Environmental urbanization assessment using gis and multicriteria decision analysis: a case study for Denizli (Turkey) municipal area

In recent years, life quality of the urban areas is a growing interest of civil engineering. Environmental quality is essential to display the position of sustainable development and asserts the corresponding countermeasures to the protection of environment. Urban environmental quality involves multidisciplinary parameters and difficulties to be analyzed. The problem is not only complex but also involves many uncertainties, and decision-making on these issues is a challenging problem which contains many parameters and alternatives inherently. Multicriteria decision analysis (MCDA) is a very prepotent technique to solve that sort of problems, and it guides the users confidence by synthesizing that information. Environmental concerns frequently contain spatial information. Spatial multicriteria decision analysis (SMCDA) that includes Geographic Information System (GIS) is efficient to tackle that type of problems. This study has employed some geographic and urbanization parameters to assess the environmental urbanization quality used by those methods. The study area has been described in five categories: very favorable, favorable, moderate, unfavorable, and very unfavorable. The results are momentous to see the current situation, and they could help to mitigate the related concerns. The study proves that the SMCDA descriptions match the environmental quality perception in the city. © 2018 Erdal Akyol et al

رسالة في إعجاز القرآن البن كمال باشا: دراسة وتحقيق

Bu makalede, Osmanlı İmparatorluğunun Dokuzuncu Şeyhülislâmı 16. asır Osmanlı ilim ve kültür hayatının en büyük mümessillerinden olan Kemalpaşazâde’nin “Risale fî i’câzi’l-Kur’ân” isimli eserinin tahkikli neşri ve kısa bir incelemesi sunulmaktadır. Müellif, risalesinde Kur’ân’ın mucize oluşunu, onun belâğî özellikleri üzerine inşa etmeyi hedeflemektedir.In this article, we have studied the manuscript treatise of Ninth Shaykh al-Islam of the Ottoman Empire, Kemalpashazade, one of the greatest representatives of the 16th century Ottoman science and culture, entitled “Risale fî İ'câzi'l-Qur'an”. The author has aimed, in this treatise, at building the Quranic miraculous form on its characteristics.تسعى هذه المقالة لتحقيق "رسالة في إعجاز القرآن" البن كمال باشا، شيخ اإلسالم التاسع لإلمبراطورية العثمانية، وهو يُعّد من أكبر الممثلين للحياة الثقافية والعلمية العثمانية في العصر السادس عشر. والمؤلف في رسالته هذه أسس معجزة القرآن على خواصه البالغية

QASÂBZÂDA İBRAHîM, ONE OF THE SCHOLARS İN THE XVII. CENTURY OF OTTOMAN EMPİRE, AND HİS ANNOTATİON OF “AL-İZHÂR”

Kasapzade İbrahim Efendi (v.1029/1620) XVII. yüzyıl Osmanlı alimlerinden biridir. Kadılık ve çeşitli medreselerde müderrislik vazifesinde bulunmuştur. Kasapzade İbrahim Efendi, İmam Birgivi (981/1573)'nin nahiv sahasında telif etmiş olduğu meşhur iki eseri Avamil ve İzharu'l-esrar'ına birer şerh yazmıştır. Avamil'in şerhi mahiyetindeki İzharu'l-esrar üzerine yirmiden fazla şerh yazılmış olup Kasapzade'nin “el- Ezhar fi Şerhi'l-izhar” isimli şerhi bunlar arasında önemli bir yer tutar. Bu makalede XVII. yüzyıl Osmanlı alimlerinden Kasapzade İbrahim Efendi'nin hayatı ve “-Ezhar fi Şerhi'l-izhar” isimli şerhi incelenecektir. Kasapzade Ibrahim Efendi (v.1029/1620),one of the XVII. century Ottoman scholars, had judgeship duties and professorship duties of the various madrasahs. Master Ibrahim Kasapzade wrote commentaries for both the Avamil and İzharu'l-esrar, the two famous works which were compiled in nahiv area by Imam Birgivi (981/1573). There have been more than twenty commentaries written about İzharu'l-esrar which is also an annotation of Avamil. “el-Ezhar fi Şerhi'l- izhar of Kasapzade has an important place among them. In this article the life of Qasabzada İbrahim, one of the scholars in the 17. Century of Ottoman Empire, and his annotation of “-Ezhar fi Şerhi'l-izhar” are going to be searched

Phytase activity, phytic acid, zinc, phosphorus and protein contents in different chickpea genotypes in relation to nitrogen and zinc fertilization

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Effects of antimitotic agents on haploid plant production from unpollinated ovules of sugar beet (beta vulgaris l.)

The effects of antimicrotubule agents on haploid embryo formation from unpollinated ovules of sugar beet (Beta vulgaris L.) were investigated. The antimitotic agent colchicine (at 100 and 150 mg/l) and trifluralin (at 5.0 mg/l) increased the frequency of haploid embryo formation whereas pronamide (at 76.9 and 128.2 mg/l) and trifluralin (at 3.4 mg/l) decreased. Ovules that were non-treated with antimicrotuble agents (i.e., ovules of the control treatment) produced higher percentages of haploid embryos (4.25 %) when compared to the pronamide and trifluralin at 3.4 mg/l concentration. Toxic effects of these agents on embryo formation from ovules were evident. A significant genotypic variation among the lines used was observed. The line M4 produced the highest yield with a mean of 14.71% haploid embryo production while the line M2 producing no embryos at all

Allium sphaeronixum (Amaryllidaceae), A New Species from Turkey

n this paper, Allium sphaeronixum, a new species of the sect. Codonoprasum from Turkey, is described and illustrated. The new species is endemic to Central Anatolia, limited to the area of Nevşehir, where it grows on sandy or rocky soil at an elevation of 1000–1300 m a.s.l. Its morphology, phenology, karyology, leaf anatomy, seed testa micromorphology, chorology, and conservation status are examined in detail. The taxonomic relationships with the closest allied species, A. staticiforme and A. myrianthum, are also highlighted and discussed

Serum IL-1β, IL-2, and IL-6 in Insulin-Dependent Diabetic Children

Insulin-dependent diabetes mellitus (IDDM) is a chronic disease characterized by T-cell-dependent autoimmune destruction of the insulin-producing β cells in the pancreatic islets of Langerhans, resulting in an absolute lack of insulin. T cells are activated in response to islet-dominant autoantigens, the result being the development of IDDM. Insulin is one of the islet autoantigens responsible for the activation of T-lymphocyte functions, inflammatory cytokine production, and development of IDDM. The aim of this study was to investigate serum concentrations of interleukin (IL)-1β, IL-2, IL-6, and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in children IDDM. The study population consisted of 27 children with IDDM and 25 healthy controls. Children with IDDM were divided into three subgroups: (1) previously diagnosed patients (long standing IDDM) (n : 15), (2) newly diagnosed patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (before treatment) (n : 12), and (3) newly diagnosed patients with diabetic ketoacidosis (after treatment for two weeks) (n : 12). In all stages of diabetes higher levels of IL-1β and TNF- α and lower levels of IL-2 and IL-6 were detected. Our data about elevated serum IL-1β, TNF- α and decreased IL-2, IL-6 levels in newly diagnosed IDDM patients in comparison with longer standing cases supports an activation of systemic inflammatory process during early phases of IDDM which may be indicative of an ongoing β-cell destruction. Persistence of significant difference between the cases with IDDM monitored for a long time and controls in terms of IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, and TNF-α supports continuous activation during the late stages of diabetes

Effects of different irrigation regimes on vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality of drip-irrigated apricot trees

This study was conducted during five growing seasons from 2004 to 2008 to investigate effects of different irrigation regimes on vegetative growth, fruit yield and quality of Salak apricot trees in semiarid climatic conditions. There were six irrigation treatments, five of which (S1, S2, S3, S4 and S5) were based on adjustment coefficients of class A pan evaporation (0.50, 0.75, 1.00, 1.25 and 1.50). The other treatment (S6) was regulated deficit irrigation treatment that was irrigated by applying 100% of class A pan evaporation until harvest, but was not irrigated after harvest. During the experimental years, the lowest values of irrigation water and evapotranspiration were obtained by S6 and S1 treatments, respectively, while the highest values were obtained for the S5 treatment. There were statistically significant vegetative growth differences among the treatments. The highest vegetative growth values were observed for the S5 and S4 treatments, while the lowest value was observed for the S6. Yields per tree and per unit crown volume did not show statistically significant differences among treatments in all the years studied, while the yield per unit trunk cross-sectional area showed statistically significant differences among treatments only in 2008. The S1 treatment showed higher yields per unit trunk crosssectional area and per unit crown volume than other treatments, while S5 treatment showed higher yield per tree than other treatments in all the years studied. There were no statistically significant fruit quality differences among the treatments. Consequently, the S1 treatment is recommended for apricot trees under the experimental conditions.Keyword: Apricot, class A pan, evapotranspiration, water deficit, vegetative growth, fruit yield and qualityAfrican Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(36), pp. 5902-5907, 6 September, 201

Consumers’ Bread Consumption Habits and Waste Status: Hatay/Turkey Example

In this study, it was aimed to determine the reasons for the waste of bread among consumers in Hatay province and what should be taken for the elimination of these causes. The subjects of this study were the data obtained from 406 consumers selected from the city center. The data were obtained through face to face interviews during the period of May-2017. In the questionnaire, there were questions towards determining the bread consumption habits, consumption preferences and bread waste levels along with the socio-demographic characteristics of the consumers. Cross tabulation and chi-square analysis were used in the evaluation and comparison of the data. It was determined that the amount of bread consumed per person was 278 g/day and 7% of the total family consumption of bread was wasted without any consumption. While the most consumed types of bread are traditional white bread and flatbread, bakeries and groceries are the most common places to buy bread. Consumers usually buy bread twice a day and the main considerations in the consumers’ preference for bread purchase are that the establishments comply with hygiene requirements and that quality materials are used in the bread making process. Staling and bad taste are among the significant issues in bread wastage. Taking future trends in the sector into consideration, producers should pay attention to product quality, production according to health conditions and longer shelf life on bread; depending on consumer awareness. The producers should diversify their production of bread and other bakery products

Safety and efficacy of using advanced electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing during vaginal hysterectomy in morbidly obese patients: a retrospective cohort analysis

Objectives: To assess the safety and efficacy of electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing during vaginal hysterectomy in morbidly obese patients Material and methods: A total of 105 morbidly obese patients who underwent vaginal hysterectomy due to benign gynecologic pathologies between January 2010 and April 2017 were included in the study. Patients were divided into two groups according to whether conventional suture ligation technique (n = 64) or electrosurgical bipolar vessel sealing (n = 41) were used during vaginal hysterectomy. The surgical procedure was performed with the same technique in both study groups. The primary outcomes were duration of surgery and estimated blood loss. The secondary outcomes were intra-operative complications and post-operative complications. Results: The duration of surgery and estimated blood loss in the vessel sealing group was significantly less than in the conventional suture group (p < 0.05). No significant difference was present between the two groups in the rate of intra-operative and post-operative complications. Conclusions: The primary outcome of our study is that the EBVS system can be used equally and even more effectively in some aspects; and as safe an alternative approach to conventional suture ligation technique during vaginal hysterectomies performed specifically on morbidly obese patients with reduced operation times and blood loss, and without increasing the complication rates