Coercive isomorphism in higher education: Direct pressures from the state to the Turkish universities

[EN] The universities maintain their continuity with the pressure of complying with the policies of the state and global policies. This study addresses the coercive pressure of the higher education policies of the state on the Turkish universities. The elective classes of Occupational Knowledge and Area Training to be taught at the universities may be opened when they are approved by the Higher Education Council (Yuksekogretim Kurulu, YOK) which is an institution having a public legal entity. On the other hand, the ability of the universities to determine the elective class of Liberal Education indicates a rare situation where the universities exercise their autonomy.Ozturk, I. (2020). Coercive isomorphism in higher education: Direct pressures from the state to the Turkish universities. En 6th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'20). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. (30-05-2020):911-918. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd20.2020.11173OCS91191830-05-202

Organizational Socialization and Its Relation with Organizational Performance in High Schools

This study is designed to explore organizational socialization and organizational performance levels of secondary school teachers and the relation between the two variables mentioned. The study is designed as correlational research. The target population of the research consists of 5744 teachers who work in public and private Anatolian high schools in the center of Ankara, the capital city of Turkey. Using the stratified sampling technique, 650 participant teachers have been included in the sample. This study has revealed that the participants are relatively more socialized in the organizational socialization language factor, which is followed by socialization levels in the following factors: performance proficiency, people, history, organizational goals and values, and politics. The socialization levels of teachers indicate significant differences in the history and language factors according to gender. In all the factors, the participant private school teachers are found to be more socialized than the public school teachers. Their organizational performance levels significantly vary according to gender and type of school. The performance of teachers in private schools is relatively higher than that of those in public schools. There is a significant, moderate positive relation between organizational socialization and organizational performance

Normative isomorphism: The patterns of profession of academics at Turkish higher education

[EN] Normative isomorphism is derived from professionalization. Professionalization is a collective effort of the members of a profession to define their practices of the members and also to control the services provided within a jointly agreed framework. Its legitimation is based on its power and status of the profession. In line with this framework, the profession of academics relies on the existence of teaching, research, and community engagement. Thus, normative isomorphism is represented by a variety of activities including bureaucratic control, assessments, publishing, and rankings. This paper aims to explain normative isomorphism through the profession of academics and gives evidence of normative isomorphism patterns based on examples from the Turkish higher education system.Ozturk Erkocak, I. (2022). Normative isomorphism: The patterns of profession of academics at Turkish higher education. En 8th International Conference on Higher Education Advances (HEAd'22). Editorial Universitat Politècnica de València. 715-723. https://doi.org/10.4995/HEAd22.2022.1457671572

Carotid intima–media thickness, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, and hemoglobin A1c are independently associated with the severity of psoriasis

Background: Systemic inflammation plays an important role in the pathogenesis of atherosclerosis in psoriasis patients. Carotid artery intima–media thickness (CIMT) and nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) are accepted important markers for subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular risk prediction. Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the potential association between subclinical atherosclerosis and chronic plaque psoriasis without traditional cardiovascular risk factors. Methods: Sixty consecutive patients with chronic plaque psoriasis (patient group) attending our dermatology outpatient clinic and 60 age- and sex-matched healthy controls (control group) were included in this study. Demographic and biochemical data, and Psoriasis Area and Severity Index (PASI) score of the psoriasis group were recorded. CIMT and NAFLD values were compared. Results: Patients with psoriasis had significantly higher systolic and diastolic blood pressure, fasting levels of glucose, and hemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) compared with controls. Patients with psoriasis had greater CIMT and NAFLD values than matched controls. PASI score was significantly positively correlated with systolic and diastolic blood pressure, body mass index, waist circumference, psoriasis duration, HbA1c, the presence of NAFLD, moderate–severe NAFLD, and CIMT in psoriatic patients. In multivariate linear regression analysis, HbA1c, moderate–severe NAFLD, and CIMT were significantly and independently associated with PASI score, and CIMT showed the most significant association with PASI score. Conclusion: Our data suggest a need for aggressive treatment of the inflammatory process in psoriatic patients as well as better monitoring of nontraditional atherosclerotic risk factors to reduce cardiovascular mortality/morbidity and liver diseases. Abdominal and carotid ultrasonography appear to be useful, simple, and noninvasive examinations to investigate the presence of subclinical atherosclerosis even in psoriatic patients who seem to be otherwise healthy

Electrophysiologic Characteristics of Wide QRS Complexes during Pharmacologic Termination of Sustained Supraventricular Tachycardias with Verapamil and Adenosine: Observations from Electrophysiologic Study

Methods: Patients with supraventricular tachycardia, undergoing electrophysiologic study were enrolled. 12 mg of adenosine or 10 mg of verapamil were administered during tachycardia, under continuous monitoring of intaracardiac and surface electrocardiograms. Electrocardiographic features of ventricular ectopy were noted

EVALUATION TO ADAPTATION OF MOTHERHOOD IN POSTPARTUM PERIOD

The purpose of this study was to examine women’s adaptation to motherhood and factors associated with adaptation to role of motherhood in the postpartum period. This research was a descriptive study. Study population included 125 women who were in the postpartum period of 30-40th day in Adana-Turkey.  Data collection took place at three family medicine centers between February 2016-March 2016. Data were collected using a demographic questionnaire and Postpartum Self Evaluation Questionnaire and analyzed on IBM SPSS Statistics version 20, with descriptive statistics, independent-samples t test, Mann-Whitney U test and Kruskal-Wallis test. Average age of the participants is 22.19±4.17 (min:18-max:44) and average length of marriage is 6.21±5.48 (min:1-max:25). It is found that 33.3% of puerperant women is primary school graduate, 86.1% of them is housewife, 66.7% of them has elementary family and 76.4% of them has intended pregnancy. Postpartum Self Evaluation Questionnaire means score of 154.82±27.43 was found. Women who were high school or university graduates (p<0.01), employed (p<0.05), living in families (p<0.05), having high or good income levels (p<0.01), social security (p<0.01), willingly pregnant (p<0.01) and take-in information about the pregnancy (p<0.01) were found to be more compatible. As a result of the research, it has been found that the adaptation to Motherhood of Women at Postpartum Period is intermediate. In our study, it was shown that the sociodemographic and obstetric attributes have roles determining the adaptation to Motherhood of Women at Postpartum Period. Adaptation to motherhood of women’s is affected by many variables and given perinatal care is a great importance in ensuring compliance.  All health care professionals who serve pregnant and puerperal women with caring for their involvement in the psychosocial as well as physical care may be required.&nbsp