Comeback of the Inflation Specter

Simon, Hermann; Echter, Adam

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“…Today, even developed countries' health care systems face threats of strikes and high turnover (Oliver, 2023). The situation in Turkey is even more dire because of the higher inflation rates (Simon & Echter, 2023) and lower nursing salaries (Oban et al, 2022).…”

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Psychometrics of Job Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale among Turkish Nurses

2023

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Presenteeism occurs when workers are present at work but with diminished work capacity due to illness, stress, or other causes. Recent studies report that nursing is one of the leading professional groups experiencing presenteeism. Although studies of illness-related presenteeism predominate, fewer studies have investigated stress-related presenteeism. Nurses in Turkey are particularly vulnerable to stress-related presenteeism because of the country’s low nurse-to-patient ratio. A scale for measuring presenteeism from job stress — the Job-Stress-Related-Presenteeism Scale—has been developed but not validated. This study had two objectives: to adapt the Job-Stress-Related-Presenteeism Scale to Turkish to use in measuring of presenteeism from job stress among nurses; and to assess the scale’s validity. We conducted a cross-sectional study to test the content validity, construct validity, reliability, and stability of a Turkish version of the Job-Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale on a sample of 261 nurses. The content validity index of the Job-Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale was .65. Item-total score correlation values varied between .44 and .77. The confirmatory factor analyses confirmed the six-item, one-factor construct. The Cronbach’s alpha internal consistency coefficient was .86. Results indicated that our adapted version of the Job-Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale is valid and suitable for use in Turkey.

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Psychometrics of Job Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale among Turkish Nurses

2023

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Sweety, salty, sour, and romantic biochar-supported ZnO: highly active composite catalysts for environmental remediation

Bhakta,

Tang,

Snoussi

et al. 2023

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The present work focuses on valorizing the various biochar supports of nano-catalysts and investigates the effect of the type of the initial biomass on the deposition and salient physico-chemical features of the zinc oxide (ZnO) nanoparticles. In this regard, we have used four different biomasses, namely, sugarcane bagasse (Saccharum officinarum), algae (Phaeophyta), mandarin orange peels (Citrus reticulata), and China rose petals (Rosa chinensis) as sources of biochar. Their wet impregnation with zinc acetate was followed by pyrolysis at 500 °C. It led to biochar (nicknamed “sweety,” “salty,” “sour,” and “romantic” biochar, respectively) loaded with very well dispersed, 20–360 nm-sized (mostly) ZnO nanoparticles. Interestingly, depending on the type of biomass used, the size, shape (quartz-like, semi-spherical, spherical, semi-cauliflower, needle or rod-like), and degree of crystallinity of ZnO nanoparticles (hexagonal crystal system) vary, in spite of all other synthesis parameters being similar. Nanoparticle-induced graphitization and crystallization of biochar have been also observed by Raman spectroscopy. The malachite green dye mineralization efficiency in the presence of H2O2 and different biochar-supported ZnO nanocatalysts was 15.1%, 46.3%, 99.9%, 67.9%, and 66.4% for H2O2, china rose petals, algae, mandarin peels, and sugarcane bagasse-supported ZnO catalyst in the presence of H2O2, respectively. Malachite green removal fits in very well with a pseudo-first-order kinetic model with R2 = 0.9701 (at algae biochar-ZnO). 6.6 times enhancement in the mineralization efficiency is observed as compared to just H2O2. The recyclability test of algae biochar impregnated with ZnO after 5 cycles indicates the mineralization efficiency levels up to 81.4%. Beyond these scientific results, this work is based on the principle of biomass waste valorization for sustainable development and circular economy, on the one hand, and addresses the UN Sustainable Development Goals 6, 13, and 14, on the other hand. It is also very clear that biochar is the new romance in the field of materials science and for sustainable future. Graphical Abstract

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Comeback of the Inflation Specter

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Psychometrics of Job Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale among Turkish Nurses

Psychometrics of Job Stress-Related Presenteeism Scale among Turkish Nurses

Sweety, salty, sour, and romantic biochar-supported ZnO: highly active composite catalysts for environmental remediation

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