Infographics a new competency area for teacher candidates

Changes in technology have a growing influence on daily-life activities and the information-processing habits of individuals. As information and communication devices evolve to deliver richer content rapidly, regardless of time and place, new media presentation formats emerge. Infographics provide an example of such formats, and they have increased in popularity due mostly to their visual appeal and capacity to effectively present information. Infographics are also promising cognitive tools; however, their applications in educational practice are limited at best. Therefore, the aim of this study is to raise awareness about the opportunities that infographics provide for education and suggest ways to integrate infographics knowledge and skill development in teacher education. In line with that, first, a brief introduction to visual literacy is made. Then, infographics and their capacities for teaching and learning activities are discussed. Finally, as alternative ways for teacher education institutions and schools to offer infographics, training opportunities were proposed

Exploring The Relationship Between Individual Innovativeness And Technology Attitude Of Teacher Candidates

Bu çalışmanın amacı, öğretmen adaylarının bireysel yenilikçilik profilleri ile teknoloji tutum düzeyleri arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesidir. Tarama modeli ile desenlenen bu araştırmada, tabakalı örnekleme yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Çalışmanın örneklemi, Anadolu Üniversitesi Eğitim Fakültesi'nde 12 farklı bölümde ve dört farklı sınıf düzeyinde eğitim almakta olan 422 öğretmen adayından oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri "Bireysel Yenilikçilik Ölçeği" ve "Teknoloji Tutum Ölçeği" ile toplanmıştır. Analizler sonucunda teknoloji tutum puanları ile yenilikçilik puanları arasında pozitif, anlamlı ve orta kuvvette bir ilişki (r=.472; p<.001) bulunmuştur. Teknoloji tutum düzeyi ve yenilikçilik profilleri arasında ise %20 oranında ve anlamlı düzeyde (Cramer's V=.200; p<.001) ilişki gözlenmiştir. Buna ek olarak bölüm ve sınıf değişkenlerinin hem bireysel yenilikçilikleri hem de teknolojiye karşı tutumları üzerinde ortak bir etkisinin bulunmadığı görülmüştür.The main purpose of this study is to investigate the correlation between individual innovativeness and technology attitudes of teacher candidates. The study was designed based on survey model and the sample was determined through the method of stratified sampling. The sample consisted of 422 teacher candidates enrolled in 12 different departments and grade levels in Faculty of Education at Anadolu University. Data were collected with &quot;Individual Innovation Scale&quot; and &quot;Technology Attitude Scale&quot; that both are valid and reliable scales. A positive, significant and moderate correlation between individual innovativeness and technology attitude was found (r=.472; p&lt;.001). In terms of categories of individual innovativeness and levels of technology attitude, there was a positive and significant association (Cramer's V=.200; p&lt;.001). In addition, no significant common effects of department and grade on teacher candidates' individual innovativeness and their technology attitudes was found

COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology centers in Turkey

Background/aim: There is limited data on COVID-19 disease in children with kidney disease. We aimed to investigate the characteristics and prognosis of COVID-19 in pediatric nephrology patients in Turkey. Materials and methods: This was a national, multicenter, retrospective cohort study based on an online survey evaluating the data between 11th March 2020 and 11th March 2021 as an initial step of a detailed pediatric nephrology COVID-19 registry. Results: Two hundred and three patients (89 girls and 114 boys) were diagnosed with COVID-19. One-third of these patients (36.9%) were between 10–15 years old. Half of the patients were on kidney replacement therapy: kidney transplant (KTx) recipients (n = 56, 27.5%), patients receiving chronic hemodialysis (n = 33, 16.3%) and those on peritoneal dialysis (PD) (n = 18, 8.9%). Fifty-four (26.6%) children were asymptomatic. Eighty-two (40.3%) patients were hospitalized and 23 (28%) needed intensive care unit admission. Fifty-five percent of the patients were not treated, while the remaining was given favipiravir (20.7%), steroid (16.3%), and hydroxychloroquine (11.3%). Acute kidney injury developed in 19.5% of hospitalized patients. Five (2.4%) had MIS-C. Eighty-three percent of the patients were discharged without any apparent sequelae, while 7 (3.4%) died. One hundred and eight health care staff were infected during the study period. Conclusion: COVID-19 was most commonly seen in patients who underwent KTx and received HD. The combined immunosuppressive therapy and frequent exposure to the hospital setting may increase these patients’ susceptibility. Staff infections before vaccination era were alarming, various precautions should be taken for infection control, particularly optimal vaccination coverage

Yara Yeri Örneklerinden İzole Edilen Mikroorganizmalar ve Antibiyotik Direnç Oranları

Bu çalışmada, hastanemizin mikrobiyoloji laboratuvarına gönderilen yara yeri örneklerinden izole edilenpatojen mikroorganizmaların dağılımı ve antibiyotik duyarlılıkları belirlenerek, epidemiyolojik verilerekatkı sağlanması ve ampirik tedavide yol gösterici olunması amaçlanmıştır.Laboratuvarımıza 02.01.2017-20.07.2020 tarihleri arasında gönderilen yara yeri enfeksiyonu etkenleriretrospektif olarak incelenmiştir. Üreyen mikroorganizmalar konvansiyonel mikrobiyolojik yöntemler veotomatize sistem ile tanımlanmıştır. Antibiyotik duyarlılık testleri Kirby-Bauer disk difüzyon yöntemiveya otomatize sistem ile yapılmış ve EUCAST kriterlerine göre değerlendirilmiştir.Çalışmamızda 722 örnekten izole edilen toplam 956 etkenin 370’i (% 39) Enterobacterales takımı, 286’sı(% 30) Gram pozitif kok, 134’ü (% 14) Pseudomonas spp., 83’ü (% 9) Acinetobacter baumannii, 27’si(% 3) Candida spp. olarak tanımlanmıştır. Stafilokok ve enterokoklarda vankomisin, teikoplanin velinezolid direncine rastlanmamıştır. Staphylocoocus aureus’a karşı en etkili antibiyotiğin trimetoprimsülfametoksazol (TMP-SXT) (% 11), koagülaz negatif stafilokoklara ise gentamisin (% 30) ve TMP-SXT(% 28) olduğu saptanmıştır. Enterokoklarda siprofloksasin (% 48) ve levofloksasin (% 58) direncinin diğerantibiyotiklerden yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ayrıca, Klebsiella spp. suşlarının diğer Enterobacterales cinsisuşlardan daha yüksek direnç oranlarına sahip olduğu ve A.baumannii ve Pseudomonas spp. suşlarında endüşük direnç oranının kolistine (% 1) karşı olduğu belirlenmiştir. Yoğun bakım ünitelerinde ise enterokoklardışındaki etkenlerde antibiyotik direncinin diğer kliniklerden yüksek olduğu saptanmıştır.Çalışmamızda birçok bakteri türü ve mantarların yara yeri enfeksiyonunda etken olabildiği ve antibiyotiklere oldukça yüksek oranlarda direnç geliştiği görülmüştür. Bu nedenle tüm yara yeri enfeksiyonudüşünülen örneklere kültür ve antibiyogram işlemlerinin yapılarak tedavilerin düzenlenmesi gerektiğidüşünülmüştür.In this study, it was aimed to contribute to available epidemiological data and guide empirical treatment by determining the distribution and antibiotic susceptibility of pathogenic microorganisms isolated from wound samples sent to the microbiology laboratory of our hospital. The agents of wound infection sent to our laboratory between 02.01.2017 and 20.07.2020 were retrospectively analyzed. The microorganisms grown were identified by conventional microbiological methods together with automated system. Antibiotic susceptibility testing was done by Kirby-Bauer disk diffusion method and an automated system and evaluated according to EUCAST criteria. Of the 956 bacteria isolated from 722 samples, 370 (39 %) were order Enterobacterales, 286 (30 %) were Gram positive cocci, 134 (14 %) were Pseudomonas spp., 83 (9 %) were Acinetobacter baumannii and 27 (3 %) were Candida spp. Vancomycin, teicoplanin and linezolid resistance were not found in staphylococci and enterococci. The most effective antibiotic against Staphylococcus aureus was trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (TMP-SXT) (11 %), and gentamicin (30 %) and TMP-SXT (28 %) for coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS). Ciprofloxacin (48 %) and levofloxacin (58 %) resistance was higher in enterococci compared to other antibiotics. In addition, Klebsiella spp. strains have higher resistance rates than other Enterobacterales genus strains while A. baumannii and Pseudomonas spp. strains had the lowest resistance rate against colistin (1 %). Antibiotic resistance was higher in intensive care units than in other clinics, except for enterococci. In our study, it was observed that many species of bacteria and fungi could be an agent in wound infection, and high rates of resistance developed against antibiotics. Therefore, it was thought that the treatments should be regulated by performing culture and antibiogram procedures on all samples for which wound infection is suspected

Paget - Schroetter Syndrome in Athletes (Primary Effort Thrombosis)

Paget-Schroetter syndrome, also known as axillary-subclavian venous thrombosis or effort thrombosis, is a condition that develops frequently in healthy, young individuals, especially after repetitive abduction movement of the dominant upper extremity. Anatomical or hematological factors play role in the pathogenesis of Paget-Schroetter syndrome. Although various treatment modalities have been mentioned in different reports, there is no consensus on treatment. Early diagnosis of Paget-Schroetter syndrome is crucial to start treatment as soon as possible, as serious complications such as pulmonary embolism, cerebral embolism and post-thrombotic syndrome may develop in untreated or inadequately treated patients. In this review article, we aimed to draw attention to the importance of Paget-Schroetter Syndrome in terms of pathogenesis, factors facilitating the formation, clinics, diagnostic methods, treatment options and early diagnosis

Patella Bipartita

Bipartite patella also known as patella bipartite, is a condition that is usually an asymptomatic and incidental finding of patella. Nevertheless, it can be a cause of anterior knee pain following acut trauma or a result of overuse or strenuous sports activity seen generally in adolesant patients. The usual treatment for symptomatic bipartite patella is to avoid painful activities. Most patients recover with nonsurgical treatment. Surgery should be considered when only nonsurgical treatment fails. Excision of the fragment is the most preferred surgical option which has good outcomes. Other surgical options are; lateral retinacular release, detachment of the vastus lateralis muscle and internal fixation of the separated fragment. Understanding the possible consequences of different treatment approaches to painful bipartite patella is necessary to preserve quadriceps muscle strength and patellofemoral joint function

ARTEMIS: An intrusion detection system for mqtt attacks in internet of things

The Internet of Things (IoT) is now being used increasingly in transportation, healthcare, agriculture, smart home and city systems. IoT devices, the number of which is expected to reach 25 billion all over the world by 2021, are required to be deployed very fast, taking into account commercial pressures. This results in a very important layer, i.e. security, being either completely neglected or having significant shortcomings. Since IoT has a heterogeneous structure, there is a need for intrusion detection systems (IDSs) that take into account the specifics of an IoT system architecture, including the computing power limitations, variety of protocols and prevalence of zero-day attacks. In this paper, we describe ARTEMIS, an IDS for IoT, which processes data from IoT devices using machine learning to detect deviations from the normal behavior of the system and generates alerts in case of anomalies. We have implemented a prototype of the system using IoT devices subscribed to topics at an MQTT broker and provide experimental evaluation of the system under MQTT-related attacks

The Effects of Elective Sports Medicine Internship on Physical Activity Counselling Attitude of Medical Students

Objective: The increase in physical activity (PA) and exercise prescription is crucial in the prevention of chronic diseases. However, it is well known that the lack of physicians' knowledge is an obstacle toward promoting PA. In this present study, medical students’ (MS) knowledge and perception regarding PA and exercise prescription were evaluated. Materials and Methods: After a two-week elective internship program in sports medicine, a total of 65.7% of the 216 fifth-year MS (n=142; mean age, 24.2 years), were included in this study. Students completed several questionnaire forms regarding their knowledge of PA counseling and sports medicine, International Physical Activity Questionnaire (IPAQ) form and Short Form Health Survey (SF-36). Results: During five years of medical education, more than two-thirds of the students (69.1%) had neither any discussion regarding PA counselling, nor exercise prescription. MS stated that after two weeks of the educational program, they felt sufficient knowledge to advise on PA and the rate increased to 76.8% from one-fourth at the beginning (

Vitamin D Status in Soccer Players with Skeletal Muscle Injury

Objectives: The main objective of the present study was to evaluate the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency and insufficiency in a group of soccer players, and to investigate the relationship between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D] concentrations, and muscle strain injuries and time taken to return to play. Material and Methods: Serum vitamin D levels were measured in a sample of 56 male soccer players (skeletal muscle injury group, n=36; healthy control group, n=20), homogeneous in terms of factors influencing serum 25(OH)D concentration, from the capital city of Turkey, Ankara (Latitude: 39°57'N), between January-April 2017. Skeletal muscle injury was confirmed with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), and history of muscle injury was documented as part of routine care. The relation between serum 25(OH)D levels and muscle strain injury, severity of injury, and the correlation between serum 25(OH)D levels and time taken to play was evaluated. Results: High prevalence of vitamin D insufficiency among participants was detected. The average 25(OH)D level of 56 athletes was 15.9 ± 8.1 ng/ml (range 5.3 to 38.6 ng/ml). The distribution of vitamin D level results was as follows: deficient (<10.0 ng/ml) in 13 subjects (23.2%), insufficient (10.0-24.9 ng/ml) in 37 subjects (66.1%), and adequate (≥25.0 ng/ml) in six subjects (10.7%). The difference in 25(OH) D levels between skeletal muscle injury group and the controls (16.2 ± 8.4 ng/ml vs 15.3 ± 7.8 ng/ml, respectively, p=0.98) was not significant. In addition, no correlation was found between 25(OH) D level and time taken to play (r=0.175, p=0.31). Conclusion: Low vitamin D levels were common among athletes and vitamin D inadequency did not seem to be associated with sustaining muscle strain injury