Private sports centers in Ankara task levels of job satisfaction of staff engaged in evaluationAnkara’daki özel spor merkezlerinde çalışan personelin iş doyum düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesi

The aim of this study is to assess job satisfaction levels of the personnel that is working for private sports centers in Ankara. Approximately 700 personnel working for 45 private sports centers in Ankara having at least 400 members constitute universe of the research which is held according to descriptive research model. Also, 87 female (%50,6) and 85 male (%49,4) making total of 172 personnel composed work group of the research. As data collection tool, Balcı (1985) is used to define job satisfaction scale developed by the private sports center staff. Analysis of the data standard deviation, arithmetic means, that we look at the factor analysis and item-total correlations, analysis of variance to compare the differences between groups and t-test was used. In the safety study for overall Cronbach's Alpha coefficient was calculated to be .945. As a result of the work of private sports center staff it has been shown to provide great satisfaction rate. ÖzetBu araştırmanın amacı,Ankara’daki özel spor merkezlerinde çalışan personelin iş doyum düzeylerinin değerlendirilmesidir.Betimsel ilişkisel tarama modeline uygun olarak düzenlenen araştırmanın evrenini,Ankara’da,en az 400 üyesi bulunan yaklaşık 45 özel spor merkezinde görev yapan yaklaşık 700 çalışan oluşturmaktadır.Çalışma grubunu ise,anılan  evren içerisinde tesadüfi yöntem ile seçilmiş Ankara ilindeki özel spor merkezlerinin değişik kademelerinde görev yapan 87 kadın(% 50,6),85 erkek(%49,4) olmak üzere toplam 172 kişi oluşturmaktadır.Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak, Balcı(1985)tarafından geliştirilen iş doyum ölçeği özel spor merkezi çalışanlarına uyarlanarak  kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde standart sapma, aritmetik ortalamalar, faktör analizi ve madde–toplam test korelasyonuna bakılmış, grup ortalamaları arasındaki farklılıkları karşılaştırmak için varyans analizi ve t-testi kullanılmıştır. Ölçeğin geneli için yapılan güvenilirlik çalışmasında Cronbach Alpha katsayısı .945 olarak hesaplanmıştır. Sonuç olarak özel spor merkezi çalışanlarının işlerinden, büyük oranda doyum sağladıkları görülmüştür

The Role Of Gender, Grade Level And Family Environment İn High School Students' Biology Achievement

Çalışmanın amacı, lise öğrencilerinin ve onların aile sosyo-ekonomik yapılarının özelliklerini betimlemektir. Ayrıca bu öğrencilerin biyoloji başarılarının cinsiyetlerine, sınıf düzeylerine ve aileleriyle ilgili bazı değişkenlere göre değişip değişmediğini belirlemek de amaçlanmaktadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu, Karaman ilinin Fen Lisesinde, 2012-2013 bahar döneminde dokuzuncu, onuncu, on birinci ve on ikinci sınıflarda öğrenim gören 306 öğrenciden (173 kız, 133 erkek) oluşmaktadır. Çalışma verileri araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan "Öğrenci Demografik Bilgiler Formu" ve öğrencilerin biyoloji karne notları kullanılarak elde edilmiştir. Çalışmanın bulgularına göre, öğrencilerin biyoloji dersi karne notları sınıf düzeylerine göre anlamlı bir farklılık göstermektedir. Ancak öğrencilerin biyoloji dersi başarılarının, cinsiyete, anne ve babalarının eğitim düzeylerine, ailelerindeki çocuk sayısına, evlerinde ayrı oda, bilgisayar/internet ve kütüphane/kitaplık mevcudiyetine ve ayrıca ailelerinin öğrenmelerine yardım edip etmemesine ve öğretmenleriyle düzenli görüşmeler yapıp yapmamasına göre anlamlı şekilde değişmediği bulgularına erişilmiştir.The purpose of this study is to describe the properties of high school students and their family environment. In addition, finding out whether the biology achievement of the students differed based on their gender, grade levels and some variables related their family is also aimed. The study group consisted of 306 students (173 girls, 133 boys) studying at ninth, tenth, eleventh and twelfth grades in the Science High School of Karaman in the spring term of 2012-2013 academic year. The data were obtained using the "Student Demographic Information Form" prepared by researchers and the students' biology grades taken from their school report cards. According to the results, students' biology lecture report card grades differed significantly based on their grade levels; however the findings showed that their biology grades did not differed according to their gender, fathers'/mothers' educational levels, the number of children in their families, presences of a seperate room, a computer/internet and a library/bookcase in their house and also if or not their family help them to learn and have regular meetings with their teachers

Determination of enzyme profiles and molecular characterization of yeast species isolated from butter samples

Constituting the most important group of microorganisms that offered to human consumption through food, yeasts are a substantial part of microflora in dairy products. Due to sophisticated enzyme production especially high proteolytic and lipolytic activities, some of the yeast species play an essential role in many processes such as fermentation, ripening, production of aroma precursors and deterioration in dairy product indicating these products as a source of extracellular enzyme producer yeast strains. In this study, butter samples were collected from delicatessens and grocery stores in different locations in İzmir province in order to isolate enzyme producers. A total of 40 yeast strains were isolated and investigated for theirlipase, protease and amylase activities on solid medium consisting of tributyrin, skim milk and starch, respectively. Sixteen yeast isolates were found to be positive for enzyme production. Lipase and protease activities were observed in 11 yeast strains (68,75%), while only one yeast strain (6,25%) was found to be positive for protease and amylase production. 4 of yeast strains (25%) were able to produce only lipase enzyme. Molecular characterization of the yeast strains based on 26S rRNA region D1/D2 domains revealed that the isolates belonged to Candida zeylanoides (62,5%) and Pichia fermentas (37,5%) specie

Combination of the serological tests for the diagnosis of brucellosis in endemic areas

AMAÇ: Bu çalı?mada RBPT ve/veya STAT testleri negatif olan kli- nik ve epidemiyolojik olarak bruselloz ile uyumlu hastalarda RBPT, STAT ve ELISA kombinasyonunun tanıdaki etkinliğinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlandı. YÖNTEM: Klinik ve epidemiyolojik olarak brusellozla uyumlu 66 olgunun serum örneği RBPT, STAT ve ELISA ile test edildi. RBT pozitif ve negatif ki?ilerde STAT ve/veya ELISA test sonuçları seropozitiflik yö- nünden kar?ıla?tırıldı. Veriler SPSS 16.0 bilgisayar programına girildi. Sonuçların istatistiksel analizi için Fischer Exact testi yapıldı. p<0,05 anlamlılık düzeyi olarak kabul edildi. BULGULAR: Brusella antikorları yönünden RBPT ile test edilen serumların %45,5’i seropozitif, %54,5’ü seronegatif olarak bulundu. İki farklı testin (STAT ve/veya ELISA) pozitifliği birlikte değerlendirildiğinde seropozitiflik oranı RBPT pozitif grupta %73 iken RBPT negatif grupta ise %25 olarak saptandı. Testlerin kombinasyonu her iki grupta da seropozitiflik oranını anlamlı olarak artırdı (p<0,05). SONUÇ: RBPT, STAT ve ELISA kombinasyonunun özellikle bruselloz ön tanısı ve RBPT ve/veya STAT için negatif testleri olan hastalarda daha fazla test pozitifliğini sağlıyor gibi gözükmektedir.AIM: The aim of the study is to analyze the efficiency of combination of RBPT, STAT and ELISA tests on patients with brucellosis where the diagnosis is dependent on the compatible clinical and epidemiological findings with negative RBPT and/or STAT test results. METHODS: The serum samples of 66 patients having clinical and epidemiological findings compatible with brucellosis were analyzed using the combination of RBPT, STAT and ELISA tests. Both positive and negative samples were re-analyzed for seropositivity by using the STAT or ELISA tests together. The results were sta- tistically analyzed with the SPSS 16.0 computer program using the Fisher Exact test. The significance level was defined as p&lt; 0.05. RESULTS: Serum samples tested for brucellosis using the RBPT were found to be seropositive in 45.5% and seronegative in 54.5%. The seropositive group had a 73% seropositivity with the combination of STAT and ELISA tests. The seronegative group also had a 25% seropositivity with the combination of STAT and ELISA tests. Both groups’ seropositivity rate significantly increased after the combination of the tests (p&lt;0.05). CONCLUSION: It seems that the combination of RBPT, STAT and ELISA tests increases the rate of seropositivity in patients with negative RBPT and /or STAT tests, particularly with a pre–diagnosis of brucellosis

Microscopic and Cytological Examination of Hyperchromatic Crystalline Deposits in Phacolytic Glaucoma

Presence of iridescent particles is a well-known clinical condition in phacolytic glaucoma patients with severe high intraocular pressure. Several articles stated that hyperchromatic crystalline deposits were cholesterol crystalline deposits. However, some articles focus on the possible oxalate content of the hyperchromatic crystalline material. Nevertheless, there are few articles which provide information about these crystalline structures at the microscopic level. The purpose of this manuscript was to report the case of a phacolytic glaucoma patient with intense crystalline accumulation in the anterior chamber and to present the microscopic features of these crystalline deposits. (Turk J Ophthalmol 2014; 44: 490-2

The Effect of Myths About Sexuality and the Level of Knowledge About Sexuality on the Marital Satisfaction in Married Couples

To look into the effect of sexual myths and level of knowledge about sexuality on marital satisfaction in married couples. The study was carried on with 104 voluntary respondents; 57 of which are married women and 47 are married men. The data has been collected with Personal Information Questionnaire, Marital Adjustment Test, Sexual Myths Analysis Questionnaire and The Golombok Rust Inventory of Sexual Satisfaction (GRISS), data has been analyzed with SPSS 15.0 software package (Statistical Package for Social Sciences). According to these findings, as the belief in sexual myths increases, the sexual satisfaction decreases; yet the increase in the belief in sexual myths does not affect the marital satisfaction. The findings implicate that as the knowledge about sexuality increases, the sexual satisfaction increases while the marital satisfaction decreases. As the number of sexual myths increases, marital adjustment decreases. The findings don't show any significant correlation between sexual satisfaction and marital adjustment

Perceived Need for Mental Health Services Among Healthcare Workers During the Coronavirus disease-19 Pandemic in Turkey: A Multicenter Cross-sectional Study.

Background: The coronavirus disease-2019 pandemic has contributed to work-related psychosocial risks in healthcare workers.Aims: To evaluate the perceived need for mental health services and related factors in Turkish healthcare workers practicing in pandemic hospitals.Study Design: Cross-sectional study.Methods: Data were collected from face-to-face interviews with healthcare workers at 19 pandemic hospitals in 13 provinces between September and November 2021. The study survey included the evaluation of the perceived need for and utilization of mental health services in the previous year, as well as sociodemographic, health-related, and work-related characteristics, the General Health Questionnaire-12, the World Health Organization Quality of Life-BREF (WHOQoL-BREF) questionnaire, and the Fear of coronavirus disease-2019 scale (FCV-19S).Results: Of 1,556 participants, 522 (33.5%) reported a perceived need for mental health services, but only 133 (8.5%) reported receiving these services. Multiple logistic regression analysis of the perceived need for mental health services revealed significant relationships with lower age, female sex, being a current smoker, having a chronic disease, having a mental disorder, coronavirus disease-2019 contact within the last three months in settings other than the home or workplace, a positive coronavirus disease-2019 vaccination history, being a physician, being a non-physician healthcare professional, and coronavirus disease-2019 contact within the last three months at work. After adjustment for these characteristics, higher General Health Questionnaire-12 and FCV-19S scores and lower WHOQoL-BREF domain scores were related to the perceived need for mental health services in logistic regression analyses.Conclusion: The findings indicate a substantial need for mental health services amongst Turkish healthcare workers during the pandemic and outline participants' characteristics regarding high-priority groups for the intervention. Future research may focus on developing actions and evaluating their efficiency