Do the school adaptation levels of preschoolers vary according to their relationship with their teachers?

In this study, the differentiation status of preschool children's adaptation to school according to their relationship with teachers was examined. The study participants consisted of 326 children aged 60-72 months and 21 preschool teachers in different preschool educational institutions affiliated to the Provincial Directorate of National Education in Konya, Turkey. The School Adaptation Teacher Assessment Scale and Teacher-Student Relationship Scale were utilized to collect the research data. In the evaluation of the research data, firstly, teacher-child relationship scores were divided into groups for cluster analysis: conflictual/non-conflictual, dependent/ independent, and close/distant teacher-child relationship. The data gathered were analyzed using the independent-samples t-test. The results of the study revealed that the level of school adaptation of the children who had close, non-conflictual, and independent relationships with their teachers differed significantly from that of children who had distant, conflictual, and dependent relationships with their teachers. Positive teacher-child relationships reflected positively on the level of the child's school adaptation level. Teachers should establish close relationships with children in order to facilitate their adaptation to the school in the preschool period

AN INVESTIGATION OF SELF-ESTEEM, SOCIO-EMOTIONAL ADAPTATION AND RELATIONAL PROBLEM SOLVING IN PRE-SCHOOLERS

The purpose of the present study is to investigate the correlation between self-esteem, socio-emotional adaptation of pre-schoolers and their relational problem-solving skills. The sample of the study was composed of 228 pre-schoolers (60-65 months) and their teachers in state and private preschool classes in the province of Konya. In this study, the researchers used Purdue Self Concept Scale for Preschool Children to identify their self-esteem and Marmara Socio-Emotional Adaptation Scale to identify their socio-emotional adaptation and Relational Problem-Solving Teachers’ Form to identify problem solving style. According to the findings of the study, self-esteem is a significant predictor of assertive, reserved and sociable problem-solving styles. However, it is not a predictor of passive assertive problem-solving style. Moreover, appropriately responding to a social situation as a sub-dimension of socio-emotional adaptation is a predictor of only passive-assertive, reserved-submissive and positive problem-solving approaches. Giving appropriate responses to social situations is a significant predictor of assertive, passive assertive and positive problem-solving approaches. Interaction with peers is a significant predictor of assertive and reserved-submissive problem-solving approaches, while approaching the social environment positively is not a predictor of any of the relational problem-solving styles.  Article visualizations

Bibliometric Analysis of Studies on Postoperative Delirium: A Web of Science Database Example

Aim: Postoperative delirium is a complication that occurs acutely after surgical procedures, especially in elderly patients. The aim of this study is to scientifically analyze the publications on postoperative delirium. Method: For the purpose of the research, articles on postoperative delirium published in the Web of Science (WoS) Core database were analyzed using scientific mapping methodology. The articles were scanned in the “postoperative delirium” word group in the WoS database, and the obtained data were analyzed with the VOSViewer 1.6.19 program. Results: It was seen that the most used keywords related to postoperative delirium have been delirium (n=1131), postoperative delirium (n=444), elderly (n=209), cardiac surgery (n=199), hip fracture (n=184). On the subject of postoperative delirium, Edward R Marcantonio was the author with the most publications with 83 articles, and Harvard Medical School was determined as the institution with the most publications with 142 publications. Conclusion: The number of publications on postoperative delirium has increased especially in the last ten years. While this situation shows the importance of postoperative delirium in anesthesia studies, it is important that researchers who have published in recent years on postoperative delirium have been from different countries

Being a mother as a healthcare professional in the COVID-19 pandemic: A qualitative study

MakaleWOS:000926968200019Objective: The aim of this research was to determine the changes in relationships between healthcare professional mothers and their preschool-aged children during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. In addition, the second objective of this study was to propose a new phenomenon that explains "being a mother as a healthcare professional" during the COVID-19 pandemic.Materials and Methods: The participants of the research were 16 healthcare professional mothers (8 doctors and 8 nurses) who had worked in intensive care units during the COVID-19 pandemic and had a preschool-aged child. The research was conducted in accordance with the phenomenological approach, one of the qualitative research designs. The research data were obtained through face-to-face interviews between the researchers and the participants using half-structured interview forms prepared by the researchers. Colaizzi's 7-step method was used for evaluation of the data.Results: According to the research findings, the phenomenon of "being a mother as a healthcare professional" was gathered under four main themes: emotional reactions, new normal in life, difficulties that pandemic brought in life and coping strategies with these difficulties.Conclusion: The findings showed that the COVID-19 pandemic caused many changes in the lives of healthcare professional mothers and their children; these mothers and children built some emotional reactions, and they developed various strategies to overcome these emotional reactions

Effect of Nitrogen and Boron Treatments on Harvest Index and Nitrogen Use Efficiency in Sugar Beet

The use of optimum nitrogen (N) and boron (B) fertilizers is crucial for both yield and quality in sugar beet production. For this reason, it is necessary to determine the rate of use and recycling parameters of the applied nutrients by the plants in order to optimize yield and quality during production. This study aims to examine the effect of different doses of nitrogen (N) and boron (B) treatment on sugar harvest index (SHI), nitrogen harvest index (NHI), and nitrogen use efficiency (NUE) parameters and to determine the economic optimum nitrogen rates (EONR) in sugar beet. The study’s experiment was set up in a randomized block factorial design with three replications. Five doses of N (0, 90, 180, 270, and 360 kg N ha-1) and four doses of B (0, 2, 4, and 6 kg B ha-1) were applied in the study. According to the results of the research, the SHI decreased statistically significantly with the increase of dose of the N treatment, but the NHI was not affected by the N treatment. The physiological efficiency of nitrogen in taproot dry matter yield (NPETDMY) and physiological efficiency of nitrogen in sugar yield (NPESY) decreased statistically significantly (p<0.01) with the increase in the dose of N treatment. A similar case was observed in the parameters of nitrogen agronomic efficiency (NAgE) and nitrogen uptake efficiency (NUpE). The increase in boron treatment doses statistically significantly (p<0.01) increased the NAgE in the first year. The EONR, calculated using the quadratic model, was found to be 240 kg N ha-1 on average 3 of two years. As a result, the nitrogen use potential decreased with the increase of N doses applied to sugar beet. The use of EONR is recommended for optimum sugar beet yield and quality in the region

Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerin Sınıflarında Koydukları Kurallar Ve Uygulayışları

The main aim of this study was to describe the rules pre-school teachers establish and the ways they are applied. With this main aim in mind, we sought to determine the rules in nursery classes; how these rules are established; what precautions teachers take so that students do not forget them; what teachers do when students do not obey the rules and what teachers do when students obey the rules. The study was carried out with 39 pre-school teachers who worked in Konya city. The study was carried out with a qualitative research design. In this study, first it was found that pre-school teachers mostly establish rules about keeping the class clean and maintaining order, using class materials and managing peer relations. As a result of study, it was determined that teachers most frequently use repetition and reminding so that students do not forget the rules.Bu araştırmanın temel amacı okul öncesi eğitim öğretmenlerinin sınıflarında koydukları kuralların ve bu kuralları uygulama biçimlerinin betimlenmesidir. Bu amaç doğrultusunda çalışma kapsamında okul öncesi eğitim sınıflarında hangi kuralların olduğu, bu kuralların nasıl belirlendiği, öğretmenlerin öğrencilerin kuralları unutmaması için neler yaptıkları, öğrenciler kurallara uymadığında neler yaptıkları ve kurallara uyulduğunda neler yaptıkları belirlenmeye çalışılmıştır. Milli Eğitim Bakanlığı bünyesinde Konya ili merkez ilçelerinde görev yapmakta olan 39 bayan öğretmen araştırmanın çalışma grubunu oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın yürütülmesinde nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma verileri araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan yarı yapılandırılmış görüşme formundaki soruların yüz yüze görüşme yöntemiyle öğretmenlere sorulmasıyla elde edilmiştir. Araştırma verilerinin değerlendirilmesinde içerik analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda okul öncesi öğretmenlerin en çok sınıf içinde temizlik-düzen ve hareket ile akran ilişkilerinin yönetimi konularında kurallar koydukları, öğretmenlerin çoğunluğunun kuralları çocuklarla beraber belirlemeyi tercih ettikleri bulunmuştur. Okul öncesi öğretmenleri çoğunlukla kuralların unutulmaması için tekrar etme yöntemini, kurallara uyulmadığında ceza verme yöntemini kullanmaktadı

Major Özelliği Yüz Ekstremite Defektleri Olan Sendromlar Ve Anestezi Yönetimi

2Kadınhanı Refik Saime Koyuncu Devlet Hastanesi, Kadınhanı, Konya. Kraniyofasiyal iskelet ile üst ekstremitenin embriyolojik dönemde gelişim zamanlarının örtüşmesi ve belirli gen mutasyonlarının her iki sistemin gelişiminde de etkili olması sebebiyle bir çok ekstremite defekti, konjenital kraniyofasiyal anomaliler ile birlikte seyreden bir sendromun parçası olabilir. Apert, Saethre-Chotzen, Pfeiffer, and Carpenter sendromları üst ekstremite defektleri ile birliktelik gösteren en sık kraniyofasiyal sendromlardır. Bu sendromlar, hava yolu yönetimi, intravenöz damar yolu açılması ve hemodinamik kontrol açısından gerçek bir sorun olabilir. Başarının anahtarı etkin hazırlık, zor pediatrik havayolu yönetimi ve intravenöz kanü- lasyonda uzmanlığa sahip personel varlığı, düzenli eğitim ve takım çalışmasıdır. Bu derlemede kraniyofasiyal ve ekstremite gelişim anomalileri içeren çocuk hastalarda güncel bilgiler ve uygulamalar ışığında anestezik yaklaşım sunulmuştu

Turkish Validation of Social Emotional Well-Being and Resilience Scale (PERIK)

The purpose of the study was to examine the validity and reliability of Social Emotional Well Being and Resilience Scale (PERIK) to measure so-cial-emotional well-being and resilience in Turkish preschool children. Two independent samples of four to six year children were used. Sample 1 served as the calibration sample to explore the most appropriate structure of the PERIK-T (227 children). Sample 2 served as the validation sample (227 children). A confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) was conducted to test the stability of the original factor structure of the six-factor PERIK. Concluding that 36 item PERIK did not fit the data obtained from Turkish sample, an exploratory factor analysis (EFA) was conducted to further explore the factor structure of the PERIK that better represented the sample data. The results of EFA suggested a six-factor 30 item solution. This 30 item model was subsequently cross-validated with the second sample (n= 227). The results of the second CFA showed a good fit to the data. Scale scores showed a relatively high internal consistency and item-total correlations ranging from .47 to .76. To provide evidence for criterion-related validity of the PERIK, reported differences or relations in terms of gender and age are referenced

Vertical transport of water and chemicals as affected by soil layering: a model study

Transport of water and chemicals in soils is controlled by soil properties and processes. Advection, adsorption, diffusion, and dispersion of the chemical are the main processes controlling the extent of transport of a chemical. Soil porosity and pore size distribution are the key factors controlling the water and solute flow by advection and dispersion, soil adsorption phenomena are the main factors controlling the retention of the chemical in soils. All these processes are highly variable by depth due to differences in soil characteristics of different soil horizons. This study was conducted to analyze interactions between soil layering and vertical transport of solutes and water at 2-m wide, 4-m long, and 0.5-m deep lysimeters constructed as field plots. Zero, five, ten, fifteen, and twenty cm thick sand layers (as treatments) were placed over a level alkaline surface, then 30 cm thick nonalkaline soil layers were packed over the sand layers. To represent plant effect, alfalfa was grown at each plot since it has a dense canopy. Changes in pH, EC, and in concentrations of Na, K, HCO3, and B in topsoil were monitored, measuring these variables in water extracts collected by vacuum samplers following rainfall and/or irrigation events. Water content of both repacked topsoil and alkali subsoil were measured in October, 2004 when soil was dry. At the final sampling, a representative profile was open in each research plot and morphological observations were made in these profiles. Soil pH decreased and then increased sharply irrespective to sand layer thickness, and concentrations of HCO3 and B showed a similar behavior. The EC of repacked topsoil decreased continuously probably due to the leaching of salts by application of excess amount of irrigation water, and Na concentration of soil solution increased continuously, which was attributed to sodium transported by capillary rising water from the blow alkali soil. Greater values for water content occurred at final sampling in alkali soil below 5- and 0-cm sand layers, indicating that sand layer with 10 cm thickness obscured percolation of excess water from irrigation and precipitation as observed in layered soil profiles. Roots of alfalfa concentrated in the zone of sand layers, and almost no roots of alfalfa penetrated into the alkali zone in search of water and nutrients. As morphological observations revealed, channels of decayed roots in the alkali soil served as preferential pathways of water and chemical from upper layers