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Fatigue is a substantial problem in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA) that needs to be considered in the core set of domains. This study aimed to evaluate fatigue and its relationship with disease parameters, functional disability, anxiety, depression, quality of life, and correlation with disease activity as determined by various scales. A total of 1028 patients (677 females, 351 males) with PsA who met the CASPAR criteria were included [Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) Network multicenter study]. The demographic features and clinical conditions of the patients were recorded. Correlations between fatigue score and clinical parameters were evaluated using the Disease Activity Score 28 (DAS28), Disease Activity in Psoriatic Arthritis (DAPSA), Clinical DAPSA (cDAPSA), Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI), the Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST), minimal disease activity (MDA), and very low disease activity (VLDA). Fatigue was assessed with the Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy (FACIT-F) and a 10-point VAS (VAS-F). The mean age of the patients was 47 (SD: 12.2) years, and the mean disease duration was 6.4 (SD: 7.3) years. The mean VAS-F score was 5.1 (SD: 2.7), with fatigue being absent or mild, moderate, and severe in 12.8%, 24.6%, and 62.5% of the patients, respectively. Fatigue scores were significantly better in patients with DAS28 remission, DAPSA remission, cDAPSA remission, MDA, and VLDA (p < 0.001). Fatigue scores significantly increased with increasing disease activity levels on the DAS28, DAPSA, and cDAPSA (p < 0.001). VAS-F scores showed correlations with the scores of the BASDAI, BASFI, PsAQoL, HAD-A, FiRST, pain VAS, and PtGA. FiRST scores showed fibromyalgia in 255 (24.8%) patients. FACIT-F and VAS-F scores were significantly higher in patients with fibromyalgia (p < 0.001). In regression analysis, VLDA, BASDAI score, FiRST score, high education level, HAD-Anxiety, and BMI showed independent associations with fatigue. Our findings showed that fatigue was a common symptom in PsA and disease activity was the most substantial predictor, with fatigue being less in patients in remission, MDA, and VLDA. Other correlates of fatigue were female gender, educational level, anxiety, quality of life, function, pain, and fibromyalgia. C1 [Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay; Gezer, Halise Hande; Acer Kasman, Sevtap] Marmara Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Istanbul, Turkey. [Nas, Kemal; Kamanli, Ayhan; Tekeoglu, Ibrahim] Sakarya Univ, Div Rheumatol & Immunol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Sakarya, Turkey. [Kilic, Erkan] Kanuni Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Trabzon, Turkey. [Sargin, Betul] Adnan Menderes Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Aydin, Turkey. [Alkan, Hakan] Pamukkale Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Denizli, Turkey. [Sahin, Nilay] Balikesir Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Balikesir, Turkey. [Cengiz, Gizem; Calis, Mustafa] Erciyes Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Kayseri, Turkey. [Cengiz, Gizem] Van Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Van, Turkey. [Cuzdan, Nihan] Sanliurfa Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Sanliurfa, Turkey. [Albayrak Gezer, Ilknur] Selcuk Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Konya, Turkey. [Keskin, Dilek] Kirikkale Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Kirikkale, Turkey. [Mulkoglu, Cevriye; Ayhan, Fikriye Figen] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey. [Resorlu, Hatice] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Canakkale, Turkey. [Ataman, Sebnem] Ankara Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Ankara, Turkey. [Bal, Ajda] Ankara Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Trainig & Res Hos, Univ Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey. [Kucukakkas, Okan; Yurdakul, Ozan Volkan; Keskin, Yasar] Bezmialem Fdn Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Istanbul, Turkey. [Melikoglu, Meltem Alkan] Ataturk Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Erzurum, Turkey. [Ayhan, Fikriye Figen] Usak Univ, High Sch Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Usak, Turkey. [Baykul, Merve] Sakarya Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Sakarya, Turkey. [Bodur, Hatice] Yildirim Beyazit Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Ankara, Turkey. [Capkin, Erhan] Karadeniz Tech Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Trabzon, Turkey. [Devrimsel, Gul] Recep Tayyip Erdogan Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Rize, Turkey. [Gok, Kevser] Ankara City Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Ankara, Turkey. [Hizmetli, Sami] Cumhuriyet Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Sivas, Turkey. [Ecesoy, Hilal] Necmettin Erbakan Univ, Meram Sch Med, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys & Rehabil, Konya, Turkey. [Kutluk, Oznur; Tuncer, Tiraje] Akdeniz Univ, Div Rheumatol, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Antalya, Turkey. [Sen, Nesrin] Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Istanbul, Turkey. [Sendur, Omer Faruk] Adnan Menderes Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Aydin, Turkey. [Tolu, Sena] Medipol Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Istanbul, Turkey. [Toprak, Murat] Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Van, Turkey.

Psoriatic arthritis (PsA) is an inflammatory arthritis with distinct phenotypic subtypes. Enthesitis is assigned as a hallmark of the disease, given its significant relations to disease activity and quality of life. Our objective is to evaluate the prevalence of enthesitis and its association with some clinical parameters, particularly quality of life, using data from a national registry. Patients with PsA meeting ClASsification criteria for Psoriatic Arthritis (CASPAR) were enrolled by means of a multi-centre Turkish League Against Rheumatism (TLAR) Network Project. The following information was recorded in web-based case report forms: demographic, clinical and radiographic data; physical examination findings, including tender and swollen joint counts (TJC and SJC); nail and skin involvement; Disease Activity Score-28 for Rheumatoid Arthritis with Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (DAS 28-ESR); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Disease Activity Index (BASDAI); Maastricht Ankylosing Spondylitis Enthesitis Score (MASES); Psoriasis Area Severity Index (PASI); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Radiology Index for the spine (BASRI-s); Health Assessment Questionnaire (HAQ); Bath Ankylosing Spondylitis Functional Index (BASFI); Health Assessment Questionnaire for the spondyloarthropathies (HAQ-s); Psoriatic arthritis quality of Life scale (PsAQoL); Short Form 36 (SF-36); Hospital Anxiety Depression Scale (HADS); Functional Assessment of Chronic Illness Therapy-Fatigue (FACIT-F); and Fibromyalgia Rapid Screening Tool (FiRST) scores. The patients were divided into two groups, namely with and without enthesitis, based on the triple Likert-type physician-reported statement of 'active enthesitis', 'history of enthesitis' or 'none' in the case report forms. Patients with active enthesitis were compared to others in terms of these clinical parameters. A total of 1130 patients were enrolled in this observational study. Of these patients, 251 (22.2%) had active enthesitis according to the clinical assessment. TJC, HAQ-s, BASDAI, FiRST and PsAQoL were significantly higher whereas the SF-36 scores were lower in patients with enthesitis (p < 0.05). Chronic back pain, dactylitis, and tenosynovitis were more frequent in the enthesopathy group (59.4%/39%, 13.1%/6.5% and 24.7%/3.4%, respectively). Significant positive correlations between the MASES score and the TJC, HAQ, DAS 28-ESR, BASDAI, FiRST and PsAQoL scores, and a negative correlation with the SF-36 score were found. When linear regression analysis was performed, the SF-36 MCS and PCS scores decreased by - 9.740 and - 11.795 units, and the FiRST scores increased by 1.223 units in patients with enthesitis. Enthesitis is an important involvement of PsA with significant relations to quality of life determined with PsAQoL and SF-36 scores. Our study found higher frequency of dactylitis and chronic back pain, and worse quality of life determined with SF-36 and PsAQoL scores in patients with enthesitis. C1 [Sunar, Ismihan; Ataman, Sebnem] Ankara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Talatpasa Blvd 82, TR-06230 Ankara, Turkey. [Nas, Kemal; Aydin, Yildiray; Kamanli, Ayhan; Tekeoglu, Ibrahim] Sakarya Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol & Immunol, Sakarya, Turkey. [Kilic, Erkan] Afyonkarahisar State Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Afyon, Turkey. [Sargin, Betul] Adnan Menderes Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Aydin, Turkey. [Kasman, Sevtap Acer; Duruoz, Mehmet Tuncay] Marmara Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Istanbul, Turkey. [Alkan, Hakan] Pamukkale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Denizli, Turkey. [Sahin, Nilay] Balikesir Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Balikesir, Turkey. [Cengiz, Gizem; Calis, Mustafa] Erciyes Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Kayseri, Turkey. [Cengiz, Gizem] Van Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Van, Turkey. [Cuzdan, Nihan] Sanliurfa Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Sanliurfa, Turkey. [Gezer, Ilknur Albayrak] Selcuk Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Konya, Turkey. [Keskin, Dilek] Kirikkale Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Kirikkale, Turkey. [Mulkoglu, Cevriye; Ayhan, F. Figen] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey. [Resorlu, Hatice] Canakkale Onsekiz Mart Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Canakkale, Turkey. [Bal, Ajda] Diskapi Yildirim Beyazit Training & Res Hosp, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey. [Kucukakkas, Okan; Yurdakul, Ozan Volkan; Keskin, Yasar] Bezmialem Fdn Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Istanbul, Turkey. [Melikoglu, Meltem Alkan] Ataturk Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Erzurum, Turkey. [Ayhan, F. Figen] Usak Univ, High Sch Hlth Sci, Dept Phys Theraphy & Rehabil, Usak, Turkey. [Bodur, Hatice] Yildirim Beyazit Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Ankara, Turkey. [Capkin, Erhan] Karadeniz Tech Univ, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Sch Med, Trabzon, Turkey. [Devrimsel, Gul] Recep Tayyip Erdogan Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Rize, Turkey. [Gok, Kevser] Ankara Numune Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Ankara, Turkey. [Hizmetli, Sami] Cumhuriyet Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Sivas, Turkey. [Kocabas, Hilal] Necmettin Erbakan Univ, Meram Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Konya, Turkey. [Kutluk, Oznur; Tuncer, Tiraje] Akdeniz Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Div Rheumatol, Antalya, Turkey. [Sen, Nesrin] Kartal Dr Lutfi Kirdar Training & Res Hosp, Rheumatol Clin, Istanbul, Turkey. [Sendur, Omer Faruk] Adnan Menderes Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Aydin, Turkey. [Toprak, Murat] Yuzuncu Yil Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Van, Turkey. [Tolu, Sena] Medipol Univ, Sch Med, Dept Phys Med & Rehabil, Istanbul, Turkey.

MOTAKK, as a national external quality control program has been launched to evaluate the molecular detection of viral infections including HBV DNA and HCV RNA in molecular microbiology diagnostic laboratories in Turkey. This program is prepared in compliance with ISO 17043:2010 (Conformity assessment general requirements for proficiency testing) standards, and aims to take the place of external quality control programs from abroad, contributing to standardization and accuracy of molecular diagnostic tests in our country. The aim of this study was to evaluate 2015 and 2016 results of the MOTAKK External Quality Control Program for HBV DNA and HCV RNA viral load. The calls were announced on the web page of MOTAKK (www.motakk.org). The quality control samples were sent to participating laboratories in 2015 and 2016. Main stocks were prepared from patients with chronic hepatitis B and C who had viral load detection with reference methods according to WHO reference materials for viral load studies to improve quality control sera. From these main stocks, samples with different viral loads were prepared from dilutions of plasma with HBV, HCV, HAV, HIV, Parvovirus B19 and CMV negative serologic markers. Quality control samples were sent to the participating laboratories along with the negative samples in the cold chain. The laboratories accomplished the related tests within 2-3 weeks and entered their results on the MOTAKK web page. These results were analysed according to ISO 13528 (Statistical methods for use in proficiency testing by interlaboratory comparison) and scoring reports were created by a software developed by MOTAKK and sent to participating labs. Each laboratory evaluated their own results in comparison with the other laboratory results, reassessed the tests via observing the distance from the mean result and the reference values. The number of laboratories participating in the HBV DNA and HCV RNA external quality control program was 70-73 in 2015-2016. Participants were able to comply with the program tools, registering, entering results and receiving the results reports problem. In HBV panel, 72.6-89.1% and 84.7-90.3% of the participant laboratories were in 1 standard deviation (SD) in 2015-2016, respectively. In HCV panel, 70.8-89.1% and 84.7-90.3% of the participant laboratories were in 1 SD in 2015-2016, respectively. A national external quality control program for HBV DNA and HCV RNA in Turkey has been prepared for the first time with this project and implemented successfully. All the data provided in the MOTAKK external quality control program final report, compensate all the data provided by the quality control program final reports from abroad; additionally, the report allows comparison of used technologies and commercial products.

Our country has kept a transition process in every field from traditional to che contemporary society. This process, of course, makes some changes indispensable. The most characteıistic appearance these changes is the "traditional religion”. From this aspect, the subject of our study includes the case of visit “pligrimation” which forms the relation of tradition and modern

In this study, it has been tried to bring about the approaches of teachers of Religious Culture And Ethics Courses (RCEC) to this lesson from the point of view of moral education and their opinions on 1 hour of compulsory Religious Culture And Ethics Courses in high schools and selective religion lessons. To the study, RCEC teachers working in different high schools types in the central districts of Samsun have participated. In the study, conceptual study technique of qualitative research method has been used. Half-structured meeting form as based on literature has been developed by the researcher. Data obtained, underwent content analysis as descriptive and themes have been determined. As based on the research, RCEC are also viewed as moral education. It is suggested that moral values are primarily acquired in family and that school can only develop the values if they are given in the families, that the families support RCEC and activities done under the scope of this lesson, and that reverse case is rarely experienced, that almost all RCEC teachers approve compulsory and selective RCEC lessons that both students and parents have developed positive attitudes toward selective lessons and that most of the RCEC teachers are of the opinion that the number of the ones who choose selective religion lessons will not reach the number of compulsory lessons.

Amaç: Maltepe Belediyesi halk polikliniğine başvuran hastaların hasta haklarından haberdar olma ve bu haklarını kullanabilme durumlarını saptamak. Yöntemler: Ağustos-Eylül 2010 tarihlerinde Maltepe Belediyesi halk polikliniğine başvuran, 18 yaş ve üzeri 246 kişiye yüz yüze anket uygulanmıştır (yaş ortalaması 35.56±14.53 / min:18, max:83). Çalışmada Nilüfer Erbil tarafından geliştirilen ve geçerlilik-güvenirlik çalışması yapılan Hasta Haklarını Kullanma Tutumu Ölçeği kullanılmıştır. 29 sorudan oluşan ölçeğin yedi alt boyutu bulunmaktadır. Veriler SPSS 11.5 istatistik programında değerlendirilmiş, t testi ve one way ANOVA ile analizleri yapılmıştır. Bulgular: Gerektiğinde bilgi ve saygılı hizmet alma, personelden tıbbi gereklere uygun hizmet alma ve yasaklara uymasını isteme, tıbbi uygulamalarda rıza, organ-doku naklinde rıza, aile planlaması kullanma ve gebeliği sonlandırma haklarından haberdar olma ve faydalanma, erkeklerde anlamlı düzeyde düşüktü. Tıbbi uygulamalarda rıza hakkından haberdar olma ve faydalanma sosyal güvencesi olmayanlarda anlamlı düzeyde düşüktü. Personelden tıbbi gereklere uygun hizmet alma ve yasaklara uymasını isteme hakkından haberdar olma ve faydalanma doktora nadir gelenlerde anlamlı düzeyde düşüktü. Sonuç: Hastalar, hasta haklarını tam olarak bilmemekte ve kullanamamaktadır., Objective: Exploring the knowledge and claim of patients in outpatient clinics of Maltepe Municipality about patient rights. Methods: A survey was performed with 246 patients older than 18 (mean 35.56±14.53 / min:18, max:83) in outpatient clinics of Maltepe Municipality in August- September 2010. Scale for Attitude of Claiming Patient Rights which was developed and validated by Nilüfer Erbil was utilized. The scale has 29 questions and seven components. The data were analyzed with SPSS 11.5 statistical software using t test and one way ANOVA. Results: Knowledge and claim of rights for getting information and respectful service, getting appropriate service and call for observing the rights, informed consent for interventions, informed consent for transplantation, contraception and aborts, were significantly lower among male patients. Knowledge and claim of right for informed consent for interventions was significantly lower among patients who have no insurance. Knowledge and claim of right for appropriate service and call for observing the rights was significantly lower among patients who seldom visit physicians. Conclusion: Patients are unaware of patient rights and do not claim their rights.

İçinde yaşadığımı= toplumun din anlayışını daha iyi anlayabilmemi=, tarihselgelişimi içerisinde toplumda ortaya çıkan sosyal dönüşümleri ve bu dönilşiimlerde etkiliolan aydın/arz iyi tahlil etmemi=e bağlıdır.Buradan hareketle, araştırmamı=zn konusunu; din hakkında orijinalfikirler ileri silren"Ziya Gökalp 'in Din Anlayışı" oluşturmaktadır. Bu görüşleriyle Göka/p, sadece kendiyaşadzğz döneme değil, aynı =amanda, yeni Türk Devletinin kurulması aşamasma dadamgasım vurmuştur.

Bu araştırmada, Elazığ ili Sün ve Sedeftepe köyleri örneğinden yola çıkarak,kırsal kesimde yaşayan Alevilerdeki geçiş döneminin ilki olan doğum olayı, din sosyolojisive din etnolojisi metotlarından yararlanılarak ele alınmıştır. Araştırmayla, hayatımızdaen mühim yeri teşkil eden doğum olayı ile ilgili inanç ve uygulamalardaki diniunsurlar tespit edilerek, bunlann İslam öncesi Türk inançlanyla olan benzerlikler üzerindedurulınuştur.

Anadolu'nun en eski kültür ve uygarlık merkezlerinden birisi olanTokat'ın Türkleşmesi ve İslamlaşmasmda, hiç şüphesiz adına daha çok,Horasan Eren/eri, Gazi-Alperenler veya Veliler dediğimiz şahıslarm rolüoldukça büyüktür. Yöre halkı, bölgeyi Türkleştirip İslarrıJaştırırken, buradabulıman ve çoğunun adı bilinmeyen mezar ve türbelerin her birisini buısımsiz kalıramanlara atfetmek suretiyle onlara karşı vicdanİsoruınlululdannı yerine getirmekle kalmamış, bu yeni coğrafyadaki bir takınıdağlar, ağaçlar, sular ve kayalan da -daha çok İslam öncesi inançlarmdankalan ahşkanlıklanyla- kutsayarak bölgenin her kanşma kendi dini-kültüreldamgalarını vurınuşlardır. Tokat yöresinde bu şekilde oluşmuş pek çokziyaret yeri mevcuttur.

The aim of this study is to evaluate myeloperoxidase activity, catalase activity and thiol levels at early with rheumatoid arthritis patients. Blood taken from the patients was diagnosed with RA according to American Rheumatism Association ACR 2010 criteria, but not employed the medication of DMARD (Disease-modifying antirheumatic drugs) in order to examine the antioxidant parameters of myeloperoxidase activity, catalase activity and thiol levels. Twenty nine patients with early RA and 61 healthy controls were included in the study. Peripheral blood samples were used for all the assays. The average age of the patients was 39.91 +/- 13.32 and their average BMI was 28.56 +/- 4.15. Erytrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) and C-reactive protein (CRP) values have been found significantly high levels in RA group when we compare with control group. Catalase activity and thiol levels which means antioxidant parameters, have been found significantly low levels according to control group. When the parameters of myeloperoxidase activity were compared to the control group, the values of control group were significantly high. Stronger response in patients with early RA suggests that antioxidant markers may be useful in evaluating the progression of RA as well as in elucidating the mechanisms of disease pathogenesis.

© 2022 Asia Pacific League of Associations for Rheumatology and John Wiley & Sons Australia, Ltd.Aim: Nail involvement is common in psoriatic arthritis. This study assesses clinical characteristics, nail psoriasis prevalence, and impact of nail psoriasis on disease activity in patients with psoriatic arthritis (PsA). Method: This cross-sectional multicenter study was conducted by the Turkish League Against Rheumatism using PsA patients recruited from 25 centers. Demographic and clinical characteristics of PsA patients, such as disease activity measures, quality of life, and nail involvement findings were assessed during routine follow-up examinations. Patients were divided into two groups according to the presence or absence of nail psoriasis and compared using the χ2 test or Fisher exact test for categorical variables and the t-test or Mann-Whitney U test for continuous variables. Results: In 1122 individuals with PsA, 645 (57.5%) displayed nail psoriasis. The most frequent features of fingernails were ridges (38%), followed by pitting (21%) and onycholysis (19%). More females were present in both groups (with and without nail psoriasis; 64% vs 67%, P < 0.282). Patients with nail psoriasis were older, indicated more pain and fatigue, experienced greater swelling, tender joint counts, and skin disease severity, and had a higher disease activity score compared with those without nail psoriasis (all P < 0.05). Conclusion: We demonstrate an increased prevalence of nail psoriasis observed in patients with psoriatic arthritis. Patients with nail involvement experience increased disease activity, lower quality of life, and diminished mental and physical status compared with those without nail involvement.

Beslenme bilgisinin yeterli olması sağlıklı besin tercihleri için önemlidir. Amaç: Bu çalışmada yetişkin bireylerin beslenme bilgisi ve besin tercihleri ile Beden Kütle İndeksi arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemek amaçlandı. Yöntem: Aralık 2019 – Mart 2020 tarihleri arasında kesitsel tasarımla yürütülen çalışmanın evrenini, İstanbul ilinin iki farklı ilçesindeki Aile Sağlığı Merkezlerine kayıtlı yetişkin bireyler oluşturdu. Örneklem, oransız tabakalı örnekleme yöntemi ile belirlendi. Aile Sağlığı Merkezlerine başvuran yetişkinlerden bir kadın, bir erkek olacak şekilde sistematik olarak alınan 444 birey örneklemi oluşturdu. Araştırmanın gücü Temel Beslenme bilgisi bölümü için 0,89, Beslenme tercihi bölümü için 0,99 bulundu. Veriler Yetişkinlerin Beslenme Bilgi ve Besin Tercihleri Ölçeği, anket formu ve boy, kilo ölçümleri alınarak toplandı. Tanımlayıcı istatistikler, Pearson korelasyon analizi ve Ki kare analizi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: Araştırmaya katılan yetişkinlerin %49.5’i kadın, %50.5’i erkek olup, yaş ortalaması 41.01±13.67’tir. Çalışma grubunun %56.1’i gibi büyük çoğunluğunun fazla kilolu ve obez olduğu ve beden kütle indeksi ortalamaları 25.81±4.37 bulundu. Bireylerin %45.9’unun beslenme bilgi düzeyleri orta, %36.5’inin iyi ve bireylerin %45.3’ünün besin tercihleri orta, %30.2’sinin iyi düzeyde olduğu bulundu. Yetişkinlerin medeni durum, gelir ve eğitim durumu değişkenleri ile Beden Kütle İndeksi arasındaki fark istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu (p.05). Sonuç: Yetişkinlerin beslenme bilgi ve tercihleri yeterli olmasına rağmen büyük çoğunluğunun fazla kilolu/obez olması, besinlerin ihtiyaçtan fazla tüketilmesi ya da inaktif olmaları ile ilişkili olabileceği düşünüldü Adequate nutrition knowledge is important for healthy food choices. Objectives: The aim of this study is to determine the relationship between nutritional knowledge of adults and body mass index of nutritional preferences. Methods: The population of the study, which was carried out with a cross-sectional design between December 2019 and March 2020, consisted of adult individuals registered in Family Health Centers in two different districts of Istanbul. The sample was determined by non-proportional stratified sampling method. A sample of 444 individuals, one male and one female, were systematically recruited from adults who applied to Family Health Centers. The power of the study was found to be 0.89 for the Basic Nutrition section and 0.99 for the “Food Preference” section. The data were collected by using the questionnaire form, ‘Nutrition Knowledge Level Scale For Adults’ by measuring the height and weight of individuals. Descriptive statistics, Pearson correlation and Chi-square analysis were used. Results: Of the adults participating in the study, 49.5% were female and 50.5% were male, with an average age of 41.01 ± 13.67. The majority of the study group, such as 56.1% were overweight and obese and their mean body mass index was found to be 25.81 ± 4.37. It was found that 45.9% of individuals had medium nutritional information level, 36.5% were good, 45.3% of individuals had medium nutritional preferences and 30.2% were good. The difference between the marital status, income and education level variables of adults and Body Mass Index was found statistically significant (p.05). Conclusion: Although the nutritional information and preferences of adults are sufficient, it was thought that the majority of them may be related to being overweight/ obese, consuming more than necessary or being inactive.

Matrix Gla protein (MGP) is an important regulatory protein for inhibition of calcification in the vessel wall and cartilage. The MGP gene polymorphisms are suspected to increase the risk of extracellular calcification through altering the related gene expression and serum MGP levels. The goal of this study was to examine the correlation between rs4236 (Thr83-Ala), rs12304 (Glu60-X) and rs1800802 (T138-C) polymorphisms of the MGP gene and coronary artery calcification. Serum MGP levels of 168 subjects who had undergone coronary angiography were analyzed along with genotyping of MGP gene polymorphisms. The results indicated that serum MGP levels were significantly associated with rs4236 and rs1800802 polymorphisms of the MGP gene with the occurrence of coronary artery diseases (CAD). Allelic distributions of MGP gene polymorphisms and serum MGP levels, respectively, were not significantly interconnected with the presence of CAD. Our results revealed that serum MGP levels of CAD patients show association with rs4236 and rs1800802 polymorphisms, but serum MGP levels alone do not directly reflect the risk of CAD. The role of MGP genetic variants on formation and progression of arterial calcification should be regarded in cardiovascular diseases.

We aimed to set a precedent for the sociocultural education of preschool children by qualitatively analyzing the Battle of Gallipoli, which has an important place in Turkish history. An interpretative phenomenological analysis was carried out in 2 stages with groups of 6-year-old children: a pilot study (n = 11) and the main application (n = 13). In the main application, participants completed a series of activities, comprising listening to songs, participating in drama skits, drawing pictures, and writing letters. The main aim of these activities was to determine participants' level of empathic thinking skills. Our findings showed that, within the context of sociocultural education, 6-year-old children can empathize and use dynamic and static imagination types, and that they have a sense of history and understand the concept of time. Thus, we recommend that sociocultural education topics be included in the current preschool curriculum in Turkey.

Concepts are the abstract representatives of those classifications created by objects, events, ideas and behaviors which have some similar or common traits. Individuals think through concepts while they are thinking. The richer relations have the concepts with each other, the richer will thinking process is. Therefore, developing concepts is an important part for education. Social Sciences have a great role in developing concepts. The aim of this study is to find out how one can associate some citizenship concepts of social sciences classes with those of related with them. For this purpose, government, citizenship, democracy, constitution, state, election and public concepts, which are planned to be developed through Social Studies Curriculum for 4-7 graders, have been selected. In this research single crosshatching model has been used among general crosshatching models. In order to achieve the goal of the study, a word association test developed through the topic, has been applied to 181 8th grader students. The achieved data has been analyzed in terms of percentage and frequency of the concepts. Concepts which have breakpoints above 60, 50, 40 and 30, have been associated with mind maps. At the end of the research, mind maps of the students upon citizenship concepts have been deducted and it has been concluded that they have some misunderstandings about public, state and government concepts. It has also been understood that the concept of citizenship could not been associated with other concepts. Apart from this, it has been seen that concepts like prime-minister, president, right, liberty and TGNA (Turkish Grand National Assembly) have come into prominence. (C) 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license.

Bu çalışma, çeşitli değişkenler baz alınarak oluşturulan tablolar eşliğinde Fırat Üniversitesi İlahiyat Fakültesi öğrencilerinde kimlik bilinci ve mesleki formasyonun oluşumu konusunu aydınlatmak üzere ortaya konmuştur. Çalışma genel itibariyle nicel bir araştırmadır. Bununla birlikte araştırmada, anket tekniğinin yanı sıra mülakat tekniğinden de yaralanılmıştır.Anahtar Kelimeler: İlahiyat, Formasyon, Kimlik, Araştırma, Tablo. This study has been brought up regarding some different variations under tables among students of faculty of theology about the identity conscious and occupational formation. The study is a quantitative study. In this study not only the public survey but also the interview technique has been used.Key Words: Theology, Formation, Identity, Inquiries, Painting. 103

Menzil Nakşîliği Kadın Cemaati Üzerine Sosyolojik Bir Araştırma: Adıyaman Örneği adlı bu çalışmada tarikat geleneğinde bayan mürideler arasındaki günlük yaşam pratiği ve bu pratikteki sonuçları doğuran inanca bağlı temel dinamikleri anlamaya çalıştık. Bu bağlamda ?Nasıl yaşıyorlar??, ?Nasıl algılıyorlar?, Nasıl hissediyorlar??, Nasıl uyguluyorlar??, ?Yaşama nasıl bakıyorlar?? gibi pek çok soruya yanıt aramaktayız. Buradan hareketle yapılan çalışma, esas itibariyle bir din sosyolojisi çalışmasıdır. In this study called as ?An Sociological Investigation on Woman Congregation of Menzil Nakşilik : In Case of Adıyaman?, we understood the daily live practice between woman disciples in the religious order tradition and main dynamics depended on belief that caused results in this practice. In this context we have been looked for answers of more questions as ?How do they live?, ?How do they perceive?, How do they feel?, ?How do they apply? and ?How do they superintend the live?. This study that made according to point of this view, is an investigation about religion sociology. 113

Gerek geleneksel gerek dinî motiflerin içinde varlık bulabilen mistik inanışlar, toplumun beklentilerinin ve yaşantılarının bir yansımasıdır. Toplumumuz son yıllarda hızlı bir değişim süreci içerisine girmiştir. Bu değişim süreci manevî boşlukları ve farklı arayışları beraberinde getirmiştir. Psikolojik, ekonomik kaygılar kişiyi büyüye yöneltirken, bu anlamdaki çıkar arayışları günlük hayatın masumane bir parçası şeklinde kabullenebilir farklı isimler altında büyüye yaygınlık kazandırmıştır. Çalışmamız sömürüye açık olan tam anlamıyla açıklanamamış olan büyü olgusuna bir nebze de olsa açıklık getirmeyi hedeflemiştir. Both traditional religious beliefs are the reflections of the expectations of the society. There has been a fast changein our society lately. This change has brought different spiritual gap. As the physicology put people into different economical anxieties, profitable searching has made sorcery widespread under different names that can be accepted. Our study is to bring explicitness to the notion of sorcery which is open to the exploitation. 137