Transition to a new academic setting: narrative stories of foreign academics working at turkish universities

Este estudio examina las experiencias de académicos extranjeros que trabajan en Turquía. Engloba en los temas “investigación y enseñanza”, “retos burocráticos y directivos” y “el ajuste a la cultura local e institucional”, que aparecieron como las fuerzas impulsoras más influenciadoras en sus relatos. El análisis se basa en entrevistas a siete académicos extranjeros que trabajan en fundaciones [universidades privadas] en Turquía. Los profesores extranjeros indicaron que las instituciones deberían tomarse la internacionalización como un asunto prioritario si desean un desarrollo a largo plazo en este sentido. Creen que las instituciones no deberían dejar solos a los académicos extranjeros: en su lugar, deberían desarrollar un sistema mediante el cual todos ellos pudieran ser recibidos y alojados de forma planificada a su llegada a la universidad.This study examines the experiences of foreign academics working in Turkey. It argues that the themes of ‘research and teaching’, ‘bureaucratic and managerial challenges’ and ‘adjusting to institutional and local culture’ appeared to be the most influential driving forces in their narrative stories. Analysis is based on qualitative interviews with seven foreign academics working at foundation [private] universities in Turkey. Foreign academics mentioned that the institution should take internalization as a priority if they are planning to make long term plans in relation to internalization. They believe that the institution should not leave the foreign academics on their own; instead they should develop a systematic way, in which they are hosted and receptioned in a professional manner.Grupo de Investigación FORCE (Formación Centrada en la Escuela) Universidad de Granad

Changing the identity of a place by changing street names: The process of renaming the streets of Üsküdar between 1927-1934

Street names are part of our everyday lives. People constantly encounter street signs during their daily practices. Their visible position in the urban landscape makes street names suitable to use as visual/linguistic signifiers of cultures, histories, values, and ideologies. Renaming streets is one of the first actions of the new regimes to create their ideological hegemony in the territories they rule. It is essential to resolve the conflicts between urban memory and the sovereign’s history to legitimize their geographical claims by changing anything that does not match with their mental constructs in the urban landscape. This article provides a critical discourse analysis of the relationship between space, place, identity, urban memory, and street names by examining the alteration of street names in Üsküdar, a district of Istanbul, between 1927 and 1934. Even though Üsküdar was one of the regions where the minorities lived exceedingly in the Ottoman period, in the current Üsküdar identity, there are only a few traces left of its former inhabitants. Hence, in terms of redefining identity, Üsküdar can be considered a prominent example compared to the other regions the minorities lived in Istanbul. The primary source for this inquiry is Osman Nuri Ergin’s İstanbul Şehri Rehberi (Istanbul City Guide), which was published in 1934. Archival documents and newspaper articles about street name changes are also used in this research. The relationship between socio-political transformation in Üsküdar and changes in urban toponymy is investigated in this study

Is there a non-linear relationship between trade and growth? A panel threshold analysis for Central and Eastern European countries

It is suggested that international trade has a positive effect on the growth rate of economies. Although a vast literature has illustrated that open or more liberalised economies grow faster, the specific factors that promote this process have only recently begun to be investigated. We belive that there is a non-linear relationship between trade and growth, with the impact depending on a number of macroeconomic factors, i.e. the magnitude and even the direction of the effect of trade on economic performance might depend on other macroeconomic variables. Within this framework, our study aims to investigate the possible non-linearity in the trade-growth relationship, with a special focus on the financial deepening level for the selected Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries. Unlike the existing empirical literature on trade-growth nexus for the CEE economies, we utilise threshold regression techniques, where we allow the size and direction of the impact of trade on growth to differ between regimes, conditioning on the financial deepening level of these countries. Regarding credit growth and investment/credit ratio as thresholds, the countries in the upper regime benefit significantly more from trade

Balıkçı Gemilerinde Yakıt Tüketiminin Tespiti ve Azaltılması

Subject of fuel consumption and savings in fishing vessels which is extensively studied in the international arena also have great importance for Turkish fisheries. With the widespread use of motorized fishing vessels, it is realized that fuel costs could reach up to 50% of total fishing costs and could threaten economic sustainability of fishing industry. This study reviews up to date influential fuel-saving factors in terms of operational and technical modifications, and suggests potential improvements to increase energy efficiency in fishing vessels.The most important factors in the operational area are seen as: Energy audit, flowmeter installation, reduction of cruising and trawling speeds, periodical maintenance, and savings up to %50 are achieved. In terms of technical modifications: Choosing the appropriate engine, gearbox and propeller, improving hydrodynamic structure of vessel, and reduction of drag force through modernisation of fishing gears appear as changes made in the first plan, and savings up to %40 are achieved.Although changes for energy saving requires initial investment cost, it will contribute to economic sustainability and ecosystem-friendliness of fishing activities in the long term.Uluslararası alanda yaygın şekilde incelenmekte olan balıkçı gemilerinde yakıt tüketimi ve tasarrufu konusu Türkiye balıkçılığı açısından da büyük önem arz etmektedir. Motorize teknelerin yaygınlaşmasıyla, yakıt giderleri toplam balıkçılık giderlerinin %50’sine kadar çıkabilmekte ve balıkçılık sektöründe ekonomik sürdürebilirliği tehdit etmektedir. Bu çalışma yakıt tasarrufuna etki eden faktörleri işletimsel ve teknik değişiklikler üzerinden derlemekte ve balıkçı gemilerinde enerji etkinliğini arttırmaya yönelik potansiyel iyileştirmeler önermektedir. İşletimsel alanda en önemli faktörlerin; enerji etüdü, yakıt sayacı takılması, seyir ve çekim hızının azaltılması, periyodik bakımların yapılması olduğu görülmüş ve %50’ye varan tasarruf elde edilmiştir. Teknik değişikliklerde ise; uygun makine, şanzıman ve pervanenin seçilmesi, teknenin hidrodinamik yapısının iyileştirilmesi, av araçlarının modernizasyonu ile sürüklenme kuvvetinin azaltılması ön planda yapılan değişiklikler olarak ortaya çıkmıştır ve %40’a varan tasarruf elde edilmiştir. Enerji tasarrufuna yönelik değişimler ilk aşamada yatırım maliyeti gerektirse de uzun vadede balıkçılığın ekonomik sürdürülebilirliğine ve ekosistem dostu bir faaliyet olmasına katkı sağlayacaktır

ACOX2 deficiency: A disorder of bile acid synthesis with transaminase elevation, liver fibrosis, ataxia, and cognitive impairment

Acyl CoA Oxidase 2 (ACOX2) encodes branched-chain acyl-CoA oxidase, a peroxisomal enzyme believed to be involved in the metabolism of branched-chain fatty acids and bile acid intermediates. Deficiency of this enzyme has not been described previously. We report an 8-y-old male with intermittently elevated transaminase levels, liver fibrosis, mild ataxia, and cognitive impairment. Exome sequencing revealed a previously unidentified homozygous premature termination mutation (p.Y69*) in ACOX2 Immunohistochemistry confirmed the absence of ACOX2 expression in the patient's liver, and biochemical analysis showed marked elevation of intermediate bile acids upstream of ACOX2. These findings define a potentially treatable inborn error of bile acid biosynthesis caused by ACOX2 deficiency

7th Drug hypersensitivity meeting: part two

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Analysis of risk components: An application in Istanbul Stock Exchange

Bütün yatırımcıların amacı, olabildiğince az risk alarak kar elde etmektir. Yatırımcıların, yatırım kararları verirken karşılaştıkları en büyük sorunlardan biri, eldeki fonların yatırım alternatifleri arasında nasıl dağıtılacağı olmaktadır. Yatırım alternatifleri arasından seçim yapılırken doğru karar verilebilmesi için, yatırım yapılmak istenen varlıkların beklenen getirilerinin yanı sıra risklerinin de bilinmesi gerekmektedir. Bu bağlamda, menkul kıymet getirilerini, piyasa getirisiyle açıklamaya çalışan Sermaye Varlıklarını Fiyatlandırma Modeli, gerek yatırım alternatiflerinin beklenen getirilerini ve risklerini tahminlemesi, gerekse toplam risklerinin sistematik ve sistematik olmayan risk olarak ayrıştırabilmesi açısından faydalı olmaktadır. Bu çalışmaya İMKB Ulusal 30 Endeksi'nde sürekli olarak yer alan 14 firma dahil edilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında kullanılan 14 adet hisse senedinden hipotetik bir portföy oluşturulmuş ve hem oluşturulan hipotetik portföyün riski hem de araştırma kapsamında kullanılan 14 adet hisse senedinin riskleri ölçülmüştür. Daha sonra oluşturulan hipotetik portföyün riski ve araştırma kapsamında kullanılan 14 adet hisse senedinin riskleri, Sermaye Varlıklarını Fiyatlandırma Modeli vasıtasıyla sistematik risk ve sistematik olmayan risk olarak bileşenlerine ayrıştırılmıştır. Çalışmanın sonunda ise risk bileşenlerine ayrıştırılan 14 adet firmanın ve söz konusu firmalardan oluşturulan hipotetik portföyün riske maruz değerleri parametrik yöntemle 1 günlük ve 10 günlük olarak hesaplanarak, bulgular incelenmiştir. The aim of investors is to increase total return by taking risk factors into consideration and reducing the amount of risk involved. Distribution of available funds among investment alternatives is also one of the biggest challenges faced by investors. As the expected return and the risks of assets are necessary to make such decisions amongst alternatives; the Capital Assets Pricing Model, which analyzes security returns with the market returns, is beneficial to forecast the expected returns and risks of the investment alternatives as well as decompose Systematic Risk and Unsystematic Risk components from Total Risk. This study was conducted on 14 companies that have consistently remained listed within the ISE National 30 Index. The stocks were used to create a hypothetical portfolio and the individual assets and the hypothetical portfolio?s risk were measured before being separated into their systematic risk and unsystematic risk components by the Capital Assets Pricing Model. In conclusion, Value at Risk is calculated with parametric method for the portfolio on a daily and 10-day period and findings are analyzed