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Evaluation of Self-Efficacy and Job Satisfaction of Teachers Teaching Turkish as a Foreign Language
No full textIn this study, it was aimed to determine the relationship between self-efficacy and job satisfaction of teachers Turkish teaching as a foreign language. The mixed methods study was used by collecting quantitative and qualitative data from teachers. The study was conducted with 150 Turkish teachers working in different countries. Interviews were conducted with 12 participants selected from the sample. Participants voluntarily participated in the study. Job satisfaction scale, general self-efficacy scale, and interview guide were used to collect data. In the study, they have used scales with high validity and reliability and an interview guide prepared by the researcher. Data has been collected online. In the analysis of the data, t-test, ANOVA, correlation, and regression analysis were performed using the SPSS 22.0 package program. Content analysis was used for qualitative data. According to the results, it was determined that there were significant differences according to the variables of gender, age, place of work, and professional seniority. Positive and significant relationships were found between teachers' self-efficacy perceptions and job satisfaction, and it was determined that self-efficacy predicted job satisfaction. It was determined that general self-efficacy and job satisfaction have an important effect on solving problems in professional life. The results of the research are expected to guide the professional life of language teachers
Classification of arithmetic mental task performances using EEG and ECG signals
No full textIn this study, a classification is done for electroencephalogram (EEG) and electrocardiogram (ECG) records belong to arithmetic tasks with good and bad performances. Thus, it is aimed to evaluate the differentiation in mental arithmetic activity performance using EEG and ECG signals. First of all, EEG signals, taken from 36 subjects and labeled as good and bad performance according to the number of procedures performed within the same period, are divided into sections of 10 s. Sub-components are obtained using wavelet transform for segmented electroencephalogram and electrocardiogram recordings. The feature set is created by calculating the energy of the wavelet components from electroencephalogram recordings belong to 19 channels. The obtained feature set is classified by using logistic regression, support vector machines (SVM), linear discriminant analysis, and k-nearest neighborhood (k-NN) methods. The feature extraction process is repeated for electrocardiogram signals recorded during the arithmetic mental task, resulting in an extended feature set. The classification process in the expanded space is repeated using the same features. As a result of the analysis, it is observed that wavelet-based features are effective in determining mental activity performance. High accuracy classification is done by k-NN and SVM, respectively. For only EEG signals, the best classification result is obtained with k-NN with 97.22% accuracy, and for EEG and ECG signals are used together, the best result is obtained with k-NN with 99% accuracy. Features extracted from ECG signals have increased classification accuracy
Bakara Suresi 2/81. Ayetindeki ‘Seyyie’ İfadesinin Anlam ve Yorumu Üzerine Bir İnceleme
No full textKur’an-ı Kerim’de kötülük, fenalık, günah ve mâsiyet gibi kötü amellerin kişinin imanını ve ahiret hayatını menfi anlamda etkileyeceği yönünde ayetler bulunmaktadır. İşlenen (büyük) gü-nahların kişiyi ebedî azaba müstahak kılıp kılmayacağı yönündeki ihtilafların bazıları Bakara suresinin 81. ayeti ve ayetteki seyyie (?????????) kelimesi kapsamında tartışılmaktadır. Esasen İslam tefsir geleneğinin önemli bir yekûnunu teşkil eden kitabiyatta ayette zikredilen kötülükten kaste-dilenin şirk ve benzeri bir eylem olduğu bilgisi yer almaktadır. Bununla birlikte ayetteki seyyie (?????????) ifadesinin anlamlandırılmasında ve yorumunda klasik ve modern tefsir literatürü arasında farklılıklar gözlemlenmektedir. Söz konusu ifadenin genel ve literal bir okuma biçimiyle modern dönem tefsir literatüründe daha geniş çerçeveli bir yaklaşımla ele alındığı söylenebilir. Özellikle söz konusu ayetteki seyyie (?????????) kelimesinin klasik tefsir birikimindeki spesifik anlamı göz ardı edilerek herhangi bir kayıt koymadan genel olarak kötülük ve suç şeklinde çevrildiği görülmek-tedir. Böylece ayet, belirtilen kötü eylemin Müslüman olan veya olmayan herkesin işleyebileceği genelleyici bir yaklaşımla anlamlandırılmış olur. Bu doğrultuda ayetin devamında zikredilen ebedî cehennem tehdidi ise kötülük işleyen herkesi kapsamış olmaktadır. Bu araştırmada ise öncelikle erken ve klasik dönemdeki tefsir edebiyatından faydalanarak ayetteki tehdit içerikli mefhumun muhatabı belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu bağlamda Kur’ân kelimelerini vücûh ve söz-lükbilim açısından ele alan eserlerden faydalanılmıştır. Araştırmanın devamında yapısal olarak çokanlamlılık arz eden bu ve benzeri kelimelerin anlam tayininde metin içi ve metin dışı bağla-mın önemi, erken ve klasik dönem tefsir literatüründen örneklerle ortaya konulmuştur. Modern dönem tefsir literatüründe ise ayetteki söz konusu ifadenin anlamlandırılmasına yönelik dönü-şüm açıkça görülebilmektedir. Söz konusu dönüşüm, Kur’an’daki bazı husûsî hitap ve içeriklerin umûmîleştirilmesi olarak tanımlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda çalışmada yapısal olarak çokanlamlılık arz eden söz konusu ifadenin bağlam bilgisi dikkate alınarak anlamlandırılmasına yoğunla-şılmıştır. Ayrıca bu anlamlandırmanın tefsir tarihi süreci açısından değişimini ortaya koymaya ve bu doğrultuda tespitler ve teklifler sunulmaya gayret edilmiştir
Effect of Gluten-Free Diet on Serum Antioxidant Levels in Children with Celiac
No full textObjective: Celiac disease (CD) is an inflammatory condition of the small intestine triggered by the consumption of gluten. A strict gluten-free diet (GFD) is the only treatment that can eliminate CD complications. It was aimed to evaluate the effect of a gluten-free diet on serum total glutathione (tGSH) level, superoxide dismutase (SOD), myeloperoxida (MPO), paroxanase (PON-1) and aryl esterase (ARE) activity in patients with celiac disease, an autoimmune disease. Materials and Methods: The study was conducted with 68 participants, 39 of whom were celiac and 29 were healthy. Two groups were formed in patients with celiac disease as newly diagnosed and previously diagnosed and following a gluten-free diet. Blood samples were taken from all participants and tGSH, SOD, MPO, PON-1, and ARE measurements were made spectrophotometrically from serum samples. Results: While no significant change was observed in tGSH, SOD, and ARE levels, MPO activity was observed to be significantly lower in celiac patients compared to healthy controls, while this decrease was found to be higher in the newly diagnosed group. While PON-1 activity was significantly lower in newly diagnosed patients compared to the control group, it was higher in the gluten-compatible diet group. Conclusion: Low MPO values in celiac patients may be insufficient to function by creating oxidative stress in inflammation. While PON-1 values are significantly lower in newly diagnosed celiacs, it can be said that they reach normal values with adherence to a gluten-free diet. © 2023 Istanbul University Press. All Rights Reserved.Ethics Committee Approval: This study was approved by the Clinical Ethics Committee of Atatürk University Faculty of Medicine (12/2021 No.B.30.2.ATA.0.01.00/70). Informed Consent: Legal custodian’s assent of the children participated in the research was obtained. Peer Review: Externally peer-reviewed. Author Contributions: Conception/Design of Study-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K., B.V., A.I., A.C.; Data Acquisition-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K., B.V., A.I., A.C.; Data Analysis/Interpretation-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K.; Drafting Manuscript-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K., B.V., A.I., A.C.; Critical Revision of Manuscript-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K. ; Final Approval and Accountability-M.A.G., F.B.O., N.K., B.V., A.I., A.C. Conflict of Interest: Authors declared no conflict of interest. Financial Disclosure: Authors declared no financial support
Kan Dolaşımı İnfeksiyonlarının Etiyolojisini Tahmin Etmede Prokalsitonin ve C-Reaktif Proteinin Rolü
No full textIntroduction: Inflammatory indicators such as procalcitonin (PCT) and C-reactive protein (CRP) may vary depend-ing on the etiology of bloodstream infections. In this study, we aimed to investigate the role of serum PCT and CRP levels in predicting etiology in bloodstream infections. Methods: Blood cultures sent to our hospital’s microbiology laboratory between January 2018 and July 2021 were retrospectively evaluated, and 501 patients with positive blood cultures were included in the study. According to blood culture growth, the patients were divided into Gram-negative bacteria (GNB), Gram-positive bacteria (GPB), fungus, Enterobacterales, and non-fermenter groups. We investigated whether there was a significant difference in the PCT and CRP values between the groups. Student’s t-test was used to compare normally distributed numerical data, and the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare non-normally distributed numerical data. The median value for continuous variables in each group was given as the first quartile (Q1) and third quartile (Q3). A comparison of cat-egorical data was done with ?2 test. Results: The PCT median value was found to be significantly higher in the GNB group compared with the GNB-GPB group. There was no significant difference between any of the groups for the CRP median value. In the GNB-GPB group comparison, the area under the curve for PCT cut-off value of 0.5 ng/mL was found to be 0.675 in the ROC curve (95% confidence interval=0.623-0.726; p<0.001), and the optimal cut-off value was found to be 1.45 ng/mL with 75% sensitivity, 53% specificity. Conclusions: Procalcitonin was found to be a marker that can be used to differentiate Gram-negative bacteremia from Gram-positive bacteremia. We concluded that CRP cannot be used to predict the etiology of bacteremia. © 2023, DOC Design and Informatics Co. Ltd.. All rights reserved
ORTAÖĞRETİM ÖĞRETMENLERİNİN ACİL DURUM UZAKTAN ÖĞRETİMİNE YÖNELİK TUTUMLARI, DİJİTAL YETERLİLİKLERİ VE DENEYİMLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ
No full textBu çalışmanın amacı; ortaöğretimdeki öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutumları ile dijital yeterliliklerini belirlemek, uzaktan eğitime yönelik tutumları ile dijital yeterliliklerini arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek ve salgın sürecinde yürütülen derslerle ilgili görüşleri analiz ederek sürecin verimliliğini ortaya koymaktır. Çalışma, ölçekler ve görüşme formu kullanılarak karma yöntem araştırması ile yürütülmüştür. Çalışmanın örneklemini Amasya ilinde farklı liselerdeki 263 öğretmen oluşturmuştur. Nicel veriler öğretmenlerden “Uzaktan Eğitime Karşı Tutum Ölçeği” ve “Eğitimciler İçin Dijital Yeterlilik Ölçeği” ile toplanmıştır. Öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumlarının orta düzeyde olduğu görülmüştür ve %64.26’sının yetkinlik durumu uzman ve bütünleştirici düzeyindedir. Öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumları ve dijital yeterlilikleri cinsiyete göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermemektedir. Öğretmenlerin mesleki kıdeme göre uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumlarının anlamlı olmadığı, dijital yeterliliklerinin ise anlamlı olduğu görülmektedir. Öğretmenlerin öğrenim durumuna göre uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumları ve dijital yeterlilikleri anlamlı bir farklılık göstermektedir. Öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumları ile dijital yeterlilikleri arasında anlamlı bir ilişki vardır ve bu ilişki pozitif yönlüdür. Dijital yeterlilikleri artan öğretmenlerin uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumları da artmaktadır. Öğretmenlerin dijital yeterlilikleri uzaktan eğitime karşı tutumlarını anlamlı bir şekilde yordamaktadır. 10 öğretmenle yapılan görüşme sonuçlarına göre uzaktan eğitimle yapılan dersler zamandan ve mekândan bağımsızlık sağlarken, sınıf yönetiminde zorluğa ve fırsat eşitsizliğine sebep olmaktadır. Yapılan analizlerin salgın sonrası eğitim-öğretim de yaşanabilecek değişikliklere ışık tutacağı düşünülmektedir
Thamnolecania yunusii (Ramalinaceae) - A new species of lichenised fungus from Horseshoe Island (Antarctic Peninsula)
No full textThe new terricolous lichen species Thamnolecania yunusii Halici, Gullu, Bolukbasi & Kahraman, which is characterised by its cream to greyish brown granulose-crustose thallus without vegetative propagules, is described from Horseshoe Island in the South-West Antarctic Peninsula region. All Thamnolecania species are known only from the Antarctic. The only species of the genus with a crustose thallus is T. racovitzae, but it differs from T. yunusii by growing on rocks, having an effuse to subeffigurate thallus that is sometimes isidiate and with shorter and narrower ascospores (c. 15 x 3.5 mu m vs. 15.5-19.5 x 3.5-5.5 mu m). The nrITS, mtSSU and RPB1 gene regions of the new species were studied and the phylogenetic position of the species was shown to be in the same clade as Thamnolecania gerlachei, T. brialmontii and T. racovitzae, but occurs on a different branch from these species. As T. yunusii is an Antarctic endemic, like the other Thamnolecania species, and most of the morphological characters fit well with this genus, we describe this new species under the genus Thamnolecania.Presidency of the Republic of Turkey; Ministry of Industry and TechnologyThis study was carried out under the auspices of the Presidency of the Republic of Turkey, supported by the Ministry of Industry and Technology, coordinated by TUBITAK MAM Polar Research Institute
THE EFFECT OF ROY ADAPTATION MODEL GUIDED EDUCATION ON FLUID ADHERENCE AND DISEASE ACCEPTANCE OF HEMODIALYSIS PATIENTS : A NONRANDOMIZED INTERVENTIONAL STUDY
No full textPurpose: Difficulty in acceptance of illness and adherence to fluid control are common in patients receiving haemodialysis treatment, and they are associated with higher morbidity and mortality. This study aims to identify the effects of the training based on the Roy Adaptation Model, which is given to patients receiving haemodialysis treatment on the acceptance of illness, and adherence to fluid control. Material and Methods: The study was designed as a nonrandomised interventional study. This study was conducted with 81 patients, who received haemodialysis treatment. The experimental group was given training according to the Roy Adaptation Model for six months. Data were collected through the Patient Identification Form, Acceptance of Illness Scale, and Fluid Control Scale in Haemodialysis Patients. Results: While the difference between the experimental and control groups' second interview Acceptance of Illness Scale mean score was not statistically significant, the difference between the score of Fluid Control Scale in Haemodialysis Patients were statistically significant. Conclusion: The training based on the Roy Adaptation Model given to the experimental group caused an increase in adherence to fluid control but had no effects on the acceptance of illness levels
Kur’an-ı Kerim Öğretimi: Temel İlkeler Yeni Yöntem ve Teknikler, Nazif Yılmaz
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The effect of prenatal anxiety on prenatal attachment in high-risk pregnant women and related factors: a cross-sectional study
No full textHigh-risk pregnant women experience stress and anxiety. Anxiety may affect prenatal attachment. This study aimed to examine the effect of anxiety on prenatal attachment in high-risk pregnant women. The study was crosssectional and conducted on 290 high-risk pregnant women who applied to the perinatology outpatient clinic of a university hospital between February and July 2022. The data were collected with the descriptive information sheet, Prenatal Attachment Inventory (PAI), and Perinatal Anxiety Screening Scale (PASS). Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal Wallis-H, and Spearman's Correlation tests were used to analyze the data. The mean age of the examined pregnant women was 28.12 +/- 5.36, and most of them were multigravida (65.5 percent) and in the third trimester (80.7 percent). The PAI and PASS mean scores were 64.09 +/- 11.31 and 27.98 +/- 16.52, respectively. There was a weak positive correlation between anxiety and prenatal attachment (r =.227, p <.001). The levels of prenatal attachment were higher in primigravidas and women with no children. Also, the anxiety levels of pregnant women in the third trimester were lower. Health professionals should evaluate the prenatal attachment and anxiety levels of high-risk pregnant women, and consider obstetrical factors that may influence both prenatal attachment and anxiety levels