The Effects of Authentic Learning Practices on Problem-Solving Skills and Attitude towards Science Courses

This study aims to investigate the effects of authentic learning methods — applied in science courses — on the problem-solving skills and attitudes towards those courses. As a research design, a quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the study. The data of the study were collected from 92 students at the level of 6th grade in Van, Turkey in the 2017-2018 academic year. As data collection tools, the Problem-Solving Skills Test and Science Attitude Scale were used throughout the study. During the data analysis phase, descriptive statistics, one-factor analysis of variance for unrelated samples, t-test for related samples, Kruskal Wallis-H and Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test were used. As a result of the study, it was realised that there was a significant difference between the experimental group and control groups' problem-solving skills total scores in favour of the experimental group. Furthermore, it was ascertained that authentic learning practices improved the problem-solving skills of the experimental group students to a significant extent. In terms of attitude points towards science, it was determined that the post-test scores of the experimental group were significantly higher than the control groups and authentic learning practices had a positive effect on attitude

Violence in the Health Sector and Its Properties: A Questionnaire toward Physician Working in the Emergency Departments

Objective: in our country, violence has been spreading to every part of society, especially in the health sector in recent years. in this study, we aimed to determine the properties of violence that physicians working in the emergency departments are exposed to and witness and also to present the process after the violence.Material and Methods: This study was held with participants of the 4th Emergency Medicine School Meeting organized by the Emergency Medicine Physicians Association of Turkey on January 11-12, 2013 in Istanbul. Answers given to the questionnaire titled “Violence in the health sector and its properties” by volunteer participants were evaluated with a statistical program. Results: of the 73 physicians, 60.3% was male and 39.7% was female. the mean age was 31.9±5.8 years; 91.8% stated that they were exposed to violence at least once in their professional lives. the most common type of violence exposed and witnessed was verbal violence.Conclusion: Emergency departments are places where violence is experienced extremely often. Doing legal arrangements, taking security precautions, and solving patient-healthcare communication problems are important steps for preventing violence. But, it is thought that the main step is to provide social synergy in the perception of violenc

The cultural adaptation, reliability and validity of Neck Disability Index in patients with neck pain - A Turkish version study

Objectives. The aim of this study was to conduct the cross- cultural adaptation of Neck Disability Index ( NDI) and investigate the validity and reliability of Turkish version in patients with neck pain

Effects of atorvastatin therapy on hypercholesterolernic rabbits with respect to oxidative stress, nitric oxide pathway and homocysteine

Hypercholesterolemia is characterized with changes in lipid profile, nitric oxide pathway and oxidative stress markers. This study is designed to evaluate the effects of hypercholesterolemic diet and atorvastatin therapy on oxidative stress, lipid peroxide and thiobarbituric acid reactive substances (TBARS), NO pathway markers, nitric oxide(NO) and asymmetric dimethylarginine (ADMA), homocysteine, and paraoxonase activity (PON1) in rabbits. Twenty rabbits fed with high-cholesterol diet for 8 weeks were randomly divided into 2 groups on the fourth week of the hypercholesterolemic diet. First group was fed with high-cholesterol diet alone, whereas the second group with the same cholesterol diet plus atorvastatin (0.3 mg/kg/day) for 4 weeks. High-cholesterol diet increased total cholesterol, low density lipoprotein (LDL-C), high density lipoprotein (HDL-C), ADMA, TBARS and lipid peroxide levels and reduced PON1 activity and NO levels in rabbits. Four weeks of atorvastatin therapy significantly increased HDL-C, PON1 activity and reduced LDL-C, TBARS and lipid peroxide concentrations. Atorvastatin therapy is beneficial in decreasing oxidative stress related with hypercholesterolemia, mainly affecting lipid profile and PON1 activity. (C) 2007 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved

Legal and ethical responsibilities of physicians in coercive situations, such as natural disasters

BACKGROUND: The relationship between the physician and the patient is based on the provisions of the proxy agreement. The attitude of the physician and the legal and ethical responsibilities of this attitude in an event of force majeure, such as severe natural disaster (earthquake), during a risky operation should be discussed. The aim of the present study was to present the opinions of the related professions about the subject and to discuss the subject on an ethical and legal ground