Evaluation of the views of Turkish language teachers on the place of traditional Turkish drama in education

El drama turco tradicional, que refleja la cultura turca de la mejor manera y asegura que esta cultura se transfiera a la próxima generación, ayuda a la transferencia de costumbres y tradiciones, así como muchos elementos, como el idioma y la religión, que pertenecen a la cultura turca, de manera humorística y entretenida. Para evitar que los valores culturales sean olvidados y garantizar que la nueva generación adopte estos valores, es beneficioso enseñar las características y obras del drama tradicional turco a la nueva generación. La educación dramática, que se utiliza de vez en cuando en casi todos los niveles de educación en el sistema educativo turco, presenta un enfoque muy enfatizado en los países desarrollados. El drama es una rama del arte que refleja a los seres humanos y se ocupa de la vida humana donde cada individuo puede encontrar algo sobre sí mismo. Además, es bien sabido que los dramas ayudan a desarrollar las cuatro habilidades básicas del lenguaje. El propósito de este estudio es determinar si el drama turco tradicional tiene un lugar adecuado en el plan de estudios del idioma turco y, por otro lado, la medida en que los maestros del idioma turco cubren las características y obras del drama turco tradicional en sus clases. Nuestro grupo de estudio consta de 40 profesores de lengua turca con un mínimo de 10 años de experiencia en escuelas secundarias en la República turca del norte de Chipre. Se utilizó una entrevista de 5 preguntas para recopilar datos. Los datos adquiridos al final del estudio se analizaron mediante análisis de contenido, frecuencia y porcentaje. Como resultado de los hallazgos, se descubrió que la mayoría de los maestros de lengua turca declararon que la información y la aplicación relacionada con el drama turco tradicional no tenían un lugar adecuado en el currículo de lengua turca y que estaban de acuerdo en que todos los géneros relacionados con este drama, a saber: Karagöz, narración pública, títeres, comedia ligera, presentaciones teatrales campestres deben enseñarse a los estudiantes.Traditional Turkish drama, which reflects the Turkish culture in the best manner and ensures that this culture is transferred to the next generation, helps the transfer of customs and traditions, as well as many elements such as language and religion which belong to the Turkish culture, in a humoristic and entertaining manner. In order to save cultural values from being forgotten and ensuring that the new generation adopts these values, it is beneficial to teach the features and works of traditional Turkish drama to the new generation. Drama education, which is used from time to time in almost all levels of education in the Turkish education system, is an approach that is highly emphasized in developed countries. Drama is a branch of art that reflects human beings and deals with human life where each individual can find something about himself. Besides, it is well known that dramas help develop the four basic language skills. The purpose of this study is to determine whether the traditional Turkish drama is given adequate place in Turkish language curriculum and, on the other hand, the extent to which Turkish language teachers cover the characteristics and works of traditional Turkish drama in their classes. Our study group consists of 40 Turkish language teachers with minimum 10 years of experience at secondary schools in Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus. An interview for consisting of 5 questions was used in order to collect data. The data acquired in the end of the study were analyzed using content analysis, frequency and percentage. As a result of the findings, it has been found out that a majority of Turkish language teachers stated that information and application related to traditional Turkish drama were given inadequate place in Turkish language curriculum and that they agreed that all genres related to this drama, namely Karagöz, public storytelling, puppets, light comedy, country theatrical lays should be taught to the students.peerReviewe

Evaluación de las habilidades de audición estética de niños en edad preescolar

It is a widely-known reality that a child who has aesthetic listening skills becomes more successful when the “knowledge-gathering” phase begins. The objective of this study is to explore whether pre-school children have “aesthetic listening skill” and their success in predicting, summarizing and relating strategies which are “aesthetic listening strategies”. The study was conducted based on qualitative research approach as a result of which holistic single-case pattern, which is a case-study method, was employed. The study group consisted of 30 children at the age of 5 who were enrolled at pre-school classes under TRNC Ministry of National Education, 1 Turkish language educator, 2 Turkish language teachers, 1 Preschool educator and 2 Pre-school teachers. Observation technique was used in data collection process and the success of children was measured by asking 3 questions. The data obtained from observation and achievement tests were analyzed using content analysis. In conclusion, it can be claimed that the predicting skills of both girls and boys is developed. However, their summarizing and relating skills are weaker. For this reason, different activities which would improve these skills should be included in preschool education.Es una realidad ampliamente conocida que un niño que tiene habilidades de escucha estética se vuelve más exitoso cuando comienza la fase de “recopilación de conocimientos”. El objetivo de este estudio es explorar si los niños en edad preescolar tienen una "habilidad de escucha estética" y su éxito en la predicción, el resumen y la relación de estrategias que son "estrategias de escucha estética". El estudio se realizó sobre la base de un enfoque de investigación cualitativa, como resultado de lo cual se empleó un patrón holístico de caso único, que es un método de estudio de caso. El grupo de estudio constaba de 30 niños a la edad de 5 años que estaban inscritos en clases de preescolar bajo el Ministerio de Educación Nacional de TRNC, 1 educador de lengua turca, 2 profesores de lengua turca, 1 educador de preescolar y 2 maestros de preescolar. La técnica de observación se utilizó en el proceso de recopilación de datos y el éxito de los niños se midió haciendo 3 preguntas. Los datos obtenidos de las pruebas de observación y éxito se analizaron mediante análisis de contenido. En conclusión, se puede afirmar que las habilidades de predicción de niñas y niños se desarrollan. Sin embargo, sus habilidades de resumen y relación son más débiles. Por esta razón, las diferentes actividades que mejorarían estas habilidades deberían incluirse en la educación preescolar

The effect of breast-feeding duration on bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women: a population-based study

Alcelik, Aytekin/0000-0002-3156-1076WOS: 000292798400018PubMed: 22295033Introduction: In the present study, we investigated the effects of breast-feeding time on bone mineral density (BMD) later in life. Material and methods: The current study was based on a retrospective analysis of 586 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 60.8 years, who were screened for osteoporosis by dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). They were classified into 4 groups with respect to the duration of their breast-feeding as never (group 1), 1-24 months (group 2), 25-60 months (group 3), or > 60 months (group 4). Bone mineral density results for the femur neck and lumbar spine were classified into 3 groups according to WHO criteria as normal (T score > -1.0 SD), osteopenia (T score -1.0 to -2.5 SD), and osteoporosis (T score < -2.5 SD). Patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis (T score < -1.0 SD) were considered as having low bone mass (LBM). Results: We found a correlation between duration of lactation and femur BMD or spine BMD in the study population (r = 0.116, p < 0.005; r = -0.151, p = 0.001, respectively). Significant differences were found between femur BMD and spine BMD of groups in one-way ANOVA analysis (p = 0.025, p = 0.005, respectively). Additionally, when compared with the other three groups, group 4 was older and had longer duration of menopause (p < 0.01). In logistic regression analysis, age and body mass index were found as independent risk factors of LBM [odds ratio: 1.084 (95% CI 1.031-1.141); odds ratio: 0.896 (95% CI 0.859-0.935)], while duration of lactation was not found as an independent predictor of LBM. Conclusions: In this study, we have found that changes of bone metabolism during lactation had no effect on postmenopausal BMD measured by DXA. Consequently, it can be suggested that long breast-feeding duration is not a risk factor for low bone mass later in life

Validade e confiabilidade da versão turca da escala de avaliação do Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem (CLES+T)

Aim: A methodological type of study was conducted for the purpose of investigating the validity and reliability of the Turkish version of the Clinical Learning Environment, Supervision and Nurse Teacher (CLES+T) evaluation scale of the clinical learning environment of students, clinical nurses, and educators. Methods: Sample was comprised of 602 Turkish nursing students with clinical practice experience at the hospital. The CLES+T, developed by Saarikoski, was used for data collection. Language equivalency, internal consistency, item-total correlation, and structure validity were conducted within the scope of the validity and reliability study on the CLES +T scale. Results: It was determined that item-total correlations of four items were lower than 0.30, and those items were removed from the scale as a result of item analysis. The Cronbach’s alpha value of the scale was 0.93-0.99; item total point correlations of the scale varied between 0.45 and 0.66; six factors were identified in the CLES+T factor analysis study, with a total variance explained by these six factors of 64%. Conclusion: According to the findings of the research, the CLES+T Turkish version was found to be a valid and reliable scale, which can be used to evaluate satisfaction of nursing students with their clinical education in TurkeyObjetivo: Um estudo do tipo metodológico foi desenvolvido com o propósito de investigar a validade e a confiabilidade da versão turca da escala de avaliação do Ambiente de Aprendizagem Clínica, Supervisão e Professor de Enfermagem (CLES + T) no ambiente de aprendizagem clínica de estudantes, enfermeiros clínicos e educadores. Métodos: A amostra foi composta por 602 estudantes de enfermagem turcos com experiência na prática clínica hospitalar. O CLES + T, desenvolvido por Saarikoski, foi utilizado para coleta de dados. Equivalência de linguagem, consistência interna, correlação item-total e validade de estrutura foram avaliados no escopo do estudo de validade e confiabilidade na escala CLES + T. Resultados: As correlações item-total de quatro itens foram inferiores a 0,30, e tais itens foram removidos da escala como resultado da análise de itens. O valor alfa de Cronbach da escala foi de 0,93-0,99; as correlações itemtotal da escala variaram entre 0,45 e 0,66; seis fatores foram identificados na análise fatorial da escala, com uma variância total explicada por esses seis fatores de 64%. Conclusão: De acordo com os resultados da pesquisa, a versão turca do escala CLES+T foi considerada válida e confiável, a qual pode ser usada para avaliar a satisfação de estudantes de enfermagem com sua educação clínica na Turquia.Objetivo: Se realizó un estudio de tipo metodológico con el fin de investigar la validez y la fiabilidad de la versión turca de la escala de evaluación del entorno de aprendizaje clínico, la supervisión y la enfermera docente (CLES + T) del entorno clínico de aprendizaje de estudiantes, enfermeras clínicas, y docentes. Métodos: La muestra estuvo compuesta por 602 estudiantes de enfermería turcos con experiencia en práctica clínica en el hospital. Se utilizó el CLES + T, desarrollado por Saarikoski, para la recopilación de datos. Se realizaron la equivalencia idiomática, la consistencia interna, la correlación ítem-total y la validez de la estructura dentro del alcance del estudio de validez y confiabilidad en la escala CLES + T. Resultados: se determinó que las correlaciones ítem-total de cuatro ítems eran inferiores a 0.30, y se eliminaron de la escala como resultado del análisis. El valor alfa de Cronbach de la escala fue 0.93-0.99; las correlaciones de puntos totales de los ítems de la escala variaron entre 0.45 y 0.66; se identificaron seis factores en el estudio de análisis del factor CLES + T, con una varianza total explicada por estos seis factores del 64%. Conclusión: según los resultados de la investigación, se encontró que la versión turca de CLES + T era una escala válida y confiable, que se puede utilizar para evaluar la satisfacción de los estudiantes de enfermería con su educación clínica en Turquí

Relationship between blood pressure levels and bone mineral density in postmenopausal Turkish women

WOS: 000290915100012PubMed: 22291766Introduction: We investigated the association between bone mineral density (BMD) detected by dual-energy X-ray absorptiometric (DXA) method and blood pressure (BP) in a large sample of postmenopausal women. Material and methods: The current study was based on a retrospective analysis of 586 postmenopausal women with a mean age of 60.8 +/- 8.8 years, who were screened for osteopenia or osteoporosis by DXA. Patients with hypertension (HT, n = 306) were compared with normotensive (NT, n = 290) individuals. Bone mineral density results for the femur neck and spine were classified into 3 groups according to World Health Organization criteria: normal (T score > -1.0 SD), osteopenia (T score -1.0 to -2.5 SD) and osteoporosis (T score <-2.5 SD). Patients with osteopenia or osteoporosis (T score < -1.0 SD) were grouped as having low bone mass (LBM). Results: There were no significant differences in femur T score, femur BMD, femur Z score, spinal T score, spinal BMD and spinal Z score between hypertensive and normotensive groups. The group of patients with low bone mass calculated from femur T scores had higher age, systolic BP, duration of hypertension and duration of menopause, but lower BMI. Similarly, patients with low spine BMD had higher age and duration of menopause, but lower BMI. Linear regression analysis showed a significant correlation between systolic BP and femur BMD and T score values. Furthermore, logistic regression analysis revealed that hypertension is an independent predictor of spinal osteopenia and osteoporosis. Conclusions: The presence of hypertension is an independent predictor of spinal low bone density in Turkish women after menopause

Factors Affecting Inadequate Empirical Antimicrobial Therapy and the Clinical Course of Upper Urinary Tract Infections in Elderly Patients: A Multicenter Study

7th International Congress of Infectious-Diseases-and-Clinical-Microbiology-Speciality-Society-of-Turkey -- MAY 08-13, 2018 -- Antalya, TURKEYIntroduction: In this study, we aimed to determine the risk factors associated with inadequate empirical antibiotherapy (IEAT) and hospital-related mortality in elderly patients being treated for upper urinary tract infections (UTI). Materials and Methods: This study included individuals aged 65 years and over who were hospitalized after being diagnosed of community-acquired UTI or community-onset healthcare-associated UTI and followed-up in clinics and/or intensive care units (ICU) of 33 hospitals between March and September 2017. Results: A total of 525 patients (48% males; mean age: 76.46 +/- 7.93 years) were included in the study. Overall, 68.2% of the patients were hospitalized through the emergency department and 73.9% of patients were followed-up for pyelonephritis. Gram-negative, Gram-positive, and Gram-negative and positive mix growths were determined in 88%, 9.3%, and 2.7% of urine cultures, respectively. Fifty-six (10.7%) of the patients died. In multivariate analysis, the presence of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Odds ratio (OR): 2.278], age 85 years and over (OR: 2.816), admission to the ICU (OR: 14.831), and IEAT (OR: 2.364) were independent factors that significantly affected mortality. The presence of a urinary catheter, being followed-up in the ICU, benign prostate hypertrophy, use of antibiotics other than piperacillin-tazobactam and carbapenem were determined as independent factors that significantly affected IEAT (p<0.05). Conclusion: In our study, we found a direct correlation between IEAT and mortality. Therefore, knowing the most frequent microorganisms and antibiotic susceptibility profiles observed in the UTI of elderly patients may help to decrease the mortality and morbidity associated with these infections.Infect Dis & Clin Microbil Special Soc Turkiy

Serum osteopontin levels in patients with psoriasis vulgaris and its relation with oxidative stress

Background and Design: Oxidative stress is known to play a role in the etiopathogenesis of psoriasis. Recent data suggest that osteopontin (OPN) can also play a role in the pathogenesis of psoriasis. In the current study, OPN levels and oxidative stress were evaluated in patients with psoriasis. Materials and Methods: The study included 61 patients with psoriasis and 62 healthy controls. The OPN levels, total antioxidant status (TAS), total oxidant status (TOS), and oxidative stress index (OSI) were measured using serum. The disease severity was evaluated using the psoriasis area and severity index (PASI). Results: No statistically significant differences in OPN, TAS, and OSI values were identified between the psoriasis and control groups. A negative correlation was found with the TAS. There was no statistically significant correlation between the PASI score and OPN, TAS, TOS, and OSI values. Conclusion: We did not find a statistically significant correlation between OPN levels and oxidative stress in patients with psoriasis. We believe that larger and more detailed studies are needed to highlight the role of OPN and oxidative stress in the etiopathogenesis of psoriasis

Germline Pathogenic Variants Identified by Targeted Next-Generation Sequencing of Susceptibility Genes in Pheochromocytoma and Paraganglioma

The aim of this study was to evaluate germline variant frequencies of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma targeted susceptibility genes with next-generation sequencing method. Germline DNA from 75 cases were evaluated with targeted next-generation sequencing on an Illumina NextSeq550 instrument. KIF1B, RET, SDHB, SDHD, TMEM127, and VHL genes were included in the study, and Sanger sequencing was used for verifying the variants. The pathogenic/likely pathogenic variants were in the VHL, RET, SDHB, and SDHD genes, and the diagnosis rate was 24% in this study. Three different novel pathogenic variants were determined in five cases. This is the first study from Turkey, evaluating germline susceptibility genes of pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma with a detection rate of 24% and three novel variants. All patients with pheochromocytoma and paraganglioma need clinical genetic testing with expanded targeted gene panels for higher diagnosis rates

The Role of EREG, PTPN1, and SERPINB7 Genes in the Pathogenesis of Psoriasis: May SERPINB7 Be Protective and a Marker of Severity for Psoriasis?

Introduction: Psoriasis is a chronic inflammatory dermatological disease with complex pathogenesis in which many immune system cells, including keratinocytes, play a role. Many genes regulate the proliferation of keratinocytes and other immune cells that have essential roles in the pathogenesis of psoriasis.The expressions of EREG, PTPN1, and SERPINB7 genes were shown as upregulated in psoriatic skins in a few studies previously. Objectives: We aimed to evaluate the expressions of these genes in psoriatic lesional skin and com-pared them with non-lesional adjacent skin of the same patients and normal skin of healthy controls. Results: Our results revealed that the expressions of EREG and PTPN1 genes were upregulated,whereas the SERPINB7 gene expression was down regulated in the psoriatic skin of the patients than normal skin of controls. Moreover, the expression level of the SERPINB7 gene was also negatively correlated with the severity of the disease among patients. Conclusions: According to our results, overexpression of EREG and PTPN1 genes, and decreased expression of SERPINB7 gene may lead to the development of psoriasis

Opinions of pre-school pre-service teachers concerning tales: The case of TRNC

Tales have an important place in the education lives of children. For this reason, attention should be paid to the qualifications of tales read to the children in pre-school period. Pre-school teachers have important roles to play in this regard. The purpose of this study is to obtain the opinions of pre-school pre-service teachers who will serve as preschool teachers in the future concerning tales and explore whether they have adequate knowledge and awareness. For this purpose, our study group consists of 60 pre-service teachers studying at 4th grade of Near East University Atatürk Education Faculty Preschool Teaching Department. Interview forms were used in the collection of data. Frequency, percentage and content analysis were used in the analysis of data. Based on the findings obtained, it is determined that pre-service teachers have a certain accumulation of knowledge concerning tales; however, it became evident that this knowledge is inadequate and that they are under the impact of foreign culture, and that they have little knowledge about Turkish tales although they are senior students. At the same time, pre-service teachers declare that when they become teachers they will teach some tales which they claim that have negative effects on children, which is an indication that they do not have conscious