A creative based process proposal about the gain of unprepared speaking skill in the B1 level

Bu çalışmada Türkçeyi yabancı dil olarak öğrenen B1 seviyesindeki öğrenciler için yaratıcı drama temelli bir süreç geliştirilmiştir.Türkçenin yabancı dil olarak öğrenilmesinde ve öğretilmesinde yaratıcı dramadan etkin olarak yararlanmanın, gerek yapılan işte arzulanan hedefe daha pratik şekilde ulaşmanın gerekse alanın kendi içerisindeki üretkenliğini sağlamada çok faydalı olacağı açıktır. İşte bu yüzden eğitimde yaygın kullanılan yaratıcı drama, yabancılara Türkçe öğretiminde bir sistem çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, drama öğretim tekniğinin yabancı dil öğrenen B1 seviyesindeki öğrencilerin hazırlıksız konuşma becerisinde kelime öğretimine ve öğrencilerin kelime öğrenmeye yönelik tutumlarına etkisini incelemektir. Araştırma, nicel ve nitel araştırma yöntemlerinin bir arada kullanıldığı karma modelde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen konuşma becerisi değerlendirme formu kullanılmıştır. Araştırma Ankara Üniversitesi TÖMER bünyesinde eğitim gören 7 kişilik B1 seviyesindeki öğrenci grubuyla gerçekleştirildikten sonra sonuçlar 3 uzman tarafından değerlendirilmiştir. Bu çalışmada, önce ön test uygulaması yapılarak B1 seviyesindeki bireylerin konuşma becerisi seviyeleri tespit edildi. Süreç içerisinde 10 atölye uygulaması yapılıp son test uygulanmıştır. Çalışma Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçenin Öğretiminde hazırlıksız konuşmanın geliştirilmesine faydalı olacak yaratıcı drama temelli etkinliklerin belirlenmesi için yapılmıştır. Çalışmada karma yöntem kullanılmıştır. Araştırma bulgularından elde edilen sonuçlara bakıldığında Yaratıcı drama öğretim tekniğinin yabancı dil olarak Türkçe öğretiminde ve hazırlıksız konuşmaya olumlu etkisi olduğu söylenebilir. Bu bağlamda Yabancı Dil Olarak Türkçe Öğreten birey, bu süreçte diyaloglara önem vermeli, gerekirse çalışma kitabının dışında faydalı olabilecek konuşma metinlerinden faydalanmalıdır. Elindeki materyalleri zenginleştirmelidir. Diyalogları yaratıcı dramaya uygulayacak şekilde öğrencilerin dikkatlerini konuya çekmeli ve öğrenmeyi hızlandırmalıdır.Inthisstudy, A Creative drama basedprocesswasdevelopedforstudentswholearnTurkish as a foreignlanguage in B1 level. It is clearthateffectiveutilization of creative drama in thelearningandteaching of Turkish as a foreignlanguage is veryhelpful in terms of bothtoaccessdesiredaim (in a morepracticalway) andtoensuretheproductivityof thefield. Because of that, creative drama which is commonlyused in theeducationwasexamined in a system of Turkishteaching. Theaim of thisstudy is toexaminetheeffect of drama teachingtechnique on B1 levelstudents, in terms of bothlearning of words in theunpreparedspeakingskillandattitudeaboutlearnigwords. Thestudywascarriedout in a mixed model in whichthequantitativeandqualitativeresearchmethodswereusedtogether.İn thisstudy, speakingskillsevaluation form which is Developedbyresearcherwasused as datacollectiontool. Thestudywascarriedoutwith a group of 7 students (B1 level) whowerestudying in Ankara university TÖMER andthenItwasevaluatedby 3 experts. First of all, pre-test applicationwascarriedoutandbythiswayspeakingskillslevels of Individuals in the B1 levelweredetected. İn theprocess, 10 applicationworkshopsand a final test wereapplied. Thestudywascarriedouttodeterminecreative drama -basedactivitieswhichwill be usefulfordevelopingunpreparedspeaking in theteaching of turkish as a foreignlanguage. Mixed methodswereused in thisstudy. Consideringtheresultsobtainedfromtheresearchfindings, Itcould be saidthat Drama teachingtechnique has positiveeffects on bothunpreparedspeakingandTeachingTurkish as a foreignlanguage. Inthisregard, IndividualswhoteachTurkish as a Foreign Language shouldgiveimportancetodialogue in thisprocessandshould, ifnecessary, usethetexttospeechwhich can be usefuloutside of theworkbook. IndividualswhoteachTurkish as a Foreign Language shouldenrichthematerials on hand. IndividualswhoteachTurkish as a Foreign Language shoulddrawtheattention of studentstotheissuebyapplyingdialoguestocreative drama andshouldacceleratelearning

Life cycle analysis of self compacting mortar production with waste material in Turkey

Yaşam döngüsü değerlendirmesi (YDD), binaların ve inşaat malzemelerinin çevresel performansını analiz etmek için kullanılan bir yöntemdir. Betonda bağlayıcı malzeme olarak kullanılan çimento, üretimi esnasında sera gazı ortaya çıkarmaktadır. Dünya genelinde, toplam CO2 emisyonunun yaklaşık olarak %5-8’si çimento üretiminden kaynaklanmaktadır. Sera gazı emisyonlarının azaltılması amacıyla, çimentonun atık malzemelerle (uçucu kül, atık cam ve yüksek fırın cürufu vb.) ikame edilmesi giderek önem kazanmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, beşikten-kapıya (cradle to gate) yaklaşımı ile atık malzeme (camPET ve uçucu kül) kullanımının kendiliğinden yerleşen harç üretiminin çevresel performansı üzerindeki etkileri ortaya konulmuştur.Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) is a method used to analyse the environmental performance of buildings and construction materials. Cement used as binder material in concrete reveals greenhouse gas during production. Globally, approximately 5-8% of the total CO2 emissions are due to cement production. In order to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it is increasingly important to replace cement with waste materials (fly ash, waste glass and blast furnace slag, etc.). In this study, the effects of the waste material (glass PET and fly ash) on the environmental performance of the self-compacting mortar production have been demonstrated via the cradle to gate approach.

Characteristics and outcomes of COVID-19 inpatients who underwent psychiatric consultations

Patients hospitalized with COVID-19 are at risk of developing many neuropsychiatric disorders, due to the effects of the disease on the brain and the psychosocial pressures of having the disease. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the characteristics and outcomes of patients who were hospitalized with a diagnosis of COVID-19, who underwent psychiatric consultations. The medical records of 892 patients hospitalized due to COVID-19 and the 89 among them who requested psychiatric consultations were analyzed retrospectively. After the psychiatric consultations, patients were most frequently diagnosed with delirium (38.2 %), adjustment disorder (27.0 %), depressive disorder (19.1 %) and anxiety disorder (11.2 %). Patients with delirium had longer hospital stays (p < 0.001), were transferred more frequently to intensive care units (p < 0.001), and had higher mortality rates during their hospital stays (p < 0.001), than all other patients. The need for oxygen (p < 0.001) and mechanical ventilation (p < 0.001) was also significantly higher in delirium patients, as well as in patients who received other psychiatric diagnoses. Neuropsychiatric disorders develop in patients receiving inpatient treatments in COVID-19 wards, and these disorders negatively affect the prognosis of COVID-19. Our findings suggest that the presence of neuropsychiatric disorders in in-patients with COVID-19 might be associated with the negative outcomes of the disease

Should chromosomal analysis be performed routinely during the baseline evaluation of the gender affirmation process? The outcomes of a large cohort of gender dysphoric individuals

The role of genetics in the etiology of gender dysphoria (GD) is an important yet understudied area. Yet whether genetic analysis should be carried out during the gender affirmation process at all is a matter of debate. This study aims to evaluate the cytogenetic and molecular genetic findings of individuals with GD. We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of individuals with GD who were followed up in a tertiary clinic. After the exclusion criteria were applied, the study sample consisted of 918 individuals with GD; 691 of whom had female-to-male (FtM) and 227 male-to-female (MtF) GD. The cytogenetic analysis revealed that 223 out of 227 (98.2%) individuals with MtF GD had the 46,XY karyotype, while 683 out of 691 (98.8%) individuals with FtM GD had the 46,XX karyotype. In the Y chromosome microdeletion analysis, azospermic factor c (AZFc) deletion was detected in only two individuals with MtF GD. Our findings suggest that there are few chromosomal abnormalities in individuals with GD. Thus, this research calls into question both the role of chromosomal abnormalities in GD etiology and why the application of chromosomal analysis is in Turkey a routine part of the baseline evaluation of GD

The Psychological Effects of COVID-19 Pandemic in Patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease

Background: Coronavirus disease 2019 pandemic was expected to have traumatic effects and increase the anxiety levels of inflammatory bowel disease patients

TransCOVID: Does Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy Play a Role in Contracting COVID-19?

Based on the possible effects of androgens on the course of COVID-19, it can be posited that Gender-Affirming Hormone Therapy (GAHT) may affect the course of the disease in people with GD. We aimed to investigate the relationship between GAHT and contracting COVID-19, as well as the severity of the disease in individuals with Gender Dysphoria (GD). The single center, cross-sectional, web-based survey was completed by people with GD who received GAHT. The questionnaire contained three parts: a sociodemographic data form; a GAHT data form; a COVID-19-related data form. Of the 238 participants, 179 were individuals with female-to-male (FtM) and 59 male-to-female (MtF) GD. We detected that the risk of contracting COVID-19 increased 3.46 times in people with FtM GD, who had received testosterone therapy, in comparison to people with MtF GD, who received estrogen and anti-androgen therapy. Additionally, people with FtM GD who contracted COVID-19 had received longer testosterone therapy when compared to those who did not contract COVID-19. Our findings indicate that individuals with FtM GD who receive testosterone treatment within the scope of GAHT are at higher risk of contracting COVID-19 and that the clinicians who follow-up on GAHT should be more careful about this issue