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In this paper we propose a necessary and sufficient graphical condition for fault detection in structured affine systems where only the sparsity structure of system and fault matrices are known. The fault detection for such systems enables one to distinguish between the outputs of a nominal model and a faulty model within $T$ time-steps. The resulting graphical condition involves checking for the existence of certain walks between pairs of vertices. Subsequently, we provide a simple algorithm to check for this condition and illustrate it via an example.

İletişim, bireysel varoluşun vazgeçilmez öğesidir. İletişimle beşeri ve toplumsal ilişkiler ağımız şekillenmektedir. İletişim olmaksızın bireyin, toplumda kendisine ait bir kimlik ve kolektiflik kazanması olanaksızdır. Diğer yandan, devlet-yurttaş etkileşimini sağlamaya yönelik iletişim kanallarının açık olması yurttaşların refahı, mutluluğu, huzuru ve güveni için önemlidir. İletişimsizlik devletin yurttaşına, yurttaşın da devletine güvenini zedeleyebilir. Bu kapsamda araştırmanın amacı, Türkiye’de devlet-yurttaş etkileşiminde iletişimin toplumsal boyutunun değerlendirilmesidir. Bilgi-iletişim teknolojilerindeki (BİT) gelişmelerin devlet-yurttaş etkileşimini olumlu yönde etkileyeceği varsayılmıştır. Araştırmada, Türkiye İstatistik Kurumu (TÜİK) ve Kalkınma Bakanlığı’nın BİT’ne ilişkin verileri doküman incelemesi yöntemiyle incelenmiştir. Veriler betimsel analiz tekniğiyle çözümlenmiş ve anlamlı hale getirilmiştir. Araştırma sonucunda, gençlerin yaşlılardan, erkeklerin kadınlardan, eğitim düzeyi yüksek olanların düşük olanlardan daha fazla bilgisayar ve internet kullandıkları anlaşılmıştır. Yine, BİT’nin geliştirilmesine yönelik yatırımların artarak sürdüğü, e-devlet hizmet ve kullanıcı sayısının arttığı; internet kullanım amaçları arasında sosyal medyanın ilk sırada yer aldığı ve bunun da bazı sorunlara yol açtığı görülmüştür.

Purpose: This study aimed to investigate the feasibility and diagnostic power of unenhanced 3D turbo spin echo MR angiography sequence (a technique based on subtraction of corresponding images acquired in diastole and systole, Syngo Native Space-Siemens healthcare) to identify peripheral artery disease (PAD). Materials and methods: Thirty patients (619 arterial segments in total) suspected with PAD and who were assessed with lower extremity MDCT angiography were examined starting from the level of aortic bifurcation for both lower extremities by 3D native space MR angiography. Two readers assessed the image quality of native space MR angiography and number of lesions, their degrees of stenosis and localizations. The differences and compliance between the readers in the parameters assessed were investigated. Results: Out of 619 segments; Reader 1 considered 187 segments (30.2 %) and Reader 2 considered 177 segments (28.6 %) to have poor and inadequate MR image quality. When compared to CTA, sensitivity, specificity and diagnostic accuracy of native space MR angiography were calculated as 81.0, 83.1, 82.6 %, respectively, by Reader 1, while the same parameters were calculated as 69.9, 92.6, 84.9 %, respectively, by Reader 2. When the two readers were examined together, sensitivity, specificity, diagnostic accuracy were found to be 76.3, 88.1, 83.7 %, respectively, and the positive predictive value and negative predictive value was 70.3 and 89.9 %, respectively. A significantly better image quality was acquired with the age group below 50 years (p = 0.002). Conclusion: Native space MR angiography technique can be used as the first-step imaging technique before contrast-enhanced examinations in young and middle age patients with suspected PAD and for patients with the risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis in chronic renal failure. © 2016, Italian Society of Medical Radiology.

This study aimed to investigate the relationship between skinfold thickness and serum leptin, ghrelin, adiponectin, and resistin levels in infants of diabetic mothers. Biochemical parameters were also similar for the two groups (infants of diabetic mothers and controls) (p > 0.05). We confirmed that there was a negative correlation between birth weight and serum ghrelin level (p < 0.05) in the two groups. When it was evaluated for control newborns, a positive correlation between abdominal circumference and serum resistin level was found in the controls (p < 0.05). Our results indicate that gestational diabetes by appropriate diet or insulin treatment may be effective in the protection of fetuses of diabetic mothers from the negative effects of gestational diabetes. Ghrelin alone was negatively correlated with birth weight. This negative correlation could be potentially advantageous to infants, because a reduction in appetite might prevent excessive food intake and postnatal weight gain.

The main objective of this research is to investigate the utilization criteria of the recycled aggregates gained from construction and demolition wastes, in the production of various ready-mixed and precast concrete elements. Within this scope, construction and demolition waste materials were selectively separated to have homogeneous concrete wastes in the recycling plant. Then, fine and coarse aggregates were achieved from concrete wastes. Recycled concrete aggregates were than crushed to specific sizes; physical properties were determined and compared with those of normal aggregates. Finally, these recycled aggregates were investigated about their utility in the industrial production of various concrete products like ready-mixed concrete, concrete pipe, paving stone and kerbs. Also some studies were done to determine durability and permeability properties of these products. It can be concluded that the use of recycled aggregates in the production of various concrete elements is possible with proper separation and classification. Moreover, lower replacement rates should be applied to obtain sufficient conditions which are specified in related product standards. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

Scattering of a plane wave incident on a cylindrical parabolic PEC surface with an arbitrary angle is obtained by the stationary phase point and edge point methods for the reflected and diffracted fields, respectively. These fields are plotted numerically.

Objective Our aim was to determine how Ramadan fasting effects serum Human NAD-dependent deacetylase sirtuin 1 (SIRT1/SIR2L1) and visfatin levels during pregnancy. Materials and methods Thirty-six patients were included in this case-control study. The patient group consisted of 18 pregnant women who were Ramadan fasting. Another healthy 18 pregnant women with matching pregnancy weeks and ages formed the control group. Blood samples were obtained from the patients for biochemical analyses and serum adipokine level measurements. Results The mean sirtuin and visfatin levels in fasting pregnant women were 2.87 ± 0.95 and 60.18 ± 19.49 ng/mL, respectively, while the mean serum sirtuin and visfatin levels in the control group was determined to be 4.28 ± 1.45 and 23.26 ± 6.18 ng/mL, respectively. A statistically significant difference was determined between the groups (p = 0.002, p = 0.0001). A correlation analysis provided a negative correlation between number of fasting days and sirtuin levels (r = 0.45, p = 0.005) and a positive correlation with visfatin levels (r = 0.73, p = 0.0001). Conclusion As a result, while the serum sirtuin 1 level of pregnant women decreased due to fasting in Ramadan, we determined that their visfatin levels increased and this increase was in correlation with the days of fasting.

We aimed to evaluate vitamin D, apelin-36, and visfatin levels in patients with polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS).The study was completed in six months, including a total of 110 patients who were admitted to the obstetrics and gynecology polyclinic. Patients with a diagnosis of PCOS were divided into two subgroups according to their vitamin D levels. Thirty-four patients had 10 ng/ml of vitamin D deficiency and 21 patients had 10-30 ng/ml of vitamin D insufficiency, with each being defined as a subgroup.Average apelin-36 and visfatin levels in PCOS patients were 2.52 ± 0.68 nmol/L and 72.63 ± 22:31 ng/ml, in the control group they were 0.92 ± 0.33 nmol/L, 24.66 ± 6 ng/ml, respectively. The difference found in PCOS patients was statistically significant (p = 0.0001, p = 0.0001).In conclusion, the present study shows that in PCOS patients with low levels of vitamin D, insulin resistance is greater and apelin-36 serum levels were significantly higher. Although there are different opinions in the literature on this subject, we believe that when vitamin D levels are brought to an optimal level in PCOS patient, it can prevent the negative effects of adipokines in the pathogenesis of PCOS.

Although the in vitro fertilization-intra-cytoplasmic sperm injection (IVF-ICSI) has been utilized widely, the management in patients with an autoimmune disease is still a challenge. The aim of this study was to demonstrate IVF-ICSI outcomes in infertile women with familial Mediterranean fever (FMF). Patient data were collected from the cases registered from January 2006 until January 2014. A total of 6152 assisted reproductive technology (ART) cycles were analyzed retrospectively in the Ankara Zekai Tahir Burak Women’s Health Education and Research Hospital. Ten infertile women with FMF were included in the study. Baseline clinical and laboratory characteristics were collected and perinatal outcomes evaluated. T e mean age (years), duration of infertility (years) and body mass index (kg/m2) were 29.9±5.3, 5.7±5.3 and 27.9±5.7, respectively. The mean baseline follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH; IU/L), estradiol (E2; pg/mL) and antral follicle count were 7.0±2.4, 48.1±15.8 and 7.9±2.9, respectively. The distribution of ovarian response was heterogeneous. Fourteen cycles in ten patients were evaluated. Embryo transfer could be achieved in only ten cycles. Three out of ten patients became pregnant. No adverse perinatal outcome was observed. Our findings indicate that FMF might have no impact on ART cycles.

This paper summarizes a joint effort among operators, class societies, research institutes, shipyards, and engineering companies to verify a common modeling practice to generate a sustainable wind profile in CFD simulations for wind tunnel tests. The same numerical guideline is applied to various CFD software commonly used in the offshore industry. This is part of the effort from the CFD Task Force under the SNAME OC-8 Panel, “Guidance on Wind Technologies.” The verification results show that the sustainable wind profile can be generated within 1% tolerance from the target wind profile, for all five CFD software participated. The uncertainties in the wind load are also contained within 4% for the semisubmersible hull tested in this study with a traditional turbulence model and the 1%-tolerance wind profile, regardless of the CFD software.

In the present study,reflected and diffracted fields of an inhomogeneous plane wave obliquelyincident on the surface of a perfectly electric conducting (PEC) half plane areevaluated for a two-dimensional case asymptotically and reexamined byconsidering the different aspects. Obtained results are plotted by Matlabnumerically. Relationships between the complex angle of incidence and fieldintensities, and phase shifts in the fields are noted. Matlab plots areinterpreted and compared to the theory for consistence., Bu çalışmada mükemmel elektrik iletken (MEİ) yarımdüzlemine eğik olarak gelen homojen olmayan (inhomojen) bir düzlem dalganınyansıyan ve kırınan alanları iki boyutlu durum için asimptotik olarakhesaplanmış ve farklı yönlerden yeniden incelenmiştir. Elde edilen sonuçlarMatlab ile sayısal olarak çizdirilmiştir. Kompleks geliş açısıyla alanyoğunlukları ve alanlardaki faz kaymaları belirlenmiştir. Matlab çizimleriyorumlanmış ve uyumluluk için teoriyle karşılaştırılmıştır.

Modeling of long marine risers subjected to VIV is a challenging problem to solve using 3D Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) due to the high length-to-diameter ratio and usage of different VIV suppression devices. The scale of the problem can also get extremely large as the risers may have lengths up to thousands of meters, which makes it hard to use 3D CFD simulations. However, CFD is unique to capture complex flow around bluff structures and able to model risers with and without suppression devices and involve effects of nonlinear structural response inherently. ExxonMobil's high quality data on the behavior of high length-to-diameter ratio (L/D) risers subjected to vortex induced vibrations (VIV) in uniform and sheared flow (Marintek, 2003) exposes some of the physical details of full-scale riser response and compares the multi-mode VIV response of risers without suppression devices to that of risers with varying lengths of suppression coverage. In this paper, ExxonMobil data is investigated and validated using CFD code AcuSolveTM, which uses a strongly coupled numerical method that simultaneously solves fluid phase equations and structural equations of motion through modal analysis to predict the vibration response. Numerical simulations for high L/D bare riser response show that the method provides a good estimation of VIV responses in both in-line and crossflow directions by comparing numerical results against available field data.

YüceAllah (cc) tarafından Hz. Peygamber (s)’e indirilen ve daveti tüm insanlığıkapsayan Kur’ân’ın amacı, insanların tevhîd ekseninde imanlı ve ahlâklı birhayat yaşamalarını temin etmektir. Bu amaç istikametinde Kur’ân, mesajınıinsanlara daha etkili bir şekilde aktarmak için farklı yöntemlerkullanmaktadır. Bu yöntemlerden birisi de kıssa anlatmaktır. Bu kapsamda Kur’ânayetlerinin 1787 tanesi kıssalardan oluşmaktadır. Kur’ân’da anlatılan kıssalar,insanlık tarihinde yaşanmış hayat gerçekliklerini konu edinmektedir. Bu yüzdenKur’ân kıssalarının, yaşanmış, yaşanması muhtemel veya yaşanmamış olayları konuedinen “hikâye” kavramıyla tanımlanıp tanımlanamayacağı meselesi tartışılmıştır.Bu makalede söz konusu tartışmanın hangi zeminde sürdürüldüğü ve Kur’ânkıssalarını “hikâye” kavramıyla tanımlamanın imkânı tartışılırken meseleyehangi açılardan yaklaşılması gerektiği üzerinde durulmuştur. Bu çerçevedekonuya her iki kavramla ilgili anlam, kaynak, konu, amaç,şekil ve üslup cihetinden yaklaşmanın sözü edilen mesele hakkındadaha belirleyici bir sonuç ortaya çıkaracağı varsayılmıştır. Elde edilenbulgular Sonuç kısmında açıklanmıştır., The aim of Quran which has been sent to prophet by the Almighty Allah and whose invitation embraces all mankind is to ensure that people live a moral and faithful life with tawhid. Accordingly, Quran uses the different methods for transfering its message more efficiently. One of these methods is to tell the parable. In this regard, 1787 of Quranic verses have been consisted of parables. Parables in Quran include true events happened through the human history. Therefore, the issue of whether or not the Qur'anic parables can be defined by the concept of “story” that is about real, probable or unreal events is controversial. In this article, the aspects of the maintained discussion and the angles which should be approached in order to discuss the possibility of defining the Qur'anic parables with the concept of “story” are emphasized. In this context, it is supposed that approaching to the both concepts involved in 58terms of semantics, source, theme, aim, form and style brings a decisive result.

Tracheobronchial amyloidosis is a localised form of amyloidosis characterised by the accumulation of amyloid deposit in the trachea, main bronchi and segmentary bronchi. Although diffuse tracheobronchial amyloidosis is the most frequently seen form of primary pulmonary amyloidosis, this is a rare disease. It is demonstrated with symptoms such as progressive dyspnea, cough and haemoptysis. It may cause airway obstruction, atelectasis and recurrent bronchopulmonary infections. Although the proximal section of the tracheobronchial tree can be visualised with chest radiography and fluoroscopy, the basis for examination is computed tomography (CT). The tracheobronchial tree can be effectively evaluated with high resolution images provided by multidetector CT (MDCT) and the post-processing images of them (multiplanar reformations [MPR], minimum intensity projections [MinIP], 3D volume-rendered images (3D VR), virtual bronchoscopic images) (4). The clinical and radiological findings are here presented of a rarely encountered case of tracheal amyloidosis initially diagnosed with MDCT.

Background: 128-Multi-detector computerized tomography (128-MDCT) technologies make the detection of inferior phrenic arteries (IPAs) originations and traces possible. Knowing their originating and variations is very important for planning interventional and surgical procedures.

Objectives The aim of the study was to compare bone mineral density (BMD) in healthy postmenopausal women to BMD in type 2 diabetic hypertensive postmenopausal women with hyperlipidemia. Methods Fifty type 2 diabetic and hypertensive postmenopausal women with hyperlipidemia and 51 age and body mass index (BMI) matched healthy postmenopausal women were included. Lumbar spine and femoral neck BMD were noted in both groups. BMD was measured using dual energy X-ray absorptiometry (DXA). Serum alkaline phosphatase (ALP), calcium and phosphorous were also measured. Pearson correlation coefficients were used to establish the relationship between various clinical characteristics. Results There were no significant differences between two groups in respect to lumbar and vertebral BMD values, age, BMI, gravidity, parity. Serum cholesterol and fasting glucose levels were significantly different between each groups (P = 0.0001, P = 0.002). Conclusion We found that, accompanying chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and hyperlipidemia don't affect the BMD measurements at postmenopausal period. So these postmenopausal women don't have excess risk regarding osteoporosis.

Background To investigate the transthoracic computed tomography (CT)-guided lung nodule biopsy complications and risk factors associated with the development of these complications. Methods We retrospectively evaluated a total of 41 CT-guided transthoracic biopsy complications. Data was analyzed by chi-square and independent sample t-tests. Results Twenty-seven patients (28.7%) developed pneumothorax and eight patients (8.5%) developed parenchymal hemorrhage, and four patients (4.3%) hemothorax and two (2.1%) patients developed subcutaneous emphysema. A significant correlation was obtained between the development of pneumothorax and lesion size (P = 0.040), and the distance that traversed the parenchyma (P = 0.001). There was a statistically significant difference between the parenchymal hemorrhage and lesion size and the distance from passed parenchyma (P values were 0.021 and 0.008, respectively). An increased incidence of parenchymal hemorrhage and pneumothorax was observed at small size and deep-seated lesions. Conclusion Lesion size and the distance that traversed the parenchyma on the biopsy tract are the most important factors that influence the development of complications in CT-guided transthoracic biopsy.

With continuing developments in the field of neonatology, survival rates of low birth weight and small for gestational age infants have increased, which in turn has brought important prematurity-related problems. The aim of this study was to evaluate retrospectively the prematurity problems that are the significant causes of morbidity and mortality.613 premature infants hospitalized in the neonatal intensive care unit of Ataturk University Medical Faculty Hospital between January 2010 and January 2012 were included in this study. Infants were divided into groups according to their birth weight and gestational age.323 infants were male (52.6%) and 290 were female (47.4%). 63.9% of infants weighed ≥1500 grams, and 58.5% had a gestational age of ≥33 weeks. Respiratory distress syndrome (RDS) was detected in 249 (40.6%), bronchopulmonary dysplasia (BPD) in 124 (20.2%), necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) in 41 (6.6%), retinopathy of prematurity (ROP) in 202 (32.9%), and intracranial hemorrhage (ICH) in 15 (2.4%). RDS, BPD, NEC, ROP, and ICH rates were inversely proportional to decreases in gestational age and birth weight, and were found to be statistically significant.Mortality and morbidity rates were similar to the other data published from our country, but the rates were above those reported in developed countries. We believe that our morbidity and mortality rates can reach levels comparable to those of developed countries with improved antenatal care, regular follow-up of pregnancy and increased numbers of physicians and health care personnel per patient.Neonatoloji alanındaki gelişmelerle birlikte çok düşük doğum ağırlıklı prematüre bebeklerin yaşatılabilme oranlarındaki artış prematüreliğe bağlı önemli problemlerin çoğalmasına neden olmuştur. Bu çalışmada geriye dönük olarak prematüreliğe bağlı morbidite ve mortalite nedenlerinin değerlendirilmesi amaçlanmıştır.Bu çalışmaya Atatürk Üniversitesi Tıp Fakültesi Hastanesi, Yenidoğan Servisi’ne Ocak 2010 ile Ocak 2012 arasında yatan 613 prematüre bebek dahil edildi. Bebekler doğum ağırlığına ve gebelik yaşlarına göre gruplara ayrıldı.Bebeklerin 323’ü (%52,6) erkek, 290’ı kız (%47,4) idi. Bebeklerin %63,9’u 1500 gr ve üzerinde, %58,’i 33 hafta ve üzerindeydi. Bebeklerin 249’unda (%40,6) respiratuar distres sendromu (RDS), 202’sinde (%32,9) prematüre retinopatisi (PR), 137’sinde (%22,3) patent ductus arteriosus (PDA), 124’ünde (%20,2) bronkopulmoner displazi (BPD), 41’inde (%6,6) nekrotizan enterokolit (NEK), 15’inde (%2,4) intrakraniyal kanama (İKK) tespit edildi. RDS, BPD, PDA, NEK, PR, İKK oranlarının gebelik yaşı ve doğum ağırlığı düştükçe ters orantılı olarak arttığı saptandı ve istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bulundu.Mortalite ve morbidite oranlarımızın ülkemizden yayınlanan verilerle benzerlik göstermesine karşın, gelişmiş ülkelerin oranlarının üzerinde olduğu görülmüştür. Antenatal bakımın iyileştirilmesi, gebelik takiplerinin düzenli yapılması ve hasta başına düşen doktor ve yardımcı sağlık personeli sayımızın artmasıyla birlikte morbidite ve mortalite oranlarımızın gelişmiş ülkeler seviyesine ulaşacağını düşünmekteyiz.

PURPOSE We aimed to investigate the effectiveness and complications of transthoracic CT-guided biopsy techniques. METHODS A total of 94 CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic biopsy procedures performed in 85 patients were retrospectively evaluated. Core biopsy technique was used in 87 procedures and transthoracic fine-needle aspiration biopsy was used in seven procedures. RESULTS Diagnostic results were achieved in 79 of 94 biopsy procedures. Pathology results were malignant in 54 patients, suspicious for malignancy in three patients, benign in five patients, and benign nonspecific in 17 patients. Specific diagnoses were obtained in 59 patients (62.8%) using core biopsy, but no specific diagnosis could be reached with transthoracic fine-needle aspiration biopsy. Complications included pneumothorax in 27 patients (28.7%) and parenchymal hemorrhage during and after the procedure in eight patients (8.5%). CONCLUSIONS CT-guided percutaneous transthoracic needle biopsy is a highly accurate procedure for histopathological diagnosis of thoracic masses. In addition, percutaneous transthoracic biopsy has an acceptably low complication rate and it reduces the need for more invasive surgical procedures.

BACKGROUND Urinary incontinence is a significant medico-social problem and its incidence increases up to 70% in the postmenopausal period. OBJECTIVES We aimed to compare the efficacy and safety of transobturator adjustable tape (TOT) and mini sling in female urinary incontinence. MATERIAL AND METHODS A total of 69 patients were included in the study. Single surgeon applied TOT (n=56 with ISD) or 13 mini sling (n=13 with ISD). Patients were considered to have ISD identified by a Valsalva leak point pressure (VLPP) measurement

Aim: High definition(HD) Computed Tomography(CT) was presented as an improvement in CT technology which is known to have increased in sharpness of the edges of the vessels and stents in vitro. The purpose of the study was to take the effectivity of this technology clinically by evaluating the diameter and wall thickness of carotid vessels in stroke patients. Material and Method: CT Angiography(CTA) of carotid arteries; 19 with HDCT and 21 with standard definition(SD) CT, totally 40 stroke patients were examined in different University hospitals with the same imaging protocols. The vessel wall inner and outer diameters and thickness of common, internal and external carotid arteries (CCA, ICA and ECA) were assessed by two blinded radiologists. Comparison was made between the scanners for image quality, motion artefacts and image noise. Results: HD and SD CT angiography achieved comparable. The agreement of the radiologists and Cronbach Alpha value was higher in HDCT showing that vessel contours are sharper in HDCT images and measurements are more reliable. Discussion: Due to new gemstone technology image quality was improved in HDCT angiography, is found much more effective than SDCT to show the edges of the vessel wall so qualifies the establishment of the plaques and extent of osteal stenosis.

WOS: 000376566800003 Aim: Peripheral Arterial Disease(PAD) and abdominal aorta aneurysm(AAA) are frequent problems in geriatric population. In DSA, CTA or MRA techniques contrast agents has to be used for diagnosis that can be nephrotoxic for elderly patients. Magnetic resonans imaging (MRI) is the most powerful, non-ionising radiological diagnostic tool that has the highest soft tissue contrast resolution. The aim of our study was to investigate the effectivity of MRI by the means of detecting the AAA and PAD in comparison with DSA. Material and Method: After getting ethical commitee approvel and informed consent, we have performed Balanced turbo field echo(B-TFE) MRI technique without contrast agent in 1.5 Tesla MRI device before DSA examination. The luminal diameters of renal arteries, infrarenal abdominal aorta, iliac and femoral arteries was measured by using Philips DICOM Viewer R2.2 application. The intraclass corelation coefficient and reliability used to check if the techniques could be used for each other and the t-test was used to measure the differences between them. Results: There has been a high relationship between B-TFE and DSA in detecting the pathologies of larger arteries like aorta. In the case of small arterial pathologies, there is relatively lower relationship between BTFE and DSA. Discussion: For the diagnosis of AAA and PAD, DSA is the gold standart technique but it is invasive and patients have radiation exposure. In the follow up of geriatric patients with larger arterial pathologies B-TFE can be used instead of contrast enhanced MRA and invasive DSA.

WOS: 000456953700011, PubMed ID: 30555969, Purpose: The aim of this study was to investigate the aerobic conjunctival flora of neonates and the effects of delivery type on conjunctival flora development in neonates who were born with normal spontaneous vaginal delivery (SVD) or elective caesarean section (C/S) and who were not given prophylactic antibiotic eye drops after birth. Methods: This cross-sectional study included 95 healthy newborns. One day after the delivery, conjunctival samples were taken from newborns who were born with normal SVD or elective C/S, and not given prophylactic antibiotic eye drops after birth. Newborns with conjunctival hyperemia and discharge were excluded from study. Samples were plated in blood agar, EMB, and chocolate agar. These cultures were incubated at 37 degrees C for 24-48 h. Antibiotic sensitivity was evaluated using Kirby-Bauer disc diffusion method. Results: Staphylococcus aureus (S.aureus) growth was observed in 7 (70%) and coagulase negative staphylococcus (CNS) growth in 2 (20%) out of 10 eyes with bacterial growth in 9 culture positive newborns born with C/S. Two S. aureus strains were resistant to methicillin. On the other hand, CNS growth was observed in the conjunctival cultures of 17 out of 19 eyes with bacterial growth in 16 culture positive newborns born with SVD. In 2 eyes with CNS growth, there was also S. aureus growth. The positive cultures for S. aureus were significantly higher in the conjunctival cultures of neonates born with C/S compared to neonates born with SVD, where CNS growth was significantly lower (P = 0.002). All isolates were susceptible to vancomycin, teicoplanin, and gatifloxacin. Two isolates were resistant to methicillin. Conclusions: In deliveries with C/S, the newborn does not contact the vagina. This may result in changes of bacterial characteristic of the flora. Culture positivity for S. aureus was higher in C/S compared to SVD, which may be important in case neonatal conjunctivitis develops. Copyright (C) 2018, Iranian Society of Ophthalmology. Production and hosting by Elsevier B.V.

A subsea gas leakage from pipelines, risers, gas transport pipelines or blowouts from oil and gas wells forms dispersion of gas as it rises to the surface. Accidental subsea gas release scenarios of hydrocarbons pose a significant risk for the safety and integrity of offshore production or drilling units. With recent advancements in technology, the number of subsea installations and pipelines increases substantially at larger water depths. For the large depths, it is crucial to understand the quantitative impact of the gas release as the classical integral bubble plume models fail to predict gas flux and gas distribution through the ocean surface and the resulting surface flows. A quantitative multiphase computational fluid dynamics (CFD) model can be implemented to simulate large scale bubble plumes by tracking bubbles and free surface in a Eulerian-Lagrangian fashion. In this paper, the coupled discrete phase (DPM) and volume of fluid (VOF) multiphase modeling approach has been utilized for modeling subsea gas releases. This study evaluates an improved drag law for gas-liquid two phase bubbly flow based on consideration of bubble deformation. The model successfully predicts a wide range of experimental measurements at model scale and is also applied to gas release at large ocean depths to study the validity of the model for realistic scenarios.

Joanna Russ’ The Female Man incorporates a wide range of sociological issues such as the necessity of differentiating between sex and gender, women’s position within societies, gender construction, patriarchal impositions on women and men, the transitivity of gender categories, performativity in gender, and so on. These problematic cases, however, are considered in a different and effective way since they are blended with Freud’s and Todorov’s ideas of the uncanny and the fantastic. Through the employment of these theories, Russ endeavours to present alternative lives to her readers. Moreover, she also benefits from Butler’s theory of performativity of gender in order to underscore the necessity of differentiating between gender and sex; by doing so, she explicitly highlights how slippery gender categories are and how important it is to understand that woman is a social construction, which is and has always been open to any type of change depending on the conditions of societies in terms of their structures and cultures, whereas female is a biological and physiological entity which is not possible to be changed except for a series of surgeries nowadays.

WOS: 000393204400005, PubMed: 27503115, Purpose: To compare unenhanced three-dimensional (3D) NATIVE (R) true fast imaging with steady-state precession (TrueFISP) magnetic resonance (MR) angiography with the more conventional MR angiography technique obtained after intravenous administration of a gadolinium chelate in the evaluation of renal arteries and their branches in patients with suspected renal artery stenosis. Materials and methods: A total of 39 patients (25 men, 14 women) with a mean age of 51.4 +/- 17.5 years (SD) (range: 10-82 years) were included in the study. All patients with suspected renal artery stenosis underwent unenhanced 3D NATIVE (R) TrueFISP MR angiography and contrast- enhanced MR angiography. The two MR angiography methods were compared by two independent readers for image quality using a four-point scale, diagnostic performance and grading of renal artery stenosis on a total of 78 renal arteries. Results: For both readers image quality of unenhanced 3D NATIVE (R) TrueFISP MR angiography(3.12 to 3.63) was greater than that of contrast-enhanced MR angiography (1.94 to 2.71) for renal artery ostium-trunk and the left renal artery segmental branches. The sensitivity of 3D NATIVE (R) TrueFISP MR angiography for the diagnosis of renal artery stenosis was 100% for both readers for the right renal artery and 66% and 80% for the left renal artery for reader 1 and reader 2, respectively. Agreement between 3D NATIVE (R) TrueFISP MR angiography and CE-MR angiography was 95% (74/78) for reader 1 and 92% (72/78) for reader 2. Conclusion: Unenhanced NATIVE (R) TrueFISP magnetic resonance angiography can play an additional role in the evaluation of renal arteries in patients with hypertension, especially in subjects at risk of nephrogenic systemic fibrosis. (C) 2016 Editions francaises de radiologie. Published by Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.

Orientalism has been a highly controversial subject matter which was triggered centuries ago. Various methods have been applied by the Westerners in order to explore and invade the exotic nature of the Orient so as to conquer it and benefit from all aspects of the virgin lands. European scholars and European scholarship have performed the biggest portion of this process since the more the Occident knew about the Orient, the more power and authority they exerted on the Orient and the Oriental. This, on the whole, helped the Occident describe and shape the Orient and the Oriental in accordance with the required policies in an unending time-scope since their policies and ambitions kept changing over time. Edward W. Said’s invaluable work, Orientalism, made a great contribution to the area and it also provided essential answers to the question how the Europeans succeeded in encapsulating the Oriental world in colonized nations and cultures by way of their studies and scholarships. This study, therefore, endeavours to highlight Said’s observations on the European scholars and scholarships as ways of imperialist impositions on the Orient as well as Westerners’ justification and realization of their projects on the Oriental world. Şarkiyatçılık yüzyıllar öncesinde tetiklenen, tartışmaya bir hayli açık bir alandır. Şark’ı fethetmek ve bakir toprakların nimetlerinden faydalanmak için onun egzotik doğasını keşfetmek ve sonunda işgal etmek adına Batı tarafından çeşitli birçok yöntem uygulanmıştır. Avrupalı alimler ve Batı ilmi bu sürecin en büyük bölümünü oluşturmaktadır zira Batılılar Şark ile ilgili ne kadar çok bilgi edindilerse, Şark üzerinde o kadar çok güç ve otorite sahibi oldular. Temelde bu, Batı’nın Şark’ı bitmek bilmez bir zaman çizgisinde ve her dönemin kendine has politikalarına göre tanımlamasına ve şekillendirmesine katkı sağlamıştır, çünkü Batı’nın her dönemde Şark ile ilgili politikaları değişkenlik göstermiştir. Edward W. Said’in oldukça kıymetli olan Şarkiyatçılık adlı eseri ise alana epey hatırı sayılır bir katkı sağlamış ve aynı zamanda Batılıların Şark dünyasını çeşitli çalışmalar ve ilim yoluyla nasıl sömürgeleştirilmiş uluslar ve kültürler haline getirebildiği sorusuna esaslı cevaplar sağlamıştır. Bu nedenle bu çalışma, Said’in Batılı alimler ve ilimlerin Şark üzerindeki emperyalist uygulamalar ile ilgili gözlemlerini ön plana çıkarmayı ve bu uygulamaların Batılıların Şark üzerindeki projelerinin meşrulaştırılması ve gerçekleştirilmesi için nasıl birer yöntem olarak kullanıldığını ortaya koymayı hedeflemektedir.

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the status of vitamin-iron usage and the related affecting factors in pregnancy. Material and method: Among patients admitted to Obstetrics and Gynecology outpatient clinics between April 2011 and October 2011, the questionnaire was conducted to 300 pregnant women who agreed to participate in the study by an interviewer nurse with the help of face-to-face meeting. Results: The level of iron and vitamin usage in the patients included in the study was 78.3%. The use of iron and vitamin was found higher in housewives and in high income group (p

Objectives. The aim of this study is to evaluate the effects of hormone replacement therapy using dienogest and medroxyprogesterone acetate on psychological symptoms in perimenopausal and postmenopausal women. Material and Methods. A total of 73 patients who sought treatment at the menopause units of the authors’ gynecology and obstetrics clinics between of November 2003 and October 2004 complaining of vasomotor symptoms were included in the study prospectively. The cases were divided into two groups: Group I (37 patients) was given 2 mg estradiol valerate and 2 mg dienogest, and Group II (36 patients) was given 2 mg estradiol valerate and 10 mg medroxyprogesterone acetate. The groups’ results in months 0 and 6 were compared through the evaluation of vasomotor and psychological symptom levels. Results. No significant difference was found between the groups when the initial levels of vasomotor and psychological symptom subtypes were compared (p = 0.16). It was observed that all the psychological symptoms decreased in the 6th month in the group using dienogest in comparison with the initial situation, and that psychological symptoms increased in the group using medroxyprogesterone acetate in the evaluation performed in the 6th month compared with the initial levels. It was also found out that there was a statistically significant difference between the two groups when compared in terms of these symptoms (p < 0.0001). Conclusions. While the use of dienogest normalizes the general psychological situation and sleep, it was observed that the use of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) worsens the general psychological situation (Adv Clin Exp Med 2014, 23, 1, 63–67).

To measure the estradiol (E2) and progesterone levels on day of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) and to assess follicular development, pregnancy rates and IVF-ICSI outcomes comparing gonadotropin releasing hormone (GnRH) agonist and antagonist protocols. A total 195 women were included in the study. The patients were treated with agonist or antagonist protocol according to the clinician’s and patient’s preference. GnRH agonist and antagonists were administered to 77 and 118 patients, respectively. Retrieved oocyte number (RON), metaphase two oocyte number (MON), E2 and progesteron levels on day of hCG, and fertilization rate were significantly higher in agonist group than antagonist group (p

To investigate the effect of vardenafil on ischemia–reperfusion (I/R) injury in rat ovary. Materials and methods: A total of 21 Wistar rats were divided into 3 groups. In group 1, ovary torsion was not performed and no drug was administered. In group 2, 1 h of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion were performed and no drug was given. In group 3, 1 h of ischemia and 2 h of reperfusion were performed and 1 mg/kg vardenafil was administered after 30 min of ischemia. Right ovaries were surgically removed in all groups. Malondialdehyde (MDA) levels and activities of superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) were measured. Apoptosis protease-activating factor 1 (Apaf-1) was measured by using immunohistochemistry. Results: MDA level was significantly increased and SOD, CAT, and GPx activities were significantly decreased in group 2 compared to the other groups (P < 0.05). In light microscopic investigations, severe vascular congestion, edema, hemorrhage, and follicular degeneration were assessed in the ovary tissue. Ovarian tissue damage was higher in group 2 than group 3. Apaf-1 expression was stronger in group 2 than group 3. Conclusion: Vardenafil treatment seems to reduce microscopic histopathological changes, decrease Apaf-1 response, and alter oxidative stress in I/R injury in rat ovaries.

We demonstrated the IVF-ICSI results, perinatal outcomes and cost-effectivity of the patients with advanced age at a tertiary centre. A total of 456 patients categorised into two groups according to age: group 1 (n = 158) (≥39years) and group 2 (n = 298) (

To evaluate image quality of carotid computed tomography angiography (CTA) using a low voltage (80kV) and low amount of iodinated contrast material.A total of 101 patients referred for carotid CTA were randomly assigned to receive a specific protocol. In group A patients received intravenous administration of contrast material at a dose of 1mL/kg and CTA examinations were performed at 100kV. In group B, patients received intravenous administration of contrast material at a dose of 0.5mL/kg and CTA examinations were performed at 80kV. The same nonionic iodinated contrast material containing 370mg of iodine per mL was used in both groups. Attenuation values were measured from the center of specific arterial segments using regions of interest. Attenuation values above 300HU were accepted as significant. Institutional review board approval was obtained.A total of 50 patients were included in group A (38 men, 12 women; mean age, 63.56 years±13.18 [SD]) and 51 patients in group B (33 men, 18 women; mean age, 59.60 years±16.63 [SD]). A total of 1615 arterial segments (1515 common carotid artery-middle cerebral artery and 101 aortic arches) were analyzed. Venous contamination was not observed in either group. The mean attenuation values of all arterial segments in both groups were greater than 300HU. Mean arterial attenuation value in group B (499.22HU±97.25 [SD]) was significantly greater than in group A (374.36HU±73.79 [SD]) (P0.01). Hemodynamically significant stenosis (grade III stenosis or70%) was detected in 2 segments in group A and in 3 segments in group B, while grade IV stenosis (occlusion) was detected in 2 segments in group B. Distal common carotid artery dissection was detected in 1 patient and aortic dissection was detected in 1 patient in group B. Total dose-length product (DLP) value was significantly greater in group A (225.74mGy·cm±21.80 [SD]) than in group B (116.60mGy·cm±21.22 [SD]) (P0.01). The mean tube current was similar in group A (2013.11mAs±195.92 [SD]) and in group B (2096.64 mAs±309.03 [SD]) (P0.05).Carotid and cerebral CTA examinations using 128-section CT can be successfully obtained using an imaging protocol that combines low voltage and 50% reduction in the volume of iodinated contrast material. This provides good image quality with low radiation dose.

There are various equations and models for assessing erosion for both single phase and multiphase flow scenarios. Consequently, this study was performed to shed light on the issue of which models provide better predictions. For the single phase situation (air-sand flow), Computational Fluid Dynamics (CFD) erosion modeling in a direct impact geometry was conducted, and the performance of four different erosion equations was scrutinized. On the other hand, for the multiphase flow scenario, churn/annular multiphase flow regimes, that can be highly erosive when sand is present within the piping system, were selected to examine the accuracy of six different widely-used multiphase flow erosion models. For both cases, the modeling results were compared to available experimental data. For the first part of the study, ANSYS FLUENT 16.1 was used to perform CFD-based erosion modeling including flow modeling, particle tracking, and erosion calculation. For the other part, several codes were employed to investigate six empirical/mechanistic erosion models including: 1D churn model, 2D mixture model, multiphase model, annular model, DNV GL model, and Salama model. The University of Tulsa SPPS software and the DNV GL Erosion Tool were used for this part. Furthermore, the Salama model was coded. It was revealed that under air-sand flow conditions, Arabnejad et al. (2015a) mechanistic model provided the best results (15% error compared to experimental data). For the multiphase flow part of the study, it was found that regardless of particle size, the multiphase erosion model underpredicts all erosion data, and the 1D churn, Salama and 2D mixture erosion models significantly overpredicted the experimental data. Moreover, the annular and DNV GL models provided the best predictions among all six models. A literature survey reveals that there is a limited number of comparative studies for erosion prediction models. This study, therefore, should be of interest to a broad readership including but not limited to erosion, corrosion, multiphase flow, and flow assurance.

Under certain current conditions (e.g., the Loop Current in the Gulf of Mexico), floating structures such as semi-submersibles, spars, and TLPs may experience significant vortex-induced motion (VIM). VIM is one of the key drivers of fatigue damage for risers and moorings. It is essential that fatigue from VIM is properly accounted for in design and operation of the structure. A CFD study was performed using OpenFOAM™ on a model scale, deep draft, "Paired-Column" semi-submersible to estimate the VIM response. The CFD results are compared to model test data. The study concluded that the calculated VIM responses obtained using OpenFOAM™ is comparable to those from model tests. Therefore, if used properly, the CFD approach can be a cost effective and reliable alternative to model testing, which is costly and schedule constrained making it impractical in the early phase of a project. The paper also describes a set of sensitivity studies based on a fixed, single square column of the semi-submersible which was undertaken to: (i.) better understand the differences in the flow characteristics at model and full scale and (ii.) identify meshing requirements for future calculations.

Bu arastirmanin, iki amaci vardir. Ilki, belediyelerin sanal mezarliklari olarak islev goren olum ilanlarinin sosyal kimligin ifsasinda kullanilan bir arac olup olmadiginin belirlenmesidir. Ikincisi, farkli siyasal soyleme sahip belediyeler arasinda sosyal kimligin ifsasi konusunda farklilik olup olmadiginin ortaya konmasidir. Arastirma, Turkiye’deki 51 il belediyesini kapsamaktadir. Buyuksehir belediyeleri ise arastirmanin sinirlarini olusturmaktadir. Arastirma verilerinin elde edilmesinde dokuman incelemesi yonteminden yararlanilmistir. MAXQDA11 yazilim programi vasitasiyla secilen belediyelerin internet sayfalarindan derlenen olum ilanlarinin icerik analizleri yapilmistir. Sonuc olarak, belediyelerin sanal mezarliklarinda yayimlanan olum ilanlarinin kismen de olsa sosyal kimligin ifsasinda kullanilan bir arac oldugu ve farkli siyasal soylemlere sahip belediyelerin olum ilanlari arasinda sosyal kimligin ifsasi bakimindan anlamli bir farklilik olmadigi gorulmustur.

Tarimda teknoloji kullanimi; dogal kaynaklarin zenginlige donusmesini saglamis ve bu da ulke ve toplumlarin kalkinmalari ile refah duzeylerinin artmasina neden olmustur. Boylesi yenilikler ve bilimsel calismalar, tarima dayali kucuk aile isletmeleri olusmasini saglamistir. Bu durum; gecmiste, temel gecim kaynagi olan avcilik ve kirsalda yiyecek toplamaya dayali emek yogun calismalara son vermistir. Ote yandan, Endustri Devrimi de; teknolojiye dayali olarak gelismis toplumlarda, buyuk ve guclu sirketlerin olusmasina neden olmustur. Ancak, asiri zenginlesme, gelir ve guc dagilimindaki dengesizlikler, ekonomik krizleri yaratmistir. Bu yuzden, gelismis ulkeler; benzer krizlere hazirlik amaci ile 2012 yilini Kooperatifcilik Yili ilan etmislerdir. Boylece, surdurulebilir kalkinmada kooperatif ve ortakliklarinin onemli bir aktor oldugu inanci ortaya konulmustur. Bu calismanin ve arastirma kisminin amaci, Bolu ve Duzce’ deki tarimsal kooperatiflerin ortaklarin ve calisanlarinin; sosyal haklarini, ucretlerini, egitim durumlarini hizmetlerini, beklentilerini, ortaya koymak ve sonuclarini degerlendirmektir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Kooperatifcilik, Tarim, Gelismis Ulkeler, Surdurulebilir Kalkinma.

Invajinasyon eriskinlerde nadirdir. Invajinasyon olgularinin yaklasik %5’i eriskinlerde gorulur. Eriskinlerde izlenen invajinasyon olgularinda %70-90 oraninda neden bilinmektedir. Bunlarin da yaklasik %40’nin sebebi malign tumorlerdir. 60 yasinda karin agrisindan sikâyeti olan ve rekto-sigmoid buyuk boyutlu karsinomu izlenen ve buna sekonder sigmoido-rektal invajinasyon gelisen olgumuzun cok kesitli bilgisayarli tomografi (CKBT) bulgularini sunuyoruz.

The aim of this study was to investigate whether gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM) is associated with inflammation by comparing serum levels of human chitinase-3-like pro- tein 1 (YKL-40), neutrophil/lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and platelet/lymphocyte ratio (PLR). This case control study included 29 pregnant women with GDM and 29 pregnant women with normal glucose tolerance matched for age (± 2 years) and pre-pregnancy body mass index (± 2 kg/m²). The YKL-40/CHI3L1 levels were measured, and NLR and PLR investigated. There were no statisti- cally significant differences in maternal age, gestational age, gravidity and parity. Higher YKL-40 levels were recorded in pregnant women with GDM compared to control subjects (203 (65-300) ng/ mL vs. 159.2 (14-290) ng/mL, p = 0.007). NLR and PLR were significantly higher in GDM com- pared with control group. In conclusion, GDM is associated with high levels of YKL-40, NLR and PLR, which indicate inflammatory status.

Amaç: Omuz manyetik rezonans görüntülemesinde, rotator cuff tendonpatolojisi saptanan olgularda, bu patolojilerin obezite ve kronik hastalıklarlaolası ilişkisini araştırmakGereç veYöntem: Ocak 2014 ile Ekim 2014 tarihleri arasındaağrı ve hareket kısıtlılığı nedenleriyle omuz manyetik rezonans görüntülemeyapılmış 267 hastanın görüntüleri retrospektif olarak tarandı. Tendonpatolojisi 153 hastada saptandı ve bunlar çalışmaya dahil edildi. Tendonpatolojileri iki radyolog tarafından değerlendirildi. Tendon patolojileri;tendinozis, parsiyel yırtık, tam kat rüptür olarak 3 gruba ayrıldı. Tümhastaların vücut kitle indeks (VKİ) değerlerihesaplandı. VKİ değeri < 25 ve ≥25 olacak şekilde hastalar iki grubaayrıldı. Ayrıca diabetes mellitus ve hipertansiyon varlığı ile olası steroidkullanımı not edildi. Bulgular: Çalışmaya dahil edilen hastaların yaş ortalaması 57±13 yıl olaraksaptandı. Tüm hastalar içinde, yaş ile tendon patolojileri arasında istatikselolarak anlamlı korelasyon izlendi.Supraspinatus tendon yırtıkları ile VKİ arasında istatiksel anlamlı pozitifkorelasyon izlenirken; infraspinatus tendon yırtıkları ile VKİ arasındaistatiksel anlamlı olmayan marjinal birilişki saptandı. Sonuç: Çalışmamızda ilerleyen yaş ve artan VKİ değeri ilesupraspinatus tendon patolojileri arasında istatiksel anlamlı korelasyon izlendi. Yaşlanma, değiştirilemezbir süreç iken obezitenin önlenmesi rotator kılıf tendon patolojilerindenkorunmada olumlu katkılar sağlayabilir., Purpose: To investigate the possible relationship between rotator cuff tendon pathologies detected with magnetic resonance imaging and obesity and chronic diseases.Materials and Methods: Two hundred and sixty seven patients, who underwent shoulder MRI between 2014 January and October 2014 for pain and limitation of motion in the shoulder, were reviewed retrospectively. Tendon pathology was detected in 153 patients and they were included in the study. Tendon pathologies were examined by two radiologists. Tendon pathologies were divided into 3 groups including tendinosis, partially rupture and full thickness rupture. Body mass index (BMI) values were calculated for all patients. The study group were divided into two groups as BMI

Bu arastirmada, “Kur’ân-i Kerim’in Anlasilmasinda Meâl Etkinliklerinin Fonksiyonu” konusu islenmektedir. Bu baglamda Ilahiyat Fakultesi egitiminde buyuk bir eksiklik olarak musahede edilen Kur’ân’in anlasilmasi sorununa cozum uretebilme adina 2011-2012 Bahar yariyilindan itibaren, Ondokuz Mayis Universitesi Ilahiyat Fakultesi ogrencilerine yonelik olarak baslatilan Kur’ân-i Kerim meâlinin etkilesimli bir sekilde yazilmasi ve mutalaa edilmesi calismasi, 6 donemdir uygulanmaktadir. Calisma kapsaminda, Ilahiyat Programi ve Ilkogretim Din Kulturu ve Ahlak Bilgisi Egitimi Bolumu ogrencilerinin gorusleri dogrultusunda, Ilahiyat Fakultesi ogrencilerinin meâl etkinliklerinden once ve sonra edindikleri kazanimlari tespit etmeye yonelik “Kur’ân-i Kerim Meâli Etkinlikleri Tutum Olcegi” gelistirilmistir. Arastirma cercevesinde, Kur’ân-i Kerim’in Arapca metnini ve meâlini okuma, herhangi bir tefsirin tamamini okuma, meâl etkinliklerini ogretici bulup bulmama, meâl etkinliklerinden onceki Kur’ân’a vukufiyet ile sonrasi arasinda fark olup olmama ve meâl etkinliklerinin ogrencinin hayatinda meydana getirdigi olumlu-olumsuz degisiklikler ortaya konulmaya calisilmistir. Bu dogrultuda gelistirilen olcegin, ogrencilerin Kur’ân muhtevasina vukufiyetlerinin degerlendirilmesinde ders ogreticilerine veri sundugu, tefsir grubu derslerin islenis surecine ogrencileri dâhil ederek sorumluluk almalarina destek oldugu ve Ilahiyat Fakultesi ders hedeflerinin gerceklesmesine dogrudan katki sagladigi tespit edilmistir. Elde edilen veriler isiginda meâl etkinliklerinin ogrencilerin Kur’ân’a vukufiyetlerini artirdigi, bireysel yasantilarina katki sagladigi, Kur’ân meâlinin bastan sona okunup yazilmasina vesile oldugu gorulmustur. Ayrica ogrenciler, meâl etkinliklerini yorucu bulsalar da tefsir grubu dersler icin gerekli; hatta meâl okuma alaninin genisletilerek tefsirle birlikte yapilmasinin daha ogretici oldugunu tecrube etmislerdir.