Investigating the Appropriateness of a Course Evaluation Model: Preservice Teachers’ Flipped Learning Experience

Parlett and Hamilton’s (1972) Illuminative Evaluation Model (IEM) was adopted to research course evaluation in flipped learning environments. An integrated data set, including teaching videos, interviews from 17 preservice teachers, and course materials, was collected and analyzed in an educational sciences course. Both quantitative and qualitative data showed that this model, within its learning milieu and instructional systems aspects, had the potential to be a suitable method for instructors to evaluate the quality of their flipped courses. These relationships between the learning milieu and instructional systems provide evidence of the complexity of evaluation. This study demonstrates how the IEM helps uncover the design of a flipped educational sciences course and offers a suitable model for flipped course evaluation. Finally, the implications of this study for general instructional design are discussed

Improving Facial Emotion Recognition Through Dataset Merging and Balanced Training Strategies

In this paper, a deep learning framework is proposed for automatic facial emotion based on deep convolutional networks. In order to increase the generalization ability and the robustness of the method, the dataset size is increased by merging three publicly available facial emotion datasets: CK+, FER+ and KDEF. Despite the increase in dataset size, the minority classes still suffer from insufficient number of training samples, leading to data imbalance. The data imbalance problem is minimized by online and offline augmentation techniques and random weighted sampling. Experimental results demonstrate that the proposed method can recognize the seven basic emotions with 82% accuracy. The results demonstrate the effectiveness of the proposed approach in tackling the challenges of data imbalance and improving classification performance in facial emotion recognition

Selimiye as a Commemorative Monument in Modern Turkey

Selimiye, an Ottoman dynastic mosque, became a contested site of memory in the 20th century. As the Ottoman Empire disintegrated, Bulgaria, Greece, and Turkey all had ambitions and even temporary control over Edirne during the first decades of the 20th century. Its unique location at the crossroads of nation-states provides fertile ground for investigating the role of architectural heritage in the formation of a nation's collective memory, with a consideration of transnational influences. This article investigates the development and reception of commemorations involving the monument through close readings of newspaper reports from Greece, Turkey, and Bulgaria, as well as international media. It reveals the transnational dimension in forming a national frame of remembrance for the liberation of Edirne

Kamu Görevlilerinin Hesap Verebilirliği Önündeki Yasal ve Fiili Engeller: Güncel Cezasızlık Rejimi

Bu çalışma Türkiye Barolar Birliği İnsan Hakları Merkezi ve Arjantin Cumhuriyeti Ankara Büyükelçiliği tarafından 12-13 Aralık 2023'te düzenlenen Cezasızlık Sempozyumu'nda sunulmuş ve bildirinin tam metni Nisan 2025'te Sempozyumun Bildiriler Kitabında yayınlanmıştır. Bildirinin konusu, Türkiye'de kamu görevlilerinin hesap verebilirliği önünde mevcut olan yasal ve fiili engelleri ve sınırları incelemektir

Cross-Cultural Data on Romantic Love and Mate Preferences From 117,293 Participants Across 175 Countries

Psychological studies on close relationships have often overlooked cultural diversity, dynamic processes, and potentially universal principles that shape intimate partnerships. To address the limited generalizability of previous research and advance our understanding of romantic love experiences, mate preferences, and physical attractiveness, we conducted a large-scale cross-cultural survey study on these topics. A total of 404 researchers collected data in 45 languages from April to August 2021, involving 117,293 participants from 175 countries. Aside from standard demographic questions, the survey included valuable information on variables relevant to romantic relationships: intimate, passionate, and committed love within romantic relationships, physical-attractiveness enhancing behaviors, gender equality endorsement, collectivistic attitudes, personal history of pathogenic diseases, relationship quality, jealousy, personal involvement in sexual and/or emotional infidelity, relational mobility, mate preferences, and acceptance of sugar relationships. The resulting dataset provides a rich resource for investigating patterns within, and associations across, a broad range of variables relevant to romantic relationships, with extensive opportunities to analyze individual experiences worldwide. © The Author(s) 2025.Stanislava Stoyanova; Fundacja na rzecz Nauki Polskiej, FNP; Vira Hrabchuk and Anne MacFarlane; Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN, (2019/33/N/HS6/00054); Narodowe Centrum Nauki, NCN; Eesti Teadusagentuur, ETAg, (PRG2190); Eesti Teadusagentuur, ETA

Determining the Effect of Video Information on the Dental Anxiety Levels of the Endodontic Patients: a Randomised Clinical Trial

Objective The present study assessed the effectiveness of pretreatment education in the form of Visual Video Information (VVI) on the anxiety levels of patients during endodontic treatment steps. Methods Patients (n = 120) having single-rooted teeth with a single root canal diagnosed with asymptomatic irreversible pulpitis and/or pre-prosthetic root canal treatment were included in this study. After completing anxiety scales and a sociodemographic/dental habits survey, the patients were randomly divided into two groups. Just before the endodontic treatment, VVI was given to the video group patients, while the control group patients received routine information verbally. In both groups, a galvanic skin response (GSR) device was placed on the patients' wrists to record the stress levels during the endodontic treatment process. Anxiety scales and a feedback-satisfaction survey were administered to all patients after the treatment process. Then, statistical analysis was performed (alpha = 0.05). Results This study performed 60 endodontic treatments on 60 patients (30 females and 30 males). Sociodemographic characteristics and dental treatment habits of the patients significantly affected dental anxiety scale scores (p 0.05). VVI resulted in a significant decrease in the mean scores of anxiety before and after the treatment, but this decrease was not significant between the groups (p > 0.05). Similarly, VVI did not impact the GSR readings between the groups during treatment (p > 0.05). Conclusions The educational VVI is effective for reducing anxiety in patients undergoing endodontic treatment. In addition, the electrodermal activity method is a promising alternative for objectively assessing anxiety levels.Aydin Adnan Menderes University Research Foundation [DHF-19018]This study was supported by Aydin Adnan Menderes University Research Foundation (DHF-19018). The foundation had no role in performing or publishing the study

Quantum Approaches To the 0/1 Multi-Knapsack Problem: Qubo Formulation, Penalty Parameter Characterization and Analysis

The 0/1 Multi-Knapsack Problem (MKP) is a combinatorial optimization problem with applications in lo gistics, finance, and resource management. Advances in quantum computing have enabled the exploration of problems like the 0/1 MKP through Quadratic Unconstrained Binary Optimization (QUBO) formulations. This work develops QUBO formulations for the 0/1 MKP, with a focus on optimizing penalty parameters for encoding constraints. Using simulation experiments across quantum platforms, we evaluate the feasibility of solving small-scale instances of the 0/1 MKP. The results provide insights into the challenges and opportuni ties associated with applying quantum optimization methods for constrained resource allocation problems. © 2025 by SCITEPRESS– Science and Technology Publications, Lda

Global Profiles of Positive Youth Development: a Person-Oriented Analysis Among Emerging Adults Living in 21 Countries

Pavlova, Iuliia/0000-0002-8111-4469Although global research on the 5Cs model of Positive Youth Development (PYD; competence, confidence, connection, character, and caring) has expanded in recent years, there is a lack of understanding about distinct and consistent PYD profiles across youth from diverse socio-cultural contexts. To address this gap, this study utilized a person-oriented analytic approach to examine the PYD profiles of 11,481 emerging adults (Mage = 21.77; SDage = 2.74; 68.66% females) from 21 countries in four continents. Results of the multi-group latent profile analysis revealed four consistent profiles of PYD across countries: high/balanced (41%), self-efficacious (28%), socio-emotional (20%), and low/self-centered (11%). Participants' age, gender, educational attainment, and country-level collectivism were also found to be associated with specific profiles. Older and more-educated females from less collectivistic countries were more likely to be in a high/balanced profile, while younger males from more collectivistic countries tend to be in a low/self-centered profile. Older and more-educated males from less collectivistic countries were more likely to be in a self-efficacious profile, while younger and less-educated females from more collectivistic countries tend to be in a socio-emotional profile. Controlling these socio-contextual covariates, the four profiles exhibited distinct relations with adaptive (resilience and contribution) and maladaptive outcomes (anxiety and adverse life experiences) during the COVID-19 pandemic. The results highlight the importance of fostering a balanced set of Cs, which include both self-efficacious and socio-emotional qualities, to promote positive adaptation in challenging times across diverse developmental settings.Research Grants Council of Hong Kong [PDFS2324-8H02]The preparation of this manuscript was made possible through the Post Doctoral Fellowship Scheme from the Research Grants Council of Hong Kong (Reference No. PDFS2324-8H02)awarded to the first author (JUB)

Cyber Attacks and International Civil Aviation Law: Current Threats, Existing Regulations, and Legal Gaps

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