2023'e Doğru Türkiye'de Üniversite Kütüphaneleri : Mevcut Durum, Sorunlar, Standartlar ve Çözüm Önerileri

Çağın gereklerine uygun ve dünya ile rekabet edebilir bir eğitim, öğretim ve araştırma altyapısı için üniversitelerin en azından kendi alanlarında üretilen bilgiye erişebilecek ve bu bilgiyi 7/24 kullanıcıların hizmetine sunabilecek altyapıya sahip olmaları gerekir. Bu altyapıdan yoksun bir üniversitede dünyanın bilgi ve deneyiminden yeterince yararlanılamadığı ve hatta daha önce üretilmiş bilgi ve deneyimleri tekrar üretmek üzere gereksiz yere zaman ve para harcadığı ileri sürülebilir. Oysa dünyadaki söz sahibi üniversitelere bakıldığında, bu üniversitelerin kütüphanelerine ciddi yatırımlar yaptıkları ve bu yatırımların sürüdürülebilir olması için gerekli önlemleri aldıkları görülür

Determination of soil fertility status of highland greenhouse tomato production: A case Elmalı region

This study aims to investigate the soil fertility status of highland greenhouse tomato production in Elmalı region of Antalya. Soil samples from two different depths (0-20 and 20-40 cm) were taken from 30 different tomato greenhouses. Soil analysis was performed at each depth for the following parameters; texture, CaCO3, organic matter, EC, pH, total N, plant available P, exchangeable K, Ca and Mg, plant available Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu. Most of the soils had texture of clay loam, loam and sandy loam; slightly alkaline and alkaline and high level of CaCO3 that possibly affects plant growth negatively, and low in organic matter; while no salinity problem was recorded. Soil total N, extractable Ca and Mg status were generally adequate in two depths (0-20 and 20-40 cm); extractable K low, medium and high however, plant available P status were found to be highly good enough. For micronutrients; while plant available Fe, Mn, Zn and Cu were sufficient. In conclusion, it was determined that the greenhouse soils have high soil pH, high lime content and low organic matter content that can cause some problem with regards to plant nutrition

Understanding the teachers' disaster preparedness beliefs

This study investigated the extent of teachers' disaster preparedness beliefs regarding perceived susceptibility, perceived severity, perceived benefits, perceived barriers, cues to action, and self -efficacy and how their beliefs change concerning their demographic characteristics. The sample included 19,723 respondents who participated in the School-Based Disaster Education-Teacher Training Program of the Turkish Ministry of National Education. The results showed that teach-ers' preparatory beliefs, especially those associated with their perceived benefits, susceptibility, barriers, and self-efficacy, were high, whereas their beliefs were found as moderate and low lev-els in cues to action and perceived severity dimensions. Age, disaster education experience, and gender were found to be significant variables related to teachers' disaster preparation beliefs. However, respondents' residential areas do not show different beliefs since all regions of Turkiye are prone to short lead-time disasters. These findings can guide policymaking and interventions to promote national disaster preparedness and develop a more effective and tailor-made teacher training program

A Case Report of Delirium and Literature Review of Dementia in COVID-19 Process

Coronavirus directly infects the nervous system and may cause the course of the existingneurological disease to get worse in those with a chronic neurological disease. People withdementia, which is the most common chronic neurological disease over 65 years old, haveserious difficulties in terms of follow-up and treatment of their diseases in the social isolationprocess. However, due to the risk factors caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ithas become easier for them to go into delirium. These risk factors can be listed as socialisolation, inactivity, intense stress, as well as direct invasion of the virus to the central nervoussystem, the effect of inflammatory cytokines, the effect of sedative drugs used and the effectthat develops secondary to other accompanying diseases. This paper provides an assessmentregarding the problems experienced by dementia patients in the pandemic process, and theirsolutions, accompanied by a case presentation

A Case Report of Delirium and Literature Review of Dementia in COVID-19 Process

Coronavirus directly infects the nervous system and may cause the course of the existingneurological disease to get worse in those with a chronic neurological disease. People withdementia, which is the most common chronic neurological disease over 65 years old, haveserious difficulties in terms of follow-up and treatment of their diseases in the social isolationprocess. However, due to the risk factors caused by coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), ithas become easier for them to go into delirium. These risk factors can be listed as socialisolation, inactivity, intense stress, as well as direct invasion of the virus to the central nervoussystem, the effect of inflammatory cytokines, the effect of sedative drugs used and the effectthat develops secondary to other accompanying diseases. This paper provides an assessmentregarding the problems experienced by dementia patients in the pandemic process, and theirsolutions, accompanied by a case presentation

Hepatitis B and C Sero-prevalence in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Izmir

Objectives:\ud Infections caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent a significant health problem. Co-infection with these viral agents is not uncommon as a result of the similar transmission routes. Our study was planned to investigate the prevalence of HBV and HCV infections in HIV/Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients followed up at our institution.\ud \ud Materials and Methods:\ud In this study conducted in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, medical records of patients followed at the HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic between August 2002 and December 2014 were evaluated. Demographic data, main route of HIV transmission, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) immunoglobulin G (IgG), anti-HBs and anti-HCV results were evaluated.\ud \ud Results:\ud A total of 157 treatment-naïve patients who were followed up at our HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic were included in this study. Four patients (2.6%), had HBsAg positivity. Anti-HBc IgG and anti-HBs positivity were detected in 34% and 28.4% of the patients, respectively. No patients had anti-HCV positivity.\ud \ud Conclusion:\ud The prevalence of HBsAg in HIV-positive individuals was found to be similar to that in other population-based studies in our country. Absence of anti-HCV positivity suggests that hepatitis C infection is not a major health problem in this population

Hepatitis B and C Sero-prevalence in Patients with Human Immunodeficiency Virus/Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome at a Tertiary Care Hospital in Izmir

Objectives:\ud Infections caused by human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), hepatitis B virus (HBV) and hepatitis C virus (HCV) represent a significant health problem. Co-infection with these viral agents is not uncommon as a result of the similar transmission routes. Our study was planned to investigate the prevalence of HBV and HCV infections in HIV/Acquired Immune Deficiency syndrome (AIDS) patients followed up at our institution.\ud \ud Materials and Methods:\ud In this study conducted in the Department of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology at Izmir Tepecik Training and Research Hospital, medical records of patients followed at the HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic between August 2002 and December 2014 were evaluated. Demographic data, main route of HIV transmission, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis B core (HBc) immunoglobulin G (IgG), anti-HBs and anti-HCV results were evaluated.\ud \ud Results:\ud A total of 157 treatment-naïve patients who were followed up at our HIV/AIDS outpatient clinic were included in this study. Four patients (2.6%), had HBsAg positivity. Anti-HBc IgG and anti-HBs positivity were detected in 34% and 28.4% of the patients, respectively. No patients had anti-HCV positivity.\ud \ud Conclusion:\ud The prevalence of HBsAg in HIV-positive individuals was found to be similar to that in other population-based studies in our country. Absence of anti-HCV positivity suggests that hepatitis C infection is not a major health problem in this population