Yükseköğretimde Öğretimsel Algı ve Uygulamalar Ölçeğinin Türkçeye Uyarlanması: Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Bu çalışma, Yükseköğretimde Öğretimsel Algı ve Uygulamalar Ölçeği’ni Türkçe’ye uyarlamayı amaçlamaktadır. İki ölçekten oluşan ölçme aracı toplam 152 öğretim elemanına uygulanmıştır. İlk olarak, Yükseköğretimde Öğretimsel Algı Ölçeği için yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, modelin veriye yeterli düzeyde uyum sergilemediğine işaret etmiştir. Bu nedenle, veri açımlayıcı faktör analizi yöntemiyle yeniden analiz edilmiştir. Ölçümlere ilişkin hesaplanan iç tutarlılık katsayısı .90 olarak bulunmuştur. Ölçme aracının ikinci bölümünü oluşturan Yükseköğretimde Öğretimsel Uygulamalar Ölçeği’nden elde edilen ölçümler üzerinde yapılan doğrulayıcı faktör analizi sonuçları, modelin veriye yeterli düzeyde uyum sergilediğine işaret etmiştir. Ölçümlere ilişkin elde edilen iç tutarlılık katsayısı .93 olarak bulunmuştur. Sonuç olarak, elde edilen bulgular ölçme aracının öğretmen yetiştirmede Türk öğretim elemanlarının algı ve uygulamalarını belirlemede geçerli ve güvenilir biçimde kullanılabileceğini ortaya koymuştur

Assessment the effect of diabetes education on self-care behaviors and glycemic control in the Turkey Nursing Diabetes Education Evaluating Project (TURNUDEP): a multi-center study

Background: Diabetes education in Turkey is provided by diabetes nurse educators in almost all healthcare organizations. However, the education is not standardized in terms of learning content, duration, and methods. This multi-center study was performed to assess the self-care behaviors and glycemic control following education provided to the patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus by diabetes nurse educators. Methods: This was a descriptive and cross-sectional study and included 1535 patients admitted to 28 public hospitals for the treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus. The education was assessed by using a Patient Identification Form and Self-care Scale. Results: The proportion of individuals who received diabetes education within the last year was 78.5%, with 46.7% of them having received it once. Of the patients, 84.8% reported that they received diabetes education individually. It was found that the proportion of individuals who received education about oral antidiabetics (78.5%) and glucose testing at home (78.5%) was higher than the proportion of individuals who received education about exercise (58.8%) and foot care (61.6%). The status of diabetes education, education intervals, and the correlation of the education method with self-care and glycemic control was evaluated. Self-care and glycemic control levels were better among the patients who received diabetes education thrice or more and in patients who received education both individually and in a group (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Approximately three-quarters of individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus received education by diabetes nurse educators in Turkey. Diabetes education is positively correlated with self-care and glycemic control levels among patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus. Efforts for generalization and standardized education for all diabetes patients are necessary. © 2022, The Author(s)

Marriage honey bee optimization approach to the symmetric traveling salesman problem

WOS:000304504700004Marriage Honey Bee Optimization (MBO) is one of Swarm intelligence methods that is used to solve complicated problems. MBO is a meta-heuristic method that was inspired and developed from honey bee mating and fertilization processes. The aims of Traveling Salesman Problem (TSP) is find the shortest and cheapest route pass from each city ones and returning to the starting city. TSP which underlies many real-life problems is widely used to obtain effective solutions for large-scale problems. In this study, the MBO algorithm was applied to solve the symmetric TSP that was solved by different methods previously. The results of recommended MBO algorithm for TSP were compared with other meta-heuristic approaches

An improved marriage in honey bees optimization algorithm for single objective unconstrained optimization

WOS:000322471700001PubMed: 23935416Marriage in honey bees optimization (MBO) is a metaheuristic optimization algorithm developed by inspiration of the mating and fertilization process of honey bees and is a kind of swarm intelligence optimizations. In this study we propose improved marriage in honey bees optimization (IMBO) by adding Levy flight algorithm for queen mating flight and neighboring for worker drone improving. The IMBO algorithm's performance and its success are tested on the well-known six unconstrained test functions and compared with other metaheuristic optimization algorithms

A marriage in honey bee Ooptimisation approach to the asymmetric Travelling salesman problem

WOS:000305161100018In the travelling salesman problem (TSP), a travelling salesman completes a tour of "n" number of cities by stopping once in each city and completes the tour by returning to his starting point, while minimizing the distance and the cost. The asymmetric travelling salesman problem (ATSP) is the problem in which the cost of travel from city A to B is different from that from B to A. Marriage in Honey Bee Optimisation (MBO) is a meta-heuristic procedure inspired by the mating and insemination process of honey bees. In this study, we seek to use an MBO algorithm for an optimal solution to the ATSP problem, which has previously been solved by different methods. The results of the MBO algorithm for ATSP are compared with Genetic Algorithm (GA), another meta-heuristic method

Retinopathy of Prematurity in Triplets

Objectives: To investigate the incidence, severity and risk factors of retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in triplets. Materials and Methods: The medical records of consecutive premature triplets who had been screened for ROP in a single maternity hospital were analyzed and presence and severity of ROP; birth weight, gender, gestational age of the infant; route of delivery and the mode of conception were recorded. Results: A total of 54 triplets (40 males, 14 females) who were screened for ROP between March 2010 and February 2013 were recruited for the study. All triplets were delivered by Caesarean section and 36 (66.7%) were born following an assisted conception. During follow-up, seven (13%) of the infants developed ROP of any stage and two (3.7%) required laser photocoagulation. The mean gestational age of triplets with ROP was 27.6±1.5 (27-31) weeks whereas it was 32.0±1.5 (30-34) weeks in those without ROP (p=0.002). The mean birth weights of triplets with and without ROP were 1290.0±295.2 (970-1600) g and 1667.5±222.2 (1130-1960) g, respectively (p<0.001). The presence of ROP was not associated with gender (p=0.358) or mode of conception (p=0.674). Conclusion: ROP in triplets seems to be mainly related to low gestational age and low birth weight. Further prospective randomized studies are necessary to demonstrate risk factors of ROP in triplets and to determine if and how gemelarity plays a role in the development of ROP

Adli Otopsilerde Kemik İliğinde Yaşa Bağlı Sellülarite Değişiklikleri

Kemik iliğini değerlendirirken yaşa bağlı izlenen normal sellülarite değişiklikleri bilmek önemlidir. Bu çalışmada ilk dekaddan sekizinci dekada kadar medikolegal otopsilerden alman kemik iliği biyopsi örneklerini histolojik olarak incelenmiştir. Yaşla birlikte yağ dokusu miktarının arttığı görüldü. Anahtar kelimeler: Kemik iliği, sellülarite, ya

Evaluation of cytotoxicity of toothpastes with whitening effect

Beyazlatıcı etki gösteren diş macunlarının kullanımları içinde bulunduğumuz dönemde sürekli artma eğilimdedir. Bu diş macunlarının beyazlatıcı etken maddelerine bağlı olarak toksik etkileri normal diş macunlarına göre yüksek olabilmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı piyasada bulunan beyazlatıcı etki gösteren farklı dört diş macunun sitotoksisitesini XTT yöntemi ile L929 hücreleri üzerinde in vitro olarak değerlendirmektir. Yöntem ve Gereçler: Çalışmada test edilecek olan beyazlatıcı etki gösteren Signal Expert Protection Beyazlık (Unilever, Londra, İngiltere), Signal White Now (Unilever, Londra, İngiltere), Colgate Optic White Parıldayan Beyazlık (Colgate-Palmolive, New York, ABD) ve Sensodyne Truewhite (GlaxoSmithKline, Londra, İngiltere) diş macunlarının muhtelif konsantrasyonları hazırlandı. Hazırlanan konsantrasyonlar 96 kuyucuklu hücre kültür kabı içerisindeki L929 hücre kültürlerine 200 µl eklendi ve hüre kültür kapları 24 saat inkübatörde bekletildi. XTT [2,3-Bis(2-metoksi-4-nitro-5-sulfofenil)-2H-tetrazolyum] testi ile L929 hücrelerinin canlılık oranları belirlendi. Shapiro-Wilk tek yönlü varyans ve Tukey testleri ile istatistiksel analiz yapıldı. Bulgular: İstatistiksel inceleme sonucunda Sensodyne Truewhite’ın 1/8 konsantasyonu hariç tüm diş macunlarının tüm konsantrasyonları sitotoksik bulunmuştur. Diş macunlarının sitotoksisite sıralaması Sensodyne Truewhite<Colgate Optic White Parıldayan Beyazlık<Signal White Now<Signal Expert Protection şeklindedir. Tartışma ve Sonuç: Test edilen tüm beyazlatıcı diş macunlarında sitotoksik etki görülmüştür. Kullanımlarında dikkatli olunması önerilmektedir.The use of whitening toothpastes is constantly increasing in the current period. Due to the whitening active ingredients of these toothpastes, their toxic effects may be higher than normal toothpastes. The aim of this study is to evaluate the cytotoxicity of four different whitening toothpastes on L929 cells by XTT method in vitro. Methods: Various concentrations were prepared from whitening toothpastes to tested in study; Signal Expert Protection Beyazlık (Unilever, London, England), Signal White Now (Unilever, London, England), Colgate Optic White Parıldayan Beyazlık (Colgate Palmolive, New York, USA) and Sensodyne Truewhite (GlaxoSmithKline, London, England). 200 µl of prepared concentration was added to L929 cell cultures in 96-well plates and the well plates were kept in an incubator for 24 hours. Viability of L929 cells were determined by XTT [2,3-Bis(2-methoxy-4-nitro-5-Sulfophenyl)-2H-tetrazolium] test. Shapiro-Wilk, one-way ANOVA and Tukey test performed for statistical analysis. Results: All concentrations of all toothpastes were found to be cytotoxic except for 1/8 concentration of Sensodyne Truewhite. If we need to list the toxicity of tested toothpastes, it can be said that Sensodyne Truewhite<Colgate Optic White Parıldayan Beyazlık<Signal White Now <Signal Expert Protection Beyazlık. Discussion and Conclusion: Cytotoxic effects were seen at all tested whitening toothpaste. It is recommended to be careful in their use

Is there any possibility of uterine sarcoma, STUMP and benign myoma variants in the patients operated for myoma uteri

Malignant pathologies may be observed in the histopathological examination of the patients who were operated with the diagnosis of myoma uteri. We aimed to investigate the rates of detection of uterine sarcoma, smooth muscle tumor of uncertain malignant potential and benign myoma variants who were operated due to myoma uteri. Patients who were operated with the diagnosis of myoma uteri between 2012-2018 were included. Patients with and without malignant pathology were compared in terms of their characteristics. The malignancy was encountered in 39 patients (1.5%) among 2583 patients. A significant difference was found between the patients with and without malignancy in terms of age, admission complaints, and cervical smear results. Patients in the malignant group were found to be older (52.5±11.0 vs 48.1±6.1, p=0.016). Postmenopausal bleeding was significantly a more common complaint in the malignant group (p=0.028). The rate of abnormal cytology in the cervical smear results in the malignant group was 5.1% (p=0.004). Pathology reports of the patients who were operated for myoma uteri may result with malignancy. In the preoperative evaluation, it is necessary to pay attention to the patients' characteristics, to evaluate the risk factors for the possibility of a malignancy. © 2021 Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi

Eroin İntoksikasyonuna Bağlı Ölümlerde Akciğerde Birefringent Materyal Araştırılması

Eroin intoksikasyonuna bağlı ölümler önlenebilir ölümlerin önemli bir bölümünü oluşturmaktadır. Ölüm mekanizması net olarak açıklanamamış olmakla birlikte eroin intoksikasyo-nu olgularında akciğer ödemi en dikkat çekici bulgudur. Diğer yandan kronik kullanımda akciğerlerde kronik granülomatöz reaksiyon görülebilmektedir. Bu çalışmada eroin intoksikasyonu sonucunda ölen ve Adli Tıp Kurumu, Morg İhtisas Dairesinde otopsileri yapılan olgulara ait akciğer lamları histopatolojik olarak tekrar gözden geçirildi ve lamlar polarize ışık altında incelendi. Seksenaltı olgunun 15'inde yabancı cisim saptandı. Eroin öyküsü olmayan 20 adli olgu kontrol grubu olarak incelendi. Anahtar kelimeler: Eroin, akciğer, yabancı cisim, biréfringent materya