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WOS: 000521147500022 The hepatitis C virus (HCV) is a blood-borne pathogen that causes acute or chronic infection of the liver, sometimes leading to serious liver damage and fatality. The objective of this study was to evaluate HCV prevalence in patients attending the Regional Training and Research Hospital for Medical Examination and Surgery in Samsun Province of Turkey between 2014 and 2017. Blood specimens taken from 152 596 patients were screened for HCV infection by using the anti-HCV assay. Seropositive samples were subjected to polymerase chain reaction (PCR) testing in order to determine whether the HCV infection was active. Genotyping was then performed. Overall, HCV seropositivity and active HCV infection were 2.76% and 2.05%, respectively. Foreign nationals accounted for 5.61% of the seropositive samples and 1.37% of active HCV infective samples. We further report that 2017 was the year with the highest seroprevalence which was 3.64%. HCV genotype 1 was the most common genotype detected in residents of Samsun Province at 89.86%, followed by Genotype 3 at 4.54%. This study provides important information on the levels of HCV infection in the Samsun region of Turkey. The data indicate that there was a rising trend of HCV infection between 2014 and 2017.

Gokengin, Ayse/0000-0003-0704-2302, WOS: 000494690300112, [No abstract available]

The quality of molded packages heavily depends on the process parameters of the molding process and on the material characteristics of epoxy molding compounds (EMCs). When defects are introduced into the electronic packages in one of the last steps in the manufacturing process, namely, during encapsulation, it may cause high failure costs. To decrease the number of defects due to the molding process, a comprehensive understanding of the impact of process parameters and variations in the characteristics of the EMC on package quality is necessary. This study aimed at supporting a deeper understanding of the influence of process parameters and variations in the material characteristics of the EMC on package quality. A systematic approach was introduced to generate a process model describing the correlation between process parameters and package quality to obtain optimum process parameters for the transfer molding process. The influence of the alterations in material characteristics of the EMC due to prolonged storage duration and humidity on void formation and wire sweep was investigated. An online monitoring method, dielectric analysis (DEA), was implemented into the transfer molding process to monitor the variations in the cure behavior of the EMC. A second molding compound was used to analyze the similarities in the alteration behavior of the molding compounds when subjected to the same preconditioning and to generalize the characteristic information obtained from DEA.

Research on migration and public health has become a topic of interest and concern in Switzerland since the 1990s. Migrant health has been approached from various perspectives, in different disciplines and by methods of investigation from medical and epidemiological viewpoints. They include investigation into the causes and population distribution of health-related conditions and sociological perspectives dealing with opportunity and equal access to health structures for the migrant population. Moving from differing perceptions of health, this theoretical and empirical driven research aims at concurring in finding solutions for different stocks with diverse origins of migrant population in Switzerland (e.g. labour migrants, former guest workers, undocumented migrants and asylum seekers). The ongoing migrant ageing process, its structural environment and access to resources adds additional challenges for research and integration practices including access to health services. This report moves from the questions and related findings of the questionnaire for the Health Strand of the Migrant Integration Policy Index (MIPEX) 2015. The questionnaire aims at reflecting on the whole situation concerning migrant health policies in Switzerland, but it focuses particularly on the German and French speaking Canton of Bern and Vaud as representative of some regional varieties between the different Swiss cantons in terms of access of and opportunities for migrant health services. After a short presentation of the past and present Swiss migration landscape and the national health system, the four main sections follows suit the structure of the health strand of the MIPEX survey. They describe the different entitlement to health services and those migrant categories concerned, the adopted policies to facilitate access and the responsiveness of the Swiss health services to diversity. Finally, a listing of possible measures to achieve change in provision of health services to migrants and asylum seekers in Switzerland is introduced.

PubMed ID: 30516526, Objective: It has been reported that women receive fewer preventive recommendations regarding pharmacological treatment, lifestyle modifications, and cardiac rehabilitation compared with men who have a similar risk profile. This study was an investigation of the impact of gender on cardiovascular risk profile and secondary prevention measures for coronary artery disease (CAD) in the Turkish population. Methods: Statistical analyses were based on the European Action on Secondary and Primary Prevention through Intervention to Reduce Events (EUROASPIRE)-IV cross-sectional survey data obtained from 17 centers in Turkey. Male and female patients, aged 18 to 80 years, who were hospitalized for a first or recurrent coronary event (coronary artery bypass graft, percutaneous coronary intervention, acute myocardial infarction, or acute myocardial ischemia) were eligible. Results: A total of 88 (19.7%) females and 358 males (80.3%) were included. At the time of the index event, the females were significantly older (p=0.003) and had received less formal education (p0.05). Conclusion: Achievement of ideal body weight, fasting blood glucose and blood pressure targets was lower in women despite similar reported medication use. This highlights the importance of the implementation of lifestyle measures and adherence to medications in women. © 2018 Turkish Society of Cardiology., Istanbul Üniversitesi, The EUROASPIRE-IV Turkey study was unconditionally supported by AstraZeneca BioPharmaceuti-cal Company, Istanbul, Turkey.

Item does not contain fulltext Tweede bundel naar aanleiding van het onderzoeksprogramma 2014-2019, Faculteit Cultuur- en Rechtswetenschappen, wetenschapsgebied Rechtswetenschappen Open Universiteit

Item does not contain fulltext International conference, collaboration between the EDELNet Partner Universities (FernUniversität Hagen-Germany, Universidad Nacional de Educación a Distancia-Spain, OU-NL & OU-UK), 08 november 2017 21 p.