Dear Readers,

We present to you on time the August 2024 issue of the Medical Journal of Western Black Sea (Med J West Black Sea) published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University, Faculty of Medicine.
Our journal, which started publication in 2017, has been indexed by TUBITAK UAKBIM TR Index since 2019 and continues to contribute to the literature with its current and scientific publications. As the national and international visibility of our journal increases, the flow of publications sent to our journal by valuable scientists also increases.
We are sharing an innovation with you in this issue of our journal. Our Editorial Board have decided to publish the graphical abstract of the articles to be published together. A graphical abstract should allow readers to quickly gain an understanding of the main take-home message of the paper and is intended to encourage browsing, promote interdisciplinary scholarship, and help readers identify more quickly which papers are most relevant to their research interests. Journals are increasingly requesting the submission of a “graphical” or “visual abstract” alongside the body of the article. This is a single, concise, pictorial and visual summary of the main findings of the article. It could either be the concluding figure from the article or better still a figure that is specially designed for the purpose, which captures the content of the article for readers at a single glance. Detailed information about the graphical abstract is available at https://dergipark.org.tr/tr/pub/mjwbs/page/16765.
in our August 2024 issue of our Western Black Sea Medical Journal (Volume 8, Issue 2), we would like to share with you the articles on the following topics:

• Editor's Letter to the Article "Our Clinical Experience in Appendiceal Mucinous Neoplasia Patients"
• Current Status and New Treatment Approaches in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis
• Histological grading systems for the evaluation of lung injury in rats.
• Platelet indices, hormonal status and insulin resistance in adolescents with polycystic ovary syndrome
• Inhaled corticosteroid (budesonide) in children with mild to moderate persistent asthma: serum α-1-antitrypsin, cystatin C, angiotensin converting enzyme, IL-8 and clinical
• Risk of Malignant Arrhythmia through Electrocardiographic Parameters in Patients with Urinary Stones
• Diuretic Efficacy Score: Survival Index in Acute Heart Failure
• Investigation of Alcohol Poisoning in Intensive Care Unit
• Surgical Outcomes of Adrenal Mass Management
• Manual Dexterity, Balance and Trunk Control in Alzheimer's Disease
• Effect of Annona muricata leaf extract on spinal cord radioprotective effects
• How Does HDL 'Good' Cholesterol Become 'Bad'?
• Psychiatric evaluation of forensic cases in the context of criminal law; sociodemographic characteristics, clinical diagnoses and crime relations
• Case Report with Amyand's Hernia
• Case Report of Adult Tracheobronchomalacia Progressing After Radiotherapy in an Advanced Lung Cancer Patient

In the publication of our journal; I would like to thank to Rector, Prof. Dr. İsmail Hakkı ÖZÖLÇER, to Dean Prof. Dr. Hande AYDEMİR, the authors, our referees who carefully evaluated the articles, our Advisory Board, our Turkish and English Language Editorial Board, Field Editors and Assistant Editors, our Editorial Board, our technical staff and our publishing house.

Prof. Dr. Hale Sayan ÖZAÇMAK
August 2024 Issue Editor
Prof. Dr. Taner BAYRAKTAROGLU
Chief Editor

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APRIL 2024 ISSUE (VOLUME 8, ISSUE 1) IS PUBLISHED

April 2024 issue of “Medical Journal of Western Black Sea” is published by Zonguldak Bülent Ecevit University Faculty of Medicine (https://tip.beun.edu.tr/).

New issue address:

https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/mjwbs/issue/84305

In order to increase the scientific content of our journal, each article is given great care and attention during the evaluation phase. We believe that our journal, which aims to be included in international indexes, is moving towards this goal with the number of articles published in each issue. To Rector Prof.Dr. İsmail Hakkı ÖZÖLÇER, to our Dean Prof.Dr.Hande AYDEMİR, to the authors who have their articles published in our journal, to our referees who carefully evaluate the articles, to our Advisory Board, Turkish and English Language Editorial Board, Biostatistics Consultants, Editorial Board, Library and Documentation On behalf of our Editorial Board, we would like to thank the Department and our publishing house.

With Our Best Regards,

Western Black Sea Journal of Medicine
28.04.2024

Editors and Editorial Board
https://dergipark.org.tr/en/pub/mjwbs