Geotechnical mapping investigation of a developing urban area (Nigde, Turkey)

Kentsel yerleşim yerlerinde geoteknik parametrelerin tanımlanması, bu kentlerde doğ-ru imar planlarının yapılması ve kentsel alanların geliştirilmesi için şehir plancıları ve tasarım mühendisleri için mühendislik parametreleri hakkında bilgi vermek için gereklilik arz eder. Bu nedenle geoteknik haritalama yöntemi, bu arazilerde geoteknik parametreleri görsel olarak tanımlamanın faydalı bir yolu olabilir. Bu çalışmada Niğde ili (Türkiye) için Mühendislik Geoteknik Haritalama Yöntemi (EGMM), daha önce yayınlanmamış 45 zemin etüt raporundan toplanan ve çoğunlukla geoteknik araştırma raporlarından elde edilen geoteknik verilerin araştırılması ve sunulması amacıyla kullanılmıştır. Geoteknik haritaların hazırlanmasında, alanın litolojisi ve topografyası, su tablası derinliği, zemin taşıma kapasitesi, zemin sıvılaşması ve bazı kritik geoteknik parametreler gibi geoteknik tasarım mühendisleri için vazgeçilmez parametreler incelenmiştir. Coğrafi Bilgi Sistemi (GIS), tüm bu bilgileri yeniden düzenlemek ve kontrol etmek ve ayrıca mühendislik geoteknik haritaları hazırlamak için kullanılmıştır

Social and emotional learning (SEL): How it finds a place in an early childhood education curriculum in Turkey

The study aims to identify the Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) skills as defined by Collaborative, Academic, Social and Emotional Learning (CASEL) in the Turkish Early Childhood Education Curriculum (TECEC). Recent studies have pointed out that gaining SEL skills at early ages has many benefits for development. Researchers in the SEL area suggest that having a clear conceptual framework benefits both in research and practice. TECEC document is examined based on CASEL’s framework. Document analysis was used to identify how SEL standards and objectives in TECEC were conceptually designed. The findings show that out of 17 standards to support social and emotional development, only 10 of them are related to SEL, meanwhile, 7 of them are identified as social studies standards. Out of 53 stated objectives, thirty-one of them are related to SEL skills. The current study will provide a tool for researchers, curriculum developers, and practitioners that feel the need to base their research and practice on a solid conceptual framework

Mapping investigation based on engineering geology of a developing urban area (Nigde, Turkey)

Definitions of urban geological environments are usually required to provide information about an engineering basis for planners and design engineers to prepare a rational land use planning and developing urban areas. Therefore, the geological mapping investigation method can be a beneficial way of defining urban geological environments visually. In this study, the Engineering Geological Mapping Method (EGMM) was used to investigate and present the geotechnical and geological data obtained from Nigde city of Turkey. Around forty-five unpublished reports that were obtained from the construction work done around the study area were evaluated as detail. Then, the study area was divided into five different regions which were considered their geological characteristics. In each region, nine unpublished reports were selected and analyzed for interpreting the data and plotting the geotechnical and geological maps. The main indispensable parameters for geotechnical design engineers were drawn by using the data obtained from the different boreholes for Nigde city. These drawn maps by GIS technic: (1) groundwater table, (2) liquefaction zone, (3) plasticity index, (4) bearing capacity, (5) soil classification, and (6) SPT results. For preparing the maps, two types of interpolation methods were used (minimum curvature and Voronoi polygons methods). The Geographic Information System (GIS) was used to rearrange and control all this information and to prepare engineering geotechnical and geological maps. As a result, the Engineering Geological Mapping Method applied for this study is to show more crucial for preventing mistakes making in practical works during preparing urban extension planning for developing cities in the future

Switching from onabotulinumtoxin-A to abobotulinumtoxin-A in children with cerebral palsy treated for spasticity: A retrospective safety and efficacy evaluation

Objectives: To determine whether switching from onabotulinumtoxinA to abobotulinumtoxinA in children with cerebral palsy is safe and whether therapeutic efficacy is maintained. Methods: This retrospective observational study of routine care included 118 children with cerebral palsy (mean age 81.4 months (standard deviation; SD 38.9)) who had switched from onabotulinumtoxinA to abobotulinumtoxinA injections into their lower extremities due to a change in hospital policy. Analysis was limited to the final onabotulinumtoxinA treatment-cycle prior to switch, and the first abobotulinumtoxinA treatment-cycle following switch. The primary objective was to document the safety and tolerability of switching products. Efficacy endpoints included muscle tone, spasticity, and gait function based on Modified Ashworth Scale (MAS), Tardieu Scale (TS) and Observational Gait Scale (OGS) scores. Results: Treatment-emergent adverse events were recorded in 41 (34.7%) and 31 (26.3%) patients during the onabotulinumtoxinA and abobotulinumtoxinA treatment cycles, respectively. Treatment-related adverse events were reported in 5 patients in the onabotulinumtoxinA treatment-cycle vs 7 in the abobotulinumtoxinA treatment-cycle (p?=?0.774). Treatment efficacy (46 weeks post-treatment) was similar in the onabotulinumtoxinA and abobotulinumtoxinA treatment-cycles for all variables (MAS, TS, OGS). Conclusion: In children with cerebral palsy, switching from onabotulinumtoxinA to abobotulinumtoxinA is safe and generally well-tolerated and therapeutic efficacy is maintained

2-Methyl-3-nitro-N-{(E)-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)furan-2-yl]methylidene}aniline

In the title Schiff-base type compound, C18H13N3O5, the central furan ring makes dihedral angles of 12.80 (7) and 51.43 (4)° with the terminal benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 45.43 (3)°. In the crystal, C—H...O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers parallel to (010). In addition, there are π–π stacking interactions within the layer [centroid–centroid distance = 3.584 (1) Å] and between the layers [centroid–centroid distance 3.751 (1) Å]

2-Methyl-3-nitro-N-{(E)-[5-(4-nitrophenyl)furan-2-yl]methylidene}aniline

In the title Schiff-base type compound, C18H13N 3O5, the central furan ring makes dihedral angles of 12.80 (7) and 51.43 (4)° with the terminal benzene rings. The dihedral angle between the benzene rings is 45.43 (3)°. In the crystal, C - H⋯O hydrogen bonds link the molecules into layers parallel to (010). In addition, there are π-π stacking interactions within the layer [centroid-centroid distance = 3.584 (1) Å] and between the layers [centroid-centroid distance 3.751 (1) Å]