Aesthetic and sociological imagination in contemporary visual culture

This study aims to examine the relationship between aesthetic and sociological imagination within the framework of the characteristics of visual forms (art/media images) in the environment of contemporary visual culture and to make a theoretical assessment of the importance of these imagery structures in art and art education. These assessments were carried out from a perspective based on the relationship between art and society. As a result of these assessments, it was found that the relationship between aesthetic and sociological imagination is intertwined within the scope of the production, distribution, and consumption processes of visual forms in the postmodern process, and in parallel with this situation, the importance of teaching activities and curriculum arrangements for the integration of both imagination structures in art education has been encountered. It has been understood that pedagogical activities focused on developing sociological imagination will provide a sociological perspective to the aesthetic imagination of individuals; thus, it will help to provide a conscious way of thinking about the cultural and social characteristics of visual forms

Respiratory muscle strengths and its association with body composition and functional exercise capacity in non-obese young adults

Background. The assessment of cardiopulmonary problems, exercise capacity, and inspiratory and expiratory muscle strength all depend on body composition, which is a crucial factor in determining human health. Objectives. The present study aimed to examine the effect of body composition and functional exercise capacity on respiratory muscle strength in young healthy adults. Material and methods. In the prospective study, sixty individuals aged between 18-25 years of age who were non-obese were evaluated in terms of body composition by body mass index, respiratory muscle strength by mouth pressure threshold and functional exercise capacities by six minute walking test and sit to stand test. Also, sociodemographic characteristics such as age, gender, education level, height and weight of the participants were recorded. Results. The relationship between body density (BD) parameters and inspiratory muscle strength was found to be moderate (r = 0.394, p 0.05). Conclusions. Present study showed a significant correlation between body density and inspiratory and expiratory respiratory muscle strength. However, no correlation was found between body composition and functional exercise capacity and respiratory muscle strength. Body density increment will affect respiratory muscle strength negatively

Towards prioritizing vulnerability testing

Vulnerability assessment is the process of identifying and prioritizing the vulnerabilities in a system. Vulnerability scanners can, for example, scan a website for known vulnerabilities by running a repository of security tests, each of which is designed to reveal a known vulnerability. As the security tests need to be executed on each and every web page encountered, it may take quite a while for these scanners to report vulnerabilities. In this work, we present an approach for revealing the vulnerabilities faster by prioritizing the executions of the security tests on a per web page basis. The approach is based on a simple conjecture that 'similar' web pages may possess 'similar' vulnerabilities and that identifying these similarities can help prioritize the security tests. The results of the experiments we carried out by using 2927 distinct web pages (collected from 80 web sites), support our basic hypothesis; the percentages of the times the actual vulnerabilities appear in the top 8 and 15 predicted vulnerabilities were 86.9% and 98.4%, respectively

Strength and Durability Performance of Clayey Soil Stabilized with Lime and Marble Powder

This paper investigated the effect of freezing-thawing and wetting-drying cycles on the strength and durability of clay soil stabilized with lime and marble powder. The test samples were prepared by adding 5%, 10%, 15% and 20% of marble powder, without and with 6% lime to the soil which is a high plasticity clay (CH) according to the Unified Soil Classification System. Unconfined compressive strength tests were performed after 7 and 28 days of curing periods. The durability behavior of the samples was examined by applying freezing-thawing and wetting-drying cycles to the prepared samples. The results of this study show that the presence of marble powder in the soil mixture has an important role in the improvement of strength. An increase in the number of wetting-drying cycles does not decrease the volumetric stability of the samples stabilized with marble powder. The use of lime and marble powder together increased the strength values compared to the natural soil and the use of lime only. It was concluded that the co-use of lime and marble powder had a positive effect on the strength and durability behavior of high plasticity clayey soil

Ortaokul Öğrencilerinin Sürdürülebilir Kalkınmaya Yönelik Algılarının İncelenmesi

DergiPark: 878404tredUlusal ve uluslararası düzeyde sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın tüm boyutlarıyla ele alındığı geniş kapsamlı teorik çalışmaların yanı sıra yetişkinlerin konuyla ilgili bilgi, tutum ve davranışlarının incelendiği uygulamalı çalışmaların sayısı da fazladır. Buna rağmen alanyazında çocukların sürdürülebilir kalkınma konusundaki bilgi düzeyi, algı, tutum ve davranışlarına yönelik çalışmaların sınırlılığı dikkat çekmektedir. Buradan hareketle bu araştırmanın amacını, “ortaokul öğrencilerinin sürdürülebilir kalkınmaya yönelik algılarının incelenmesi” oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmanın çalışma evrenini, Haziran 2019’da Kilis il merkezinde bulunan ortaokulların 7 ve 8. sınıflarında (12-14 yaş) öğrenim görmekte olan öğrenciler oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada 331 kız, 315 ise erkek öğrenci olmak üzere toplam 646 öğrenciden veri elde edilmiştir. Veri toplama aracındaki sorulardan üçü açık uçlu, onu ise kapalı uçlu sorulardan oluşmaktadır. Verilerin analizinde MAXQDA 12 programı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen bulgulara göre, öğrenciler sürdürülebilir kalkınmayı daha çok doğal dengeyi korumak, çevreye zarar vermemek, atıkları geri dönüştürmek ve ülkeyi kalkındırmak şeklinde tanımlamaktadır. Dolayısıyla öğrencilerin sürdürülebilir kalkınmanın daha çok çevresel boyutuna odaklandıkları dikkati çekmektedir. Ayrıca araştırmada öğrencilerin çevresel, sosyal ve ekonomik konulara yönelik büyük bir oranda olumlu tutum sergiledikleri ancak bu konuları davranışa istenen düzeyde dönüştürmedikleri tespit edilmiştir

Management of pandemic COVID-19 in Turkey and analysis with joinpoint regression method

Amaç: Araştırmada, salgın yönetimi sürecinde karar vericiler tarafından uygulamaya konulan kararların koronavirüs hastalığı-2019 [coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19)] verilerinde meydana getirdiği anlamlı değişiklikleri ve kırılma noktalarını Joinpoint Regresyon Analizi (JRA) yöntemi kullanarak açıklamak amaçlanmıştır. Gereç ve Yöntemler: Çalışmada COVID-19 verileri olarak; yeni vaka sayısı, yeni vakaların yapılan testlere oranı, hastalığa bağlı ölüm sayısı, aktif vaka sayısı ve aktif vaka büyüme hızı kullanılmıştır. Yeni vaka sayısında 10 Mart 2020 ve 12 Mayıs 2020, diğer değişkenlerde ise 28 Mart 2020 ve 12 Mayıs 2020 tarihleri arası araştırmaya dâhil edilmiştir. Verilerin analizinde Joinpoint Regression Programı (JRP) 4.8.0.1 (Nisan 2020), SPSS Statistics 20 ve Microsoft Excel programları kullanılmıştır. Bulgular: Uzun dönemli eğilimde, günlük ortalama değişime göre yeni vakalarda %9, hastalığa bağlı ölümlerde %2,6, aktif vaka sayısında %3,9 anlamlı artışların olduğu, yeni vakaların yapılan testlere oranında ise %3,3 anlamlı düşüşün olduğu; aktif vakaların büyüme hızında 24 Nisan 2020 tarihine kadar pozitif, bu tarihten sonra ise negatif bölgede yer aldığı tespit edilmiştir. Kısa dönemli eğilimlerde, yeni vakalarda anlamlı 2 kırılma, 3 trend; hastalığa bağlı ölümlerde anlamlı 4 kırılma ve 4 trend; aktif vaka sayısında ise anlamlı 5 kırılma, 6 trendin olduğu, yeni vakaların yapılan testlere anlamlı bir Joinpoint olmadığı ve tek bir anlamlı trendin olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Sonuç: Dünya’da görülen ilk COVID-19 vakasından sonra alınan ulusal önlemler öncelikle virüsün Türkiye’ye geç gelmesini sağlamış, sonrasında ise alınan hızlı tedbirler ise salgının kontrol edilmesini de önemli derecede kolaylaştırmıştır. İlk dönemlerde alınan sınırlayıcı önlemlerin yeni ve aktif vakaların artışında yavaşlatıcı bir etkisinin olduğu, sokağa çıkma kısıtlamalarıyla birlikte ise verilerdeki negatif yönlü değişime önemli derecede katkı yaptığı söylenebilir. Özellikle sokağa çıkma kısıtlamasını takiben 8 gün sonra yeni vakalarda, 10 gün sonra da aktif vakalarda etkisini gösterdiğini ifade etmek mümkündür.Objective: In the study, it is aimed to explain the significant changes and joinpoints in the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID19) data by using the Joinpoint Regression Analysis (JRA) method that caused by the decisions made by decision makers in the process of epidemic management. Material and Methods: In the study, as COVID19 data; new cases, the ratio of new cases to the number of tests performed, the daily deaths due to the disease, the number of active cases per day and the active case growth rate were used. When the data are analysed variables Turkey March 10-12 May 2020 for new cases and for other variables between the date’s March 28-12 May 2020 were included in the study. Joinpoint Regression Program (JRP) 4.8.0.1 (April 2020), SPSS Statistics 20 and Microsoft Excel programs were used to analyze the data. Results: According to the long-term trend, there was a significant increase in 9% in new cases, 2.6% in disease-related deaths, and 3.9% in the number of active cases; 3.3% significant decrease in the ratio of new cases to the tests performed; It was determined that active cases were in the positive zone until April 24, 2020, and in the negative zone after this date. It was determined that there were two significant joinpoints, three trends in new cases; four significant joinpoints and four trends in disease-related deaths, five significant joinpoints, six trends in the number of active cases, new cases had no significant point in the tests and there was only one significant trend, in short-term trends. Conclusion: National precautions are taken after the first cases in the world COVID-19, the virus is primarily led to the late arrival of Turkey. Afterwards, the quick measures made significantly easier to control the outbreak. In the early periods, it can be said that limiting measures have a slowing effect on the increase of new cases and active cases, and the lackdowns have an important contribution to negative changes. Especially after eight days following the lackdown in new cases, ten days after the active case stated that it is possible to show the effect on

An investigation of factors affecting compassion levels of midwives

INTRODUCTION The profession of midwifery is seen as a genuinely individual-centric catalyst transforming compassion to care. Due to this, compassionate care should be the basis of midwives’ care, especially for those who care for women and children. This research investigated the compassion levels of midwives to determine the factors affecting them. METHODS This descriptive research was conducted between 10 February and 29 May 2020, with 119 midwives working in a training and research hospital in Istanbul. The data were collected using the ‘Compassion Scale’ and analyzed using the Mann-Whitney U test, Kruskal-Wallis test and logistic regression model. RESULTS The total mean score on the compassion scale of midwives participating in the study was found to be 71.46 ± 9.60. Sociodemographic data and vocational belongings of participants were compared with the mean scores of the compassion scale subdimensions. It was determined that as the age of the midwives increased, they showed more kindness and awareness of compassion (p<0.021, p<0.023, respectively). It has been determined that as the education level of midwives decreases, their compassion level also decreases and they become more insensitive (p<0.044). It was found that being married increased the kindness (p<0.023) and common humanity characteristics (p<0.032) that affect compassion. It was found that the levels of kindness (p<0.020) and awareness (p<0.048) increased for those who had children, and compassion was associated with having a child. In addition, a statistically significant relationship was found between the professional commitment and kindness of the midwives participating in the study (p<0.034). It was found that midwives’ knowledge of rules related to professional ethics increased their compassion scale scores by 1.2. CONCLUSIONS Midwifery is a profession with a high sense of spirituality. However, professional belonging, love of the profession and professional development positively affect midwives’ levels of compassion. Improving midwives’ feelings of belonging and their professional development will also contribute to the quality of maternal and infant health

STATISTICAL ANXIETY AND METACOGNITIVE AWARENESS LEVELS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS STUDYING IN MATHEMATICS EDUCATION PROGRAM

Graduate students are faced with some difficulties in determining statistical methods to be used in their assignments and researches and this leads to anxiety in them. In this study, it was aimed to examine the relationships between statistical anxiety and metacognitive awareness levels of graduate students studying in the field of mathematics education and to compare these levels in terms of some variables. The research study group consists of 101 students studying at the master's and doctorate levels in the department of mathematics education and participated in the research voluntarily. As a data collection tool in the research, Statistical Anxiety Scale (SAS) and Metacognitive Awareness Scale (MCAS) were used. In the analysis of the data, descriptive statistics, t-test, ANOVA and Correlation Coefficient were used. According to the research results, it was determined that there is a negative and moderately significant relationship between statistical anxiety and metacognitive awareness levels of graduate students studying in the field of mathematics education. As a result of the analyzes, it was observed that the statistical anxiety and metacognitive awareness of the students were high, the statistical anxiety and metacognitive awareness levels differed statistically according to the variables of graduate education level and stage of graduate education, but did not differ significantly according to the variables of gender and taking statistics course.   Article visualizations

Sınıf Dışı Eğitim Faaliyetlerinin Öğrencilerin Bilim ve Teknolojiye Yönelik Tutumlarına Etkisi ve Duygu Analizi

Bu araştırmada sınıf dışı eğitim faaliyeti olarak Dört Gün, Dört Tema:Bilim adlı TÜBİTAK projesinin öğrencilerin tutumlarına ve duygularına etkisi araştırılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, amaçlı örnekleme yöntemiyle belirlenmiş olan 40 altıncı sınıf öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada deneysel yöntem, doküman incelemesi ve duygu analizi yöntemi kullanılmıştır.  Araştırma sonucunda öğrencilerin “Bilimi Kullanma”, “Teknolojiye Yönelik Eğilim”, “Teknolojinin Katkısı ve Önemi” alt boyutu tutum puan ortalamaların da anlamlı bir artış, “Teknolojinin Olumsuzluğu” alt boyutu puan ortalamasında ise anlamlı bir düşüş görülmüştür. Öğrencilerin projeye yönelik duygularının da olumlu yönde olduğu tespit edilmiştir.   Öğrenciler proje süresince eğlendiklerini ve mutlu olduklarını ifade etmişlerdir