In recent years, technological devices and the Internet have become an integral part of our lives, changing many of our habits and daily routines. This change became more rapid and intense during the ...early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when countries compulsorily locked down their populations in an attempt to impede or halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. In order to continue their education, students stayed at home and were required instead to study online using a computer or a mobile device such as a smartphone. According to UNESCO (n.d.), “more than 1.5 billion students are or have been affected by school and university closures during this period.” As a result, distance education has become the “new normal” of the educational system. Prior to the pandemic, many studies had been conducted regarding the opinions and attitudes of university students toward distance education; however, publications on this subject since the beginning of the pandemic are still very new. Indeed, the current study aimed to reveal the views and evaluations of university students towards distance education since the beginning of the pandemic. This qualitative study was carried out at the Turcology Department of Tuzla University in the Bosnia Herzegovina Federation. A questionnaire comprised of 12 open-ended questions was used to collect the data, which was then analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that almost 90% of the participants were against distance education, but firm supporters of face-to-face education.
In recent years, technological devices and the Internet have become an integral part of our lives, changing many of our habits and daily routines. This change became more rapid and intense during the ...early months of the COVID-19 pandemic when countries compulsorily locked down their populations in an attempt to impede or halt the spread of the novel coronavirus. In order to continue their education, students stayed at home and were required instead to study online using a computer or a mobile device such as a smartphone. According to UNESCO (n.d.), “more than 1.5 billion students are or have been affected by school and university closures during this period.” As a result, distance education has become the “new normal” of the educational system. Prior to the pandemic, many studies had been conducted regarding the opinions and attitudes of university students toward distance education; however, publications on this subject since the beginning of the pandemic are still very new. Indeed, the current study aimed to reveal the views and evaluations of university students towards distance education since the beginning of the pandemic. This qualitative study was carried out at the Turcology Department of Tuzla University in the Bosnia Herzegovina Federation. A questionnaire comprised of 12 open-ended questions was used to collect the data, which was then analyzed using the conventional content analysis approach. From the results of the study, it can be concluded that almost 90% of the participants were against distance education, but firm supporters of face-to-face education.
Using data from the Borsa İstanbul (BIST), this study analyzes whether derivatives market operations have a volatility spillover effect on stock indexes using multivariate GARCH models and wavelet ...methods. We use the DVECH method, with variables for the daily BIST 30 index and BIST 30 index futures contracts between January 5 and September 27, 2017. The results show that wavelet theory is more consistent with M-GARCH models. Our results show that the variance equation demonstrates a general volatility spillover effect from the derivatives market to the stock market, except for the frequency that covers all the series. As the frequency decreases, the effect of time-varying conditional variance decreases, and the effect of past volatility shocks increases. These results indicate that inexperienced investors should be informed about derivatives markets, and the depth of the financial markets in Turkey must be increased.
Solow (1956) has made an essential contribution to the Neo-classical growth approach through the economic convergence hypothesis. It assumes that poorer countries' or regions' per capita incomes tend ...to grow at faster rates than the richer ones. Convergence could occur either among a group of economies with the same steady states or within regions in which their fundamental dynamics differ, and thus they exhibit multiple steady states. This study aims to investigate convergence with respect to GDP per capita across NUTS 2 regions in Turkey for the time period 2004-2014. In the convergence process, we also inquire into role of government in terms of regional government investments and fixed investment incentives. All the empirical results confirm the validity of the convergence hypothesis at a regional level. Also, in the context of the convergence process, it is possible to conclude that the role of government is likely to be decisive in solving regional economic disparities.
Aim:
To determine the utility of platelet (PLT) indices for the prediction of recurrent pregnancy loss (RPL).
Methods:
In all, 208 patients who experienced 2 or more first trimester spontaneous ...abortions and 95 controls who had no abortions were studied. The hematological markers, including plateletcrit (PCT) and neutrophil (Neu) to lymphocyte (Lym) ratio (NLR), were measured. Thrombophilia genetic tests for factor V Leiden mutation, prothrombin G202I0A mutation, and methylenetetrahydrofolate reductase C677 T and A1298C mutations were performed.
Results:
The PLT count, PCT, white blood cell count, red cell distribution width (RDW), Lym and Neu count, and NLR were significantly higher in patients with RPL than in controls. The RDW, PLT, and PCT values were higher in the low-risk group, whereas mean PLT volume values were lower than the high-risk group values.
Conclusion:
Plateletcrit is a low-cost, widely available marker for prediction of RPL in patients with a history of at least 1 abortus.
Abstract Background Postoperative peritoneal adhesions are major complications of abdomino-pelvic surgeries. We aim to investigate the preventive and therapeutic effects of cholecalciferol (vitamin ...D3) supplementation on postoperative peritoneal adhesion (PPA) in a rat model. Materials and methods This randomized, controlled, single blinded animal study was performed in university laboratory. Thirty-two female Wistar albino rats were randomly separated into four equal groups as, group 1: (21-d vitamin-D treatment group), group 2: (21-d corn oil group), group 3: (14-d vitamin-D treatment group), and group 4: (control group). Uterine horns were traumatized with bipolar cautery for adhesion formation process. On postoperative day 14, all the animals were sacrificed and evaluated for adhesions. Adhesion extent, severity, degree, and total adhesion scores were evaluated macroscopically. Histopathologically, adhesions were evaluated for inflammation, fibrosis, and NFκB (nuclear factor kappa b) staining. Results On postoperative day 14, we found lesser peritoneal adhesion severity, degree, extent, and total adhesion scores with vitamin-D administration compared with control and corn oil-treated groups; the difference was statistically significant ( P < 0.001). Histopathologic adhesion scores of inflammation and fibrosis were statistically different among the four groups ( P < 0.001). NFκB staining was markedly increased in control and vehicle groups. The NFκB staining scores were statistically different between the groups ( P < 0.001). The intensity of NFκB staining was lower in both vitamin 14 and 21-d vitamin-D groups. Conclusions Vitamin D as a supplement and as a therapeutic medicine decreases the formation of PPA in an animal model. In future studies, the association of vitamin D deficiency and PPA should be studied. In addition, vitamin D should be investigated in future clinical studies for the prevention of PPAs.
The purpose of the present study was to investigate the incidence of PMS, risk factors affecting PMS symptoms, and life quality in health science students.
A total of 608 volunteer female students ...studying at the health campus of a state university in Turkey were included in the study. The participants were asked to fill out questionnaires on sociodemographic data, PMS symptoms, and SF-36 life quality tests.
The overall frequency of PMS among participants was 84.5%. The average PMS and general health SF scores were 118.34 ± 37.3 and 20.03 ± 3.72, respectively. Students who had irregular breakfast, drank ≥2 cups of coffee/day, and consumed alcohol or fast food had higher PMS scores. Irregular menstruation and family history increased PMS scores and decreased life quality (P < 0.05). The life quality of the students significantly decreased as the severity of PMS increased (P < 0.001).
Low body mass index, family history, irregular menstruation, bad eating habits such as fast food consumption and irregular breakfasts, and coffee and alcohol consumption increased PMS risk significantly. In order to improve their life quality, students should be informed about the symptoms, risk factors, and management options of PMS.
Celotno besedilo
Dostopno za:
DOBA, IZUM, KILJ, NUK, PILJ, PNG, SAZU, UILJ, UKNU, UL, UM, UPUK
Objective The aim of this randomized study was to compare 2 protocols for inducing labor in women with premature rupture of membranes (PROM) at term. Study Design Women with PROM and a Bishop score ...≤5 were randomly assigned to receive either an intravenous oxytocin infusion (n = 223) or a dinoprostone pessary followed 6 hours later by an intravenous oxytocin infusion (n = 227). Results Vaginal delivery within 24 hours of labor induction increased significantly with sustained-released dinoprostone followed by oxytocin infusion (78.5% vs 63.3%; relative risk, 1.23; 95% confidence interval, 1.09–1.39; P = .001). Maternal and neonatal outcomes were similar between the groups. Conclusion Sustained-released dinoprostone followed 6 hours later by an oxytocin infusion in term women with PROM was associated with a higher rate of vaginal delivery within 24 hours, and no difference in maternal-neonatal complications was observed compared with oxytocin infusion alone.
Aim
We aim to evaluate the effect of Nigella sativa oil (NSO) on postoperative peritoneal adhesion formation in female rats. This experimental study is the first on the prevention of postoperative ...adhesion formation by NSO.
Methods
Twenty‐four Wistar albino female rats were randomly assigned to three groups of eight rats each. Rats in group 1 were each injected i.p. with 1 mL of NSO. In group 2, an adhesion model was created with no injection of NSO. In group 3, an adhesion model was created and the area was covered with 1 mL of NSO. The rats were killed on postoperative day 8, and the severity of adhesions was evaluated macroscopically and histopathologically.
Results
There was a statistically significant difference in adhesion scores between group 2 (control) and group 3 (NSO‐treated) (P = 0.003). Statistically significant differences in angiogenesis, fibrosis and inflammation were observed between the control and Nigella sativa groups (P = 0.002, P = 0.001 and P = 0.004, respectively).
Conclusion
Covering peritoneal surfaces with NSO after peritoneal trauma is effective in decreasing peritoneal adhesion formation.
PDF
