ÖzetAmaç: Bu çalışma, akademisyenlerin beslenme alışkanlıkları ve fiziksel aktivite düzeylerinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır.Bulgular: Öğretim elemanlarının %66,2'si kadın, %33,8'i erkektir. Katılımcıların, %23,6'sının Tıp Fakültesi'nde, %28,0'ının Eczacılık Fakültesi'nde, %13,7'sinin Hemşirelik Yüksekokul' unda ve %34,7'sinin Hukuk Fakültesi'nde görev yapmakta olduğu bulunmuştur. Katılımcıların ; %4,9'u zayıf , %58,6'sı normal kilolu , %29,8'i fazla kilolu ve %6,7'si obez olarak bulunmuştur. Fazla kilolu ve obezler birlikte değerlendirildiğinde öğretim elemanlarının %41,4'ünün kilosunun normalin üzerinde olduğu görülmektedir. Obezite oranı en yüksek bölüm; Eczacılık Fakültesinde iken (%9,6), bu oran Tıp Fakültesi öğretim üyelerinde %3,7 ile daha düşüktür. Hukuk Fakültesinde hiç zayıf katılımcı yoktur. Kilosu normalin üzerinde olanların oranı %33,3 ile Eczacılık Fakültesinde en yüksek iken, Hemşirelik Yüksekokulunda bu oran %12,9 ile en düşüktür. Obezite bakımından en yüksek oran %9,6 ile Eczacılık Fakültesinde iken, en düşük oran %3,7 ile Tıp Fakültesindedir.

Bu çalışma lise öğrencilerinin beden algısı ve yeme tutumunun incelenmesi ve bunların BKİ ile ilişkisinin değerlendirilmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Tanımlayıcı tipte bir çalışmadır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubu; İstanbul Kadıköy Fenerbahçe Anadolu Lisesinde okuyan 721 lise öğrencisinden oluşmaktadır. Araştırmada katılımcılara, katılımcıların demografik özelliklerini, beslenme durumlarını sorgulayan sorular, beden algısı ölçeği ve yeme tutumu ölçeğinden oluşan anket uygulanmıştır. Katılımcıların BKİ değerleri ile yeme tutumları arasında anlamlı fark saptanmış olup yeme tutumu en bozuk olan grup %70.0 ile (21 kişi) obezlerdir. Katılımcıların beden algısı ve yeme tutumları arasında anlamlı fark olup, beden algısı düşük olanların, yeme tutumu bozulmuştur. Katılımcıların sınıf dağılımları ile yeme tutumları arasında anlamlı fark olup yeme tutumu en bozulmuş olan sınıflar %66.9 ile (85kişi) 11. sınıf ve %65.6 ile (84 kişi) 12. sınıflardır. Katılımcıların nerdeyse yarısının beden algısı düşüktür ve beden algısı en düşük sınıf %78.9 ile (101 kişi) 12. sınıftır. Beden algısı en düşük olan BKİ grubu ise %66.7 ile (20 kişi) obezlerdir. Bu bulgular ışığında varılan sonuç lise öğrencilerinin genelinin beden algısı düşüktür ve yeme tutumları bozulmuştur. Obezler en fazla yeme tutumu bozulmuş olan gruptur. Beden algısı düşük olanların yeme tutumları bozulmuş ve BKİ'leri yüksektir.

OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study is to examine the emotional appetite statuses, eating attitudes and sleep quality of healthcare professionals and the relationships of these with body composition. MATERIAL AND METHODS: This is a study which is based on the relational screening model. The population of the study consisted of all personnel working at the Private Çorum and Private Elitpark Hospitals located in the province of Çorum in Turkey. The study included 210 (40%) healthcare professionals from the Private Çorum Hospital and 325 (60%) from the Private Elitpark Hospital, constituting 535 participants in total. The study included a sociodemographic information form that questioned the descriptive and nutrition-related information of the participants, the Emotional Appetite Questionnaire (EMAQ) that determined their emotional appetite statuses, the Eating Attitudes Test (EAT) that determined their eating attitudes and the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI) that determined their quality of sleep. FINDINGS: According to the results that were obtained in the study, the group with the highest BMI values based on their profession consisted of other healthcare personnel (28.6%). The individuals with high negative situation (7.53 ± 1.33, F = 23.746, p = 0.000) and high negative emotion (7.99 ± 1.17, F = 84.444, p = 0.000) appetite levels had higher BMI values. In terms of their emotional appetite statuses, the group with the highest negative emotion (7.05 ± 1.58, F = 3.108, p = 0.001) and negative situation (7.31 ± 1.34, F = 5.188, p = 0.000) scores was "other healthcare personnel". The personnel with low sleep quality also had high BMI values (83.1%) (χ 2 = 8.311, p = 0.040). The group with the highest rate of sleep disorders (66.9%) was nurses (χ 2 = 18.661, p = 0.001). The individuals with eating attitude disorders had high BMI values (92.2%) (χ 2 = 20.395, p = 0.000). The profession with the highest rate of eating attitude disorders (66.9%) was "other healthcare personnel" (χ 2 = 18.661, p = 0.001). The individuals with disrupted sleep quality (53.7%) also had disrupted eating attitudes (χ 2 = 17.661, p = 0.001). CONCLUSIONS: The participants who had high negative situation and negative emotion scores had higher BMI levels, and the ones with the highest BMI values and highest negative emotion and negative situation values were other healthcare personnel. Individuals with low sleep quality and eating disorders had higher BMI levels, nurses had the highest rates of sleep disorders, and other healthcare personnel had the higher rates of eating disorders. Individuals with disrupted sleep quality were also found to have disrupted eating attitudes.

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In Turkey new malls are opening up continuously, especially in Istanbul. The increase in the number of malls is causing very fierce competition. For this reason it is important to unveil which factors affect the loyalty of customers to malls. According to past research, involvement is one of the variables that highly affects loyalty. Taking this fact into account, the aim of this study is to assess the effect of the reasons why customers prefer malls and the involvement construct on loyalty of customers with different involvement levels. At the same time the study tries to uncover the buying behavior of consumers of different involvement levels in malls. Thus, the study takes place in four malls at the European side of Istanbul that have been in activity for at least 10 years and which have the most number of visitors. A total of 700 surveys has been collected using convenience sampling. According to the results, for customers with different levels of involvement, different reasons of preferences exist for malls. In addition, it has been found that involvement has a very high effect on loyalty.

The aim of this study is to Investigating the relationship of Abrahamic Religions on perceptions, nutrition and The Healthy Eating Index (HEI) in Istanbul. The importance of this study is not only the lack of sufficient studies in the literature but also being the unique and the first study on this topic in Turkey. In addition, it is important in terms of revealing the effects of the nutritional effects of religious differences on national health policies globally and reducing the social burden by decreasing the unhealthy nutritional status that may occur in this way. Material and Methods: The data were collected by a survey containing 24 questions on the demographic characteristics, their religious perceptions, the effects of their religious perception on nutrition and their HEI. For the participants who did not speak Turkish, questionnaire was also conducted in English. The Healthy Eating Index was used to assess healthy eating status of the 330 participants. Results: The distribution of 330; 33% Christians, 33.6% Jews, and 33.3% Muslims and 65.5% of the participants are women and 34.5% are men. 81,4% of Christians were consuming the most "forbidden foods". Jews by 47.4% agreed the most with the idea "they have the stricter diet rules". Christians by 65.4% agreed the most "everyone can consume any food". Muslims, by 87.2%, fasting the most. Christians by 41.2% believed "fasting does affect the health". The HEI distribution showed a significant difference (p<0.05), the highest quality rate was among Muslims as 59.2%. It was observed that there was a significant difference (p <0.05) between the groups with Body Mass Index (BMI), and obesity was the highest in Christians (55.9%). Muslims have the highest rate to ensure that the origin of the food brands are the same of the belief of individuals by 95.5%. Conclusion: In this study, the ones who had the highest HEI scores and religious rules affected their eating habits the most are the Muslims; members of Islam. This result may also be related to the awareness of the participants on healthy nutrition, their attitudes towards applying the rules of the religion they belong to, and similar factors. More comprehensive studies are needed on the effect of religions on individuals' eating habits.

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In the highly competitive business world, the development of new products is compulsory. However, developing new products is very risky and expensive. Therefore, a company must ensure that the newly developed product may be successful in the market. For this reason, the company must conduct detailed research analyses before and after developing a product. One way of reaching success and reducing risk is by examining the impact of product innovativeness on product performance. This paper ainıs to develop the criteria which may be used to measure the performance of products.