Change and stability in Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East

Ankara : The Department of International Relations and Institute of Economics and Social Sciences, Bilkent University, 1995.Thesis (Master's) -- Bilkent University, 1995.Includes bibliographical references leaves [242]-249.This thesis is a study on change and stability in Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East. Kjell Goldmann's theory on change and stability in foreign policy is applied to Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East. It is argued that since the mid-1960s, Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East has been stabilized; there have been no changes in the policy except for adjustment changes. In this study, the stability in Turkish foreign policy towards the Middle East is explained with the help of thirteen foreign policy stabilizers presented within the framework of Kjell Goldmann's theory.Bilgin, PınarM.S

Comparison of Satisfaction Levels between COVID-19 and Non-COVID-19 Patients in the Emergency Department

Background: Patient satisfaction in the emergency department is an indicator of the quality of healthcare service provided. The increased workload and stress of healthcare workers due to the ongoing pandemic can affect the quality of patient care and thus patient satisfaction. This study compares the satisfaction levels of COVID-19 and non-COVID-19 patients in the emergency department. Tools and Methods: In this prospective, observational survey study, the brief emergency patient satisfaction scale (BEPSS) was used to establish the satisfaction levels of patients. Results: Satisfaction levels were significantly higher, while waiting times were quite shorter for COVID-19 patients than for non-COVID-19 patients. The triage categories had no effect on the satisfaction of non-COVID-19 patients, while satisfaction levels were significantly lower in patients with green triage tags than in those with yellow and red triage tags among the COVID-19 patients. Conclusion: The satisfaction levels of COVID-19 patients were higher than those of non-COVID-19 patients. The short waiting times for COVID-19 patients in the emergency department have a significant impact on patient satisfaction

Evaluation of Permanent Growth Hormone Deficiency (GHD) in Young Adults with Childhood Onset GHD: A multicenter study

Background: Reconfirming the diagnosis of childhood onset growth hormone deficiency (GHD) in young adults is necessary to demonstrate the need for continuation of GH therapy

Real-Life Data of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy in Breast Cancer: Aegean Region Experience

Objective: The use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) in breast cancer is increasing. The management of locally advanced breast cancer differs due to the approach of the center to which the patient applied and the approach of the following physician. From this point of view, we aimed to evaluate the real life data of our region. Methods: The study included 106 patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy in the medical oncology clinic of two different university hospitals. Association between clinicopathological features and pathological complete response (pCR) were analyzed. Results: The pCR rate was higher in patients with negative hormone receptors and this difference was statistically significant (p:0.000). The rate of obtaining pCR increased as the NACT duration increased, and this increase was statistically significant. The mean NACT duration applied to the patients with pCR was 5.48 ± 0.22 months, and the mean NACT duration for those who could not obtain pCR was 5.01 ± 0.1 months (p:0.041). The recurrence rate of patients with pCR was 11.1%, while the recurrence rate of patients who could not obtain pCR was 31.6% (p:0.04). Conclusions: Pathological response to chemotherapy is an important factor in determining prognosis. There appears to be a need for new biomarkers that allow the prediction of pCR and long-term outcomes

The Elements, Lawrence University Flute Ensemble, January 30, 2017

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Konut sektöründe proje bazlı inovasyon performansı değerlendirmesi: inovasyon radarı kullanarak bir vaka incelemesi.

Unique and complex nature of the construction industry brings a high number of injuries in construction sites. Although the importance given to the health and safety practices increased recently, still there exists inadequacy of preventative practices along with poor risk management policies. One of the reasons that cause a high incidence of injuries is inability to identify scenarios that create injuries effectively, which in turn makes finding optimal risk mitigation strategies difficult. So, the objective of this study is to reduce injuries and their impacts on construction sites, towards which a model is proposed that aims to prioritize risk mitigation strategies with visual based scenario analysis. Visualization of the scenarios that create injuries is proposed for the identification and analysis of risk factors. Bow-tie model is utilized along with the Delphi process for this purpose. While constructing the bow-tie model, the mutual information between risk factors is calculated to check interdependencies and to create a dynamicity for the model. Then, for the identification of appropriate strategies, Delphi study is performed with experts and their estimations are utilized to prioritize the strategies. Results are analyzed to specify the impacts of strategies on risk reduction. Besides the overall effect on the risk reduction, cost of the strategies are also taken into consideration while deciding for the sequence of implementation. Eventually, the proposed model is tested by a case study for injuries that occur due to contact with a sharp object in construction sites. Results demonstrate its applicability and practicality which facilitates an easy and reliable process.Thesis (M.S.) -- Graduate School of Natural and Applied Sciences. Civil Engineering

Iron age pottery ın Inner Western Anatolıa ın the lıght of Afyonkarahısar provıncıal surface surveys

2013 SOBE 004 numaralı, "Afyonkarahisar İli Yüzey Araştırmaları Işığında İçbatı Anadolu’da Demir Çağı Seramiği" başlıklı yüksek lisans tezi, Pamukkale Üniversitesi Bilimsel Araştırma Projeleri Birimi tarafından desteklenmiştir.Bu çalışmada, Afyonkarahisar Müzesi'nde yer alan eserler ve Afyonkarahisar yüzey araştırmalarında tespit edilen Demir Çağı’na ait yerleşmeler ile bu yerleşmelerde tespit edilen seramik buluntular değerlendirilmiştir. Demir Çağı’yla ilgili olarak, Phrygia Bölgesi’nin merkezinde bulunan bu coğrafyada, bugüne kadar kapsamlı bir çalışmanın yapılmamış olması, bölge için en önemli sorunların başında gelmektedir. Bu bağlamda, özellikle Demir Çağı’na ait yerleşim modellerinin nasıl biçimlendiği, tespit edilen seramiklerin, form repertuvarı ile bunların bezeme anlayışları ve mal grupları incelenmiştir. 2002 yılında başlatılarak, 16 araştırma sezonu boyunca günümüze kadar devam eden yüzey araştırmaları sırasında, Demir Çağı seramiklerinin tespit edildiği yerleşimler arasında; Bolvadin, Sultandağı, Çobanlar, Bayat, Emirdağ, Sinanpaşa, Sandıklı, Hocalar, Şuhut, Kızılören, Sivaslı, Dinar ve Dazkırı ilçeleri yer almaktadır. Söz konusu yerleşimlerde tespit edilen Demir Çağ seramikleri arasında gri seramik, kırmızı ve kahverengi seramik, açık zemin üzerine boyalı seramik, kırmızı üzerine siyah boyalı (Black on red) seramik, bikrom seramik, Lidya seramiği, Akhaemenid seramik ve Orientalizan seramik yer alır.In this study, the artefacts found in Afyonkarahisar Museum and the settlements belonging to Iron Age determined in Afyon surface surveys and the pottery finds found in these settlements were evaluated. Regarding the Iron Age, the most important problem for the region is the lack of comprehensive work in this geography located at the center of the Phrygia Region. In this context, especially the formation patterns of the Iron Age pottery, the form repertory and their grouping concepts and commodity groups were investigated. Among the settlements where the Iron Age pottery were discovered during the surface researches which were started in 2002 and continued until the end of the day, during the 16 research seasons; Bolvadin, Sultandağı, Çobanlar, Bayat, Emirdag, Sinanpaşa, Sandıklı, Hocalar, Şuhut, Kızılören, Sivaslı, Dinar and Dazkırı are the districts. The Iron Age pottery found in the settlements include gray pottery, red and brown pottery, painted on open floor pottery, black on red pottery, bichrome pottery, Lydian pottery, Achaemenid pottery and Orientalising pottery

FEN BİLİMLERİ ENSTİTÜSÜ/LİSANSÜSTÜ TEZ PROJESİ

ODTÜ BÜYÜK BAŞTANKARA POPULASYON BİYOLOJİSİ ÜZERİNE ARAŞTIRMALA