Browsing by Author "Isik, K"

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    Relationship Between Primary School Teachers' COVID-19 Fear Levels and COVID-19 Vaccine Attitudes After the Start of Face-to-face Education During the Pandemic Period: A School Health Study
    Tayhan, A; Isik, K
    Context Starting face-to-face education while the COVID-19 pandemic was ongoing was a risk for public health. Determining teachers' initial reactions to public health practices during this high-risk period may contribute to the redesign of public health and school nursing policies. Objective The aim of this research is to examine the relationship between primary school teachers' COVID-19 fear levels and COVID-19 vaccine attitudes. Design The research has a descriptive correlational design. The data were obtained from teachers working in primary schools (n = 430). Simple random sampling method was used in the data collection process. Data were obtained with the Scale of Attitudes Towards COVID-19 Vaccine and Fear of COVID-19 Scale. Results In the study, 50.5% of teachers reported that they were afraid of catching COVID-19, 41.9% said their risk of catching COVID-19 was high, and 87.7% reported that they voluntarily got the COVID-19 vaccine. Of the teachers, 4.6% (n = 20) stated that they regretted getting vaccinated. A positive and significant relationship was found between teachers' Fear of COVID-19 Scale and COVID-19 Vaccine Attitude Scale scores (r = 0.133, p < 0.001). Conclusions During the pandemic, it was observed that teachers' fear level of COVID-19 increased with the start of face-to-face education. In addition, it is seen that teachers started to have doubts about some public health practices. This may indicate that public health nurses should take a more active role in school health practices.
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    Taxonomic position of Pseudomonas oxalaticus strain Ox1T (D5M 1105T) (Khambata and Bhat, 1953) and its Description in the genus Ralstonia as Ralstonia oxalatica comb. nov.
    Sahin, N; Isik, K; Tamer, AÜ; Goodfellow, M
    Pseudomonas oxalaticus strain Ox1(T) (= DSM 1105(T)), which was described as an oxalate-decomposing bacterium, was reinvestigated to clarify its taxonomic position. 16S ribosomal DNA sequence comparisons demonstrated that this species is phylogenetically related to the species of the genus Ralstonia and represents a new species. The result of the DNA-DNA hybridization value was supported in this placement. Strain Ox1(T) is closely related to Ralstonia eutropha with a less than 60% DNA-DNA hybridization value. The new name Ralstonia oxalatica comb, nov. is proposed to strain Ox1(T), on the basis of these results and previously published data for the G+C content of the genomic DNA and the phenotypic characters.