Meta-Analysis of Organizational Trust Studies Conducted in Educational Organizations between the Years 2008-2018

This research aims to combine the results of the studies conducted  in educational organizations between the years 2008-2018 that investigated correlation between organizational trust, and organizational support, organizational citizenship, organizational justice, organizational commitment, mobbing, organizational silence, job satisfaction, organizational cynicism and ethical leadership and obtain an overall result. Within this scope, meta-analytic method was used in the study. A literature review was performed by using the concepts "trust" and "organizational trust".  A total of 43 independent studies were incorporated into the research by considering the selection criteria determined by the researcher. The total sample size (teacher, academician and school administrator) is 22859. The studies included in the research were analyzed according to random effects model (REM). According to the results of the analysis, there is a high positive correlation between organizational trust, organizational justice [r = .70] and ethical leadership [r = .82]; a moderate positive correlation between organizational trust and organizational commitment [r = .51], organizational support [r = .57], organizational citizenship [r = .43] and job satisfaction [r = .61]. In addition, there was a moderate negative correlation between organizational trust, organizational cynicism [r = -.62] and organizational silence [r = -.30]; and also a low negative correlation between organizational trust and mobbing [r = -.24]. Based on these findings, the high level of organizational justice, organizational support and ethical leadership perceptions of the education stakeholders increase level of organizational trust; whereas the high level of organizational trust increases their job satisfaction, organizational citizenship behaviors and organizational commitment, and reduces organizational cynicism and organizational silence perceptions. In addition, employees' exposure to mobbing causes a decrease in organizational trust levels

Examining the measurement invariance of the teachers' sense of self-efficacy scale in terms of gender

The aim of this research was to analyze the measurement invariance of the "Teachers' Sense of Self-Efficacy Scale," developed by Tschannen-Moran and Hoy, and adapted into Turkish and Turkish culture by Çapa, Çakıroğlu and Sarıkaya, with respect to gender. Turkish version of the scale consists of 24 items and 3 subscales. The scale measures pre-service teachers' and teachers' sense of and belief in self-efficacy for student engagement, classroom management and instructional strategies. Research revealed that the scale is being used by a myriad of researchers. The sample of this study consists of 267 female, 163 male pre-service teachers who participated in the Pedagogical Formation Certificate Traning at Inönü University in the 2017-2018 academic years. First of all, CFA was executed in order to confirm the validity of the scale's current structure for both genders which was confirmed based on the analysis results. Then, MGCFA was executed to analyze the scale's measurement invariance in terms of gender. The results of the MGCFA indicated that the scale has the measurement invariance with respect to gender at each of the stages of strict, metric, scalar and configural invariance

The effect of N-acetylcysteine on mechanical fatigue resistance of antibiotic-loaded bone cement

Conclusion: Preliminary results indicate that adding N-acetylcysteine to teicoplanin-loaded bone cement does not significantly affect the cement's mechanical resistance, potentially leading to a new avenue for preventing and treating peri-prosthetic joint infection. N-acetylcysteine may, therefore, be considered as an alternative agent to be added to antibiotic-loaded bone cement mixtures used in the prevention of peri-prosthetic joint infection

Rare Birth Defects in Pregnancies of Women with Pregestational Diabetes: Absent Radius

Diabetes mellitus (DM) is an important disease that negatively affects fetal development and women with pregestational diabetes have an increased risk for adverse pregnancy outcomes, including a markedly increased risk for birth defects. In this report, a newborn with absent radius associated with pregestational diabetes was presented. A male newborn was born at 40th gestational week from a 20-year-old mother by cesarean section. The patient had shortness in the limbs, hypoplastic right thumb and flexion contracture at his right hand besides respiratory distress.To our knowledge, with this case report, we would like to share the second case of diabetic mother's infant with absent radius in the literature

Vacuum-assisted closure versus moist dressings in the treatment of diabetic wound ulcers after partial foot amputation: A retrospective analysis in 65 patients

Purpose: Changes in weight-bearing patterns after partial foot amputations may lead to new localized high-pressure points and keratosis due to ulcerations in patients with neuropathies and hypovascular limbs. As a result, diabetic foot ulcers (DFUs) after partial foot amputations are very complex. The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of vacuum-assisted closure (VAC) therapy with conventional moist wound dressings in the treatment of diabetic wound ulcers after partial foot amputations. Methods: Sixty-five diabetic patients with a DFU, who had previously undergone partial foot amputation surgery, were assigned to treatment with VAC (group A: 31 patients) or conventional wound moist dressing (group B: 34 patients). The final results were considered as failed treatment if reamputation was required. Conversely, reaching 90% of wound granulation was considered to be a successful endpoint. Results: The average time to reach 90% granulation tissue was significantly lower in group A (7.8 +/- 1.2 weeks vs. 11.1 +/- 1.2 weeks; p < 0.001). However, there was no significant difference regarding the reamputation requirements; 38.7% (12 patients) in group A and 41.2% (14 patients) in group B, (p = 0.839). Conclusion: The results of this study allowed us to conclude that VAC therapy system appears to be an effective treatment for patients with complex DFUs who had previously undergone partial foot amputation

The Relationships between Quality of Work Life, School Alienation, Burnout, Affective Commitment and Organizational Citizenship: A Study on Teachers

This research aimed to investigate relationships between quality of work life, burnout, school alienation, affective commitment and organizational citizenship behaviors. In this context, a model was proposed based on the literature review and the model was tested through structural equation model. The study group of the research consists of 314 volunteer teachers working in the state schools in Kilis in 2016-2017 academic years. The data was collected through work-related quality of life scale, burnout scale, school alienation scale, affective commitment scale and organizational citizenship behaviors scale. The analysis with descriptive, correlation, path and bootstrap methods were used to analyze the data. As a result of the analysis, it was found that teachers&#39; perceptions for quality of work life have a negative effect on burnout and school alienation, whereas they have a positive effect on affective commitment. Besides, their perceptions for affective commitment have a positive impact on organizational citizenship behaviors. Another important result derived from the research is that teachers&#39; perceptions for burnout and school alienation play partial mediation roles in the effect of their perceptions for quality of work life on affective commitment. Based on these results, it can be suggested that teachers&#39; working conditions should be constantly improved

657del5 Mutation of the Nijmegen Breakage Syndrome Gene (NBS1) in the Turkish Population

The 657del5 mutation of the NBS1 gene has been demonstrated in most patients with Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS). We identified four Turkish families in which probands were diagnosed as having NBS and found to be homozygous for the 657del5 mutation. The 657del5 allele in the four Turkish families had a single origin

Ownership And Use Of Mobile Phone-A Population Based Study Physical Education And Sport College Students In Turkey

Purpose: Recent years have seen a rapid increase in the use of mobile phones, raising concers about possible adverse health effecets. The present study aims to find out the prevalence of mobile phone usage of the students educated in sports training in the university. Material and Methods: This cross-sectional study was carried out 01 October and 31 May in 2010. 1325 students (94.5%) out of total 1402 studying in the Department of Physical Education and Sports Schools of five different universities located on the Black Sea accepted to participate in the study. A questionnaire form was applied to the participants under the observation of the researchers. Results: In the study, although 1036 (78.2%) of the students said that mobile phones had adverse health effects, it was found that 1305 (98.5%) students used mobile phones, 251 (18.9%) had more than one mobile phone and each talk took the least median 3 (1-14) minutes and the most median 10 (1-14) minutes. 506 (38.8 %) of the mobile phone users said that they talked on the mobile phone while driving. Conclusion: As a result, it was found that the use of mobile phones among the students was common and they usually carried their mobile phones on them during their classes. Even though mobile phones are important for those students studying away from their homes to keep in touch with their families, it is suggested that they should pay attention to some practices while using their mobile phones

The effect of the splitter plates on flow characteristics that are vertically placed to the flow between side by side cylinders in shallow water

WOS: 000441810300002In this paper, flow changes were observed via Purticulute Image Velocimetry (PIV) technique in Shallow water flow for two side by side circular cylinders which a vertically placed splitter plate (VSP) was placed between them. The circular cylinders made of acrylic material have a diameter of D = 40 mm. Throughout the experiments water height was h(w) = 20 mm and flow images were taken ut the elevation of h(L) = 10 mm, The free stream velocity was U-infinity = 125 mm/sec and Reynolds Number was Re-D = 5000 bused on diameters of circular cylinders, Five different VSPs varied from heights of H = 2 mm to 10 mm with an increment 2 mm were used to control unsteady flow. The gap/diameter ratio was G/D = 1.25 for all cases, Dimensionless Turbulence Kinetic Energy values and time-uveruged velocity vectors were acquired by processing experimentally obtained data on a computer. Asa result, the usage of splitter plate has shown its effectiveness on flow control, After the plate height of H = 6 mm, TKE values were decreased significantly. The most effective plate height on the flow control was seen us H = 10 mm