POSTGRADUATE STUDENTS’ VIEWS ON VALUE EDUCATION

The aim of this study was to examine the views of postgraduate studying in the field of Education Programs and Instruction on values education integrated in the 2017-2018 curriculum. This study which was carried out in qualitative research design was a case study. Participants were selected on a voluntary basis, through purposeful and maximum variation sampling, from among students who have completed their graduate education in the Department of Educational Sciences of a state university located in the Aegean region and had taken the values education course. The interviews were conducted face-to-face and online during the 2019-2020 academic years. The qualitative data were analyzed by descriptive and content analysis. Emphasizing the importance for the individual and society, postgraduate students emphasized the importance of conducting education in a healthy way, in a suitable climate, and with a curriculum programmed according to the needs and stated that it was a social responsibility that should be emphasized by all stakeholders as well as academic success for the welfare of the society. As for effective value education programs, the participants focused their suggestions on program development and stakeholders’ attendance in school settings

Yürüme döneminde küçük konuşmacılar: Gelişimsel bir bakış

Bu araştırmada yeni yürüyen döneminde dil gelişimi ile ilgili yapılan araştırmalar ışığında bir derleme çalışması oluşturmak, alan yazında yer alan dil gelişimi bilgilerinin yapılan çalışmalar ile nasıl desteklendiği ve örtüştüğünü ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Yaşamın önemli dönemlerinden biri olan yeni yürüyen dönemi bebeklik ile okul öncesi dönem arasındaki geçiş sürecidir ve bu dönemde dil gelişiminde hızlı bir performans sergilenmektedir. Ses çıkarma, ses taklitleri, hece tekrarları ve ilk sözcüğün söylenmesi gibi evrensel bir dil edinim dizisi yeni yürüyen döneminde gerçekleşmektedir.   Bu çalışmada, güncel ulusal ve uluslararası araştırmalar ışığında yeni yürüyen döneminde dil gelişimi ve basamakları, yeni yürüyen döneminde dil gelişimini etkileyen faktörler, dil gelişimini desteklemede neler yapılması gerektiği konuları ele alınmıştır

Çocuklarda Flor Uygulamaları Hakkında Bilgi Veren İnternet Sitelerinin İçeriklerinin ve Güvenilirliklerinin Değerlendirilmesi

Amaç: Yürütülen çalışmanın amacı internet sitelerindeki flor konulu paylaşımların içerik analizini yapmak ve güvenilirliklerini değerlendirmektir. Gereç ve Yöntem: Google Chrome tarayıcına 2 anahtar kelime (flor vernik zararlı mı?, çocuklarda flor uygulamaları) girilmiş ve her iki terim için ilk 50 sitenin linki kaydedilmiştir. Türkçe bilgi içermeyen siteler, dublikasyon olanlar, yalnızca video kaydı veya linki olan siteler, soru-cevap forumları, bilimsel yayın ve ders notu linkleri, reklam ve pazarlama amaçlı siteler çalışma dışı bırakılmıştır ve kalan 73 site Discern güvenilirlik analizi ile içerik analizini içeren bir incelemeye tabi tutulmuştur. Elde edilen veriler SPSS 25 programı ile analiz edilmiş,

Antecedents of corporate sustainability performance in Turkey: The effects of ownership structure and board attributes on non-financial companies

The discourse of corporate sustainability performance (CSP) has created an increasing motivation for companies to improve their competitive advantage. This study examines the drivers leading to a high level of CSP within non-financial Turkish companies listed in the Borsa Istanbul Sustainability Index. Drawing on both stakeholder and agency theories, we formulate a set of hypotheses that link CSP with ownership structure, board diversity, and firm-specific characteristics. Based on logit and probit models, the empirical results tend to confirm the positive influence of foreign and institutional ownerships in shaping CSP and indicate that CSP is positively linked with board size and the proportion of independent board members. Further, the findings show that companies with a leading level of CSP have a lower return than companies with mediocre CSP based on a market-based measure, Tobin’s Q.Q1WOS:0005795008002252-s2.0-8509157100

Does the heat generated by fluorescence-aided caries excavation system effect the pulp temperature of primary teeth irreversibly? An in-vitro evaluation of the temperature changes in the pulp chamber

This study aimed to analyze the effect of the Fluorescence Aided Caries Excavation (FACE) and the remaining dentin thickness on the temperature changes of the pulp chamber. Freshly extracted deciduous molars and a pulpal microcirculation model were use

BETTER WITH OZONE, OR NOT? AN IN-VIVO STUDY OF OZONE THERAPY AS A PRE-TREATMENT BEFORE FISSURE SEALANT APPLICATION.

Objectives: The aim of the study was to evaluate clinical achievements of ClinproTMSealant and Teeth mate F-1 fissure sealants with or without ozone treatment as well as retention, marginal discoloration, marginal adaptation and caries formation under in-vivo conditions. Materials and Methods: The study was carried out on 166 patients whose ages differs between 9-12 and 3 different groups were formed above them according to split mouth technique, in order to evaluate clinical achievements of fissure sealants with or without ozone treatment. Group 1: ClinproTMSealant and Teethmate F-1 were applied on a total of 104 first lower permanent molar teeth which were randomly selected from 52 patients. Group 2: ClinproTM Sealant and ClinproTM Sealant following ozone treatment were applied on 112 randomly selected teeth of 56 patients. Group 3: Teeth mate F-1 and Teeth mate F-1 following the ozone treatment were applied on 116 first lower permanent molar teeth which were randomly selected from 58 patients. Based on the modified USPHS criteria, the impacts on general achievement, retention, marginal fit, marginal discoloration and caries formation on occlusal surfaces were evaluated in 3rd,6th,12th,18th months. Chi-Square Test and Fisher’s Exact Test were used for analyses of the data. Results: In Group 1; Clinpro™Sealant showed higher clinical success rates in all observation periods. Considering marginal adaptation and retention, Clinpro™Sealant group was statistically significantly different in 18th month observations. In group 2 and group 3, there was not statistically significantly difference (p>0.05) between control and experimental groups but clinical success rates of Clinpro ™ Sealant and Teetmate F-1 with Ozone Treatment were higher than the same groups without ozone pretreatment during all observation periods. Conclusion: It was determined that, ClinproTMSealant yielded more successful results than the Teethmate F-1 under in-vivo conditions. Although there wasn’t any statistically significantly difference between Group 2 and Group 3 in which Ozone as a pretreatment method before performing fissure sealant was considered, the Ozone pretreatment method’s success rates were higher clinically according to Bravo, Alpha and Charlie Scores. It seems that performing Ozone Therapy before applying fissure sealant is a successful method for preventing pit and fissure sealants, clinically

Assessment of electromechanically stimulated bone marrow stem cells seeded acellular cardiac patch in a rat myocardial infarct model

In this study, we evaluated cardiomyogenic differentiation of electromechanically stimulated rat bone marrow-derived stem cells (rt-BMSCs) on an acellular bovine pericardium (aBP) and we looked at the functioning of this engineered patch in a rat myocardial infarct (MI) model. aBP was prepared using a detergent-based decellularization procedure followed by rt-BMSCs seeding, and electrical, mechanical, or electromechanical stimulations (3 millisecond pulses of 5 V cm-1at 1 Hz, 5% stretching) to enhance cardiomyogenic differentiation. Furthermore, the electromechanically stimulated patch was applied to the MI region over 3 weeks. After this period, the retrieved patch and infarct region were evaluated for the presence of calcification, inflammatory reaction (CD68), patch to host tissue cell migration, and structural sarcomere protein expressions. In conjunction with any sign of calcification, a higher number of BrdU-labelled cells, and a low level of CD68 positive cells were observed in the infarct region under electromechanically stimulated conditions compared with static conditions. More importantly, MHC, SAC, Troponin T, and N-cad positive cells were observed in both infarct region, and retrieved engineered patch after 3 weeks. In a clear alignment with other results, our developed acellular patch promoted the expression of cardiomyogenic differentiation factors under electromechanical stimulation. Our engineered patch showed a successful integration with the host tissue followed by the cell migration to the infarct region

ECOLIVE: Training for the Production of Organic Olive Oil

The Book is a training manual on organic olive and olive oil production released through the ERASMUS+ Project (2015-1-TR01-KA202-022526) funded by the EU between 01.09.2015 and 31.08.2018. The Project is coordinated by İzmir ABİGEM (Turkey) with partnership MAKRO Consultancy(Turkey), Action Synergy (Greece), Kefalonia and Ithaca Agricultural Cooperative (EASKI/Greece), SVIMED ONLUS (Italy) and G.G. Eurosuccess Consulting Ltd. (South Cyprus)

Tıp fakültesi öğrencilerinin kraniofasiyal ölçümlerinin antropometrik değerlendirmesi

Amaç: Çalışmada Selçuk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi 1 ve 2. sınıf öğrencilerinin kraniyal ve fasiyal bölgesinde yapılacak antropometrik ölçümler ile normal değerlerini belirlemeyi ve cinsiyetler arasındaki olası farklılıkları araştırmayı amaçladık.Gereç ve Yöntem: Çalışma, yaşları 18-24 arasında değişen toplam 200 sağlıklı birey 107 erkek, 93 kadın üzerinde yapıldı. Tıp Fakültesi 1 ve 2. sınıf öğrencilerinden oluşan gönüllüler üzerinde baş ve yüz ölçümleri, göz ölçümleri, burun ölçümleri ve ağız çevresindeki ölçümler olmak üzere 4 ana gruptan oluşan ölçümler alındı. Yapılan morfolojik değerlendirme sonucunda elde edilen veriler bilgisayar ortamına aktarılarak tanımlayıcı istatistikler yapıldı. Bulgular ve Sonuç: Çalışma sonucunda baş genişliği, filtrum uzunluğu ve ağız genişliği haricindeki tüm parametrelerin ortalamalarının istatistiksel olarak anlamlı ölçüde erkek bireylerde daha yüksek olduğu tespit edildi. Elde ettiğimiz veriler, diğer ülkelerde yapılan araştırma sonuçları ile farklılıklar göstermektedir. Bu da bize standart ölçümlerin ülkeden ülkeye farklılıklar gösterebileceğini ve kendi standartlarımızı belirleyerek kullanmamız gerektiğini göstermektedi

The frequency of Duchenne muscular dystrophy/Becker muscular dystrophy and Pompe disease in children with isolated transaminase elevation: results from the observational VICTORIA study

IntroductionElevated transaminases and/or creatine phosphokinase can indicate underlying muscle disease. Therefore, this study aims to determine the frequency of Duchenne muscular dystrophy/Becker muscular dystrophy (DMD/BMD) in male children and Pompe disease (PD) in male and female children with isolated hypertransaminasemia.MethodsThis multi-center, prospective study enrolled patients aged 3–216 months with serum alanine transaminase (ALT) and/or aspartate transaminase (AST) levels >2× the upper limit of normal (ULN) for ≥3 months. Patients with a known history of liver or muscle disease or physical examination findings suggestive of liver disease were excluded. Patients were screened for creatinine phosphokinase (CPK) levels, and molecular genetic tests for DMD/BMD in male patients and enzyme analysis for PD in male and female patients with elevated CPK levels were performed. Genetic analyses confirmed PD. Demographic, clinical, and laboratory characteristics of the patients were analyzed.ResultsOverall, 589 patients [66.8% male, mean age of 63.4 months (standard deviation: 60.5)] were included. In total, 251 patients (188 male and 63 female) had CPK levels above the ULN. Of the patients assessed, 47% (85/182) of male patients were diagnosed with DMD/BMD and 1% (3/228) of male and female patients were diagnosed with PD. The median ALT, AST, and CPK levels were statistically significantly higher, and the questioned neurological symptoms and previously unnoticed examination findings were more common in DMD/BMD patients than those without DMD/BMD or PD (p < 0.001).DiscussionQuestioning neurological symptoms, conducting a complete physical examination, and testing for CPK levels in patients with isolated hypertransaminasemia will prevent costly and time-consuming investigations for liver diseases and will lead to the diagnosis of occult neuromuscular diseases. Trial RegistrationClinicaltrials.gov NCT04120168