bluuebunny/crossref_metadata_2025 huggingface dataset:
Prática baseada em evidências: competências entre enfermeiros novatos e preceptores em hospital de ensino
Authors: Camargo Fernanda Carolina , Garcia Luan Augusto Alves , Rosinha Gabriela França , Souza Junior Raimundo Mateus De , Pereira Gilberto De Araújo , Iwamoto Helena Hemiko
Published: December 2018

Objetivo: verificar competências para a Prática Baseada em Evidências entre enfermeiros novatos e seus preceptores. Métodos: estudo observacional, transversal, constituído por amostragem não probabilística a fim de se alcançar o número máximo de participantes. Foram realizadas entrevistas estruturadas utilizando-se Evidence-Based Practice Questionnaire para verificação das competências. Resultados: participaram 83,1% da população (n=104 enfermeiros), maioria de mulheres, jovens adultas. Em média, foram moderadas as competências para Prática Baseada em Evidências (novatos = 4,8; preceptores = 5,0). Ambos acreditam ser fundamental a utilização de evidências na prática. Entretanto, a avaliação crítica das evidências no cotidiano de atuação tem sido pouco recorrente entre eles. Definir tempo no trabalho para buscar evidências apresentou-se como dificuldade, sendo maior entre novatos (p=0,05). Preceptores apresentaram melhor habilidade em informática para busca de evidências (p=0,043). Conclusão: em geral, as competências para Prática Baseada em Evidências foram similares entre enfermeiros novatos e preceptores.
THE INHIBITION OF HUMAN PLATELET AGGREGATION BY A LOW-MOLECULAR WEIGHT CHITOSAN
Authors: Drozd Natalia N. , Logvinova Yulia S. , Shagdarova Balzhima Ts. , Il’ina Alla V. , Varlamov Valery P.
Published: December 2018

Chitosan derivatives were obtained by chemical (MW of 6 kDa, DD 99% - Ch6/99; MW13 kDa, DD 98% - Ch13/98) and enzymatic (MW of 5 kDa, DD 85% - Ch5/85; MW of 10 kDa, DD 85% - Ch10/85) depolymeri-sation of chitosan with a MW of 334 and 1000 kDa. Chitosan derivatives (almost identical MW pairs and different DD) possessed insignificant an-ticoagulant activity, did not promote human platelet aggregation and re-duced ADP or collagen-induced platelet aggregation. The studied sam-ples at a concentration of 2 mg/ml reduced the aggregation of platelets more than twice induced in 2x10-6M and 1x10-5M concentrations; at weak activation in 2x10-6M, the Ch10/85 sample was the most effective. The Ch6/99 and Ch13/98 samples were 20 times more effective at the inhibi-tion of collagen-induced platelet aggregation than the Ch10/85 sample. The latter can be explained by the greater value of positive charge (DD) and polydispersity (Mw/Mn) of chitosan samples obtained by chemical de-polymerisation.
FUNCTIONAL THREE-COMPONENT POLYMERIC BIOCOMPOSITES FOR THE TREATMENT OF BEDSORES
Authors: Wiśniewska-Wrona Maria , El Fray Mirosława
Published: December 2018

Presented here are the results of investigations into the preparation of three-component dressing materials from various biopolymers in the form of a single-layer film which is suitable as a carrier for pain-relieving (lidocaine) and bacteriostatic (sulphanilamid) therapeutic agents. Physical-chemical, biological and usable properties of the prepared materials were tested and assessed. The amount of added active substance was adopted based on the dose recommended by the Polish Pharmacopeia for external medicinal preparations.
Antibacterial activity against gram (-) Escherichia coli and gram (+) Staphylococcus aureus was assessed in some of the biocomposites by quantitative methods. The cytotoxic action in direct contact with the mouse fibroblast NCTC clone 929 was also estimated.
Thermal analysis (DSC), infrared spectrophotometry (FTIR) and nuclear magnetic resonance spectroscopy were employed to investigate the impact of the variable contents of chitosan, alginate, carboxymethyl cellulose (CMC), and the active substance upon the chemical- and phase-structure of the prepared three-component polymeric biocomposites.
It was found that the quantitative composition of the biocomposites and the additive of active substances lidocaine and sulphanilamide exert a vital impact upon their physical-mechanical and usable properties (imbibition, absorption). Investigations into the release of the medicinal substance from the investigated biocomposites to an acceptor fluid led to the conclusion that the kinetics of the process may be described by a complex first order rate equation with two exponential functions.
HASTANELERDE İŞ KAZALARI VE ÇALIŞAN GÜVENLİĞİ: KARABÜK ŞEHİR MERKEZİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: Cebeci Hakan
Published: December 2018

In health sector, health care workers are exposed to a lot of work accidents as a source of the feature of the service. A set of legal arrangements have been made on the subject by the Ministry of Health is working basically assuring the safety of these arrangements, hospitals, hospital management, employee safety committee and a number of employees responsibilities. Evaluation of the work-related accidents which the health care workers are exposed to and safety issues related to working in health care workers and to contribute to the process of searching for solutions, applications, reviews of health care workers and detection of exposure to work-related accidents are important to employee safety. Virtue of this importance, the aim of our research, which threaten the security of working in hospitals and to identify the most common work-related accidents, accidents at work in the formation of this, according to the Service Quality Standards which essentially based on to provide patient and employee safety and to include all the health institutions in the country, hospital management, employee safety committee and responsibilities of employees and so on which provide employees the opportunity to evaluate separately by sections that determine the development of open spaces. Health personnel working in hospitals in the city center of Karabuk scope of the research carried out and the data obtained from questionnaires were applied to various analyzes.Research of health personnel as a result of a work accident rate is quite high exposure, the culture of event notification which does not occur in hospitals, hospitals for the purposes of employee safety committees are activelycommitted to the fore the results. In addition, the participants 'management' obligations relating to employee safety assessment in which the assessment is unfavorable compared.
STRATEJİK DÜŞÜNMENİN İŞLEMCİLERİ OLARAK ELEŞTİREL VE YARATICI DÜŞÜNME: TÜRKİYE ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: Çiçek Mukaddes , Naktiyok Atılhan
Published: December 2018

The basic aim of this study is to research the relationships between strategic thinking, critical thinking and creative thinking. In this study, primarily the theoritical rudiments given here about this thinking styles, and then researched whether or relationship between them and its direction if any, by the help of scales. In the empiric phase of this study, a questionnaire was conducted to explore the existence of three different thinking ability, on 224 managers working in Turkish Incorporated Company. Data which contained this phase are interpreted by the statistical analyzes that fit structure of survey, in order to testhypotheses directing survey. It is confirmed that critical and creative thinking styles are meaningfully and strongly effecting strategic thinking in paralel with positive relationships between strategic, critical and creative thinking styles, when findings are examined.
DİĞER KAPSAMLI GELİR KALEMLERİ İLE İŞLETMENİN PİYASA DEĞERİ ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİ
Authors: Gürkan Serhan , Köse Yasemin
Published: December 2018

Other comprehensive income is the difference between net income as in the Income Statement and comprehensive income, and represents the certain gains and losses of the enterprise not recognized in the Profit or Loss Account. Value relevance of other comprehensive income is under discussion and considering other comprehensive income items all together might be misleading for financial performance. In the view of such information, discussing the value relevance of each other comprehensive income item, judgements are made.
YABANCI DİL EĞİTİM HİZMETLERİNDE HİZMET KALİTESİ ÖLÇÜMÜNE YÖNELİK BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: Yüce Serdar
Published: December 2018

Growing customer demands and competitive conditions in national and international dimensions force businesses to provide quality products and services. The term “service quality”, which arised from this context, has a great importance for businesses. It is aimed to determine the expected and perceived service quality perceptions of the customers of service businesses. The implementation of the study is carried out with the students of School of Foreign Languages among the customers of Karabuk University, which is an educational institution shaping the future of the society. Along with showing how the educational activities are perceived by the students, the results of the study also include clues to shape future educational activities as it exposes what the students expect from foreign language preparatory education.
ZONGULDAK İLİNDE İHRACAT YAPAN FİRMALARIN İHRACATTA KARŞILAŞTIKLARI SORUNLAR
Authors: Aksoy Ramazan , Yıldıran Canan
Published: December 2018

In this study, it is subjected to define what kind of export problems come up for the company exporting in Zonguldak. It is interviewed with 35 exporter companies recorded in Turkey Exporters Assembly and Chamber of Commerce and Industry. Prepared questionnaire form’s data are analyzed with SPSS 15 statistical program as the results of the activity which is performed through face to face meetings with company’s executives. As the result of the analysis, it is defined that exporter companies face big problems in production costs as for carrying, storing and distribution and international competition conditions. As the result of the activities, we see that there is a relevance regarding whether there is an exporter department in the companies and regarding being a proactive and reactive exporter.
NÖROPAZARLAMA ve UYGULAYICILARIN PERSPEKTİFİYLE ETİK YÖNÜ
Authors: AKIN Selami Mahmut , SÜTÜTEMİZ Nihal
Published: December 2018

Neuromarketing which emerged in recent years assumes that brain contains information that hidden personal preferences and has a relationship between brain activity and verbal preferences. Based on that relationship, neuromarketing utilize the various techniques used in medicine to figure out consumers and create consumer marketing strategies. The techniques utilized in neuromarketing causes moral concerns about gain commercial purposes of the data obtained from consumers. In this context, the purpose of this study is examine neuromarketing and discuss it’s ethical aspects through practitioner’s perpective. For this purpose, the field of research constitute marketing research companies that apply neuromarketing techniques which located in Istanbul. Of the aforementioned companies, since Thinkneuro and Affectspots agreed to participate in this research, were determined as the sample of the study. The data obtained by interview with the managers of the two companies and descriptive analysis result has been observed that different approaches. As a result of research, the statements of companies has overlapped with literature. The assessments of companies’ about ethical aspects of neuromarketing discussed according to teleological and deontological approach of ethics.
COMPETITIVE POWER OF TURKEY IN MARITIME TRADE AND TAXATION OF THE ITEMS OF INCOME EARNED BY THE FOREIGN-BASED TAXPAYER INSTITUTIONS
Authors: Serim Nilgün
Published: December 2018

The maritime trade is of serious significance for Turkey, when considered together with the surrounding seas. Turkish maritime trade must be supported through tax incentives.In our study, first, the taxation grounds for the proceedings obtained in Turkey by the foreign maritime transport institutions that are included within scope of foreign-based taxpayers; and then, the taxation of the laying days, days of demurrage, counter-laying fees, dispatch money (incentives for quickening) raised by the foreign maritime transport institutions, and other elements of proceedings raised by the foreign maritime transport institutions within scope of foreign-based taxpayers will be discussed and the grounds for taxation will be examined.
THE ECONOMIC UPTURN OF TURKEY UNDER THE AK PARTY’s GOVERNANCE
Authors: Özkan Hakan
Published: December 2018

Comprehensive economic reforms have been conducted since the Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi Party (AK Party) came to power. In particular, the reform program accepted in 2002 accelerated Turkey’s existing policy of opening the country to outside world. The AK Party relied on the Customs Union Agreement with the European Union (EU), which was enforced in 1996 as an important condition for a successful export strategy. Within the framework of the government’s studies, visible changes occurred in the economy. In May 2003, inflation regressed and economic growth of 5.9% was realised. The AK Party continued this slight growth through the IMF programme, which continuously regressed inflation.
TÜKETİCİLERİN ETNOSENTRİK EĞİLİMLERİNDE ROLÜ OLAN FAKTÖRLERİN ETKİSİNİN İNCELENMESİ: KARS İLİNDE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: KERSE Yağmur , GELİBOLU Levent
Published: December 2018

Consumer ethnocentrism that is evaluated of suitability on moral grounds of buying foreign a product by consumers is important for understanding their purchasing preferences. The aim of this study is to research the effect of country of origin and socio-psychologic factors consist of cultural openness, collectivism/individualism, conservatism on consumer ethnocentrism. In the study, data were gathered through a survey technique from consumers in the city center of Kars and these data were analysed by using SPSS 18. According to analysis, there are impact of country of origin, collectivism/individualism and conservatism on consumer ethnocentrism.
İNTERNET BANKACILIĞI E-HİZMET KALİTESİNİN KULLANICILAR TARAFINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ : KUVEYT TÜRK ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: İşler Ali Ulvi
Published: December 2018

After rising the proportion of services sector in the economies of the countries, the need for quality measurement studies in services increased. Because internet banking, that began in 90’s, has a lot of advantages for banks and customers, it developed rapidly and a lot of banking services could be done in this new distribution channel. So, it is a requirement to measure of service qualities for internet banking distribution channel. In this study, it was tried to understand users thoughts about service quality in internet banking area. Practice study was done in internet banking users of Kuveyt Turk Participation Bank. Study results show that how the electronic banking services are perceived by users and what users expect from internet banking services.
KOSGEB UYGULAMALI GİRİŞİMCİLİK EĞİTİMİ ADAYLARI ÜZERİNE KASTAMONU İLİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: Tan Fatma Zehra
Published: December 2018

Development and the supporting of entrepreneurship which plays a major role in the development of national economies are extremely important in terms of countries. For this purpose, based on the rule of competitive superiority in today's world, state policies encouraging and supporting entrepreneurship have been implemented by the countries.  In this study, comparing results of Entrepreneurship test of applicants of Applied Entrepreneurship Trainings that was organized by KOSGEB, firstly, it is mentioned of the concepts of the entrepreneurship that is the key of improvement of the competitiveness between countries and economic development, types of entrepreneurship and finally about supports of KOSGEB and the other institutions for the entrepreneurship. Then, a detailed information is given about KOSGEB’s (that runs programs in order to support the development of entrepreneurship) Applied Entrepreneurship Training. In this context, survey studies have been conducted for the candidate entrepreneurs who want to benefit from the support of entrepreneurship.255 candidate entrepreneurs who apply for Applied Entrepreneurship Trainings that was organized by KOSGEB took place in this study. According to test results; male candidates, candidates having bachelor or master degree and candidates who are between 25 and 35 years old are more successful than others in terms of gender, level of education and age groups, respectively. In addition, since overall success level in tests is high, it is revealed that entrepreneurial potential is high.
KURUMSAL SOSYAL SORUMLULUK: KAVRAMSAL BİR BAKIŞ
Authors: Büyükyılmaz Ozan , Fidan Yahya
Published: December 2018

Corporate social responsibility includes the activities performed by enterprises that going beyond the legitimate expectations and carried out on a voluntary basis to improve the social and environmental well-being. In this study, the concept of corporate social responsibility is examined within the frame of definition and content, social responsibility theories, causes that enterprises are moving tosocial responsibility activities and the scope of social responsibility. It is intended to contribute to the literature of corporate social responsibility with this study.
KURUMSAL İTİBAR VE HİZMET KALİTESİNİN MÜŞTERİ MEMNUNİYETİ ÜZERİNE ETKİLERİ: İSTANBUL’DA ALIŞVERİŞ MERKEZLERİNDE BİR ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: Duygun Adnan , Menteş S. Ahmet
Published: December 2018

Retailing, with the growing number of Shopping Malls, is a booming sector. The main purpose of this study is to develop and test a model to reveal the influence of corporate reputation and service quality on customer satisfaction in retail sector. The study employs RepTrak scale to measure the corporate reputation and retail service quality scale (RSQS) to measure the retail service quality. The results reveal that corporate reputation has no effect on customer satisfaction. Physical appearance and materials, communication and problem solving that factors of retail service quality, are proved to have an effect on customer satisfaction. Moreover, the results exhibit that there ise a significant and positive relationsihip between corporate reputation and retail service quality. The study also makes recomandations and suggestions for further researchs.
YÖNETİCİLERİN LİDERLİK DAVRANIŞLARININ ÇALIŞANLARIN ÖRGÜTSEL BAĞLILIĞI İLE İLİŞKİSİNİN İSTATİSTİKSEL YÖNTEMLERLE ARAŞTIRILMASI
Authors: Durmuş Aydoğan
Published: December 2018

In this study conducted to research the relationship between leadership behaviors of managers between organizational commitment of employees, a survey has been applied to 155 employees who work in 3 companies in Istanbul province. To measure organizational commitment of employees: "Organizational Commitment Scale" developed by Meyer, Allen ve Smith ; to measure leadership behaviors:" Leadership Behaviors Inventory" of Kent and "Multidimensional Leadership Problems" titled survey forms have been examined and leadership behavior scale which is often used in researches and has been created developing leadership behavior questions based on "Behavioral Repertoire of Leaders" of  Goleman. The data collected by the survey were evaluated by entering into SPSS 22 software. As a result of the application; it has been found that, as autocratic, visionary,  participating and leadership behaviors of managers strengthen, attendance to corporation and normative commitment of employees increase, as educational and relationship oriented behaviors of managers strengthen, attendance to corporation and normative commitment of employees strengthens. As overall satisfaction level of employees with leadership behavior of managers increases, their attendance and normative commitment to organization increased as well.
REDESIGNING THE ASSIGNMENT OF INTERNAL AUDITORS BASED ON AUDITOR UTILITY
Authors: KARAÖZ BURCU
Published: December 2018

This study presents a novel model for assignment of internal auditors to branches of businesses. Previous studies have concerned with minimizing the cost but in this model, aim is maximizing auditor’s utility. For this purpose an integer programming model introduced. The objective is maximizing the auditors’ total utility. Each branch has different impact values for auditors, which indicate auditors’ utility level in terms of location, size and type of branches. Also to keep the balance of auditor’s working days and total gained impact values particular constraints are defined for the integer programming model. This implementation has 3 particular steps; first is quantification of the branches’ effects on the auditors. AHP method is used to define branches’ impact values. The second is simulating the durations of auditing process. To minimize the effect of abnormal situations, durations are simulated. Last step is to reach the rotation of auditors, total working days and the total utility of the auditor; the integer programming model is solved by Python-Gurobi Optimizer.
KÜRESEL EKONOMİK KRİZ SÜRECİNDE ADAY ÜLKELERİN MALİ PERFORMANSLARININ AVRUPA BİRLİĞİ’NE ÜYELİK KRİTERLERİNE UYUMU
Authors: Güngör Kamil
Published: December 2018

European Union adopted the Maastricht criteria to ensure fiscal discipline and sustainable economic growth in 1993. The Maastricht criteria is not a requirement for membership to the European Union, but it is necessity for monetary discipline. However, the global economic crisis began after 2007 deeply affected both the European Union member states and candidate countries. The European Union has set the year 2016 as a deadline till which member countries will meet the Maastricht criteria, because the effect of the global crisis in 2009 has significantly increased their public deficits and debt ratio. Therefore, the European Union has taken several measures to restore deteriorating fiscal balance in the post-global crisis and to avoid the recurrence of similar cases. Turkey is also concerned with this application of the European Union because of the continuing negotiation process. This study analyzes the state of preparation of Turkey and other candidate countries.
İŞ YERİNDE YALNIZLIĞIN TÜKENMİŞLİK ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ
Authors: Akşit Aşık Nuran
Published: December 2018

This study seeks to explore the relationships between loneliness in the workplace and burnout of the hotel employees’.  The population of the study is formed,   hotel employees working in the hotel business in Balıkesir city center. Since the population is of accessible size, the full enumerication sample technique was used by accessing the whole population of the study. To collect data for the study, the survey technique was used. The questionnaire work was designed in three parts: the first part contains questions about demographic, the second part contains the loneliness in the workplace scale and also in the third burnout scale. The questionnaire form was administered to the 143 employees. Study results showed that participants had moderate loneliness and burnout high levels and there was a moderate positive correlation between loneliness and burnout. It has been determined that the loneliness in the workplace increase the level of employees’ burnout. Obtained results showed that the loneliness predicted 31,2% of emotional exhaustion, 24,6% depersonalization and 12,6% personal accomplishment and also, social loneliness has the most impact on overall the burnout sub-dimensions.
TRIANGULATION AS A POWERFUL METHODOLOGICAL RESEARCH TECHNIQUE IN TECHNOLOGY-BASED SERVICES
Authors: ASHOUR Mohammed Lutfı
Published: December 2018

This research is an attempt to idntfiy triangulation techniques that helps in overcoming constraints facing researchers within service markets based on high technology. Because of the high contact customer-telecommunication services providers (TSP) relationship, its reliability on the advanced rapid technology, and its short life cycle, telecommunication services are classified as a highly complex services market. In addition to the predominant characteristics of service, TSPs` marketing activities are directed at people (not goods), a matter that causes considerable difficulties in conducting research in telecommunication markets and also cusses challenges regarding finding acceptance. Hence, the pluralist perspective of triangulation, gives more attention on matching between various methodological techniques and difficulties in researching in such complicated markets. Moreover, triangulation as a methodological approach provides alternative techniques that may enable overcoming bias, eclecticism or other researching problematic issues. The purpose of this article is to explore the difficulties that pose a threat with respect to the validity and credibility of research output within high-tech services and the appropriate methodological research techniques the researcher can utilize to overcome these obstacles.
EXPLORING THE PERFORMANCE OF HOTELS’ WEBSITES FOR GUESTS WITH DISABILITIES: A CONTENT ANALYSIS APPROACH
Authors: NAZLI Murat , KESİCİ Evla Eda
Published: December 2018

The globally rising awareness about the social inclusion of individuals with disabilities also influences the tourism and hospitality industry in Turkey. This exploratory research focuses on the disability related content of 61 four and five star hotels’ corporate websites in Izmir to reveal the provision of services to people with disabilities within the lodging industry via content analysis. The findings mainly revealed that the websites are not well-structured to support social inclusion of people with disabilities. Most of the hotel websites lack the details of general accessible information and visuals of the properties related to disability and measurement details of offered products in line with the services. Accordingly, empowerment of stakeholders is emphasized in order to improve the awareness of economic and social benefits in accessible accommodation.
MUŞ İLİNİN KADIN GİRİŞİMCİLİK EĞİLİMİNİ BELİRLEMEYE YÖNELİK BİR PİLOT ARAŞTIRMA
Authors: TEKİN Zeliha
Published: December 2018

Son yıllarda kadınların iş yaşamında daha fazla yer almasından dolayı kadın girişimciliği işletme/yönetim literatüründe sıklıkla ele alınır olmuştur. Çalışmanın amacı, Muş ilinde kadın girişimci adaylarının girişimcilik profilinin/eğiliminin ortaya çıkarılması; kadınların çalışma hayatında hangi sektörlerde yoğunlaştığının saptanması; kadın girişimci adaylarının genel olarak demografik özelliklerinin ne olduğunun belirlenmesidir. Bu araştırmanın evrenini, Muş’ta yerleşik olarak ikamet eden ve hane gelirine katkı sağlamak için ev içinde yaptığı el işini; bahçesinde veya tarlasında yetiştirdiği meyve-sebzeyi; hayvanlarından sağladığı süt, yoğurt ve peyniri ev dışına satan; hane dışına parayla temizliğe giden ve çocuk bakıcılığı yapan kadınlar oluşturmuştur. Araştırmanın örneklemini ise Muşmerkez ve ilçelerinde ikamet eden 300 kadın oluşturmaktadır. Araştırma sonucunda, kadınların büyük çoğunluğunun el işi yaparak haneye katkı sağladıkları, iş yeri açmak için yeterli sermayelerinin olmamasına rağmen olanak sağlandığında işyeri açmak için girişimde bulunacağı, girişimcilikle ilgili herhangi bir eğitim almadıkları, çoğunluğun ailesinde girişimci olmadığı bilgilerine ulaşılmıştır.
LİDER-ÜYE ETKİLEŞİMİNİN ÖRGÜTSEL VATANDAŞLIK DAVRANIŞI ÜZERİNDEKİ ETKİSİNDE ÖRGÜTSEL ADALET ALGISININ ARACILIK ROLÜ
Authors: TEKİN Erol
Published: December 2018

Çalışmanın amacı lider-üye etkileşiminin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı üzerindeki etkisinde örgütsel adalet algısının aracı rol üstlenip üstlenmediğini ortaya koymaktır. Bu amaç çerçevesinde 250 banka çalışanı üzerinde anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Elde edilen veriler faktör analizi, korelasyon ve regresyon analizleri ile incelenmiştir. Analizler SPSS 20.0 analiz programı ile gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre lider-üye etkileşiminin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışını pozitif ve anlamlı etkilediği görülmüştür. Benzer şekilde lider üye etkileşiminin çalışanların örgütsel adalet algısını da pozitif ve anlamlı etkilediği bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte araştırma sonuçları lider-üye etkileşiminin örgütsel vatandaşlık davranışı üzerindeki etkisinde örgütsel adalet algısının aracı rol oynadığını ortaya koymaktadır.
THE EFFECT OF SOCIAL MEDIA MARKETING ACTIVITIES ON BRAND AWARENESS, BRAND IMAGE AND BRAND LOYALTY
Authors: BİLGİN Yusuf
Published: December 2018

The aim of this research is to examine the effect of social media marketing activities on brand awareness, brand image and brand loyalty. In addition, it has been aimed to analyze the effect of brand awareness and brand image on brand loyalty in this research. The population of the research consists of the consumers who actively follow five brands with the highest social score according to the Marketing Turkey social media brand performance data on social media communication channels such as Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. In this research, quantitative method has been used and research data has been obtained via online questionnaires shared on social media from 547 brand followers with applying convenience sampling method. The obtained data have been analyzed by structural equation modeling (SEM). As a result of the analysis, social media marketing activities have been found as effective factors on brand image and brand loyalty, besides it has been determined that the most obvious effect seen on brand awareness. In addition, it has been found out that brand awareness and brand image have a significant effect on brand loyalty. Furthermore, in the research, it has been achieved that the brand awareness has a limited effect on the brand image.
CSR COMPARISON BETWEEN FAMILY BUSINESSES AND NON-FAMILY BUSINESS
Authors: YAZICI Ömer , MCWILLIAMS Douglas , ERCAN Seydahmet
Published: December 2018

This paper is designed to explore whether family businesses outperform nonfamily businesses regarding Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) performance. Upon comparing the CSR performances of 64 top family businesses in the US with CSR performances of the top nonfamily businesses in the US; the results have showed that nonfamily businesses outperform family businesses on CSR. Analysis of four out of five categories of CSR performance resulted in favor of nonfamily businesses and no statistical difference was found in one category. Hence, results show that family businesses are reluctant to corporate social responsibility concern. The result of this study may suggest that family businesses are self-interested; however, some research literature may advise otherwise.  Strong agency problems and having family influence in the top management team composition may be shown as the main reason behind this phenomenon. Also results show that among the family businesses, increased family member presence in the top management has a positive effect on CSR performance. For further analysis and future studies, recommendations are made in the conclusion section.
TERS YÜZ EDİLMİŞ SINIF MODELİNE MUHASEBE EĞİTİMİ ALAN ÖĞRENCİLERİN BAKIŞ AÇILARI: BAYBURT ÜNİVERSİTESİ VE KAFKAS ÜNİVERSİTESİ ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: KURNAZ Ersin , AĞGÜL Seda
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışma, ters yüz edilmiş sınıf modelinin muhasebe eğitiminde kullanılıp kullanılmayacağına yönelik, öğrencilerin bakış açılarının belirlenmesini amaçlamaktadır. Bu amaçla, Bayburt Üniversitesi ve Kafkas Üniversitesi İşletme ve İktisat Bölümü lisans programlarında öğrenim gören ve muhasebe derslerinden en az birini almış olan öğrencilere anket uygulaması yapılmıştır. Anket verileri SPSS programı yardımıyla analiz edilmiştir. Sonuç olarak, her iki üniversite öğrencilerinin ters yüz edilmiş sınıf modelinin uygulanması açısından önemli olan bilgisayar, akıllı telefon ve internet gibi araçlara sahip olduğu görülmüştür. Ayrıca muhasebe eğitiminde bu modelin uygulanmasına yönelik bakış açılarının oldukça olumlu olduğu ve öğrencilerin derslerdeki başarılarını genel olarak artıracağını düşündükleri tespit edilmiştir.
IMPACT OF THE TRAIT- BASED EMOTIONAL INTELLIGENCE ON SELF-ESTEEM FACTOR ACCORDING TO GENDER FACTOR
Authors: BAYRAKTAR Osman , ŞENCAN Hüner , FİDAN Yahya
Published: December 2018

Goal. In the research, it was tried to determine the effect of the trait-based emotional intelligence scores on self-esteem evaluations, and it was attempted to determine how this effect evolved according to the gender factor. Method. In the study 175 students were partisipte and 171 questionnary were analyzed. To measure emotional intelligence, NHS Emotional Intelligence Scale was used and The Rosenberg Self-Esteem scale was used to measure self-esteem. Correlations, regression analysis, t-test and ANCOVA methods were used to determine the relationship and / or effect between two conceptual structures. Findings. As a result of the research, it was understood that emotional intelligence had no effect on the self-esteem.  Because the relations of concepts were not statistically significant (R2 = 0.00). Effect also did not occur at the female and male levels of the variable gender factor. Results. The argument that emotional intelligence, which is the basic hypothesis of the research, is effective on self-esteem scores has not been proved statistically. In the hierarchical regression analysis, which is based on the level of the gender factor, there was no relationship or effect.
SURF TOURISM DEVELOPMENT: PERSPECTIVES IN ALAÇATI SURF SPOT
Authors: NAZLI Murat , MUSAL Rasim Muzaffer
Published: December 2018

The main objective of this research is to analyze and evaluate the perceptions and opinions of employees and visitors on sustainable surf tourism in seven surf centers in a popular tourism destination called Alaçatı, Turkey. Based on the interviews in seven schools by using the semi-structured interview technique, research findings revealed that construction and housing around the surf destination should be limited and natural texture should be preserved in the bay area. Formation of surf camps for kids from various age groups are critical for the development of surf tourism industry. Innovative windsurf related activities should be organized to attract the attention of domestic and international visitors. This exploratory research sheds a light in this field of study for researchers, practitioners and sports tourism professionals.
ÜRÜN BAZINDA MARKA BAĞINTISINI ETKİLEYEN ETMENLER NELERDİR? TÜRKİYE’DE GÖRGÜL BİR ÇALIŞMA
Authors: SIĞINDI Taner
Published: December 2018

Bu çalışmada ürün bazında marka bağıntısının öncülleri ve bu öncüllerin etki güçleri incelenmiştir. Yapılan ampirik araştırmada cep telefonu ve gündelik kıyafet ürünlerine ait marka bağıntısı değerleri için Türkiye’deki bir devlet üniversitesinde okuyan öğrencilerden veri toplanmıştır. Çalışmanın verileri soru kağıdı ile yüzyüze toplanmış, çoklu doğrusal regresyon yöntemi kullanılarak analiz edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre marka bağıntısının en güçlü öncülü risk azaltmadır. Bunu sırasıyla bilgi sağlama maliyeti ve sosyal kimlik izlemektedir. Öz kimlik işlevi ise cep telefonu için en zayıf öncül iken gündelik kıyafet için marka bağıntısını etkilememektedir. Diğer yandan, cep telefonu için ölçülen marka bağıntısı değeri gündelik kıyafet için bulunan değere göre daha yüksektir. Bu çalışma, tüketici pazarındaki belirli ürünler için öz kimlik ve sosyal kimlik işlevlerinin marka bağıntısını ayrı ayrı etkileyebileceğini göstermektedir.
INVESTIGATING THE ROLE OF JOB SATISFACTION: DOES IT ACT AS A MODERATOR OR MEDIATOR BETWEEN ORGANIZATIONAL IDENTIFICATION AND WORK ENGAGEMENT?
Authors: KILIÇ AKINCI Sevcan
Published: December 2018

This study extends Social Identity Theory by examining the link between organizational identification (OI) and work engagement (WE) through enhanced job satisfaction (JS) and testing it in a non-US environment, which makes contribution to the literature. The study was conducted on a large sample (527) of Turkish blue and white-collar employees from business units of 15 independent companies from 10 different industry types and data was analyzed with Structural Equation Modelling. The results showed that organizational identification is positively related with work engagement. Job satisfaction did not moderate the relationship between OI and WE, but it mediated 54 % of the effect of OI and thus, confirmed the applicability of Social Identitiy Theory in a Turkish context. Results revealed that a sense of identiﬁcation may be a precondition for work engagement; but it is the mediating effect of job satisfaction, which enhances this relationship.
Maternal gestational diabetes and different indicators of childhood obesity: a large study
Authors: Wang Jing , Wang Leishen , Liu Huikun , Zhang Shuang , Leng Junhong , Li Weiqin , Zhang Tao , Li Nan , Li Wei , Baccarelli Andrea A , Hou Lifang , Hu Gang
Published: December 2018

Previous studies found conflicting results about the associations between the exposure to hyperglycemiain uteroand the later risks of childhood overweight and obesity. The aim of the present study is to compare the children’s BMI growth between offspring exposed to maternal gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) and those not exposed and assess the associations between maternal GDM and their offspring’s overweight and obesity risk. We performed a large observational study in 1156 women and their offspring (578 GDM and 578 non-GDM mother–child pairs, matched by their offspring’s gender and age). Maternal GDM was diagnosed according to the World Health Organization criteria. Childhood height, weight, waist circumference, body fat and skinfold were measured using standardized methods. After adjustment for maternal and children’s characteristics, children born to mothers with GDM during pregnancy had higher mean values of Z scores for BMI-for-age, Z scores for weight-for-age, waist circumferences, body fat, subscapular skinfold and suprailiac skinfold, in comparison with their counterparts born to mothers with normal glucose during pregnancy (allPvalues <0.05). Moreover, maternal GDM was associated with a higher risk of childhood overweight and obesity with multivariate-adjusted odds ratios of 1.42 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.02–1.97) and 1.18 (95% CI: 1.11–1.24), respectively, compared with the children of mothers without GDM during pregnancy. This study demonstrates that maternal GDM is an independent risk factor of childhood overweight and obesity and is associated with higher BMI in the offspring.
Associated auto-immune disease in type 1 diabetes patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Authors: Nederstigt C , Uitbeijerse B S , Janssen L G M , Corssmit E P M , de Koning E J P , Dekkers O M
Published: December 2018

Introduction

The association between type 1 diabetes (T1D) and other auto-immune diseases is well known. However, a quantitative overview of all associated auto-immune diseases and their prevalence in T1D is lacking.

Methods

We searched PubMed, Web of Science, EMBASE and Cochrane library in September 2018 to identify relevant articles about the prevalence of the following associated auto-immune diseases in T1D cohorts: auto-immune thyroid disease, celiac disease, gastric autoimmunity including pernicious anemia, vitiligo and adrenal gland insufficiency. A meta-analysis was performed to estimate pooled prevalence using a random-effects model. Furthermore, random-effects meta-regression analysis was performed to assess the association between prevalence and mean age or diabetes duration.

Results

One hundred eighty articles were eligible including a total of 293 889 type 1 diabetes patients. Hypothyroidism (65 studies) was prevalent in 9.8% (95% CI: 7.5–12.3) of patients. Meta-regression showed that for every 10-year age increase, hypothyroidism prevalence increased 4.6% (95% CI: 2.6–6.6, P < 0.000, 54 studies). Weighted prevalence of celiac disease was 4.5% (95% CI: 4.0–5.5, 87 studies). Gastric autoimmunity was found in 4.3% of patients (95% CI: 1.6–8.2, 8 studies) and vitiligo in 2.4% (95% CI: 1.2–3.9, 14 studies) of patients. The prevalence of adrenal insufficiency was 0.2% (95% CI: 0.0–0.4, 14 studies) and hyperthyroidism was found in 1.3 percent (95% CI: 0.9–1.8, 45 studies) of type 1 diabetes patients. For all analyses, statistical heterogeneity between studies was moderate to high.

Conclusions

The prevalence of antibody-mediated auto-immune disease is high among type 1 diabetes patients. Especially hypothyroidism and celiac disease are frequently found.
Evidence of an anti-inflammatory toll-like receptor 9 (TLR 9) pathway in adipocytes
Authors: Thomalla Miriam , Schmid Andreas , Neumann Elena , Pfefferle Petra Ina , Müller-Ladner Ulf , Schäffler Andreas , Karrasch Thomas
Published: December 2018

Adipocytes express various pattern recognition receptors (PRRs) such as Toll-like receptors (TLRs) and actively participate in anti-bacterial and anti-viral host defence. Obesity is associated with adipose tissue PRR expression. The potential role of Toll-like receptor 9 (TLR9) in adipocytes has not yet been investigated. Here, we evaluated TLR9 expression during adipocyte differentiation (AD) of 3T3-L1 adipocytes, in primary murine adipocytes and in different murine and human adipose tissue depots by real-time PCR, immunocytochemistry and immunohistochemistry. TLR9 expression was inhibited using specific siRNA-mediated knockdown, and TLR9 signaling was induced using specific class A, B and C agonistic CpG-oligodeoxynucleotide (ODN) treatment vs ODN controls in 3T3-L1 adipocytes and in primary murine adipocytes from Tlr9wt/wt vs Tlr9−/− mice. We found that TLR9 gene expression is induced during AD and that TLR9 protein is expressed in murine gonadal and human visceral adipocytes. AD depends on intact TLR9 expression. Tlr9−/− mice demonstrate significantly reduced adiponectin serum levels, while siRNA-mediated TLR9 knockdown led to reduced adiponectin mRNA expression in adipocytes. TLR9 ligands (CpG-ODNs) inhibit pro-inflammatory resistin secretion in mature 3T3-L1 adipocytes. Tlr9−/− as compared to Tlr9wt/wt adipocytes exhibit increased resistin and MCP1 secretion and reduced adiponectin secretion into cell culture supernatants, while TLR9 ligands (ODNs) show differential effects in Tlr9−/− vs Tlr9wt/wt primary murine adipocytes. TLR9 expression is significantly increased in visceral compared to subcutaneous adipose tissue depots in non-diabetic obese patients and correlates with systemic resistin levels in a compartment-specific manner. Thus, adipocytic TLR9 is a putative, new protective factor during (obesity-associated) adipose tissue inflammation.
High glucose alters fetal rat islet transcriptome and induces progeny islet dysfunction
Authors: Casasnovas Jose , Jo Yunhee , Rao Xi , Xuei Xiaoling , Brown Mary E , Kua Kok Lim
Published: December 2018

Offspring of diabetic mothers are susceptible to developing type 2 diabetes due to pancreatic islet dysfunction. However, the initiating molecular pathways leading to offspring pancreatic islet dysfunction are unknown. We hypothesized that maternal hyperglycemia alters offspring pancreatic islet transcriptome and negatively impacts offspring islet function. We employed an infusion model capable of inducing localized hyperglycemia in fetal rats residing in the left uterine horn, thus avoiding other factors involved in programming offspring pancreatic islet health. While maintaining euglycemia in maternal dams and right uterine horn control fetuses, hyperglycemic fetuses in the left uterine horn had higher serum insulin and pancreatic beta cell area. Upon completing infusion from GD20 to 22, RNA sequencing was performed on GD22 islets to identify the hyperglycemia-induced altered gene expression. Ingenuity pathway analysis of the altered transcriptome found that diabetes mellitus and inflammation/cell death pathways were enriched. Interestingly, the downregulated genes modulate more diverse biological processes, which includes responses to stimuli and developmental processes. Next, we performed ex and in vivo studies to evaluate islet cell viability and insulin secretory function in weanling and adult offspring. Pancreatic islets of weanlings exposed to late gestation hyperglycemia had decreased cell viability in basal state and glucose-induced insulin secretion. Lastly, adult offspring exposed to in utero hyperglycemia also exhibited glucose intolerance and insulin secretory dysfunction. Together, our results demonstrate that late gestational hyperglycemia alters the fetal pancreatic islet transcriptome and increases offspring susceptibility to developing pancreatic islet dysfunction.
O Premio Nobel de literatura como elemento canonizador: O "fenómeno Murakami"
Authors: Carbajo Lago María
Published: December 2018

O presente traballo pretende reflexionar acerca do Premio Nobel de Literatura como un instrumento ao servizo dunha institución determinada, a Academia Sueca, capaz de influír na canonización de certos autores e textos. Este estudo proponse revisar algúns dos criterios nos que o organismo se fundamenta para levar a cabo a elección dos premiados, co fin de valorar ata que punto son verdadeiramente literarios. A través da situación do escritor xaponés Haruki Murakami poderase obter unha pequena mostra dos elementos que os círculos dominantes teñen en conta para xulgar a un determinado autor e, por tanto, das bases da súa canonización.
La Oliva (1856-57). Conclusións tralo estudo dun xornal do Rexurdimento
Authors: Martínez González Xurxo
Published: December 2018

O presente artigo pon en común as principais conclusións extraídas do estudo de La Oliva (1856-1857), xornal ligado ó Rexurdimento. As disciplinas científicas traballadas abranguen dende a socioloxía até a historia da literatura, dende a comunicación até a construción da identidade.
Neurochirurgijos ištakos XIX a. pradžios Vilniaus klinikose
Authors: Sakalauskaitė-Juodeikienė Eglė , Kvaščevičius Robertas , Jatužis Dalius
Published: December 2018

[straipsnis ir santrauka lietuvių kalba; santrauka anglų kalba]

Įvadas

Iki XIX a. pabaigos neurochirurginės operacijos Europos klinikose buvo atliekamos retai. Neurochirurgijos raida buvo neįmanoma be esminių medicinos atradimų: anestezijos ir antiseptikos, efektyvios hemostazės ir atraumatinės operavimo technikos. Šio darbo tikslas – aptarti neurochirurgijos mokslo ištakas, nustatyti, kokių nervų sistemos chirurgijos operacijų buvo atliekama XIX a. pr. Vilniaus imperatoriškojo universiteto Chirurgijos klinikoje.

Šaltiniai ir metodai

Analizuotos lotynų kalba parašytos Vilniaus imperatoriškojo universiteto (1803–1832 m.) medicinos magistrų disertacijos nervų sistemos chirurgijos tema. Tyrimo metodai: šaltinių analizė, lyginamasis ir analogijos metodai.

Rezultatai

Iš 26 disertacijų, nagrinėjusių nervų ligų klausimus, atrinktos penkios, skirtos nervų sistemos chirurgijai: disertacija apie galvos smegenų sukrėtimą, išorinius galvos sužalojimus, trepanaciją, encefalocelę ir galvos smegenų grybą bei bendrosios miego arterijos perrišimą. Vertinant galvos traumas patyrusius ligonius, įgimtomis CNS ydomis sirgusių kūdikių būklę ar kitą chirurginę nervų sistemos patologiją, stebėtos gyvybinės ligonio funkcijos, vertinta bendrasmegeninė (galvos skausmas, mieguistumas, koma) ir židininė (paralyžiai, konvulsijos, jutimo sutrikimai) neurologinė simptomatika. Vilniaus chirurgai, rinkdamiesi, kurioje galvos pusėje reikėtų dėti trepaną, jei nepastebėta jokių išorinių sužalojimų požymių, tačiau įtariama kraujosruva, ligonio vienpusį paralyžių siejo su tikėtino galvos smegenų pažeidimo, kontralateralinio paralyžiui, lokalizacija. Chirurgijos klinikoje buvo atliekamos mirusių ligonių autopsijos ir, remiantis post mortem radiniais, tvirtinamos klinikinės diagnozės.

Išvados

Neurochirurgijos mokslo ištakos Vilniuje siekia XIX a. pradžią. Vilniaus imperatoriškojo universiteto Chirurgijos klinikoje atlikta pavienių kaukolės trepanacijų, subdurinės hematomos pašalinimo, bendrosios miego arterijos perrišimo ir paviršinių galvos darinių ekscizijos ir ligavimo operacijų.