The impact of economic crisis on agricultural macroeconmic variables in turkey for the period of 1980-2008.

This study explores the impact of the economic crisis on the agricultural sector of Turkey. The data used covers the period of 1980-2008. This study employs some agricultural macro variables namely, gross value added of the agricultural sector, quantity index of agricultural export and import values, relative prices of agricultural goods and the reel exchange rate. The framework of the analysis is a five variables VAR model. Via this VAR model the study try to assess the impact of the economic crisis that occurred after the 1980’s on the agricultural sector of Turkey. Applying the VAR model a robust relationship is found between agricultural GDP, import, export, relative prices and exchange rates. The assessment of the effect of the economic crisis is being captured by adding a dummy variable to the model. The results show that there is no robust relationship between agricultural GDP and the indicator of the years of the (dummy) crisis. Moreover, there seems to be a positive relationship between the dummy and agricultural export and exchange rate while a negative one between import and relative prices.Economic Crisis, VAR, Agricultural Macro-Variables, Turkey

Evaluation of the effect of biography works on the development of self-confidence of secondary school students

Araştırmada, biyografi eserlerinin ortaokul öğrencilerinin öz güven duygusunun gelişimine etkisinin olup olmadığı incelenmiştir. Karma araştırma yöntemlerinden biri olan açımlayıcı sıralı desen kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda araştırmanın nicel sürecinde, ön-test ve son-test kontrol gruplu yarı deneysel desen kullanılmış; nitel sürecinde ise yazılı görüşmeler yapılmıştır. Araştırma, ortaokul 6. sınıfta okuyan 20’si deney, 21’i ise kontrol grubunda olmak üzere 41 öğrenci ile yürütülmüştür. 8 haftalık uygulama süreci olan bu araştırmanın nicel verileri, Piers ve Harris tarafından geliştirilen, Öner (1996) ve Çataklı (1985) tarafından Türkçeye uyarlanan Öz-Kavram Ölçeği (Öz Güven Ölçeği) ile; nitel verileri ise araştırmacılar tarafından geliştirilen yazılı görüşme formu ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel verileri, t-testi ve karışık ölçümler için iki yönlü ANOVA; nitel verileri ise içerik analiziyle çözümlenmiştir. Araştırmanın nicel analizi sonucunda biyografi kitapları okuyan deney grubu öğrencilerinin öz güven puanlarının diğer kitapları okuyan kontrol grubu öğrencilerinin öz güven puanlarına göre son-testte daha yüksek olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın nitel sonucunda ise öğrenciler, biyografi eserleri okuduktan sonra başarılı olma isteklerinin arttığını; azim, gurur ve mutluluk gibi duygularının oluştuğunu belirtmiştir. Ayrıca öğrenciler, ünlü kişilerin hayatlarından etkilenerek onlar gibi olmayı, çalışkan ve tanınır olmayı, pes etmemeyi, başarıya giden yolda engelleri ortadan kaldırmayı istediklerini ve biyografi eserleri okuduktan sonra öz güvenlerinin arttığını ifade etmişlerdir.In the research, it was examined whether biography works have an effect on the development of secondary school students' sense of self-confidence. Explanatory sequential design, which is one of the mixed research methods, was used. In this context, quasi-experimental design with pre-test and post-test control groups was used in the quantitative process of the research; In the qualitative process, written interviews were conducted. The research was carried out with 41 students, 20 of whom were in the experimental group and 21 of them were in the control group, who were in the 6th grade of secondary school. The quantitative data of this research, which has an 8-week implementation period, were obtained with the “Self-Concept Scale (Self- Confidence Scale)” developed by Piers and Harris and adapted into Turkish by Öner (1996) and Çataklı (1985); Qualitative data were collected with a semi- structured interview form developed by the researcher. With the quantitative data of the study, t-test and two-way ANOVA for mixed measures; qualitative data were analyzed through content analysis. As a result of the quantitative analysis of the research, it was determined that the self-confidence scores of the experimental group students who read the biography books were higher in the post-test than the self-confidence scores of the control group students who read the other books. As a qualitative result of the research, students stated that their desire to be successful increased after reading biographies; stated that they have feelings such as determination, pride and happiness. In addition, students stated that they wanted to be like them by being influenced by the lives of famous people, to be hardworking and known, not to give up, to remove obstacles on the way to success, and their self-confidence increased after reading biographies

Akademik Tartışma Modelinin 8. Sınıf Öğrencilerinin Konuşma Kaygılarına ve Sözlü Anlatım Öz Yeterlik Algılarına Etkisi

Bu araştırmada, akademik tartışma modelinin 8. sınıf öğrencilerinin konuşma kaygılarına ve sözlü anlatım öz yeterlik algılarına etkisini incelemek amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada, karma araştırma yöntem desenlerinden biri olan açımlayıcı sıralı desen kullanılmıştır. Bu bağlamda araştırmanın nicel boyutunda, “ön-test ve son-test kontrol gruplu” yarı deneysel desene; nitel boyutunda ise olgubilim desenine başvurulmuştur. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 49 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. Bu öğrencilerden 24’ü deney grubunda, 25’i ise kontrol grubunda yer almaktadır. Araştırmanın nicel verileri, Gündüz (2020) tarafından geliştirilen “Konuşma Kaygısı Ölçeği” ve Demir (2020) tarafından geliştirilen “Sözlü Anlatım Öz Yeterlik Algısı Ölçeği” ile; nitel verileri ise araştırmacılar tarafından hazırlanan “Yarı Yapılandırılmış Görüşme Formu” ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmanın nicel veri analizinde, SPSS 20 analiz programı kullanılarak t-Testi ve iki yönlü ANOVA yapılmış; nitel veri analizinde ise NVivo 12 analiz programına başvurulmuştur. Araştırmanın sonuçlarına göre akademik tartışma modeliyle ders işlenen deney grubu öğrencilerinin, mevcut programla ders işlenen kontrol grubu öğrencilerine göre konuşma kaygılarının anlamlı derecede düştüğü, sözlü anlatım öz yeterlik algılarının ise anlamlı derecede arttığı gözlemlenmiştir. Ayrıca öğrencilerle yapılan görüşmeler sonucunda öğrenciler, bu tartışma modeliyle işlenen derslerden sonra konuşma özgüvenlerinin arttığını, konuşma kaygılarının düştüğünü, daha güçlü iletişim kurabildiklerini, birbirlerine daha saygılı olduklarını, etkili konuşabildiklerini belirtmişlerdir

Evaluation of the effects of Kemalettin Tuğcu's works on middle school students' sense of compassion

Bu araştırmada, Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun eserlerinin ortaokul öğrencilerinin merhamet duygusu üzerine etkisinin olup olmadığının incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırma, deneysel desenlerden olan tek gruplu ön test – son test desen ile tasarlanmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu, 7. sınıfta öğrenim gören 15 kadın; 14 erkek olmak üzere toplamda 29 öğrenci oluşturmaktadır. 10 haftalık uygulama süreci bulunan araştırmada, öğrencilere Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun 8 farklı eseri okutulmuştur. Araştırmanın verileri Nas ve Sak (2020) tarafından geliştirilen, 20 maddeden oluşan Merhamet Ölçeği ile toplanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen verilerin analizinde, SPSS 20 paket programı kullanılarak öncelikle verilerin normallik varsayımlarına bakılmış daha sonra da ön test-son test karşılaştırılması için bağımlı (ilişkili) ve bağımsız (ilişkisiz) gruplar için t-Testi analizi yapılmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen sonuçlara göre Kemalettin Tuğcu’nun eserlerinin öğrencilerin merhamet duyguları üzerinde anlamlı olarak farklılaştığı görülürken; cinsiyet değişkeni üzerinde anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.In this research, it is aimed to examine whether Kemalettin Tuğcu's works have an effect on secondary school students' sense of compassion. The research was designed with a single-group pretest-posttest design, which is one of the experimental designs. The study group of the research consisted of 15 women studying in the 7th grade; It consists of 29 students in total, 14 of which are boys. In the study, which had a 10-week implementation period, 8 different works of Kemalettin Tuğcu were read to the students. The data of the research were collected with the Compassion Scale, which was developed by Nas and Sak (2020) and consists of 20 items. In the analysis of the data obtained from the research, first of all, the normality assumptions of the data were examined by using the SPSS 20 package program, and then t-Test analysis was performed for the dependent (related) and independent (unrelated) groups for the pretest-posttest comparison. According to the results obtained from the research, it was seen that Kemalettin Tuğcu's works differed significantly on students' feelings of compassion; It was determined that there was no significant difference on the gender variable

Multiagent Systems for 3D Reconstruction Applications

3D models of scenes are used in many areas ranging from cultural heritage to video games. In order to model a scene, there are several techniques. One of the well-known and well-used techniques is image-based reconstruction. An image-based reconstruction starts with data acquisition step and ends with 3D model of the scene. Data are collected from the scene using various ways. The chapter explains how data acquisition step can be handled using a multiagent system. The explanation is provided by literature reviews and a study whose purpose is reconstructing an area in 3D using a multiagent UAV system

How do Turkish people use the media content of the health issues?

In recent years it has been obviously observed that there has been a huge increase in health news in Turkey. In addition to this increase it’s also observed that there has been an obvious raise in critics about this kind of news. It is also possible to say that academic researches on health publications have limited extent or they are independent from each other in the scope of subject. In this respect, today’s health publications in Turkey are required to have some specific features. According to this, publication content should be examined, and publics’ opinions and perceptions should be determined. In other words, there is a need for increasing social consciousness by determining main principles of health publication. In this regard, the project named “Designation of the Principles on Health Content of the Media in Turkey: An Analysis on Source, Message, and Audience” has been conducted to reveal main principles of health publications and to increase public’s consciousness by describing health publication in today’s Turkey, examining media content and determining public’s perceptions and considerations on these publications. As a part of the project, this paper covers the results of the national survey on the health content of Turkish media. The paper aims to show how people use and how they evaluate the media content on health issues in Turkey. Results show that Turkish people mostly prefer to get information from medical doctors rather than the media. But on the other hand, even though if it’s not the majority, Turkish people implement treatments, visit doctors, hospitals and buy health products that they see on the media.This paper was supported by TÜBİTAK (The Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey) with the project number 109 K 534, and Anadolu University Scientific Research Projects Commission (SRPC) with the project number 1000 E 38

In-vitro evaluation of dexpanthenol-loaded nanofiber mats for wound healing

Purpose: To prepare a novel dexpanthenol (DEX)-loaded nanofiber mats for wound healing.Methods: A novel bioactive wound dressing formulation with  dexpanthenol was developed by electrospinning method. Poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid), poly (ethylene oxide) and poly (caprolactone) were used as polymers. Morphological features, swelling properties, in-vitro release behavior, and cell viability properties of the formulations were evaluated.Results: Morphological examination of mats confirmed successful formation of the fibers. Swelling of nanofiber mats results was 34.44 ± 1.05, 18.59 ± 2.11, 86.06 ± 3.25 and 44.62 ± 1.75 % for polycaprolactone (PCL), PCL + DEX, poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA) and PLGA + DEX, respectively, and occurred in a controlled manner. PLGA + DEX formulation has advantage over PCL + DEX and poly (ethylene oxide) (PEO) + DEX due to controlled in-vitro release of DEX. The highest cell viability was afforded by PLGA+DEX formulation.Conclusion: DEX-loaded PLGA nanofiber formulation may be useful as an alternative wound dressing due its suitable mechanical and biological properties.Keywords: Dexpanthenol, Electrospinning, Wound dressing,  Polycaprolactone, Poly lactic-co-glycolic acid, Poly (ethylene oxide

Determination of the Considerations of the Farmers about Irrigation Organizations by Factor Analysis

In this study, the considerations of the farmers who were affiliated to the organizations undertakingthe irrigation administration in Edirne, Kırklareli, Tekirdağ and Çanakkale provinces about irrigationorganizations were analyzed. Within the scope of the study, surveys were conducted in 70 irrigation cooperatives,67 municipality and legal entities, 7 irrigation unions and 1 DSI irrigation organization. Total of 567, 113, 227and 7 surveys were conducted in the irrigation facilities administrated by irrigation cooperatives, irrigationunions, municipality and legal entities and DSI, respectively. Total of 301 surveys in 74 villages of 9 districts inEdirne, 168 surveys in 43 villages of 5 districts in Tekirdağ, 156 surveys in 36 villages of 4 districts in Kırklareliand 289 surveys in 69 villages of 11 districts in Çanakkale were conducted. The conclusions of the farmers wereevaluated by using five point likert scale. It was determined that the irrigation organizations did not notice thetraining of the farmers, did not include these trainings in their working schedules and similarly, they did notconduct studies aimed at the conscious and balanced use of the agricultural inputs. Factor analysis was used forthe evaluation of the considerations of the farmers about irrigation organizations. KMO and Barlett test statisticswas used in order to examine the convenience of the considerations to factor analysis and KMO value was foundas 0.891. According to factor analysis results, 13 variables were gathered in three factor groups named as“Administration”, “Ownership and Service” and “Consciousness Raising”