A Theoretical Assessment on Emotional Intelligence as a Competitive Managerial Skill

Emotion as the main motive underlying the human behaviors is a concept that has been researched by many disciplines in the social sciences. Deriving from behavioral studies on emotions, Emotional Intelligence as a critical concept in organizational behavior studies is attached to the assestment of employee motivation and performance drivers. In this study, a theoretical framework for the emotional intelligence in workplace has been assessed. The major contribution of the concept in competitive business strategies from managerial scope has been evaluated

A Theoretical Assessment on Emotional Intelligence as a Competitive Managerial Skill

Emotion as the main motive underlying the human behaviors is a concept that has been researched by many disciplines in the social sciences. Deriving from behavioral studies on emotions, Emotional Intelligence as a critical concept in organizational behavior studies is attached to the assestment of employee motivation and performance drivers. In this study, a theoretical framework for the emotional intelligence in workplace has been assessed. The major contribution of the concept in competitive business strategies from managerial scope has been evaluated

A Theoretical Assessment on Emotional Intelligence as a Competitive Managerial Skill

Emotion as the main motive underlying the human behaviors is a conceptthat has been researched by many disciplines in the social sciences. Derivingfrom behavioral studies on emotions, Emotional Intelligence as acritical concept in organizational behavior studies is attached to theassestment of employee motivation and performance drivers. In this study, atheoretical framework for the emotional intelligence in workplace has beenassessed. The major contribution of the concept in competitive business strategiesfrom managerial scope has been evaluated

Phylogeny, biogeography, and character evolution in the genus Scilla s.l. and its close relatives Chionodoxa, Gemicia, Puschkinia, and Prospero (Asparagaceae)

Scilla s.l. is taxonomically one of the most problematic genera of the Asparagaceae. Within the last few decades, several genera were segregated from this genus; however, there is still no consensus on the taxonomic status of Scilla segregates. Although some previous studies indicated a polyphyletic origin for the genus Scilla, there has been no comprehensive phylogenetic study focusing on the entire complex including Chionodoxa, Prospero, Puschkinia, and the recently described Gemicia. To achieve this, we evaluated three plastid regions, namely rbcL, trnL-F, and matK, for 79 accessions. The monophyly of Puschkinia and Prospero was supported by our phylogenetic analyses; however, Chionodoxa and Gemicia were placed into a clade with representatives of the S. bifolia species group. While our divergence time estimation analysis indicated a Miocene origin for all studied genera of polyphyletic Scilla s.l., the results of our ancestral area and ancestral state analyses showed that Scilla, Prospero, Chionodoxa, and Puschkinia, together with Brimeura Salisb., Bellevalia, Hyacinthella, and Alrawia, probably had a most recent common ancestor without a perianth tube and a corona, and with a non-papillate testa surface, which evolved about 36 Ma in the Mediterranean region.Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit [2011 BBH 002]; TUBITAK [106T598, 116Z573]This work was financially supported by the Ege University Scientific Research Projects Coordination Unit (Project Number: 2011 BBH 002) and TUBITAK (Project Numbers: 106T598 and 116Z573)

Pollen morphology of Carthamus L. species in Anatolian flora

In flora of Turkey, there are six species of Carthamus L: Carthamus dentatus (Forssk.) Vahl., C. glaucus M. Bieb. subsp. glaucus, C. lanatus L., C. tenuis (Boiss. \& Blanche) Bornm., C. persicus Desf. ex Willd. and C. tinctorius L. Within these species, C. tinctorius L. is an alien species for the Turkish flora. The pollen grains belonging to six taxa collected from different locations of Anatolia and examined both under light microscope (LM) and under scanning electron microscope (SEM). As a result of these examinations and measurements, pollen grains of taxa are radially symmetrical, isopolar, oblate-spheroid, spheroid, tricolporate rarely tetracolporate, echinate. There are high similarities among taxa but some differences are recorded in size and spin length. According to cluster analyses of Carthamus species' pollens, C. glaucus and C. tenuis have the most similar pollens. C. dentatus grouped with these two. C. persicus placed as the closest relative of C. tinctorius in the dendrogram

Lipid Profile and Inflammation in Degenerative Valvular Disease

Aim: Degenerative valvular heart disease (DVHD) may cause serious cardiac problems and mortality. Determination of the factors related to DVHD may render possible the prevention and/or slowing down the progression of DVHD. In this study, we evaluated the relationship of DVHD with lipid profile, microalbuminuria and high sensitive C-reactive protein (hsCRP) levels

Phylogenetic position and taxonomic assignment of Thlaspi aghricum PHDavis \& K.Tan (Brassicaceae)

A general review of the taxonomic status of Thlaspi past and present is given, and a critical evaluations of its segregates based on both morphological and molecular data are presented. ITS molecular phylogenetic study of Thlaspi aghricum and related species, as well as seed-coat morphology and anatomy strongly support the placement of the species in Noccaea. The new combination N. aghrica is proposed, and detailed description and distribution of the species are given

Comparison of MPV and High Sensitive CRP Levels between Patients with and without Diabetic Microvascular Complication

Aim: Diabetes is an important cause of mortality and morbidity affecting especially individuals with its complications. We aimed to draw attention to the fact that MPV and hsCRP can be evaluated as warning parameters in terms of development of the complications of diabetes