Quality Improvement in Secondary Schools: Developing a School Self-evaluation Scale

The objective of this study is to develop a "School Self-evaluation Scale", which can be used to determine the needs andperceptions of all education stakeholders. The school self-evaluation scale was administered to 600 students studying in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. The results of the exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis indicate that School Self-evaluation Scale is valid and reliable (KMO = 0.94, Bartlett's test, Chisquare = 16.918, %(2)/df = 3.08, RMSEA = 0.06, GFI = 0.94, CFI = 0.93, NFI = 0.96, split half test reliability calculated with Spearman Brown formula = 0.85 and calculated with Guttman split half technique = 0.94, Cronbach alpha coefficient for overall scale = 0.95 and reliability coefficient of sub items was between 0.75 and 0.92). The school self-evaluation scale consists of 38 items and 7 dimensions including teaching staff, school activities, testing and evaluation, school achievement, school administration, school physical environment and school guidance and counseling

Quality Improvement in Secondary Schools: Developing a School Self-evaluation Scale

The objective of this study is to develop a "School Self-evaluation Scale", which can be used to determine the needs andperceptions of all education stakeholders. The school self-evaluation scale was administered to 600 students studying in grades 9, 10, 11 and 12. The results of the exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis indicate that School Self-evaluation Scale is valid and reliable (KMO = 0.94, Bartlett's test, Chisquare = 16.918, %(2)/df = 3.08, RMSEA = 0.06, GFI = 0.94, CFI = 0.93, NFI = 0.96, split half test reliability calculated with Spearman Brown formula = 0.85 and calculated with Guttman split half technique = 0.94, Cronbach alpha coefficient for overall scale = 0.95 and reliability coefficient of sub items was between 0.75 and 0.92). The school self-evaluation scale consists of 38 items and 7 dimensions including teaching staff, school activities, testing and evaluation, school achievement, school administration, school physical environment and school guidance and counseling

A Survey Study on the Use of Internet and Social Networking of the Ege University Medical School Students and Doctors [Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi Ogrenci ve Hekimlerinin Internet ve Sosyal Ag Kullanimi Uzerine Bir Anket Calismasi]

Gunumuzde teknolojinin hizla gelismesinin cok buyuk avantajlar sunmasinin yaninda, yapilan arastirmalar son yillarda guvenlik ihlallerinde artis oldugunu gostermektedir. Bu nedenle, bu calismada Ege Universitesi Tip Fakultesi ogrenci ve hekimlerinden olusan gonullu katilimcilarin demografik verilerinin elde edilmesi, internet kullanma sikligi ve amaci, internet uzerinden yaptiklari islemler, kullandiklari gercek bilgiler gibi internet ve sosyal ag kullanimlari hakkinda bilgi edinmek, kullandiklari sosyal aglara duyduklari guven ile internet ve sosyal ag uzerinden yasadiklari sorunlarin saptanarak degerlendirilmesi amaclandi. Bu calismada, 54u hekim, 46si tip fakultesi ogrencisi olmak uzere toplam 100 gonullu katilimciya, internet ve sosyal ag kullanimlari hakkinda sorular iceren 29 soruluk bir anket uygulanarak, anket formlarinin verileri istatistik programi ile analiz edildi. Calismaya katilanlarin yas ortalamasi 25.5±4.8 olup, %54u kadindi. Katilimcilarin %10'u internet kullanimiyla ilgili kursa giderek egitim aldigini, %89u her gun internet kullandigini, %84u internete evinden baglandigini belirtti. Internet uzerinden sosyal ag kullandigini soyleyen 87 (%87) katilimcinin 57si (%65.5) ise her gun kullandigini bildirdi. Sosyal aglarda gercek bilgilerini kullandigini belirtenlerin orani %86 idi. Yaptiklari paylasimlar sonucu katilimcilarin %47si rahatsiz edildigini belirtirken, %5i profilinin baskasi tarafindan ele gecirildigini, %7si ise zarara ugradigini belirtti. Rahatsiz edildigini belirten %47'lik grubun %95.7sinin gercek kimlik bilgilerini veren kisiler oldugu saptandi. Internet kullaniminin, sagladigi faydalarin yani sira bazi dezavantajlari da bulunmaktadir. Internet ortaminda kisisel bilgilerin paylasilmasiyla, bu bilgiler sosyal aglara uye kisiler tarafindan gorulebilmekte, bilisim teknolojisi suclularinin isini kolaylastirmaktadir. [Med-Science 2015; 4(1.000): 1826-35

Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Öğrenci ve Hekimlerinin İnternet ve Sosyal Ağ Kullanımı Üzerine Bir Anket Çalışma

Today, research shows that despite the rapid development of technology offers great advantages, there is also an increase in security breaches in recent years. Therefore, in this study, we aimed to evaluate the Ege University Medical Faculty composed of students and physicians who became volunteer participants', in terms of demographic data is available, internet use frequency and purpose of the internet usage, their operations, obtaining information about their usage of the internet and social networking use, their confidence in the social networking and the problems in this area. In this study, 54 physicians, 46 medical students summing up a total of 100 volunteer participants were given a questionnaire consisting of 29 questions about the internet and social networking usage, and the questionnaire data were analyzed with the statistical program. The mean age of the study participants was 25.5 ;plusmn; 4.8, 54% were female. 10% of the respondents were receiving a training course Internet usage, 89% were using the internet every day, 84% stated that they were connecting to the internet from home. 57 participants (65.5%) of the 87 participants (%87) who said they were using social networking through the Internet reported that they were using social networking every day. The rate of the participants who have stated that they were using real information on social networks was %86. As a result of their shares, 47% stated that they were harassed, 5% stated that their profiles were seized by someone else, and 7% said that they have suffered damages. %95.7 of the group of %47 who were harassed was determined to be the people who were giving real identity information. Internet use has some of the benefits but it also has some disadvantages. With the sharing of personal information in the Internet environment, this information can be seen by people who are members of social networking and information technology is making the work of criminals easier than before.Günümüzde teknolojinin hızla gelişmesinin çok büyük avantajlar sunmasının yanında, yapılan araştırmalar son yıllarda güvenlik ihlallerinde artış olduğunu göstermektedir. Bu nedenle, bu çalışmada Ege Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi öğrenci ve hekimlerinden oluşan gönüllü katılımcıların demografik verilerinin elde edilmesi, internet kullanma sıklığı ve amacı, internet üzerinden yaptıkları işlemler, kullandıkları gerçek bilgiler gibi internet ve sosyal ağ kullanımları hakkında bilgi edinmek, kullandıkları sosyal ağlara duydukları güven ile internet ve sosyal ağ üzerinden yaşadıkları sorunların saptanarak değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. Bu çalışmada, 54'ü hekim, 46'sı tıp fakültesi öğrencisi olmak üzere toplam 100 gönüllü katılımcıya, internet ve sosyal ağ kullanımları hakkında sorular içeren 29 soruluk bir anket uygulanarak, anket formlarının verileri istatistik programı ile analiz edildi. Çalışmaya katılanların yaş ortalaması 25.5±4.8 olup, %54'ü kadındı. Katılımcıların %10'u internet kullanımıyla ilgili kursa giderek eğitim aldığını, %89'u her gün internet kullandığını, %84'ü internete evinden bağlandığını belirtti. İnternet üzerinden sosyal ağ kullandığını söyleyen 87 (%87) katılımcının 57'si (%65.5) ise her gün kullandığını bildirdi. Sosyal ağlarda gerçek bilgilerini kullandığını belirtenlerin oranı %86 idi. Yaptıkları paylaşımlar sonucu katılımcıların %47'si rahatsız edildiğini belirtirken, %5'i profilinin başkası tarafından ele geçirildiğini, %7'si ise zarara uğradığını belirtti. Rahatsız edildiğini belirten %47'lik grubun %95.7'sinin gerçek kimlik bilgilerini veren kişiler olduğu saptandı. İnternet kullanımının, sağladığı faydaların yanı sıra bazı dezavantajları da bulunmaktadır. İnternet ortamında kişisel bilgilerin paylaşılmasıyla, bu bilgiler sosyal ağlara üye kişiler tarafından görülebilmekte, bilişim teknolojisi suçlularının işini kolaylaştırmaktadır

Evaluation of subgroups of the human sperm hypoosmotic swelling test in normozoospermic male cases with recurrent fertilization failure: a prospective case-controlled study

To compare subgroups of the human sperm hypoosmotic swelling test subgroups in both recurrent fertilization negative infertile cases with normal semen analysis and fertilization positive controls

Oocyte pick up day mucus removal: Does it have a positive effect on pregnancy rates?

Aim: Mucus removal that would be done on the day of embryo transfer could be done on Oocyte pick up(OPU) day, and this practice might be related with better pregnancy rates since it is unlikely to cause uterine contractions during the embryo transfer. We compared the effects of mucus removal done on OPU day, transfer day or no removal at all on success rates of the treatment in three groups. Material and Method: We designed a prospective match control study. There were 131 cycles in which mucus removal was done on either OPU day or embryo transfer day (64 and 67 cycles respectively) and in 411 cycles mucus removal was not done, and these patients constituted the control group. Results: After mucus removal on OPU day, mucus removal on embryo transfer day and no mucus removal done at all, pregnancy rates were calculated as 40,6%, 29,9%, and 23,1% respectively and the difference among the groups was statistically significant (p=0,009). Discussion: Mucus removal on OPU day or on embryo transfer day improves pregnancy rates. It can be included in the routine practice, since it may potentially minimize cervical trauma and uterine contractions and thus improve success in IVF/ICSI treatments

International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC)

Background: Surgical site infections (SSIs) are a threat to patient safety; however, there were no available data on SSI rates stratified by surgical procedure (SP) in Turkey.Methods: Between January 2005 and December 2011, a cohort prospective surveillance study on SSIs was conducted by the International Nosocomial Infection Control Consortium (INICC) in 20 hospitals in 16 Turkish cities. Data from hospitalized patients were registered using the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Healthcare Safety Network (NHSN) methods and definitions for SSIs. Surgical procedures (SPs) were classified into 22 types according to International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision criteria.Results: We recorded 1879 SSIs, associated with 41,563 SPs (4.3%; 95% confidence interval, 4.3-4.7). Among the results, the SSI rate per type of SP compared with rates reported by the INICC and CDC NHSN were 11.9% for ventricular shunt (vs 12.9% vs 5.6%); 5.3% for craniotomy (vs 4.4% vs 2.6%); 4.9% for coronary bypass with chest and donor incision (vs 4.5 vs 2.9); 3.5% for hip prosthesis (vs 2.6% vs 1.3%), and 3.0% for cesarean section (vs 0.7% vs 1.8%).Conclusions: In most of the 22 types of SP analyzed, our SSI rates were higher than the CDC NHSN rates and similar to the INICC rates. This study advances the knowledge of SSI epidemiology in Turkey, allowing the implementation of targeted interventions. Copyright (C) 2015 by the Association for Professionals in Infection Control and Epidemiology, Inc. Published by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved