How did covid-19 affected career intentions of students studying tourism

This study aims to determine whether there is a difference between the career plans of the students majoring tourism programs before and after the corona virus and disease pandemic. A total of 705 people studying tourism in different universities in Turkey were surveyed. Paired samples T test was conducted to determine whether there is a difference between tourism education students' intention to work in the industry before and after Covid-19. Independent samples T test was conducted to determine whether there is an average difference between pairs, one-way ANOVA was conducted to measure whether there is a difference between multiple groups. The Tukey test, Chi-square analysis, the Marginal Homogeneity test were used to determine whether there is a relationship between variables and dependencies. The results indicate that there are significant differences between the groups in terms of the age criterion. The participants studying gastronomy, cookery and food and beverage were more willing to pursue a career than those receiving tourism management education after corona virus and disease pandemic. It is understood that the participants receiving tourism education have differences in career intentions due to the pandemic. The study reveals that the number of participants intending to pursue a career in tourism was higher before corona virus and disease but decreased after corona virus and disease

Single-strand conformation polymorphism-based genetic characterization of the cyclospora cayetanensis strains collected from different provinces in turkey

Introduction and objective. Cyclospora cayetanensis, a coccidian protozoan species, has been recently found to cause diarrhea in all age groups in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals in most regions of the world. This study aimed to conduct the molecular detection of C. cayetanensis and to determine the genetic diversity of the 18S ribosomal RNA (rRNA) gene sequence of C. cayetanensis isolated from individuals living in different provinces in Turkey by using PCR–single-strand conformation polymorphism (SSCP). Materials and method. A total of 22 subjects were included in the study. Fourteen of the subjects were female and eight were male, with ages ranging between 7–65 years. Stool specimens were examined using wet mount and modified acid-fast staining methods, which revealed the presence of oocysts in the samples. The 18S rRNA ITS-1 Ccits37f-GCTTGCTATGTTTTAGCATGTGG and Ccits501r-GCACAATGAATGCACACACA gene regions were used as primers. The PCR products were analyzed by agarose gel electrophoresis and visualized on a UV transilluminator. For the SSCP, the PCR products were denatured with formamide, run for 16 h in 6% (49:1) polyacrylamide gel, and then imaged with silver staining. Results. SSCP assay was performed given that the DNA strands demonstrated different folds; the DNA strands contain different nucleotides based on the PCR-SSCP results for the Cyclospora strains collected in 4 provinces. Moreover, 3 different band profiles were observed in the investigated samples. A slight mutation difference was observed among the strains collected. Conclusions. Further comprehensive studies involving more C. cayetanensis-positive specimens and utilizing different mutation screening methods are warranted to demonstrate mutation differences in Cyclopora strains in Turkey. © 2021, Institute of Agricultural Medicine. All rights reserved

Dijital ve Basılı Okumaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği: Türkçeye Uyarlama, Geçerlik ve Güvenirlik Çalışması

Bu araştırmada Dijital ve Basılı Okumaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin Türkçeye uyarlanması amaçlanmıştır. Bu doğrultuda öncelikle ölçeği uyarlamak için gerekli izinler alınmıştır. Gerekli izinler alındıktan sonra ölçek uyarlama aşamalarına göre dil ve alan uzmanları tarafından çeviri işlemleri yapılıp dil geçerliliği sağlanmaya çalışılmıştır. Dil geçerliliği sağlanınca ölçek uygulamaya hazır hale getirilip 9-11 yaş arası 279 öğrenciden oluşan çalışma grubuna uygulanmıştır. Uygulama sonrası geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmaları yapılmıştır. Ölçeğin orijinal formunda açımlayıcı faktör analizi sonucu belirlenen üç faktörlü yapı, Türkçeye çevrilen form aracılığıyla 279 kişiden elde edilen veriler üzerinden analiz edilmiştir. Doğrulayıcı faktör analizi kapsamında üç faktörlü yapıya ilişkin hesaplanan RMSEA, RMR, X2/sd, GFI, CFI, NNFI uyum indekslerinin iyi düzeyde olduğu belirlenmiştir. Ölçeğin güvenirliğinin belirlenmesi için Cronbach alfa katsayısı hesaplanmış ve bu katsayı ölçeğin bütünün de .80; üç faktör bazında ise sırasıyla .60, .70 ve .74 olarak ölçülmüştür. Bu bulgular sonucunda güvenirlik katsayılarının, birinci faktör için kabul edilebilir, ikinci ve üçüncü faktörler içinse iyi düzeyde olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada elde edilen sonuçlar Türkçeye uyarlanan Dijital ve Basılı Okumaya Yönelik Tutum Ölçeğinin geçerlik ve güvenirliğine ilişkin kanıtlar sunmaktadır

Forensic Medicine Perspective on Eye Trauma: The Case of Balıkesir Province

Objective:General forensic examination and reporting after trauma due to forensic events is important. It is aimed to evaluate the general forensic examination reports prepared for forensic eye injuries due to trauma in our region, taking into account the penal law.Methods:In the study, the medical records of 8.651 cases who applied to the Forensic Medicine Department for the preparation of forensic reports in the 6-year period between January 2016 and February 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. Eye injury was detected in 146 of the cases.Results:According to years, 8 (5.5%) cases were 2016, 17 (11.6%) 2017, 23 (15.8%) 2018, 24 (16.4%) 2019, 18 (12.3%) 2020, 48 (32.9%) of 2021 and 8 (5.5%) of them belonged to January and February of 2022. Thirty seven (25.3%) of 146 cases about whom a report was made were female and 109 (74.7%) were male. The male/female ratio (109/37) was found to be 2.94. Considering the age groups of the cases; 87 (59.6%) cases, 25 female and 62 male, aged 20-49, 2 female and 13 male, total 15 (10.3%) cases aged 10-19, and aged 0-9 years. A total of 3 (2.1%) cases were detected, 1 female and 2 male. There was no significant relationship between age groups and gender.Conclusion:In addition to general forensic examination reports, various difficulties are encountered in the evaluation of forensic eye injury cases. It was concluded that ophthalmologists and forensic medicine specialists should work together in forensic eye injuries, as in many branches, in the preparation of forensic reports

Ani işitme kaybında internal akustik kanal çapı

Objective: The purpose of our study was to determine the corelation between internal acoustic channel diameter and idiopathic sensorineural hearing loss. Material and Method: We defined sudden sensorineural hearing loss according to the criteria of Wilson as a 30-dB sensorineural hearing loss occurring in at least three contiguous frequencies in less than 3 days. The internal acoustic channel diameter all of the patients was measured from three dimensional temporal CT scan. Results: Of the 15 patients, 7 were male and 8 were female, ranging in age from 17 to 59 and the mean age was 39.6 years. The right ear was involved in 6 patients, and the left ear in 9. There was no statistically significant difference between the patients’ affected and intact ears (p>0.05). However, the mean diameter of affected side of the patients was narrower than those of healthy controls (p0.05). Ancak kontrol grubuyla karşılaştırıldığında etkilenen kulakta istatistiksel olarak anlamlı darlık tespit edildi (p<0.05). Sonuç: Bulgularımız kontrol grubuyla karşılaştırıldığında, idiyopatik ani işitme kaybı gelişen hastalarda internal akustik kanal çapının nispeten daha dar olduğunu ve bunun bir risk faktörü olabileceğini düşündürmektedir

A challenging diagnosis in a male presented with ascites: Pseudo-pseudo Meigs syndrome and systemic lupus erythematosus

Gastrointestinal involvement as an initial presentation of systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is seen uncommonly. Among such presentations, ascites is an extremely rare clinical condition that requires extensive diagnostic investigation for nephrotic syndrome, tuberculosis, congestive heart failure, constructive pericarditis, and malignancy besides of SLE-related conditions such as lupus peritonitis, protein losing enteropathy, and pseudo-pseudo Meigs syndrome (PPMS). PPMS is still a debatable clinical description, characterized by ascites, elevated CA-125 levels, and absence of malignancy in an SLE patient. Notably, the clinician should keep in mind that all these possibilities could be the anchor manifestation of SLE as well. Therefore, definitive diagnosis might be challenging in case of ascites in an SLE patient. Herein, we aimed to share the difficulties from the first presentation to the definitive diagnosis in a patient with PPMS in the light of similar cases in the literature

Predictive value of admission red cell distribution width-platelet ratio for no-reflow phenomenon in acute ST segment elevation myocardial infarction undergoing primary percutaneous coronary intervention

Background: The red cell distribution width–platelet ratio (RPR), a novel inflammatory marker is currently used to predict inflammation in chronic diseases. It may be associated with adverse outcomes among artery disease but its prognostic value in ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) treated with primary percutaneous coronary intervention (PCI) has not been fully investigated. There is no data regarding the association between RPR and in-hospital major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs). This study evaluated the relations between pre-procedural RPR and the in-hospital and long-term outcomes in STEMI patients undergoing primary PCI. Methods: This study included 580 STEMI patients (77% men, mean age: 59 ± 12 years). The patients were divided into two groups according to thrombolysis in myocardial infarction (TIMI) flow grades after primary PCI. No-reflow was defined as a post-PCI TIMI flow grade of 0, 1 or 2 (group 1). Angiographic success was defined as TIMI flow grade 3 (group 2). Results: Whole blood cell count, neutrophil and lymphocyte percentages, red cell distribution width, platecrit, neutrophil–lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and RPR values were higher among patients with no-reflow. On multivariate analysis, pain to balloon time, multivessel disease, TIMI thrombus grade, tirofiban, aspirin, previous coronary artery disease, NLR, platecrit and RPR remained independent predictors of no-reflow after primary PCI. Patients in no-reflow group tended to be higher percent in-hospital MACE, including nonfatal myocardial infarction and cardiovascular mortality compared to the reflow patients. Conclusions: Admission NLR, platecrit and RPR are independent correlates of no-reflow and in-hospital MACEs among patients with STEMI undergoing primary PCI.

Quaternary uplift rates of the Central Anatolian Plateau, Turkey: insights from cosmogenic isochron-burial nuclide dating of the Kızılırmak River terraces

The Central Anatolian Plateau (CAP) in Turkey is a relatively small plateau (300 × 400 km) with moderate average elevations of ∼1 km situated between the Pontide and Tauride orogenic mountain belts. Kızılırmak, which is the longest river (1355 km) within the borders of Turkey, flows within the CAP and slowly incises into lacustrine and volcaniclastic units before finally reaching the Black Sea. We dated the Cappadocia section of the Kızılırmak terraces in the CAP by using cosmogenic burial and isochron-burial dating methods with 10Be and 26Al as their absolute dating can provide insight into long-term incision rates, uplift and climatic changes. Terraces at 13, 20, 75 and 100 m above the current river indicate an average incision rate of 0.051 ± 0.01 mm/yr (51 ± 1 m/Ma) since ∼1.9 Ma. Using the base of a basalt fill above the modern course of the Kızılırmak, we also calculated 0.05–0.06 mm/yr mean incision and hence rock uplift rate for the last 2 Ma. Although this rate might be underestimated due to normal faulting along the valley sides, it perfectly matches our results obtained from the Kızılırmak terraces. Although up to 5–10 times slower, the Quaternary uplift of the CAP is closely related to the uplift of the northern and southern plateau margins respectively

Vertical Anatolian mavoment project

TÜBİTAK ÇAYDAG01.09.201