91 research outputs found
Risk factors for violence against women by intimate partners in Sakarya, Turkey
No full textObjectives: Intimate partner violence (IPV) is an important public health problem in many countries including Turkey, with serious short- and long-term physical and mental health consequences, as well as significant social and public health costs. To understand the violence characteristics and the individual risk factors for both the married women victims and the perpetrator partners are the objectives of this study. Methodology: 243 married women, who have consulted to hospitals and village clinics between 2008 and 2009 with the mean age of 36.76 (SD = 11.59), accepted to participate in the study voluntarily. Participants were divided into two groups as victimized (58.8%, n = 143) and non-victimized (41.2%, n = 100) women. Victimized group consisted of women who have had any type of violence from their husbands during their life. A 61-item questionnaire was prepared that included items on demographics, IPV experience, attitudes about IPV and knowledge of legal rights. Results: As compared to non-victimized group, women in victimized group mostly lived in villages than in town/city centers, were illiterate, had bride-price agreement and were younger when married. Place of accommodation, age and number of pregnancies were associated with the risk of victimization. Conclusions: In order to prevent IPV, further qualitative research is required to evaluate the involved risk factors and training programs on how to behave against violence in association with the legal rights should be designed for poorly educated women in their natural settings and hospitals. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ltd and Faculty of Forensic and Legal Medicine. All rights reserved
Tuning the Electrochromic Properties of Fluorinated Benzochalcogenodiazole Based Donor‐Acceptor Polymers
No full textIn this study, a series of benzochalcogenodiazole based donor acceptor monomers namely 4,7-bis(4-hexyl-2-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (TST), 5,6-difluoro-4,7-bis(4-hexyl-2-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzothiadiazole (TST2) and 4,7-bis(4-hexyl-2-thienyl)-2,1,3-benzoselenadiazole (TSeT) were synthesized by Stille reaction and then directly polymerized on to Indium Tin Oxide coated glass (ITO/Glass) surface by electrochemical polymerization process. According to UV-Vis measurements, a 20 nm blue shift was detected at low energy band after fluorination of TST (TST2). Besides, a 40 nm red shift was observed by changing S to Se on the benzochalcogenodiazole moiety (TSeT). Thus, the optical band gaps were varied as 2.32, 2.45 and 2.16 eV for TST, TST2 and TSeT, respectively. According to AFM results, rougher surface was observed in the PTSeT thin film than that of PTST and PTST2. Thin films of electrodeposited polymers onto ITO/glass surface displayed ambipolar multi-electrochromic behavior both anodic and cathodic region. The ambipolar charge distribution was also observed in the theoretical DFT calculations. When the electrochromic performance of the polymer films was compared to each other, it was seen that the PTST2 has a better stability and higher the percentage transmittance change (Delta T%) at near-IR regime between neutral and oxidized states.Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Research Funds Office [COMU-BAP FYL-2016-975]B. Colak and S. Koyuncu grateful to Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University Research Funds Office (Project #: COMU-BAP FYL-2016-975) for financial support
Organisering av ekonomiskt bistånd – Perspektiv på en integrerad och en specialiserad kommun
No full textAuthor: Merima Colak Title: Organization of financial assistance - Perspective on an integrated and a specialized municipality [translated title] Supervisor: Håkan Johansson Assessor: Staffan Blomberg The purpose of this study was to examine how specialized and integrated social services manage their social assistance. In addition to this the aim was to examine how social workers and officials working within these two forms of organizations experience discretion. Furthermore, a goal of this paper was also to examine if the social workers felt that any of these two organizational forms had any impact on the workload and how that in such case manifested. The study was conducted through a qualitative research method. Six social workers and officials were interviewed for the study. The results from the study demonstrated that the employees in the integrated organization had more general work tasks and that those in the specialized organization had their tasks divided on different units that were more specialized. Findings also showed that employees in each municipality interpret discretion differently. The social workers from the integrated organization interpreted discretion in terms of being able to affect their client’s case. The social workers from the specialized organization, on the other hand, defined discretion as being able to influence their own daily work tasks. Conclusively, the study showed that workload exists in both municipalities and that it was manageable in each of the municipalities, the workload was however higher in the specialized one but it was no burden on the employees in neither the specialized nor the integrated. Key words: Discretion, organizational structure, integrated and specialized organizations, social assistance, workload. Key words: handlingsutrymme, organisationsstruktur, integrerade och specialiserade organisationer, ekonomiskt bistånd, arbetsbelastning
EFFECT OF COVID-19 PANDEMIC ON CHEMICAL PARAMETERS OF WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT: A CASE STUDY IN ZONGULDAK CITY, TURKEY
No full textComparative analysis of on-load tap changing (OLTC) transformer topologies
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Relationship between Knee Proprioception, Pain and Functıonality in Patients with Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome
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Effects of Foam Rolling Prior to Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation Stretching on Hamstring Flexibility and Thigh Skin Temperature.
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The reliability of the augmented Lehnert-Schroth and Rigo classification in scoliosis management
No full textBackground: In pattern-specific scoliosis exercises and bracing, the corrective treatment plan differs according to different curve patterns. There are a limited number of studies investigating the reliability of the commonly used classifications systems. Objective: To test the reliability of the augmented Lehnert-Schroth (ALS) classification and the Rigo classification. Methods: X-rays and posterior photographs of 45 patients with scoliosis were sent by the first author to three clinicians twice at 1-week intervals. The clinicians classified images according to the ALS and Rigo classifications, and the data were analysed using SPSS V-16. Intraclass correlation coefficients (ICCs) and standard error measurement (SEM) were calculated to evaluate the inter-and intra-observer reliability. Results: The inter-observer ICC values were 0.552 (ALS), 0.452 (Rigo) for X-ray images and 0.494 (ALS), 0.518 (Rigo) for the photographs. The average intra-observer ICC value was 0.720 (ALS), 0.581 (Rigo) for the X-ray images and 0.726 (ALS) and 0.467 (Rigo) for the photographs. Conclusions: The results of our study indicate moderate inter-observer reliability for X-ray images using the ALS classification and clinical photographs using the Rigo classification. Intra-observer reliability was moderate to good for X-ray images and clinical photographs using the ALS classification and poor to moderate for X-ray and clinical photographs using the Rigo classification
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