Examining the Internet Addiction Levels of High School Senior Students

In the present study, the internet addiction status of high school senior students in Yeşilyurt county of Malatya was analyzed and examined in terms of gender variable. The study population consisted of 3442 senior students who were studying at 37 high schools in state schools in Yeşilyurt County of the city of Malatya in 2016-2017 academic year. The sampling of the study consisted of 606 students selected with the Random Sampling Method from among 17 high schools. The model of the study was the Survey Model. For the purpose of determining the internet addiction levels of the students, the “Internet Addiction Scale”, which was developed by Gunuc (2009) was used. This scale consists of sub-dimensions like “Deprivation”, “Difficulty in Control”, “Disruption in Functionality”, and “Social Isolation”. In analyzing the data of the study, arithmetic average ( , frequency (f), standard deviation (sd), k-means clustering method and t-test were used. In brief, the following results were received in the present study: out of the 606 senior high school students, 85 (14,1%) were in the Addicted Group, 258 (42,6%) were in the Risk Group and 262 (43,3%) were in the Non-Addicted Group. When these results were analyzed it was determined that the majority of the students who constituted the sampling group of the study were in the Non-Addicted Group (43,3%). A significant differentiation was detected between the internet addiction scores of the students according to the gender variable in favor of the male students

Khawāṭir as a Key Concept in the Formative Period of Sufism: al-Ḥārith alMuḥāsibī’s Approach

Tasavvuf, kelam ve felsefe ehline müntesip düşünürler ḫavāṭır kavramını hicri üçüncü asırdan itibaren farklı anlayış biçimleriyle ele alır. El-Hāris̠el-Muḥāsibī (ö. 243/857) de ḫavāṭırı ahlaki ve pratik bir zeminde riʿāyet anlayışının temel bir unsuru olarak işler. Onun yaşadığı dönemde kimi zahidlerin eylemlerini sübjektif tecrübelerle elde ettikleri bilgilere dayandırmaları krize neden olan bir etkendir. Ayrıca bu bilgileri aktarmak için dāʿī/devāʿī, ʿāriḍ, vesvese, nezġ/nezeġāt, ḥadīs̠u’n-nefs, ilhām, ḥikmet ve maʿrifet gibi birçok ifade kullanmaları da kavram kargaşasına sebep olan diğer bir müessirdir. El-Muḥāsibī, tasavvufun bir din ilmi olarak teşekkülüne engel olan bu krizleri aşmak için anahtar bir kavram olarak sistematik ve bütüncül bir ḫavāṭır anlayışı geliştirir. Böylece dinî bir ilim olma yolunda ilerleyen tasavvufun bilgi yöntemini Kur’an ve sünnet temelli bir anlayış üzerinden inşa eder. Bu çalışmada ilk olarak el-Muḥāsibī’nin geliştirdiği bu anlayışının özgünlüğünü sorgulamak üzere ḫavāṭır kavramının din bilimlerinde kullanılmaya başlandığı tarihî serüven incelenmiş ve beraberinde el-Muḥāsibī’nin ḫavāṭır anlayışını oluştururken felsefe ve Muʿtezilī düşünürlerden etkilenip etkilenmediği mukayese edilerek tartışılmıştır. Bunun yanı sıra ḫavāṭır kavramı üzerinden onun riʿāyet düşüncesi ve insan doğasına dair fikirleri açıklanmıştır. Ayrıca bu çalışmada ḫavāṭıra benzeyen ifadelerin sebep olduğu kavram kargaşasına karşı el-Muḥāsibī’nin nasıl bir yöntem geliştirdiği, bireyin kalbine gelen ḫavāṭıra karşı sorumluluğunun ve epistemolojik değerinin ne olduğu saptanmıştır. Son olarak el-Muḥāsibī’nin ḫavāṭır konusu çerçevesinde muhalif ve muvafık olduğu zümreler tespit edilmiştir.Scholars in the field of Ṣūfism, Kalām, and Philosophy have dealt with the concept of khawāṭir with different forms of understanding since the third century. Ḥārith alMuḥāsibī (d. 243/857) examines it based on the thought of al-riʿāyah on moral and practical grounds. During his lifetime, the fact that some zāhids based their actions on the information they obtained through subjective experiences caused a crisis. In addition, the use of many expressions such as dāʿī/davāʿī, ʿāriḍ, waswasa, nazgh/nazaghāt, hadith annafs, ilhām, ḥikma and maʿrifa to convey this information also caused conceptual confusion. Al-Muḥāsibī develops a systematic and holistic understanding of khawāṭir as a key concept to overcome these crises that hinder the establishment of Sufism as a science of religion. Thus, he builds the knowledge method of Sufism, which is on the way to becoming a religious science, through an understanding based on the Qurʾan and Sunna. In this study, I first examined the historical adventure in which the concept of khawāṭir began to be used in religious sciences to question the originality of this understanding developed by al-Muḥāsibī. At the same time, I discussed whether al-Muḥāsibī was influenced by Philosophers and Mutakallimūn while forming his understanding of khawāṭir. In addition to this, I explained his ideas about obedience and human nature through the concept of khawāṭir. Furthermore, I determined what kind of a method alMuḥāsibī has developed against the confusion of concepts caused by expressions similar to khawāṭir, and what is the responsibility and epistemological value of the khawāṭir that comes to the heart. Finally, to reveal the main factor behind al-Muḥāsibī’s writings on the concept of khawāṭir, I have identified groups that he disagrees with and agrees with

Consider Behcet's disease in young patients with deep vein thrombosis

AbstractBehcet's disease is a multi-systemic and chronic inflammatory vasculitis of unknown etiology characterized by recurrent oral and genital ulcers, uveitis, arthritis, arterial aneurysms, venous thrombosis, skin lesions and GIS lesions. Although pulmonary artery aneurysms are rare, it is a critical condition due to high risk of rupture. Venous involvement of Behcet's disease primarily occurs in the lower extremities. In the presence of deep vein thrombosis(DVT) and pulmonary embolism, the mainstay of treatment in Behcet's disease is immunosuppressant therapy. Anticoagulants can be used only after initiation of immunosuppressant therapy and suppression of the disease. Anticoagulant therapy alone may lead to fatal hemoptysis. We report the case of a 24 year-old patient who presented to the emergency service with complaints of shortness of breath, general condition disorder and hemoptyhis while using warfarin for DVT and whose thoracic CT angiography showed pulmonary embolism and pulmonary artery aneurysm and diagnosed with Behcet's disease

İLKÖĞRETİM SOSYAL BİLGİLER ÖĞRETİM PROGRAMININ ÖĞRENCİ GÖRÜŞLERİNE GÖRE DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

Bu araştırmanın amacı, ilköğretim 7. sınıf sosyal bilgiler öğretim programını öğrenci görüşlerine göre değerlendirmektir. Bu amaçla Malatya il merkezindeki resmi ve özel ilköğretim okullarına devam eden 2305 yedinci sınıf öğrencisine anket uygulanmıştır. Nicel karakter arz eden bu araştırmanın verileri betimsel istatistik tekniklerinden aritmetik ortalama ve standart sapma ile “t” ve MWU testleri ile analiz edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinden, uygulamada sosyal bilgiler dersinin ağırlıklı olarak geleneksel yöntem-tekniklerle işlendiği; ancak ders sistematiğinin çağdaş eğitim ilkelerine uygun olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğretmenlerin, sosyal bilgiler dersinde çoğunlukla geleneksel materyalleri tercih ettikleri, çağdaş teknolojilerden fazlaca yararlanmadıkları da, araştırmada ulaşılan diğer bir sonuçtur. Araştırmada son tahlilde, ülkemizde eğitimde değişim ve reform söylemlerine rağmen, uygulamada geleneksel öğretimin egemen olduğu ve bunun da çağdaş ilkelere göre hazırlanmış olan sosyal bilgiler öğretim programının uygulamadaki etkililiğine gölge düşürdüğü değerlendirmesi yapılmıştır

THE INFLUENCE OF THE DOMINANT ORGANIZATIONAL CULTURE ON ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION

Örgüt kültürü örgütsel özdeşleşme üzerinde önemli bir etkiye sahiptir. Bu nedenle bu çalışmada örgüt kültürünün örgütsel özdeşleşme üzerindeki etkisi incelenmiştir. Araştırmanın örneklemini Zonguldak ilinde enerji sektöründe faaliyet gösteren kurumsallaşmış özel bir şirkette çalışan 109 personel oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmadan elde edilen veriler korelasyon ve regresyon analizine tabii tutulmuştur. Regresyon analizi sonucunda bağımlı değişken örgütsel özdeşleşme ile bağımsız değişken kurum kültürü arasında anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu saptanmıştır. İlişkinin yönünü ve şiddetini belirlemek amacıyla yapılan korelasyon analizi sonucunda ise bu iki değişken arasında orta seviyede (0,588) ve pozitif yönde anlamlı bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bağımlı değişken olan örgütsel özdeşleşmenin sadece yaş ve çalışma pozisyonu demografik değişkenine göre anlamlı bir farklılık gösterdiği tespit edilirken, bağımsız değişken olan kurum kültürünün ise yalnızca cinsiyet ve çalışma pozisyonu demografik değişkenine göre anlamlı bir fark gösterdiği tespit edilmiştir.Organizational culture has an important influence on organizational identification. Therefore, in this study the effect of organizational culture on organizational identification has been examined. The sample of the study is composed of 109 personnel working in a private institution active in the energy sector in Zonguldak. The data obtained from the study were subjected to correlation and regression analysis. As a result of regression analysis, it was determined that there is a significant relationship between dependent variable organizational identification and independent variable organizational culture. As a result of the correlation analysis conducted to determine the direction and severity of the relationship, it was determined that there was a significant correlation between these two variables in the middle level (0.588) and the positive direction. It was determined that the dependent variable, organizational identification, showed a significant difference only in terms of age and working position demographic variables, whereas the independent variable, organizational culture, showed a significant difference only in terms of gender and working position

The effects of peritoneal dialysis and hemodialysis on serum tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin-6, interleukin-10 and C-reactive-protein levels.

BACKGROUND: Markers of an acute phase reaction, such as C-reactive protein (CRP) or tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin (IL)-6, are predictive for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in normal subjects and in chronic renal failure patients. In this study, we aimed to investigate serum TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10 and CRP levels in continuous ambulatory peritoneal dialysis (CAPD) and hemodialysis (HD) patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS: Serum levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10 and CRP levels were measured in 30 patients who were just diagnosed with end-stage renal failure and treated, with 16 CAPD (nine female, seven male) and 14 HD (eight female, six male) patients, before CAPD or HD treatment and after 3 months from the beginning of CAPD or HD in patients with no clinical signs of infection. The control groups were 20 healthy persons of similar age and sex. Serum levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10 and CRP were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in stable CAPD and HD patients and in healthy persons. RESULTS: The mean serum levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10 and CRP showed no significant differences between the CAPD and HD patients for the beginning values and the third month of treatment. However, serum TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10 and CRP levels were higher than the control group in the CAPD and HD patients regarding the beginning values and the third month of treatment (p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: CAPD and HD of the renal replacement therapy have no effects on serum CRP and cytokines

Frequency of Intestinal Parasites in Individuals with Immunosuppression and Certain Chronic Diseases

INTRODUCTION: This study was carried out to determine the frequency of intestinal parasites in immunosuppressed and some chronic diseases and to evaluate the effect of some living conditions on the distribution of parasites. METHODS: The study was conducted on 300 patients aged 18-80 years with dialysis, diabetes or cancer. The control group consisted of 100 immunocompetent individuals without any chronic disease. Stool samples taken from patients and control group were analyzed by native-Lugol, zinc sulfate flotation, formol ether precipitation and modified acid fast staining methods after macroscopic examination. RESULTS: Parasites were detected in 96 (32%) of 300 patients in the patient group and in three (3%) of 100 individuals in the control group. Eight parasite species, including five protozoa and three helminths, were identified in the study. 10.3% of the patient group had G. intestinalis, 8.7% B. hominis (5% abundant bol B. hominis), 8% E. coli, 6.7% Cryptosporidium spp., 6% A. lumbricoides, 3% Taenia spp., 1.7% C. cayetanensis and H. nana were detected in. In the study, parasite was detected mostly by formol ether precipitation method. In the study, a statistically significant relationship was found between the incidence of parasites and the use of animal husbandry and sewage system. (p&lt;0.05). DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION: It was concluded that parasitic agents are still an important health problem in immunosuppressed patients and that parasitic agents should definitely be considered by using multiplexing methods in this patient group

The Significance of Opportunistic Parasitosis and Blastocystosis in Patients with Gastric Cancer: a Study with Control Group

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of opportunistic parasites and Blastocystis spp. in patients with gastric cancer (CA) and to determine the significance of these parasite. Methods: The patient group and the control group were composed of 100 people each. The stool samples were examined under the microscope for intestinal parasites with the native-Lugol method. Then, samples were multiplied by formol-ethyl acetate method and stained with modified acid-fast method. Results: Intestinal parasite positivity was indicated in 14% of the gastric CA, and 2% of the healthy individuals (p=0.001). Blastocystis spp. (p=0.009) was identified in 11%, Cryptosporidium spp. was identified in 4%, G. intestinalis was identified in 2%, and C. cayetanensis was identified in 1% of the patient group. There were significant differences between the intestinal parasite positivity (p=0.012), abundant Blastocystis spp. positivity (p=0.041) and all Blastocystis spp. positivity (p=0.037) in patient and control groups. Most of the patients who were positive for parasites had diarrhea. Conclusion: Based findings, it was concluded that it would be beneficial to evaluate gastric CA patients, especially those with diarrhea, for intestinal parasites

Coexistence of cervico-thoracic extradural en-plaque meningioma with multiple intracranial meningiomas

Meningioma is one of the most common tumors in the spinal cord. Extradural and en-plaque variety of meningioma occur less frequently. A 47-year-old woman is presented with radiculopathy signs. Magnetic resonance imaging revealed a lesion from C6 through T3 vertebral levels compressing the cord both anteriorly and posteriorly. Subtotally excision was performed and histopathologic signs showed transitional type of meningioma (WHO Grade 1). Post operatively, she had good neurological recovery. Intraoperative findings point out that the en-plaque meningioma was pure extradural. Twelve cases of pure extradural en-plaque meningioma have been reported in the literature. Besides, to the best our knowledge coexistence of “en plaque” spinal epidural meningioma with meningiomas in cranial cavity has not been reported. Complete resection is mandatory to prevent recurrence. Moreover, it is considerably difficult to remove the parts of tumor over anterior of the dura without complication

Spread of Intestinal Parasites in Patients Presenting with Gastrointestinal Complaints

Objective: The aim of this study is to determine the prevalence of intestinal parasites in patients admitted to University of Health Sciences Türkiye (UHS) Van Training and Research Hospital. Methods: A total of 300 patients between the ages of 18-90 who applied to UHS Van Training and Research Hospital with gastrointestinal complaints and were referred to the parasitology laboratory between September 2021 and December 2021, and 100 patients without any chronic disease and gastrointestinal complaints in the control group were included in the study. Stool samples taken from patients included in the study and individuals in the control group were analyzed by native-lugol and modified acid-fast staining methods. Results: In the study, intestinal parasites were detected in 41 (13.3%) of 300 patients in the patient group and in seven (7%) of 100 individuals in the control group. The highest rate of Blastocystis species (Blastocystis spp.) (5.7%) was found in the patient group. Entamoeba coli 3%, G. intestinalis 2.7% and Cryptosporidium species (Cryptosporidium spp). 2.3% were found among the other species detected. In addition, a statistically significant correlation was found between the incidence of parasites and abdominal pain (p=0.022) and nausea (p=0.029). Conclusion: As a result; it was concluded that intestinal parasites are still an important health problem in patients with gastrointestinal complaints and intestinal parasites should definitely be considered in this patient group