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The general purpose of this research is to examine the mediating effect of STEM attitudes between STEM pedagogical content knowledge (CK) and STEM intra-class practice self-efficacy. This research was conducted in a causal design. A total of 345 teacher candidates, 261 females (75.7%) and 84 males (24.3%), were included in the research. The data were collected with the STEM Pedagogical CK Scale (STEM), Attitude Scale for STEM Education (STEMAS), and STEM Intra Class Practice Self-Efficacy Perceptions Scale. Path analysis technique was used in data analysis. In addition, bootstrapping analysis was used to evaluate the significance of the mediating effect of STEM attitudes. At this point, 1,000 resamples were made and lower-upper bound confidence intervals were determined. In research results, the mediating effect of STEM Attitudes was found to be significant in the relationship between STEM Pedagogical CK and STEM Intra Class Practice self-efficacy.

Cognitive and affective interrelationships are increasingly gaining importance in educational literature, assigning emotions a prominent role in the teaching and learning process. This study aims to promote awareness among prospective teachers of their emotional vulnerability and the influence of affective and emotional aspects in the teaching of natural sciences, mathematics, and social sciences. The research had a dual purpose: to analyse the beliefs, attitudes, and emotions of prospective teachers regarding the teaching of these disciplines and to examine the impact on their beliefs and emotions after undergoing specific training. The study topic is justified by the growing attention emotions are receiving as decisive factors in learning processes and the persistent substantial gap in scientific education research, particularly in the realm of online teacher training. To address and analyse this gap, a descriptive quantitative survey study on beliefs, attitudes, and emotions towards the teaching of these courses before and after participation in a training program was designed. The analysis of the data revealed results consistent with previous studies. Specifically, the results demonstrated that prospective teachers showed more negative emotions, beliefs, and attitudes towards the teaching of natural sciences and mathematics compared to the teaching of social sciences. However, in all cases, improvements were observed after receiving specific training. These findings highlight the need to incorporate emotional improvement projects into online teacher training, particularly in the fields of natural sciences and mathematics.

Abstract We describe the synthesis and visible-light CO2 photoreduction catalytic properties of a three-component composite consisting of AgI, AgIO3, and single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs). The catalyst is synthesized by immersing SWCNTs encapsulating iodine molecules in AgNO3 aqueous solution, during which neutral iodine (I2) molecules encapsulated in SWCNTs transform disproportionately to I5+ (AgIO3) and I− (AgI), as revealed from the characterization of the composite by Raman spectroscopy, X-ray diffraction, and X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy. In addition, photoirradiation experiments using a solar-simulator (AM1.5G) showed that the obtained three-component composite works as a CO2 photoreduction catalyst under visible light despite the wide band gap of AgIO3, suggesting possible transfer of the visible light-excited electron from AgI via SWCNTs.

With the outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic and the urge it created at schools across the world, seismic changes in education have not only resulted in a sudden transition in the way of instruction but the way of teachers' personal growth. Hence, this qualitative case design aims to examine the experiences of Turkish EFL instructors affiliated with foreign language units in higher education context partaking in a six-week professional development course based on asynchronous distance learning. To that end, their posts on the platform, reader discussions, and assignments uploaded onto the system besides individual semi-structured interviews were exploited as data gathering tools. The results speak to the positive impression of online course takers in terms of establishing interpersonal synergy, achieving personal growth, and promoting their content knowledge. Moreover, their post-training perspectives disclosed the support they sensed the need for professional and institutional issues. Though instructors detected some problems to be addressed in the course, their criticism functioned as suggestions to best shape similar further practices in addition to reforming the current training. Finally, some recommendations have been provided for scholars concentrating on studying within this field to create their future directions.

With the sudden outbreak of the COVID-19 pandemic, the education sector adopted distance and online learning through several web-based systems. Then, considerations of educational practitioners concerning these systems would be of pivotal significance for revealing the quality of online language education. Moreover, the challenges they encountered while conducting e-lessons and proposed solutions would lead to improvement in the systems and encourage other shareholders in the school system to determine a new route map in light of the results. To that end, 28 volunteer English language instructors from 14 universities were recruited to attend the interviews. Accordingly, negative considerations of the instructors about exploiting the systems in foreign language classes were detected. As conclusive results regarding the challenges and suggestions of the participants cannot be reported through a system-based analysis, system-independent offers were presented to policymakers and researchers. Finally, the researcher has drawn out a set of implications for future implementations.

Stress has been ranked among the prevalent definitions in education where teachers' time-limited duties, heavy workload, examinations, and potential administrative tasks are concerned and discussed. Particularly with the pandemic, some stress factors (or stressors), such as the sudden transition to online settings with an intense use of technology, have also seemed to impact educators' professional contentment. By taking that into account, this study set out to examine the strategies that English teachers and instructors use to cope with their perceived stress while speaking in online classes. To that end, 83 English teachers from different education levels in distinct regions of Turkey and 96 instructors affiliated with schools of foreign languages were included in the research. First, a questionnaire developed by the researcher was administered and then, interviews were conducted with eight participants in the second data collection round. Despite having encountered stress occasionally, the majority of the attendees counter-intuitively reported not feeling the severe strain of COVID-19. It was then found that they had adopted mostly functional, approach-oriented, and cognitive strategies in the face of perceived stress. Furthermore, the participants' adoption of approaches and avoidant styles in light of the brief COPE model also unearthed that they preferred cognitive strategies over behavioural ones. The educators' seniority, and ways of coping with stress, however, were not significantly correlated. Yet, their digital experiences were more effective in influencing their sense of stress. In light of the findings, some suggestions and implications have been offered to educators in terms of managing stress in synchronous virtual classes.

The COI gene region is the most commonly employed method for species identification in insects, as in all animals. The importance of DNA isolation methods is increasing, and they are of great importance for identifying insects. Unlike other large animals, DNA isolation from insects, especially from agricultural pests with very small structures, is possible with expensive commercial kits. In this study, an expensive commercial kit and a fast and economical method were compared in terms of time, cost, DNA quantity and quality. It was found that the success of commercial kits in terms of DNA quality and quantity is unquestionable. However, it was determined that the modified ‘quick and dirty’ method can be successfully used to extract DNA from insects and insect parts of all sizes, especially in studies that do not require long-term storage of DNA. Average isolation time for Q&D was 45 minutes, compared to 4 hours or more for commercial kits. Finally, cost is the most important factor in today’s global economy. The unit cost of DNA isolation using the Q&D method is approximately 88% lower.

Abstract Background We evaluated the efficacy of different immunosuppressive regimens in patients with primary membranous nephropathy in a large national cohort. Methods In this registry study, 558 patients from 47 centers who were treated with at least one immunosuppressive agent and had adequate follow-up data were included. Primary outcome was defined as complete (CR) or partial remission (PR). Secondary composite outcome was at least a 50% reduction in estimated glomerular filtration (eGFR), initiation of kidney replacement therapies, development of stage 5 chronic kidney disease, or death. Results Median age at diagnosis was 48 (IQR: 37–57) years, and 358 (64.2%) were male. Patients were followed for a median of 24 (IQR: 12–60) months. Calcineurin inhibitors (CNIs) with or without glucocorticoids were the most commonly used regimen (43.4%), followed by glucocorticoids and cyclophosphamide (GC-CYC) (39.6%), glucocorticoid monotherapy (25.8%), and rituximab (RTX) (9.1%). Overall remission rate was 66.1% (CR 26.7%, PR 39.4%), and 59 (10.6%) patients reached secondary composite outcome. Multivariate logistic regression showed that baseline eGFR (OR 1.011, 95% CI: 1.003–1.019, p = 0.007), serum albumin (OR 1.682, 95% CI: 1.269–2.231, p

Abstract Nine red macroalgae (Amphiroa rigida , Gracilaria bursa-pastoris, Gracilaria gracilis , Grateloupia torture, Jania rubens , Laurencia obtusa , Laurencia pyramidalis , Liagora viscida, and Pterocladiella capillaries) were collected from coastal waters of Türkiye, and their proximate, fatty acid, soluble carbohydrate, and mineral profiles were investigated in the present study. According to the results, the crude protein content of the samples was between 4% and 23.8%, and four of the samples (G. turuturu, L. obtusa, L. pyramidalis, and P. capillacea) contained more than 10% protein. The crude lipid content of all the samples was below 1.6%, and the total carbohydrate content was between 38.3% and 76.9%. The macroalgae samples were generally richer in saturated fatty acids, palmitic acid being the most abundant, whereas G. gracilis had the highest content of unsaturated fatty acids (55.8%). All samples exhibited high contents of myo-inositol or glucose. Also, the samples generally had a good composition of minerals. Still, the heavy metal (i.e., Pb and Cd) content of Gracilaria gracilis was higher (59.6 µg/kg, P

Objective: This study aims to evaluate abuse and neglect in the elderly, its relationship with depression, and insight in those suspected of abuse and neglect. Methods: The population of the study consisted of 307 elderly individuals who applied to the outpatient clinics of Ondokuz Mayıs University Hospital, who could read, write and had no speech or comprehension problems. In addition to questions on sociodemographic characteristics; the Yesavage Geriatric Depression scale, Elder Abuse Suspicion index and a question about patients’ self-awareness of individual abuse-neglect were used as data collection tools. Results: The possibility of depression was higher in primary school graduates, those who lived with family members or caregivers, and those with chronic illness. Suspicion of abuse was higher in primary school graduates, those who lived with family members or caregivers, those who had no income of their own, those with chronic illness and those who were taking psychiatric medication. Among the cases with suspicion of abuse, 58.8% were of the opinion that they had not been abused (p

Background/Aims: Inborn errors of immunity (IEI) may associate with autoimmune diseases, including autoimmune liver diseases (AILD). However, both the IEI frequency and secondary effects of immunosuppressives are unknown in patients with AILD due to the lack of data. We aimed to evaluate the ratio of IEI in AILD. Materials and Methods: A total of 82 patients with AILD (39 autoimmune hepatitis, 32 primary biliary cholangitis, 7 variant syndromes (VS), and 4 primary sclerosing cholangitis patients) were included in this single-center, cross-sectional, and descriptive study. The patients were evaluated and classified according to diagnostic criteria for IEI. Results: Out of 82 patients with AILD, female/male ratio was 3.6. Median age of diagnosis of AILD was 45 years. We diagnosed 15 (18%) patients with immunodeficiency (ID). Inborn errors of immunity ratio was highest in VS patient group (29%). Out of 15 patients with ID, 4 (4.8%) patients had common variable immunodeficiency, 4 (4.8%) had partial immunoglobulin A deficiency, 4 (4.8%) had selective immunoglobulin M deficiency, and 3 (3.6%) had combined immunodeficiency. Conclusion: We detect ID in about one-fifth of the patients with AILD. The present study showed a significant risk of IEI that is blurred by the shadow of immune suppressive treatments. We suggest that the AILD patients with ID will benefit from the individualized and targeted therapeutic options used in IEI. Further research with larger patient groups and long-term follow-up are desperately needed to elucidate the diagnostic, therapeutic, and prognostic impacts of IEI-related individualized therapy on AILD patients.

Göksel Baktagir, günümüz Türk müziğine yaptığı katkılarla öne çıkan bir sanatçıdır. Eserleri ve kullanılan tekniklerle müziğin çeşitli alanlarında etkili olmuştur. Sadece kanun çalgısını değil, aynı zamanda diğer tüm çalgılar, çalgı eğitmenleri ve besteciler için de değerli bir kaynak oluşturmuştur. Baktagir'in eserlerinde kullandığı çeşitli teknikler, süslemeler ve makam çeşitliliği, Türk müziğine büyük ölçüde katkı sunmuştur. Göksel Baktagir, unutulmaya yüz tutmuş form çeşitlerinden olan longa ve sirtoyu makamsal, usul form ve süslemelerle zenginleştirerek tekrar gün yüzüne çıkarmıştır. Bu yaklaşım, Türk müziğinin tarihine saygı gösterirken aynı zamanda eski formları modern ve dinamik bir şekilde yeniden yorumlamayı başarmıştır.Bu çalışmada, Göksel Baktagir'in eserlerinin icracılara eserleri daha etkili bir şekilde yorumlama ve ifade etme konusunda rehberlik etme, yeni bestecilere de farklı müzikal perspektifler sunarak yaratıcılıklarını geliştirme hususunda yardımcı olması hedeflenmiştir. Nitel araştırma yöntemi kullanılan bu çalışmada Göksel Baktagir’e ait 10 sirto ve 7 longa, bu sirto ve longaların referans kayıtlarıyla birlikte eserlerin icra makam ve form yönünden incelenmiş, süsleme ve teknikler açısından gerekli etütler önerilmiştir. Doküman incelemesi ile toplanan veriler analiz edilerek sonuçlara ulaşılmıştır.

The problem is that although the culture and language are blended, the linguistic elements sometimes roughly demonstrate cultural dimensions in translated products. In other words, a cultural translation usually demands an understanding of linguistic i.e. culturally bound terms and expressions as well as extra-linguistic elements including cultural ones. Since literature is a nation’s cultural resource, the issue becomes even more complicated when literary translation is being involved. To our knowledge, there is no original Panchatantra left in India and all we have today are translations in different languages. To this end, the Persian version has always been considered the source text since the book was first translated into Persian in 550 CE. Therefore, the English translation of the story Crow and Snake is selected from Panchatantra as the target text and investigated employing Bassnett and Lefevere’s (1992) Cultural Theory with a focus on interpretive Discourse Analysis (DA) as analytical frameworks. The Persian text is the translation of Monshi, reprinted in 2010 and the English translation was done by Ryder in 1925. The findings reveal that the relationship between language and culture still remains complicated, and yet the lack of cultural understanding among the translators leads to violation and distortion of the intended messages and meanings embedded in source texts. It is quite safe then to say that the lack of cultural knowledge highly influences the translation

This research has been planned in a descriptive way to examine the mother-father relationships of adolescents during the pandemic process. The data were collected with Personal Information Form and Adolescent-Mother, Father Relationship Inventory. T test, (ANOVA), Kruskal Wallis and Mann Whitney U test were used for analysis. The score average of the Mother, Father Relations Inventory filled out by adolescents for their mothers was 120.89 ± 21.68, and the average score of the Mother, Father Relations Inventory filled out by adolescents for their fathers was 136.65 ± 36.74. It was determined that the Adolescent-Mother, Father Relations Inventory scores for the mothers and fathers were statistically significant in terms of variables such as the mother-father relationship status before the pandemic, the effect of the pandemic on the mother-father relations, and family attitudes (p < 0.05). During the pandemic process, adolescents' mother-father relationships are interrupted and there are problems in their mother-father relationships.

We investigated the physical and chemical stabilities of sulfur and phosphorus molecules encapsulated in a mesoporous carbon (MPC) and two kinds of single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWCNTs) having different cylindrical pore diameters. The sublimation temperatures of sulfur molecules encapsulated in MPC and the two kinds of SWCNTs were measured by thermo-gravimetric measurements. It was found that the sublimation temperature of sulfur molecules encapsulated in SWCNTs having mean tube diameter of 1.5 nm is much higher than any other molecules encapsulated in larger pores. It was also found that the capacity fading of lithium-sulfur battery can be diminished by encapsulation of sulfur molecules in SWCNTs. We also investigated the electrochemical properties of phosphorus molecules encapsulated in SWCNTs (P@SWCNTs). It was shown that P@SWCNT can adsorb and desorb both Li and Na ions reversibly.

Background: Labor pain is one of the most severe pain types known and it is especially more intense in primiparous women. For this reason, this experimental study was conducted on the rebozo technique applied during labor in primiparous pregnant women to determine its effect on the perception of labor pain and labor duration. Methods: This study was conducted between 1 July 2021 and 31 January 2022 in a private institution with two groups, 30 patients got treated with rebozo, rebozo group, 30 people in the control group, with a total of 60 patients. Data collection tools included patient information form, partograph form, Visual Analog Scale (VAS). Data was analysed with SPSS. Physical characteristics were similar (p>0.05). Results: Application of Rebozo technique shortened the duration of the active phase of labor, the duration of the total active phase and the duration between the active phase and delivery. VAS score was found to be significantly lower with Rebozo technique application (p

Perinatal clavicular fracture is the most common birth injury that may cause neonatal morbidities such as obstetric brachial palsy (OBP) ranging from 0.2 to 3.5%. We aimed to compare the relationship between perinatal clavicular fracture and induced vaginal delivery. All the live births and the neonatal outpatient clinic admissions between June 2016 and December 2022 have been investigated retrospectively. A total of 185 newborn infants with a mean gestational age of 38.3±1.6 weeks and a mean birth weight of 3,451±430.10 grams were enrolled. When compared to all in-born live births, the overall incidence of clavicular fracture was 0.78%. One hundred eighty-one (97.8%) infants were born vaginally and 4 (2.2%) were born by cesarean sections (C-sections). The incidence of clavicular fracture among in-born vaginally delivered infants was 1.26% (n=153) and among C-section deliveries was 0.04% (n=3). In vaginal deliveries, 54.7% (n=99) had prolonged labor, 71.8% (n=130) had received labor induction and 7.7% (n=14) had a history of instrumental intervention. A statistically significant relationship was found between clavicular fracture and prolonged labor, labor induction, increased birth weight, and low Apgar scores (p [Med-Science 2024; 13(3.000): 758-62]

The general purpose of this research is to examine the mediating effect of STEM attitudes between STEM pedagogical content knowledge and STEM intra class practice self-efficacy. This research was conducted in a causal design. A total of 345 teacher candidates, 261 female (75.7%) and 84 male (24.3%), were included in the research. The data was collected with the STEM Pedagogical Content Knowledge Scale (STEMPCKS), Attitude Scale for STEM Education (STEMAS) and STEM Intra Class Practice Self-Efficacy Perceptions Scale (STEMICPSEPS). Path analysis technique was used in data analysis. In addition, bootstrapping analysis was used to evaluate the significance of the mediating effect of STEM attitudes. At this point, 1000 resamples were made and lower-upper bound confidence intervals were determined. In research results, the mediating effect of STEM Attitudes was found to be significant in the relationship between STEM Pedagogical Content Knowledge and STEM Intra Class Practice Self- Efficacy. Keywords: Path analysis, STEM attitudes, STEM intra class practice self-efficacy, STEM pedagogical content knowledge.

ABSTRACT: Background: Mind-body treatments have the potential to manage pain, yet their effectiveness when delivered online for the treatment of low back pain (LBP) is unknown. We sought to evaluate whether a virtually delivered mind-body program integrating tai chi, qigong, and meditation (VDTQM) is effective for treating LBP. Methods: This randomized controlled trial compared VDTQM (n=175) to waitlist control (n=175). Eligible participants were at least 18 years old, had LBP for at least 6 weeks, were not pregnant, had not previously taken tai chi classes, and had not undergone spine surgery within 6 months. The treatment group received a 12-week VDTQM program in live online 60-minute twice-weekly group classes from September 2022 to December 2022. All participants continued their usual activities and care. Primary outcome was pain-related disability assessed by the Oswestry Disability Index (ODI) score. Secondary outcomes included pain intensity, sleep quality, and quality of life (QOL). Intent-to-treat analyses were conducted. Results: Of the 350 participants 278 (79%) were female, mean age was 58.8 years (range: 21–92), 244 (69.7%) completed the 8-week survey, 248 (70.9%) the 12-week, and 238 (68%) the 16 -week. No participants withdrew due to adverse treatment effects. Compared with control group, treatment group experienced statistically and clinically significant improvement in ODI score by −4.7 (95% CI: −6.24 to −3.16, p

The current zeitgeist in language teacher education dwells on teacher identity regarding it as one of the big buzzwords to explore and critically reflect teacher qualities from a socio-cognitive perspective. Drawing from this current trend, the research intended to disambiguate three English language instructors' sense of self-efficacy, perceptions, professional identity and professional competence in one of the most established and prestigious state universities in the country through the qualitative case study method. After selecting ESP practitioners following convenience sampling, autobiographies, informal dialogues, classroom observations, opening interviews, post-observation interviews, and field notes were utilized to gather data. Having scrutinized the professional identities of instructors through the lens of self-efficacy beliefs, perceptions, and professional competence, the study exposed that professional competence came to the fore being the best mediator to gain awareness of professional teacher identity. However, self-efficacy did not subserve as a predictor in exploring the complexity of teacher identity due to discordance with perceptions and realities of identity issues. Finally, some suggestions for further considerations were stated to be operationalized within the EFL context of in-service language teacher education.

As the most prestigious and popular standardized achievement test to certify examinees' proficiency of the English language at the national level, Foreign Language Examination (YDS) has been mostly taken by academic staff, undergraduate and graduate students, state employees, and military personnel for years in Turkey. The current study set out to address multiple-choice written discourse completion tasks (WDCTs) in YDS from 2015 to 2019 in the light of pragmatic knowledge, seemingly presumed to be "the elephant in the room" by test-developers in written language placement tests and its components, such as sociolinguistics, sociocultural, psychological, contextual, and rhetorical meanings to disclose whether they can represent functional language use in high context communications. Findings reveal that a huge gap subsists between real-life situations and given tasks in the test. At the end of the fine-grained inspection, implications and future research suggestions are stated to ensure validity and involve speaking skill more directly in YDS by emphasizing what to touch and expressly centre on the speech rather than solely assessing examinees' knowledge for recognition and appealing to multiple-choice items with the analysis of international, large-scale language tests, such as TOEFL and IELTS.

Abstract Background Electrocardiogram (ECG) is one of the most commonly performed examinations in emergency medicine. The literature suggests that one-third of ECG interpretations contain errors and can lead to clinical adverse outcomes. The purpose of this study was to assess the quality of real-time ECG interpretation by senior emergency physicians compared to cardiologists and an ECG expert. Methods This was a prospective study in two university emergency departments and one emergency medical service. All ECGs were performed and interpreted over five weeks by a senior emergency physician (EP) and then by a cardiologist using the same questionnaire. In case of mismatch between EP and the cardiologist our expert had the final word. The ratio of agreement between both interpretations and the kappa (k) coefficient characterizing the identification of major abnormalities defined the reading ability of the emergency physicians. Results A total of 905 ECGs were analyzed, of which 705 (78%) resulted in a similar interpretation between emergency physicians and cardiologists/expert. However, the interpretations of emergency physicians and cardiologists for the identification of major abnormalities coincided in only 66% (k: 0.59 (95% confidence interval (CI): 0.54–0.65); P-value = 1.64e-92). ECGs were correctly classified by emergency physicians according to their emergency level in 82% of cases (k: 0.73 (95% CI: 0.70–0.77); P-value ≈ 0). Emergency physicians correctly recognized normal ECGs (sensitivity = 0.91). Conclusion Our study suggested gaps in the identification of major abnormalities among emergency physicians. The initial and ongoing training of emergency physicians in ECG reading deserves to be improved.