Cyberbullying: Senior Prospective Teachers’ Coping Knowledge and Strategies

This study aimed to determine senior prospective teachers’ coping knowledge and strategies for cyberbullying in terms of demographic variables. The sample consisted of 471 prospective teachers (324 female and 147 male) studying in the 4th grade in Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty in Izmir in the 2019-2020 academic year. It was a quantitative study using a causal-comparative research design to find out whether prospective teachers’ coping knowledge differed by independent variables. The Coping with Cyberbullying Scale developed by Koç et al. (2016) was employed to discover prospective teachers’ coping strategies for cyberbullying. A Personal Information form was also prepared to collect demographic information. The data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0 program. Since the dependent variables did not have a normal distribution, the differences between the variables with two groups were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney U test, and the variables with three or more groups were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis H test. The findings suggested that the prospective teachers’ cyberbullying coping knowledge level was moderate. Other findings were discussed in the discussion section

Online simulation for information technology skills training in higher education

The purpose of this study was to explore student’s experiences when practicing information technology skills with an online simulation environment. After using the online simulation environment over a five-week period, 215 undergraduate students were surveyed regarding their usage-related experiences, satisfaction with the environment, and perceived learning. Both quantitative and qualitative data collection methods were employed. The quantitative results suggested that perceived ease of use had a direct effect on student’s satisfaction with the online simulation environment, and that the satisfaction with the online simulation environment led to higher perceived learning. The qualitative findings revealed that technical problems, not being able to accomplish the objective of a step due to the precision required by the task, and the inflexibility of certain features of the online simulation environment were the commonly referenced issues, which might have impacted student’s satisfaction and their perceived learning

Helical tomotherapy experience in breast cancer adjuvant radiotherapy and acute toxicity results

Background: This study aimed to evaluate acute toxicity and oncological outcomes of breast cancer patients who underwent adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) with tomotherapy. Materials and methods: The results of 114 patients who underwent adjuvant RT with tomotherapy device between 17.08.10–12.06.2021 in XXX Hospital were evaluated retrospectively. The primary endpoint of the study was acute adverse events, and the secondary endpoints were overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS). Results: The results of 103 patients who met the inclusion criteria were analyzed.  The median follow-up was 21 (range 1–125.8) months. Grade +3 esophagitis was not observed in any patient; no esophagitis was observed in 60 (58.3%) patients. Grade 3 dermatitis was observed in 3 (2.9%) patients. In addition, dermatitis was not observed in 47 (45.6%) patients. The relationship between chest wall volume and esophagitis development was statistically significant (p = 0.006; Z score: –2769). The median OS was 24.1 (range 1–128.5) and median disease-free survival was 21.1 (range 1–125.8) months. Five patients (4.9%) died and 9 patients (8.7%) relapsed. Local recurrence was observed in only 1 (1%) patient. There was a statistically significant correlation between OS and contralateral lung V20 dose [p < 0.001; Spearman Correlation Coefficient (SCC) –406) and heart mean dose (p < 0.001; SCC –370)]. There was a statically significant correlation between DFS and cN (p < 0.001); pN (p < 0.001); heart mean dose (p < 0.001; SCC –351); contralateral lung V5 dose (p = 0.041; SCC –213); contralateral lung V20 dose (p < 0.001; SCC –434). Conclusion: Acute toxicity results show improvement in breast cancer adjuvant radiotherapy with helical tomotherapy

Interview with Marjorie Harkins Buchanan Kiewit

In this interview with Julia Stringfellow, Marjorie Harkins Buchanan Kiewit, LU class of 1943, discusses her time as a student as well as her time on the Board of Trustees.https://lux.lawrence.edu/oralhistories/1036/thumbnail.jp

Cyberbullying: Senior Prospective Teachers’ Coping Knowledge and Strategies

This study aimed to determine senior prospective teachers’ coping knowledge and strategies for cyberbullying in terms of demographic variables. The sample consisted of 471 prospective teachers (324 female and 147 male) studying in the 4th grade in Dokuz Eylül University Buca Education Faculty in Izmir in the 2019-2020 academic year. It was a quantitative study using a causal-comparative research design to find out whether prospective teachers’ coping knowledge differed by independent variables. The "Coping with Cyberbullying Scale" developed by Koç et al. (2016) was employed to discover prospective teachers’ coping strategies for cyberbullying. A "Personal Information" form was also prepared to collect demographic information. The data were analyzed with SPSS 25.0 program. Since the dependent variables did not have a normal distribution, the differences between the variables with two groups were analyzed with the Mann-Whitney U test, and the variables with three or more groups were analyzed with the Kruskal-Wallis H test. The findings suggested that the prospective teachers’ cyberbullying coping knowledge level was moderate. Other findings were discussed in the discussion section.&nbsp;</p

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGIES FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES: A SURVEY OF ACCESS AND USE IN TURKISH UNIVERSITIES

This study examined the assistive technology needs of university students with disabilities and the availability of these technologies. It also explored the attitudes of the students with disabilities toward computers and the extent to which these are used by students with disabilities. Data was collected through a questionnaire, from 22 university students enrolled in one private and four public universities located in Ankara, Turkiye. The results of the study indicated that students with disabilities utilized assistive technology for different purposes, such as writing and conducting research, when the resources and support were available. Additionally, relationships between student knowledge, skills, attitudes, social norms, and beliefs were explored

Assessing the self-service technology usage of Y-Generation in airline services

Many airlines have introduced Self-Service Technologies (SST) and encouraged their passengers to use these technologies more. Because of the increasing importance of SST, it has been searched by consideringY-Generation passengers who use the new technologies intensively. In this survey, questionnaries were applied to the participants both online and face to face in various airports in Turkey. According to the analysis results, it was revealed that Y-Generation passengers have given preference to SST usage and experienced SST heavily during the pre-flight services. In addition, it was found that functionality, enjoyment and speed level of SST are important factors effecting Y-Generations’ actual usage of SST. © 2018 Elsevier Lt

Application of Geodetic Projections to Terrestrial Laser Scanning in Leaf Area Index Calculation

Carbon products, growth trend, volume, stress and annual products of vegetation, especially perennial vegetation canopy is very important for forestry, ecology and economics. Leaf Area Index (LAI) is an important parameter to observe and determine these parameters. It can be defined as the upward looking green leaf area to ground area ratio. There are direct and indirect methods to determine this parameters. Direct methods are considered old and destructive for the vegetation canopy, they are also time and resource consuming methods which are considered ineffective. With developing technology in Remote sensing and Photogrammetry it can be foreseen that it is possible to determine this parameter faster and for wider areas more accurately. When compared with conventional optic methods Terrestrial Laser Scanning Technique becomes prominent in determination of Leaf Area Index, with its high accuracy-high density point data. The procedure conducted in this work aims to bring an alternative approach to use Laser Scanning data and Mathematical models of Geodetic Projection in the estimation of Leaf Area Index

A comparative study for obtaining effective Leaf Area Index from single Terrestrial Laser Scans by removal of wood material

Leaf Area Index (LAI) is a dimensionless parameter that has a significant impact on forestry applications. With conventional methods, LAI can be calculated with destructive sample collection or with a relatively new non-destructive method called hemispherical photography. With the engagement of surveying instruments in forestry, obtaining LAI value for large areas in a short time has recently become more prominent and possible with the use of Terrestrial Laser Scanners (TLS). Although promising, TLS data evaluation techniques for LAI calculation are still subject to development. This paper aims to make a comparative evaluation of existing novel techniques with newly proposed methods and incorporates the use of neural networks and connected component analysis for segmentation purposes. The in-situ measurements, as a case study, were conducted in Istanbul-University-Cerrahpasa research forest - a part of Belgrad forest - Istanbul, Turkey. The Results obtained from the study show that segmentation and removal of wood materials from forest point cloud data, by using neural network algorithms and connected component analysis methods, albeit time and resource consuming, have a promising future on the calculation of effective LAI values of large areas

SARS-COV-2 PANDEMISINDE AKTIF DENTAL PROSEDÜRLER SIRASINDAKI BULAŞMANIN DEĞERLENDIRILMESI

Bu çalışmanın amacı, bir diş hekimliği fakültesinde COVID- &nbsp;19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemisi nedeniyle alınan önlemleri ve &nbsp;uygulama yöntemlerini değerlendirmek ve diş hekimliğinde enfeksiyon control yönetimi için bir rehber oluşturmaktır. COVID-19 pandemisinin başlamasından sonar Erciyes Üniversitesi Diş Hekimliği Fakültesi'nde ilk 3 ayda &nbsp;sadece acil tedaviler (T1) yapılmış ve bu dönemden sonra &nbsp;pandemic öncesi kapasiteye göre çok daha düşük sayıda &nbsp;alınarak hasta normalleşme işlemleri ve rutin tedaviler &nbsp;(T2) gerçekleştirilmiştir. Bu dönemlerde hastanede çalışan &nbsp;tüm personelin COVID-19 enfeksiyon ve izolasyon durumu &nbsp;kayıt altına alınmıştır. Bu durumları ortaya çıkaran enfeksiyon kaynağı, hastanede işlemler sırasındaki bir iç kaynaktan (İK) ve hastane dışındaki bir temastan bir dış kaynaktan (DK) olarak tanımlanmıştır. T1 döneminde hiç bir doktor COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçirmedi veya izole edilmedi. &nbsp;T2 döneminde 176 hekimden 3'ü ES'ye bağlı COVID-19 &nbsp;enfeksiyonu geçirdi ve İK'tan 5 ve DK'tan 7 olmak üzere &nbsp;toplam 12 hekim izole edildi. İK nedeniyle T1 ve T2 zaman &nbsp;aralığında COVID-19 enfeksiyonu geçiren hekimin olmaması fakültemizde alınan tedbirlerin yeterli olduğunu &nbsp;göstermektedir. Fakültemiz enfeksiyon kurulu tarafından &nbsp;pandemic koşullarına uygun olarak her bölümün ihtiyacına &nbsp;gore ayrı ayrı düzenlenen bu kuralların diş klinikleri, ağız &nbsp;ve diş sağlığı poliklinikleri, hastaneler ve diş hekimliği &nbsp;fakülteleri için etkili bir rehber olduğunu düşünüyoruz.The aim of the study was to evaluate the measures taken in a dentistry faculty due to the COVID-19 (SARS-Cov-2) pandemic and their application methods and based to create a guide for infection control management in dentistry. After the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, performed in the Dentistry Faculty of Erciyes University were only emergency treatments in the first 3 months (T1) and after this period, normalization procedures and routine treatments (T2) were performed by recruiting patients at much lower capacity than before the pandemic. COVID-19 infection and isolation status of all staff working in the hospital during these periods were recorded. The source of infection that reveals these situations is defined as an internal source (IS) from within the hospital and as an external-source (ES) from contact outside the hospital. In the T1 period, no physician had COVID-19 infection or was put into isolation. In the T2 period, 3 out of 176 physicians had COVID-19 infection due to ES, and a total of 12 physicians, 5 from IS and 7 from ES, were put into isolation. That there were no physicians, who had COVID-19 infection in the T1 and T2 time intervals due to IS, shows that the measures taken in our faculty were sufficient. We think that these rules, which were arranged separately for the needs of each department, in accordance with the pandemic conditions by our faculty's infection board, are an effective guide for dental clinics, oral and dental health polyclinics, hospitals, and dentistry faculties.</p