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Health information seekers often use search engines to access high-quality and up-to-date information. However, finding online high-quality health information is increasingly getting difficult due to the high volume of information generated by non-experts in the area. There are manual tools which help end-users in assessing the quality of websites. However, they are labour-intensive. This thesis aims to propose a framework that automatically evaluates the content coverage and quality of health websites according to evidence-based medicine. The thesis has two main contributions. The first one is a method which utilizes quality indicators derived from professional health literacy guidelines to measure information quality. The second contribution includes a method which uses both textual and content-based features with Okapi BM25 and MeSH term expansion to assess information coverage and information quality. Content-based features were acquired using American Diabetes Association’s (ADA) guideline, which is an evidence-based practice guideline in diabetes. Specifically, sentences containing auxiliary verbs from ADA guideline were extracted and the weirdness coefficient of terms, 2-grams and 3-grams generated from these sentences were calculated using iWeb corpus. The results showed that the use of both textual and content-based features is effective in classification of high and low-quality websites. In addition, the features derived from professional health guidelines lead to a significant positive impact in classification results.-Ph.D. - Doctoral Progra

Selection of the best maintenance approach in the maritime industry under fuzzy multiple attributive group decision-making environment

Many maintenance approaches have been developed and applied successfully in a variety of sectors such as aviation and nuclear industries over the years. Some of those have also been employed in the maritime industry such as condition based maintenance; however, choosing the best maintenance approach has always been a big challenge due to the involvement of many attributes and alternatives which can also be associated with multiple experts and vague information. In order to accommodate these aspects, and as part of an overall novel Reliability and Criticality Based Maintenance strategy, an existing fuzzy multiple attributive group decision-making technique is employed in this study, which is further enhanced with the use of Analytical Hierarchy Process to obtain a better weighting of the maintenance attributes used. The fuzzy multiple attributive group decision-making technique has three distinctive stages, namely rating, aggregation and selection in which multiple experts’ subjective judgments are processed and aggregated to be able to arrive at a ranking for a finite number of maintenance options. To demonstrate the applicability in a real-life industrial context, the technique is exemplified by selecting the best maintenance approach for shipboard equipment such as the diesel generator system of a vessel. The results denote that preventive maintenance is the best approach closely followed by predictive maintenance, thus steering away from the ship corrective maintenance framework and increasing overall ship system reliability and availability

A Comparative Study into Social Skills of Five-six Year Old Children and Parental Behaviors

AbstractThis study aims to study the relationship between the social skills of 5-6- year- old children and parental behaviors. The sampling of the study consisted of 70 children at the age of five-six attending to the kindergartens, their parents and teachers in Burdur. Data was evaluated for 64 children. The data of the study was collected; through teacher form of “Social Skills Scale (SSS)”, sub-scale of “Social Skills Rating System and “Parental Self-Behavior Rating Scale” (PSBRS)” and “Personal Information Form” and “General Information Form” comprising demographic information concerning children and their parents. As a result of the study it was found that there wasn’t any statistically significant difference between the children's age, gender, birth order, number of siblings and their social skills scale total scores and sub scale scores. When the findings about behaviors of parents were examined; There wasn’t any statistically significant difference between mean scores that mothers obtained from the dimension of PSBRS in terms of age groups and duration of marriage. On the other hand in ‘depriving of privileges’ sub- dimension with respect to age groups it was found that there was a statistically significant difference between mean scores that fathers obtained from PSBRS sub dimensions (P<0.05). Between mean scores that mothers and fathers obtained from PSBRS sub-dimensions it was found that there was a statistically significant difference in “care and affection” sub-dimension of mothers and “pressure for success” sub-dimension of fathers with respect to educational level (P<0.05). Regarding to occupational group, between mean scores that mothers and fathers obtained from PSBRS sub-dimensions, in “pressure for success” sub-dimension a significant difference was found as at 0.01 level for mothers and at 0.05 level for fathers. It was stated that between the mean scores that mothers and fathers obtained from PSBRS sub-dimension there was a significant difference in “pressure for success” sub-dimension for mothers and “emotional punishment” sub dimension for fathers in terms of the time they spend with their children actively in a day. (P<0.05). When the findings of the relations between the social behaviors of the children and behaviors of parents are studied; a reverse relation at 0.05 level between mothers’ “physical punishment” sub-dimension related to PSBRS and children's total scores related to SSS and “cooperation” sub-dimension scores and a reverse and significant relation at 0.01 level between “self-expression/assertiveness” and “self-control” sub-dimension scores were identified. At the same time, a significant and reverse relation at 0.05 level was found between “helping to reach the goals” sub-dimension scores of mothers related to PSBRS and children's “self-expression/assertion” sub-dimension scores related to SSS. Another finding of the study was that there was not a statistically significant relation between scores that fathers obtained from PSBRS sub-dimensions and children's SSS total and sub-dimension scores

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Türkiye masallarında toplumsal cinsiyet ve mekan ilişkisi

Cataloged from PDF version of article.Between folk tales and society there exists a complex relationship, the nature of which is understood in different ways from one dicipline to another. Furthermore, the apparent relationship of folk tales to society shifts acoording to whether one regards the folk tale as a record and reflection of society, as a normative influence on its reader or listener, or as a combination of both. Within the context of analysing tales as social records, the reflection of the cultural codes of the very society in which they live in, reveals the relation between literature and society. It has been long known that the customs of the society is continued and re-produced through the functions of oral phase (tradition). The gender roles are also based on the same traditional texture. Hence, in this thesis, 32 folk tales have been chosen and analyzed on the basis of gender and space. The spaces in folk tales are classified as private, intermediate and public and the way both men and women use those spaces, are analyzed on the basis of these categories. The ‘home’, the ‘window’ and ‘outside of home’ are used as exemplars of private, intermediate and public spaces respectively. The home, which forms almost the entire living space of women, supports the integrity of the family and therefore it must be defended. The relation between the window and the characters is read through the function of ‘virgin’s get out of home’ in order to institutionalize the family. On the other hand, the most important feature of the public space is that it belongs to men. Therefore, any woman, who gets out of home feels the need of purification and self-defense. Besides, in order to survive at outside without a man, a woman should be like a man, in other words, she should dress like a man. In folk tales, to the biological sex roles correspond to the gender roles of men and women and the hierarchical structure of the home is constructed accordingly. Thus, it can be said that the customs of the society are perpetuated and re-produced through the functions of tales as traditional oral literature.Ölçer, EvrimM.S

A Profession Which Is Disappearing in Thracia: Pottery

DergiPark: 374260trakyasobedThe use of pottery and pottery wheel in the Thracian Region has been widespread and disappearing for centuries. Ceramic materials which unearthed in the settlement area from the prehistoric period to the daylight, demonstrating the diversity of production techniques and indicated depending on technological developments. Pottery, which is traditionally preserved in different regions of Anatolia, it is realized with the presence of only one master In the Thracian Region. Thanks to this master and the families of the masters who have recently left the profession, raw material basis, dough preparation techniques, production forms and puffing techniques were evaluated by comparing them in Thracian Region.Trakyabölgesinde yüzyıl öncesine kadar yaygın olan çömlekçilik ve çömlekçi çarkıkullanımı yıllar geçtikçe azalmış ve yok olmaya yüz tutmuştur. Bölgedeprehistorik dönemden günümüze kadar pek yok yerleşim yerinde ele geçen seramikmalzemeler, üretimin tekniklerinin çeşitliliğini kanıtlamakta ve teknolojikgelişmelere bağlı olarak günümüze gelen durumunu gözler önüne sermektedir.Anadolu'nun farklı bölgelerinde geleneksel anlayışta halen sürdürülmeyeçalışılan çömlekçilik, Trakya Bölgesinde yalnızca bir ustanın varlığıylagerçekleşmektedir. Bu usta ve yakın zamanda mesleği bırakan ustaların ailelerisayesinde, Trakya Bölgesi'nde hammadde temini, hamur hazırlama teknikleri,üretimi yapılan formlar ve pişirim teknikleri birbirleriyle karşılaştırılarakdeğerlendirilmiştir

Validity and Reliability Study for the Social and Emotional Competence Assessment Scale among 60-72 Months-old Children

In the present study, the aim is to adapt the scale developed by Merrell, Felver-Gant and Tom (2011) to evaluate Social-Emotional Competence of Children and Young People among 60-72 months old children. Data have been obtained 200 preschool children attending preschool institutions. In testing validity of the scale, expert opinions are taken regarding scope and appearance validity. To test the construct validity of the scale, exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis techniques were used. As a result of exploratory factor analysis, it has been observed that variance of all items in the scale is loaded on three factors that explain 81.15% of the variance. As a result of the confirmatory factor analysis it has been noticed that all coefficients demonstrating the relationship between variables and factors observed in the model showing the factorial structure of this scale are sufficient. Internal consistency coefficients for each dimension and among total items of the scale have been calculated. T-test is conducted on independent sample and sub-, upper-groups and a meaningful difference at .001 level was found. Consequently, findings relating to validity and reliability of Social and Emotional Competence Assessment Scale for 60-72 Months Children have showed that the scale is a valid and reliable measurement tool

An artificial neural network based decision support system for energy efficient ship operations

Reducing fuel consumption of ships against volatile fuel prices and greenhouse gas emissions resulted from international shipping are the challenges that the industry faces today. The potential for fuel savings is possible for new builds, as well as for existing ships through increased energy efficiency measures; technical and operational respectively. The limitations of implementing technical measures increase the potential of operational measures for energy efficient ship operations. Ship owners and operators need to rationalise their energy use and produce energy efficient solutions. Reducing the speed of the ship is the most efficient method in terms of fuel economy and environmental impact. The aim of this paper is twofold: (i) predict ship fuel consumption for various operational conditions through an inexact method, Artificial Neural Network ANN; (ii) develop a decision support system (DSS) employing ANN based fuel prediction model to be used on-board ships on a real time basis for energy efficient ship operations. The fuel prediction model uses operating data -‘Noon Data’ - which provides information on a ship’s daily fuel consumption. The parameters considered for fuel prediction are ship speed, revolutions per minute (RPM), mean draft, trim, cargo quantity on board, wind and sea effects, in which output data of ANN is fuel consumption. The performance of the ANN is compared with multiple regression analysis (MR), a widely used surface fitting method, and its superiority is confirmed. The developed DSS is exemplified with two scenarios, and it can be concluded that it has a promising potential to provide strategic approach when ship operators have to make their decisions at an operational level considering both the economic and environmental aspects

Development of a holistic maritime energy management programme at the postgraduate level: the case of WMU

Energy efficiency in shipping is regarded as one of the most urgent tasks to which the industry needs to respond. According to the 2014 International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) Green-House Gas (GHG) Study, the average respective missions from shipping accounted for approximately 3.1% of annual global CO2 during the period of 2007–2012. Mandatory technical and operational energy-efficiency measures adopted via Annex VI of the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships (MARPOL) entered into force on 1 January 2013. It is mandatory to implement the Energy Efficiency Design Index (EEDI) for certain types of new ships, as well as the Ship Energy Efficiency Management Plan (SEEMP) for all ships. In order to support uniform implementation and to promote technology transfer, it is vital to educate and train personnel in Maritime Energy Management (MEM) in all the IMO member states. Notwithstanding, such educational opportunities tend to be limited to technical and vocational levels, and there was no course to educate maritime energy management professionals at postgraduate level until the World Maritime University (WMU) has launched its Master of Science course in the specific field. From the motivations to energy efficiency to modern technology, safety and security, economics, human element, and operations research, the WMU MSc programme is pioneering to foresee the need of higher education for future maritime leaders. This paper proposes an interdisciplinary approach to the course design and development in MEM and discusses the role of education to support the UN’s sustainable development goals (SDGs)