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Yazarlar
- Battal, Fetullah(2)
- Okur, Fatih(2)
- Adeleye, Bosede Ngozi(1)
- Durmuş, İbrahim(1)
- Ergül, Murat(1)
- Gökdalay, Meriç(1)
- Kalkan, Nimet(1)
- Kökhan, Ahmet(1)
- Kökhan, Serhan(1)
- Köktürk, Seda Nur(1)
- Lorente, Daniel Balsalobre(1)
- Soylu, Özgür Bayram(1)
- Taş Yıldırım, Esra(1)
- Tutar, Hasan(1)
- Yardımcı, Hülya(1)
- Çınar, Ertuğrul(1)
- Özdemir, Enes(1)
- Şükür, Fatma Betül(1)
Yayınlar
- MakaleYalnız künye2026Scopus SJRQ1Effect of ultra-processed food consumption on premenstrual syndrome across different body mass index categories: a cross-sectional analysis
Köktürk, Seda Nur; Taş Yıldırım, Esra; Yardımcı, Hülya
Purpose – This study aimed to examine the association between ultra-processed food (UPF) consumption and premenstrual syndrome (PMS) across different body mass index (BMI) categories in women. Design/methodology/approach – A total of 480 women aged 20–49 years participated in the study between May 2024 and May 2025 in 3 cities in Türkiye. PMS symptoms were assessed using the Premenstrual Syndrome Scale (PMSS), and UPF intake was evaluated according to the NOVA classification using a food frequency questionnaire. Anthropometric measurements, including height and body weight, were taken by researchers, and BMI was calculated for each participant. Findings – The mean BMI of the participants was 24.2 ± 4.9 kg/m2, with an average daily UPF intake of 858.0 ± 133.3 g. Higher UPF intake was significantly associated with increased reporting of PMS, with 7.0% higher odds among normal-weight women, 19.0% higher odds among overweight women, and 41.0% higher odds among women with obesity. Moreover, as UPF consumption increased from the lowest (Q1) to the highest quartile (Q4), the odds of experiencing PMS symptoms were 2.65 times (OR: 2.65, %95 CI: 1.52–4.61), 2.85 times (OR: 2.85, %95 CI:1.60–4.95), and 3.07 times (OR: 3.07, %95 CI: 1.71–5.49) higher, respectively (p = 0.001). Research limitations/implications – These findings underscore a significant association between UPF consumption and PMS symptoms, particularly among women with obesity. Given the high prevalence of PMS and its substantial impact on women's well-being, dietary interventions aimed at reducing UPF intake may represent a promising approach for PMS management and prevention. Originality/value – To the best of our knowledge, this study is the first to examine the relationship between UPF intake and self-reported PMS presence across different BMI categories. 2026
- MakaleYalnız künye2025Scopus SJRQ1Artificial intelligence, automation and employment dynamics: empirical evidence from G7 economies
Okur, Fatih; Özdemir, Enes
Purpose – This study examines how the rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) and automation affects employment dynamics across G7 economies. While previous research has often focused on either AI or robotics in isolation, their combined and long-term effects on employment remain poorly understood. Addressing this gap is crucial for policymakers seeking to balance technological progress with labor market stability. Design/methodology/approach – Using a balanced panel dataset covering 2010–2024 for the G7 countries, the study investigates the relationships between AI investment (proxied by information and communication technology (ICT) investment), robot density (ROBOT), wages, productivity (PRD) and education spending (EDU), and their impact on employment. The analysis employs panel unit root and cross-sectional dependence tests, a panel autoregressive distributed lag (ARDL) framework estimated via the pooled mean group (PMG) estimator, and robustness checks using Driscoll–Kraay fixed effects, common correlated effects (CCE) estimators, country-specific regressions and Dumitrescu–Hurlin panel causality tests. Findings – The results reveal that AI investment has a significant negative effect on employment in the long run, whereas ROBOT shows a positive but context-dependent relationship. Wage levels are negatively associated with employment, while PRD shows only a modest positive influence. Education expenditure exhibits mixed behavior – positive in the short run but negative in the long run – suggesting potential misalignment with evolving labor market needs. Causality tests confirm a unidirectional link from AI investment to employment, underscoring its structural role in labor market change. Research limitations/implications – This study is limited by data availability, particularly the lack of detailed sectoral or occupational breakdowns across countries. As a result, it cannot fully capture the distributional effects of AI and automation across different worker groups. The use of proxies, such as ICT investment for AI, may not reflect the full scope of AI deployment. Despite these limitations, the findings highlight important macro-level dynamics and suggest that technological investments significantly shape employment trends. Future research should utilize micro-level data to explore sector-specific impacts, wage effects and labor force transitions in response to digital transformation. Practical implications – The findings suggest that without targeted policy interventions, increased AI investment may displace workers in the long run. Policymakers should prioritize reskilling, adapt education systems to evolving technological needs, and differentiate strategies across sectors and worker skill levels. Social implications – This study highlights the potential for AI and automation to reshape labor markets, with implications for income distribution, job security and social cohesion. The displacement of routine jobs may disproportionately affect low-skilled and vulnerable workers, increasing the risk of inequality and social exclusion. To prevent deepening divides, social policies must focus on equitable access to education, digital literacy and lifelong learning. Supporting workforce adaptability through inclusive training programs and social safety nets is essential. The results underscore the urgent need for collaborative efforts between governments, educational institutions and industries to ensure a socially sustainable digital transformation. Originality/value – This study is among the first to jointly analyze AI and robotics within a dynamic panel framework, offering new cross-country evidence on their heterogeneous employment effects in advanced economies. By integrating multiple estimation strategies and country-specific perspectives, the paper contributes to a more nuanced understanding of how technological transformation reshapes labor markets and highlights the institutional conditions that mediate these effects.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2025Scopus SJRQ1RETRACTED: Algorithmic management and reflexive ethnography: methodological innovations for practice-theoretical observation
Tutar, Hasan; Battal, Fetullah
Purpose – This study aims to reveal the alternative methodological possibilities offered by reflexive ethnography in this field, where classical observation techniques are inadequate, by conducting a sociological analysis of algorithmic management systems that have become widespread on digital platforms. Design/methodology/approach – In the research conducted with reflexive ethnography, which is a qualitative method, the researcher’s own experience, position and impact on the observation process are placed at the center of data production. This approach offers a more flexible and multi-layered analysis framework in digital environments shaped by variables and algorithms that replace fixed observation areas. Findings – Algorithmic management constantly controls the workforce with opaque decision processes. This situation creates behavioral orientations that are difficult to capture with classical ethnography. Reflexive ethnography provides a more holistic observation by including the researcher’s intuitive, technical and experiential data in understanding these systems’ internal logic. Research limitations/implications – Reflexive ethnography offers a strong methodological basis that is flexible enough to not only understand today’s governance systems but also to analyze the digital institutions of the future. Originality/value – Regarding future ethnographic research, reflexive ethnography has the potential to address not only algorithmic systems but also the effects of these systems on users, performance evaluation methods and the construction of affect and self. The interdisciplinary collaborations of this method with informatics, media studies, sociology and anthropology will provide methodological depth and analytical diversity. Furthermore, combining with other approaches such as cyber-ethnography, shadow ethnography and autoethnography, it can open up new research paths to understand the multi-layered structure of digital platforms. Thus, reflexive ethnography offers a strong methodological basis that is flexible enough to not only understand today’s governance systems but also to analyze the digital institutions of the future.
AtıfScopus1WoS1OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2The relationship between self-efficacy and emotional burnout levels of seafarers: the role of individual alienation – the case of Turkey
Battal, Fetullah; Durmuş, İbrahim; Çınar, Ertuğrul
Purpose: The study aims to examine the factors that may affect the burnout levels of ship workers. Design/methodology/approach: The scope of the research consists of seafarers on ships docking at the ports of Zonguldak, Karadeniz Eregli, Eren and Filyos in the Western Black Sea region of Turkey. The sample consists of officers, engineers, dynamic position operators, electricians, boatswains, able seamans, pumpmans and stewards working on ships. In this respect, a random questionnaire was used in the research method and a questionnaire was sent to 400 of these employees, representing the main sample, and 263 of them fully answered the online questionnaire. Findings: As a result of the research, first of all, it is seen that the increase in the self-efficacy of the seafarers decreases their emotional burnout levels. In the second step, the strong self-efficacy of the seafarers reduced the level of individual alienation. In the third step, the increase in the individual alienation of the ship workers also caused an increase in the levels of emotional exhaustion. Originality/value: As a result, it has been seen that there is a partial mediating role of individual alienation in the relationship between the self-efficacy of the seafarers and their emotional exhaustion. In other words, high self-efficacy is not the only reason for the decrease in emotional burnout levels among seafarers. At the same time, self-efficacy has an effect on the individual alienation levels of seafarers.
AtıfScopus1WoS1OpenAlex2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2023Scopus SJRQ2Investigating the impact of ICT-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries
Soylu, Özgür Bayram; Adeleye, Bosede Ngozi; Ergül, Murat; Okur, Fatih; Lorente, Daniel Balsalobre
Purpose: Since competitiveness is crucial in international trade, this paper contributes to the literature by interrogating the information and communication technology (ICT)-trade nexus on competitiveness in Eastern and Western European countries. Does ICT usage promote or hinder the impact of trade openness on competitiveness? This study attempts to answer two questions: (1) is the interaction of trade and ICT significant in promoting competitiveness? (2) Is the effect significantly different by European classification? Design/methodology/approach: With data on 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020 and using mobile phones and fixed telephone usage as ICT indicators, the study engages the bootstrapped ordinary least squares (BOLS) and method of moments quantile regression (MM-QR) techniques to probe the discourse. Findings: The empirical findings reveal that (1) the interaction of trade and ICT boost competitiveness; (2) the effect of mobile phone is consistent across the full, East, and West European samples; (3) the interaction effect is also significant across the conditional distribution of competitiveness and (4) mobile phones and fixed broadband usage reveal “leapfrog” effect across the quantiles. Overall, the study submits that ICT usage will enhance the impact of trade, and thus, ICT is a critical enabler of competitiveness in Europe; policy recommendations were discussed. Originality/value: To the best of the authors' knowledge, this is the first study examining the interaction effect of trade openness and ICT usage on competitiveness in Europe. In other words, the authors attempt to analyze how ICT usage influences trade-competitiveness dynamics. To fill the gap in the literature, the authors' use a sample of 17 European countries from 2007 to 2020. The variables of interest are the competitiveness index, trade openness, and four ICT indicators (mobile phone, fixed telephone subscriptions, fixed telephone subscriptions, and Internet users).
AtıfScopus16WoS13OpenAlex16İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2023Scopus SJRQ2An algorithmic application with flexible airspace approach
Kökhan, Ahmet; Kökhan, Serhan; Gökdalay, Meriç
Purpose: The purpose of this study is to develop an operational level decision support system model for air traffic controllers (ATCos) within the framework of the Flexible Use of Airspace (FUA) concept to enable more efficient use of airspace capacity. This study produces a systematic solution to the route selection process so that the ATCo can determine the most efficient route with an operational decision support system model using Dijkstra’s Shortest Path Algorithm. Design/methodology/approach: In this study, a new decision support system model for ATCos in decision-making positions was recommended and used. ATCos use this model as a main model for determining the shortest and safest route for aircraft as an operational-level decision support system. Dijkstra Algorithm, used in the model, is defined step by step and then explained with the pseudocode. Findings: It has been determined that when the FUA concept and DSS are used while the ATCo chooses a route, significant fuel, time and capacity savings are achieved in flight operations. Emissions resulting from the negative environmental effects of air transportation are reduced, and significant capacity increase can be achieved. The operational level decision support system developed in the study was tested with 55 scenarios on the Ankara–Izmir flight route compared to the existing fixed route. The results for the proposed most efficient route were achieved at 11.22% distance (nm), 9.36%-time (min) savings and 837.71 kg CO2 emission savings. Originality/value: As far as the literature is reviewed, most studies aimed at increasing airspace efficiency produce solutions that try to improve rather than replace the normal process. Considering the literature positioning of this study compared to other studies, the proposed model provides a new systematic solution to the problems that cause human-induced route inefficiency within the framework of the FUA concept.
AtıfScopus2WoS2OpenAlex2İncele - Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2023Cross-cultural difference and spirituality in the workplace
Kalkan, Nimet; Şükür, Fatma Betül
This chapter aims to consider workplace spirituality from a cross-cultural perspective. The terms workplace spirituality and culture are so intangible, and both start with the attitude and behavior of humans but are meaningful in a community. Because of the constraint of understanding these abstract settings, it is necessary to define and specify the dimensions of both concepts to achieve the aim of this chapter. In this regard, the section starts with the conceptuality of workplace spirituality and the dimensions of the term, which cumulate at individual, group, and organizational levels. It goes with the part of cultural dimensions in the light of Hofstede's (2001) direction, Chhokar, Brodbeck, and House's (2007) extension, and Sharma's (2010) derivation of cultural dimensions for national, organizational, and individual levels, respectively. After joining the dots, the chapter focuses on one of the most sacred research areas for academic literature, cross-cultural differences, and workplace spirituality. The last part of the chapter is the conclusion to point to final notes about the concepts and help guide future studies.
AtıfScopus2OpenAlex2İncele - DergiAircraft Engineering and Aerospace Technology
- DergiBritish Food Journal
- DergiMaritime Business Review
- DergiJournal of Economic Studies
- DergiJournal of Organizational Ethnography