Fırat University is a state university based in Elazığ, Turkey. The university was founded in 1975 and named after the Turkish name of the Euphrates River which originates near Elazığ. Being one of the major academic institutions in the Eastern Turkey, the university has twelve schools, four institutes, one state conservatory, three vocational high schools and twenty one research centers with a strong emphasis on scientific and technological advancement and research..
This study investigated pre-service teachers’ multicultural sensitivity by examining its personal and professional dimensions and sought to explain the quantitative findings through participants’ perspectives on multicultural education. An explanatory sequential mixed-methods design was employed, involving 611 pre-service teachers in the quantitative phase and eight participants in the qualitative phase. The findings indicated that the personal and professional dimensions of multicultural sensitivity exhibited distinct patterns according to gender, sense of otherness, and fathers’ educational attainment. The qualitative findings further suggested that supportive and restrictive orientations toward cultural diversity can coexist and that positive multicultural orientations do not necessarily correspond to pedagogical readiness for teaching in culturally diverse classrooms. Taken together, the findings highlighted the importance of addressing both the personal and professional dimensions of multicultural sensitivity and underscored the need to expand experiential learning opportunities in teacher education that help translate supportive multicultural orientations into pedagogical practice.
Aim This study aimed to examine the association between pediatric nurses' levels liking of children and burnout and to assess whether this association remained after adjustment for relevant demographic and occupational characteristics. Method This descriptive cross-sectional study was conducted between September 2025 and April 2026 in pediatric units across four hospitals in Eastern Türkiye. Of 451 nurses assessed, 274 provided complete data (analytic participation rate: 70.1%). The primary outcomes were the three domains of the Copenhagen Burnout Inventory (CBI): personal, work-related, and client-related burnout. An overall composite score was examined as a secondary summary outcome. Multivariable linear regression models with HC3 robust standard errors were adjusted for age, gender, pediatric nursing experience, clinical unit, shift work, overtime work, and daily patient load. Sensitivity models evaluated the impact of adding preference for pediatric work and assignment status. Results The mean score for liking of children was 77.70 ± 14.28. Liking of children was negatively correlated with personal burnout (r = −0.322; 95% CI −0.425 to −0.212), work-related burnout (r = −0.322; 95% CI −0.424 to −0.211), and client-related burnout (r = −0.380; 95% CI −0.477 to −0.274) (all p < 0.001). In core adjusted models, each 1-point increase in liking of children was associated with lower personal burnout (B = −0.580; 95% CI −0.762 to −0.399; Delta R2 = 0.115), work-related burnout (B = −0.550; 95% CI −0.728 to −0.372; Delta R2 = 0.116), and client-related burnout (B = −0.565; 95% CI −0.741 to −0.388; Delta R2 = 0.146) (all p < 0.001). Adding preference for pediatric work and assignment to the models attenuated these primary associations by 16.8% to 28.3%, though all remained statistically significant. For the secondary overall composite score, the adjusted association was B = −0.564 (95% CI −0.733 to −0.396; Delta R2 = 0.138; p < 0.001). Conclusion Higher levels liking of children were statistically associated with lower personal, work-related, and client-related burnout among pediatric nurses, accounting for an additional 11.5% to 14.6% of explained variance across the primary CBI domains. However, attenuation of up to 28.3% upon including preference for pediatric work indicates that part of this association may reflect broader person–environment fit. Given the cross-sectional design, these findings reflect adjusted associations rather than causal effects and should not be used for individual risk assessment, recruitment, or personnel selection. Practical implications The findings indicate that liking of children is inversely associated with burnout across all three CBI domains among pediatric nurses. Workplace initiatives should address broader occupational conditions and person–environment fit rather than relying on individual affective characteristics for personnel decisions.
Nuclear power projects combine long construction periods, high capital intensity, contractual arrangements, and long-lived geopolitical relationships. This study compares the Akkuyu Nuclear Power Plant in Türkiye and the El Dabaa Nuclear Power Plant in Egypt to examine how financing architecture interacts with capital cost, ownership, debt exposure, operational control, and supplier dependence. The projects are treated as highly comparable rather than technically identical: both are four-unit Rosatom-supplied VVER-1200 projects with a gross capacity of 4800 MW, but Akkuyu uses the V-509 variant and El Dabaa the V-529 variant. The quantitative analysis uses a common net electricity-output basis of 35 TWh/yr. A standardized August-2026-real-USD scenario holds technical and operating assumptions constant and treats 8% for Akkuyu and 6% for El Dabaa as scenario discount rates rather than observed WACCs, yielding LCOEs of 6.30 and 5.37 cent/kWh. A second scenario makes public capital-cost proxies price-consistent: Akkuyu's USD 24.5 billion 2024 current-price estimate is normalized to USD 26.16 billion in August 2026 dollars, while El Dabaa's USD 28.75 billion agreement-era estimate is treated as a 2017-dollar proxy and normalized to USD 39.29 billion. The resulting LCOEs are 8.28 and 9.21 cent/kWh, respectively. This reversal shows that financing conditions cannot be interpreted independently of capital-cost level and price base. Akkuyu's tariff-LCOE comparison is reported only as an August 2026 base-date spread, while El Dabaa's sovereign loan is treated separately as a nominal debt-service obligation. Policy evaluation should jointly stress-test capital cost, discount rates, offtake terms, debt service, exchange-rate exposure, localization, and supplier resilience.
Background Parents of children with immunodeficiency disorders may experience emotional difficulties prior to diagnosis. For this reason, the present study aims to examine the pre-diagnosis emotions and experiences of parents of children with immunodeficiency disorders by using a phenomenological approach. Methods This qualitative study employed a descriptive phenomenological design. The study was conducted between January and April 2026 with parents of children receiving treatment for immunodeficiency disorders at the Pediatric Day Treatment Unit of a university hospital. Nineteen parents were recruited using purposive sampling. Data were collected through semi-structured, in-depth interviews, all of which were audio-recorded. The data were analyzed using Braun and Clarke's six-step inductive thematic analysis method. Results The thematic analysis revealed six interconnected themes reflecting parents' experiences before the diagnosis of immunodeficiency: helplessness during the prediagnostic period, anxiety during the prediagnostic period, perceived inadequacy and guilt, protective responses to recurrent infections, social isolation and being judged, and the burden of prolonged caregiving. Overall, parents' experiences were characterized by a perceived lack of control over their children's recurrent illnesses, uncertainty surrounding the diagnostic process, self-questioning and guilt, intensive efforts to prevent infections, feelings of being misunderstood and judged, and substantial physical and emotional caregiving burden. Conclusion It was found that parents of children with immunodeficiency disorders experienced negative emotions and experiences prior to diagnosis. Application to practice Identifying the emotions and experiences of parents of children with immunodeficiency disorders prior to diagnosis can facilitate the individualization of nursing care and the planning of appropriate psychosocial support interventions.
Freeze–thaw cycles severely degrade clay soils in cold regions, threatening infrastructure stability. This study utilizes cherry marble powder (CMP), an eco-friendly industrial by-product, to enhance soil resilience. Experimental results show CMP increases unconfined compressive strength by up to 97.75
