Current and future missions of a university : an institutional case from Turkey

The data used in this paper were derived from a larger research project that was designed to assess the quality of various dimensions of the Middle East Technical University (METU), a leading, large, public university, in Turkey. By using a qualitative research design, this study reports the findings on the perceptions of a randomly selected group of faculty members, students, administrators, graduates, parents, and managers of public and private agencies on current and future roles or functions of the Middle East Technical University. Findings of the study indicate that in three domains, METU is seen no different than any typical university in the West, that is, it adheres to traditional/universal functions of a typical modern university: teaching, research, and service. In addition to these, interviewees ascribe three more functions to the university: a leading role for the country's economic and social development, an international or global orientation and student character development or formation.peer-reviewe

Cor triatriatum sinister: two cases diagnosed in adulthood and a review of literature

Cor triatriatum sinister is a rare condition caused by a membrane within left atrium that separates pulmonary veins from mitral valve (10). While the condition is usually diagnosed at childhood, rare presentation during adulthood is observed when the membrane is incomplete. We report two cases of incomplete cor triatriatum sinister diagnosed during adulthood and review literature for this rare anomaly

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INCLUIDAS EN EL PEQUEÑO ÁLBUM FOTOGRÁFICO FAMILIAR DE LA COLECCIÓN LUIS SUÁREZ GALVÁNCopia digital. Madrid : Ministerio de Educación, Cultura y Deporte. Subdirección General de Coordinación Bibliotecaria, 201

The psychological science accelerator’s COVID-19 rapid-response dataset

In response to the COVID-19 pandemic, the Psychological Science Accelerator coordinated three large-scale psychological studies to examine the effects of loss-gain framing, cognitive reappraisals, and autonomy framing manipulations on behavioral intentions and affective measures. The data collected (April to October 2020) included specific measures for each experimental study, a general questionnaire examining health prevention behaviors and COVID-19 experience, geographical and cultural context characterization, and demographic information for each participant. Each participant started the study with the same general questions and then was randomized to complete either one longer experiment or two shorter experiments. Data were provided by 73,223 participants with varying completion rates. Participants completed the survey from 111 geopolitical regions in 44 unique languages/dialects. The anonymized dataset described here is provided in both raw and processed formats to facilitate re-use and further analyses. The dataset offers secondary analytic opportunities to explore coping, framing, and self-determination across a diverse, global sample obtained at the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, which can be merged with other time-sampled or geographic data

Prevalence of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease in Individuals Over 40 in Central Kayseri

Objective: The present study aims to investigate the prevalence of COPD using spirometry and examine related risk factors, such as exposure to cigarette and biomass smoke, in individuals over the age of 40, in the provincial capital of Kayseri, Turkey