299 research outputs found
Socio-demographic characteristics, psychological factors and knowledge related to electric car use : A comparison between electric and conventional car drivers
No full textAuthor's accepted version (post-print).Available from 04/04/2020.Increasing number of drivers are using electric cars either as their main or additional car. It is important to make a distinction between sole electric car drivers and drivers of both an electric and a conventional car to understand whether determinants of electric car use differ across these sub-groups. The main aim of the present study was to make comparisons among owners of sole electric car, both electric and conventional cars, and sole conventional car for demographic characteristics, travel mode use, psychological factors and knowledge related to electric car use in a Norwegian sample of car drivers. In addition, factors that predict type of car/s (electric, conventional or both electric and conventional) owned by the drivers were investigated. An online survey, with a response rate of 11%, was used to collect data from 663 Norwegian car drivers including both electric and conventional car drivers. The MANCOVA results showed that the most substantial differences in the measured constructs were between the sole electric car owners and the sole conventional car owners, whereas there were fewer differences between those who only own an electric car and those who own both an electric and a conventional car. Compared to the conventional car owners, electric car owners were younger and had a higher education and income level, and they reported more car use and higher level of knowledge about electric cars. In addition, electric car owners agreed with the positive attributes of electric cars more and reported higher level of personal norm, ascription of responsibility and awareness of consequences related to effects of car use to the environment. Finally, multinomial logistic regression results showed that attributes of electric cars were the strongest group of variables that increased probability of electric car ownership.acceptedVersio
Healty Lifestyle Behaviours of the Cardiovascular Heart Disease Patients
No full textPersil Özkan, Özlem (Arel Author), Büyükünal, Serkan Kemal (Arel Author), Şakar, Şule (Arel Author) --- Conference : 13th International Congress of Update in Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery March 23-26, 2017 Çeşme, Izmir-Turkey.
Factors related to seat belt use : A Turkish case
No full textSeat belts are effective safety devices used to protect car occupants from severe injuries and fatalities during road vehicle accidents. Despite the proven effectiveness of seat belts, seat belt use rates are quite low, especially in developing countries, such as Turkey. The general aim of the present study was to investigate a large variety of factors related to seat belt use among Turkish car occupants using different perspectives and methods and therefore, to contribute to the design of effective seat belt use interventions for increasing seat belt use rates in Turkey. Five sub-studies were conducted within the present study. In the first sub-study, environmental (e.g., road type) and psycho-social factors (e.g., belt use by other car occupants) related to the seat belt use of front-seat occupants were investigated using observation techniques. Being male, of a young age, and traveling on city roads were the main factors negatively related to seat belt use. Furthermore, seat belt use by the drivers and front-seat passengers was highly correlated and a significant predictors of each other. In the second sub-study, the motivations of the car occupants for seat belt use and non-use were investigated using interview techniques. Situational conditions, such as traveling on city roads and for short distances, and not believing in the effectiveness and relevance of seat belt use for safety, were the most frequently reported reasons for not using a seat belt. Safety, habit and avoiding punishment were among the most frequently reported reasons for using a seat belt. In the third sub-study, the Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) and the Health Belief Model (HBM) were applied to seat belt use using Structural Equation Modeling techniques. The TPB model showed a good fit to the data, whereas the HBM showed a poor fit to the data. Within the TPB model, attitude and subjective norm were significant predictors of intentions to use a seat belt on both urban and rural roads. In the fourth sub-study, seat belt use frequency and motivations for seat belt use among taxi drivers were investigated and compared between free-time and work-time driving using a survey. The results showed that taxi drivers used seat belts more when driving a private car in their free-times compared to when driving a taxi during their work-times. The lack of a legal obligation to use a seat belt in city traffic and fear of being attacked or robbed by the passengers were found as two specific reasons for not using a seat belt when driving a taxi. Lastly, in the fifth sub-study, the relationship of seat belt use to driver and health behaviors was investigated using a survey. Although seat belt use was related both to health and driver behaviors, factor analysis results showed that it grouped with driver behaviors. Based on the results of the sub-studies, a tentative empirical model showing different predictors of seat belt use was proposed. According to the model, safety and normative motivations and perceived physical barriers related to seat belt use are the three important predictors of seat belt use.
Keywords: Seat belt use; environmental factors; psycho-social factors; safety and normative motivations; the Theory of Planned Behavior; the Health Belief Model; health behaviors; driver behaviors; front-seat occupants; taxi drivers; Turkey.Turvavyöt ovat tehokkaita turvalaitteita, joita käytetään suojelemaan ajoneuvossa olijoita vakavilta vammoilta ja kuolemantapauksilta liikenneonnettomuuksissa. Vaikka turvavöitä käytetään laajasti kehittyneissä maissa, niiden käyttö on melko vähäistä useissa kehittyvissä maissa, kuten Turkissa. Matala turvavyön käyttöaste muodostaakin vakavan liikenneturvallisuusongelman Turkissa. Tässä tutkimuksessa tutkittiin useita eri tekijöitä, jotka liittyvät turvavyön käyttöön Turkissa, käyttäen eri näkökulmia ja menetelmiä. Tutkimus koostui viidestä eri osatutkimuksesta. Ensimmäisessä osatutkimuksessa havainnointiin 5361 autossa olijan turvavyön käyttöä. Tulokset osoittivat, että erityisesti miehet ja nuoret käyttivät turvavöitä vähemmän ja käyttö oli vähäisempää myös ajettaessa kaupungeissa. Lisäksi kuljettajien ja etuistuimella matkustavien turvavyön käyttö korreloi keskenään ja ennusti merkittävästi toisiaan. Toisessa osatutkimuksessa selvitettiin autossa matkustavia haastattelemalla, millaisia erilaisia motivaatiotekijöitä heillä oli käyttää tai olla käyttämättä turvavöitä. Tilannetekijät, kuten ajaminen kaupungissa ja matkan lyhyys, ja se ettei uskottu turvavöiden tehokkuuteen ja merkitykseen turvallisuuden kannalta, olivat useimmin raportoituja syitä olla käyttämättä turvavyötä. Turvallisuus, tottumus ja rangaistuksen välttäminen olivat useimmin raportoituja syitä käyttää turvavyötä. Kolmannessa osatutkimuksessa turvavyön käyttöä selvitettiin kahden sosiaalipsykologian teorian, Theory of Planned Behavior (TPB) ja Health Belief Model (HBM), avulla. TPB-mallissa asenne ja subjektiivinen normi (eli henkilön uskomus siitä, että itselle merkittävät muut henkilöt ajattelevat, että hänen tulee käyttää turvavyötä) olivat merkittäviä ennustajia aikeille käyttää turvavyötä, sekä kaupungeissa että maaseudulla ajettaessa. Neljännessä osatutkimuksessa vertailtiin turvavyön käytön yleisyyttä ja syitä turvavyön käyttöön taksinkuljettajien vapaa-aika- ja työajossa. Tulosten mukaan taksinkuljettajat käyttivät turvavyötä useammin ajaessaan omalla autollaan vapaa-aikana kuin ajaessaan taksilla työaikana. Turvavyön käyttöön kaupunkiajossa velvoittavan lain puuttuminen ja pelko joutua hyökkäyksen kohteeksi tai ryöstetyksi olivat erityisiä syitä, miksi turvavyötä ei käytetty taksilla ajettaessa. Viidennessä osatutkimuksessa tutkittiin turvavyön käytön suhdetta kuljettaja- ja terveyskäyttäytymiseen. Tulokset osoittivat, että turvavyön käytön voidaan katsoa olevan yhteydessä ennemmin kuljettajan käyttäytymiseen kuin terveyskäyttäytymiseen. Tulosten perusteella voidaan päätellä, että turvallisuus, normatiiviset motiivit ja turvavyön käytössä koetut fyysiset esteet (esim. fyysinen epämukavuus) ovat kolme tärkeää turvavyön käyttöä ennustavaa tekijää.
Avainsanat: turvavyön käyttö; ympäristötekijät; psykososiaaliset tekijät; turvallisuus ja normatiiviset motivaatiotekijät; Theory of Planned Behavior; Health Belief Model; terveyskäyttäytyminen; kuljettajakäyttäytyminen; etuistuimella matkustavat; taksinkuljettajat; Turkki.ei saavutettav
Kardiyovasküler hastalık tanısı olan hastalarda sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının değerlendirilmesi
No full text#nofulltext# --- Persil Özkan, Özlem (Arel Author), Büyükünal, Serkan Kemal (Arel Author), Şakar, Şule (Arel Author) --- Conference : 6. Ulusal Sağlıklı Yaşam Sempozyumu 1. Yaşam İçin Beslenme ve Spor Kongresi. İstanbul, 24-27 Mayıs 2017.
A Turkish Posthumanist Perspective in Science Fiction: Özlem Ada’s Embriyogenesis
No full textThe world of science-fiction in Turkey is like a closed circuit, only supported by fans and authors, but an outstanding example, Özlem Ada's Embriyogenesis (1997), provides the reader with a unique experience in the two stories titled "Hisse Senetleri" and "Çaya Yetiştirilir," which can be respectively translated as "Share Certificates" and "You Can Be Ready for Tea Party." Both stories are analyzed in this paper with an ecocritical approach to science-fiction as regards how this genre plays a crucial role in broadening the horizons of ecocriticism. The posthumanist perspective of the author offers the reader a chance to interrogate how traditional science-fiction uses apocalyptic and complacent modes to create futuristic images of the world. Ada's stories are exceptional to the Turkish science-fiction genre as they are environmentally oriented
Molar volume calculated at various pressures and the Pippard relations close to the melting point in benzene
No full textTarı İlgin, Özlem (Arel Author)The molar volume of solid and liquid benzene was calculated at various pressures (at constant temperatures), and the Pippard relations were examined close to the melting point in this organic molecule. The molar volume calculated is in good agreement with the observed data, which decreases as the pressure increases up to about 150 MPa. The Pippard relations are also valid within this pressure range at constant temperatures studied here for the solid and liquid phases of benzene
Bubbles in the Middle East stock markets
No full textTaşseven, Özlem (Dogus Author)We empirically investigate the existence of periodically collapsing bubbles in seven Middle East and North African (MENA) financial markets for the period ending in May 2009. We use the Taylor and Peel (1998) residual augmented least square Dickey and Fuller test (RALS DF) to detect the bubbles. We find that the hypothesis of a bubble formation cannot be rejected for all seven markets investigated in our study, leading us to believe that in fact there has been a break down in the cointegration relationship between real equity prices and real dividends and also between real market capitalizations and real dividends
Toplu Beslenme Sistemlerinde El Hijyeninin Önemi
No full textPersil Özkan, Özlem (Arel Author)Besinler, üretim zincirindeki çeşitli aşamalarda kontamine olabilirler. Toplu beslenme üretimi ve servisi yapan iş yerlerinde personel hijyeninin sağlanması birçok besin kaynaklı hastalığın önlenmesinde etkili olabilmektedir. Eller ve besinle teması olabilen vücut bölgelerinin temizliği bu bakımdan oldukça önemlidir. Besinlerin eller yoluyla kontaminasyon riski çok yüksektir. Toplu beslenme yapılan kurumlarda besinlerin hazırlanması ve servisinde çalışan personelin kişisel ve mutfak hijyeni konusunda eğitimli ve bilgili olması insan sağlığının korunması ve sürdürülmesi açısından vazgeçilmezdir
Empathy, conformity and cultural factors related to aberrant driving behaviour in a sample of Turkish urban drivers
No full textFew previous studies using the Driver Behaviour Questionnaire examined the link between reported driver behaviour, social influence and cultural factors. The aim of this study is to examine the role of empathy and conformity traits, as well as cultural individualism/collectivism and uncertainty avoidance, for aberrant driving behaviours in a sample of Turkish urban drivers. Very few studies have examined how empathy and conformity traits relate to aberrant driving behaviours. Empathy and conformity traits are crucial factors in social interaction, and may be important for aberrant driving behaviours. Similar to traits, culture may be relatively stable over time and could also relate to aberrant driver behaviours. Trait and cultural factors related to driver behaviour have often been studied in separation, but the present study aims to integrate these perspectives and examine them in parallel. In the present study, we operationalize culture by its consequences on psychological constructs such as attitudes, values and beliefs. This framework has a strong empirical tradition and several attempts to measure culture using this theory have been made in recent decades. The proposed presentation is based on findings from a finalized study
Nowcasting capacity utilization in Turkey: A continuous wavelet analysis
No full textTaşseven, Özlem (Dogus Author)Capacity utilization in macroeconomics is always related to inflation rate and unemployment level. However, the Great Recession has taught us that there might have been other factors considered in determining and/or be determined by capacity utilization. In order to further enhance Phillips Curve relationship unconventional variables such as financial and survey variables are considered. The relationship between capacity utilization rates and several real variables such as industrial production, gross domestic product growth rate, unemployment rate, consumer expenditures, financial variables such as return on BIST 100 index, exchange rate of currency basket, interest rates, survey variables such as consumer consumption index, business tendency survey and survey of expectations is investigated using data between 2006 and 2015 for Turkey. All of the above-mentioned variables indicate the production capacity and their repercussions on other macro variables except the level of standard of living. We also highlight the repercussions of production capacity concerning welfare state
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