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Strategic thinking, entrepreneurial inclination, and career planning among sports science students
(Campus Educa Sportis, 2026)
Demir, Bülent
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Başaran, Reyhan
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Korkmaz, Murat
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Yücel, Ali Serdar
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Gümüşdağ, Hayrettin
This study examines the multidimensional relationships between strategic thinking ability, entrepreneurial inclination, and career development among sports science students. A cross sectional correlational design was used. The sample included 905 students enrolled in sports science programs. The study was conducted among sports science students in Türkiye. Data were collected with a 64-item, five-point Likert instrument covering six constructs. This 64 item assessment tool was originally developed by the authors as part of this study. Exploratory factor analysis and confirmatory factor analysis were conducted on separate subsamples. Structural equation modeling was used to assess direct and indirect associations. Indirect effects were tested with 5,000 bootstrap samples. Subscale means ranged from 3.07 to 3.24, and Cronbach's alpha coefficients ranged from .864 to .928. For the six-factor measurement model, the following values were obtained: χ²/df = 1.117, CFI = .982, TLI = .981, RMSEA = .016, and SRMR = .036. The proportions of variance explained by the model are 13.8% for OPSA, 18.8% for IBPCA, 27.4% for EI, 16.9% for CP, and 20.0% for SCDI. Strategic thinking ability was positively associated with opportunity perception and strategic awareness. It was also associated with innovative behavior and a proactive career attitude. The direct path to entrepreneurial inclination was not statistically significant. However, the indirect paths through the proposed mediators were significant. Strategic thinking ability had a direct association with career planning. It also showed direct and indirect associations with strategic career development intention in the sports industry. The findings suggest that strategic thinking does not translate automatically into entrepreneurial inclination. Its contribution becomes stronger when students recognize opportunities and adopt proactive, innovative career behaviors. Sports science programs should combine strategic thinking with opportunity analysis, applied entrepreneurship, career planning, and industry-based experience.
The relationships among workplace bullying, organizational commitment, and quiet quitting among physical education professionals
(Campus Educa Sportis, 2026)
Korkmaz, Murat
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Demir, Bülent
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Başaran, Reyhan
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Yücel, Ali Serdar
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Kuyucu, Mihalis Michael
Workplace bullying is a significant organizational risk for sports education institutions. It can deplete employees’ psychological resources and weaken their organizational commitment, which may lead to an increase in quiet quitting. This study examined the levels of workplace bullying, organizational commitment, and quiet quitting among sports education employees. Additionally, the measurement properties of these three constructs and the relationships among them were evaluated. A total of 550 participants took part in this cross-sectional and correlational study. Data were collected using a 39-item, five-point Likert-type scale. There were 13 items in each dimension. Internal consistency was examined using Cronbach’s alpha and McDonald’s omega coefficients. Confirmatory factor analysis based on weighted least squares estimation was conducted to assess construct validity. The mean scores were 2.92 ± 0.71 for workplace bullying, 3.17 ± 0.60 for organizational commitment, and 2.26 ± 0.67 for quiet quitting. The alpha coefficients ranged from 0.913 to 0.932. The three-factor model showed an excellent fit (χ²/df = 1.037; CFI = 0.998; TLI = 0.997; RMSEA = 0.008; SRMR = 0.029). There is a positive relationship between workplace bullying and quiet quitting (r = 0.602; p < 0.001). The relationship between workplace bullying and organizational commitment is negative (r = −0.481; p < 0.001). A negative relationship was also found between organizational commitment and quiet quitting (r = −0.461; p < 0.001). All three scores varied by type of organization. Workers at sports clubs or educational centers experience higher levels of workplace bullying and quiet quitting. Organizational commitment, however, is lower among them. Only the quiet quitting score differed based on length of service. The findings indicate that quiet quitting is not merely an individual choice. Organizational conditions also play a role in this behavior.
Otel çalışanlarının beslenme bilgi düzeyi ile besin tercihi arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi
(Aydın Adnan Menderes Üniversitesi, 2026)
Üngördü, İrem
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Akbulut, Gamze
Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı İstanbul’da 5 yıldızlı bir otelde çalışanların beslenme bilgi düzeyi ile sağlıklı besin tercihi arasındaki ilişkiyi belirlemektir. Yöntem: Araştırmaya katılmaya gönüllü 325 otel personeline yüz yüze görüşme yöntemi ile anket uygulanarak veriler toplanmıştır. Anket formunda demografik bilgiler, beslenme alışkanlıkları, boy uzunluğu ve vücut ağırlığı değerleri, Yetişkinler İçin Beslenme Bilgi Düzeyi ölçeği ve 24 saatlik geriye dönük besin tüketim kaydı yer almaktadır. Bulgular: Bireylerin temel beslenme bilgi puan ortalaması 37,5±6,65, besin tercihi puan ortalaması11,9±4,70 olarak bulunmuştur. Analiz sonucunda, temel beslenme bilgisi ile besin tercihi puanları arasında pozitif yönde ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir korelasyon olduğu görülmüştür (r=0,304, p<0,001). Sonuç: Katılımcıların temel beslenme bilgi düzeyi arttıkça, besin tercihlerini daha sağlıklı yönde yapma eğiliminde oldukları sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.
Polikistik over sendromunda kahverengi yağ doku modülasyonunun kızılötesi termografi yöntemi ile incelenmesi
(TÜBİTAK, 2025)
Turgut, Rana
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Mutlu, Hayrettin
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Ateş, Seda
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Yüksel Salduz, Zeynep İrem
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Pasin, Özge
Polikistik over sendromu (PKOS), özellikle üreme çağındaki kadınlarda en yaygın görülen endokrin metabolik bozukluktur. PKOS, kadınlardaki hormonal infertilitenin başlıca nedenidir ve dünya genelinde kadınların %6-10'unu etkiler (Bozdag vd., 2016). Ülkemizdeki PKOS prevalansı farklı sınıflandırma kriterlerine göre (Ulusal Sağlık Enstitüsü (NIH), Androgen ExcessPCOS Society (AE-PCOS) ve Rotterdam kriterleri) %6,1, %15,3 ve %19,9 oranlarında değişmektedir (Türkiye Endokrinoloji ve Metabolizma Derneği, 2022). PKOS, etiyolojisi tam olarak bilinmeyen, patogenezinde insülin direnci, overler, adrenal bezler, hipofiz bezi ve genetik faktörlerin beraber rol aldığı karmaşık bir sendromdur (Ovalle ve Azziz, 2002). Bu nedenle başta insülin direnci ve hiperinsülinemi (hastaların %70’inden fazlasında görülmektedir) olmak üzere tip 2 diabetes mellitus, obezite, metabolik sendrom, kardiyovasküler hastalıklar, obstrüktif uyku apne sendromu, ve meme ve endometriyum kanserleri gibi çok sayıda metabolik bozukluk veya kronik hastalık PKOS ile ilişkilendirilmiştir (Lemaitre vd., 2023; Carmani vd., 2010).
Existential meaning-making in Hollow Knight: A hermeneutic ludological case study of Metroidvania space, repetition, and agency
(İstanbul Bilgi Üniversitesi, 2026)
Yücel, Volkan
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Başarır, Ecem
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Atik, Salih Özgür
This article examines how several ludic structures in Hollow Knight (Team Cherry, 2017) can be interpreted through distinct existential concepts. The analysis focuses on the relationship between mechanics, space, represented events, and their consequences rather than on empirically reported player experience. Four principal correspondences guide the discussion: the game›s opening disorientation is considered alongside Heideggerian thrownness; ability-gated revisitation alongside Kierkegaardian repetition; the death-and-recovery loop alongside Camusian persistence; and consequential quest outcomes alongside Sartrean choice and responsibility. Frankl›s account of meaning is used more selectively in the discussion of the Nailsmith›s redirected purpose. Drawing on philosophical hermeneutics and game analysis, the study compares mechanics, spaces, narrative fragments, and audiovisual motifs while also considering conventional genre explanations. Hollow Knight offers a productive single case in which incomplete knowledge, revisitation, accumulated competence, and constrained agency shape the process of making meaning.