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Distance education has become widespread since the schools are physically closed due to COVID-19 pandemic. This study concentrates on determining attitudes of teachers towards distance mathematics education and examining their views based on some variables. Participants of the study consists of 189 teachers who voluntarily participated to the study, are selected via maximum variation sampling method, are working in primary, secondary and high school levels in provinces of Mugla and Kocaeli, and who teach Mathematics via distance education platforms. This study relies on mixed-method research where data collection was done with distance education attitude scale and view form, both prepared and applied online. Data from distance education attitude scale was analyzed quantitatively and data from view form was analyzed with descriptive analysis method. The result of the study demonstrated that attitudes of teachers towards distance mathematics education were indecisive but in negative direction. While attitudes of teachers towards distance mathematics education were found to differ significantly based on some variables like age, occupational experience, type of school, level of education and foreknowledge towards distance education, they did not differ significantly for gender and duration of internet use. Moreover, teacher also remarked positively towards sustainability and repetitive nature of the courses while they commented negatively on technical problems and structure of some courses may not fit in distance education.

Cancer screening is a critical component of the pretransplantation process. However, in patients with deteriorating liver function, the focus may shift towards acquiring a functioning liver, potentially delaying cancer evaluation. A 42-year-old male with primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC), CTP score C10, and MELD score 19 was evaluated for liver transplantation (LT). Preoperative imaging revealed two lesions in the upper pole of the left kidney, raising concern for malignancy. After discussion at a uro-oncology meeting, the decision was made to resect the lesions post-LT. On postoperative day 5, the patient underwent entero-enterostomy revision and resection of the renal lesions due to melena. Pathological analysis confirmed Burkitt lymphoma/high-grade B-cell lymphoma-NOS. The patient completed four cycles of chemotherapy and remained free of recurrence by the second postoperative year. This case underscores the importance of cancer screening in LT candidates and highlights the need for biopsy when radiologic suspicion arises. Management should be individualized, considering both liver disease severity and malignancy, with a tailored treatment approach. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Objective: Internalized stigmatization indicates the internal acceptance of public stigmatization. Double stigma refers to stigmatization due to more than one personality characteristic. We aimed to investigate the levels of self-stigma and perceptions towards delinquents about both psychiatric disorders and forensic psychiatry hospitalization among male patients hospitalized in the high-security forensic psychiatry service in Turkey. Method: This cross-sectional study was conducted with 76 male participants. Sociodemographic, clinical, and offense-related variables were defined by interviewing patients and families and examining all records. Perceptions Towards Criminals Scale (PTCS), Self-Stigma Scale (SSS), and Violence Profile of Current Offense Scale were administered to the participants. Results: The participants' SSS total score was 37.73±16.4, the Internalized Devaluation subdimension score was 17.91±8.19, the Internalized Stereotypes score was 14.77±7.51 and the Social Withdrawal and Concealment Disorder score was 4.77±2.70. The total PTCS score was 32.30±10.38, the Perception of Moral and Personality Traits Subscale score was 21.16±7.23 and the Perceptions of Social Networks subscale score was 11.16±4.03. PTCS social network score was relatively more negative in the patients who received regular antipsychotic treatment before hospitalization compared to those who did not adhere to the treatment (p=0.043). Discussion: The results of the study are important in terms of examining both internalized stigma and perceptions towards delinquency in male forensic patients diagnosed with schizophrenia. Another result is perceptions of the social networks of delinquency are more negative in the patient group receiving regular treatment. The results of the study do not support high self-stigma levels in the forensic psychiatry population, contrary to the double stigma theory and previous studies conducted in our country. The disparities between the results and the literature could be due to investigating the research with different cultural populations. It will be possible to prevent the effects of stigma on forensic patients and to develop appropriate strategies for the management of self-stigma with stigma studies. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]