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Article Early Childhood Teachers' Reflections on 'The Creativity in Teacher's Nature' Professional Development Program(Springer, 2025-12-04) Bayraktaroglu, Eda; Kalburan, Nilgun Cevher; Cevher Kalburan, NilgünThis qualitative case study examined the impact of a six-week, 13-session professional development program, Creativity in Teacher's Nature (CTN), on early childhood teachers' creativity-related practices. Participants were ten preschool teachers. Data sources included demographic and evaluation forms, a researcher's reflective journal, documents (e.g., worksheets, nature observation forms), photographs, and short videos recorded in each session. Thematic content analysis was conducted, guided by Urban's creativity model. Findings indicated that teachers reconstructed their pedagogical frameworks by integrating nature-based experiences into planning, environment design, open-ended materials, play, art, and communication. Teachers also reported gains in professional competence, ecological awareness, and motivation. Furthermore, they described shifts toward child-centered approaches and increased family involvement. The study suggests that nature-based professional development can strengthen teachers' creative dispositions and classroom practices. Limitations include the small sample and short duration; future longitudinal studies are recommended.Article Citation - WoS: 6Citation - Scopus: 5Propolis Extract Reduces Doxorubucin-Induced Brain Damage by Regulating Inflammation, Er Stress, Oxidative Stress, and Apoptosis(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2025-04) Gelen, Volkan; Basegmez, Mehmet; Dursun, Inan; Cinar, Irfan; Kara, AdemDoxorubicin (DOX) is the most widely used chemotherapeutic agent to treat various tumors. DOX treatment can damage many organs, including the brain, by causing oxidative stress. Several antioxidant substances can lessen the effects of DOX or make antioxidant defense systems work faster. Propolis (PROP) is a powerful agent with various healing effects, including antioxidant, antiproliferative, and anti-inflammatory. The point of this study is to look at the histopathological changes, apoptosis, and antioxidant effects of DOX on brain damage in rats. To find out what kinds of phytochemicals were in PROP from the Karlıova region of Bingöl province, ultra-high-performance liquid chromatography (UHPLC-Orbitrap-HRMS) was used. Then, we made an ethanol extract of it. A total of 28 healthy male Wistar albino rats, each 12 weeks old and weighing between 220 and 250 g, were included in the study. Rats were divided into four groups: control, PROP, DOX, and PROP+DOX. We applied the relevant treatments to the determined groups. Following the application, we decapitated the rats under the appropriate conditions and collected blood and brain tissue samples. We examined oxidative stress parameters in blood samples and used brain tissue samples for histopathological, biochemical, and molecular analyses. We determined DOX levels in the brain tissue samples using UHPLC-Orbitrap-HRMS. The findings obtained showed that the PROP extract improved DOX-induced brain tissue damage. In addition, PROP extract attenuated DOX-induced brain tissue inflammation, ER stress, apoptosis, and oxidative stress. © 2025 The Author(s). Food Science & Nutrition published by Wiley Periodicals LLC.Article Citation - WoS: 2Citation - Scopus: 3The effect of boric acid on oxidative stress, inflammation, and apoptosis in embryonic and fetal tissues damage caused by consumption of high-fructose corn syrup in pregnant rats(Springer Heidelberg, 2025-01-16) Basegmez, Mehmet; Yuksel, DuyguThis study aimed to determine the protective role of boric acid in a pregnant rat model of high fructose corn syrup consumption. Consumption of high fructose corn syrup has been associated with adverse health outcomes in humans and animals. Twenty-eight healthy female Wistar albino rats (250-300 g weight and 16-24 weeks old) were randomly distributed into four equal groups (n = 7): Control, Boric acid (BA), High Fructose Corn Syrup (HFCS), HFCS + BA. Boric acid (20 mg/kg) was administered to pregnant rats via oral gavage every day during pregnancy. The prepared 30% HFCS (F30) solution (24% fructose, 28% dextrose) was added to the drinking water throughout pregnancy. At the end of pregnancy (day 19), blood, placenta, uterus, and fetuses were collected from rats. The results indicated that HFCS increases oxidative stress by increasing the level of MDA and decreasing GSH, SOD, and CAT activity in the blood of maternal. However, BA administration significantly decreased MDA levels and increased GSH levels, SOD, and CAT activity (p < 0.05). In addition, HFCS consumption significantly increased plasma TNF-alpha, IL-6, and leptin levels compared to control, BA, and HFCS + BA groups (p < 0.05). However, BA administration significantly decreased plasma TNF-alpha, IL-6, and leptin levels (p < 0.05). Furthermore, BA (20 mg/kg) significantly decreased HFCS-induced histopathological and immunohistochemical alterations in the placenta, uterus, and fetal tissue. In conclusion, BA may prevent HFCS toxicity in maternal and fetal tissues, as it regulates oxidative imbalance in pregnant rat and alleviates histopathological and immunohistochemical changes. The findings indicate a need for further studies to assess the potential of boron in preventing or mitigating the effects of HFCS during pregnancy.Conference Object Comparison of Heavy Metal, Total Oxidant and Antioxidant Levels in Umbilical Cord Blood of Women Living in Rural and Urban Areas(Wiley, 2024) Basegmez, M.; Yigit, A. A.; Simsek, O.[No Abstract Available]Article Citation - WoS: 31Citation - Scopus: 36Adaptation of sea turtles to climate warming: Will phenological responses be sufficient to counteract changes in reproductive output?(John Wiley and Sons Inc, 2023-10-31) Fuentes, M. M. P. B.; Santos, A. J. B.; Abreu-Grobois, A.; Briseno-Duenas, R.; Al-Khayat, J.; Hamza, S.; Saliba, S.; Monsinjon, J.R.Sea turtles are vulnerable to climate change since their reproductive output is influenced by incubating temperatures, with warmer temperatures causing lower hatching success and increased feminization of embryos. Their ability to cope with projected increases in ambient temperatures will depend on their capacity to adapt to shifts in climatic regimes. Here, we assessed the extent to which phenological shifts could mitigate impacts from increases in ambient temperatures (from 1.5 to 3°C in air temperatures and from 1.4 to 2.3°C in sea surface temperatures by 2100 at our sites) on four species of sea turtles, under a “middle of the road” scenario (SSP2-4.5). Sand temperatures at sea turtle nesting sites are projected to increase from 0.58 to 4.17°C by 2100 and expected shifts in nesting of 26–43 days earlier will not be sufficient to maintain current incubation temperatures at 7 (29%) of our sites, hatching success rates at 10 (42%) of our sites, with current trends in hatchling sex ratio being able to be maintained at half of the sites. We also calculated the phenological shifts that would be required (both backward for an earlier shift in nesting and forward for a later shift) to keep up with present-day incubation temperatures, hatching success rates, and sex ratios. The required shifts backward in nesting for incubation temperatures ranged from −20 to −191 days, whereas the required shifts forward ranged from +54 to +180 days. However, for half of the sites, no matter the shift the median incubation temperature will always be warmer than the 75th percentile of current ranges. Given that phenological shifts will not be able to ameliorate predicted changes in temperature, hatching success and sex ratio at most sites, turtles may need to use other adaptive responses and/or there is the need to enhance sea turtle resilience to climate warming. © 2023 The Authors. Global Change Biology published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.Article Citation - WoS: 13Citation - Scopus: 14Priorities for Mediterranean marine turtle conservation and management in the face of climate change(Academic Press, 2023-08) Mazaris, Antonios D.; Dimitriadis, Charalampos; Papazekou, Maria; Schofield, Gail; Doxa, Aggeliki; Chatzimentor, Anastasia; Turkozan, OguzAs climate-related impacts threaten marine biodiversity globally, it is important to adjust conservation efforts to mitigate the effects of climate change. Translating scientific knowledge into practical management, however, is often complicated due to resource, economic and policy constraints, generating a knowledge-action gap. To develop potential solutions for marine turtle conservation, we explored the perceptions of key actors across 18 countries in the Mediterranean. These actors evaluated their perceived relative importance of 19 adaptation and mitigation measures that could safeguard marine turtles from climate change. Of importance, despite differences in expertise, experience and focal country, the perceptions of researchers and management practitioners largely converged with respect to prioritizing adaptation and mitigation measures. Climate change was considered to have the greatest impacts on offspring sex ratios and suitable nesting sites. The most viable adaptation/mitigation measures were considered to be reducing other pressures that act in parallel to climate change. Ecological effectiveness represented a key determinant for implementing proposed measures, followed by practical applicability, financial cost, and societal cost. This convergence in opinions across actors likely reflects long-standing initiatives in the Mediterranean region towards supporting knowledge exchange in marine turtle conservation. Our results provide important guidance on how to prioritize measures that incorporate climate change in decision-making processes related to the current and future management and protection of marine turtles at the ocean-basin scale, and could be used to guide decisions in other regions globally. Importantly, this study demonstrates a successful example of how interactive processes can be used to fill the knowledge-action gap between research and management. © 2023 Elsevier LtdArticle Citation - WoS: 24Citation - Scopus: 23Foraging Grounds of Adult Loggerhead Sea Turtles Across the Mediterranean Sea: Key Sites and Hotspots of Risk(Springer, 2021-11-23) Almpanidou, Vasiliki; Tsapalou, Vasiliki; Chatzimentor, Anastasia; Cardona, Luis; Claro, Francoise; Hostetter, Patrice; Kaska, YakupDelineating priority areas for highly mobile marine megafauna represents a major challenge for conservation biology. To manage such areas, one must understand both their spatial properties (i.e., location, number, extent), and the level of exposure to a number of given pressures. Here, we used a combination of ensemble distribution models, field-based validation methods and a cumulative effect assessment to illustrate key foraging sites and risk hotspots for adult loggerhead sea turtles, Caretta caretta, in the Mediterranean Sea. We found that foraging sites covered about 10% of the neritic zone of the Mediterranean basin. We identified sites which are well recognized by scientists, but also other areas for which our knowledge on the potential importance is limited. The patterns of the habitat use generated by field data validated the accuracy of the distribution model. About one fifth of the foraging areas hosted in the Mediterranean could be considered as hotspots of risk, characterized by high or very high exposure to cumulative pressures. Our results suggest that management and conservation efforts should continue to be held at key, well-known foraging grounds of adult sea turtles (e.g., Northern Adriatic Sea, Tunisian Plateau) but there are several more potential sites (e.g., parts of the Aegean Sea and the Western Mediterranean) which deserve our attention in order to ensure viable populations.Article Citation - WoS: 21Citation - Scopus: 22An evaluation of sea turtle strandings in the Fethiye-Göcek Specially Protected Area: An important foraging ground with an increasing mortality rate(Elsevier Ltd, 2018-03) Baskale, Eyup; Sozbilen, Dogan; Katilmis, Yusuf; Azmaz, Musa; Kaska, YakupThe Fethiye-Göcek Specially Protected Area (SPA) is an important protected area in Turkey that includes important loggerhead turtle nesting beaches and marine habitats for sea turtles. Here, we analysed the number of stranded loggerhead and green sea turtles in the Fethiye-Göcek SPA, Turkey. A total of 139 dead sea turtles (102 loggerhead and 37 green turtles) were found between the years 2000 and 2016. The majority of stranded loggerheads were considered to be adults (77.45%), while the majority of stranded green turtles were immature individuals (86.49%). Mean annual strandings were 6.0 individuals for loggerhead turtles and 2.2 individuals for green turtles. The main cause of strandings was determined as incidental catch in fishing gear (51% for loggerhead turtle, 41% for green turtle) and marine vehicle collisions (23% for loggerhead turtle and 27% for green turtles). Strandings were encountered all year round. These results suggest that the Fethiye-Göcek SPA should not be only considered as a seasonal nesting ground for loggerhead turtles, but also a year-round feeding ground for both species. An increase in the number of stranded turtles in the study area suggests that negative anthropogenic effects on sea turtle populations are relatively high and that conservation and monitoring efforts on the nesting beaches are not sufficient to protect sea turtle populations. Research is required to identify the fisheries' segments and metiers responsible for sea turtle mortality in order to develop bycatch mitigation, prioritising the marine habitats of the Fethiye-Göcek SPA. © 2018 Elsevier Ltd