Role of personality traits in collaborative group works at flipped classrooms

The Flipped Classroom (FC) approach is an important model for individualizing teaching, improving motivation, interaction, and increasing academic performance in a student-centered learning environment. However, at FC, not all students benefit equally from teaching opportunities. There may be important individual differences that affect their academic performance. The relationship between personality traits and academic performance in the FC model in which collaborative group studies are carried out is important for the design of individualized learning environments. In this context, the aim of this study is to research the relationship between academic success and personality traits within a collaborative flipped classroom model. Additionally, in this study, the differentiation of the relationship between academic success and personality traits according to gender, motivation, engagement, and interaction variables were examined. In this research, relational screening model was utilized. The application was achieved through the participation of 167 students for a 14-week period in Turkey. In the research, self-description form and data collection instruments were utilized. At the end of this research, Extraversion from personality traits is the strongest predictor of academic performance in FC. According to descriptive statistics, it was found that female students scored higher in FC settings for extraversion, and male students had higher scores for openness than other structures. In addition, it was found that the motivation scores of women and engagement scores of men were prominent. It was observed that the openness personality of the students with low motivation and the agreeableness of the students with high motivation is more dominant than the other personality structures. Students with the low level of engagement had the highest openness, and those with high agreeableness scores were the highest. The students with the low level of interaction had the highest openness scores, while those with high levels of interaction had the highest conscientiousness. While personality traits and academic achievements of students differed significantly according to gender, motivation and interaction levels, no significant difference was found according to engagement levels. The results reached in this study will guide the applicators about how the students become more ready to learn based on the personality traits of the classroom in which the FC model was utilized

Two foreign language automatisms in complex partial seizures

AbstractIctal speech manifestations with or without loss of consciousness can frequently occur in TLE in which sometimes the patient may remain responsive, even in conjunction with automatisms. Foreign language ictal speech automatism (FLISA) is a rare ictal sign in temporal lobe epilepsy arising from the non-dominant hemisphere. While our literature review revealed no report of CPSs with two foreign language ictal speech automatisms, we here represented a rare case of a Turkish woman with TLE experiencing two foreign language ictal speech automatisms

Tägliche Aktivitäten berufstätiger Männer und Frauen sowie nicht berufstätiger Frauen in Ankara, Türkei

This study was conducted to compare the daily activities of working women, working men and the housewives. A total of 129 men, 133 women and 54 housewives were included in the study. All the participants were married and have at least one child less than 5 years of age. The working women and men were working at the same institution, and the housewives were the neighbors of the working women. Both the working women and the housewives spend more time than men on in-house activities such as cooking, cleaning, dishwashing or ironing and child care; whereas men usually take the responsibility of out-of-house activities such as shopping or following the government office activities, and planning of house budget. Nevertheless, compared to the housewives, the working women take more responsibility in planning the budget, read more books, participate in more social activities, but have less time for sleeping, resting and watching television.Ova je studija provedena kako bi se usporedile dnevne aktivnosti zaposlenih žena, zaposlenih muškaraca i kućanica. Ukupno 129 muškaraca, 133 žene i 54 kućanice bilo je uključeno u istraživanje. Svi su sudionici vjenčani i imaju bar jedno dijete mlađe od pet godina. Zaposlene žene i muškarci radili su u istoj ustanovi, a kućanice su bile susjede zaposlenim ženama. Utvrđeno je da i zaposlene žene i kućanice provode više vremena od muškaraca obavljajući kućanske poslove poput kuhanja, čišćenja, pranja posuđa ili glačanja te brinući o djeci; dok muškarci uglavnom preuzimaju odgovornost za poslove izvan kuće, kao što su kupovanje, rješavanje administrativnih poslova u uredima uprave i planiranje kućnog proračuna. No, u usporedbi s kućanicama, zaposlene žene preuzimaju više odgovornosti za planiranje kućnog proračuna, više čitaju knjige, više sudjeluju u društvenim aktivnostima, ali imaju manje vremena za spavanje, odmor i gledanje televizije.Diese Studie soll einen Vergleich zwischen den Tagesaktivitäten berufstätiger Frauen und Männer einerseits und den Aktivitäten von Hausfrauen andererseits ermöglichen. An der Untersuchung nahmen 129 berufstätige Männer, 133 berufstätige Frauen und 54 Hausfrauen teil. Alle Probanden waren verheiratet und hatten mindestens ein Kind im Alter bis zu fünf Jahren. Die berufstätigen Untersuchungsteilnehmer waren alle im selben Unternehmen beschäftigt; bei den Hausfrauen handelte es sich um Nachbarinnen der befragten berufstätigen Frauen. Es erwies sich, dass die Frauen beider Gruppen mehr Zeit mit Hausarbeiten wie Kochen, Putzen, Geschirrspülen und Bügeln sowie mit der Sorge um die Kinder zubringen als Männer. Die Männer übernehmen hauptsächlich außerhalb des Hauses anfallende Arbeiten wie Einkäufe und Behördengänge sowie Planung der Haushaltskasse. Hingegen im Vergleich zu den Hausfrauen übernehmen die berufstätigen Frauen mehr Verantwortung bei der Budgetplanung, lesen mehr Bücher und zeigen eine größere Teilnahme an gesellschaftlichen Aktivitäten. Dies bedeutet allerdings, dass sie weniger schlafen und weniger Zeit zum Entspannen und Fernsehen haben

A rare case with suicide due to akathisia after use of single dose venlafaxine

Akathisia is a movement disorder characterized by an inner sense of unease, unrest and dysphoria.Suicidal behavior related with akathisia in patients is one of serious harmful behaviors and requires rapid intervention.There is limited number of cases about venlafaxine-associated akathisia in the literature, but it is not still yet known exactly what the actual incidence is.Side effects associated with antidepressants should be closely monitored and should be kept in mind without irreversible conditions. In this case report we will conclude about a case in which rapid development of akathisia and suicidal behavior occurs following venlafaxine treatment initiated with a non-psychiatric indication

Knowledge and Attitudes of Nurses about Pain Management in Turkey

Background: Despite the growing awareness on pain management, mild and severe pain is still common among hospitalized patients. Inadequate treatment has been mostly linked to health care workers' failure to assess patients’ pain and to intervene appropriately.Objective: To determine the pain management knowledge and attitudes of the nurses working in training and research hospital in Turkey and their relationship to demographic and educational factors. Methods: Descriptive and cross-sectional study design was used. The Nurses’ Knowledge and Attitudes Survey Regarding Pain (NKASRP) was used to determine the pain-related knowledge and attitude of the nurses. Results: A total of 246 nurses were included in the study. The percentage working at a surgical unit was 48.8% and 77.2% were staff nurses. Only 11.8% had taken a pain management course and 31.7% had read a book or journal on pain. The rate of correct responses to the NKASRP scale was 39.65% while the mean number of correct answers to all questions was 15.86±7.33 with a range of 0 to 37. A statistically significant difference was found regarding education level, working unit, whether a pain management course had been taken, whether a book or journal on pain had been read, and the evaluation of the nurse's efficacy regarding pain (p<0.05). Conclusion: We found that the nurses did not have adequate knowledge and the positive attitude for pain management although it is a very important part of patient care. We suggest that results be taken into account when the content of graduate and postgraduate training programs is determined and guidelines are prepared

Re-irradiation with stereotactic radiotherapy for recurrent high grade glial tumors

Background: Despite the radical treatments applied, recurrence is encountered in the majority of high-grade gliomas (HGG). There is no standard treatment when recurrence is detected, but stereotactic radiotherapy (SRT) is a preferable alternative. The aim of this retrospective study is to evaluate the efficacy of SRT for recurrent HGG, and to investigate the factors that affect survival. Materials and methods: From 2013 to 2021, a total of 59 patients with 64 lesions were re-irradiated in a single center with the CyberKnife Robotic Radiosurgery System. The primary endpoints of the study were overall survival (OS), progression free survival (PFS) and local control rates (LCR). Results: The median time to first recurrence was 13 (4–85) months. SRT was performed as a median prescription dose of 30 Gy (range 15–30), with a median of 5 fractions (1–5). The median follow-up time was 4 months (range 1–57). The median OS was 8 (95% CI: 4.66-11.33) months. Age, grade 3, tumor size were associated with better survival. The median PFS was 5 [95% confidence interval (CI): 3.39–6.60] months. Age, grade 3 and time to recurrence &gt; 9 months were associated with improved PFS. Grade 3 gliomas (p = 0.027), size of tumor &lt; 2 cm (p = 0.008) remained independent prognostic factors for OS in multivariate analysis. Conclusion: SRT is a viable treatment modality with significant survival contribution. Since it may have a favorable prognostic effect on survival in patients with tumor size &lt; 2 cm, we recommend early diagnosis of recurrence and a decision to re-irradiate a smaller tumor during follow-up.

Genetic Modification of Plant Hormones Induced by Parasitic Nematodes, Virus, Viroid, Bacteria, and Phytoplasma in Plant Growing

Plant hormones, such as auxin, play crucial roles in many plant developmental processes, which is crosstalk with gibberellin and strigolactone. The roles of hormones may vary in the biosynthesis of metabolisms. During the pathogen attack, including plant-parasitic nematodes, viroid, phytoplasma, virus, and bacteria, plant hormones are involved in several plant processes. Ethylene (ET), salicylate (SA), jasmonate (JA), and abscisic acid (ABA) primarily regulate synergistically or antagonistically against pathogens. Those pathogens—nematodes, bacteria, viroid, phytoplasma, and viruses regulate several plant hormones for successful parasitism, influencing the phytohormone structure and modifying plant development. Several genes are related to plant hormones that are involved in pathogens parasitism. In this chapter, how pathogens affect plant hormones in plants growing are discussed