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Item Navigating the Storm: The Impact of Covid-19 on Turkish Exports(2023) Koymen Ozer, Seda; Maggioni, DanielaThe Covid-19 pandemic had a significant impact on global exports. The outbreak of the virus disrupted supply chains and caused a sharp decrease in demand for goods and services, which resulted in a decline in manufactured exports worldwide. In this study, we investigate the effect of Covid-19 on Turkish manufacturing exports by using a firm-product level dataset at monthly frequency over 2019-2021. In particular, we aim to understand the heterogeneous impact of the pandemic on different types of products in terms of their substitutability, complexity and factor intensity. We also disentangle the diversified repercussions of the shock by taking into consideration the participation of firms in GVCs. Our results suggest that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to a drop in Turkish firms' exports especially in the first 6-months of 2020 and their recovery has only became apparent in the second half of 2021. Also, firms exporting less substitutable, more complex and sophisticated goods, as well as goods with higher-physical and human-capital intensity have experienced a milder drop in their exports after the shock and have recovered faster. Moreover, exporting firms that are more involved in GVCs by sourcing their intermediates abroad have been less resilient as they were more exposed to the risk of supply chain disruptions. This higher risk exposition should be assessed together with their lower resilience associated with the properties of their output (less sophisticated, low human capital intensive and highly substitutable products).Item Nail and hair findings developing in patients treated for COVID-19 infection fluorescence of keratinized tissues on Wood's lamp in COVID-19 disease(2022) Coban, Kubra; Durusoy, Cicek; 35174612Background: The new severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-Cov-2) is the causative agent of coronavirus 2019 (COVID-2019) disease. A wide variety of symptoms of the disease has been frequently reported in the literature in recent years. However, information on the findings in keratinized tissues is still limited. Data on changes in keratinized tissues such as nails, teeth and hair, and oral mucousa due to drugs used in the treatment of this disease are also extremely insufficient. Aim With this study, it was aimed to evaluate the changes in the keratinized tissues of our patients with COVID-19, who are frequently encountered in the Ear Nose and Throat outpatient clinic. Materials and Method: The study was carried out on patients who applied to Baskent University Ear Nose and Throat clinic. There were 3 groups. The first group consisted of patients diagnosed with COVID-19 and received relevant medical treatments, the second group included individuals who have never experienced COVID-19 infection but have been vaccinated against COVID-19, and the third group is the control group with normal healthy individuals who have never been diagnosed with COVID-19 infection and have not been vaccinated so far. With the Wood's lamp, fluorescent changes in nails, hair, tooth, and the oral mucousa were recorded. Results: A total of 124(75 females, 49 males) patients were included in the study. Positive Wood's finding was significantly higher in COVID-19 group(Group 1) who received Favipravir when compared with individuals who did not receive Favipravir (p < 0.001). Wood's positivity was not detected in any of the individuals who did not use favipravir. The rate of determining Wood's positivity in favipravir users decreases after 58 days. Discussion: Accordingly, Favipravir accumulation in the kretainized tissues manifest positive Wood's sign in our study. Conclusion: The adverse effects of the accumulation of the drugs-mainly Favipravir-used in the treatment of COVID-19 disease, have not yet been clearly demonstrated so far. Revealing the findings in these tissues with this study will pave the way for investigating changes or drug sequestrations in other organs in the long term.Item A Qualitative Study On The Communicative Needs, Expectations And Experiences During Covid-19 Pandemic: 65 Years And Over Ankara Sample(2021) Kilic, Nilufer Pinar; Ozdemir, B. Pinar; Hizal, G. Senem Gencturk; Aktas, MelikeThis study examines the high-risk group of individuals age 65 and over who most frequently experience the negative consequences of Covid-19. We review their communicative needs and expectations, knowledge and information sources, and risk information and knowledge patterns. We conducted semi-structured interviews with 47 people aged 65 and over residing in Ankara. We evaluated our results in the context of The Social Amplification of Risk Framework, considering the major communication stations disseminating risk information. We found that during the Covid-19 pandemic, individuals aged 65 and over accessed risk information through new media and traditional media, and interpersonal communication, especially with close family and children, served as a primary information source during the pandemic. The trust factor, particularly regarding medical expertise, was an essential criterion in evaluating information. The communicative needs and expectations changed for this high-risk group. The need for improved digital communication capabilities become apparent during the pandemic crisis. Suggestions that consider public perspectives and risk perceptions while incorporating the relationship between risks and communication processes may contribute to structuring impactful risk communication activities.Item The Roles and Responsibilities of School Administrators During the Emergency Remote Teaching Process in Covid-19 Pandemic(2021) Altun, Sadegul Akbaba; Bulut, MustafaWhen Covid 19 pandemic started, schools in Turkey, as in many parts of the world, were closed and then emergency remote teaching started. The purpose of this study is to explain the roles and responsibilities of school administrators related to emergency remote teaching after schools were closed. In order to reveal the purpose above, this research was carried out in qualitative research design. 105 school administrators from different regions of Turkey and different school levels participated in the study. The data were collected through a Google Drive form with open-ended questions. The collected data were analyzed with content and descriptive analyses. The findings showed that the roles and responsibilities of the school administrators regarding emergency remote teaching included planning the process, starting online classes, opening different social media accounts, managing the online program, solving the adaptation problems of students and teachers, monitoring the actions taken and motivating teachers, students, parents; communication and finally it has been seen that they are in the act of transition to and maintaining digital management. During the Covid 19 pandemic, school administrators have mostly done "communication". There were also changes in the communication styles of school administrators and social media tools were used effectively. The intensive use of technology in this period has caused changes in management processes and managers have mostly talked about digital management and the exhausting aspects of digital management are expressed as well as the facilitating ones. Since emergency remote teaching is not a common case in the K-12 Turkish education system, we hope the results of this study will contribute to a better understanding of the roles and responsibilities of school administrators during such emergency periods.Item Anxiety and Depression Levels of Healthcare Workers During COVID-19 Pandemic(2021) Turan, Muzaffer Onur; Demirci, Nilgun Yilmaz; Ak, Guntulu; Akcay, Sule; Akturk, Ulku Aka; Bilaceroglu, Semra; Coskun, Funda; Kokturk, Oguz; Mirici, Arzu; Cengiz, Ozdemi. R.; Sen, Nazan; Yilmaz, UlkuItem Characteristics of hospitalized COVID-19 patients and parameters associated with severe pneumonia(2021) Turan, Muzaffer Onur; Mirici, Arzu; Akcali, Serap Duru; Turan, Pakize Ayse; Batum, Ozgur; Sengul, Aysun; Unsal, Zuhal Ekici; Kabakoglu, Nalan Isik; Ogan, Nalan; Torun, Serife; Ak, Guntulu; Akcay, Sule; Komurcuoglu, Berna; Sen, Nazan; Mutlu, Pinar; Yilmaz, UlkuItem Emerging and reemerging respiratory viral infections up to Covid-19(2020) Celik, Ilhami; Saatci, Esma; Eyuboglu, Fusun Oner; 32293833; AAR-4338-2020Infectious diseases remain as the significant causes of human and animal morbidity and mortality, leading to extensive outbreaks and epidemics. Acute respiratory viral diseases claim over 4 million deaths and cause millions of hospitalizations in developing countries every year. Emerging viruses, especially the RNA viruses, are more pathogenic since most people have no herd immunity. The RNA viruses can adapt to the rapidly changing global and local environment due to the high error rate of their polymerases that replicate their genomes. Currently, coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is determined as an infectious disease caused by severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), which was first identified in 2019 in Wuhan. Herein we discuss emerging and reemerging respiratory viral infections till to SARS-CoV-2.Item Securing Posterior Auricular Incision with Button Headbands in Prominent Ear Patients Wearing Surgical Masks for Self-protection in the Pandemic(2020) Ozkan, Burak; Uysal, Cagri A.; Ertas, Nilgun M.; 0000-0003-3093-8369; 0000-0001-6236-0050; 32500322; AAI-5063-2020; AAJ-2949-2021In this letter, we describe an attachment on conventional headbands recommended for the postoperative period in prominent ear patients to confidently wear surgical masks without disturbing the posterior auricular incision.