2021-01-28T00:00:00Z, Soysal, PINAR, Tan, Semen Gokce, SOYSAL, PINAR

2022-03-15T00:00:00Z, Özüpek, Beyza Nihal, Güneş Bayır, Ayşe, GÜNEŞ BAYIR, AYŞE

Hunger is a feeling that often brings with it the desire to eat when there is a need for energy. However, hedonic hunger is the situation of consuming food for the pleasure that will be provided by the consumption of delicious foods when there is no need for energy. Some scales have been developed to evaluate the hedonic hunger status and the factors affecting hedonic hunger. These scales are called the nutrient power scale and the motivation scale to consume delicious foods. An increase in scores on these scales is accepted as an indicator of susceptibility to hedonic hunger. Studies have shown that gender, age, body mass index, presence of delicious foods, sleep disturbance and physical activity affect hedonic hunger. Increasing hedonic hunger status along with these factors may be the reason for the increase in the prevalences of obesity, diabetes and eating disorder diseases. The main purpose of this study is to explain hedonic hunger and to reveal the relationship of hedonic hunger with obesity, diabetes and eating disorder diseases.

2022-03-21T00:00:00Z, Smith, Lee, Shin, Jae Il, Butler, Laurie, Barnett, Yvonne, Oh, Hans, Jacob, Louis, Kostev, Karel, Veronese, Nicola, Soysal, PINAR, Tully, Mark, López Sánchez, Guillermo F, Koyanagi, Ai, SOYSAL, PINAR

2022-11-01, GÜRSU M., ÖZTÜRK S., ARICI M., Sahin I., Goekcay Bek S., Yilmaz M., Koyuncu S., Karahisar Sirali S., Ural Z., Dursun B., et al., GÜRSU, MELTEM

Background: We aimed to study the characteristics of peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients with Coronavirus disease-19 (COVID-19), determine the short-term mortality and other medical complications, and delineate the factors associated with COVID-19 outcome.Methods: In this multicenter national study, we included PD patients with confirmed COVID-19 from 27 centers. The baseline demographic, clinical, laboratory, and radiological data and outcomes at the end of the first month were recorded.Results: We enrolled 142 COVID-19 patients (median age:52 years). 58.2% of patients had mild disease at diagnosis. Lung involvement was detected in 60.8% of patients. 83 (58.4%) patients were hospitalized, 31 (21.8%) patients were admitted to intensive care unit and 24 needed mechanical ventilation. 15 (10.5%) patients were switched to hemodialysis and hemodiafiltration was performed for four (2.8%) patients. Persisting pulmonary symptoms (n=27), lower respiratory system infection (n=12), rehospitalization for any reason (n=24), malnutrition (n=6), hypervolemia (n=13), peritonitis (n=7), ultrafiltration failure (n=7) and in PD modality change (n=8) were reported in survivors. 26 patients (18.31%) died in the first month of diagnosis. The non-survivor group was older, comorbidities were more prevalent. Fever, dyspnea, cough, serious-vital disease at presentation, bilateral pulmonary involvement, and pleural effusion were more frequent among non-survivors. Age (OR:1.102; 95%CI: 1.032-1.117; p: 0.004), moderate-severe clinical disease at presentation (OR:26.825; 95%CI: 4.578-157.172; p<0.001) and baseline CRP (OR:1.008; 95%CI; 1.000-1.016; p:0.040) were associated with first-month mortality in multivariate analysis.Conclusions: Early mortality rate and medical complications are quite high in PD patients with COVID-19. Age, clinical severity of COVID-19, and baseline CRP level are the independent parameters associated with mortality.

2021-06-25T00:00:00Z, Okudur, Saadet Koc, Soysal, PINAR, SOYSAL, PINAR

2023-02-01, Toker K., TOKER, KEREM

As our planet moves towards the middle of the 21st century, it faces a dizzying digital transformation process. This transformation brings along with it unique and innovative solutions to numerous social, organizational, and managerial issues. The most tangible of these solutions so far is the vision of Society 5.0 announced by the Japanese government in 2016. Within this scope, the purpose of this chapter is to develop conceptual insight into the reasons for the emergence, components, and goals of Society 5.0. Up-to-date research and current reports on the topic have been examined in this context, and a conceptual framework is formed. The findings show that many digital tools of Society 5.0 are already used in economies, but policymakers discuss these tools’ human-centered reuse. As a result, a positive futuristic perspective has been drawn that humanity will continue its life on a more habitable planet for decades to come and unite digital and physical space. Keywords: Society 5.0, Social Economy, Digital Transformation

2021-08-27T00:00:00Z, Heybeli, Cihan, Soysal, PINAR, Oktan, Mehmet Asi, Smith, Lee, Çelik, Ali, SOYSAL, PINAR, KAZANCIOĞLU, RÜMEYZA

2021-09-01, Akdemir O. C., Soysal Ö., AKDEMİR, OSMAN CEMİL

An esophageal stricture refers to the abnormal narrowing of the esophageal lumen. It often presents as dysphagia commonly described by patients as difficulty in swallowing. It is a serious sequela to many different disease processes and underlying etiologies. Benign means that it is not caused by cancer of the esophagus, and subjects to inflammation, esophagitis, and scar tissue, which causes the esophagus to narrow. Its recognition and management should be prompt.These strictures have a negative impact on the quality of life of patients, mainly because of dysphagia and may lead to severe complications, such as malnutrition, weight loss and aspiration. Endoscopic dilation with bougies or balloons is initial standard treatment for such lesions.Esophagectomy is rarely needed for benign conditions. Usually reserved for end-stage disease, when the esophagus is either severely non-functional or when quality of life is very poor. In these circumstances esophagectomy is a good option to consider and it is associated with encouraging success rates and improved quality of life. Depending on the specific disease leading to organ failure, peculiar technical issues should be carefully evaluated in order to avoid complications and optimize results

2020-10-01T00:00:00Z, SOYSAL, PINAR, Smith, Lee, SOYSAL, PINAR

2023-05-25, Yurtsever I., Atasoy B., Bozkurt S., Yıldız G. B., Balsak S., Yabul F., Donmez Z., Selvitop R., Karaman O., Toluk Ö., et al., TOLUK, ÖZLEM, ALKAN, ALPAY