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Effects of social media marketing activities on consumer purchasing behavior in Turkey and a study aimed to determine the purchasing preferences of consumers using social media
No full textİnternet teknolojisinin ortaya çıkması ile birlikte, sosyal medya platformları oluşturulmaya başlanmıştır. Son 10 yıl içinde sosyal medya kullanımının dünya genelinde artması ile, birçok çalışmanın odak noktası olmuştur. Çalışmaların odak noktası olmasının nedeni ise, dünyada her dört insandan ikisinin sosyal medya kullanmasıdır. İnsanların sosyal medyayı kullanmaya başlamasının üzerine, işletmeler de pazarlama faaliyetlerini sosyal medya üzerine taşımışlardır. İşletmeler pazarlama faaliyetlerini yürütürken, çeşitli reklam ve kampanyalar düzenlemektedirler. Bu reklam ve kampanyalar, tüketicilerin satın alma tercihlerini belirlediği düşünülmektedir. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, literatüre kaynak oluşturmak üzere yapılmıştır. Çalışma üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Birinci bölümde; Sosyal medya kavramı, pazarlama kavramı, tüketici satın alma davranışı ve kavramlarına değinilmiştir. İkinci bölümde; Ülkemizde sosyal medya kullanımı, sosyal medya pazarlama kavramı ve sosyal medya tüketici davranışlarına değinilmektedir. Çalışmanın son, üçüncü bölümünde ise; "Türkiye'de Sosyal Medya Pazarlama Faaliyetlerinin Tüketicilerin Satın Alma Davranışı Üzerine Etkileri ve Sosyal Medya Kullanan Tüketicilerin Satın Alma Tercihlerini Belirlemeye Yönelik Bir Uygulama" yapılmıştır. Uygulama anket düzenlenerek yapılmıştır ve anket analizleri SPSS programı ile analiz edilerek yorumlanmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda; İnsanların ticaret amacı olmadan sosyal medyada dolaşırken önemli ölçüde e-ticarete yöneldikleri/yönlendirildikleri ve bu nedenle tüketim kanalı olarak sosyal medyayı kullandıkları görülmüştür.With the advent of the Internet technology, social media platforms began to be formed. In the last decade, with the increasing use of social media across the world, it has been the focus of many studies. The reason why social media is the focus of these studies is that two out of every four people in the world use social media. As people have begun to use social media, business companies also directed their marketing activities to social media. While the businesses conduct their marketing activities, they organize several advertisements and campaigns. It is thought that these advertisements and campaigns determine the consumer purchasing preferences. For this reason, the present study was carried out to create a source for the literature. The present study includes three parts. In the first part; the concepts of social media, marketing and consumer purchasing behavior were mentioned. In the second part; social media usege in Turkey, concept of social media marketing and social media consumer behaviors were mentioned. In the third and last part; "Effects of Social Media Marketing Activities on Consumer Purchasing Behavior in Turkey and a Study Aimed to Determine the Purchasing Preferences of Consumers Using Social Media" was carried out. The study was carried out through a questionnaire and the results of the questionnaire were analyzed and interpreted by using the SPSS program. According to the findings, while people are surfing on social media without any commercial purpose, they significantly turn towards/are significantly directed to e-commerce and for this reason they use social media as a channel of consumerism
Examination of the psychological changes in nurses due to workload in an intensive care unit: a mixed method study
Get PDFBackground:The workload is the impinged stress due to several inter-related factors, including the competence of the intensive care unit nurse. Objectives:The objective of this study was to investigate the workload-related psychological changes in intensive care nurses. Methods:The study had a two-phase explanatory mixed method design. Data were collected through in-depth personal interviews and with other instruments. The obtained data were analyzed with SPSS 18.0 and MAXQDA plus10. Results:The workload of intensive care nurses was 315.8 per minute and the mean TISS 28 score was as high as 65.00. The in-depth interviews with intensive care nurses revealed that participants experienced professional stress due to high workload and went through psychological changes. Conclusion:The study findings demonstrate that psychological symptoms seen in intensive care nurses relate to a high workload. Impact Statement:The results of this study can be used by hospital administrators to create a healthy work environment with a moderated workload and optimized shift schedules so that the mental well-being of nurses can be promoted
The new major power in international relations People's Republic of China
No full textSürekli değişen dünyada devleti ve devlet dışı aktörleri iyi tanımlayabilmek, gelişen olaylara hızlı ve doğru tepki verebilmek, meydana gelen değişimler karşısında neden sonuç ilişkisi kurabilmek, olay ve durumların temel dinamiklerini kavrayabilmek ve en doğru pozisyonda konumlanabilmek, uluslararası ilişkiler açısından büyük bir öneme sahiptir. Bu yaklaşımdan hareketle çalışmanın amacı 1949'da kurulan, 1978'de büyük bir dönüşüm sürecine giren ve yakaladığı çıkış trendiyle dünyada benzerine rastlanmamış bir ekonomik büyüme gerçekleştiren Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin ekonomik olarak hızla büyümesinin arkasındaki nedenleri analiz etmektir. Çalışmanın kapsamı Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin öncelikle bölgesel güç ardından küresel güç olma yolunda tedrici olarak izlediği sosyo-ekonomik programlar ve bu programların etkileridir. Ayrıca Çin'in imparatorluk rejiminin son hanedanı olan Qing/Mançu Hanedanı Dönemi, Çin'e kimliğini ve özgünlüğünü kazandıran klasik düşünce okulları, Modern Çin'in babası sayılan Sun Yat Sen ve Çin Halk Cumhuriyeti'nin kurucusu Mao Zedong da çalışmaya dahil edilmiştir. Çalışmanın hazırlanmasında temel araştırma tekniği olarak literatür tarama yöntemi izlenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda Mao Zedong'dan sonra yönetime gelen Çin Komünist Partisi içindeki reformist kanadın temsilcisi Deng Xiaoping'in, Çin'in izolasyon politikasını sonlandırması, ideolojik bakış açısından uzaklaşarak dünya ile ekonomik zeminden ilişki kurmayı sağlaması, planlı ekonominin yanında ''sosyalist piyasa ekonomisi'' modelini uygulaması, yabancı sermaye ve teknolojiyi ülkeye çekecek düzenlemeler yapması, fayda ve büyümeyi temel ölçüt kabul etmesi, Çin ekonomisindeki benzersiz yükselişin en önemli sebepleri olarak saptanmıştır.It is of great importance for international relations to be able to identify the state and non-state actors well in an ever-changing world, to react quickly and accurately to the events that are developing, to establish a cause and effect relationship in the face of the changes that are occurring, to understand the fundamental dynamics of events and situations, and to be positioned in the right position. The aim of this approach is to analyze the reasons behind the rapid economic growth of the People's Republic of China, founded in 1949, which entered a major transformational process in 1978 and has seen unprecedented economic growth in the world with its output trend. The scope of the study is the effects of socio-economic programs and these programs, which the People's Republic of China has gradually followed, primarily towards becoming a regional power and then a global power. In addition, the Qing/Manchu Dynasty Period, the last dynasty of China's imperial regime, the classical schools of thought that gave China its identity and originality, Sun Yat Sen, considered the father of modern China, and Mao Zedong, founder of the People's Republic of China, were also included in the study. Literature screening method was observed as the main research technique in the preparation of the study. As a result of the study, Deng Xiaoping, representative of the reformist wing within the Communist Party of China, who came to power after Mao Zedong, was identified as one of the most important reasons for the unique rise in the Chinese economy, ending China's isolation policy, moving away from the ideological point of view, establishing an economic relationship with the world, implementing the "socialist market economy" model alongside the planned economy, making arrangements to attract foreign capital and technology to the country, and accepting benefits and growth as the main criteria
The effects of psychological counselor candidates' self-efficacy on the personal indecision and the regrets of vocational decision
No full textKariyer insanların hayatında verdiği en önemli kararlardan biridir ve tüm yaşamlarını etkilemektedir. Kariyer seçimi ise, bireyin sahip olduğu kişilik özellikleri, tutumları, mesleki değerleri ve çevresindeki sosyal faktörlerin etkileşiminden doğan bir süreçtir. Birey mesleki kararını verirken doğru adım atmadığı takdirde iş hayatına atıldığında "kişisel kararsızlıklar" ve verdikleri karardan "pişmanlık" duyma gibi hisleri deneyimlemektedir. Bu durum özellikle okuldan işe geçiş sürecinde yaşanmaktadır. Bu bilgilerden hareketle Psikolojik danışman adaylarının öz yeterliklerinin kişisel kararsızlık ve mesleki karar pişmanlıklarına etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın kapsamına 1 devlet, 1 özel üniversite olmak üzere toplam 297 Psikolojik Danışma ve Rehberlik Anabilim dalı öğrencisi katılmıştır. Veri toplama aracı olarak Psikolojik Danışma Öz Yeterlik ölçeği (PDÖÖ), Kişisel Karar Ölçeği (KKÖ) ve Mesleki Karar Pişmanlık Ölçeği (MKPÖ) kullanılmıştır. Psikolojik danışman adaylarının öz yeterlik, kişisel kararsızlık ve mesleki karar pişmanlıklarının cinsiyete göre incelenmesinde bağımsız gruplar arası t testi kullanılmıştır. Elde edilen bulgular doğrultusunda, psikolojik danışman adaylarının öz yeterlik ve kişisel kararsızlık puanlarının cinsiyete göre anlamlı farklılık göstermediği fakat mesleki karar pişmanlık puanlarının cinsiyete göre anlamlı farklılık gösterdiği bulunmuştur. Yaş ve programı seçme nedenlerinin de incelendiği bu çalışmada; yaş ile öz yeterlik arasında, programı seçme nedeni ile mesleki karar pişmanlık arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Diğer yandan psikolojik danışman adaylarının sınıf düzeylerinin öz yeterlik, kişisel kararsızlık ve mesleki karar pişmanlıklarına etkisi incelenmiş, öz yeterlik ve mesleki karar pişmanlıklarının sınıf düzeylerine göre anlamlı farklılık gösterdiği sonucuna varılmıştır. Öz yeterliğin değişkenleri etkileyip etkilemediği korelasyon analizi yapılarak incelenmiş ve öz yeterlik ile kişisel kararsızlık puanları arasında negatif yönde, düşük düzeyde anlamlı bir farklılık bulunmuştur. Aynı şekilde öz yeterlik ve mesleki karar pişmanlık puanları incelenmiş ve yine negatif yönde düşük düzeyde anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Değişkenler arasındaki etkinin hangisinden kaynaklandığını belirlemek için ise regresyon analizi kullanılmış, Kişisel kararsızlık puanlarının öz yeterliği düşük düzeyde açıkladığı sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın bulgularından elde edilen bilgiler doğrultusunda öz yeterliğin kariyer karar verme sürecinde önemli bir kavram olduğu ve psikolojik danışman adaylarının meslek hayatındaki kararsızlık ve pişmanlık duygularını etkileyebileceği yorumu yapılarak tartışılmıştır. Bilimsel bilgiye ışık tutmak ve psikolojik danışmanlara yol göstermek amacıyla araştırmanın sonuçlarına yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.Career is one of the most essential choices people make in their life and it effects their entire lifetime. Career choice can be defined as a process emanated from the interaction of individuals personal characteristic, attitudes, professional value and the social factors in the environment. If an individual does not go through the proper channels while making a vocational decision, the person will experience feelings such as regret and personal indecision when they join the business life. This situation happens especially in the transition from school to work. Based on these data, the effects of psychological counselor candidates' self-efficacy on the personal indecision and the regrets of vocational decision have been surveyed. In total, 297 students from a private and a public university from the department of psychological counseling and guidance have joined this survey. Psychologist counselor self-efficacy scale (PCES) personal decision scale (PDS) and vocational choice regret scale (VCR) are the tools used for data collection. T test has been conducted among independent groups to determine self-efficacy, vocational choice regret, personal indecision of psychological candidates according to the examination of gender. In accordance with the findings acquired, psychological counselor candidates' self-sufficiency and personal indecision have not showed significant discrepancy based on gender, however, professional decision regrets have a significant discrepancy based on gender. In this study which also examines the reasons of age and program selection; there has been found meaningful relation between age and self-efficacy and between the reason of selecting the program and vocational choice regret. On the other hand, the effects of class level of psychological counselor candidates on self-efficacy, personal indecision and professional decision regret have been surveyed and the survey has concluded that there is a significant discrepancy of self-efficacy and professional decision regret based on class level. Whether self-efficacy has affected variabilities or not has been surveyed with correlation analysis and the survey has showed that there is a negative discrepancy among self-efficacy and professional indecision points. In the same way, self-efficacy and vocational decision regret points have been examined and a low-level meaningful relation has been found once again. To determine which one of them have caused the effect among variables, the regression analysis has been applied. It has been concluded that personal indecision regret points have indicated self-efficacy in a low rate. In accordance with the findings taken from survey, it has been discussed and interpreted that self-efficacy is an important notion in the process of career decision and it can affect indecision and regret feelings in the psychological counselor candidates' career. To enlighten scientific knowledge and guide psychological counselors, suggestions have been made according to the results from the survey
Reasons which impress partipicipation in a terrorist organization in Turkey
No full textTerör, bir ülkede yasalara ve toplumsal düzene aykırı hareket etmek üzere bir araya gelmiş ve amaçları o ülkenin toplumsal ve siyasî bütünlüğüne zarar vererek düzenin değişmesi olan zarar verici eylemlerdir. Günümüz toplumlarında hemen hemen her ülkede farklı şekillerde görülmekte olup birçok yönetim erki yoğun mücadele içerisindedir. Terör eylemlerinde can kayıpları yaşanmakta ve toplumsal anlamda huzursuzluk yaşandığında yönetim erki terör ile mücadele için maddî ve manevî anlamda her alanda harcamalar yapmaktadır. Yapılan bu harcamalar ise ülke ekonomisine bir yük olmaktadır. Terör ile mücadele her ülkenin yoğun bir çaba ve harcama içerisinde olmasının nedenlerinden belki de en büyüğü, terörün her ülke için geçerli bir tanımının olmamasından kaynaklanmaktadır. Tek bir tanım etrafında birleşilememesi nedeni ile her ülke terörü farklı yorumlamakta ve ona göre mücadele etmektedir ki çoğu zaman özellikle maddi anlamdaki harcamaların boşa gitmesine neden olmaktadır. Terör eylemleri, ülke içerisinde gerçekleşirken diğer devletlerin desteği de söz konusu olmaktadır. Özellikle o ülkeye zarar vermek isteyen diğer devletler personel ve silah desteği sağlayarak terörü beslemektedir. Bu nedenle terör ile mücadelede zorluklar yaşanabilmektedir. Türkiye'de de son çeyrek asırdır özellikle doğu ve güney bölgelerinde PKK terör örgütü eylem yapmakta ve birçok can kaybı yaşanmaktadır. Yaşanan bu can kayıpları birçok politik ve ekonomik adımların atılması gerekliliğini ortaya koysa da bazı adımlar için geç kalındığı söylenebilir. Özellikle son 20 yıllık zaman diliminde gerçekleşen adımların çok daha önce atılması gerektiği düşünüldüğünde şu anda verilen mücadele oldukça zorlu şartlar altında gerçekleştiği bilinmesi gerekir. Bu çalışma, terör örgütlerine katılımda inanç, ideoloji ve etnik kökenin etkilerinin nasıl bir yol izleyerek ilerlediğini tespit etmeyi amaçlamaktadır.Terrorism are harmful actions that come together to act against the law and social order in a country, whose purpose is to change the order by damaging the social and political integrity of that country. It is seen in different ways in almost every country in today's societies and many management powers are in intense struggle. In terrorist acts, loss of life is experienced, and when social unrest occurs, management spends financially and spiritually in all areas to combat terrorism. These expenditures, on the other hand, are a burden on the country's economy. Fighting terrorism is perhaps the biggest reason why every country is in an intense effort and spending, because terrorism does not have a valid definition for every country. Since it cannot be united around a single definition, each country interprets terrorism differently and struggles accordingly, which often causes especially financial expenses to be wasted. While terrorist acts take place inside the country, there is also the support of other states. Especially, other states that want to harm the country feed terrorism by providing personnel and arms support. Therefore, there may be difficulties in combating terrorism. Turkey is also in the last quarter century, especially to the eastern and southern regions and the actions of the PKK terrorist organization is experienced in many lives. Although these casualties reveal the necessity of many political and economic steps, it can be said that it is too late for some steps. It should be known that the current struggle takes place under very challenging conditions, especially considering that the steps that have taken place in the last 20 years have been taken much earlier. This study aims to determine the way in which the effects of belief, ideology and ethnic origin progress in joining terrorist organizations
Interaction between academic resilience and academic achievement of teacher trainees
Get PDFThis study sought to explore the interaction between academic resilience and academicachievement as measured by Grade Point Average (GPA). To this end, the Academic ResilienceScale (Cassidy, 2016) consisting of 30 items and scored on a 5-point Likert scale wasadministered. The overall reliability of the scale was .79 and the reliability coefficients for thethree sub-scales were above .70. Student GPAs (M= 2.50, SD= .51) were procured by a selfreport item. The sample of the study consisted of 198 preservice English language teachers ata foundation university in Turkey. Descriptive results showed that participants scored higheston reflecting and adaptive help-seeking (M= 3.77, SD= .58). It was followed by perseverance(M= 3.44, SD= .41) and negative affect and emotional response (M= 2.90, SD= .69)dimensions. Moreover, positive correlations were revealed between GPA and perseverance (r=.20, p <.05) and reflecting and adaptive help-seeking (r= .37, p<.01). The results of the multipleregression analysis manifested reflecting and adaptive help-seeking to be the only significantpredictor of GPA
Evaluation of tear function tests and corneal thickness in patients with meibomian gland dysfunction
No full textObjectives: To investigate whether central corneal thickness (CCT) and tear function test differ from healthycontrols in the ones suffering meibomian gland dysfunction (MGD).Methods: This prospective study was carried out with 99 individuals in total (50 patients MGD, 49 healthyindividuals). Schirmer-1, tear break-up time (TBUT), the Ocular Surface Disease Index (OSDI) questionnaireand CCT measurmentwas administered to all patients.Results: The average Schirmer 1 measurements were 16.6 ± 3.3 mm for right eyes, 16.4 ± 3.6 mm for lefteyes in the MGD group and 17.1 ± 3.7 mm for right eyes, 17.0 ± 4.4 mm for left eyes in the control group. Themean TBUT values were 10.1 ± 3.6 seconds for right eyes, 10.2 ± 3.4 seconds for left eyes in the MGD groupand 14.7±3.7 seconds for right eyes, 15.8 ± 4.1 seconds for left eyes in the control group (p = 0.001). Themean OSDI score values were 40.3 ± 23.7 in the MGD group and 19.4 ± 8.7 in the control group (p = 0.001).The average CCT in the MGD group was 539.4 ± 30.0 µm and 539.7 ± 33.0 µm (right and left, respectively).The average CCT in the control group was 551.6 ± 32.8 µm and 550.7 ± 32.2 µm (right and left, respectively).The mean CCT measurements in the MGD group were not statistically significant compared to the healthycontrol group (p = 0.059, and p = 0.097, right and left, respectively).Conclusions: The Schirmer test and CCT measurements are not significantly different in patients with MGDcompared to healthy control subject
Can hematological and biochemical parameters fasten the diagnosis of COVID-19 in emergency departments?
No full textINTRODUCTION: The primary aim of the study was to compare the laboratory and radiological parameters of COVID-19 positive and negative patients confirmed by Real-Time Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction (RT-PCR), and Chest Computed Tomography (CCT) of patients admitting with the suspicion of COVID-19. The secondary purpose of the study was to find objective parameters to speed up the clinician for further examination, treatment or referral decision in COVID-19 suspicion. MATERIAL AND METHODS: A total of 61 COVID-19 suspected patients were evaluated in the study. Swab samples were taken for RT-PCR analysis. CCT was taken for 42 patients who described dyspnea. According to CCT and RT-PCR results, the patient population was divided into 2 groups as COVID-19 positive group (n = 32); and COVID-19 negative group (n = 29). Between two groups; demographic, clinical, laboratory and radiological parameters were compared. RESULTS: Male gender (p = 0.03), PLR value (p = 0.021) and CO-RADS scores were higher in the COVID-19 positive group. Oxygen saturation (SaO2) (p = 0.027) and PCT, WBC, Neutrophil count, Lymphocyte count values were significantly low in COVID-19 positive group (p = 0.03, p = 0.001, p = 0.017, p = 0.021, respectively). PLR showed a positive correlation with fever, CRP, neutrophil count and NLR, which are indicators of inflammation. CONCLUSIONS: SaO2, WBC, lymphocyte count, neutrophil count and low PCT levels, and PLR elevation showed a significant difference in COVID-19 patients in our retrospective cohort study examining the Turkish population. We believe that these results will allow clinicians to make quick decisions in patient management more simply. Copyright © 2020 Via Medic
Comparison of the efficacy of broad-band targeted UVB phototherapy and topical psoralen with targeted UVA phototherapy in localized vitiligo
Get PDFAim of the study is to compare efficacy of targeted broad-band UVB phototherapy
and topical psoralen with targeted UVA phototherapy treatments in localized vitiligo for 3 months prospectively. The cases with symmetrical vitiligo lesions were
included in the study. Broad-band targeted UVB was applied on one side and
targeted UVA phototherapy with topical psoralen on the other side. Twenty-two
patients who were diagnosed with localized vitiligo were enrolled in this study.
These cases consisted of 6 (27.3%) females and 16 (72.7%) males aging between
17 and 69 (34.22 ± 14.15). Fifty-four lesions (27 left, 27 right) were compared for
treatments. After the first month of the treatments, the sides of the lesions were
compared in order to evaluate improvement. Percentages of success were 25% for
targeted broad-band UVB microphototherapy and 75% for topical psoralen with
targeted UVA microphototherapy. When the two treatment methods were com pared with each other, a significant difference was found in terms of treatment
response (P = .017). At the end of the third month, the success rates were 37.5%
for targeted broad-band UVB microphototherapy and 62.5% for topical psoralen
with targeted UVA microphototherapy, however a statistically significant differ ence was not determined between the two treatments (P > .05). Both targeted
broad-band UVB phototherapy and topical psoralen with targeted UVA phototherapy provided repigmentation for localized vitiligo at the end of the third month.
Our investigation shows that both treatments are safe and they provide
repigmentation with a limited response
Familial mediterranean fever with neonatal onset: case report
Get PDFFamilial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autosomal recessively inherited disorder characterized by recurrent fever and attacks of
abdominal pain, chest pain, and joint pain. Attacks of recurrent fever and serositis are encountered clinically. Attacks may present
either with only one symptom or many simultaneous symptoms. Although most of the patients are diagnosed clinically above the
age of 2, those cases who are diagnosed before 2 years of age and with clinical course of isolated fever are believed to have a more
serious course and tend to develop amyloidosis. In this article, a case who was admitted first on the 22nd day of life and later
diagnosed to have FMF with recurrent attacks of isolated fever and no other focus is presented. We emphasize that FMF may
present as early as in the first month of life, and it should be considered in cases presenting with fever of unknown origin and
misdiagnosed to have late neonatal sepsis or occult bacteremia at this age group