Is Higher Education Internationalizing In Turkey?

European countries has undergone many reforms and strategies based on Bologna Process objectives to become key players in this global knowledge network. This internationalization phenomenon has affected various aspects of Turkish higher education system and Turkey set an agenda to benefit from this international environment and attract foreign students. The main aim of the study is to discuss internationalization in higher education and review of the present status of student mobility in higher education in Turkey after the launch of Bologna Process. The study will provide a picture of internationalizing and mobility in higher education in Turkey to address strategic questions related to the future of higher education in Turkey, and to discuss in detail with the aim of shedding light on new planning. The research was structured as a descriptive study and used secondary data received from Council of Higher Education (CoHE) published on the web site as well as international documents and reports. According to the findings of the study, it is impossible at that moment to report accurately that much progress has been made on internationalizing in higher education in Turkey

Within the scope of leadership: a review of doctoral dissertations in turkey conducted between 2018-2022

The purposes of this study are to analyze doctoral theses on leadership conducted in Turkey between 2018 and 2022 in order to have a holistic understanding of literature in the field of leadership. The study was designed as a qualitative descriptive study based on content analysis. Data of the study was collected from the thesis center database provided by Turkish Council of Higher Education. The keyword “leadership” was searched in the database. A total of 424 results were reached. Out of 424 theses, 369 were excluded, 55 theses were selected and analyzed. Data analysis indicates that doctoral theses mostly focused on leadership behaviors and leadership styles. The majority of the doctoral dissertations employed quantitative methods such as descriptive and correlational survey method. The majority of the study participants were teachers

Protein Patterns and Plasmid Profiles of the Bacterial Strains Isolated from a Poultry Slaughterhouse in Ankara, Turkey

A total of 65 identified isolates of coliform bacteria Salmonella, including Campylobacter and Staphylococcus isolated from different control points of a poultry slaughterhouse in Ankara, Turkey were characterized by morphological, biochemical and physiological tests including API 10 S system, and by plasmid profiles on agarose gel electrophoresis and whole-cell protein patterns on SDS-PAGE. Plasmids were detected in 53.8 % of the isolates. The molecular mass of the plasmids was within the range from 0.66 to 12.66 mDa. Electrophoretic banding patterns showed that whole cell protein profiles differed in several protein bands in Salmonella, Campylobacter and Staphylococcus species, but the differences were insufficient for reliable differentiation of bacteria species by SDS-PAGE method

Usporedba transvaginalnog ultrazvuka, magnetske rezonancije i metode smrznutih rezova u prijeoperacijskom otkrivanju zahvaćenosti miometrija u bolesnica s karcinomom endometrija

We aimed to evaluate the depth of myometrial invasion preoperatively with transvaginal ultrasound, magnetic resonance imaging, and frozen section examination techniques in patients diagnosed with endometrial cancer. Our study included 65 patients. Transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging were performed in study patients in the preoperative period. Frozen section examination was performed in all hysterectomy samples obtained from all study patients. Data were analyzed with SPSS Statistics 22.0 program. The sensitivity of transvaginal ultrasound in determining the depth of myometrial invasion was 88.64%, specificity 90.48%, positive predictive value 95.12%, and negative predictive value 79.17%. For magnetic resonance imaging, the sensitivity was 63.64%, specificity 95.24%, positive predictive value 96.55%, and negative predictive value 55.56%. In addition to the frozen section examination, which is the gold standard in determining the myometrial invasion depth, transvaginal ultrasound and magnetic resonance imaging have become commonly used methods for this purpose in recent years. Ultrasound examination performed by an experienced specialist is superior to magnetic resonance imaging as it is fast, inexpensive, and associated with higher sensitivity.Cilj je bio prijeoperacijski procijeniti dubinu zahvaćenosti miometrija pomoću transvaginalnog ultrazvuka, magnetske rezonancije i metode smrznutih rezova u bolesnica s dijagnozom karcinoma endometrija. Istraživanje je obuhvatilo 65 bolesnica. Transvaginalni ultrazvuk i magnetska rezonancija provedeni su kod ovih bolesnica u prijeoperacijskom razdoblju. Ispitivanje smrznutih rezova provedeno je na uzorcima prikupljenim tijekom histerektomije kod svih bolesnica uključenih u istraživanje. Dobiveni podatci analizirani su programom SPSS Statistics 22.0. Osjetljivost transvaginalnog ultrazvuka u određivanju dubine zahvaćenosti miometrija bila je 88,64%, specifičnost 90,48%, pozitivna prediktivna vrijednost 95,12% i negativna prediktivna vrijednost 79,17%. Za magnetsku rezonanciju osjetljivost je bila 63,64%, specifičnost 95,24%, pozitivna prediktivna vrijednost 96,55% i negativna prediktivna vrijednost 55,56%. Uz metodu smrznutih rezova, koja je zlatni standard u određivanju dubine invazije miometrija, posljednjih godina se transvaginalni ultrazvuk i magnetska rezonancija često primjenjuju za ovu namjenu. Ultrazvučna pretraga koju provodi iskusni specijalist bolja je od magnetske rezonancije, jer je brza, osjetljivija i nije skupa

Eleştirel Pedagojinin Eğitim Sistemindeki Görünümü: Öğretmenler Üzerine Bir Çalışma

Bu çalışmada, öncelikle öğretmenlerin eleştirel pedagojiye yönelik tutumlarını incelemek amaçlanmaktadır. Çalışmanın ikincil amacı ise katılımcıların tutumlarının cinsiyet, kıdem, kademe, sendika üyeliği ve eğitim durumu gibi demografik değişkenlere göre fark gösterip göstermediğini belirlemektir. Araştırmanın katılımcıları 199 kadın ve 166 erkek olmak üzere 365 öğretmenden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmanın verileri 2014-2015 akademik yılı bahar döneminde Ankara’da ilk ve orta dereceli okullarda görev yapmakta olan öğretmenlerden elde edilmiştir. Araştırma verisi, Yılmaz (2009) tarafından geliştirilen ‘Eleştirel Pedagoji İlkeleri Ölçeği’ ile toplanmıştır. Ölçeğin güvenirliği Cronbach alfa değeri ile, yapı geçerliği ise doğrulayıcı faktör analizi ile incelenmiştir. Araştırma verisi, t testi, ANOVA, LSD testi, Cohen’s d (δ), eta kare (η2) ve omega kare değeri (Ω2) ile incelenmiştir. Bulgular, kadın öğretmenlerin erkek meslektaşlarına göre ve lisansüstü eğitim mezunu öğretmenlerin lisans mezunu meslektaşlarına göre eleştirel pedagoji ilkelerine daha yüksek düzeyde katıldığını göstermiştir. Ayrıca, öğretmenlerin kıdemlerine, sendika üyeliğine ve çalıştıkları eğitim kademesine göre işlev boyutunda anlamlı fark olduğu belirlenmiştir. Çalışma sonuçları, ilgili alanyazın çerçevesinde değerlendirilip tartışılmıştır.

Shear and extensional rheological properties of whole grain rye and oat aqueous suspensions

Whole grain flours contain polysaccharides with techno-functional and nutritional properties which make them good candidates as natural texturisers in foods and beverages, thus reducing the use of highly refined ingredients. However, the use of plant components to develop complex fluids and soft materials, requires an enhanced understanding of the relationship between their physicochemical and rheological properties. Here, we systematically investigated the shear and extensional rheological properties of aqueous suspensions of whole grain rye and oat flours. Our results indicated that both types of suspensions (3.5 wt %) showed similar shear thinning behaviour (n = 0.4) however, oat suspensions presented higher viscosity and gel-like behaviour (G\u27>G\u27\u27) compared to rye. Additionally, the oat suspensions exhibited an apparent extensional viscosity, which was not present in rye suspensions. The rheological properties of the continuous and disperse phases, separated by centrifugation, were investigated before and after starch hydrolysis and protein removal. Our results indicate that the distinct behaviour of oat suspensions is mainly due to the molecular structure of starch in the liquid phase of i.e oat starch had a higher amylose/amylopectin ratio than rye. Whilst the presence of protein and cell wall polysaccharides in the solid phase contribute to the overall rheology of the suspensions. Furthermore, our results show that the systems do not follow the Cox-Merz rule, indicating that they behaved as suspensions of soft particles rather than macromolecules in solution. Aqueous suspensions of whole grain rye and oat flours showed rheological properties that could be of interest to design low-medium viscosity food and beverage products

Shear and extensional rheological properties of whole grain rye and oat aqueous suspensions

Whole grain flours contain polysaccharides with techno-functional and nutritional properties which make them good candidates as natural texturisers in foods and beverages, thus reducing the use of highly refined ingredients. However, the use of plant components to develop complex fluids and soft materials, requires an enhanced understanding of the relationship between their physicochemical and rheological properties. Here, we systematically investigated the shear and extensional rheological properties of aqueous suspensions of whole grain rye and oat flours. Our results indicated that both types of suspensions (3.5 wt %) showed similar shear thinning behaviour (n = 0.4) however, oat suspensions presented higher viscosity and gel-like behaviour (G'>G'') compared to rye. Additionally, the oat suspensions exhibited an apparent extensional viscosity, which was not present in rye suspensions. The rheological properties of the continuous and disperse phases, separated by centrifugation, were investigated before and after starch hydrolysis and protein removal. Our results indicate that the distinct behaviour of oat suspensions is mainly due to the molecular structure of starch in the liquid phase of i.e oat starch had a higher amylose/amylopectin ratio than rye. Whilst the presence of protein and cell wall polysaccharides in the solid phase contribute to the overall rheology of the suspensions. Furthermore, our results show that the systems do not follow the Cox-Merz rule, indicating that they behaved as suspensions of soft particles rather than macromolecules in solution. Aqueous suspensions of whole grain rye and oat flours showed rheological properties that could be of interest to design low-medium viscosity food and beverage productsThe work was financially supported by the Swedish Research Council Formas (2018–01346)S

Evulation of nursing care quality in a palliative care clinicBir palyatif bakım kliniğinde hemşirelik bakım kalitesinin değerlendirilmesi

Objective: The study is a descriptive and cross-sectional study designed to determine the quality of nursing care and the factors affecting quality of nursing care in a palliative care clinic.Material and method: The population and the sample of the study consisted of nurses (n=16) who were working in a palliative care clinic at a state hospital in the west of the Turkey and patients (n=102) who take care in this clinic between the date between January 2015 and October 2016. The sample size was not calculated and all the nurses and patients who met the study criteria and agreed to participate in the study were reached during the data collection period. Data collection was collected with a questionnaire consisted from Nurse Presentation Form, Patient Presentation Form and Care Behaviors-24 Scale (BDI-24). Student t, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U test and One Way ANOVA test were used in the analysis of the data.Results: The average score of BDI-24 was found as 5.59 ± 0.15 for nurses and 5.10 ± 0.15 for patients. There was no statistically significant difference between the average of BDI-24 total points and subscale scores of nurses according to their gender, education status, working duration in palliative care clinic and weekly working hours. Similarly, there was no statistically significant difference between the BDI-24 total point average and subscale scores of the patients according to the diagnosis, gender, marital status, educational status, occupation, income level and place of residence. Conclusion: The level of perception of nursing care behaviors of palliative care nurses and patients was found to be fairly high. It is proposed to identify and improve institutional deficiencies such as number of nurses, number of patients, workload, working hours, which affect the quality of nursing care.Extended English abstract is in the end of PDF (TURKISH) file. ÖzetAmaç: Araştırma, bir palyatif bakım kliniğinde hemşirelik bakım kalitesini ve bakım kalitesini faktörleri belirlemek amacıyla yapılmış tanımlayıcı ve kesitsel bir çalışmadır.Materyal ve Method: Araştırma Türkiye’nin batısında bir devlet hastanesinin palyatif bakım kliniğinde çalışan hemşireler (n=16) ile Ocak-Ekim 2015 tarihleri arasında palyatif bakım kliniğinde yatan hastalar (n=102) oluşturmuştur. Araştırmada örneklem hesaplamasına gidilmemiş, araştırmanın yürütüldüğü tarihler arasında kriterlere uyan ve araştırmaya katılmayı kabul eden tüm hemşire ve hastalara ulaşılmıştır. Araştırmanın verileri, Hemşire ve Hasta Tanıtım Formu ve Bakım Davranışları-24 Ölçeği (BDÖ-24) kullanılarak toplandı. Verilerin analizinde Student t, Kruskal-Wallis, Mann-Whitney U testi ve One Way ANOVA testi kullanıldı.Bulgular: Hemşirelerinin BDÖ-24 toplam puan ortalaması 5.59±0.15, hastaların 5.10±0.15 olarak bulunmuştur. Hemşirelerin cinsiyet, eğitim durumu, mesleki çalışma süresi, palyatif bakım kliniğinde çalışma süresi ve haftalık çalışma saatlerine göre;  hastaların tanısı, cinsiyeti, medeni durumu, eğitim durumu, mesleği, gelir düzeyi ve yaşadığı yere göre BDÖ-24 toplam puan ortalamaları ve alt boyut puan ortalamaları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamı bir fark saptanmamıştır. Sonuç: Hemşirelerin ve hastaların hemşirelik bakım davranışlarını algılama düzeyleri oldukça yüksek bulunmuştur. Hemşirelik bakım kalitesini etkileyen hemşire sayısı, hasta sayısı, iş yükü, çalışma saati gibi kurumsal yetersizliklerin belirlenmesi ve iyileştirilmesi önerilmektedir

Metacognitions in smoking : evidence from a cross-cultural validation of the metacognitions about smoking questionnaire in a Turkish sample

Metacognitions about the positive and negative effects of smoking have been associated with cigarette use and nicotine dependence. The aim of the present study was to validate the Turkish version of the Metacognitions about Smoking Questionnaire (MSQ; Nikcevic et al., 2015). The sample consisted of 859 self-declared smokers (452 female) aged between 18 and 68 years (mean = 28.3; SD = 7.9). Once the English to Turkish translation of the MSQ was completed, confirmatory factor analyses were conducted based on the four-factor structure of the original measure. Initially results suggested that this model was an inadequate fit of the data obtained. However, by allowing three pairs of items (within factor) to co-vary, a re-specified model was tested that was found to be a satisfactory fit of the data. Internal reliability and predictive validity of the translated scale were observed to be good. The Turkish version of the MSQ exhibited suitable psychometric properties. This study also showed that metacognitions about smoking predict nicotine dependence independently of demographic variables, length of cigarette use, negative affect, and smoking outcome expectancies