Burdur Province Research Articles

Radioactivity Levels of Some Natural Stones in Burdur, Turkey

Radionuclides such as uranium, thorium and potassium have existed in the environment since the world's existence. It is important to know the distribution of these radionuclides in terms of human health and environmental protection. For this reason, the measurements of these natural radionuclides were made for the 6 stone samples extracted in the province of Burdur. To measure the natural activity concentrations of potassium-40, radium-226 and thorium-232 radionuclides, a gamma spectrometry method was used with a NaI (T1) detector which is a multichannel analytical detector in the gamma spectrometer laboratory of Suleyman Demirel University. The average activity concentrations of 40K, 226Ra and 232Th were 290.53 Bq/kg, 35.49 Bq/kg and 42.88 Bq/kg, respectively. To evaluate the radiological hazard of natural radioactivity to humans and the environment, radium equivalent activity, absorbed dose ratio, annual effective dose ratio, internal and external hazard indices were calculated. These calculated values were found to be suitable with the standard limit values.

Determination of wind dissipation maps and wind energy potential in Burdur province of Turkey using geographic information system (GIS)

Wind speed measurements, wind energy analysis and wind speed maps are extremely important for wind power generation and use. In this paper, the wind speed values of between 2009 and 2016 were obtained from four different stations located in Burdur in order to analyze the wind energy potential of Burdur Province. The data data from stations in Burdur province were examined using the Artificial Neural Network (ANN) methodology and predicted wind speed values until the end of 2030 were determined. Also, formulas have derived to predict wind speed of Burdur province in future. Data obtained by artificial neural networks have transferred to Geographical Information Systems (GIS) and the areas with high potential for future wind power applications are identified and wind dissipation maps have created. This paper shows that both researchers and investors in the wind power sector can easily use ANN and GIS as an alternative to traditional predicting methods.

Burdur İlinin Hayvansal ve Bazı Tarımsal Atık Kaynaklı Biyogaz Potansiyelinin Belirlenmesi

The demand for energy increases continuously due to the global population increase and the increasing industrialization with the advancement of humanity. Today, energy is produced through conventional energy sources, which are environmentally hazardous and bound to exhaust eventually. Additionally, countries using fossil fuels for energy production, which are also dependent on other countries, experience economic difficulties, too. Therefore, countries have turned to environmentally friendly renewable energy sources to reduce the foreign-source dependency as well as diminishing the effects of the sources used on the environment. This study investigates the potential of biogas, which is one of the renewable energy sources, in Burdur province of Turkey. By using 2018 data of the Turkish Statistical Institute, Burdur’s energy potential from animal waste and some agricultural biomass residues are found to be 444.733,2 GJ and 10.296.237,93 GJ respectively. It could be considered that the energy potential of some agricultural wastes, which is remarkably high on a provincial basis, is high all over the country. The transformation of this potential into energy, which is not generally evaluated effectively, is important for our country's energy interests as well as its economy.

Pınarbaşı Deresi (Burdur, Türkiye)’nde Yabancı Balık Türü Hemichromis letourneuxi (Cichlidae)’nin İlk Kaydı

Freshwater habitats of Anatolia have been subject to the impacts of many invasive alien fish species. African jewelfish, Hemichromis letourneuxi Sauvage, 1880 is an ornamental freshwater fish which is widely distributed throughout northern half of Africa. In this study, H. letourneuxi was collected from Pınarbaşı Creek, Burdur Province, Turkey. Introduced specimens of H. letourneuxi in this area may be the result of escapes from fish farms, intentional releases from nearby ornamental fish farms or aquariums. This study discusses the potential ecological impacts of H. letourneuxi upon native fish fauna and ecosystem in the area.

Morphological and molecular evidence of Turkish Minuartiella species (Caryophyllaceae), with a desciption of a new species and a proposal for a new combination

The genus Minuartiella comprises four species distributed in the E-Mediterranean region and SW-Asia. Some interesting specimens belonging to the genus where collected from Burdur province (Turkey). On the basis of macro- and micromprhological analyses, as well as molecular data, a new species—Minuartiella serpentinicola sp. nov.—and a new combination—Minuartiella ×antalyensis comb. nov.—are proposed in the present paper. A detailed description of the new species as well as pictures, distribution map, habitat, and IUCN category are also provided. A diagnostic key of Mnuartiella species is provided.

ENERGY RECOVERY FROM ANIMAL MANURE: BIOGAS POTENTIAL OF BURDUR, TURKEY

Sustainable development depends on the availability of energy resources and their impact on environment. Biogas is a carbon neutral renewable energy option and one of the leading solutions to the climate change combat. As Turkey is an energy importer country, using indigenous energy sources is vital to meet future energy demand. Agricultural activities and livestock potential have important economic value in Turkey. Biogas production from organic wastes such as livestock manure in this context, gain more importance to contribute both renewable energy production and waste management strategies. Livestock farming has high economic value in Burdur. In this regard, the animal manure based biogas potential, energy value, electricity and organic fertilizer generation capacity of Burdur Province is determined in this study. The results revealed that Burdur has annually 1.45 million tons of available animal manure potential to be used for biogas production of 27.1 million m3/year. This potential corresponds to 11641 TOE and 135.4 GWh annual energy generation that could be converted to heat and electricity. Considerable amount of the biogas production capacity has accumulated in Center, Bucak, Yesilova, Golhisar and Karamanli districts of Burdur. In addition, 50776.1 tons/year of organic fertilizer can be produced as the residual of the biogas plants.

Effects of electronic medical records on patient safety culture: The perspective of nurses.

This study investigates the effects of nurses' views regarding electronic medical records on patient safety culture. The implementation part of the study was conducted with nurses working in seven state hospitals in the Burdur province of Turkey. The data were collected between 15 March and 20 April 2018. Correlation and multiple regression analyses were performed to evaluate the relationships among the variables in the study. In addition, descriptive analyses (mean, standard deviation) and Cronbach α coefficients of reliability of the scales were also used. The results of the analyses revealed that control variables (gender, educational level, age, etc) and all dimensions of electronic medical records affected all three dimensions of patient safety culture. The control variables and all dimensions of electronic medical records explained 41% of the total variance in perceptions of process, 42.5% of the total variance in management support for patient safety, and 27.9% of the total variance in perceptions of safety. This study provides insight concerning the effects of nurses' views of electronic medical records on patient safety culture. The results of the study reveal that nurses' views of electronic medical records affect the perception of patient safety culture positively. It is recommended that further studies be conducted on topics such as the use of medical records and the development of patient safety. Health care managers should encourage nurses to undergo training and educational efforts on electronic medical records and patient safety.

Subklinik mastitisli keçilerden izole edilen bakterilerin identifikasyonu ve metisilin ve vankomisin dirençli Staphylococcus aureus suşlarının araştırılması

The objective of this study was to determine methicillin and vancomycin resistance phenotypically by agar disc diffusion method (ADDM) and minimal inhibitory concentration (MIC) test and genotypically by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) in Staphylococcus aureus strains isolated from goat milk. A total of 466 milk samples were collected from 233 goats in herds with mastitis problems in Burdur province of Turkey. The microorganisms were isolated from 122 (26.18%) of goat milk samples and among these microorganisms 53 (42.06%) were coagulase negative staphylococci (CNS), 43 (34.23%) were Staphylococcus aureus, 16 (12.08%) were Escherichia coli, 10 (7.94%) were Candida spp. and 4 (3.17%) were Brucella melitensis. Seven of S. aureus isolates were determined resistant to methicillin by ADDM and five of these isolates were found resistant to methicillin by MIC. mecA and vanA genes can not be determined in S. aureus isolates by PCR. Staphylococcus aureus isolates were found to be susceptible to vancomycin by ADDM and MIC test. In conclusion, S. aureus and CNS are found to be the most isolated species from goat milk in Burdur province. In addition to that, the absence of mecA and vanA genes in the S. aureus isolated from goat milk showed that goat milk does not play a significant role in the spreading of MRSA.

Determination of the effects of operating conditions on the output power of the inverter and the power quality using an artificial neural network

In this study, the effects of operating conditions of photovoltaic (PV) panels in a power plant installed in Burdur province in Turkey with 8 MW capacity, the output power of the inverter and the power quality in the grid were examined experimentally in January and July. In addition, an artificial neural network (ANN) was utilized to estimate the power at the output of the inverter under different operating conditions and optimal operating conditions were attempted to be determined. In the ANN configuration, the output power generated in PV panels (PDC), radiation intensity, relative humidity and temperature measurements were used as input data, output power (PAC) at the junction of the inverter, power factor (PF) and the frequency values were used as output data. In order to ensure the integration of the energy obtained from the solar power plant by using the obtained results, it was tried to estimate the levels of the factors affecting the inverter output power and efficiency in terms of the proper operating conditions and efficiency. The success level of the ANN results was observed to be above 99% with the experimental results.

Examination of the Relationships between Mobbing and Psychological Symptoms in Teachers

The aim of this research is to examine the relationships between mobbing and psychological symptoms in teachers and determine the impact of mobbing levels on psychological symptom levels. The study was carried out with 185 teachers in total – 116 female and 69 male – working in Burdur Province. Research data was collected using mobbing scale for teachers and Symptom Check List. In data analysis, Mann Whitney U test was conducted to determine whether gender and marital status vary according to mobbing and psychological symptoms. In addition, correlation analysis was conducted between mobbing and psychological symptoms and the model established for the relationship was tested with Structural Equation Modelling (SEM). In the analyses, it was determined that there is significant difference only on psychological symptom levels of teachers according to their genders. Relationships were identified between prevention of teachers' professional applications and situations such as somatization, obsessive-compulsive symptoms, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, anger and hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid thoughts, psychoticism, sleep, appetite and guilt. Furthermore, it was determined that there is a low-level positive significant relationship between mobbing and psychological symptom levels of teachers and mobbing levels have direct high-level impact on psychological symptom levels.

Effects of Carvacrol on Staphylococcus aureus isolated from bulk tank milk

The occurrence of multidrug-resistant Staphylococcus aureus is an important causative agent of mastitis in cattle and of foodborne diseases. It is a worldwide concern, making it essential to develop alternative treatments to fight against the bacteria. Thus, the aim of this study is to determine the ability of carvacrol to inhibit the growth of S. aureus isolated from bulk tank milk in Turkey’s Burdur Province. All strains (n = 31) were used to investigate the antimicrobial activity of carvacrol, including the methicillin-resistant S. aureus and strains from the American Type Culture Collection and England’s National Collection of Type Cultures. The minimum inhibitory concentration (MIC) values were determined via a microdilution method, and the antimicrobial susceptibility profiles via a disk diffusion method. Antibiotic resistance was detected in 20 strains (64.5%). Multidrug resistance was observed in 8 strains (25.8%). Carvacrol exhibited strong antimicrobial activity, with MIC value at 0.058-0.234 mg/ml, in the microdilution method. Inhibition zones of carvacrol were in the range of 19 to 45 mm. The results of this study emphasize the promising role of carvacrol among new antibacterial agents that can combat S. aureus strains.

Analyzing the Relationship between Parenting Styles, Behavioural Problems and School Readiness Through the Mediating Role of Self-Regulation

This study aims to examine direct and indirect relationships between parenting styles, children’s behavioural problems, their self- regulation skills and school readiness. In scope of the research, the mediating role of children’s self-regulation skills was evaluated on parenting styles and school readiness and behavioural problems observed in children and school readiness. The data was obtained from 140, 66-72-month-children, enrolled at preschools affiliated to Ministry of Education in Central District of Burdur province in 2015-2016 education year, their parents and 8 teachers working at preschools. The obtained data were analysed with PROCESS macro, the direct and indirect path coefficients of the regression models were subjected to bootstrap analysis. It was determined that parental attitudes did not significantly predict school readiness of the children. On the other hand, attention/impulse control as a sub-dimension of children’s self-regulation skills proved complementary mediation role between children’s anxious/fearful behaviour and school readiness. The study also revealed the indirect-only mediation role of attention-impulse control between hostile/aggressive and hyperactive/distractible behavioural problems and school readiness. The results of the study indicate that children’s anxious/fearful behaviour affect their attention-impulse control skills in a negative way and children’s attention-impulse control skills affect their school readiness in a positive way. Findings of the study have been discussed in the scope of school readiness and suggestions are put forward in accordance with the results.

Determining The Relationship of Over-Exercise to Smartphone Overuse and Emotional Intelligence Levels in Gym-Goers: the Example of Burdur, Turkey

This study aims to determine the relationship of exercise dependence to smartphone addiction and the emotional intelligence levels of gym-goers in the province of Burdur, Turkey. The study is a cross-sectional epidemiological research study. The research data were collected between 15 March and 1 June, 2017. The population of the study consisted of 822 individuals who exercised regularly (at least three times a week) in fitness centers located in the province of Burdur. An attempt was made to reach the entire population without sample selection. Seven hundred seventy-eight individuals were reached. The participation level of the study was 94.6%. The “Personal Information Form”, the “Exercise Dependence Scale-21” (EDS-21), the “Smartphone Addiction Scale Short Form-II” (SAS-SF), and the “Schutte Emotional Intelligence Scale” (SEIS) were used for data collection. It was found that the individuals with over-exercise had a high level of smartphone overuse and a low level of utilization of emotions.

The archaeological site of Sagalassos (Turkey): exploring the mysteries of the invisible layers using geophysical methods

The archaeological site of Sagalassos is a very important settlement located in a magnificent mountain landscape, 7 km north from a village named Ağlasun (province of Burdur, south-west Turkey). Since 1990, the University of Leuven (Belgium) has carried out an interdisciplinary archaeological research program that studies >1000 years of uninterrupted human occupation in Sagalassos, concerning all historical aspects of daily life from architecture, to trade and its mechanisms and environmental conditions. The ancient Roman city is covered by layers of eroded soil that has preserved many secrets waiting to be revealed. A geophysical campaign was planned along the south facing terraces of the mountain slopes to highlight the structure of the city that remains covered in soil. Site conditions (high slope, high grass, several obstacles) and the need to investigate to depths greater than 20 m influenced the choice of geophysical methods; we chose to use both passive and active electrical resistivity tomography. Three different areas, labelled Area 1, Area 2 and Area 3, were investigated, with results revealing information about the location, depth, size and extent of buried archaeological features. Of particular interest is the presence of: (i) a deep depression in Area 1, thought to be a clay quarry; (ii) a number of tombs related to the Byzantine period in Area 2; and (iii) defensive walls in Area 3.

Examination of Factors Affecting Students’ Reading-Comprehension Achievement with Structural Equation Modeling

It is noted in the light of several studies associated with the reading-comprehension skills that fluent word reading, connectives knowledge and fluent text reading are closely related to the comprehension skill. Hence it seems possible to create a model over these concepts and their interrelationships. Within the scope of this research two different models are proposed considering theoretical information. The study group of the research was composed of 263 secondary school students at a state school in Burdur province. Three different confirmatory factor analysis (CFA) were performed to see whether factor structures were confirmed on the sample by using the maximum estimate method of the AMOS 18 software. Analysis of Covariance and Multivariate Analysis of Covariance were performed to determine whether the demographic variables grade level and gender had a significant effect on the scale scores. These analyzes were also performed in the SPSS 18 program. It has been found that as the grade level of the students increases, connective usage konowledge increases, the fluent silent word reading, the fluent silent text reading, the reading comprehension and the academic achievements increase as the grade level increases. This research concluded that reading comprehension strongly and significantly predicted academic achievement. But however, fluent silent text reading did not predict reading comprehension significantly. According to the results of the research, the model formed by the sub-dimensions of binding usage information shows better fit.

Süt Toplama Tanklarında Okratoksin A Varlığının Belirlenmesi

Ochratoxin A (OTA) produced by several Aspergillus and Penicillium species is a mycotoxin that contaminates different foods and feedstuffs, including cereals, coffee beans, nuts, cocoa, pulses, beer, wine, spices, dried vine fruits, meat, milk. In humans and animals, OTA has been observed to be particularly nephrotoxic, hepatotoxic, immunotoxic, neurotoxic, embryotoxic, carcinogenic and teratogenic. Ochratoxin A is a stable molecule and can remain unchanged even after the processes applied. In this study, it was aimed to determine the presence of ochratoxin A in milk samples (n:40) collected from bulk tank milks in Burdur province of Turkey. The presence of OTA in the samples was analyzed by using ELISA. The analyzes were performed according to the manufacturer's instructions. As a result, Ochratoxin A was found in 40 cow’s milk samples (range 2-270 ng/l) collected from bulk milk tanks. The results of this study show that cow’s milk should be considered as a potential OTA source in the human diet. It is proposed to examine the presence of OTA more intensively in dairy products and to determine their maximum limit values by conducting necessary studies.

Chemical Composition of Seeds of Two Endemic Lathyrus L. Species from Turkey

Genus Lathyrus L. belonging to Fabaceae (Leguminosae) family consisted of 77 taxa at the species, subspecies, and variety level at Turkey and 25 of that were known as endemic. Lathyrus egirdiricus H.Genc & A.Sahin and Lathyrus tefennicus H. Genç & A. Şahin were endemic species and described at the date of 2008 and 2011, respectively. The seeds of Lathyrus tefennicus and Lathyrus egirdiricus were collected in Tefenni of Burdur province and Eğirdir of Isparta province in May of 2016 at Turkey. The concentration of Cd, Cr, Ni, Cu, Mn, Zn, Fe, Ca, Mg, Na and K in the Lathyrus tefennicus and Lathyrus egirdiricus seeds were determined by Atomic Absorption Spectrometry. A microwave oven was used for the sample digestion. The accuracy of proposed method was confirmed by the analysis of the certified reference material (EnviroMAT Contaminated Soil). All results were given at 95% of confidence level. The presence of different concentrations of elements in the seeds of both species strengthens the belief that this data can be used in plant taxonomy.

A new water mite species from a karstic cavern in southwestern Anatolia:Acherontacarus burduricus n. sp. (Acari, Hydrachnidia).

A new species of Acherontacarus (Acari, Hydrachnidia), Acherontacarus burduricus n. sp., is described from interstitial waters of a small karstic cavern, in Burdur province (southwestern Anatolia). This is the third record of the genus from Turkey.

Analysis of Teachers’ Opinions on Branch Teachers Committee

This study aimed at the effectiveness of the branch teachers’ committee based on teachers’ opinions. It covers 66 middleschool teachers working in Bucak town centre in Burdur province. A data gathering form consisting of open-ended questions was used. The descriptive analysis technique was used. It was understood that issues considered in this committee were not assessed effectively. The reason for such observation was that these meetings were usually held in a perfunctory way and teachers did not give necessary importance to these meetings. In addition, about 70% of teachers thought that decisions taken at the branch teachers committee were not applied. Teachers indicated, for further functional branch teacher committee, that it was necessary to evaluate subjects more in-depth, decision with higher possibility of realisation should be taken and school administration should offer required support for these decisions. Keywords: Middle school, branch teachers’ committee meeting, effectiveness.

Food safety practices, levels of knowledge, and problems of dairy companies in Turkey

AbstractMilk contains a large number of essential nutrients that should be consumed at every stage of human life. As a subsector, the dairy industry is extremely important to the national economy. The dairy industry constitutes 16% of the output of the food industry in Turkey. Burdur is one of the major cities in Turkey in terms of the dairy industry. Burdur province has significant potential both in terms of dairy farming and the processing industry. Burdur province produces 258,000 tons of milk annually. There are 16 milk processing plants in the province. The total capacity of these enterprises is 184,807 tons per year, but capacity use is only 69,480 tons per year. In addition, milk powder and whey powder are available at only one processing facility; the capacity of this facility is 4,554 tons per year. Although the province's milk processing capacity is 68.44%, only 26.9% of the milk produced in the province is traded in the province; 73.1% is processed outside the province.Practical applicationsIn this study, we examine the general characteristics of the 13 operating dairies in Burdur province. We used questionnaires to determine problems and solutions concerning food safety, the level of information on food safety among managers, resources, and current practices. This study used an in‐depth interview method to survey business managers and employees. We surveyed managers and employees concerning their knowledge of food security, sources of information, and problems and solutions.