Rethinking the Entrance of a Historical Urban Garden / Istanbul Yildiz Park

Nevertheless Industrial age, western cities were grown by immigrations from the country sides and villages. Architects and urban planners work together to design parks and gardens that integrate nature, zoos, planetariums and public squares such as Central park in New York, Hyde park in London, Tuileries Garden and Jardin du Luxembourg in Paris, etc. While this urban planning revolution acted on western cities, in one of the most important eastern city “Istanbul”, the processes of using gardens displayed differences, use as part of Ottoman palaces, used only by royal members. Yildiz Park is a historical, urban garden in Beşiktaş district of Istanbul, which is located in Yildiz quarter between the palaces of Yildiz and Çırağan. It was once part of the imperial garden of Yildiz Palace. Extending down the slopes from the palace, this high walled, park was reserved only for palace dwellers. But unfortunately, because of perceiving as a shortcut transportation corridor between Beşiktaş residential area and seaside of Ortaköy, and varying from garden to car parking area; cause decreases on awareness of its historical background and being remembered as an urban public space, used in our daily life. With the scope of increasing the awareness of Yildiz Park and also trying to teach the importance of historical buildings and places to the junior class students, which are in the first year of architectural education; we have decided to make a second semester architectural studio “Being in Yildiz Park” in Istanbul Kultur University. In studio works, first year architecture students tried to design new entrances of Yildiz Park without interfering with its existing historical doors and walls. And also they made design alternatives to provide Yildiz Park to be an attractive and memorable place for citizens again. The aim of this paper is to determine the results from the architectural design studio works to make new design decisions of increasing the awareness on historical buildings and places in architectural design education

Determinants of investment in emerging markets

Diese Diplomarbeit analysiert den Einfluss von internen Finanzierung auf das Investitionsverhalten von Firmen aus neuen Schwellenländern (Hong Kong,Indonesien, Indien,Korea, Malaysia, Philippinen, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand und die Türkei.). Die Arbeit verwendet ökonometrische Methoden und firmenspezifische Daten von der Periode 1985-2004. Drei Institutionelle Faktoren (Rechtskreis,Korruptionsniveau und die Eigentümerstruktur) haben einen ökonomisch und statistisch signifikanten Einfluss auf das Investitionsverhalten von Firmen.I analyse the impact of three institutional factors (legal origin, percevived corruption level and ownership structures) on the cash flow sensitivity of investment in ten emerging markets (Hong Kong, Indonesia, India, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand and Turkey.). Common Law origin countries and countries which reveal a low level of perceived corruption indicate economically and statistically lower sensitivities. The impact of ownership is less conclusive, which is likely to be a consequence of complex structure

11 eylül sonrası dönemde dindar sağın Amerikan siyasetindeki etkisi

72 pagesAmerikalılar hep dindar bir halk olmuslardır ve Amerikan Protestanlıgı da daima hayatlarının önemli bir parçası olmustur. Ne var ki Protestanlık, 11 Eylül sonrası dönemde, büyük ölçüde George W. Bush ve çogunlugu onu destekleyen evangelistler ve köktenciler sayesinde uluslararası sahnede sesini duyurmaya basladı. Bu gelisme, tüm dünyadaki sekülerleri, dünyanın en güçlü ülkesinin köktencilerin eline düstügü korkusuyla titretti. Amerika'daki liberaller ve ılımlı muhafazakarlar, evangelistlerin büyüyen gücü karsısında panige kapıldılar. Kısacası, herkes endise içindeydi. Bu çalısma, Amerika'daki dindarlıgın köklerini ve dindar sagın 11 Eylül sonrası dönemde Amerikan politikası içindeki durumunu arastırmaktadır.Americans have always been a religious people, and American Protestant Christianity has always been an important part of their lives. In the post-9/11 period, however, thanks largely to the remarks made by George W. Bush, and most evangelicals and fundamentalists who supported him, it became much more vocal in the international scene. Secularists throughout the world shivered with the fear that the most powerful country in the world is falling into the hands of religious radicals. Liberals and moderate conservatives in America panicked at the site of the growing political power of the evangelicals. In short, everybody was concerned. This piece investigates the roots of religiosity in the United States, and the state of the religious right in American politics in the post-September 11 era

Afet konutlarında tasarım değerlendirmesi: Afyon-Dinar örneği

For the sake of survival, human beings become helpless in overcoming the big loss when they go through in post-disaster period. In order to re-organize the socio- economical life of survivors, the post-disaster period recovery actions should be identified in detail. The construction of post-disaster houses and settlement areas play important roles in these actions. However, post-disaster occupants may have different expectations from their post-disaster houses in relation to their living conditions, social and cultural structures that are required by their previous urban or rural settlements. Therefore, the objective of this paper is to introduce a new perspective on the ?design? of the post-disaster houses in rural or urban areas that is appropriate for the user background, needs and preferences. The field study is held in Dinar district, additionally Aktoprak and Gençali villages in the countryside of Afyon. The people in this area experienced an earthquake, have been living in their permanent houses for 8 years. Within the scope of this field study, expectations, reactions and preferences of occupants about the post-disaster houses were compared to their socio-demographic background, living habits and spatial occupancy durations and correlations in variables were explored. These correlations showed us that, the design of post-disaster houses in accordance with occupants? changing needs and preferences that is appropriate to the regional living conditions is mainly depended on serious design decisions. Keywords: Disaster houses, residential satisfaction, housing preference, design criteria and evaluation.Afet sırasında yitirilenler karşısında insanoğlu hayatını yeniden devam ettirmek adına çaresizlik içinde kalmaktadır. Afetzedelerin sosyo-ekonomik yaşamını yeniden düzene sokabilmek için afet sonrası uygulanacak düzenlemeleri belirlemek gerekmektedir. Afet sonrası yeniden oluşturulacak konut ve yerleşim alanları, bu düzenlemelerin önemli bir parçasını oluşturmaktadır. Ancak afetzedelerin, yaşadıkları eski kent veya kırsal yerleşimlerinin gerektirdiği yaşam koşullarına ve sosyo-kültürel yapılarına bağlı olarak afet sonrası konutlarıyla ilgili farklı beklentileri ve/veya tepkileri olabilmektedir. Bu nedenle afet sonrası yeniden oluşturulacak kent veya kırsal yerleşimlerde kullanıcı niteliğine uygun, gereksinimlerini ve beğenilerini karşılayabilen afet sonrası konutların tasarlanması bu makalenin amacını oluşturmaktadır. Anahtar Kelimeler: Afet konutları, konut hoşnutluğu, konut tercihi, tasarım ölçütleri ve değerlendirmesi.&nbsp

Atomoxetine treatment may decrease striatal dopaminergic transporter availability after 8 weeks: pilot SPECT report of three cases

Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder is one of the most common neurodevelopmental disorders. The pathophysiology is thought to involve noradrenaline and dopamine. The role of dopamine transporter (DAT) was evaluated in imaging studies using mostly dopamine reuptake inhibitors. Atomoxetine is a selective noradrenaline reuptake inhibitor. Here we report the results of a pilot study conducted to evaluate changes in striatal DAT after 8 weeks of atomoxetine treatment. Our results suggest that 8 weeks of atomoxetine treatment may change striatal DAT bioavailability as measured via SPECT but that change was not correlated with genotype or clinical improvement

Fertilization rate, motility, lipid peroxidation and pH changes after chilled storage of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) eggs and spermatozoa by a RMPI medium

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of Roswell Park Memorial Institute(RPMI) 1,640 medium on chilled storage of eggs and spermatozoa of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss). After 3 days of storage, eggs in RPMI 1,640 media (pH 8.2, 9 and 10), Cortland medium and coelomic fluid were inseminated with fresh sperma‐tozoa (Experiment 1). Eggs in RPMI 1,640 medium at pH 8.2 shown the lowest thio‐barbituric acid‐reactive substances (TBARS, 0.053 ± 0.003 nmol/ml) and pH changes (from 8.20 ± 0.01 to 8.18 ± 0.01), the highest fertilization rate (82 ± 3%). Undiluted and diluted spermatozoa at ratios of 1:2 and 1:9 with RPMI 1,640 media (pH 8.2, 9 and 10) and Cortland medium were inseminated with fresh eggs (Experiment 2). Spermatozoa in RPMI 1,640 medium at pH 9 (1:9) caused the lowest TBARS content (0.037 ± 0.002 nmol/ml) and pH changes (from 9.00 ± 0.01 to 8.98 ± 0.01), the high‐est fertilization rate (77 ± 2%) and motility parameters. Based on Experiments 1 and 2, eggs and spermatozoa were stored for another 3 days in RPMI 1,640 medium at pH 8.2 and 9 (1:9) respectively (Experiment 3). Fertilization rate of storage eggs and spermatozoa in Experiment 3 was 79 ± 5%, showing successfully storage of rainbowtrout gametes with the same medium...

Comparison of milt and blood parameters including testosterone and gonadotropins levels of sex-reversed female rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) by different steroid hormones

All-female progeny is preferable in the reproduction of rainbow trout. Using sex-reversed (SR) female rainbow trout by steroid hormones as broodstock in the reproduction is the most appropriate way to all-female progeny. This study compared mature SR female rainbow trout by ethisterone (ET), 11 beta-Hydroxyandrostenedione (HD) and 17 alpha-Methyltestosterone (MT) in terms of spermatological parameters and health status, for the first time. Spermatozoa concentration, motility characteristics, seminal plasma pH, testosterone and gonadotropins in seminal plasma and blood serum, blood parameters of SR females were evaluated, comparing with testicular and stripped milt, and blood from normal males (NM). The SR females by HD had greater gonadosomatic index and better motility characteristics compared with other groups. Also, blood parameters of this group were more similar to those in NM. The SR females by ET had the lowest haematocrit and the highest glucose and activities of the enzymes compared with the other groups. The measured hormones were significantly the lowest in both seminal plasma and serum of the ET group. These findings suggested that using of HD for obtaining SR female should be preferred due to having the better quality spermatozoa and health status