The effect of drama method on achievement level in English teaching: knowledge, comprehension and application levels

The aim of this research was to determine the effect of drama as a teaching method on the achievement level of primary school fourth grade students in English lesson. Accordingly in this research, the determination of the effects of drama method on total achievement level, on the achievement level of knowledge, comprehension and application categories of cognitive domain and on the permanence of the subjects learned formed the problem of the research. As the method of the research, Pretest-Posttest experimental design with control group was used. The research was carried out with 50 students from two separate classes at the 4th class whose gender, socio-economical conditions and the previous year academic success resemble each other. Their being control group and experimental group was determined randomly. The data was collected via an achievement test that consisted of the questions concerning knowledge, comprehension and application levels including the subjects weather conditions, seasons, food and drinks that were developed by the researcher. Research findings: in the teaching of English lesson, the teaching method based on drama is more effective than the traditional teaching method at the 1- total achievement level, 2- achievement levels of cognitive domain knowledge, comprehension and application categories and 3- the permanence of the subjects learned

The relationships of phenotype, genotype and some environmental factors with birth weight in Jersey calves

This study investigated the effects of parity, birth type, gender and birth season on birth weight in Jersey cattle and also investigated the relationships of phenotype and genotype with birth weight. Birth records of the Karakoy farm near Samsun, Turkey for the period from 1998 to 2005 were used as data for this study. Parity (P < 0.001), birth type (P < 0.001) and gender (P < 0.001) had a significant effect on birth weight, whereas season of calving and calving year (P > 0.05) were not significant. The birth weight mean of Jersey calves was 20.87 ± 1.79 kg. Total additive genotypic variance was 14.80, phenotypic variance was 38.95 and heritability of birth weight was 0.38. In planning a selection program to achieve ideal birth weight of Jersey calves, birth type, gender and parity need to be included, with the 4th or later parity been most influential.Key words: Birth weight, estimate of parameter, Jersey, parity, season of birth

The relationship between body dimensions and fat deposits in herik lambs

The aim of this research was to determine the relationships between some body measurements and fat deposits in the Herik lamb, reared in the central Black Sea Region of Turkey. In this study, data on 20 single-born male Herik lambs, namely 10 with short, round, fat tail, and 10 with long, semi-fat tails, were used. They were finished for an average of 105 days under intensive management after weaning and slaughtered at an average body weight of 40 kg. Several body measurements were taken before slaughter. Carcasses were cut into sections which were separated into meat, bone and fat. Weights of tail, carcass and non-carcass fat were recorded and used in the calculation of the total body fat weight. The highest correlation coefficient was between tail fat weight and the upper tail circumference (r= 0.937, P<0.01), and the lowest was between the fat tail weight and tail length (r=0.059). The upper and lower tail circumferences explained 88% of total variation in the tail weight, and 71% of total variation in total body fat, respectively. In conclusion, lower and upper tail circumference can be used to predict fat tail weight, as well as total body fat, in Herik lambs. More detailed studies are needed for the determination of the relationship between body measurements and fat deposits and to improve the carcass characteristics of Herik lambs

Deafening silence? Marxism, international historical sociology and the spectre of Eurocentrism

Approaching the centenary of its establishment as a formal discipline, International Relations today challenges the ahistorical and aspatial frameworks advanced by the theories of earlier luminaries. Yet, despite a burgeoning body of literature built on the transdisciplinary efforts bridging International Relations and its long-separated nomothetic relatives, the new and emerging conceptual frameworks have not been able to effectively overcome the challenge posed by the ‘non-West’. The recent wave of international historical sociology has highlighted possible trajectories to problematise the myopic and unipolar conceptions of the international system; however, the question of Eurocentrism still lingers in the developing research programmes. This article interjects into the ongoing historical materialist debate in international historical sociology by: (1) conceptually and empirically challenging the rigid boundaries of the extant approaches; and (2) critically assessing the postulations of recent theorising on ‘the international’, capitalist states-system/geopolitics and uneven and combined development. While the significance of the present contributions in international historical sociology should not be understated, it is argued that the ‘Eurocentric cage’ still occupies a dominant ontological position which essentially silences ‘connected histories’ and conceals the role of inter-societal relations in the making of the modern states-system and capitalist geopolitics

Effects of Protein in Diet and Sex Ratio on Egg Production, Egg and Hatching Chick Weight, Fertility, Hatchability and Embryonal Mortality in Pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus)

ABSTRACT This study was performed to investigate the effects of crude protein (CP) in diet and sex ratio on egg production, egg and hatching chick weight and hatchability traits in pheasants (Phasianus Colchicus). In this study, the treatment groups were constructed as 15% CP-5:1; 15% CP-7:1; 18% CP-5:1; 18% CP-7:1 for CP and sex (male:female) ratio respectively. The eggs were obtained from 48 weeks old pheasant. In this study, it was determined that there was positive effective on egg production, egg and hatching weight and hatchability of fertile eggs (HFE) for 18% CP. In contrast, fertility (FR) (p0.05), EPEM (p>0.05) and MPEM (p>0.05) tended to decrease with increasing CP. It was found that there was egg production, egg (p>0.05) and hatching weight (p>0.05), FR (p>0.05), HR (p>0.05) and HFE (p>0.05) increased with increasing female for sex ratio. In terms of embryonic mortality, the EPEM (p>0.05) and LPEM (p>0.05) rate decreased with increasing female. For protein levels × sex ratio, it was found that hatchability traits were adversely affected for 15% CP-1:7. Also, it was determined that the lowest EPEM, MPEM and LPEM were determined for 7:1 in 18% CP group. Based on these results, to improve hatchability traits and a lower embryonic mortality rate, it may be beneficial to use 15% CP-5:1 or 18% CP-7:1 for pheasant breeding

[Psychiatric evaluation in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome].

INTRODUCTION: Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) might cause neuropsychiatric problems as well as cardiovascular and cerebrovascular complications. Daily life of the patients are effected and their quality of life decreases. In the present study, we aimed to evaluate anxiety and depression and to test their ability to cope with strees in patients with OSAS. MATERIALS AND METHODS: The patients with OSAS suspect admitting to our sleep laboratuary, were classed as simple snoring, mild-moderate and severe OSAS according to their apnea-hypopnea index (AHI). Hospital anxiety and depression, stres coping and skill loss scales were applied to the patients accepted to participate to the study. RESULTS: Fifty four patients participated into the study. Forty-one (75.9%) were OSAS and 13 (24.1%) were simple snoring (control group). Mean age was 52.3 ± 9.2 years in OSAS group, while it was 50.5 ± 9.9 years in control group. Snoring was found in every patient of two groups. Thirty-one (79.5%) patients with OSAS had witnessed apneas and 23 (60.5%) had exceesive OSAS patients had excessive daytime sleepiness. There was no significant differences in age, BMI, sleep efficency, HAD and skill loss scales between both groups. Autism was found higher in OSAS group with stres coping test (p= 0.031). Moreover, social support necessicity was found higher in moderate and severe OSAS patients. CONCLUSION: We found that neuropsyhiatric problems are highly seen in moderate and severe OUAS patients

[Orbital metastases of breast cancer. Radiologic features].,Orbital metastases of breast cancer : radiologic features

Contains fulltext : 87357.pdf (publisher's version ) (Closed access)BACKGROUND: We reviewed the radiologic features of 15 patients with orbital metastases originating from breast cancer. METHODS: This was a retrospective consecutive case series. Fifteen consecutive patients with orbital metastases originating from breast carcinoma were identified between March 1997 and September 2008. A retrospective chart review was carried out, and the radiologic findings were reviewed. RESULTS: The metastases were preseptal in 53%, intraconal in 60%, and both intraconal and extraconal in 33%. Lacrimal gland enlargement was noted in 33%, episcleral space involvement in 33%, bone involvement in 13%, and globe dystopia in 53%. The extraocular muscles were involved in 87%; in 60%, two or more muscles were involved. The medial and lateral rectus muscles were affected in 53% and 47%, respectively, and the inferior and superior rectus muscles in 33%. In 47% one or more radiologic features had not been noted by the radiologist, and in 20% the findings were misinterpreted as an"orbital pseudotumor." CONCLUSION: Orbital metastases originating from breast cancer may present heterogeneously. Orbital imaging most commonly shows unilateral and multifocal involvement of multiple extraocular muscles and intraconal and preseptal areas by an irregular lesion.1 augustus 201