{"title":"Effects of Kefir on Obesity and Diabetes","authors":"Hilal Doğan Güney, Özlem ÖZER ALTUNDAĞ","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1397937","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1397937","url":null,"abstract":"Özet \u0000Son on yılda obezite, diyabet, dislipidemi gibi kronik bulaşıcı olmayan hastalık vakalarındaki artışla birlikte tamamlayıcı veya adjuvan tedavi olarak probiyotik ve prebiyotik kullanımına ilgi artmıştır. Kefir probiyotik içeriği zengin fermente bir üründür. Probiyotik içeriği zengin bir fermente ürün olan kefirin diyabet üzerindeki etkileri incelemek amacıyla son on yılda yapılan çalışmalar incelenmiş ve derlenmiştir. Sonuçlar değerlendirildiğinde farklı dozlarda ve farklı sürelerde günlük olarak tüketilen kefirin iyi bir glisemik kontrol ve metabolik kontrol sağlayıcı olduğu incelenen çalışmalarda belirtilmektedir. Yapılan bu derleme çalışması ile hedeflenen ileriki çalışmalarda farklı süt türleri ve farklı bakteri suşları kullanılarak üretilen kefirlerin insan sağlığının farklı boyutlardaki etkilerinin incelenmesine (merkezi sinir sistemi gibi) ve kefirin raf ömrü gibi kriterlerine etkisine ışık tutması amaçlanmaktadır.","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"12 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140514058","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"QUANTUM CHEMICAL STUDIES OF SENSITIZERS DESIGNED FOR DYE-SENSITIVE SOLAR CELLS","authors":"Zeynep Turhan, Erhan Öztürk, Necdet Karakoyun","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1404252","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1404252","url":null,"abstract":"In this study, two different organic dyes with a D-π1-R-π2-A structure were designed from the reference dye E0 with a D-π1-π2-A structure (E3-E4). By adding 2,3-dicyanopyrirazinophenanthrene between the π-bridges on the reference dye E0 and changing the π-bridge, dyes designed to examine the photovoltaic features for use in dye-sensitized solar cell (DSSC) devices were obtained. Various properties of the designed dyes, such as their geometrical structures, absorption spectra, nonlinear optical properties (NLOs), energy levels, boundary molecular orbitals, and some photovoltaic and chemical reactivity parameters, were investigated using density functional theory (DFT) and time-dependent DFT (TD-DFT) methods to improve the performance of Dye-Sensitized Solar Cells (DSSCs). The calculated theoretical results concluded that E4 of the designed dyes can have a high short-circuit current and better power conversion energy (PCE) compared with E0. These results indicate that adding different auxiliary ligands and modifying the π-bridges can effectively improve the photovoltaic performance of the system.","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":" 10","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139142314","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determining the Effect of Spirituality in Pregnancy","authors":"Meltem Şahi̇n, Mine Bekar","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1394698","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1394698","url":null,"abstract":"Amaç Bu araştırma, gebelikte spiritüalitenin etkisinin belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Araştırmanın evrenini Bir Devlet Hastanesi Kadın Doğum Polikliniğine prenatal takip için başvuran gebeler oluşturmuştur. Örneklemi yapılan güç analizine göre 0.05 yanılgı düzeyinde, %85 güven aralığında, 0.3 etki büyüklüğünde, evreni temsil etme gücüne sahip 106 gebe oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada veriler araştırmacı tarafından literatür taranarak hazırlanan ve 35 maddeden oluşan “Gebelikte Spiritüalitenin Etkisinin Belirlenmesi Anket Formu” ile toplanmıştır. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde tanımlayıcı istatistiksel yöntemler olarak sayı, yüzde ve ortalama kullanılmıştır. Gruplu değişkenler arasındaki ilişki ki-kare analizi ile test edilmiştir. Bulgular: Çalışmaya katılan gebelerin %38.7’sinin 26-30 yaş grubunda, %45.3’ünün üniversite mezunu, %57.5’inin çalışmadığı, %76.4’ünün geniş ailede ve %63.2’sinin şehirde yaşadığı, %71.7’sinin evliliğinin ilk yılında gebe kaldığı, %38.7’sinin bir gebelik geçirdiği, %67.9’unun düşük yaşamadığı, %59.4’ünün III. trimester döneminde, %94.3’ünün gebeliğinin doğal yollarla olduğu, %78.3’ünün bebeğinin cinsiyetini bildiği ve %66.0’sının gebelikte sağlık problemi yaşamadığı görülmüştür. Sonuç: Spiritüalitenin gruplu değişkenleri ile gebelerin sosyodemografik ve obstetrik özellikleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır (p","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":" 29","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139144015","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"SAĞLIK PERSONELİNİN COVID-19 AŞISI HAKKINDA BİLGİ FARKINDALIĞI VE TEREDDÜTLERİ","authors":"Özlem Karabulutlu, Tuba Kavas","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1381409","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1381409","url":null,"abstract":"Araştırma sağlık personelinin COVID-19 aşısına yönelik bilgi farkındalığını, tereddütlerini ve aşıya yönelik tutumlarının belirlenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı-kesitsel türde olan bu araştırmanın evrenini Kars Harakani Devlet Hastanesi sağlık personelleri oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemi ise Ekim-Aralık 2021 tarihleri arasında çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 200 sağlık çalışanı oluşturmuştur. Verilerin değerlendirilmesinde sayı yüzdelik hesaplamaları ve ki-kare önemlilik testleri kullanılmıştır. İstatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi p","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"36 1‐2","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139151679","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Determination of the Relationship Between Genital Self-Image and Sexual Qualtiy of Life in Sexually Active Women","authors":"Melek YASAR AYAN, K. Beydağ","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1370466","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1370466","url":null,"abstract":"Genital self-image refers to individuals' level of satisfaction with the appearance of their genital organs. In the study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between genital self-image and sexual quality of life in sexually active women. The descriptive and relational screening study was conducted with the participation of 921 sexually active women as an online questionnaire over social communication network between 01 December 2020-01 March 2021. The mean score of the women obtained from the Female Genital Self-Image Scale was found to be 21.35±4.05, and the mean score obtained from the Sexual Quality of Life Scale was determined as 73.90±16.38. A positive and weak relationship was found between the mean score of the women obtained from the Female Genital Self-Image Scale and the mean score obtained from the Sexual Quality of Life Scale (p","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"88 12","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-28","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139151976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Role of Some Vitamins in The Course of Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus 2 Infection","authors":"Murat Ari, Naim Uzun, Serkan Sugeçti","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1379577","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1379577","url":null,"abstract":"Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) infection is a disease that entered our lives at the end of 2019 and caused a pandemic. Although it has been brought under control with the introduction of vaccines worldwide, new variants observed in the virus still remain a cause for concern. The role of some vitamins in evaluating the pathophysiological mechanisms and disease severity of this disease has been the subject of many studies. But there is no consensus. This study focused on the relationship between vitamins C, D and E and the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection. There is strong evidence showing a fairly consistent association between low vitamin D levels and poor prognosis of infection. Although there is evidence that vitamin D supplementation may play a positive role in preventing infection, there is no solid support for vitamin D supplementation in reducing the risk of complications from infection. In some clinical observations, vitamin C supplementation has been reported to improve the course of the infection. However, controlled studies have concluded that there is no statistical difference in this improvement. There is limited information on the effect of vitamin E supplementation on the course of infection. On the other hand, these patients are encouraged to take adequate amounts of antioxidant supplements such as vitamin E. Vitamins that have antioxidant properties, have an immune system regulating effect and play a role in many enzyme systems may be important in protecting against infection. It may have adjuvant effects on the course of SARS-CoV-2 infection.","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"66 ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-19","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139171406","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
M. Canday, Mehmet Uslu, M. Ezer, Hatice BEŞEREN HAVADAR, Aslıhan Yurtkal
{"title":"BRENNER TUMOR CASE REPORT","authors":"M. Canday, Mehmet Uslu, M. Ezer, Hatice BEŞEREN HAVADAR, Aslıhan Yurtkal","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1311549","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1311549","url":null,"abstract":"Brenner tumors are rare transitional cell tumors of the ovary. They are usually benign tumors, but there are rarer borderline and malignant types. Most benign Brenner tumors are small and found incidentally. In our case, a 65-year-old female patient who underwent nephroureterctomy by the urology coincidentally had a mass in the left ovary during the operation. The obstetrics and gynecology department was called for consultation, and bilateral salpingotomy was performed as malignancy might occur. In histopathological examination; The mass found in the nephrectomy material was diagnosed as invasive, low-grade papillary urothelial carcinoma, and the mass in the left ovary was diagnosed as benign Brenner tumor. In our article, the histological findings of this rare case are presented and the literature is reviewed.","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"11 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-05","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139186244","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"COVID-19 PANDEMİ SÜRECİNDE ANNE OLMAK","authors":"Birsen Altay, Ayşe Çalmaz, Hatice Biçakçi","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1260711","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1260711","url":null,"abstract":"Purpose: The research was conducted as a descriptive study to determine the mood and behaviors observed by mothers and their children during the pandemic. Method: The research was conducted online between November 2020 and March 2021. Sample selection was not made, volunteer mothers were included in the study and 398 mothers were reached. The data were collected with the prepared questionnaire and the coronavirus-19 phobia scale. Evaluation of the data was made with the SPSS20.0 package program and descriptive statistics were used in the analysis of the data. Results: The mean score of coronavirus-19 phobia of mothers in the study was 49.75±15.69 (min-max 20-100). your mothers; 72.9% of them stated that they had anxiety about their children's health and 19.1% of them stated that they thought they neglected their children. During the pandemic, 45.0% of mothers experienced fear in their children, 23.6% experienced anger and 83.4% had boredom; 74.9% stated that their children tended to use technological devices such as computers/phones/tablets and 59.8% of them stated that they tended to cook together. 1.8% of the mothers did not take any action to protect their children during the pandemic, 82.9% tried to feed their children healthily, 53.3% restricted their children to contact people outside the family, 69.1% protected their children from COVID-19. It has been determined that they clean everything that comes to the house to protect it. Conclusion/recommendations: In order to increase awareness of COVID-19, it is recommended to increase its activities on a community basis.","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"73 5","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-12-04","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139187019","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Effect of Incubation Period on the Shelf Life of Kefir Beverage Prepared with Kefir Culture","authors":"S. Harmankaya","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1324143","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1324143","url":null,"abstract":"The aim of this study was to examine the effect of different incubation times on the shelf life of kefir. For this purpose, kefir samples were first incubated for 8, 12, 18, 24 and 36 hours, creating 5 different kefir groups. It was then stored at 4±1°C for 21 days.. Microbiological (Lactobacillus spp., Lactococcus spp., and yeast), chemical (pH, titratable acidity), and sensory analyses of the kefir groups were performed during the storage period. The Lactobacillus (7.80 log10 cfu/mL), Lactococcus (7.30 log10 cfu/mL) and yeast (6.14 log10 cfu/mL) counts were higher in the kefir groups that were incubated for a long time, and changes were observed during the storage process depending on the incubation time. It was determined that the titratable acidity became higher as the length of the incubation and storage time increased. The results showed that the incubation time had an effect on Lactobacillus spp. and Lactococcus spp. counts, pH and acidity (P","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"38 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"81504568","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
B. Altay, Nevra Karaca Bıçakçı, A. Altin, Lütfi Arslan
{"title":"The Relationship Between Health Perception and Life Satisfaction of Elderly People Living in Nursing Homes","authors":"B. Altay, Nevra Karaca Bıçakçı, A. Altin, Lütfi Arslan","doi":"10.48138/cjo.1210594","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.48138/cjo.1210594","url":null,"abstract":"This research was conducted to examine the relationship between health perception and life satisfaction of elderly people living in nursing homes. This study, which was conducted in accordance with the descriptive research principles seeking relationship, was conducted with elderly individuals living in five nursing homes in Samsun between March and July 2019. Sample selection was not made within the scope of the research, and 129 elderly individuals aged 65 and over were reached. The data of the study were collected using the \"Personal Information Form\", \"Health Perception Scale\" and \"Satisfaction with Life Scale\". The data obtained from the research were evaluated in the SPSS 20.0 program. While evaluating the research data; number, percentile, T test, One Way ANOVA, correlation and multiple regression analysis were used. 27.9% of the participants are women. 10.1% of the participants are married and 81.4% have children. It was determined that 79.8% of the participants made their own decision to stay in a nursing home and 66.7% had visitors. It was determined that 72.9% of the participants had a chronic health problem and 31.8% evaluated their health as bad. While 13.2% of the participants consider themselves to be very old, 17.1% consider old age as a bad condition. Participants' health perception scale total score averages were 50.21±6.40, (min-max=31-65), and life satisfaction scale total score averages were 14.4±4.81, (min-max=5-25). A statistically significant relationship was found between the participants' state of having any chronic health problems and the places they want to live, and the health perception scale (p","PeriodicalId":9662,"journal":{"name":"Caucasian Journal of Science","volume":"22 1","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2023-07-10","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"82145052","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}