Southeastern Region Of Turkey Research Articles

The Relationship Between Health Literacy and Diabetes Self-Efficacy and Foot Self-Care in Type II Diabetics.

This study was conducted to determine the effect of health literacy on diabetes self-efficacy and foot self-care in type II diabetics. This descriptive correlational study was conducted with 187 people. The research was conducted between 01 June 2021 and 31 December 2021 in a province located in the southeastern region of Turkey. Non-probability purposive sampling was used as the sampling method. An introductory information form, and the Turkish Health Literacy Scale-32 (THLS-32), Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale and Diabetes Foot Self-Care Behavior Scale (DFSBS) were used in the study. Data were evaluated with frequency, percentage, mean, and correlation analyses using SPSS 25 software. It was determined that the participants had a low education level and were of advanced age, and that the feet of most of the patients were not examined and there were no wounds on their feet. The health literacy level of 57.8% of the participants was found to be insufficient. The mean THLS-32 score was 22.50 ± 10.65, the Diabetes Self-Efficacy Scale mean score was 72.83 ± 11.84, and the Diabetes Foot Self-Care Behavior Scale mean score was 22.60 ± 5.44. It was determined that there was a relationship between the THLS-32 and Diabetes Self-Efficacy score of those with type II diabetes, and that as health literacy increased, diabetes self-efficacy increased (p < 0.05). It was determined that the health literacy level was insufficient, whereas diabetes self-efficacy and foot self-care were at a good level. It was found that as health literacy increased, self-efficacy increased. Information on health literacy is effective in coping with the disease. For this reason, information on health literacy should be given from an early age.

Analysis of Thunderstorm Activity in Iraq and Turkey

Relevance of the work. The article deals with the analysis of thunderstorm activity in Iraq and Turkey. A comparison of thunderstorm activity in the areas of location of 5 weather stations located in different areas on the territory of the two states was carried out. Analysis of the accumulated data showed that the frequency of thunderstorms over different regions of the world largely depends on their geographical location (topography), distance from the sea and time of year. The purpose of the work. The aim was to identify the features of the spatial distribution of trends in interannual variability and to determine the best recorded months of thunderstorm activity during the year over the territory of Iraq and Turkey. Methods of work. The study was conducted based on the analysis of daily (archived) meteorological data on thunderstorms over 10 years at five meteorological stations. Results. Based on historical data of daily meteorological observations made over a ten-year period at three meteorological stations in various climate zones in Iraq and at two meteorological stations in various climate zones in Turkey, this study analyzes thunderstorm activity. According to the data, March and April have the highest frequency of thunderstorms, with 55% of them occurring in Iraq’s northern highland region. However, the study found that in Turkey, April and May had the highest frequency of thunderstorms, with 54% of them occurring in Anatolia’s southeast because of its elevation above sea level. Conclusions. In the northern and northeastern regions of Iraq and the southeastern region of Turkey, intense thunderstorm activity was observed. March and April saw the highest annual frequency of thunderstorms.

The influence of Altitude on the Species Composition of Diving Beetles (Coleoptera; Adephaga; Dytiscidae) of Eastern and South Eastern Region of Turkey

This study was carried out between 2013 and 2019 in five provinces located in Eastern and South Eastern Anatolian Region of Turkey. The dytiscid specimens were collected from a total of 226 sampling sites that altitudes varied between 500 and 2,700 meters. The 226 sampling sites were classified into one of six altitudinal levels defined by semi open intervals with amplitude of 300 m. A total of 45 species belonging to the family Dytiscidae were identified. A detailed ecological analysis related to altitude is made by means of the distribution of 45 identified species. The richness of species was analyzed at different altitudinal levels. The indicator species were determined by establishing their altitude profile in terms of reciprocal species-factor information. The species density is highest in altitudinal level 2 (800-1100m) and is gradually decrease by increasing of altitudinal level. Ten representative species are placed into three groups: species occurring at high altitude; species present at low altitude and species occurring along the entire altitudinal gradient.

Bacterial metagenome profiling of hand-made herby cheese samples utilizing high-throughput sequencing to detect geographical indication and marketing potential

Food safety has been a major concern for consumers. Origin of food products matter for consumers such that the quality, reputation, or other special characteristics can be attributed essentially to that origin. While a geographical indication informs consumers for the origin of the product, it develops a competitive advantage for the markets. To detect distinguishing features of dairy products, the microbial composition of its microbiota is one of the emerging areas of interest. Utilizing novel approaches such as Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) technology to decipher the genetic code of 16s rRNA genes to characterize the bacterial population is widely applied. The bacterial microbiota of the herby cheese samples which were collected from Şırnak province in the South Eastern region of Turkey was examined by an NGS approach for purpose of finding geographical indication possibilities. In brief, Firmicutes is the dominant phyla where Lactobacillaceae and Streptococcaceae are abundant families across the analyzed herby cheese microbiota. The most prominent species is Companilactobacillus ginsenosidimutans detected as the dominant member of the bacterial consortia in 16 herby cheese samples. Another remarkable finding reported here is the Weissella jogaejeotgali which was detected in 15 cheese samples. Albeit the abundance of Levilactobacillus koreensis is low at the microbiome level it was identified in four herby cheese samples. As expected, lactic acid bacteria such as Lactobacillus delbrueckii, Lactococcus raffinolactis and Tetragenococcus halophilus were also identified. On the other hand, bacterial diversity and microbial composition among cheese samples are not significantly affected by mixing different herbs on the manufacturing of herby cheeses. To the best of our knowledge, C. ginsenosidimutans, W. jogaejeotgali and L. koreensis are identified and reported for the first time in a dairy product and the bacterial richness and evenness of herby cheese are higher than those of most other cheeses. These findings make the cheeses in the geography where the samples were produced more valuable and provide opportunities for them to receive geographical indications. Thus, it will create added value while marketing the products.

On the Question of the Artistic Transmission of Political Death (II)1

The Curfews period of December 2015 to February 2016 in south-eastern Turkey was a time of collective violence in multiple forms, among which the Cizre Basement Massacres are the most known. The period of the general elections in June 2015, until the later and most recent attempt to carry out a military coup in July 2016, covers multiple curfews and military operations in the south-eastern regions of Turkey, and some social media material shared from the region caught international attention and provoked artistic as well as political responses. Zehra Doğan, a Kurdish journalist and artist, modified and re-shared some footage that was first posted in social media accounts of the special forces in Nusaybin and as a result was sentenced to three years in prison. She continued to produce artworks in prison, even though it was ‘prohibited’ for her to draw. She started to use her own body fluids, hair, newspaper, toilet paper, and any other available daily material in the prison to produce works of art. She also produced a series of work with her menstrual blood. For this article, I conducted two thematic one-to-one discussions with Zehra Doğan and studied her series of works produced with menstrual blood within the scope of mimesis and embodiment theories. Further sections of the article discuss: the function of these series of works for her acting out and working through processes of the collective political violence of which she became both a witness and a victim; methods of artistic transmission of political violence both for the artist and for the audience; and the possible ritualistic functions of using blood while producing work of arts in relation to collective political killings.

Pre-service Teachers’ Concerns in Emergency Remote Teaching During the Covid-19 Pandemic

This study seeks to reveal the concerns of pre-service teachers in emergency remote teaching applied during the Covid-19 pandemic process. The study was designed as content analysis, which is one of the qualitative research methods. The study group consists of 45 pre-service teachers who continue their education at a public university in the south-eastern region of Turkey in the spring semester of the 2021-2022 academic year and received remote teaching during the Covid-19 pandemic. A semi-structured interview form was used to collect data from pre-service teachers. The semi-structured interview form prepared through a literature review was checked by two field experts and the final decision was made for the forms in line with the obtained feedback. A voice recorder was used during the interviews. The names of the pre-service teachers interviewed in the study were coded as K1, K2, … K45. The data obtained from the interviews were descriptively analysed and themes, codes, frequencies, and percentages were determined. The concerns of pre-service teachers participating in the study during emergency remote teaching were gathered under four themes. As a result, it was revealed that pre-service teachers experienced concern about using computers, professional and personal development, communication and social interaction, effectiveness and online trust in emergency remote teaching applied during the Covid-19 pandemic. Recommendations for future studies were presented in the study.

Genetic spectrum of familial hypertriglyceridemia from the southeastern region of Turkey

Genetic spectrum of familial hypertriglyceridemia from the southeastern region of Turkey

THE RELATIONSHIP OF MOBBING EXPOSURE OF NURSING STUDENTS IN CLINICAL PRACTICE AND THE LEVEL OF ANXIETY

This research was conducted to determine the relationship between the level of anxiety of nursing students in the clinical practice environment and their exposure to mobbing. The research was carried out as a descriptive study with 406 nursing department students of Health Sciences Faculty and Health School of a state university in the Southeastern region of Turkey between November 2019 and January 2020. Research data were collected face to face with personal information form, mobbing scale and state anxiety inventory. SPSS 18.0 package program was used in the analysis of the data. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics number, frequency, mean and standard deviation were used. Mann Whitney U and Kruskal-Wallis tests were used for analyzes between groups. The relationship between the mean scores of the scales was determined by Spearman correlation analysis. The average age of the students is 20.86+1.55. It was found that 51.2% of the students were exposed to mobbing in the clinic and 33.7% of them were exposed to mobbing by nurses. The students' state anxiety scale mean score was 45.16±10.34 and the mobbing exposure scale mean score was 0.62±0.74. While there was a moderate positive correlation between the students' mobbing scale and the sub-dimensions of isolation from work, assault on professional status, attack on personality, and direct negative behavior, a low level of positive correlation was found between the mobbing scale and state anxiety scale (p). &lt;0.05). It was found that more than half of the nursing students practicing in the clinic were exposed to mobbing in the clinic and the state anxiety levels of the students who were exposed to mobbing were found to be high in the clinic. In line with these results, it is recommended to ensure and maintain school-hospital cooperation, to maintain effective communication with nurses working in the clinic, and to support nurses in order to prevent nursing students from being exposed to mobbing during clinical practice.

Comparison of Morphometric Traits of Pecan Cultivars

Pecan is a major horticultural nut tree that originated in North America and, in Turkey, it is generally cultivated in the Aegean and Mediterranean regions. In this study, morphometric traits of twenty-one cultivars grown under equal ecological conditions in the Southeastern region of Turkey were determined. In addition, a multivariate analysis was performed on morphometric traits for determining suitable cultivars that show the best performance in these ecological conditions. The nut weight ranged from 3.66 g for ‘Cherokee’ to 10.35 g for the ‘Shoshoni’ cultivar. The ‘Choctaw’ had the highest kernel weight and kernel ratio ranging from 5.63 g to 58.60%. While the ‘Cherokee’ had the lowest ranging from 0.91 g to 22.84 g, respectively. A significant positive correlation between nut weight and kernel ratio was determined. The kernel weight was also highly correlated with nut weight and height. The use of clustering analysis according to Ward’s method allowed the establishment of relationships between pecan cultivars by separating them into four main clusters. Also, these results were supported by principal component analysis, and ‘Big Z’ and ‘Ideal’ cultivars were determined to be the closest cultivars. Results showed that there are quantitative differences regarding the genetic property of pecan cultivars and more than half of the examined cultivars showed a good performance in terms of nut quality criteria that are crucial in marketing. Furthermore, the multivariate analysis was effective in the differentiation of pecan cultivars and it has been evaluated that it can be used successfully in future studies.

The effect of sustainable product design on corporate sustainability: The example of manufacturing enterprises in Türkiye

Companies must meet the requirements and expectations of their customers to ensure their existence. In this sense, the main goal of this study is to show the impact of sustainable product design on corporate sustainability. The universe of the study consists of business managers who work in the metal products and machinery industry. They operate in Şanlıurfa province, which is located in the south-eastern region of Turkey and is the second-largest city in the region and is an industrial city. We used random sampling method in the study. We collected data from the participants by meeting face to face with the help of the questionnaire we cre- ated. We analysed the collected data by applying quantitative research methods and statistical analysis techniques. We found that there is a positive and significant relationship between sustainable product design and the sub-dimensions of corporate sustainability. We also re- ported that sustainable product design has an impact of approximately 16% on corporate sus- tainability. In 2022, we encountered some difficulties while collecting data due to the effects of the Covid-19 outbreak. It is prepared for that the findings gained in this investigation will contribute to the literature by shedding light on studies planned for the future. In addition, the study was limited to correlation and simple regression analyses. It is recommended that other methods of analysis be used in future studies.

Chemical and Radiological Characterizations of the Desert Dust Coming from Northern Africa to Batman (Southeastern Turkey)

This work investigates the chemical and radiological characterizations of the dust coming from Sahara in North Africa to Batman city in the southeastern region of Turkey on 20 May 2017. According to meteorological maps, the source region of the dust storm that took place in Batman was found to be Libya, which is supported by the NOAA HYSPLIT model’s back trajectory analysis. XRD analyses show that the common minerals of the dust samples are quartz, feldspars, calcite, dolomite, hematite and rutile. Chemical patterns of some major, minor and trace elements in dust samples are generally consistent with those of Saharan Dust composition. The heavy metals in the dust follow the decreasing concentration order: Mn &amp;gt; Zn &amp;gt; Cr &amp;gt;Ni &amp;gt; Cu &amp;gt; Pb. The enrichment factors (EF) of these elements show anthropogenic contamination effects with regard to Zn, Cr and S elements in dust samples. The corresponding values of the radionuclides, the absorbed dose rates in the air and the annual effective doses in the samples were also evaluated and compared to the internationally recommended values. The findings are supposed to be beneficial for tracking and evaluating any environmental pollution inventory in this area.

Access to Education of Syrian Refugees Living in Türkiye

2011 yılında Suriye iç savaşının başlamasından sonra milyonlarca insan canını kurtarmak için kaçmak zorunda kaldı. Devam eden göç dalgaları birçok sorun yarattı. Bu sorunlardan biri de savaştan en çok etkilenen gruplardan biri olan mülteci çocukların eğitimidir. Bu mültecilerin çoğu, bu insani krizden en çok etkilenen ülkelerden biri olan Türkiye'ye gitti. Suriyeli mülteci çocukların bir kısmı kamplarda yaşarken bir kısmı kamp dışında farklı şehirlerde yaşıyor. Bu çalışma, kamp dışında yaşayan Suriyeli mülteci çocukların durumu ile kamp içinde yaşayanların durumunu karşılaştırmaktadır. Çalışmada bu konuyu ele alan farklı yazarların görüşlerini ortaya koymak da hedeflenmektedir. Çocukların eğitime erişimi hem uluslararası hukuk hem de iç hukuk açısından kaçınılmazdır. Ancak kamp dışında yaşayan bu mülteci çocukların, dışarıdaki yaşamları daha zor olduğu için ailelerinin geçimini sağlamak gibi bazı temel sorumlulukları bulunmaktadır. Türkiye Cumhuriyeti yardım ve eğitim olanakları sağladığı için kampta yaşam nispeten daha kolay olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu araştırma, kamp dışında yaşayan çocukların eğitim sistemine entegrasyonunun daha zor olduğunu göstermektedir. Öte yandan, devlet destekli kamplarda yaşayanlar için sosyal ve eğitim olanaklarına erişim daha kolay ve hızlıdır.

Physiological and biochemical responses of hybrid maize (Zea mays L.) varieties grown under heat stress conditions.

Maize (Zea mays L.) is the second most commonly produced and consumed crop after wheat globally and is adversely affected by high heat, which is a significant abiotic stress factor. This study was carried out to determine the physiological and biochemical responses of hybrid corn varieties under heat stress (‘HS’) compared to control (‘C’) conditions during the 2020 and 2021 growing seasons. The experiment was conducted under natural conditions in the Southeastern region of Turkey, where the most intense temperatures are experienced. This experiment used split plots in randomized blocks with three replications, with ‘HS’ and ‘C’ growing conditions applied to the main plots and the different hybrid corn varieties (FAO 650) planted on the sub plots. Mean values of days to 50% tasseling (DT, day), grain yield (GY, kg ha−1), leaf water potential (LWP, %), chlorophyll-a (Chl-a, mg g−1), cell membrane damage (CMD, %), and total phenol content (TPC, μg g−1) were significantly different between years, growing conditions, and hybrid corn varieties. Changes in the climate played a significant role in the differences between the years and growing conditions (GC), while the genetic characteristics of the different corn varieties explained the differences in outcomes between them. The values of DT, GY, LWP, Chl-a, CMD, and TPC ranged from 49.06–53.15 days, 9,173.0–10,807.2 kg ha−1, 78.62–83.57%, 6.47–8.62 mg g−1, 9.61–13.54%, and 232.36–247.01 μg g−1, respectively. Significant correlations were recorded between all the parameters. Positive correlations were observed between all the variables except for CMD. The increased damage to cell membranes under ‘HS’ caused a decrease in the other measured variables, especially GY. In contrast, the GY increased with decreased CMD. CMD was important in determining the stress and tolerance level of corn varieties under ‘HS’ conditions. The GY and other physiological parameters of ADA 17.4 and SYM-307 candidate corn varieties surpassed the control hybrid corn cultivars. The results revealed that the ADA 17.4 and SYM-307 cultivars might have ‘HS’-tolerate genes.

Teaching at private schools: A phenomenological study on ethical dilemmas

Abstract This study aims to examine in detail the ethical dilemmas faced by private school teachers. The study employed a phenomenological research design. The study group comprised 15 teachers working at private schools in a province located in the southeastern region of Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year, who were determined by the maximum variation sampling method. A semi-structured interview form was used as the data collection instrument. Collected data were subjected to phenomenological analysis. According to the findings, ethical dilemmas faced by private school teachers can be categorized under the themes of “parents,” “students,” “school administration,” and “co-workers.” Ethical dilemmas in private schools have been found to differ in some aspects from those in public schools. Also, it was observed that teachers dealt with ethical dilemmas under the fear of losing their jobs. The results are discussed in the context of professional and workplace problems faced by private school teachers, and recommendations are presented accordingly.

Teachers’ Immediacy Behaviors and Academic Achievement: A Relational Analysis

This study investigated the associations between teachers’ immediacy behaviors, high school students’ academic achievement, and several demographic variables including gender, school type, class level, and the transition from primary to secondary education examination (TPSE) scores. A mixed methods research design was employed involving surveys and interviews. The survey was administered to 340 high school students attending 11 state schools in the Southeastern Region of Turkey. Interviews were conducted with 60 students attending the same schools. Findings of the research indicated (1) a moderate, positive, and significant relationship between students’ academic achievement and their TPSE scores; (2) a low, positive, and significant relationship between their academic achievement and teachers’ immediacy behaviors; and (3) a low, negative, and significant relationship between the students’ TPSE scores and teachers’ immediacy behaviors. Findings point to the importance of a holistic investigation of the factors associated with achievement at high school and the specific role played by teachers’ immediacy behaviors.

Measuring Social Distance Toward Individuals With Special Needs

Discovering social approaches to individuals with special needs and to what extent the society wants to interact with such people is of importance to fathom out not only the social responses to individuals with special needs but also the social reflections toward inclusive policies. This descriptive study accordingly aimed to investigate the level of social distance toward individuals with special needs and the factors affecting social distance. A total of 659 randomly sampled people from the southeastern region of Turkey participated in the study. Of the participants, 395 (60%) are female, and 264 (40%) are male. Their ages ranged from 16 to 64 years with a mean age of 28.4 years. Data were collected through the Bogardus Social Distance Scale developed to measure the level of social distance among people. Research results indicate that gifted individuals were the most accepted by the participants with regard to getting married and being close kin by marriage. The greatest social distance was expressed toward individuals with intellectual disabilities and autism. Social distance toward individuals with special needs did not differ significantly according to education level, contact frequency, and gender of the participants.

Contributions to the Systematic Knowledge of Chrysophthalmum montanum (Asteraceae)

In Turkey, the genus Chrysophthalmum Sch.Bip. ex Walp. is represented by 3 taxa, namely Chrysophthalmum montanum (DC.) Boiss., C. dichotomum Boiss. &amp; Heldr. and C. gueneri Aytaç &amp; Anderb.. C. montanum is herbaceous plant that grows on rock cracks and limestone cliffs, in the eastern and southeastern regions of Turkey. In this study, pollen and cypsela morphology of this species was investigated with light microscope (LM) and scanning electron microscope (SEM). Further, the previous description of the species has been expanded. The pollen grains of the species are tricolporate, radially symmetrical, isopolar, shape oblate-spheroidal, ornamentation echinate-perforate. The cypselae of C. montanum are brownish, oblong, and glabrous. Pappus uniseriate, with 25-49 bristles, smooth, white and free at base.

Biology of the Cereal Ground Beetle Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze (Coleoptera: Carabidae) in Cereal Fields of Southeastern Anatolia Region, Turkey

The cereal ground beetle,Zabrus tenebrioides Goeze (Coleoptera: Carabidae) is one of the most important pests of wheat in the southeastern region of Turkey. The larval stage lives in the soil and may cause severe damage to wheat crops. Damage by this pest is favored by a wheat monoculture or the use of untreated seeds. High soil moisture and moderate temperatures are favorable conditions for the development and attack of Z. tenebrioides larvae. The southeastern Anatolia region of Turkey is a hub of cereal production and Z. tenebrioides can attack the seedling stage of cereals in this region, resulting in heavy economic losses. This study was carried out during the years 2015 and 2017 to determine the biology of Z. tenebrioides in the southeastern Anatolia region. Surveys could not be carried out in 2016 as the climatic conditions were not suitable. Adults of this pest were monitored and data on the biology, aestivation and hibernation periods of Z. tenebrioides were recorded. Results indicated that aestivation (the last week of October) and hibernation (at the end of November and most of December) times, and the duration of egg, larval, pupal and adult stages are closely associated with soil temperature and moisture, followed by temperature and humidity of food and air. It was further observed that pest populations increased when the temperature was low and humidity was high, especially in the years receiving high precipitation during early spring and late autumn.

Description of a New Zodariine Spider, Zodarion gaziantepense sp. n., in the Z. Spinibarbe Species Group from Turkey (Araneae: Zodariidae)

A new species, Zodarion gaziantepense sp. n. is described from the southeastern region of Turkey. Z. gaziantepense sp. n. can be easily distinguished from all other Turkish and European representatives of the genus by the structure of a triangular-shaped median apophysis.

Determining the Adaptability and Exploring the Potential of Some Soybean [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] Varieties Advance Lines under the Climatic Conditions of South-Eastern Region of Turkey

Background: Soybean is a most important crop providing edible oil and plant protein source for human beings, in addition to animal feed because of high protein and oil content. This study was conducted to find out the suitability and the performance of 14 soybeans [Glycine max (L.) Merr.] varieties/advance lines in the growing seasons of two consecutive years 2017 and 2018.Methods: A randomized complete block design with four replications was used at research area of GAP Agricultural Research Institute, Sanliurfa, situated in Southeast region of Turkey. The data regarding different parameters including days taken to days taken to flower initiation (days), days taken to physiological maturity (days), growing degree days (days), plant height at harvest (cm), number of pods, 1000 grain weight (g), grain yield kg da-1), crude oil (%) and protein (%) were recorded during the course of study. Result: The variety Sa-88 and advance line KA08-03 were the highest grain yielders (3705 and 3660 kg/ha, respectively) among others. Though the qualitative characters were statistically significant but the difference was not much higher. Both the cultivar and line presented good yield making the results possible for rural extension to confirm the suitability of these genotypes to be used to support the ever-increasing demand of soybean meal and oil domestically.