68 results on '"Saatci E"'
Search Results
2. Women family physicians: A career in academic family medicine - An example from Turkey [Kobieta - Lekarz medycyny rodzinnejpracownikiem naukowym uniwersytetu medycznego - Na przykladzie Turcji]
- Author
-
Unluoclu I., Saatci E., Akpinar E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Family medicine ,Physician ,education ,Women ,Academic ,humanities - Abstract
When the first universities opened in Europe in the 12th century, they were, with few exceptions, open for men only. It was not until the 19th century that most European countries opened their academic institutions to female students and female teachers. At present, women occupy approximately one third of the academic posts in Turkey. Medical field is the third preferred area for women in Turkey. It is supposed that 30% of all physicians and almost half of 100,000 academic personnel in Turkey are female. However, the percentage of women decreases as the rank increases. Of residents, 47% are women whereas 35% of assistant professors, 31.6% of associate professors and 27.4% of full professors is women. The first academic tenure in family medicine was in 1994. By 15 March 2012, there are 82 associate professors and 16 full professors in family medicine. Of 82 associate professors, 46% (38) and of 16 full professors, 25% (4) are women. Changing the environment of academic medicine could enhance career satisfaction and success for both women and men. Medical schools should carefully examine their environment for gender equity in promotion and compensation. Educators have an obligation to medical students and residents to develop their knowledge and skills, including those related to career development, for effectively practicing medicine. Best possible care in family medicine requires gender competent professionals who understand the cultural, social and political determinants of health and can respond effectivelyto them. © Wydawnictwo Continuo.
- Published
- 2015
3. cross-sectional study
- Author
-
Topal, K, Kara, CO, Bozkurt, AI, and Saatci, E
- Subjects
Tonsillectomy ,Adenoidectomy ,Overweight ,Obesity ,Secondary school - Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of tonsillectomy among secondary school children and to investigate whether tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is a risk factor for childhood obesity. A total of 27 secondary schools with 12,296 students between the ages 11 and 17 were screened in Denizli, Turkey. We determined 129 students who had undergone tonsillectomy; each student was matched with two healthy control subjects of the same age and sex (n = 258). A 28-item questionnaire on nutrition and physical exercise was completed by the parents. Age-adjusted body mass index and waist circumference percentiles of Turkish boys and girls were used for the assessment of overweight and obesity. The prevalence of tonsillectomy was 1.0 %. There was no significant relationship between having tonsillectomy and being overweight or obese and physical exercise and screen time (p > 0.05 for each). Logistic regression analyses suggested no significant effect of tonsillectomy on overweight or obesity of the subjects (p > 0.05). It seems that tonsillectomy had no effect on overweight and obesity among children.
- Published
- 2013
4. Challenges in access to health services and its impact on quality of
- Author
-
Topal, K, Eser, E, Sanberk, I, Bayliss, E, and Saatci, E
- Subjects
well-being ,Turkish immigrants ,health services ,accessibility ,Quality of Life - Abstract
Background and aim: There are a significant number of Turkish speaking immigrants living in London. Their special health issues including women's health, mental health, and alcohol and smoking habits has been assessed. The aim of this study was to explore the ongoing challenges in access to health care services and its impact on Quality of Life of immigrants. Material and methods: This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted between March and August 2010 with Turkish immigrants (n = 416) living in London. Of these, 308 (74%) were Turkish and 108 (26%) were Turkish Cypriots. All healthy or unhealthy adults of 17-65 years of age were enrolled. A structured questionnaire with 44 items in five subcategories and 26-items WHOQOL BREF were used. Results: Mean duration of stay for Turkish Cypriots (26.9 +/- 13.9 years) was significantly longer than Turkish immigrants (13.3 +/- 7.5) (p < 0.001). Turkish immigrants (n = 108, 36.5%) need interpretation more often when using health services than Turkish Cypriots (n = 16, 15%) (p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses suggested significant effects of older age, non-homeownership, low socioeconomic class, poor access to health services, being ill, poor community integration and being obese on physical well-being and also significant effects of low income and poor community integration on perceived overall Quality of Life (WHOQOL) of the participants. Conclusions: The results of this study demonstrate how the health and well-being of members of the Turkish speaking community living in London are affected by social aspects of their lives. Providing culturally competent care and interpretation services and advocacy may improve the accessibility of the health care.
- Published
- 2012
5. Estimation of the Respiratory System Parameters
- Author
-
Sert, G., Saatci, E., Gurkan, G., Aydin Akan, TR112197, TR113297, and TR2918
- Abstract
In clinical respiratory studies, resistance and the lung compliance are two important respiratory parameters that are often measured by physicians. In this work, Respiratory signals (mask pressure, airway flow, and lung volume) are measured by using artificial lung simulator and mannequin head and respiratory parameters set on the simulator are estimated by the best linear unbiased estimator (BLUE). However, prior to the estimation, muscular pressure signals that symbolize the effect of the respiratory parameters on the respiratory signals are computed by using least mean square (LMS) based adaptive noise canceler (ANC). It is found that LMS filter length considerably effects the filter output and in turn the estimation results. Thus, it is suggested to use mis-adjustement criterion in LMS-ANC filter to select the filter order by processing the signals that have only one respiratory parameter variation. In conclusion, respiratory parameters are successfully estimated from the muscular pressure signals that are filtered out with appropriate filter lengths.
- Published
- 2011
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
6. Life-threatening peripartum cardiomyopathy of a patient with worsening dyspnea: A case report [Zagrazajaca zyciu kardiomiopatia okoloporodowa z pogarszajaca sie dusznoscia - opis przypadku]
- Author
-
Bashan I., Gereklioglu C., Akpinar E., Saatci E., Ermis N., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Peripartum cardiomyopathy ,Pregnancy ,Heart failure - Abstract
Summary Peripartum cardiomyopathy (PPCM) is a rare form of heart failure of unknown cause that affects women late in pregnancy or in the early puerperium. Reported incidence for PPCM ranges from 1:300 to 1:15.000 live births with a fatality rate of 20-50%. Similarities between the symptoms of normal late pregnancy and early congestive heart failure present a challenge in recognizing and diagnosing PPCM. In this case report, we described a patient with PPCM following the delivery of third live child. © Copyright by Wydawnictwo Continuo.
- Published
- 2010
7. Self-perceived body weight status and weight-control behaviors of high school students in a Southern city of Turkey [Samoprocjena statusa tjelesne tezine i kontroliranja tjelesne tezine kod srednjoškolskih ucenika u gradu u juznoj Turskoj]
- Author
-
Kurdak H., Bozdemir N., Saatci E., Ozturk P., Ozcan S., Akpinar E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Body image ,Adolescent ,education ,Perception ,Body mass index ,Nutrition - Abstract
PubMedID: 21874712 Defining »healthy weight« is not easy and for an adolescent with all concerns about newly developing physiognomy it is even harder. The aim of this study was to find out the frequency of obesity and the association between the body mass index (BMI), weight-control behaviors and self-perceived body weight status in high school students of a southern city of Turkey. The students from 10 schools were randomly selected among 46,271 students of 72 high schools in Adana from 1999 to 2000. The response rate was 94.8% (2,352/2480). The Turkish version of Youth Risk Behavior Survey Question- naire (YRBSQ) was completed by the students. The students' weights and heights were measured. The mean age was l6.5±1.0 years of age (range=14-21 years). The mean BMI was 2l.0±3.1, 25.5% of students were underweight, 65.7% were normal, 6.4% were overweight and 2.3% were obese (p=0.0001). Of all students, 24.3% defined themselves as thin, 45.3% as normal, 24.9% as overweight and 5.5% as obese (p=0.0001). The percentage of girls defining their body weight as overweight and obese was significantly higher than the boys (p=0.0001). Of all students, 35.5% wanted to lose weight, 22.3% wanted to gain weight, 27.8% wanted to keep their current weight. Intention (p=0.0001) and interventions to lose weight such as going on a diet (p=0.0001), provocative vomiting (p=0.0001) and 24-hours starving (p=0.0001) were sig- nificantly higher in girls than boys. Of students, 26.8% (n=620) were on a diet program either to lose or to keep their body weight. There was significant relationship between being on a diet program and intention to change body weight (p=0.047). We concluded that adolescents living in Adana have relatively higher risk of being underweight than being obese and have unhealthy weight changing plans due to their misperception of their body images. Adolescents may be un- conscious on plans and attempts to change their body weights and nutrition and we suggest that education on nutrition and health is required for adolescents.
- Published
- 2010
8. The prevalence of risky behaviors related to violence in high school students in a southern city, turkey
- Author
-
Ozcan S., Ergin A., Saatci E., Bozdemir N., Kurdak H., Akpinar E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Behavior ,Adolescent ,Turkey ,Questionnaire ,education ,Violence - Abstract
PubMedID: 19149208 Injuries are the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in adolescents and can be grouped as unintentional (such as motor vehicle crashes and fires) and intentional (violence and suicide). The aim of this study was to find the prevalence of high risk behaviors related to violence in high school students. The population comprised 2,480 randomly selected students from 10 schools among 46,271 students from 72 high schools in 1999-2000 in Adana and 2,352 (94.8%) were reached. They completed a Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire (YRBSQ). The mean age was 16.5 ± 1 (14-21) years. 275 (11.7%) students stated that they carried a knife or a sharp weapon during the last 30 days, 151 (6.4%) carried a gun, 710 (30.2%) participated in a physical fight, 68 (2.9%) were threatened or injured by a weapon, 73 (3.1%) could not attend school because of threats from other students, 96 (4.1%) were forced into sexual intercourse. Male students were significantly more likely than female students to report all types of high risk behaviors except forced sexual intercourse. The rate of risky behaviors increased with higher grade. Violence towards and by adolescents is a severe problem. Families, teachers, and health care professionals should be aware of risk factors and be active in prevention of high risk behaviors in youth.
- Published
- 2008
9. Assessing poverty and related factors in Turkey
- Author
-
Saatci E., Akpinar E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Abstract
PubMedID: 17948949 Poverty, a complex, multidimensional, and universal problem, has been conceptualized as income and material deprivation. In this article, we discuss poverty and related factors in Turkey. The absolute poverty line for Turkey was US$ 4 per capita per day. Turkey was ranked 92nd out of 177 countries with moderate human development in the 2006 Human Development Report. The individual food poverty rate was 1.35% and the non-food poverty rate was 25.6%. The highest poverty rate was among primary school graduates (42.5%; 38.5% for women and 46.8% for men). The rate for this group was higher in urban than in rural areas. Among poor people, 57.2% were married. The highest poverty rate was among agricultural workers (46.6%) and in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia. Factors related to poverty were crowded households, unemployment, immigration, working for a daily wage in the agricultural and construction sector, low educational status, female sex or married status, lacking social insurance, and living in rural areas or in Eastern and Southeastern Anatolia.
- Published
- 2007
10. Which is the best anthropometric technique to identify obesity: Body mass index, waist circumference or waist-hip ratio?
- Author
-
Akpinar E., Bashan I., Bozdemir N., Saatci E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
BMI ,Anthropometry ,Turkey ,Waist-hip-ratio ,nutritional and metabolic diseases ,Waist circumference ,Obesity - Abstract
PubMedID: 17847914 This study was designed to define the most suitable anthropometric technique among body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and waist-hip ratio (WHR) as indices of obesity in adult people living in Adana, a Southern province of Turkey. A random sample design was used. A total of 900 individuals (men and non-pregnant women aged 25-65 years) were enrolled in the study. Of subjects, 50.9% were females. Anthropometric measurements were performed. Data were analysed using statistical package program. The prevalence of obesity among adults living in Adana was 20.8% 28.4% when defined using BMI, 30.5% by WC and 15.8% 42.0% by WHR. Truncal obesity and gynoid obesity showed similar prevalence with 26.6%, in the same age group. Waist circumference, BMI and WHR identified different proportions of the population, as measured for obesity prevalence. The most common methods for diagnosing overweight and obesity are based on BMI (kg/m2). However, BMI is suboptimal marker for total body fat percentage and even less suitable to assess body fat distribution. WHR is the most useful measure of obesity and the best simple anthropometric index in predicting a wide range of risk factors and related health conditions.
- Published
- 2007
11. Vaginismus: A clinical entity in primary care
- Author
-
Akpinar E., Saatci E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Sexual pain disorder ,Vaginismus ,Primary care - Abstract
The pain problem in sexual disorders including dyspareunia and vaginismus has led to a focus on psychogenic and interpersonal issues after biological causes were excluded in practice and research. Pain and fear of pain, pelvic floor dysfunction, and behavioural avoidance need to be included in a multidimensional reconceptualization of vaginismus. This new concept focuses on the central phenomenon - pain. It also suggests new therapeutic approaches. Primary care physicians should have a proactive role in the diagnosis and treatment of these disorders. Vaginismus affects, both physically and emotionally, female adolescents and women indiscriminately, regardless of culture, religion, and profession. Vaginismus may manifest itself as mild, with some anxiety, or as severe, with devastating panic attacks. The etiology is complex and varied and requires clinical competency. Successful intervention should be rendered through the body and the mind to ensure a complete solution. A team work with the leading family physician is required for the success in the management of the condition. © Copyright by Wydawnictwo Continuo.
- Published
- 2007
12. Psychosocial status of patients with epilepsy
- Author
-
Bozdemir, N., Utkan, B., Saatci, E., Bozdemir, H., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Abstract
27th International Epilepsy Congress -- JUL 08-12, 2007 -- Singapore, SINGAPORE WOS: 000253978700647 … Int League Against Epilepsy, Int Bur Epilepsy
- Published
- 2007
13. The smoking prevalence and the determinants of smoking behaviour among students Cukurova University, Southern Turkey
- Author
-
Akpinar E., Yoldascan E., Saatci E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
education - Abstract
PubMedID: 17691237 Objectives: To determine the smoking prevalence and its determinants in students at Cukurova University Southern Turkey. Design: The sample was selected from the first and final year students of all faculties in Cukurova University. The students who were present on the day of the survey were all included in the study. The students filled in an anonymous questionnaire detailing their sociodemographic characteristics and smoking behaviour. A random sample of 2200 students in Cukurova University was enrolled in the study representing a total of 8309 students for this random cross-sectional study. The response rate was 90.9% (n = 2131). A self-administered questionnaire was completed by all students. Outcome measures were smoking prevalence, family and peer smoking, grade, gender and place of living that may be related to smoking. Logistic regression was used to examine the determinants of smoking behaviour. Results: Smoking increased between the ages of 13 and 17 years (26.6% and 43.7%, respectively). The smoking behaviour of best friends was the most powerful determinant of smoking, and this was consistent across the age groups. Best friends' attitudes towards smoking and family members' smoking behaviour were also important determinants of smoking. Conclusions: Smoking prevalence among students in Cukurova University, in Southern Turkey, is high. Effective smoking prevention programmes should take into account the dominant influence of peers on the onset and maintenance of smoking behaviour. School-related items had a less important role in predicting smoking behaviour than expected.
- Published
- 2006
14. The antibiotic prescribing behaviour of physicians for acute tonsillopharyngitis in primary care
- Author
-
Canli H., Saatci E., Bozdemir N., Akpinar E., Kiroglu M., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Turkey ,Antibiotics ,Acute tonsillopharyngitis ,Primary care ,Prescription - Abstract
PubMedID: 17447376 Objectives: Acute tonsillopharyngitis is one of the most common reasons for antibiotic use although it is mostly viral. There seems to be a large variation between physicians in prescribing antibiotics. The aim of this study was to explore the antibiotic prescribing behaviour of physicians while treating cases with acute tonsillopharyngitis. Patients and methods: Data were collected using a questionnaire designed to investigate the effect of the antibiotics actively promoted by pharmaceutical companies, the sociodemographic details of primary care physicians, the geographic location (urban-rural) of the primary care organizations, and the effect of laboratory investigations on provider antibiotic prescribing behaviour in the treatment of acute tonsillopharyngitis. Sixty six primary care organisations (PCOs) and 316 primary care physicians working in the 66 PCOs in Adana in 2001 were involved in the study. Results: Out of 66 PCOs, 55 (83%) were urban and 11 (16%) were rural The response rate was 79%. There was significant association between antibiotic prescription for acute tonsillopharyngitis and geographic location, antibiotic promotion by pharmaceutical companies and postgraduate training for physicians (p=0.001, p=0.0001, p=0.0001, respectively). There was also significant association behveen laboratory investigation and geographic location, postgraduate training for physicians, and period since graduation (p=0.0001, p=0.0001, p=0.003, respectively). Conclusions: Antibiotics in cases with acute tonsillopharygitis are more frequently prescribed in rural areas and in PCOs where the visits and motivation from pharmaceutical companies are intensive. Physicians without postgraduate vocational training prescribe more antibiotics for cases with acute tonsillopharyngitis.
- Published
- 2006
15. Avian influenza in Turkey - Will it influence health in all Europe?
- Author
-
Akpinar E., Saatci E., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
animal structures ,viruses ,virus diseases - Abstract
PubMedID: 16489692 Avian influenza is an infection caused by avian influenza (bird flu) viruses, which occur naturally among birds. Wild birds worldwide carry the viruses in their intestines, but usually do not get sick. However, avian influenza is very contagious among birds and can cause illness and death in some domesticated birds, including chickens, ducks, and turkeys. The virus can transmit from birds to humans, causing lethal infections, but as yet the virus does not easily transmit from human to human. However, there is a substantial risk of either re-assortment of virus (combination of avian and human influenza), or adaptation of the influenza virus to humans. The present situation in Turkey emphasizes the importance of good surveillance and updated pandemic plans in all countries.
- Published
- 2006
16. Suicidal thought and behavior in high school students in Adana, Turkey
- Author
-
Payci S.O., Ergin A., Saatci E., Bozdemir N., Akpinar E., Ergun G., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Suicide ,Adolescent ,Turkey ,YRBSQ ,education ,Attempt - Abstract
PubMedID: 16417156 Fifty years ago adolescents mostly died of natural causes, whereas they now die from more preventable causes. Part of this change has been a worldwide rise in adolescent suicide rates in both developed and developing countries. Suicides are probably under reported due to cultural and religious stigma attached to self-destruction. Objectives of this study were to collect data about suicidal thoughts, plans and attempts and related sociodemographic details in high school students. The population comprised 2,480 randomly selected students among 46,271 students from 72 high schools in 1999-2000 in Adana and 2,352 (94.8%) students from 10 schools were reached and given a questionnaire modified using Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire (YRBSQ). ?2 and Kolmogorov-Smirnov tests were used. Mean age was 16.5±1 (14-21) year, 1,187 (50.5%) students reported severe desperation, 526 students (22.4%) had suicidal thoughts, 332 (14.1%) planned committing suicide, 145 (6.2%) attempted suicide. The occurrence rate of desperation, suicidal thoughts, plans, attempts and the mean number of attempts were significantly higher in females than males. Adolescent suicide is a tragedy affecting individual, family, peers, and community. Families, teachers, and physicians should be aware of risk factors for suicide.
- Published
- 2005
17. Predictors of Smoking Behavior of First Year University Students: Questionnaire Survey
- Author
-
Saatci E., Inan S., Bozdemir N., Akpinar E., Ergun G., and Çukurova Üniversitesi
- Subjects
Questionnaire ,education ,Prevalence ,Smoking cessation ,Students ,Population characteristics - Abstract
PubMedID: 14968458 Aim. To assess the prevalence of smoking and sociodemographic factors related to smoking behavior of first year university students in Adana, Turkey. Methods. The sample was selected from two faculties (Faculty of Engineering and Architecture and Faculty of Agriculture) using the method of simple cluster sampling, representing the university student population. The students filled out an anonymous questionnaire comprising 17 questions related to their sociodemographic characteristics and smoking behavior. The response rate was 73.5% (471 out of 640 students). Results. The prevalence of daily smoking among the first year students was 21.4%, with the predominance of men (25.0%) over women (12.9%). Most students (89.1%) had positive expectations about quitting smoking in the next 5 years ("I will quit smoking", "I will decrease the number of cigarettes I smoke", and "I will continue to be a non-smoker"). The smoking behavior was significantly related to student's sex (p = 0.026, Pearson's chi-square test), mother's education (p = 0.029, Pearson's chi-square test), number of failed grades (p = 0.011, ANOVA), student's monthly income (p < 0.001, Pearson's chi-square test), and having friends who smoke (p < 0.0001, Pearson's chi-square test). Conclusion. The main determinants of regular smoking behavior for university students in Turkey were male sex, low academic performance, having smoking friends, high level of income, and a mother with high education level. These findings call for making anti smoking policies more specific in regard to the targeted population.
- Published
- 2004
18. Evoked coherence in Alzheimer disease
- Author
-
Guntekin, B., primary, Saatci, E., additional, Yener, G., additional, and Basar, E., additional
- Published
- 2008
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
19. Do the unmet needs affect the quality of life in breast cancer patients?
- Author
-
Saatci, E, primary, Akin, S, additional, and Akpinar, E, additional
- Published
- 2007
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
20. The Smoking Prevalence and the Determinants of Smoking Behaviour among Students in Cukurova University, Southern Turkey
- Author
-
Akpinar, E, primary, Yoldascan, E, additional, and Saatci, E, additional
- Published
- 2006
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
21. Dynamic dead space in face masks used with noninvasive ventilators: a lung model study
- Author
-
Saatci, E., primary, Miller, D.M., additional, Stell, I.M., additional, Lee, K.C., additional, and Moxham, J., additional
- Published
- 2004
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
22. Estimation of the parameters of the respiratory system.
- Author
-
Sert, G., Saatci, E., and Akan, A.
- Published
- 2011
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
23. Generalized Gauss Distribution noise model for respiratory parameter estimation.
- Author
-
Saatci, E. and Akan, A.
- Published
- 2009
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
24. Lung Model Parameter Estimation by Unscented Kalman Filter.
- Author
-
Saatci, E. and Akan, A.
- Published
- 2007
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
25. An FPGA implementation Of 2-D CNN gabor-type filter.
- Author
-
Saatci, E., Cesur, E., Tavsanoglu, V., and Kale, I.
- Published
- 2007
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
26. Multiscale handwritten character recognition using CNN image filters.
- Author
-
Saatci, E. and Tavsanoglu, V.
- Published
- 2002
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
27. Fingerprint image enhancement using CNN Gabor-Type filters.
- Author
-
Saatci, E. and Tavsanoglu, V.
- Published
- 2002
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
28. Feature extraction for character recognition using Gabor-type filters implemented by cellular neural networks.
- Author
-
Tavsanoglu, V. and Saatci, E.
- Published
- 2000
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
29. Broadband jammer excision in spread spectrum communication systems using time-frequency masking.
- Author
-
Saatci, E., Akan, A., and Kabaoglu, N.
- Published
- 1999
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
30. Feature extraction for character recognition using Gabor-type filters implemented by cellular neural networks
- Author
-
Tavsanoglu, V., primary and Saatci, E., additional
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
31. Fingerprint image enhancement using CNN Gabor-Type filters
- Author
-
Saatci, E., primary and Tavsanoglu, V., additional
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
32. On the optimal choice of integration time-step for raster simulation of a CNN for gray level image processing
- Author
-
Saatci, E., primary and Tavsanoglu, V., additional
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
33. Broadband jammer excision in spread spectrum communication systems using time-frequency masking
- Author
-
Saatci, E., primary, Akan, A., additional, and Kabaoglu, N., additional
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
34. Multiscale handwritten character recognition using CNN image filters
- Author
-
Saatci, E., primary and Tavsanoglu, V., additional
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
35. Challenges in access to health services and its impact on quality of life: a randomised population-based survey within Turkish speaking immigrants in London
- Author
-
Topal Kenan, Eser Erhan, Sanberk Ismail, Bayliss Elizabeth, and Saatci Esra
- Subjects
Turkish immigrants ,health services ,accessibility ,Quality of Life ,well-being ,Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ,R858-859.7 - Abstract
Abstract Background and aim There are a significant number of Turkish speaking immigrants living in London. Their special health issues including women's health, mental health, and alcohol and smoking habits has been assessed. The aim of this study was to explore the ongoing challenges in access to health care services and its impact on Quality of Life of immigrants. Material and methods This cross-sectional population-based study was conducted between March and August 2010 with Turkish immigrants (n = 416) living in London. Of these, 308 (74%) were Turkish and 108 (26%) were Turkish Cypriots. All healthy or unhealthy adults of 17-65 years of age were enrolled. A structured questionnaire with 44 items in five subcategories and 26-items WHOQOL BREF were used. Results Mean duration of stay for Turkish Cypriots (26.9 ± 13.9 years) was significantly longer than Turkish immigrants (13.3 ± 7.5) (p < 0.001). Turkish immigrants (n = 108, 36.5%) need interpretation more often when using health services than Turkish Cypriots (n = 16, 15%) (p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses suggested significant effects of older age, non-homeownership, low socioeconomic class, poor access to health services, being ill, poor community integration and being obese on physical well-being and also significant effects of low income and poor community integration on perceived overall Quality of Life (WHOQOL) of the participants. Conclusions The results of this study demonstrate how the health and well-being of members of the Turkish speaking community living in London are affected by social aspects of their lives. Providing culturally competent care and interpretation services and advocacy may improve the accessibility of the health care.
- Published
- 2012
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
36. The well-being and treatment satisfaction of diabetic patients in primary care
- Author
-
Ozcan Sevgi, Akpinar Ersin, Bozdemir Nafiz, Tahmiscioglu Gulruh, Saatci Esra, and Kurdak Hatice
- Subjects
Computer applications to medicine. Medical informatics ,R858-859.7 - Abstract
Abstract Background The quality of life in patients with diabetes is reduced and emotional coping with the disease has great impact on patient well-being. Objectives The aim of this study was to assess the psychological well-being and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care. Study Design and Setting Patients (n = 112) with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis for at least six months were enrolled. The Well-Being Questionnaire-22 and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire were used. Physical examination and laboratory investigations were performed. Results The rates of the achieved targets were 32.1% for hemoglobin A1c, 62.5% for cholesterol and 20.5% for blood pressure. The mean scores for the general well-being, depression, anxiety, positive well-being and energy were 44.40 ± 13.23 (range = 16-62), 12.65 ± 3.80 (range = 5-18), 10.57 ± 4.47 (range = 1-18), 12.00 ± 4.01 (range = 2-18), and 9.16 ± 2.47 (range = 2-12), respectively. The mean scores for the treatment satisfaction, perception for hyperglycemia and perception for hypoglycemia were 22.37 ± 9.53 (range = 0.00-36.00), 1.71 ± 1.59 (range = 0-6), and 0.51 ± 0.98 (range = 0-6), respectively. There were significant associations between the depression score and the educational status, compliance to diet and physical exercise, and diabetic complications; between the anxiety score and the educational status, glycemic control, compliance to diet and physical exercise; between the energy score and the educational status, compliance to physical exercise, and diabetic complications; between the positive well-being score and the educational status, compliance to diet and physical exercise, complications and type of treatment; between the general well-being score and the educational status, compliance for diet and physical exercise, and complications. Treatment satisfaction was significantly associated to the educational status, glycemic control and compliance to diet and physical exercise. A significant correlation was found between the treatment satisfaction and the well-being. Conclusions Individualized care of patients with diabetes should consider improving the quality of life. Psychosocial support should be provided to the patients with type 2 diabetes and the negative effects of psychopathological conditions on the metabolic control should be lessened.
- Published
- 2010
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
37. Inverse Modeling of Respiratory System during Noninvasive Ventilation by Maximum Likelihood Estimation
- Author
-
Akan Aydin and Saatci Esra
- Subjects
Telecommunication ,TK5101-6720 ,Electronics ,TK7800-8360 - Abstract
We propose a procedure to estimate the model parameters of presented nonlinear Resistance-Capacitance (RC) and the widely used linear Resistance-Inductance-Capacitance (RIC) models of the respiratory system by Maximum Likelihood Estimator (MLE). The measurement noise is assumed to be Generalized Gaussian Distributed (GGD), and the variance and the shape factor of the measurement noise are estimated by MLE and Kurtosis method, respectively. The performance of the MLE algorithm is also demonstrated by the Cramer-Rao Lower Bound (CRLB) with artificially produced respiratory signals. Airway flow, mask pressure, and lung volume are measured from patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD) under the noninvasive ventilation and from healthy subjects. Simulations show that respiratory signals from healthy subjects are better represented by the RIC model compared to the nonlinear RC model. On the other hand, the Patient group respiratory signals are fitted to the nonlinear RC model with lower measurement noise variance, better converged measurement noise shape factor, and model parameter tracks. Also, it is observed that for the Patient group the shape factor of the measurement noise converges to values between 1 and 2 whereas for the Control group shape factor values are estimated in the super-Gaussian area.
- Published
- 2010
38. On the optimal choice of integration time-step for raster simulation of a CNN for gray level image processing.
- Author
-
Saatci, E. and Tavsanoglu, V.
- Published
- 2002
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
39. Development of an amperometric biosensor for the detection of Bacillus anthracis spores.
- Author
-
Ortatatli M, Saatci E, Kilic Z, and Kenar L
- Subjects
- Immunoassay methods, Immunoassay instrumentation, Limit of Detection, Sensitivity and Specificity, Electrodes, Anthrax diagnosis, Anthrax microbiology, Spores, Bacterial isolation & purification, Bacillus anthracis isolation & purification, Biosensing Techniques methods, Biosensing Techniques instrumentation, Electrochemical Techniques methods, Electrochemical Techniques instrumentation
- Abstract
Introduction: Due to most likely use of Bacillus anthracis in biological terrorism agents, the rapid and sensitive detection of its spores is crucial in both taking prophylactic measures and proper treatment. This study aimed to develop an amperometric electrochemical immunosensor for the detection of B. anthracis spores., Methods: A new amperometric biosensor was designed using a combination of magnetic beads and multiplex screen-printed electrodes. This method measures changes in current intensity resulting from oxidation and reduction in the working electrode directly to spore concentrations., Results: A standard curve was formed to test the number of live spores between 2 × 102-2 × 104 spores/ml concentrations. LOD and LOQ values were found to be 92 and 272 spores/ml, respectively. No cross-reactions were seen for Bacillus subtilis, Bacillus cereus and Bacillus thuringiencis spores., Conclusions: It is shown that the designed Anthrax immunosensor has high sensitivity and selectivity with rapid detection results., Competing Interests: Declaration of competing interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (Copyright © 2024 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2024
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
40. An outbreak analysis of wound infection due to Acinetobacter baumannii in earthquake-trauma patients.
- Author
-
Eryilmaz-Eren E, Yalcin S, Ozan F, Saatci E, Suzuk-Yildiz S, Ture Z, Kilinc-Toker A, and Celik I
- Abstract
Background: Multidrug-resistant Acinetobacter baumannii is still a major contributor to outbreaks and infections health care-associated infections. This study aimed to investigate an outbreak of wound infection due to A baumannii in trauma patients injured in the Kahramanmaraş earthquake., Methods: This retrospective case-control study was conducted on an outbreak of wound infection caused by A. baumannii in trauma patients affected by the February 6 Turkey earthquake. Among the patients who underwent at least one extremity surgery due to earthquake-related crush-trauma injury, patients with wound infection due to A baumannii were included in the case group and without infection were included in the control group. Multivariate analysis and logistic regression were performed to identify risk factors. Environmental cultures were taken to identify the source of the outbreak. Molecular typing by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis was used to confirm the relationships of the wound infection agent A. baumannii strains., Results: A total of 44 patients were included in the case group and 62 patients in the control group. Time under the debris; 22.0 versus 35.7 (odds ratio [OR]:1.02, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.00-1.04) and hemodialysis (OR: 6.09, 95% CI: 1.64-22.66) were identified as risk factors for in the multivariate analysis. Performing the first intervention in a fully equipped tertiary hospital was seen as an infection-reducing factor compared to performing it in a field hospital (OR: 0.21, 95% CI: 0.06-0.68). Dressing trolleys and scissors were identified as the source of the outbreak., Conclusions: After devastating earthquakes, a large number of patients are admitted and require emergency interventions due to life-threatening conditions. Organ failure often develops and requires the use of invasive catheters and procedures. Compliance with infection control measures and clean surgical interventions reduce wound site infections and allow extremities to heal, while problems in adhering to infection control measures can lead to many problems such as outbreaks of gram-negative bacteria. This highlights the importance of infection control measures., (Copyright © 2024 Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2024
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
41. Determination of Respiratory Parameters by Means of Hurst Exponents of the Respiratory Sounds and Stochastic Processing Methods.
- Author
-
Saatci E and Saatci E
- Subjects
- Humans, Normal Distribution, Respiratory System, Signal Processing, Computer-Assisted, Algorithms, Respiratory Sounds
- Abstract
Objectives: System approach to the human respiratory system and input/output signals which characterize the system properties were not explored in detail in the literature. The aim of this study is to propose a combination of methods to investigate the indirect relationship between the fractal properties of Respiratory Signals (RS) and Respiratory Sound Signals (RSS) and the clinically measured respiratory parameters., Methods: We used Hurst exponent to reveal the fractal properties of RS and RSS and to estimate the pressures in the respiratory system. The combination of well-known statistical signal processing methods and optimization were applied to the experimentally acquired 23 records. Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis were the chosen validation methods., Results: Considerable amounts of Hurst exponent values of RSS were found to be between 0.5 and 1, which means increasing trend or decreasing trend can be seen in RSS with fractional Gaussian process properties. Results of the pressure estimator revealed that internal pressure due to tissue viscoelasticity is higher than the pressure due to static elasticity. Feature power and skewness also provided distinctive results for all recordings., Conclusion: Hurst exponent values of the RSS are fruitful representation of the signals which bring the underlaying system characteristics into the surface. We illustrated that required number of sensors can be reduced in the feature calculation to ease implementation effort on the hardware of the handheld devices., Significance: Bland-Altman plots were very successful to demonstrate the connection between the sets of measured respiratory parameters and calculated features.
- Published
- 2021
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
42. Analysis of linear lung models based on state-space models.
- Author
-
Saatci E, Saatci E, and Akan A
- Subjects
- Algorithms, Computer Simulation, Elasticity, Humans, Linear Models, Models, Biological, Motion, Normal Distribution, Reproducibility of Results, Sensitivity and Specificity, Stochastic Processes, Viscosity, Lung physiology, Respiration
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: Linear parametric respiratory system models have been used in the model-based analysis of the respiratory system. Although there are studies exploring the physiological correctness and fitting accuracy of the models, they are not analysed in terms of interaction between parameters and dynamics of the model. In this study we propose to use state-space modelling to yield the time-varying nature of the system incorporated by the parameters., Methods: We tested controllability, observability and stability characteristics of the equation of motion, 2-comp. parallel, 2-comp. series, viscoelastic, 6-element and mead models while using the parameters given in the literature. In the sensitivity analysis we proposed to use dual Desensitized Linear Kalman Filter (DKF) and Extended Kalman Filter (EKF) method. In this method, state error covariance revealed the parameter sensitivities for each model., Results: Results showed that all models, except 2-comp. parallel and mead models, are both controllable and observable models. On the other hand all models, except mead model, are stable models. Regarding to the sensitivity analysis, dual DKF - EKF method estimated states of the models successfully with a low estimation error. Sensitivity analysis results showed that airway parameters have higher effects on the state estimation than the other parameters have., Conclusion: We proved that state-space evaluation of the previously proposed parametric models of the respiratory system led us to quantitative and qualitative assessments of the respiratory models. Moreover parameter values found in the literature have different effects on the models., (Copyright © 2019 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2020
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
43. The effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment on gingival crevicular fluid stress hormone levels: A prospective study.
- Author
-
Cakmak O, Alkan BA, Saatci E, and Tasdemir Z
- Subjects
- Adult, Anxiety, Case-Control Studies, Dental Plaque Index, Dental Scaling, Depression, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Periodontal Attachment Loss, Periodontal Index, Prospective Studies, Root Planing, Chronic Periodontitis therapy, Dehydroepiandrosterone analysis, Gingival Crevicular Fluid chemistry, Hydrocortisone analysis
- Abstract
Objectives: The purpose of this prospective study was to investigate the effect of nonsurgical periodontal treatment (PT) on anxiety/depression scale scores and on gingival crevicular fluid (GCF) cortisol (COR) and dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) levels., Methods: Fifty-five participants with generalized chronic periodontitis (GCP group, n: 21), with localized chronic periodontitis (LCP group, n: 19) and with gingivitis or healthy (control group, n: 15) subjects were treated and followed up for 6 months. Clinical periodontal parameters include plaque index, gingival index, bleeding on probing, probing depth and attachment level; psychosocial measurements include Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI 1-2) psychometric instruments; hormone levels in GCF including COR and DHEA were evaluated., Results: All clinical parameters were significantly decreased (except attachment loss) after PT (p < 0.05). No significant differences were observed between the two groups for STAI-1-2 and BDI scores, either at baseline or at 6 months (p > 0.05). COR levels were statistically lower following PT in GCP and LCP groups when compared to the baseline levels (p < 0.05). DHEA values at baseline and 6 months did not show significant differences., Conclusion: Within the limits of the study, decreased GCF COR and unchanged GCF DHEA levels were determined in nonsurgically treated patients regardless of the extent and severity of periodontitis., (© 2018 John Wiley & Sons A/S. Published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2019
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
44. Hidden Agenda Among Individuals Visiting a Family Physician in Turkey for Routine Health Visits: a Cross-sectional Study.
- Author
-
Ersoy E and Saatci E
- Subjects
- Adult, Attitude to Health, Continuity of Patient Care, Cross-Sectional Studies, Demography, Diagnostic Screening Programs, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Socioeconomic Factors, Symptom Assessment methods, Turkey, Family Practice statistics & numerical data, Health Services Misuse prevention & control, Health Services Misuse statistics & numerical data, Office Visits statistics & numerical data
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
45. Correlation analysis of respiratory signals by using parallel coordinate plots.
- Author
-
Saatci E
- Subjects
- Humans, Humidity, Temperature, Respiratory Mechanics
- Abstract
Background and Objectives: The understanding of the bonds and the relationships between the respiratory signals, i.e. the airflow, the mouth pressure, the relative temperature and the relative humidity during breathing may provide the improvement on the measurement methods of respiratory mechanics and sensor designs or the exploration of the several possible applications in the analysis of respiratory disorders. Therefore, the main objective of this study was to propose a new combination of methods in order to determine the relationship between respiratory signals as a multidimensional data., Methods: In order to reveal the coupling between the processes two very different methods were used: the well-known statistical correlation analysis (i.e. Pearson's correlation and cross-correlation coefficient) and parallel coordinate plots (PCPs). Curve bundling with the number intersections for the correlation analysis, Least Mean Square Time Delay Estimator (LMS-TDE) for the point delay detection and visual metrics for the recognition of the visual structures were proposed and utilized in PCP., Results: The number of intersections was increased when the correlation coefficient changed from high positive to high negative correlation between the respiratory signals, especially if whole breath was processed. LMS-TDE coefficients plotted in PCP indicated well-matched point delay results to the findings in the correlation analysis. Visual inspection of PCB by visual metrics showed range, dispersions, entropy comparisons and linear and sinusoidal-like relationships between the respiratory signals., Conclusion: It is demonstrated that the basic correlation analysis together with the parallel coordinate plots perceptually motivates the visual metrics in the display and thus can be considered as an aid to the user analysis by providing meaningful views of the data., (Copyright © 2017 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2018
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
46. The risk of overweight and obesity in children after tonsillectomy: a cross-sectional study.
- Author
-
Topal K, Kara CO, Bozkurt AI, and Saatci E
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Cross-Sectional Studies, Female, Humans, Male, Risk Factors, Socioeconomic Factors, Turkey, Obesity etiology, Overweight etiology, Tonsillectomy adverse effects
- Abstract
The aim of this cross-sectional study was to determine the prevalence of tonsillectomy among secondary school children and to investigate whether tonsillectomy with or without adenoidectomy is a risk factor for childhood obesity. A total of 27 secondary schools with 12,296 students between the ages 11 and 17 were screened in Denizli, Turkey. We determined 129 students who had undergone tonsillectomy; each student was matched with two healthy control subjects of the same age and sex (n = 258). A 28-item questionnaire on nutrition and physical exercise was completed by the parents. Age-adjusted body mass index and waist circumference percentiles of Turkish boys and girls were used for the assessment of overweight and obesity. The prevalence of tonsillectomy was 1.0 %. There was no significant relationship between having tonsillectomy and being overweight or obese and physical exercise and screen time (p > 0.05 for each). Logistic regression analyses suggested no significant effect of tonsillectomy on overweight or obesity of the subjects (p > 0.05). It seems that tonsillectomy had no effect on overweight and obesity among children.
- Published
- 2013
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
47. Indirect, non-competitive amperometric immunoassay for accurate quantification of calpastatin, a meat tenderness marker, in bovine muscle.
- Author
-
Zór K, Dymek K, Ortiz R, Faure AM, Saatci E, Gorton L, Bardsley R, and Nistor M
- Subjects
- Animals, Biomarkers analysis, Cattle, Immunoassay instrumentation, Quality Control, Calcium-Binding Proteins analysis, Immunoassay methods, Meat analysis, Muscle, Skeletal chemistry
- Abstract
A method is described for quantification of the beef tenderness marker, calpastatin, in meat samples by amperometric detection. Using a novel bovine recombinant partial calpastatin protein as standard antigen a low detection limit of 0.2 ng/mL was achieved. The influence of the complex matrix was minimised by heat pretreatment and dilution of the samples prior to detection of calpastatin. The relative error between the direct sample measurement and standard addition methods was 5.89%, confirming the accuracy of the developed amperometric immunoassay., (Copyright © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2012
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
48. Self-perceived body weight status and weight-control behaviors of high school students in a southern city of Turkey.
- Author
-
Kurdak H, Bozdemir N, Saatci E, Ozturk P, Ozcan S, and Akpinar E
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Adult, Body Mass Index, Female, Health Education, Humans, Male, Students, Turkey, Body Image, Body Weight, Weight Perception
- Abstract
Defining "healthy weight" is not easy and for an adolescent with all concerns about newly developing physiognomy it is even harder. The aim of this study was to find out the frequency of obesity and the association between the body mass index (BMI), weight-control behaviors and self-perceived body weight status in high school students of a southern city of Turkey. The students from 10 schools were randomly selected among 46,271 students of 72 high schools in Adana from 1999 to 2000. The response rate was 94.8% (2352/2480). The Turkish version of Youth Risk Behavior Survey Questionnaire (YRBSQ) was completed by the students. The students' weights and heights were measured. The mean age was 16.5 +/- 1.0 years of age (range = 14-21 years). The mean BMI was 21.0 +/- 3.1, 25.5% of students were underweight, 65.7% were normal, 6.4% were overweight and 2.3% were obese (p = 0.0001). Of all students, 24.3% defined themselves as thin, 45.3% as normal, 24.9% as overweight and 5.5% as obese (p = 0.0001). The percentage of girls defining their body weight as overweight and obese was significantly higher than the boys (p = 0.0001). Of all students, 35.5% wanted to lose weight, 22.3% wanted to gain weight, 27.8% wanted to keep their current weight. Intention (p = 0.0001) and interventions to lose weight such as going on a diet (p = 0.0001), provocative vomiting (p = 0.0001) and 24-hours starving (p = 0.0001) were significantly higher in girls than boys. Of students, 26.8% (n=620) were on a diet program either to lose or to keep their body weight. There was significant relationship between being on a diet program and intention to change body weight (p = 0.047). We concluded that adolescents living in Adana have relatively higher risk of being underweight than being obese and have unhealthy weight changing plans due to their misperception of their body images. Adolescents may be unconscious on plans and attempts to change their body weights and nutrition and we suggest that education on nutrition and health is required for adolescents.
- Published
- 2010
49. The well-being and treatment satisfaction of diabetic patients in primary care.
- Author
-
Saatci E, Tahmiscioglu G, Bozdemir N, Akpinar E, Ozcan S, and Kurdak H
- Subjects
- Adult, Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 psychology, Educational Status, Female, Health Status Indicators, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Primary Health Care, Surveys and Questionnaires, Treatment Outcome, Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 therapy, Patient Satisfaction, Quality of Life
- Abstract
Background: The quality of life in patients with diabetes is reduced and emotional coping with the disease has great impact on patient well-being., Objectives: The aim of this study was to assess the psychological well-being and treatment satisfaction in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus in primary care., Study Design and Setting: Patients (n = 112) with type 2 diabetes mellitus diagnosis for at least six months were enrolled. The Well-Being Questionnaire-22 and the Diabetes Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire were used. Physical examination and laboratory investigations were performed., Results: The rates of the achieved targets were 32.1% for hemoglobin A1c, 62.5% for cholesterol and 20.5% for blood pressure. The mean scores for the general well-being, depression, anxiety, positive well-being and energy were 44.40 +/- 13.23 (range = 16-62), 12.65 +/- 3.80 (range = 5-18), 10.57 +/- 4.47 (range = 1-18), 12.00 +/- 4.01 (range = 2-18), and 9.16 +/- 2.47 (range = 2-12), respectively. The mean scores for the treatment satisfaction, perception for hyperglycemia and perception for hypoglycemia were 22.37 +/- 9.53 (range = 0.00-36.00), 1.71 +/- 1.59 (range = 0-6), and 0.51 +/- 0.98 (range = 0-6), respectively. There were significant associations between the depression score and the educational status, compliance to diet and physical exercise, and diabetic complications; between the anxiety score and the educational status, glycemic control, compliance to diet and physical exercise; between the energy score and the educational status, compliance to physical exercise, and diabetic complications; between the positive well-being score and the educational status, compliance to diet and physical exercise, complications and type of treatment; between the general well-being score and the educational status, compliance for diet and physical exercise, and complications. Treatment satisfaction was significantly associated to the educational status, glycemic control and compliance to diet and physical exercise. A significant correlation was found between the treatment satisfaction and the well-being., Conclusions: Individualized care of patients with diabetes should consider improving the quality of life. Psychosocial support should be provided to the patients with type 2 diabetes and the negative effects of psychopathological conditions on the metabolic control should be lessened.
- Published
- 2010
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
50. Label free capacitive immunosensor for detecting calpastatin--a meat tenderness biomarker.
- Author
-
Zór K, Ortiz R, Saatci E, Bardsley R, Parr T, Csöregi E, and Nistor M
- Subjects
- Animals, Antibodies, Immobilized immunology, Biomarkers analysis, Calcium-Binding Proteins immunology, Cattle, Electric Capacitance, Electrodes, Food Industry, Humans, Mice, Staining and Labeling, Surface Properties, Time Factors, Biosensing Techniques methods, Calcium-Binding Proteins analysis, Immunoassay methods, Meat
- Abstract
An immunological capacitive biosensor for calpastatin was developed, optimized and applied for the analysis of meat extract samples. Anti-calpastatin antibody was immobilized on a gold electrode modified with a self-assembled monolayer of mercaptoundecanoic acid and Protein A from Staphylococcus aureus, and the obtained immunosensor was inserted as the working electrode in an electrochemical cell of a flow injection system. The dynamic range of the sensor was 20 to 160 ng/mL calpastatin. The electrode could be regenerated and re-used for more than 7 days with minimal reduction in sensitivity. For the analysis of real samples, the target analyte was extracted from the Longissimus dorsi muscle from beef carcasses directly after slaughtering. The extract was analyzed both with the developed immunosensor and microtiter plate ELISA, and a good correlation was obtained. However the immunosensor offers advantages of speed, simplicity, sensitivity and possibility for miniaturization over conventional assays for calpastatin quantification.
- Published
- 2009
- Full Text
- View/download PDF
Catalog
Discovery Service for Jio Institute Digital Library
For full access to our library's resources, please sign in.