Religious Life in Famagusta

DergiPark: 326054trakyasobedKuzey Kıbrıs’ın Mağusa kentinde yaşayan gençlerin dini ve sosyal hayatı, teorik ve pratik yöntemler kullanılarak incelenmiştir. Bu amaçla hazırlanan anket formunda; dini yaşantı, inanç, ibadet ve davranışları betimleyici sorulara yer verilmiştir. Bu çalışma giriş bölümünden sonra üç bölümden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın giriş bölümünde konunun amaç ve önemi, hipotez ve varsayımları ile sınırlıkları hakkında genel bilgiler verilmiştir. Birinci bölüm; “Teorik Çerçeve” başlığı altında, “Kıbrıs Hakkında Genel Bilgiler” ve “Temel Kavramlar” olmak üzere iki ana başlık ve alt başlıklardan oluşmaktadır. İkinci bölümde araştırma metodu ve teknikleri, evren ve örneklem, bilgi formunun hazırlanması ve uygulanması ile verilerin toplanması ve yorumlanması sürecine dair genel bilgilere yer verilmiştir. Üçüncü bölümde ise anket formunun analiz ve bulgularından elde edilen sonuçlar yer almaktadır. Son olarak sonuç, kaynakça ve eklere yer verilmiş, anket formu eklenmiştirTheoretical and practical methods were used in order to examine religious and social life of young people who live in Famagusta. A survey prepared fort his purpose has been applied to a sample group of people. Questionnaire Form includes questions about religious life, belief, prayers and behaviours. This work consists of three chapters with the exception of introduction. Introduction gives general information about the study’s aim and importance, hypothesis –assumptions and its restrictions. The First chapter consists of two main titles and subtitles under the title of Theoretical Frame. “General Information about Cyprus” and “Basic Notions” are the two main headings of the first chapter. Research methods and technics, population and sample, preparation and application of the verse form, reports on data collecting and interpretation appear in the Second Chapter. The Chapter Third tackles with the results of the survey analyze and findings. Lastly, conclusion comes with the bibliography, appendix, survey for

Prevalence and Comorbidity of Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder and Social Anxiety Disorder Among Teacher Candidate University Students

Bu araştırmanın amacı Türkiye'deki genç yetişkinlerden oluşan bir örneklemde dikkat eksikliği ve hiperaktivite bozukluğu (DEHB) ile sosyal anksiyete bozukluğunun (SAB) yaygınlığını ve komorbiditesini incelemektir. 21-24 yaş arasındaki üniversite öğrencileri araştırma ekibi tarafından hazırlanan sosyo-demografik formu, Yetişkin DEB/DEHB DSM IV Temelli Tarama ve Değerlendirme Ölçeği ile Liebowitz Sosyal Anksiyete Ölçeğini doldurmuştur. Sona erme noktası üzerinde puan alan katılımcılar, DEHB ve SAD için DSM-IV kriterlerini gözeten deneyimli psikiyatristler tarafından teşhis amaçlı bir görüşmeye davet edilmiştir. Tüm katılımcıların yüzde 30'u (152/494) tarama ölçeklerindeki sona erme noktası üzerinde bir puan almış ve bu katılımcıların yüzde 60'ı (92/152) klinik görüşmeye katılmıştır. Klinik görüşmeye katılan katılımcıların yüzde 38'i (35/92) DEHB ve/veya SAB teşhisi almıştır. Tüm örneklem içinde DEHB ve SAB yaygınlık oranı DEHB için 3.23% (16/494) ve SAB için 4.45% (22/494) olarak belirlenmişken katılımcıların 0.6% (3/494)'sının komorbid DEHB ve SAB'na sahip olduğu saptanmıştır. Burada sunulan bulgular SAB ve DEHB'nin oldukça yaygın komorbiditeler olduğunu belirten literatür çalışmalarını destekler niteliktedir. Sosyal Anksiyete Bozukluğu olan öğretmen adaylarına teklif edilen profesyonel yardımın reddedilmesi ise daha fazla araştırılması gereken bir konudur. Resmi bir teşhis ile etiketlenmekten ve mesleki hayatlarında tedavi görmekten duyulan korku ve endişenin kültüre özgü bir yaklaşımla incelenmesi gerekmektedir.To investigate prevalence and comorbidity of attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD) in a Turkish community sample of young adult population. University students aged 21-24 years completed a socio-demographic form developed by the study team; Adult ADD/ ADHD DSM IV- Based Diagnostic Screening and Rating Scale and Liebowitz Social Anxiety Scale. Subjects, who scored above the cut off points in each scales, were invited for a diagnostic interview conducted by experienced psychiatrists using DSM-IV criteria for ADHD and SAD. 30 percent (152/494) of all participants had a score above of the cutoff point in screening scales and 60 percent of them attended clinical interview. 38 percent (35/92) of those who had clinical interview received diagnoses of ADHD and/or SAD. Prevalence of ADHD and SAD among the whole sample was 3.23% for ADHD (16/494) and 4.45% for SAD (22/494), whilst 0.6 % (3/494) had comorbid ADHD and SAD. Findings presented here support the existing literature that SAD and ADHD are relatively common comorbidities. Rejection of professional help offered to the teacher candidates with Social Anxiety Disorder need further analysis. Their fear of stigmatization and concerns about the impact of a formal diagnosis and having treatment on their professional career needs to be addressed in a culture-specific approach

Comparision of clinical and electrophysiological staging in Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

Amaçlar: Karpal tünel sendromu teshis edilen hastalarda klinik ve elektrofizyolojik evrelemeler arasındaki iliskinin arastırılmasıdır. Gereç ve yöntemler: Karpal tünel sendromu saptanan 127 el (90 hasta) incelendi. Hastalar klinik olarak ve elektrofizyolojik olarak evrelendi. Her iki evreleme arasındaki iliski incelendi. Karpal tünel sendromu tanısı, medyan sinir trasesindeki, parestezi, agrı, medyan sinir innervasyonlu alanlarda duyu kaybı, medyan sinir innervasyonlu kaslarda motor güçsüzlük ve atrofi olması, Phalen testi veTinel testi pozitifligi ile konuldu. Bulgular: Hastaların klinik evrelemesi ile elektrofizyolojik evrelemesi arasında anlamlı bir iliski saptandı (p=0.000). Hastaların klinik evreleri arttıkça elektrofizyolojik olarak da agır derecelerde karpal tünel sendromu ile uyumlu bulgular elde edilmekteydi. Sonuç: Pratikte klinik ve elektrofizyolojik olarak uyumsuz vakalara rastlansa da hastaların medyan sinir kompresyonunun derecesi klinik muayeneler ile tahmin edilebilir düsüncesindeyiz.Objectives: The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between the clinical and electrophysiological stages in patients diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome. Material and methods: One hundered twentyeight hands (90 patients) with carpal tunnel syndrome were investigated. Patients were staged clinically and electrophysiologically. The relationship between these stages was investigated. Diagnosis of carpal tunnel syndrome was made according to the presence of paresthesia, pain in the innervation area of the median nerve, weakness and atrophy in the median nerve innervated muscles, positive Phalen and Tinnel tests. Results: A significant correlation was found between clinical and electrophysiological staging of patients. The electrophysiological findings were more severe as the clinical stage progressed. Conclusions: We suggest that although there may sometimes be a discordance between clinical and electrophysiological stages in clinical practice, the severity of the compression of the median nerve can usually be estimated by clinical examination

Within- and between-subject biological variation data for serum zinc, copper and selenium obtained from 68 apparently healthy Turkish subjects

Postponed access: the file will be available after 2022-10-22Objectives: Trace elements (TrEL) are nutritionally essential components in maintaining health and preventing diseases. There is a lack of reliable biological variation (BV) data for TrELs, required for the diagnosis and monitoring of TrEL disturbances. In this study, we aimed to provide updated within- and between-subject BV estimates for zinc (Zn), copper (Cu) and selenium (Se). Methods: Weekly serum samples were drawn from 68 healthy subjects (36 females and 32 males) for 10 weeks and stored at −80 °C prior to analysis. Serum Zn, Cu and Se levels were measured using inductively-coupled plasma mass spectrometry (ICP-MS). Outlier and variance homogeneity analyses were performed followed by CV-ANOVA (Røraas method) to determine BV and analytical variation estimates with 95% CI and the associated reference change values (RCV) for all subjects, males and females. Results: Significant differences in mean concentrations between males and females were observed, with absolute and relative (%) differences for Zn at 0.5 μmol/L (3.5%), Cu 2.0 μmol/L (14.1%) and Se 0.06 μmol/L (6.0%). The within-subject BV (CVI [95% CI]) estimates were 8.8% (8.2–9.3), 7.8% (7.3–8.3) and 7.7% (7.2–8.2) for Zn, Cu and Se, respectively. Within-subject biological variation (CVI) estimates derived for male and female subgroups were similar for all three TrELs. Marked individuality was observed for Cu and Se. Conclusions: The data of this study provides updated BV estimates for serum Zn, Cu and Se derived from a stringent protocol and state of the art methodologies. Furthermore, Cu and Se display marked individuality, highlighting that population based reference limits should not be used in the monitoring of patients.publishedVersio

Voltammetric study of the interaction between oxacillin sodium and cysteine in the presence and absence of Mn(II) ions in neutral buffer solution

In this study, the voltammetric behaviour of the interaction of oxacillin sodium (OXA) and OXA–cysteine (RSH) was studied by square-wave voltammetry, cyclic voltammetry in Britton–Robinson (B–R) buffer (pH 7.0). OXA gave two peaks at –0.248 and –1.224 V. For the interaction, the peak of mercurous cysteine thiolate (Hg2(SR)2) was selected. It was found that the peak currents corresponding to Hg2(SR)2 significantly decreased, while the peak potential shifted to more positive potentials upon the addition of OXA. The observed phenomena are due to the interaction of OXA with RSH on the surface of the mercury electrode. When OXA was added to the electrochemical cell along with Mn(II), new peaks at –0.146 and –0.608 V were observed. These peaks were due to the catalytic activity of OXA on the reduction of Mn(II) and could be attributed to the formation of Mn(II) complexes with different metal/ligand ratios. On the other hand, in the presence of RSH, the peak at –0.608 V vanished and a reduction peak was observed at –0.662 V. The catalytic reduction peak potential of Mn(II) at –0.662 V indicated that RSH slightly prevented the catalysis process of OXA due to their mutual interaction