic responses of diet–exercise combinations in women with obesity: a comparative lifestyle intervention study with different diet types

Obesity represents a major global public health challenge, particularly among women, and is associated with adverse metabolic and endocrine outcomes. his study evaluated the effects of ketogenic, intermittent fasting (IF), and semi-vegetarian diets, alone or combined with home-ba...