Accountability Relations in Minipublics and Organizers

This paper aims to understand accountability relations in minipublics. It shows that accountability might be weak for their participants, but not for their organizers. It discusses accountability in a descriptive fashion as a relational concept that can be weak or strong depending on the weight of sanctions. In addition, deliberative accountability has a separate section. While the deliberative accountability of deliberators is obvious, the deliberative accountability of organizers is not discussed much, yet it is an important expectation from organizers. This will be clearer when various accountability relations in the context of minipublics are fleshed out by asking who is accountable to whom and for what?. The final section will raise three points. Firstly, trust-based selection model of principal-agent accountability (Mansbridge 2009, 2014) will be discussed as it seems to offer us a different perspective on the weak accountability of participants and points at the importance of selection done by organizers. Secondly, it will be argued that the empowerment of minipublics is an important determinant of whether we want stronger accountability mechanisms in minipublics. Finally, it will be argued that organizers might be held accountable for the decisions made by an empowered minipublic

KENTSEL AÇIK-YEŞİL ALANLAR VE ISPARTA KENTİ ÖRNEĞİNDE İRDELENMESİ

Medeniyetin ve yaşam kalitesinin bir göstergesi olarak kabul edilen açıkyeşil alanlar, kentsel ortamdaki önemi her geçen gün giderek artmaktadır. Kentleşme sürecini yaşayan Isparta kenti, Süleyman Demirel Üniversitesinin 1992 yılında kurulmasıyla birlikte sosyal, ekonomik, ekolojik ve kültürel yapısında önemli değişiklikler gözlenmektedir. Bu değişiklikler, özellikle açıkyeşil alan ve rekreasyonel ihtiyaç ve etkinliklerini de giderek artırmaktadır. Isparta kenti, mevcut düzenlenmiş aktif açık-yeşil alanlar (kent ve mahalle parkları, çocuk bahçeleri ve oyun alanları) nitelik ve nicelik olarak yetersiz olup kişi başına ortalama 3m2 düşmektedir. Ancak yol, cadde, mezarlık, kent ormanları ve koruluklar ve diğer potansiyel açık- yeşil alanlarda dahil edildiğinde kişi başına ortalama 14.6 m2 yeşil alan düşeceği tahmin edilmektedir. Modern, yeşil ve yaşanılabilir bir Isparta kenti oluşturabilmek için, öncelikle açık- yeşil alanların nitelik ve niceliğini bilimsel, ekolojik ve teknik kriterler dikkate alınarak bir bütünlük içinde planlanması, tasarlanması ve yönetilmesi ile mümkün olabilecektir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Isparta kenti, Kentsel Açık-Yeşil Alanlar

ANALYSIS OF INDUSTRY PERCEPTIONS AND EXPECTATIONS OF TOURISM STUDENTS: A CASE STUDY IN TURKEY

Tourism and Hospitality Management Schools’ students must complete their internship before graduation in four or five stars hotels or travel agencies in Turkey. Some students may have negative perceptions of tourism education and working conditions in the industry, after they have worked as trainees in the industry. The aim of the study is to compare the perceptions and expectations of students in relation to tourism industry who have done their internship with those who have not and is to explore the differences in their future expectations and any changes in their career plans. For the purpose of the study a questionnaire was prepared, based on relevant literature, and the survey was conducted in the School of Tourism and Hotel Management at Anadolu University in Turkey. 204 students were selected by the use of stratified sampling as the study sample from the first, second, third and the fourth year. Half of the questionnaires were distributed to students who had done their internship and the rest to the students who had not undertaken internship yet. Results indicate that the respondents’ perceptions and expectations of the industry were not significant according to their experience. Finally, the differences between respondents are summarized and implications are drawn for the educational institutions and further studies

Bibliometric Analysis of Publications on Stigmatization in Turkiye According to the Association Rules

In this study, studies published in Turkey and included in ULAKBIM TR Index and Turkish Psychiatry Index and containing the keyword stigmatization were examined in terms of bibliometrics A total of 143 studies were evaluated within the scope of the study.. It was determined that 80.4% of the studies were research articles and they were frequently made in a descriptive design. It was determined that 65% of the studies were related to the type of public stigma, were frequently conducted in the field of psychiatric nursing, and were most frequently published in the Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. According to the association rule analysis, it was determined that the stigma keyword was used most frequently with mental disorders, internalized stigmatization, individuals with mental disorders, and infectious diseases. Considering that the studies examined are often made in a descriptive design related to mental disorders, it may be recommended to increase the number of experimental studies aiming to combat the stigma of mental disorders

Ayçiçeği Bitki Artıklarının Organik Tarım Amaçlı Değerlendirilmesi

İnsan beslenmesinde önemli bir yere sahip olan tarımsal ürünlerin yetiştiriciliğinde kullanılan hormon, ilaç, gübre gibi kimyasal girdiler sağlığı olumsuz yönde etkilemektedir. Bu nedenle günümüzde, toprağa ve bitkiye zarar veren kimyasal maddeler yerine bitkilerin ihtiyacı olan ve insan sağlığını olumsuz yönde etkilemeyen organik gübre ve doğal ilaçlama yöntemleri geliştirilmeye çalışılmaktadır. Organik tarım, insanların sağlıklı beslenmesinin yanı sıra toprak verimliliğini artıracak her türlü organik artıkların değerlendirilmesi ve tarımda devamlılığın sağlanması açısından büyük önem arz etmektedir. Özellikle ayçiçeği bitkisinin tüm kısımlarında %63,9 potasyum (K2O), %21,7 azot (N) ve %14,4 fosfor (P2O5) besin elementleri bulunduğundan, ayçiçeği yetiştiriciliği yapılan yerlerde hasat sonrası arazide kalan belirli miktarda sap ve köklerin toprağa karıştırılarak yeşil gübre olarak kullanılması pratikte uygulanabilecek en önemli yöntemlerden biridir. Ayrıca hasat sonrası geriye kalan sap, tabla gibi kısımlar, yakacak olarak değerlendirilirken, yanma sonucu elde edilen ve yüksek oranda potasyum bulunan külleri tarlaya serpilerek organik gübre olarak da değerlendirilebilmektedir. Bu derlemede; özellikle ülkemizde organik madde yönünden fakir olan araziler için bir kenara atılarak heba edilen ve çevre kirliliğine neden olan ayçiçeği hasat artıklarının organik hammadde olarak kullanılması, organik ürün elde edilmesi yönünde çiftçilerin bilinçlendirilmesi ve bu şekilde ülke ekonomisine sağlayabileceği konular ele alınmıştır

Design requirements for a tendon rehabilitation robot: results from a survey of engineers and health professionals

Exoskeleton type finger rehabilitation robots are helpful in assisting the treatment of tendon injuries. A survey has been carried out with engineers and health professionals to further develop an existing finger exoskeleton prototype. The goal of the study is to better understand the relative importance of several design criteria through the analysis of survey results and to improve the finger exoskeleton accordingly. The survey questions with strong correlations are identified and the preferences of the two respondent groups are statistically compared. The results of the statistical analysis are interpreted and insights obtained are used to guide the design process. The answers to the qualitative questions are also discussed together with their design implications. Finally, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) has been employed for visualizing these functional requirements in relation to the customer requirements

Examining the effect of dynamic strenght trainıig on dribbling and passing performance versus ısometric strenght training on young basketball playersGenç basketbolcularda izometrik kuvvet antrenmanına karşın dinamik kuvvet antrenmanının top sürme ve pas performansına etkisinin incelenmesi

Propose of this study is evaluation of effect on ball driving and passing applied isometric strength with dynamic strength training in young baseball players. This study participated 14 male (mean age: 16.75 ± 0.4, height: 176.0 ± 5.6 cm, weight: 71.6 ± 14.4 kg, fitness age: 3.5 ± 0.8 years) was separated homogeneous 7 person group. Both groups was trained 3 days a week 2 hours throughout 8 weeks. While one of the groups doing isometric strenght training, other performed training with dynamic strenght training method. Effect of both training was evaluated by baseboll dribbling and passing tests. According to non-parametric method statistical analsis of the groups among themselves calculated Wilcoxon test and intergroups analysis calculated  Mann Whitney U test. Significant difference, statistically valued at p: 0,018, is found in the valuation between dribble pre and posttest of Isometric strength group. Significant difference statistically valued at p: 0,026 , is found in the valuation between pass pre and posttest. Significant difference, statistically valued at p: 0,026, is found in the valuation between dribble pre and posttest of dynamic strength group. Significant difference statistically valued at p: 0,017, is found in the valuation between pass pre and posttest. While there is found p:0,016 valued significant difference in dribble test, there isn’t found p:0,304 valued significant difference in pass test. ÖzetBu çalışmanın amacı genç basketbolculara uygulanan izometrik kuvvete karşın dinamik kuvvet antrenmanlarının top sürme ve pas isabetine etkisinin incelenmesi olarak belirlenmiştir.Çalışmaya katılan 14 erkek sporcu (yaş 16.75 ± 0.4 yıl, boy 176.0 ± 5.6 cm, beden ağırlığı 71.6 ± 14.4 kg, antrenman yaşı 3.5 ± 0.8) homojen 7 şer kişilik gruba ayrılmıştır. Her iki gruba 8 hafta boyunca haftada 3 gün 2 saatlik antrenman yaptırılmıştır. Gruplardan biri izometrik kuvvet antrenmanı yaparken, diğeri dinamik kuvvet antrenman yöntemi ile antrenman uygulamıştır. Her iki antrenmanın etkisi basketbol dribling ve pas performans testi ile değerlendirilmiştir. Grupların kendi aralarındaki istatistiksel analizi parametrik olmayan yönteme göre Wilcoxon testi ile gruplar arası analiz ise Mann Whitney U testi ile hesaplanmıştır.İzometrik kuvvete ve dinamik kuvvet antrenmanlarının son testleri karşılaştırıldığında dribling testinde izometrik kuvvet antrenmanı lehine anlamlı farklılık bulunurken (p<0.05), pas testi karşılaştırmasında ise anlamlı farklılık bulunamamıştır (p>0.05). Bu sonucun izometrik antrenman yönteminin, kuvvet artırımında etkili olduğu ve top sürme performansını yükselttiği söylenebilir. Pas performansında ise matematiksel olarak gelişim olsa da istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunamamıştır. Bu sonuçlara göre iki antrenman yönteminin de yakın değerler vermesi bu antrenmanların performansı arttırma amacı ile kullanılabilir yöntemler olduğu düşünülebilir

Attractive versus Repulsive Excitonic Interactions of Colloidal Quantum Dots Control Blue- to Red-Shifting (and Non-shifting) Amplified Spontaneous Emission

Tunable, high-performance, two-photon absorption (TPA)-based amplified spontaneous emission (ASE) from near-unity quantum efficiency colloidal quantum dots (CQDs) is reported. Besides the absolute spectral tuning of ASE, the relative spectral tuning of ASE peak with respect to spontaneous emission was shown through engineering excitonic interactions in quasi-type-II CdSe/CdS core/shell CQDs. With core shell size adjustments, it was revealed that Coulombic exciton-exciton interactions can be tuned to be attractive (type-I-like) or repulsive (type-II-like) leading to red- or blue-shifted ASE peak, respectively, and that nonshifting ASE can be achieved with the right core shell combinations. The possibility of obtaining ASE at a specific wavelength from both type-I-like and type-II-like CQDs was also demonstrated. The experimental observations were supported by parametric quantum-mechanical modeling, shedding light on the type-tunability. These excitonically engineered CQD-solids exhibited TPA-based ASE threshold as low as 6.5 mJ/cm(2) under 800 nm excitation, displaying one of the highest values of TPA cross-section of 44 660 GM

Comparison of efficacy and safety of generic plerixafor vs original plerixafor in the mobilization of myeloma patients

Introduction The commonest indication for an Autologous Stem Cell Transplantation (ASCT) is still Multiple Myeloma. A successful mobilization of hematopoietic stem cells (HSC) is a sine qua non of ASCT. The introduction of Plerixafor, which is a partial agonist of the alfa-chemokine receptor CXCR4 has added an important value and impact on mobilization. Plerixafor is successfully integrated into both growth factor-only and cyclophosphamide and growth factor mobilization strategies with significantly reducing the mobilization failure rate in myeloma patients. In addition, plerixafor + G-CSF has also been shown to successfully mobilize the majority of patients who previously failed to mobilize with either growth factor alone or in combination with chemotherapy. Even a Just-in-Time algorithm which induces plerixafor in patients who lacks a certain threshold of CD34 positive HSCs on the day of mobilization led to a cost-effective and successful mobilization with highly restricted rates of mobilization failure. In this study we tried to demonstrate the efficacy and safety of a novel generic Plerixafor (Pleksor - Gen Ilac) and to compare it with original one (Mozobil - Sanofi) in a retrospective manner. Method Patients who were transplanted in two centers who adopted the same mobilization standard operating procedures (SOP) were included in the study. An age and sex matched cohort of patients who received Mozobil (from 2020-2022 - Group A) were compared with the ones who received Pleksor (2021-2022 Group B) as a Just-in-Time conjunct to GCSF alone or chemo mobilization. Poor mobilization was defined as a final yield of 2 million CD34 positive HSCs per kg. Our aim was to collect enough stem cells for at least two ASCTs, thus our current SOP's indicated a minimum CD34 positive HSC threshold of at least 4 million per kg and an ideal HSC threshold of 6 million per kg. Results A total of 28 patients were included and they were equally distributed among Group A (n=14) and B (n=14). Median age of the patients at the time of mobilization were as follows, 60 (35-72) in Group A and 61 (38-70) in Group B. 14 patients who received Pleksor achieved a median yield of 8.40 million CD34 positive HSCs per kg (4.8-21) and the patients who received Mozobil have ended with a yield of 6.7 million CD34 positive HSCs per kg (4.5-13) (p=0.210). None of the patients in both groups were named to be a poor mobilizer according to the threshold of 2 million CD34 positive HSCs per kg but 3 of the patients in Group A and 2 of the patients in Group B ended with a yield of 6 million CD34 positive cells which was below to the ideal threshold for two transplants. Regarding lenalidomide exposure before mobilization, history of radiotherapy, line of the therapies received before mobilization, number of leukapheresis and the mobilization policy (chemo vs gcsf alone) there were no statistically significant difference between two groups (p=0.120, 0.702, 0.842, 0.769 and 0.420 respectively). The median neutrophil engraftment time in days were as follows for Group A and B, 11(10-14) vs 11 (10-16), p=0.541 and the median platelet engraftment time in days were 17 (10-30) in Group A and 16 (10-28) in Group B with a p value of 0.571. In none of the cases any specific side effects were noted which could be attributable to Pleksor or Mozobil. Conclusion Our study demonstrated a comparable efficacy of a generic form of Plerixafor when compared with the originator. This would lead to a decrease in the cost of total process of mobilization with a similar efficacy and toxicity profile. We are now planning to initiate a prospective trial to validate these results in a larger patient population. Up to our knowledge this is the first study comparing the efficacy of a generic Plerixafor in a sole myeloma patient cohort

Prevalence, associated factors and outcomes of pressure injuries in adult intensive care unit patients: the DecubICUs study

Funder: European Society of Intensive Care Medicine; doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.13039/501100013347Funder: Flemish Society for Critical Care NursesAbstract: Purpose: Intensive care unit (ICU) patients are particularly susceptible to developing pressure injuries. Epidemiologic data is however unavailable. We aimed to provide an international picture of the extent of pressure injuries and factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries in adult ICU patients. Methods: International 1-day point-prevalence study; follow-up for outcome assessment until hospital discharge (maximum 12 weeks). Factors associated with ICU-acquired pressure injury and hospital mortality were assessed by generalised linear mixed-effects regression analysis. Results: Data from 13,254 patients in 1117 ICUs (90 countries) revealed 6747 pressure injuries; 3997 (59.2%) were ICU-acquired. Overall prevalence was 26.6% (95% confidence interval [CI] 25.9–27.3). ICU-acquired prevalence was 16.2% (95% CI 15.6–16.8). Sacrum (37%) and heels (19.5%) were most affected. Factors independently associated with ICU-acquired pressure injuries were older age, male sex, being underweight, emergency surgery, higher Simplified Acute Physiology Score II, Braden score 3 days, comorbidities (chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, immunodeficiency), organ support (renal replacement, mechanical ventilation on ICU admission), and being in a low or lower-middle income-economy. Gradually increasing associations with mortality were identified for increasing severity of pressure injury: stage I (odds ratio [OR] 1.5; 95% CI 1.2–1.8), stage II (OR 1.6; 95% CI 1.4–1.9), and stage III or worse (OR 2.8; 95% CI 2.3–3.3). Conclusion: Pressure injuries are common in adult ICU patients. ICU-acquired pressure injuries are associated with mainly intrinsic factors and mortality. Optimal care standards, increased awareness, appropriate resource allocation, and further research into optimal prevention are pivotal to tackle this important patient safety threat