Hizmetlere ilişkin turist ve çalışan değerlendirmelerinin karşılaştırılması

A survey was conducted in Muğla Region to find out, on one hand, whether there are differences between tourists' evaluations of hospitalities' performances and employees self-evaluations, and on the other hand whether evaluations of tourists from various countries differ. Tourists' and service providers' evaluations in six constructed areas differed significantly only in two areas: "attitudes" and "behaviors and skillfulness". Tourists' evaluations in the mentioned areas are significantly higher than those of employees. When it comes to the second issue, the study shows that there are some significant differences between Russian tourists' evaluations and Western nationalities' evaluations, those of British, Germans, Dutch, and Scottish. Also, Belgians' evaluations were set apart from those of the mentioned nationalities in "attitude of employees".Turistlerin uyruklarına bağlı olarak konaklama işletmelerinin hizmet performansı hakkındaki değerlendirmelerinin farklılık arz edip etmediğini saptamak ve turistler ile hizmet verenlerin değerlendirmelerini karşılaştırmak amacıyla Muğla İli’nde bir tarama (survey) çalışması yapılmıştır. Altı alanda yapılan hizmet performans değerlendirmeleri karşılaştırmalarından sadece ikisinde (“tutumlar” ve “davranışlar ve beceriler”) turist ve personelin karşılaştırmalarında anlamlı düzeyde farklılık çıkmıştır. Bu iki alanda turistlerin değerlendirmeleri daha yüksektir. İkinci konuya gelince, Batılı ülkelerden olan İngiliz, Alman, Hollandalı ve İskoçların değerlendirmeleri ile Rusların değerlendirmeleri arasında önemli farklılıklar bulunmuştur. Ayrıca, Belçikalı turistlerin değerlendirmelerinin “çalışanların tutumları” konusunda Alman, İngiliz, Hollanda ve İskoçların değerlendirmelerinden anlamlı düzeyde farklılık bulgulanmıştır

Organizational and personal factors affecting the career development of higher education administrators: foundation university sample

Studies about higher education management tend to ignore the analysis of career development of higher education administrators and the factors affecting their decision to accept or not to accept the position. However; the factors affecting the administrators to accept the position not only determine their management styles but also affect the quality of education. The purpose of this study is to examine the organizational and personal factors affecting the career development of higher education administrators. Organizational factors include economic and political/ideological factors whereas personal factors include educational, sociological and physiological/psychological factors. Qualitative research design was chosen in conducting this study. An interview form with 5 related questions was used. Within this context, 14 head of department from 3 foundation universities in Turkey who worked during 2017-2018 school year constituted the study group, interviews were made. According to results revealed by the study, while political/ideological, educational and physiological/psychological factors affect the career development of higher education administrators, economical and sociological factors do not affect their career development

Choroidal vascular changes in non-alcoholic fatty liver disease

Introduction: The most common cause of death in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) is cardiovascular disease. Choroidal microvascular structure in the eye may be a predictor of systemic vascular disease. We aimed to evaluate the effects of NAFLD on the choroidal microvascular structure using enhanced depth optical coherence tomography (EDI-OCT). Material and methods: This prospective study was conducted by evaluating a total of 96 patients, 52 with steatosis and 44 without steatosis. After anthropometric measurements and ultrasonography were performed in the Gastroenterology Clinic, venous blood samples were taken for biochemical examinations. Then, all patients underwent an eye examination by an ophthalmologist. Subfoveolar choroidal thickness (SFCT) values of the cases were measured with EDI-OCT. Choroid vascular index (CVI) measurements were obtained by dividing the subfoveal choroidal area in the EDI-OCT images into luminal and stromal areas using the image binarization technique (ImageJ). In statistical analysis, the chi-square test was used to compare categorical data, and the independent t-test and Mann-Whitney U test were used to compare quantitative data. Results: The mean age of those with fatty liver was 41±15.7 years, and of those without fatty liver it was 46 ± 10.7 years. There was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of age (p = 0.064). Body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), glucose, uric acid, alanine aminotransferase (ALT), gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT), total cholesterol (TC), ferritin, insulin, and Homestatic Model Assesment — Insuline Restistance (HOMA-IR) were statistically significantly higher in the NAFLD group. On the other hand, there was no statistically significant difference between the groups in terms of low-density lipoprotein (LDL)-cholesterol, high-density lipoprotein (HDL)-cholesterol, triglyceride, and aspartate aminotransferase (AST) values. The mean SFCT was measured as 280.26 ± 23.68 microns in the NAFLD group, and 308.96 ± 18.57 microns in the control group. There was no statistically significant difference in SFCT between the groups (p = 0.077). CVI measurements were 0.63 and 0.65, respectively, and they were significantly lower in the group with NAFLD (p = 0.045). Conclusions: This is the first study in the literature to compare patients with and without ultrasonographic fatty liver in terms of choroidal vascular changes. We found that the choroidal vascular index decreased in NAFLD. This result proves that NAFLD causes changes at the microvascular level and is a multisystemic disease

Effect of sowing methods on silage yield and quality of some corn cultivars grown in second crop season under irrigated condition of Central Anatolia, Turkey

Silage corn has an important potential as second crop under irrigated lands of semi-arid regions. This research was conducted to determine silage yield and quality of some corn cultivars (Ada, Cadiz, Donana, Sagunto and Sakarya) grown after barley harvest using different sowing methods (direct and conventional) in 2014 and 2015 years in Eskisehir Plain. Investigated parameters were significantly different between years except for leaf ratio and neutral detergent fiber (NDF) content. In the first year, plant height, fresh forage yield, and Fleig point were higher than the second year but dry matter, crude protein, acid detergent fiber (ADF) content, cob ratio and pH were contrarily higher in the second year. Sowing method significantly affected all parameters except leaf ratio. Using direct sowing method increased cob ratio (40.3 %), dry matter (22.93 %), crude protein content (7.56 %), pH (3,76) and Fleig score (85.82) compared to conventional sowing method. Cultivars significantly varied in terms of plant height, cob ratio, dry matter, crude protein, neutral detergent fiber, acid detergent fiber, pH, and Fleig point. Considering the total silage yield and quality the domestic cultivar Ada, which seeds are common in the market, could be suggested after barley harvest for second crop production as long as sown conventionally in irrigated lands of Central Anatolia

Synthesis and Thermal Characterization of p-Coumaric Acid Complexes of CoII, NiII, CuII and ZnII Metal Cations and Biological Applications

T he phenolic compound used in this study is p-coumaric acid, which is the derivative of phenolic acid playing a role in giving color, odor and taste to the plants. The p-coumaric acid is an organic compound derived from cinnamic acid. There are three isomers of this structure as ortho-, meta- and para- depending on the location of the hydroxyl group within the structure. In this study, metal complexes of p-coumaric acid ligand with the transition metal cations CoII, NiII, CuII, ZnII were synthesized. The structure of the synthesized complexes was studied via elemental analysis, infrared and ultraviolet-visible spectroscopy, magnetic measurements, melting point and thermal analysis. Furthermore the biological properties of these new molecules were studie

Analysis of post-migration traumatic events influence on immigrants and their personality traits

OBJECTIVES: This study aims to analyse the way immigrants and their personality traits get affected by traumatic events in the post-migration process. METHODS: This descriptive study was conducted through Google Forms with the involvement of 2,509 immigrants. A descriptive questionnaire, the "IFOMA Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale" and the "GADOT Personality Types Determination Scale" were used to collect the research data. Independent samples t-test, one-way ANOVA, and related sample Friedman's two-way analysis tests were used in data analysis. RESULTS: Immigrants were exposed to significant effects in all sub-dimensions of the Post-Migration Post-Traumatic Effect Scale. Experiencing post-traumatic stress was found to be significantly related to the research parameters, which, respectively, are gender, age, marital status, educational background, legal status, years of living in the current country, employment status, ethnicity, Turkish language proficiency, and post-migration psychological problems (p < 0.05); 42.8% of the immigrants had the Type 9 personality, and all personality types were affected by the Psychological Affection, Physical Affection, Anxiety, and Social Adaptation sub-dimensions, respectively (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION: By analysing the impact of migration-induced trauma on immigrants within their society, it can be recommended to implement initiatives specific to immigrants' personality traits and to carry out protective/preventive projects that will minimize immigrants' exposure to trauma and encourage their participation in social adaptation processes

Evaluation of patients receiving treatment at palliative care centers

Introduction: Palliative care centers (PC centers) provide multidisciplinary care for patients with multiple comorbid conditions. This study aimed to assess and compare patients’ diagnoses, length of hospital stays, and demographic data and coordination with home health care services.Methods: This is a descriptive, cross-sectional and retrospective study. Patients who were hospitalized in PC centers of secondary and tertiary care hospitals between 01.08.2018 and 01.08.2018 were retrospectively assessed. Patients’ demographic characteristics diagnoses of hospitalization, and length of hospital stays and centers where they received treatment were recorded. Results: Median age of 830 patients included in the study was 79 (24-102). Out of 830 patients, 48.9% were male and 51.1% were female. Mean length of hospital stay was 14 days and median length was 8.7 (0.6-112) days. The three most common comorbid diseases followed up were malignancy (21.8%), cerebrovascular disease (15.2%) and malaise-fatigue-senility (10.7%). The group with Alzheimer's disease was the oldest patient group. The group with nutritional deficiency-malnutrition was the patient group with the longest hospital stay (p=0.030). The number of patients who were hospitalized for cerebrovascular diseases was the highest in secondary care centers and the number of patients who were hospitalized for malignancy was the highest in tertiary care centers. Patients hospitalized in secondary PC center were older. The hospital stays were longer in tertiary PC center. Patients receiving treatment at a tertiary PC center had a significantly higher rate of mortality. The number of patients who were discharged was lower in the tertiary PC centers. Hospitalization to a secondary PC center through home care units was significantly higher. Conclusion: In this study, the rate and diagnoses of hospitalization and length of hospital stays were different in secondary and tertiary PC centers. Our study has made an assessment about palliative care centers at various levels of health care and can be considered as prior knowledge for other studies

EVALUATION OF THE CANADIAN CT HEAD RULE FOR ANALYZING DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY IN PATIENTS WITH MINOR HEAD TRAUMA

Background: Head computed tomography (CT) scans, which provide reliable information to assessor rule out neurological abnormalities and injuries, should be used judiciously to minimize radiation exposure and cost. Objective: The aim of this study was to evaluate the widely used Canadian CT Head Rule (CCHR) to determine the necessity of head CT scans in patients with minor head trauma. Methods: This retrospective study included 913 patients with head trauma who were admitted to Harakani State Hospital between June 2014 and December 2017. The patient data were reevaluated according to CCHR and compared with the radiological findings. Results: There were a total of 556 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria with a male/female ratio of 2.95 and a mean age of 37 ± 4.24 years. The most common injury mechanism of head trauma was motor vehicle accidents. Chi square tests were applied for statistical calculations. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value (PPV), negative predictive value (NPV), and accuracy of the CCHR were 93%, 88%, 88%, 94%, and 90%, respectively. Conclusion: CCHR was highly useful for patients with minor head trauma who could benefit from head CT evaluation with high sensitivity and specificity

Forage yield and lodging traits in peas (Pisum sativum L.) with different leaf types

Two semi-leafless and four leafed pea (Pisum sativum L.) genotypes were evaluated for plant height, lodging scores, and forage yield in eight diverse locations with typical Mediterranean or Mediterranean-type climate in the 2001-2002 and 2002-2003 growing seasons. The genotypes used in this study were forage type with indeterminate growing habit. Significant differences among pea genotypes were found for all traits over years and locations. All interactions which related to G x E interaction showed significance (P>0.01) for all traits. The forage yield of the pea genotypes averaged 26605 kg ha(-1) and the highest yield was obtained from the leafed genotype Urunlu. Its forage yield reached to 35970 kg ha(-1) yield level at Samsun location