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Introduction: PFAPA syndrome is an autoinflammatory disease seen in childhood characterized by recurrent fever, aphthous stomatitis, pharyngitis, and cervical adenitis. This study aims to examine the clinical and laboratory features of PFAPA syndrome, assess responses to treatment, and particularly evaluate the disease from an immunological perspective. Materials and Methods: Forty-nine patients presenting to the Pediatric Immunology and Allergy outpatient clinic and meeting the diagnostic criteria for PFAPA were evaluated. Demographic information, symptoms, physical examination findings, laboratory results, and responses to treatment were meticulously recorded. Results: Our study included a total of 49 patients, comprising 30 males and 19 females, with a mean age at diagnosis of 3.5 years. Notable findings in immunological assessments included neutrophilia, leukocytosis, and in a few cases, lymphopenia, as well as changes in CD3 and CD19 subsets that highlighted the immunological aspect of the disease, indicating significant alterations in the adaptive immune system. Prednisolone treatment resulted in a response rate of 92.5%, with most patients showing a rapid improvement. Eighty-one point eight percent of patients receiving colchicine prophylaxis reported a decrease in symptoms. The symptoms in 13.5% of patients who underwent tonsillectomy either significantly decreased or completely resolved. Conclusion: Management of PFAPA syndrome varies in terms of immunological findings and response rates to treatment. Our study elucidates the effectiveness of prednisolone treatment, the benefits of colchicine prophylaxis, and the improvement in symptoms following tonsillectomy. Furthermore, it underscores the necessity of considering immunological factors in the diagnosis and treatment processes of PFAPA syndrome.

Amaç: Araştırma kadınların jinekolojik yakınma çözümleri, jinekolojik kanserlerden korunma bilgi ve davranışları arasındaki ilişkinin belirlenmesi amacıyla tanımlayıcı olarak yapılmıştır. Yöntem: Araştırmada örneklemi Kayseri ilinin bir ilçesinde bulunan 104 Kur’an kursuna devam eden 866 kadın oluşturmuştur. Veriler kadınların tanıtıcı, obstetrik ve jinekolojik durumlarını belirleyen sorulardan oluşan kişisel bilgi formu ve Jinekolojik kanserlerden korunma bilgi formu kullanılarak toplanmıştır. Veriler SPSS 23.0 programında, ortalama, standart sapma ve yüzdelik dağılımı, Pearson Korelasyon, Ki-Kare (Chi-square), t ve F testi (ANOVA) ile değerlendirilmiştir. Anlamlılık düzeyi 0,05 olarak alınmıştır. Bulgular: Jinekolojik yakınma yaşayan kadınların % 40,9’unun yaşadığı jinekolojik yakınmalarını utanma, çekinme, mahremiyet, korku gibi nedenlerle önemsemediği, %60,0’ının vajinal duş yaptığı, %67,9’unun Pap smear testi düzenli olarak yaptırmadığı, %70,2’sinin kendi kendine vulva muayenesini yapmadığı, %67,9’unun jinekolojik sağlığı koruma konusunda, %67,4’ ünün ise jinekolojik kanserden korunma konusunda bilgi almadığı ve jinekolojik kanserlerden korunma bilgi puan ortalamasının toplam 50 puan üzerinden 25,27±13,155 puan olduğu belirlenmiştir. Sonuç: Araştırma sonucunda kadınların jinekolojik yakınma çözümleri, jinekolojik kanserlerden korunma bilgi ve davranışları arasında anlamlı fark bulunduğu (p < 0.05), jinekolojik yakınmalardan ve jinekolojik kanserlerden korunma konusunda bilgi ve danışmanlık gereksinimi olduğu belirlenmiştir.

As a result of the rapid depletion of resources and the damage caused by excessive consumption to the environment, resource management, and material reuse in the construction sector are a necessity for sustainability. This study aims to emphasize the importance of reuse. For this purpose, a workshop was conducted to transform the volumes provided by the out-of-use or ready-made materials into re-use spaces with a different function. The first stage of the study, which is carried out in three stages, is the preparatory stage, where the students do preliminary research on the subject; the second stage is the stage where the students do design studies, and the third stage is the stage where the evaluations regarding the design decisions and learning outcomes are made. At the end of the study, fourteen products were designed by the students, and eight of them were handled within the scope of the study. The direction of the advantages and disadvantages created by the properties of the materials in the design has been evaluated in terms of functionality, technique, and aesthetics. Then, the awareness and development of the students about reuse were evaluated. As a result of the study, it has been revealed that the materials that are out of use and/or produced for different purposes can have creative or guiding effects on the design, and while doing this, they can exhibit a beneficial and sustainable approach to the environment.

Aim: The study is conducted in a descriptive design to examine the gender preferences for doctors and nurses and the reasons for gender preferences of patients receiving health care in inpatient clinics Method: The universe of the study is the patients who were admitted to the state hospitals in the Mardin province and Kızıltepe district. The sample consisted of 600 patients aged 18 and older who were hospitalized and agreed to participate in the research. The data were collected through a face-to-face interview using a questionnaire. SPSS Statistics 21 program was used in the analysis of the data, the data were analyzed with a significance level of p

Giriş: Çalışmanın amacı, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi Fizyoterapi ve Rehabilitasyon Bölümü’nde öğrenim gören öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeyleri ve sağlıklı yaşam biçimi davranışlarının belirlenmesi ve ilişkilendirilmesidir. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmaya Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim gören toplam 220 (kadın:149, erkek:71 ) fizyoterapi öğrencisi gönüllü olarak katılmıştır. Öğrencilerin fiziksel aktivite düzeylerini belirlemede “Uluslararası Fiziksel Aktivite Değerlendirme Anketi” (inaktif, minimum aktif ve aktif olarak MET yöntemiyle belirlenmiştir) kısa formu kullanılırken, sağlıklı yaşam davranışlarının belirlenmesinde “Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Ölçeği II” kullanılmıştır. Sağlıklı Yaşam Biçimi Davranışları Ölçeği alt parametreleri; sağlık sorumluluğu (SS), fiziksel aktivite (FA), beslenme (B), manevi gelişim (MG), kişilerarası ilişkiler (Kİ), stres yönetimi (SY) olarak belirlenmiştir. Bulgular: İstatiksel analizde tüm veriler için tanımlayıcı istatistik (ortalama ve standart sapma)uygulanmış ve anlamlılık düzeyi p

The aim of this study is to determine academics’ user resistance to distance learning, their perceptions of the distance learning systems and factors affecting their perceptions of the changes in the education system during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study’s population consists of 440 academics working in 43 different universities in Turkey. The research sample were determined through convenience and snowball sampling methods. The data were collected using an online questionnaire form created within Google Forms. After validity and reliability analyses on the data, eight different hypotheses were tested using structural equation analysis. All eight hypotheses proposed within the study were accepted after receiving the results of this analysis. The results of the study show that user resistance has a significantly negative effect on the users that utilise distance learning. However, the perceived ease of use and usefulness have a significantly positive effect on attitude and behavior.

Peripheral nerves are a system consisting of various nerve fibers named according to the functions they stimulate in the target organ that provides motor and sensory stimulation between the central nervous system and peripheral organs. Peripheral nerves, which are quite open to trauma, are injured for different reasons. Damage to the peripheral nerves negatively affects the motor and sensory stimulation of the person. After peripheral injuries, degenerative processes are initiated due to damage to the peripheral nerve. In injuries that interrupt the axonal continuity, the distal parts of the axon degenerate because the metabolic events required for the continuity of the nerve function cannot occur in the axon. Schwann cell dedifferentiation, proliferation and remyelination play an important role in peripheral nerve regeneration. The regenerative process is a process where many factors work together. In this review, the regeneration process after peripheral nerve injuries, neurotrophic factors affecting regeneration and the mechanisms of action of different methods used in the treatment process are discussed.

Bu çalışmada, telekomünikasyon sektörüne ilişkin yatırımlar, dış ticaret hacmi ve tüketim verileri dikkate alınarak telekomünikasyon sektörünün ekonomik büyüme üzerindeki önemi incelenmiştir. “Telekomünikasyon yatırımları” olarak telekomünikasyon ağı ve servislerini sağlayan kuruluşların maddi ve maddi olmayan varlıkların edinimi veya mevcutların yenilenmesi için yapmış oldukları yatırımlar, “telekomünikasyon dış ticaretine konu emtia ve hizmetler” için Dünya Ticaret Örgütü’nün sınıflandırması, “telekomünikasyon tüketimi” olarak ise mobil hat abonelik sayısı, sabit hat abonelik sayısı ve internet kullanıcı sayısı verileri dikkate alınmıştır. Telekomünikasyon ve ekonomik büyüme ilişkisinin belirlenmesi için farklı bölgelerde ve farklı gelir düzeyindeki 44 ülke için 2000 – 2015 dönemine ait yıllık verileri ile dinamik panel veri modeli kullanılmıştır. Sistem GMM tahmin sonucunda elde edilen bulgular, ekonomik büyüme ile telekomünikasyon sektörüne yapılan yatırımlar, telekomünikasyon sektörüne ait dış ticaret hacmi ve telekomünikasyon tüketimi arasında literatür ile uyumlu olarak pozitif ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişkinin mevcut olduğunu göstermiştir. Ayrıca sonuçlar, ülkelerin ekonomik büyümesinin, telekomünikasyon ürünlerinin dış ticaret işlemleri tarafından doğrudan teşvik edildiğini de ortaya koymaktadır.

In this study, the changes in the bioaccessibility of total phenolics, total antioxidant capacity, and individual phenolic compounds resulting from the use of black cumin pomace in marmalades prepared with two different recipes were examined using an in vitro digestion model. UPLC-ESIMS/MS analysis revealed that chlorogenic acid, p-salicylic acid and o-salicylic acid were the main phenolic compounds present in both the black cumin pomace and the marmalades. Processing black cumin pomace into marmalade caused statistically significant reductions in total phenolic content, total antioxidant capacity, and levels of all individual phenolic compounds (P<0.05). While the marmalades prepared with the recipe that included a blanching pre-treatment were found to be superior in sensory evaluation, the marmalades prepared without pre-treatment had higher levels of bioaccessible phenolic compounds. Overall, the findings of this study highlight that utilizing black cumin pomace in marmalade production can contribute to sustainable waste management. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Aim: The study aims to determine the relationship between pediatric nurses' critical thinking tendencies and individual innovativeness characteristics. Method: The descriptive and correlation-seeking process was applied between April and June 2019. The study population consisted of all nurses working in pediatrics services in the government health research and application center located in Erzurum, Turkey. The sampling consisted of 75 nurses who were available and agreed to participate in the research. In the data collection, the 'Introductory Characteristics Form,' California Critical Thinking Disposition Inventory,' and 'Individual Innovativeness Scale' were used. In the data analysis, frequency analysis, Mann-Whitney U, Kruskal-Wallis H-test, and correlation analysis were used. Results: The nurses' overall critical thinking score was 195.68+-20.53, individual innovativeness total score was 62.81+-7.81, and individual innovativeness sub-scale scores were 25.42+-4.01 in the idea leadership sub-scale, 26.09+-4.64 in the resistance to change sub-scale, and 15.46+-2.27 in the risk-taking sub-scale. When the scores were evaluated, it was found that nurses have a low level of general critical thinking tendencies and have questioning characteristics in terms of individual innovativeness characteristics. There was a significant difference between the nurses' years in the profession and their individual innovativeness characteristics (p

Kültürel değerlerimizin tariflenmesinde önemli bir parçayı oluşturan öğelerden biri olan geleneksel mobilyalar, bireysel kimliği belirtmenin yanında, üreten ve kullanan toplumun kültürüne, inancına, toplumsal kimliğine, etnik yapısına dayalı bilgiler de iletebilmektedir. Tüm bu özellikleri ile kültürel birikimi ve etkileşimini temsil eden katmanlardan oluşur. Kullanıcısının ona kattığı anlam ile hafızada yer edinen mobilyalar, sürekliliği sağlanmadığı sürece zamanla kullanıcısı ile ortadan kaybolur. Bu nedenle mobilyaların nesilden nesile aktarılarak sürdürülebilirliğinin sağlanması önemli bir konudur. Bu aşamada geçmişi anımsatan ve günümüze kadar ulaşamamış değerleri tanıyıp anlayabileceğimiz en etkili seçeneklerden biri fotoğraflardır. Çalışmada Trabzon Beşikdüzü ilçesinde seçilen kişilere ait fotoğraflar üzerine görüşmeler yapılmış ve kişilerin fotoğraflar üzerine kurdurduğu cümleler takip edilmiştir. Bu yolla fotoğraflardaki geleneksel mobilyaların kültürel ve anlamsal açıdan kişilerin hafızalarındaki yeri sorgulanmış ve fotoğrafların kültürel değerleri aktarmadaki yeri irdelenmiştir. Çalışmanın sonucunda sözlü kültür ve görsel kültürde geleneksel mobilyaların kültürel yaşantıdaki yerleri ve fotoğrafların bu etkileşimdeki önemi ortaya konmuştur.

With the changing and developing conditions, people's expectations from the places have also been affected and the concept of 'accessibility' has gained more importance. Structures whose user is everyone must meet the needs of users. Universal design concept; It is a holistic approach that allows everyone to use it regardless of users’ personal characteristics. In the study, libraries were discussed because of the diversity in the user base and the many functions in their structure. In the light of the declarations published by The International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA), data on the accessibility of interior design in libraries were presented and the issue of universal design in the interior design of Karadeniz Technical University Faik Ahmet Barutçu Library was discussed. Thus, it is aimed to draw attention to the importance of universal design principles by offering suggestions to increase the efficiency of use in library buildings.

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Aim:To compare chronic heart failure patients with reduced ejection fraction (cHFrEF) who stated to comply with salt restriction in their diets versus those who did not.Methods:Patients without salt restriction were compared to those with salt restriction regarding HF-related hospitalization (HFrH) and all-cause mortality (ACM) before and after propensity score (PS) matching analysis.Results:The study included a total of 723 patients. 136 of them stated not to comply with salt restriction, 587 of them stated to comply with salt restriction. More frequent HFrH were observed in patients without salt restriction compared to those with salt restriction (75% vs. 62.9%, p=0.007), though, ACM was similar in both groups (29.4% vs 27.6%, p=0.672). After PS matching, HFrH during follow-up remained more frequent in those without salt restriction compared to those with salt restriction (73.7% vs 59.3%, p=0.019) but ACM was not different in both groups (30.5% vs 29.7%, p=0.887). Noncompliance to dietary salt restriction was found as one of the independent predictors of HFrH.Conclusion:In cHFrEF outpatients, noncompliance to dietary salt restriction does not seem to increase the risk for ACM but it poses an increased risk for HFrH.

Nowadays, increasing the needs and desires of people has brought different kinds of activities. Urban open spaces are among the most important areas where these needs are realized. The right design of the open spaces of the city allows for the creation of high quality and more livable cities. Historical structures are among the most important inventories in cities consisting of many living and non-living components. Among these buildings, museums attract many local users and serve as a bridge between past and present. In museums with open spaces, it increases the quality of the space and draws the user preferences towards these places. Users will no longer be able to use these museums once in a while for their needs and desires. Within the scope of this study, which has a history of 4000 years in Trabzon, which is among the most tourist attractions in the history; Atatürk Mansion Museum, Trabzon Museum and Kanuni House Museum were examined. Studies on spatial quality, usually urban, neighborhood, housing, parking and so on. It is scale. Therefore, this study is one of the original characteristics of the study which questions the spatial quality on historical inventories. In this context, the quality of the space parameters were determined by evaluating the literature studies. The results were evaluated with SPSS 23.0 and the quality of the open spaces of the museums were determined according to the user preferences.

Technical trips, which are considered to have an important place in interior design education, should take place in a sufficient number and within a program in both practical and theoretical courses. In other words, it depends on their experience gaining practice. Thus, in hands-on and art-related lessons, students experience information in place and by living contributes to an effective learning process. In this respect, the study was carried out in order to demonstrate the effect of the technical trips made within the scope of culture and furniture course, which is based on theoretical narrative, on increasing the students ' learning levels and interest. Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Architecture, Department of Interior Architecture, 5 male and 20 female students who attended the second year and who agreed to participate voluntarily participated in the study. Technical trip of the study was made in Çambaşı and Köseli neighborhoods of Çaykara District of Trabzon. In order to determine the achievements of the students, a 5-dimensional questionnaire was prepared in the form of a 5-dimensional likert, which has a motivational effect, contribution to education, level of expectation, place in the learning process and difficulties experienced. The results of the study showed that technical trips increase motivation for the lesson and are a more effective learning method than visual presentations in the lesson, that the difference between looking and seeing is understood and that they increase interest in furniture, culture, historical environment. It was observed that participants wanted similar practices to be performed again, but also assessed the weather and road conditions negatively, and the findings were interpreted in the light of the literature.

Objective: The aim of this study was to assess the clinical characteristics of patients with heart failure and preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) and compare them with those of HFpEF patients without AF. Methods: This study was a sub-group analysis of a multicenter, observational, and cross-sectional registry conducted in Turkey (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT03026114). Patients with HFpEF were divided into 2 groups: HFpEF with AF and HFpEF with sinus rhythm (SR), and the clinical characteristics of the groups were compared. Results: In a total of 819 HFpEF patients (median age: 67 years; 58% women), 313 (38.2%) had AF. Compared to the patients with SR, those with AF were older (70 years vs 66 years; p

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Objective: Few studies have directly assessed suboptimal management of dyslipidemia in Turkey. This study was conducted to assess patients' understanding and perceptions of high cholesterol as well as physicians' knowledge and awareness of lipid management strategies. Methods: This was a multicenter, observational study (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02608645). Consecutive patients admitted to the participating cardiology clinics who were at least 18 years of age and who had been classified in a secondary prevention (SP) group or a high-risk primary prevention (PP) group were enrolled. The study population included 1868 patients from 40 sites in Turkey. Two-thirds (67.5%) of the patients in the SP group had been prescribed a statin, whereas only 30.1% of the PP group patients received statin therapy (p

Amaç: Miyokardiyal fibrozis hipertansif hastalarda ileti gecikmelerine neden olabilir. Sağ ve sol atriyumlar arasında ileti gecikmesi olarak tanımlanan interatriyal blok (İAB) kardiyovasküler olaylarla ilişkilendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, esansiyel hipertansiyonu olan hastalarda İAB için ekokardiyografik belirleyicilerin araştırılması amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışma topluluğu toplam 220 hipertansif hastadan oluşturuldu [93 (%42,3) erkek, ortalama yaş 61,8±7,8 yıl]. İAB, 12 derivasyonlu EKG kaydında P dalgasının ≥120 msn olması olarak tanımlandı. Tüm hastalar transtorasik ekokardiyografi ile değerlendirildi. Bulgular: İAB varlığı ekokardiyografi ile 70 hastada gösterildi. İAB olan ve olmayan hasta grupları benzer demografik özelliklere sahipti. İAB olan hipertansif hastalarda interventriküler septum kalınlığı, arka duvar kalınlığı, sol atriyum çapı, sol ventrikül kütlesi, sol ventrikül hipertrofisi (SVH) sıklığı ve sol ventrikül kütle indeksinde anlamlı artış saptandı. Artmış sol atriyum çapı (Rölatif Risk (RR)=1,082; %95 Güven Aralığı (GA): 1,006-1,164; p=0,034) ve SVH varlığı (RR=3,051; %95 GA: 1,164-7,994; p=0,023) İAB için bağımsız öngördürücüler olarak tespit edildi. ROC eğrisi analizinde 38 mm üzerindeki sol atriyum çapı değerleri İAB varlığını %58 özgüllük ve %68 duyarlılık ile öngörmektedir (Eğri altındaki alan = 0,678; %95 GA: 0,601-0,754; p lt;0,001).Sonuç: Esansiyel hipertansiyonu olan hastalarda İAB varlığı ile SVH ve sol atriyum dilatasyonu ile ilgili ekokardiyografik parametreler arasında anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmaktadır. İAB, hipertansif hastalarda miyokardiyal fibrozis ve kardiyak yeniden modelleme için elektrokardiyografik bir belirteç olarak kullanılabilir.

Objective: The aim of this study is to assess the prevalence of polypharmacy, inappropriate drug use, and drug-drug interactions (DDIs) in elderly patients presenting at outpatient cardiology clinics in Turkey. Methods: The EPIC (Epidemiology of Polypharmacy and Potential Drug-Drug Interactions in Elderly Cardiac Outpatients) study will be an observational, real-world, multicenter study conducted to evaluate DDIs and polypharmacy in elderly cardiac outpatients. All consecutive patients (aged ≥65 years) admitted to outpatient cardiology clinics between July 30, 2018 and July 30, 2019 who provide written, informed consent will be enrolled. A total of approximately 5000 patients are to be enrolled in this non-interventional study. All of the data will be collected at one point in time and current clinical practice will be evaluated (ClinicalTrials.gov NCT03370523). Results: Patient demographics, comorbid disease characteristics, laboratory test results, and details of medication use will be collected using self-reports and medical records. The severity of comorbid disease will be recorded and scored according to Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI) and patients will be divided into 3 groups: mild, those with a CCI score of 1–2; moderate, those with a CCI score of 3–4; and severe, those with a CCI score of ≥5. Polypharmacy will be defined as the use of 5 or more medications at one time. DDIs will be determined using the Lexicomp Online drug interaction screening tool and potentially inappropriate medications will be defined based on the 2015 update of the Beers Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Medication Use in Older Adults. Severe drug interactions will be defined as those in category D or X. Conclusion: EPIC will be the first large-scale study in Turkey to evaluate polypharmacy, potentially inappropriate medications, and DDIs in elderly cardiac outpatients in a real-world clinical setting.

Objective: Heart failure (HF) is an important health issue of the 21st century and the prevalence in Turkey has been reported as 2.9%. A national profile, frequency data, characteristics of different phenotypes, and risk factors have not yet been well established. The Snapshot Evaluation of Heart Failure Patients in Turkey (SELFIE-TR) was an analysis of a representative sample of HF patients from Turkey. Methods: A total of 23 centers with at least 2 cardiologists from the 12 NUTS-1 regions of Turkey were invited to participate in the research. The contributing centers shared the data of a consecutive enrollment of HF patients, as confirmed by an investigator, on a pre-selected day of each week for the month of October or November of 2015. Results: The mean age of the entire cohort was 63.3+-13.3 years (male/female ratio: 751/303, 71.3%/28.7%). There were 712 acute HF patients and 342 chronic HF patients. The total number of HF patients with reduced ejection fraction (HFrEF), heart failure with mid-range ejection fraction, and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction was 801 (75%), 176 (16.7%), and 77 (7.3%), respectively. The patients with chronic HF were younger than those with acute HF (61.1+-13.3 years vs 67.9+-12.1 years; p

Mühendislik eğitiminde ana hedef, toplumun bugünkü ve yarın oluşacak gereksinimlerine çözüm oluşturabilecek niteliklere sahip elemanlar yetiştirmektir. Sözü edilen eğitim sürecinin de uygulamaya paralel olması gerekmektedir. Dolayısıyla, modern mühendislik eğitiminin ana amacı mühendislik esaslarını ve öğrenmeyi öğretmek olarak tanımlanabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, orman endüstri mühendisi olarak herhangi bir alanda çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerinin lisans döneminde verilen eğitim-öğretimi nasıl algıladıkları ve lisans döneminde verilen programın daha iyi olması için nelerin yapılması gerektiği temel araştırma amacıdır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda orman ürünleri sanayi sektöründe çalışan orman endüstri mühendisleri çalışma kapsamına alınmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerinin ağırlıklı olarak üretim biriminde, kalite-kontrol biriminde, pazarlama-satış biriminde ve tasarım biriminde istihdam edildikleri belirlenmiştir. Sektörde çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerine göre lisans düzeyinde verilen eğitimin yeterliliği, özel sektöre uygunluğu ve güncel konuların anlatılması noktasında yetersiz bulunmuştur. Katılımcı orman endüstri mühendislerine göre eğitim öğretimin iyileştirilmesi için “Uygulamalı eğitimin” yüksek oranda arttırılması gerekmektedir. Katılımcılar uygulamalı eğitimin arttırılması için öncelikle yabancı dil eğitimin arttırılması gerektiğini belirtmişlerdir. Yabancı dil eğitimin arttırılmasının yanında katılımcı orman endüstri mühendisleri müfredatlarda endüstriyel uygulamaların arttırılması gerektiğini belirtmektedirler. Endüstriyel uygulamaların arttırılması ile uygulamalı eğitime önem verilmesi gerektiğini vurgulayan orman endüstri mühendisleri bilgisayar eğitiminin de arttırılması gerektiğini ileri sürmüşlerdir.

Mühendislik eğitiminde ana hedef, toplumun bugünkü ve yarın oluşacak gereksinimlerine çözüm oluşturabilecek niteliklere sahip elemanlar yetiştirmektir. Sözü edilen eğitim sürecinin de uygulamaya paralel olması gerekmektedir. Dolayısıyla, modern mühendislik eğitiminin ana amacı mühendislik esaslarını ve öğrenmeyi öğretmek olarak tanımlanabilmektedir. Bu çalışmada, orman endüstri mühendisi olarak herhangi bir alanda çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerinin lisans döneminde verilen eğitim-öğretimi nasıl algıladıkları ve lisans döneminde verilen programın daha iyi olması için nelerin yapılması gerektiği temel araştırma amacıdır. Bu amaç doğrultusunda orman ürünleri sanayi sektöründe çalışan orman endüstri mühendisleri çalışma kapsamına alınmıştır. Çalışma sonucunda çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerinin ağırlıklı olarak üretim biriminde, kalite-kontrol biriminde, pazarlama-satış biriminde ve tasarım biriminde istihdam edildikleri belirlenmiştir. Sektörde çalışan orman endüstri mühendislerine göre lisans düzeyinde verilen eğitimin yeterliliği, özel sektöre uygunluğu ve güncel konuların anlatılması noktasında yetersiz bulunmuştur. Katılımcı orman endüstri mühendislerine göre eğitim öğretimin iyileştirilmesi için “Uygulamalı eğitimin” yüksek oranda arttırılması gerekmektedir. Katılımcılar uygulamalı eğitimin arttırılması için öncelikle yabancı dil eğitimin arttırılması gerektiğini belirtmişlerdir. Yabancı dil eğitimin arttırılmasının yanında katılımcı orman endüstri mühendisleri müfredatlarda endüstriyel uygulamaların arttırılması gerektiğini belirtmektedirler. Endüstriyel uygulamaların arttırılması ile uygulamalı eğitime önem verilmesi gerektiğini vurgulayan orman endüstri mühendisleri bilgisayar eğitiminin de arttırılması gerektiğini ileri sürmüşlerdir.

With the end of the Cold War, the Turkic Republics in Central Asia have taken their place as independent states on the stage of international relations. For Turkey, which has developed special relations with each of the countries in the region, relations with Uzbekistan are of particular importance due to its geographical/strategic location and the resources it possesses. In this context, relations between Turkey and Uzbekistan, which have historical and cultural ties, entered a new development process after 1991 and continued with ups and downs until the end of 2016. However, after 2016, the relations of the two states gained a new development momentum with the election of Shevket Mirziyoyev as the President of Uzbekistan. The geostrategic positions of Turkey and Uzbekistan make their bilateral relations important at the regional and international level. The main question of the study is at which stage the relations have reached and in which direction they have the potential to develop in the future. First, country profiles will be presented and the post-1991 development process of bilateral relations will be discussed. In the second part, the current relations of the two countries will be analyzed by testing the theories of realism and constructivism. In the conclusion, the findings and the future of the relations will be presented. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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INTRODUCTION: The research was conducted in order to evaluate the alterations in vocational self-esteem of nurses and social workers before and after graduation. METHODS: The study is descriptive. The research began with 112 students before graduation and 40 of the participants were reached after their graduation. In the study, the pre-and-post graduate data of these 40 students were evaluated. The 'Professional Self-Esteem Scale' was used as a data collection means. The scale was carried out to the students twice; first before graduation and second, after one year of their graduation. While analyzing the research data; the Mann-Whitney U test was used to compare quantitative variables between groups and Pearson Chi-square and Fisher' Exact for the relations between categorical variables. RESULTS: In this study when the participants' scores of Professional Self-Esteem Scale were analyzed; the average score was determined as 114,72+-17,32 for the students in the Nursing Department and 121,18+-17,63 for the students in Social Work Department. After graduation score of Nursing and Social Work Department students from the Professional Self-Esteem Scale was significantly lower than the score measured before graduation (p

Transkription texts called a turkish Works which written without the Arabic alphabet. Turkish language materials so called Transkription texts are wortten whit the alphabet of Latin, Greek, Armanian, Kiril, Assyrian, Jew, Georgian etc. In this paper two transcription texts, which were written in 1869 in German language, and their spelling properties will be introduced. Transcription texts are important sources since they give information about Turkish language phonology, morphology, syntax and vocabulary for the time period when they were written and geography where they were written. The oldest identified transcription is Codex Cumanicus. The oldest transcription which brings light to Turkish language spoken in Turkey is Regola written by Argenti in 16 th century. Nowadays, German, French, Italian and English transcription texts are being still discovered. Adolf Wahrmund’s “Praktische Handbuch der osmanisch-türkischen Sprache” and P.J. Piqure’s “Grammatik der türkisch-osmanischen Umgangssprache: nebst einem Anhange von einer Auswahl verschiedener Gespräche, Sprichwörter und einer Wörtersammlung in alphabetischer Ordnung: mit genauer Verzeichnung der Aussprache” works are useful and benefical works for people who want to study this area.

To explain how the language system in the brain is temporally processed, the results of both brain and linguistics researches are required to be interpreted together. In this regard, phonologic functioning of language in the brain may be demonstrated more clearly by examining the auditory stimuli which are obtained via using auditory technique. This study focuses on acoustic preprocessing of auditory stimuli by using EEG technique in Bekâr (2016). This preprocessing is described as Stimulus Cross-Splicing method in this study. The auditory stimuli which was prepared in PRAAT 5.2 Sound Analysis Program with this method are interpreted contrastively by means of duration and fundamental frequency (F0) with an auditory stimuli of another EEG experiment, which has the same research questions without an acoustic preprocessing. Zero-crossing (0-) of the auditory stimuli are determined by using fundamental frequency and duration and the recordings keep their naturality. This preliminary method on Turkish provides more reliable results with the use of auditory stimuli that was built on brain studies in which the segmental and suprasegmental phonologic components in Turkish are investigated. Findings of this study reveals the importance of acoustic preprocessing in Turkish by examining the auditory stimuli with statistical methods. According to these findings, the way this method affects the results of the experiment and the necessity of using an acoustic preprocessing in two different brain imaging researches which try to answer the same linguistic issues are emphasized for future studies.

Design is a process that begins in an individual's mind and finally results in a physical product. This process functions in different ways based on the initially defined design problem, in other words, the solution expected of the designer and designer's approach, perception, creativity, and perspective. Thus, design is a problem that has infinite number of solutions depending on the designer, making it difficult for students of design to learn and comprehend it in education because it is not possible to talk about one single truth in design. This fact applies to landscape architecture education, like other design disciplines. Thus, landscape design education uses methods and techniques different from other disciplines of design. In this study, the studio work of the landscape design training of the students in Karadeniz Technical University (KTU) Landscape Architecture Department was assessed. This studio work is also important as it is the first of a series of Environmental Design Project (EDP) courses that the students are required to take for six semesters on different subjects. The results show that the eight students' projects in the study group fulfilled the course learning outputs determined at the beginning of the lesson.

With developing technology, changing lifestyles, and the roles of individuals in society, the intergenerational connection of traditional games have been weakening. The fact that traditional games are left behind by the preferences and needs of the age causes them to disappear over time. For this reason, ensuring the sustainability of traditional games/toys is an important issue. This study, which consists of three stages, deals with the role and importance of traditional games in cultural connection through the game of Cakirik. In the first stage, literature research on culture and games/toys was conducted and a theoretical background was created. The second stage consists of the area study and semi-structured interviews with the participants in Trabzon Beşikdüzü. In the second stage, the participants' knowledge of the Cakirik Game was questioned and data on the game were obtained. In the third stage of the study, the data obtained from the interviews were evaluated. Evaluations were made about the participants' awareness of the Cakirik game, the cultural factors (environmental factors, socio-economic factors, and social factors) affecting the formation of the Cakirik game, and the games that are compared today. As a result of the study, it was seen that the Cakirik game was affected by the environmental, socioeconomic, and social characteristics of the region, and therefore it contained information about the cultural characteristics of the region. Thus, the sustainability of traditional games was emphasized by revealing the importance of traditional games in reflecting the cultural value of the region, in the formation of cultural identity, and in cultural connection through the Cakirik. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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According to official figures 3 million Turkish, which contribute to Germany in some fields such as trading, politics, sports, literature, live in Germany. Therefore, a wide variety of academic studies about Turkish people living in Germany are done and going to be done both in Turkey and Germany. Turkish-German commercial relationship, adaptation of Turkish people to Germany and their economic power are the most researched subjects. However, subjects such as Turkish courses and language usage of Turkish people in Germany were postponement until today. For this reason, it is observed that some third-generation Turkish youth can understand but can not express themselves in Turkish language. In this paper, firstly a short description about the Turkish population in Germany is given and afterwards the importance of Turkish language to permanency of Turkish identity is mentioned. Next, studies about this subject which were done in Turkey and Germany are given.

Lineer bir dönüşüm aynı zamanda self-inverse (tersi kendisine eşit) ve anti-homomorfik ise involüsyon; self-inverse ve homomorfik ise anti-involüsyondur. Üç-boyutlu Öklid uzayı teki vida hareketleri dual-kuaterniyonlar ile elde edilen (anti)-involüsyon dönüşümleri ile verilebilir. Biz bu çalışmada, dual-kuaterniyonları kullanarak ikisi involüsyon dönüşüme diğer ikisi ise anti-involüsyon dönüşüme karşılık gelen dört tane matrisi geometrik yorumlarıyla birlikte ele aldık.

Objective: Carboxy-terminal propeptide of type 1 procollagen (PICP) is a marker of extracellular collagen synthesis. Fragmented QRS (fQRS) on a 12-lead electrocardiogram (ECG) has been demonstrated as a marker of myocardial fibrosis. The present objective was to investigate the association between serum PICP concentration and presence of fQRS on ECG in hypertensive patients. Methods: Consecutive patients with previously or newly diagnosed hypertension were included. fQRS was defined as the presence of additional R-wave (R'), or notching of R- or S-waves, or the presence of fragmentation in 2 contiguous ECG leads. Serum PICP levels were measured by ELISA method. Results: The study group consisted of 90 hypertensive patients (74% females, with a mean age of 54.7+-8.5 years). Of these patients, 47 (52.2%) had fQRS on ECG. Age (p=0.121) and gender distribution (p=0.625) were similar in patients with or without fQRS. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis yielded a strong predictive ability of PICP levels for the presence of fQRS (area under the curve: 0.850; 95% CI: 0.772–0.929; p

Some products of oral culture - story, proverb, idiom, anecdote, riddle, lullaby, folk song, etc. - which belong to a nation and are passed by word of mouth throughout history have been forgotten in time; some have undergone changes; some have reached the present day as in their first form. Proverbs are the best products of oral culture reflecting view and experience of a nation. To name proverbs sav (claim) was used in earlier sources, then the terms of mesel (adage) and darbı mesel (saying) were seen to be used. In the 11th century, Kasgarlı Mahmud recorded some proverbs in his work Divânü Lugâti’t Turk. After reform era, Sinasi compiled a part of proverbs in his work named Durûb-u Emsâl-i Osmaniye. Besides these works, it is also possible to encounter products of oral culture belonging to Turks in transcription texts written by foreigners. In these texts prepared with the aim of teaching Ottoman Turkish to their own public, Ottoman Turkish grammar rules and vocabulary were given. Moreover, spoken sentences listed thematically in some texts, exercises, riddles, proverbs, stories and anecdotes were added. Codex Cumanicus, Institutiones Lingvae turcicae libri quatuor by Megiser and Praktische Handbuch der osmanisch-türkischen Sprache by A. Wahrmund and Grammaire Turque byPreindl are some of these works. Grammatik der türkisch-osmanischen Umgangssprache by P.J. Piqure is a transcription text published in 1864. A hundred and forty proverbs were included in the products of oral culture. In this study, the proverbs in the work of P.J. Piqure’ün will be introduced and compared with our present proverbs. Also, the proverbs forgotten or undergone changes will be investigated.

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