Türk elitlerinin eğitimsel özgeçmişleri

Elite studies have great importance within sociological and political studies, because elites are the main agents of social change (Arslan, 2003). On the other hand, education is one of the most important social indicators in the contemporary world. As a result of the rapid transformation from capital based society to knowledge based society, education has become more important than ever before, in determining success. Therefore, the main aim of this study is to analyse the educational background of the contemporary Turkish elite, including political elites, labour union elites and media elites. Educational levels, education and school types and foreign language ability will be investigated in the study. The multi-method approach was used. The “positional” approach was used for identifying the elites who have a potential for power because of their status and social position within society; the “reputational” approach was used to select those respondents who have a reputation for power and influence. Findings show that the level of education experienced has a significant importance in the recruitment process of contemporary Turkish society. Holding at least one university degree has become one of the most necessary conditions of the elite recruitment process. The quality and type of education obtained also has significant influence in achieving an elite position.Stratejik toplumsal kurumların en üst konumlarını işgal ettikleri ve karar verme sürecini en etkin şekilde etkileyebilecek pozisyonda oldukları için, seçkinin toplumun hiyerarşik yapısı içindeayrı bir yeri ve önemi vardır. Bu nedenle seçkin araştırmaları sosyoloji ve siyaset bilimi açısından oldukça büyük önem taşır Çalışmanın temel amacı çağdaş Türk elitlerinin eğitimsel özgeçmişlerini incelemektir. Araştırma kapsamında üç elit grubunun üyeleri ile yüz yüze görüşülerek, çağdaş Türkelitlerinin almış oldukları eğitim niteliksel ve niceliksel boyutları ortaya konmaya çalışıldı. Araştırma evrenini ve örneklem kümesini belirlerken “konumsal” ve “ünsel” yaklaşım birlikte kullanıldı.Sermayenin temel teşkil ettiği kapitalist toplum yapısından, bilginin en önemli değer olarak kabul edildiği bilgi toplumuna geçişe paralel olarak, eğitim, çağdaş dünyadaki en temeltoplumsal belirleyicilerden ve başarı ölçütlerinden biri haline gelmiştir. Araştırmanın bulguları, yaşanan hızlı toplumsal değişim ve dönüşüme paralel olarak eğitim ve bilginin, çağdaş Türk toplumunda da temel toplumsal başarı kriterlerinden biri haline gelmeye başladığına işaret etmektedir. Türk siyasi elitleri, medya elitleri ve işçi elitlerine yönelik olarak gerçekleştirilen eldeki araştırmada, alınan eğitimin düzeyinin, türünün ve kalitesinin,elitlerin deveranı sürecinde, bir başka deyimle bireylerin elit pozisyonlarına ulaşmalarında oldukça önemli ve belirleyici rol oynadığı görülmüştür

Transfusion in Transplantation

Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is increasingly performed in several diseases; majority of them are hematologic malignancies. Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation is not an instant procedure; contrarily, its unique clinical and laboratorial consequences may take life‐long time. Blood product transfusion is an inevitable and critical component for the management. Hematopoietic stem cell transplant patients have different requirements regarding blood products transfusion because of their immune status, long‐term cytopenias and especially HLA and ABO incompatibilities. Health‐care staff who take a part in the management of those patients should be aware of specific and specialized transfusion requirements

Reusable and Flexible Heterogeneous Catalyst for Reduction of TNT by Pd Nanocube Decorated ZnO Nanolayers onto Electrospun Polymeric Nanofibers

An effective method for the fabrication of well designed nanocomposite for the catalytic reduction of 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene (TNT) was developed. Here, cubic palladium (Pd) nanoparticles were utilized for enhancing the interface properties, attachment quality, catalytic yield and stability after the catalysis reactions. Ligand controlled facet growth by the Br- anions during thermal decomposition of the palladium-precursor resulted with cubic shaped average ∼13 nm palladium nanocubes (Pd NC). The anisotropic Pd NC were utilized to decorate the surface of the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanolayers deposited by atomic layer deposition (ALD) technique on the electrospun polyacrylonitrile (PAN) nanofibers. Due to the polymeric nature of the electrospun PAN nanofibers, Pd NC decorated nanoweb is highly flexible and has a high surface area. For the sustainable Pd NC decoration on the ZnO surfaces coated on PAN nanofibers, anchor points were formed by the functional thiol groups which can facilitate the Pd NC attachment and stability on the ZnO surface. The -OH and alkyl thiol groups obtained via sol-gel reactions positioned on the ZnO layer providing a better interface between ZnO and Pd NC which cannot be obtained by pristine PAN nanofibers. Additionally, due to the increased surface interaction, geometrical positioning on fibers for a better intermediate complex formation and stability via soft-soft interaction, Pd NC decorated flexible polymeric electrospun nanoweb provided enhanced catalytic reduction of TNT in aqueous medium. © 2017 Wiley-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinhei

Pd nanocube decoration onto flexible nanofibrous mats of core-shell polymer-ZnO nanofibers for visible light photocatalysis

Plasmonic enhancement for electron-hole separation efficiency and visible light photocatalysis was achieved by Pd nanocube decoration on a ZnO nanolayer coated onto electrospun polymeric (polyacrylonitrile (PAN)) nanofibers. Since exciton formation and sustainable electron-hole separation have a vital importance for realizing better solar energy in photovoltaic and photocatalytic devices, we achieved visible light photocatalysis by Pd nanocube decoration onto well designed core-shell nanofibers of ZnO@PAN-NF. By controlling the cubic Pd nanoparticle size and the thickness of the crystalline ZnO nanolayer deposited onto electrospun PAN nanofibers via atomic layer deposition (ALD), defect mediated visible light photocatalysis efficiency can be increased. By utilizing nanofabrication techniques such as thermal decomposition, electrospinning and ALD, this fabricated template became an efficient, defect mediated, Pd nanocube plasmon enhanced photocatalytic system. Due to the enhanced contact features of the Pd nanocubes, an increase was observed for the visible light photocatalytic activity of the flexible and nanofibrous mat of Pd@ZnO@PAN-NF. © 2017 The Royal Society of Chemistry and the Centre National de la Recherche Scientifique

Multipl miyelom tanılı hastalarda EORTC QLQ ile yaşam kalitesi değerlendirmesi: Çok merkezli çalışma

Objective: Both the length of the treatment period and the diversity of the agents used in the treatment significantly affect the quality of life (QoL) of the patients with multiple myeloma (MM). With the aid of the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire Consisting of 30 Questions “EORTC QLQ-C30” and the Quality of Life Questionnaire Multiple Myeloma Module “QLQ-MY20”, we aimed to obtain data on quality of life in MM patients in a representative sample of the general population of our country. Methods: One hundred sixty eight patients from 6 different centers followed between 2018-2020 were included in the study. The QLQ-C30, and the QLQ-MY20 questionnaires specific for MM patients were used and the results were reported statistically. Results: Seventy eight (46%) of the patients were female, while 90 (54%) were male. The median age was 64 (22-84). When the findings were analysed, it was found that there was a greater effect on the symptom scale compared to the functional scale. Conclusion: The importance of the treatment-related side effect management, together with the adequate administration of appropriate symptomatic treatment in holistic treatment management were emphasized as effective factors in terms of the QoL of patients with MM.Amaç: Hem tedavi süresinin uzunluğu, hem de tedavide kullanılan ajanların çeşitliliği multipl miyelomlu (MM) hastaların yaşam kalitesini (YK) önemli ölçüde etkiler. Otuz sorudan oluşan EORTC Yaşam Kalitesi Anketi “EORTC QLQ-C30” ve Yaşam Kalitesi Anketi-Multipl Miyelom Modülü “QLQ-MY20” yardımıyla MM hastalarında yaşam kalitesine ilişkin verileri elde etmeyi amaçladık. Yöntem: 2018-2020 yılları arasında takip edilen, 6 farklı merkezden 168 hasta çalışmaya dahil edildi. MM hastalarına özel QLQ-C30 ve QLQ-MY20 anketleri kullanılmış ve sonuçlar istatistiksel olarak rapor edilmiştir. Bulgular: Hastaların 78’i (%46) kadın, 90’ı (%54) erkekti. Ortanca yaş 64 (22-84) idi. Bulgular incelendiğinde semptom ölçeğinde fonksiyonel ölçeğe göre daha fazla etkinin olduğu görüldü. Sonuç: Bütüncül tedavi yönetiminde, uygun tedavinin yeterli uygulanması ile birlikte tedaviye bağlı yan etki yönetiminin önemi, MM’li hastaların yaşam kalitesi açısından etkili faktörler olarak vurgulanmıştır

Concurrent Assay for Four Bacterial Species Including Alloiococcus Otitidis in Middle Ear, Nasopharynx and Tonsils of Children with Otitis Media with Effusion: A Preliminary Report

ObjectivesTo detect the prevalences of Alloiococcus otitidis, as well as Haemophilus influenzae, Streptococcus pneumoniae, and Moraxella catarrhalis in children with chronic otitis media with effusion (OME) and to simultaneously investigate the colonization of these bacteria in the nasopharynx and palatine tonsils of these patients.MethodsThe study included 34 pediatric patients with OME, and 15 controls without OME. In the study group, A. otitidis, H. influenzae, S. pneumoniae, and M. catarrhalis were investigated in the samples obtained from middle ear effusions (MEE), nasopharyngeal swabs (NPS) and tonsillar swabs (TS), using multiplex polymerase chain reaction (PCR) and conventional culture methods. Only the samples obtained from NPS and TS were studied with the same techniques in the control group.ResultsA. otitidis was isolated only in MEE and only with multiplex PCR method. A. otitidis, S. pneumoniae, M. catarrhalis, H. influenzae were identified in 35%, 8.8%, 8.8%, and 2.9%, respectively, in 34 MEE. A. otitidis was not isolated in NPS or TS of the study and the control groups.ConclusionThe prevalence of A.otitidis is high in children with OME and A.otitidis doesn't colonize in the nasopharynx or tonsil

Renal complications of lipodystrophy: A closer look at the natural history of kidney disease

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Onkoloji hemşirelerinin iş doyumu ve yaşam doyumunun incelenmesi

1. Araştırma, onkoloji hemşirelerinin yaşam doyum düzeyleri ve iş doyum düzeylerini incelemek amacıyla tanımlayıcı bir çalışma olarak, Onkoloji Hemşireliği Derneği'ne üye olan hemşirelerle gerçekleştirildi. Araştırmanın örneklemini evreni oluşturan 352 üyeden; klinikte çalışan, ulaşılabilen ve çalışmaya katılmayı kabul eden 115 üye oluşturdu. Veriler, Yaşam Doyum Ölçeği, Minnesota İş Doyum Ölçeği ve tanıtıcı bilgi formu kullanılarak toplanıp; Cronbach Alfa, Student’s t, ANOVA, Tukey HSD testleri ve Pearson’s Korelasyon analizi ile değerlendirildi. Evli olanların (p<0.001), Devlet hastanesinde çalışanların (p<0.05), 16 yıl ve üzeri meslek deneyimi olanların (p<0.01), lisans üstü eğitim almış hemşirelerin (p<0.001), ailede bakım gereksinimi olan hemşirelerin (p<0.01) yaşam doyum ölçeği puanları anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu. Lisans üstü eğitim düzeyindeki hemşirelerde içsel (p<0.01) ve genel doyum ( p<0.05 ) puanları anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu. Onkolojide çalışmaktan mutlu olanların, sürekli gündüz çalışanların, mesleğini kendisine çok uygun bulan hemşirelerin yaşam doyum ve iş doyumu ölçeği puanları (içsel – dışsal – genel) anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu (p<0,001). Çalışma şeklinin kişisel yaşamı, hiç etkilemediğini ifade edenlerin yaşam doyum ölçeği puanı anlamlı derecede yüksek, olumlu etkilediğini ifade edenlerin ise iş doyum ölçeği puanları (içsel – dışsal – genel) anlamlı derecede yüksek bulundu (p<0,001). Onkoloji hemşirelerinin, iş doyumunun arttırılması yönünde sundukları ilk öneri onkolojide çalışan hemşirelere psikolojik destek sağlanması olurken, yaşam doyumunun arttırılması yönünde sundukları ilk öneri ise ücretlerin yeterli hale getirilmesi oldu. Araştırmamızda yaşam doyumu ile iş doyumu (içsel – dışsal – genel doyum) arasında ileri derecede anlamlı pozitif bir ilişki saptandı (p<0,001). Bu sonuçlar doğrultusunda yöneticilere, hemşirelerin iş ve yaşam doyumunun arttırılmasına yönelik öneriler sunuldu. Anahtar Kelimeler: Yaşam Doyumu, İş Doyumu, Onkoloji, Hemşirelik, Memnuniyet. 2. SUMMARY Job and Life Satisfaction Level of Oncology Nurses This study is carried out with the members of Oncology Nurses Association to analyse the relation between their job satisfaction and their private life satisfaction. Population of this study is 115 association members of 352 who work in clinics. The other members were not available or accessible to participate to this study. Data is collected by using life satisfaction scale, Minnesota job satisfaction scale and introducing information form. Collected data is analysed and evaluated by using Cronbach Alfa, Student’s t, ANOVA, Tukey HSD tests and Pearson correlation method. Married nurses (p<0.001), public hospital nurses (p<0.05), 16 years or more than 16 years experienced nurses (p<0.01), master graduate nurses (p<0.001) and the nurses who have someone that needs care in theirs families (p<0.01) have a significant good score of life satisfaction scale. Personal (internal) satisfaction (p<0.001) and general satisfaction (p<0.05) scale of master level graduated nurses were really high. The nurses who work by daily shift in oncology and who believe that this profession is suitable for them have very good score (internal-external-general) of life and job satisfaction (p<0.001). The nurses who mentioned that working style does not make an impact on their life has significantly high score of life satisfaction, but the nurses who mentioned that working style has a positive influence on their life has significantly high score of job satisfaction (internal-external-general). Oncology nurses propose having psychological support at first in order to increase their job satisfaction and they propose to have enough salary at first in order to increase life satisfaction. According to our study, a significant positive relationship is established between life satisfaction and job satisfaction (p<0.001). Some nurse’s life and job satisfaction increasing suggestions are made to managers as a result of this study. Key word: Job Satisfaction, Life Satisfaction, Nurse, Oncology, and Satisfaction