Validity and Reliability of Mobility Inventory-Turkish Version

The Mobility Inventory (MI; Chambless et al. 1985) assesses the degree to which respondents avoid 26 typical agoraphobic situations, when alone and when accompanied. The aim of this study is to investigate the validity and reliability of Mobility Inventory-Turkish Version.Method: Mobility Inventory was administered to 92 patients (male33, female59) with agoraphobia or panic disorder with agoraphobia. Analysis were applied to "when alone" and "when accompanied" subscales. Reliability of MI was analyzed by test-retest correlation, split-half technique, Cronbach's alpha coefficient. Construct validity was evaluated by factor analysis performed with principal component analysis and varimax rotation after the Kaiser-Meyer-Olkin (KMO) and Bartlett test had been performed. Results: "when alone" subscale: Cronbach coefficient was found as 0.93. In analysis performed by split-half method reliability coefficients of inventory halves were found as 0.892 and 0.878. Again spearmen-brown coefficient was found as 0.879 by the same analysis. Factor analysis revealed six basic factors. These six factors explained 70.4 %of the total variance. "when accompanied" subscale: Cronbach coefficient was found as 0.906. In analysis performed by split-half method reliability coefficients of inventory halves were found as 0.865 and 0.850. Again Spearmen-Brown coefficient was found as 0.766 by the same analysis. Factor analysis revealed seven basic factors. These seven factors explained 73.4 %of the total variance. Conclusion: Analysis demostrated that ME-Turkish version had a satisfactory level of reliability and validit

Validity and Reliability Study of the Turkish Version of Anxious Thoughts Inventory

Endişeyi hem içerik hem de süreç açısından değerlendirmek için geliştirilen Kaygı Düşünceleri Envanteri(KDE) Türkçe formunun geçerlik ve güvenirlik açısından değerlendirildiği bu çalışmaya 364 üniversiteöğrencisi dahil edildi. Faktör analizi ile ölçeği oluşturan üç faktör elde edildi ve bu faktörler toplamvaryansın %50,84’ünü açıklamaktaydı. Tüm ölçeğin iç tutarlık katsayısı Cronbach’s α=0,908 olarakbulunmuştur. Çalışmaya katılan 74 katılımcıya KDE iki hafta sonra tekrar uygulanmıştır. Toplam puaniçin test - tekrar test korelasyon değeri Rho=0,785, p<0,001 olarak tespit edilmiştir. KDE’nin 3 faktörüve toplam puanının, Beck Anksiyete Envanteri, Penn State Endişe Ölçeği ve Üst Biliş Ölçeği alt ölçekleriile ilişkisi değerlendirilmiş ve tüm ölçekler ile pozitif yönde, istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki gösterdiğisaptanmıştır (p<0,05). Bu bulgular KDE Türkçe formunun geçerli ve güvenilir bir ölçüm aracı olarakkullanılabileceğini göstermektedir.Anxious Thoughts Inventory (AnTI) was developed to measure both the content and process dimensions of worry. To analyse the validity and the reliability of the Turkish version of AnTI, 364 collage students were included into this study. Factor analysis revealed three factors and 50.84% of the total variance was explained with these three factors. Internal consistency of the inventory was calculated 0.908 by Cronbach alpha. AnTI was readministered to 74 participants two weeks later. AnTI total score test-retest corelation value was calculated as Rho=0.785, p<0.001. AnTI total and factors’ scores corelations with Beck Anxiety Inventory, Penn State Worry Questionnaire and subscales of Meta Cognitions Questionnaire were positively and statistically significant (p<0.05). The results of this study show that the Turkish version of AnTI is a reliable and valid measurement tool for use

A Case of Pulmonary Mucormycosis Presenting with Endobronchial Involvement

Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that is rare but has a fatal course, occurs especially in patients with immunodeficiency, and is caused by fungi in the Zygomycetes class. Since the infection is generally caused by inhalation of spores, mostly the paranasal sinuses and lungs are affected. Diabetes mellitus and hematologic malignancies are the most common underlying diseases. It usually initiates like bacterial pneumonia, and its clinical and radiologic findings are nonspecific. Thus, a high index of suspicion is necessary. Combined medical and surgical treatment methods are recommended. We aimed to present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis with a course of endobronchial involvement.Mucormycosis is an opportunistic fungal infection that is rare but has a fatal course, occurs especially in patients with immunodeficiency, and is caused by fungi in the Zygomycetes class. Since the infection is generally caused by inhalation of spores, mostly the paranasal sinuses and lungs are affected. Diabetes mellitus and hematologic malignancies are the most common underlying diseases. It usually initiates like bacterial pneumonia, and its clinical and radiologic findings are nonspecific. Thus, a high index of suspicion is necessary. Combined medical and surgical treatment methods are recommended. We aimed to present a case of pulmonary mucormycosis with a course of endobronchial involvement

Some Properties of Bacterial Cellulose Produced by New Native Strain Gluconacetobacter sp. A06O2 Obtained from Turkish Vinegar

The aim of the study was to isolate and identify an acetic acid bacterial strain having high cellulose yield and to investigate some physicochemical properties of bacterial cellulose (BC). Acetic acid bacteria were isolated by using 62 samples (vinegar, fruit, vegetable, and soil) from different region of Turkey. The cellulose production ability of 153 isolates was determined. A strain (A06O2) having high and stable cellulose yield was identified by biochemical tests and 16S rRNA gene sequencing and compared with type strain Gluconacetobacter xylinus NRRL B-759. Based on the results, strain A06O2 was named at the genus level as Gluconacetobacter, however, species level identification could not be made. Celluloses from both strains were purified to investigate the physicochemical properties such as thermal properties, solubility in various solvents, elemental composition, tensile properties, and surface properties by FTIR and SEM. The results showed that the cellulose samples of two bacterial strains differed in the physicochemical properties. (c) 2011 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J Appl Polym Sci 121: 1823-1831, 2011Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [105O156]Contract grant sponsor: The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK); contract grant number: 105O156

Mobbing in working life: The causes, components and legal status in our country

WOS: 000400512400001İş yaşamı koşulları sürekli ve hızlı bir biçimde değişmekte; ekonomik, demografik ve sosyal değişikliklerle işyerlerinde rekabet artmaktadır. Bireyin, iş ortamında içinde bulunduğu ilişkiler zorlaşarak yeni güvenlik ve sağlık riskleri doğmaktadır. Mobbing (psikolojik yıldırma), iş yaşamında çok sık karşılaşılan ancak, çeşitli nedenlerle gündeme getirilemeyen bir sorundur. Tanım olarak mobbing; bir işyerinde çalışanların veya işverenin başka kişi veya kişileri rahatsız edici, ahlak dışı ve sistematik söz ve davranışlarla taciz ettikleri; kısaca başkalarına karşı psikolojik şiddet uyguladıkları bir süreçtir. Haksız suçlamalar, ima, kinaye, dedikodularla itibarı sarsma, küçük düşürme, taciz, duygusal istismar ve taciz uygulayarak işinden uzaklaştırmaya bezdirmeye iten kötü niyetli davranış modelidir. Literatürde yeni bir kavram olmasına rağmen, ilk çalışma yaşamının varlığından beri süregelen bir işyeri hastalığıdır. Psikolojik yıldırmanın yoğun ve yıkıcı etkileri, mobbing mağdurlarında duygusal, fiziksel ve ekonomik düzeyde zararlara yol açar. Gelişmiş ülkelerin aksine ülkemizde, mobbing olaylarına, gerek bu konuyla ilgilenmesi gereken akademik çevreler, gerekse işçi ve meslek örgütleri konuya yeterli düzeyde ilgi göstermemektedir. Bu derlemede mobbing; tarihçesi, nedenleri, bileşenleri, hukuki niteliği ve önleme yollarıyla birlikte ele alınacaktır.The conditions of working life are changing fast and continuously and workplace competition increases depending on economic, demographic and social changes. The interactions of the subject in the workplace become difficult and lead to newly occurring safety and health risks arise. Mobbing (psychological intimidation) is not currently discussed due to several reasons although it is a very common issue in working life. The definition of mobbing involves a process in which employee or the employer harasses the other person or persons by disturbing and immoral speech or behaviors systematically in a manner of psychological violence. Mobbing is a malevolent behavior model in order to create job unsatisfaction and leaving the workplace by unfair blame, implication, sarcasm, discrediting reputation by committing malicious gossip, humiliation, emotional exploitation and harassment. Mobbing is a workplace complication since establishment of the oldest working environment even though it is newly introduced concept in the literature. The intense and destructive effects of the psychological intimidation lead to emotional, physical and economic damages in the mobbing victims. Contrarily to the developed countries, both academic environment and either labor and occupational organizations are not interested in this issue efficiently. This review will evaluate mobbing in details such as history, causes, components, judicial characteristics and methods for prevention