The Performance Comparison of the Participation Banks Acting in Turkey via Grey Relations Analysis Method

“Participation Banks” are the final review process of the banking sector that have become indispensable for the economy of countries worldwide. Although participation banks do not have a long history, they were included in the Bank Law of 2005, and these banks are getting more attention each day. Since participation banks are perceived as alternative for conventional banks, the performance comparisons of participation banks are important for managers and investors. The purpose of this study is to compare the performances of the participation banks operating in Turkey via Grey Relational Analysis Method. In order to do this, 15 ratios which show the capital adequacy, liquidity, asset quality and profitability criteria years have been determined using 4 year-data of the participation banks from the years 2010 – 2013. Participation banks’ performances have been compared using the results of the analysis, with the help of determined ratios. The rank obtained from the results of the analysis is; Kuveyt Türk Participation Bank, Türkiye Finans Participation Bank, Albaraka Türk Participation Bank and Asya Participation Bank. At the end of the study, capital adequacy has been determined as the dominant ratio among all the ratios which affect the performances of participation banks

İş-Çalışan Sağlığı ve Güvenliği Kapsamındaki Uygulamaların İşgörenlerin Kuruma Güvenlerine Etkisi Üzerine Bir Araştırma: Beş Yıldızlı Otel İşletmeleri Örneği * The Effect of Practices in Occupational - Employee Health and Safety on Employees’ Organizational Trust: A Case on Five Star Hotels

Bu çalışmanın amacı, otel işletmelerinde iş-çalışan sağlığı ve güvenliği kapsamındaki uygulamaların çalışanların kuruma olan güvenlerine etkisinin belirlenmesidir. Araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda Afyonkarahisar ilinde faaliyet gösteren 7 adet beş yıldızlı otel işletmelerinde çalışan toplam 515 işgören üzerinde anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Elde edilen verilerin çözümlenmesinde, yüzde, frekans, aritmetik ortalama, standart sapma ve geçerlilik/güvenirlik analizinden faydalanılmıştır. Bunlara ek olarak, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri kullanılarak çözümlenmiş ve yorumlanmıştır. Söz konusu analizler sonucunda elde edilen bulgulara göre, iş-çalışan sağlığı ve güvenliği ile kuruma güven arasındaki ilişki yüksek olduğu belirlenmiştir. Bu sonuç işgörenlerin iş-çalışan sağlığı ve güvenliği artıkça kuruma güveninde arttığını ortaya koymaktadır. İş-çalışan sağlığı ve güvenliğinin kuruma güven üzerindeki etkinin değişkenler arasındaki modelinin anlamlı olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmada ortaya çıkan sonuçlar doğrultusunda ilgili taraflara öneriler geliştirilmiştir The aim of this study is to determine the effects of occupational-employee health and safety practices in hotel enterprises on employees’ organizational trust. For this purpose survey technique was conducted on a total of 515 employees working in seven five star hotels operating in Afyonkarahisar province. For the analysis of the obtained data, percentage, frequency, arithmetic mean, standard deviation and validity / reliability analysis were used. In addition, the data was analyzed and interpreted using correlation and regression analysis. According to the findings, it was determined that the relationship between occupational-employee health and safety and organizational trust is high. This result shows that if occupational-employee health and safety increases, organizational trust increases. It was found that the model of the effects of occupational-employee health and safety on organizational trust is significant. Suggestions were developed for the interested parties in the direction of the results emerging from the study

Termal otel işletmelerinin insan kaynakları yönetimi işlevleri kapsamındaki uygulamaları ve sorunlar: Afyonkarahisar örneği

Bir işletmenin en kıymetli sermayesi olarak insan kaynağının etkin bir şekilde yönetilmesi hangi alanda faaliyette bulunursa bulunsun, işletmelerin istediği sonuçlara ulaşmasında başat faktördür. Bu durum faaliyetlerinin büyük bir kısmının insan emeğine dayandığı ve bu yüzden insana diğer işletme türlerine göre daha fazla ihtiyaç duyulan turizm işletmeleri açısından daha da önemlidir. Bu husus, söz konusu bu işletmelerdeki insan kaynakları yönetimi kapsamındaki faaliyetlerinin, diğer bir deyişle işlevlerinin daha etkin uygulanmasını önemli hale getirmektedir. Bu kapsamda önemli bir turizm işletme türü olan otel işletmeleri içerisinde kendisine özgü bir takım özellikler de taşıyan termal otel işletmelerinin insan kaynakları işlevleri kapsamındaki uygulamalarının ortaya konulması ve bu doğrultuda bu konudaki sorunların belirlenmesi amacını taşıyan bu araştırmadaki veriler, oluşturulan yarı yapılandırılmış mülakat formu ile termal otel işletmeciliğinde Türkiye’nin en önemli destinasyonu olan Afyonkarahisar’daki termal otel işletmeleri insan kaynakları yöneticileri ile görüşme yöntemi ile elde edilmiş ve sonuçlar araştırmanın amacı doğrultusunda yorumlanmıştır. Çalışma sonuçlarına göre, araştırmanın yürütüldüğü otel işletmelerinde insan kaynakları işlevlerine ilişkin faaliyetlerinin bir kısmında sorunların olduğu tespit edilmiştir.Effectively managing human resources, which are the most valuable capital of a company, is the dominant factor in reaching the outcomes that businesses want. This is more important in tourism businesses, where a large part of its activities based on human labor, and therefore people are more important in tourism businesses than other types of businesses. Because of this situation performing activities (functions) under the management of human resources in these businesses is becoming more important. In this context this research aimed to reveal the applications within thermal hotels' human resources functions, and accordingly the data of the research, which aimed to identify problems in this topic, was obtained from semi-structured interviews with human resources managers in thermal hotels in Afyonkarahisar, which is the most important thermal tourism destination in Turkey, and the results were reviewed according to the purpose of the research. According to the study, it was found that there are problems in some of the activities related to the functions of human resources in the studied hotel businesses

Free Radical Scavenging Capacity and Antibacterial Activity of Wild Cirsium creticum from Turkey

Background: In recent years, there is increasing interest the using of herbal extracts derived from plants in medicine and as a dietary supplements. Objective: We aimed the determination of the antioxidant and antibacterial activity of Cirsium creticum (Lam) d'Urv. subsp. creticum included Asteraceae family which is wild plant species in Trakya region. Methods: Crude n-hexane, diethyl ether, ethylacetate and methanol extracts from whole plants was used the determination of antiradical and antibacterial activity in C. creticum and compared in terms of extracts efficiency. Results: EC50 values of DPPH activity in different solvents revealed significant differences similar to TPC content. The lowest inhibitory effect was found to be Gram negative for E. coli, despite the highest inhibitory effect against Gram positive S. aureus. Conclusion: Antiradical and antimicrobial activity results presented that C. creticum, could be evaluate in food supplements and pharmaceutical industry as natural compound, and future investigations will be aimed the isolations of biologically active compounds to define individual active components.TUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [116Z450]We would like to thank TUBITAK for financial support of the project (116Z450)

Lactoferrin Levels in the Gastric Tissue of Helicobacter pylori-Positive and -Negative Patients and Its Effect on Anemia

Aim. To determine gastric tissue lactoferrin (Lf) levels of Helicobacter pylori- (Hp-) positive and -negative patients and its effect on anemia. Methods. Cases in which initial presentation was of abdominal pain and that were Hp-positive at endoscopy were included. Hp-positive cases and -negative controls were divided into two groups. Results. The study included 64 cases (average: 10.2 ± 0.4 years, 39 male and 25 female). Lf levels were subsequently studied on 61 cases. 45 (73.8%) of these were Hp-positive, while 16 (22.2%) were Hp-negative. In Hp-positive cases, mean staining percentages and density of glands in the antral mucosa were 45.5 ± 4.7% and 1.9 ± 0.1, respectively. Hp-negative cases showed significantly different values of 17.8 ± 4.5% and 1.3 ± 0.2, respectively. Hemoglobin and serum ferritin values of Hp-positive cases were 12.7 ± 0.2 g/dL and 32.5 ± 2 ng/mL, but these were comparable with Hp-negative cases (12.6 ± 0.1 g/dL and 30.7 ± 4.4 ng/mL). Conclusions. Tissue Lf was significantly higher in Hp-positive cases compared to Hp-negative cases, but no difference was observed between the two groups with regards to hemoglobin and ferritin level. As a result, it is difficult to say that this rise in Lf plays a role in the development of iron deficiency anemia in Hp-positive patients

Investigation of Some Antibacterial and Antioxidant Properties of Wild Cirsium vulgare from Turkey

Background: Cirsium vulgare (Savi) Ten; belongs the Asteraceae family and has common uses in some countries folk medicine. Objective: In this study, the determination of some antioxidant and antimicrobial properties of C. vulgare which is wild-grown from Turkey is aimed. Methods: Crude extracts of plants were obtained by using n-hexane, diethyl ether, ethyl acetate and methanol as solvent. Total phenolic content (TPC) and DPPH (2,2-diphenyl 2,2-diphenyl-1 picrylhydrazyl picrylhydrazyl) scavenging activity were determined in extracts. The antibacterial activity was tested against Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 43300), Escherichia coli (ATCC 35218), Bacillus subtilis (NRRL NRS-744) and Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853). Results: The TPC and DPPH activities of extracts revealed significant differences by following sequence MeOH > diethyl ether > EtOAc > n-hexane. The highest inhibition effect of C. vulgare was found on P. aeruginosa. Conclusion: Results presented that C. vulgare can be researched for future investigations for isolations of biologically active compounds, where some of their characteristics are expected to be contribute to the natural compounds in pharmaceutical industry

In situ measurement of humidity induced changes in the refractive index and thickness of polyethylene glycol thin films

6th International Conference on PhotonicsHumidity induced changes in the refractive index and thickness of polyethylene glycol (PEG) thin films are in situ determined by optical waveguide spectroscopy. PEG brushes are covalently attached to the surface of a thin gold film on a borosilicate crown glass (BK7) using a grafting-from chemical synthesis technique. The measurements are carried out in an attenuated total internal reflection setup. At low humidity levels, both the refractive index and the thickness change gradually due to swelling of the PEG thin films upon water intake. At around 80% relative humidity, a steep decrease in the refractive index and a steep increase in the thickness are observed as a result of a phase change from a semicrystalline state to a physical gel state. The hydrogenation of PEG films causes a less pronounced phase change from a semicrystalline state to a gel state. Due to fewer ether oxygen atoms available for the water molecules to make hydrogen bonding, the polymer has a more stable structure than before and the phase change is observed to shift to higher humidity levels. It is discussed that such a humidity induced change in the index of refraction can be utilized in constructing of a PEG based humidity sensor.Czech & Slovak Soc Photonc; Act M Agcy; Czech Tech Univ; Acad Sci Czech Republic; Slovak Acad Sci; Meopta Prerov; SPIE; SPIE Europe; European Opt Soc; Opt Soc Ame

Neutropenic Fever in a Two-and-a-Half Month Old Girl: Severe Congenital Neutropenia

Severe congenital neutropenia is a hereditary disease characterized by a low number of neutrophils occurring from the first months of life leading to severe infections. It is rare but threatens life because of severe infections. For this reason, early diagnosis and treatment of this disease is important. Here, we present a case of a two and a half month old girl who was admitted to our clinic with fever and absolute neutropenia was determined in her clinical course

Comparison of the effect of hes added to prime solution in coronary bypass surgery on blood table and renal functions in used and unused cases

Koroner bypass ameliyatlarında kalp ve akciğerlerin yerine kullanılan Kardiyopulmoner bypassın (KPB) kalp, akciğer, böbrekler gibi birçok organ ve sistemi etkilediği bilinmektedir. KPB'nin en az zararla sonlandırılabilmesi için çeşitli modifikasyonlar denenmiş ve denenmeye devam edilmektedir. Bu modifikasyonlardan bir tanesi de başlangıç solüsyonlarında rutin olarak kullanılan kristalloid solüsyonlarına alternatif olarak kullanılan kolloid solüsyonlarının kan değerlerine ve renal fonksiyonlarına etkilerini araştırmaktır. Retrospektif olarak yapılan bu çalışmaya koroner bypass ameliyatı yapılan 40 hasta dahil edilmiştir. Kontrol grubundaki hastalara başlangıç solüsyonu olarak 1500 ml dengeli elektrolit+100 ml %20 mannitol ve farmakolojik ajanlar, çalışma grubundaki hastalara ise başlangıç solüsyonu olarak 1000 ml dengeli elektrolit+500 ml %6 hidroksietil nişasta (HES) 130/0,4+100 ml %20 mannitol ve farmakolojik ajanlar verilmiştir. Çalışılan hastaların preoperatif, perioperatif, postoperatif 0 ve 24.saatte potasyum (K), sodyum (Na), glukoz, hematokrit (Htc), laktat (lac) değerleri ile preoperatif, postoperatif 0. ve postoperatif 24. saat üre ve kretainin değerleri analiz edilmiştir. Her iki grubun da veri analizinde T testi, Mann Whitney U Testi, Paired T Test ve PairedWilcoxon Testi kullanılmış ve istatistiksel anlamlılık düzeyi ''p0,05). Çalışma grubundaki hastaların Na perioperatif değeri kontrol grubuna göre anlamlı derecede daha düşük (p0.05). The Na perioperative values of the patients in the study group were significantly lower than the control group (p<0.05) and the Hct preoperative and postoperative Hct values of the patients in the study group were also significantly higher (p<0.05). As a result of this study, we believe that 6% HES can be used as a prime solution in coronary bypass surgeries

Examination of the Attitudes of Preschool Teachers Towards The Use of Technological Tools

Bu araştırmada, okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin teknolojik araç-gereç kullanmaya yönelik tutum düzeylerini çeşitli değişkenler ile ortaya koymak amaçlanmıştır. Nicel araştırma yöntemlerinden tarama modeli kullanılan araştırma; 2020-2021 eğitim-öğretim yılında İstanbul ilinde görev yapan 303 okul öncesi öğretmeni ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Veriler, araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen “Demografik Bilgi Formu” ve Kol (2012) tarafından geliştirilen “Okul Öncesi Eğitimde Teknolojik Araç-Gereç Kullanımına Yönelik Tutum Ölçeği (OÖETTÖ)” ile toplanmıştır.Araştırmanın analizinde; bağımsız örneklem t-testi ve tek yönlü Anova testi kullanılmıştır. Katılımcılar arasındaki anlamlı farklılığın hangi gruplar arasında olduğunu tespit etmek için post hoc testlerinden LSD ve Tamhane testleri yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda; okul öncesi öğretmenlerinin, cinsiyet, yaş, çalışılan okul türü, eğitim seviyesi, eğitim veya seminer alma, teknoloji kullanımına yatkınlık, Web 2.0 araçları kullanım durumu, dijital eğitim materyali üretme durumu, kurum donanımı, teknolojik araç-gereçlerin uzaktan eğitim çalışmalarını kolaylaştırdığı düşüncesi değişkenlerine göre teknolojik araç-gereç kullanımına yönelik tutum düzeylerinin anlamlı bir fark gösterdiği bulunurken, mezun olunan üniversite türü, mesleki kıdem, okul memnuniyet düzeyi, meslek seçim sebebi, uzaktan eğitim yapma durumu değişkenlerine göre teknolojik araç-gereç kullanımına yönelik tutum düzeylerinin anlamlı bir fark göstermediği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır. Ayrıca öğretmenlerin, teknolojik araç-gereçlere en fazla güne başlama zamanında ihtiyaç duydukları sonucu elde edilirken, kullanım amaçlarından en çok tercih edilenin ise etkinlik planlama-hazırlama olduğu tespit edilmiştir.In this study, it was aimed to show the attitude levels of preschool teachers towards using technological tools with various variables. The research using screening model from quantitative research methods was carried out with 303 preschool teachers working in Istanbul province in the 2020-2021 academic year. The data were collected using the “demographic data form” developed by the researcher and the “attitude scale towards technological tools and equipment use in preschool education (OÖETTÖ)” developed by (Kol, 2012).Independent sample t-test and one-way ANOVA test were used in the analysis of the study. LSD and Tamhane tests were performed from post hoc tests to determine which groups had significant differences between participants. As a result of the research; pre-school teachers, gender, age, work, school type, level of education, training, or seminar, taking the use of technology predisposition, the usage of Web 2.0 tools, digital producing educational material status, institutions, equipment, technological equipment of the idea of making their work easier remote training according to the level of the variables showed a significant difference in attitude towards the use of technological tools, while graduated from the university tour, professional seniority, the level of school satisfaction, the reason why I choose the profession, it was concluded that the level of attitude towards the use of technological tools and equipment did not show a significant difference according to the variables of distance education status. In addition, it has been determined that while teachers get the result they need most at the time of starting the day, the most preferred for the purposes of use is Event Planning and preparation