Dicle University

About: Dicle University is a education organization based out in Diyarbakır, Turkey. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Population & Catalysis. The organization has 3007 authors who have published 6368 publications receiving 94797 citations. The organization is also known as: Dicle Üniversitesi & Zanîngeha Dîcleyê.

Psychological distress and poor quality of life in patients with central serous chorioretinopathy.

Abstract: Purpose: We aimed to compare the mental health and quality of life (QoL) between central serous chorioretinopathy (CSCR) patients and the control subjects. Methods: Thirty consecutive patients presenting with CSCR and age-gender-matched 30 healthy control subjects filled in the following standardized questionnaires: Symptom Checklist 90-R (SCL 90-R) and Short Form 36 (SF-36). Age, gender, and ocular clinical findings were recorded. Results: According to SCL-90-R, all scores were significantly higher in the CSCR group when compared to the control group. The patients with CSCR reported significantly lower levels of QoL, except bodily pain. Conclusion: Our results indicated that CSCR patients have poorer QoL and more psychological problems. CSCR patients may benefit from psychosocial support and interventions.

Faber polynomial coefficient estimates for bi-univalent functions defined by the Tremblay fractional derivative operator

Abstract: Using the Tremblay fractional derivative operator in the complex domain, we introduce and investigate a new class of analytic and bi-univalent functions in the open unit disk. We use the Faber polynomial expansions to obtain upper bounds for the general coefficients of such functions subject to a gap series condition as well as obtaining bounds for their first two coefficients.

Falls from flat-roofed houses: a surgical experience of 1643 patients

Abstract: Purpose: High falls from flat-roofed houses are a common cause of death and disability in the south–east part of Turkey; the aim of this study was to describe our experience of such falls seen over a 4-year period in Diyarbakir. Methods: One thousand six hundred and forty-three patients (570 females and 1073 males) who sustained injuries after an accidental fall from a flat-roofed house were entered into the study. Results: The mean age was 18 (1–95) years; 49.4% of patients were under 10 years old; 81.5% were under 30 years old. The mean fall height was 4.5 m (1–20 m). The mortality rate was 5.8% (96 patients). The mean fall height in children under the age of 15 years who died from the fall was 4 m (67 patients) and in patients over the age of 15 years, 9 m (29 patients). The most common injuries were to the head (45.1%) and 93.75% of those (n=90) who died had a head injury. One hundred patients (6%) were followed because of abdominal bleeding: one of these had fallen from 2 m, the reminder from 4 to 9 m; 12 were operated on and 88 treated conservatively. Conclusion: Craniocerebral trauma is the most common injury in fatal falls from flat roofs and blunt abdominal trauma is an uncommon injury after falling from less than 4 m.

Is Vitamin D Deficiency a Risk Factor for Covid 19 in Children

Abstract: OBJECTIVE: COVID 19 is a global health problem that can result in serious complications The aim of this study was to investigate the prevalence and clinical importance of vitamin D deficiency in children with COVID-19 MATERIAL AND METHODS: This study includes 40 patients who were diagnosed to have COVID- 19 and hospitalized with the real-time reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) method, 45 healthy matched control subjects with normal vitamin D levels The age of admission, clinical and laboratory data, and 25-hydroxycholecalciferol (25-OHD) levels were recorded Those with vitamin D levels which are below 20 ng/ml were determined as Group 1 and those with ≥20 ng/ml as Group 2 RESULTS: Patients with COVID- 19 had significantly lower vitamin D levels 13 14 μg/L (4 19-69 28) than did the controls 34 81(3 8-77 42) μg/L (p < 0 001) Patients with COVID- 19 also had significantly lower serum phosphorus (4 09±0 73 vs 5 06±0 93vs (U/L) (p<0 001) values compared with the controls The symptom of fever was significantly higher in COVID- 19 patients who had deficient and insufficient vitamin D levels than in patients who had sufficient vitamin D levels (p=0 038) There was a negative correlation found between fever symptom and vitamin D level (r=-0 358, p = 0 023) CONCLUSION: This is the first to evaluate vitamin D levels and its relationship with clinical findings in pediatric patients with COVID-19 Our results suggest that vitamin D values may be associated with the occurrence and management of the COVID-19 disease by modulating the immunological mechanism to the virus in the pediatric population This article is protected by copyright All rights reserved