A panchromatic boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

A novel distyryl-substituted boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) dye displays interesting properties as a sensitizer in DSSC systems, opening the way to further exploration of structure-efficiency correlation within this class of dyes

Zadovoljstvo i lojalnost MBA studenata: državna nasuprot privatnim sveučilištima u Turskoj

The purpose of this paper is to explore the construct of student satisfaction and analyze its relationship with student loyalty in the context of state and private universities. A 45-item Turkish questionnaire adapted from literature, to which the authors added several items, was administered to MBA students of state- and private, foundation-owned universities located in Istanbul, as the largest city of Turkey. In this study, a two-step confirmative modeling strategy was chosen to test the hypotheses of the theoretical model by using LISREL 8. As the first step of the mentioned approach, a congruent and congeneric measurement model was established for each type of universities; then, in the second stage, hypotheses were tested by analyzing structural models. Research findings show a positive correlation between satisfaction and loyalty. The most important factors of satisfaction for the students attending state-owned universities are academic quality, teaching quality, and appropriateness of career opportunities; however, at private universities teaching quality and supportive services and appropriateness of career opportunities are the most significant factors. Administrative and the quality of library services turned out to be unimportant factors for MBA students both at state and private universities in this study. The distinguishing point of this study, which enhances its originality, was examining the difference between state and private universities separately.Cilj rada je istražiti konstrukt zadovoljstva studenta i analizirati njegovu povezanost s lojalnošću studenta u kontekstu državnih i privatnih sveučilišta. Upitnik je bio podijeljen polaznicima MBA studija na državnim i privatnim sveučilištima smještenim u Istanbulu - najvećem gradu u Turskoj. Korišten je upitnik na turskom jeziku, s 45 stavki, a prilagođen je izvorima iz literature. Nadalje, autori su u upitnik dodali nekoliko novih stavki. U istraživanju je za testiranje hipoteza teorijskog modela korištena konfirmatorna strategija modeliranja u dva koraka uz primjenu LISREL-a 8. U prvom koraku spomenutog pristupa ustanovljena je kongruentnost i istovrsnost mjerenog modela za svaki tip sveučilišta, a u drugom su testirane hipoteze analizom strukturnih modela. Rezultati istraživanja pokazuju pozitivnu korelaciju između zadovoljstva i lojalnosti. Najvažniji čimbenici zadovoljstva među studentima koji pohađaju državna sveučilišta jesu: akademska kvaliteta, kvaliteta poučavanja i prikladne mogućnosti za razvoj karijere. No kod privatnih sveučilišta najznačajniji su čimbenici kvaliteta poučavanja i prateće usluge, kao i mogućnosti za razvoj karijere. U ovom istraživanju kvaliteta administrativnih službi i usluga knjižnice pokazali su se nevažnim čimbenicima za MBA studente državnih i privatnih sveučilišta. Posebnost istraživanja, što pridonosi originalnosti rada, jest u ispitivanju razlike između državnih i privatnih sveučilišta odvojeno

Religion, Law, War

This course will expose participants to fundamental understanding of religion, law and war focusing on the nexus of the three. It will do so in a highly participatory manner. The course will focus on the three terms separately and in relation to each other. As both CORE and Diplomacy course, students from different background will be encouraged to learn from one another and be aware of their own learning. The course will encourage a critical subjective response from participants. It will invite an analysis of three original documents: the Vatican II document ‘Nostra Aetate’; the United Nations Declaration of Human Rights; and the UNESCO document on peace as well as actual cases of interest

Kikuchi — Fujimoto disease: cervical lymphadenopathy suggestive of relapsing lymphoma in patient with lymphoblastic lymphoma

Aim: Kikuchi — Fujimoto disease (KFD) or histiocytic necrotizing lymphadenitis is a rare disorder and often confused with lymphoma. Patient: There is presented a case of 28-year-old patient with cervical lymphadenopathy, who had history of lymphoma. Results: On immunohistopathologic examination diagnosis of KFD was made and patient followed without any treatment. Conclusion: Patient’s lymphadenopathy had almost resolved and he was completely asymptomatic after three months. In patient with cervical lymphadenopathy KFD should be considered in the differential diagnosis

Primary extranodal Non-Hodgkin`s lymphoma presenting as painful gingval swelling

Primary extra-nodal non-Hodgkin’s lymphomas (NHL) constitute 25–40% of NHL but less than 1% arises in oral cavity. Here in 53-year-old man with stage IE gingival diffuse large B cell lymphoma who was treated successfully with chemotherapy and radiotherapy was presented

A panchromatic boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) sensitizer for dye-sensitized solar cells

(Chemical Equation Presented) A novel distyryl-substituted boradiazaindacene (BODIPY) dye displays interesting properties as a sensitizer in DSSC systems, opening the way to further exploration of structure-efficiency correlation within this class of dyes. © 2008 American Chemical Society

The Relationship between Endothelial Nitric Oxide Synthase Gene Polymorphism (G894T) and Isole Coronary Artery Ectasia

29th Turkish Cardiology Congress of the Turkish-Society-of-Cardiology (TSC) with International Participation -- OCT 26-29, 2013 -- Antalya, TURKEYWOS: 000329858400493…Turkish Soc Cardio

The HEDQUAL scale: A new measurement scale of service quality for MBA programs in higher education

HEdPERF is the most developed scale in the literature to measure service quality in higher education. However, HEdPERF is designed to measure service quality at university level (macro level) as a generic measurement instrument. Students’ expectations regarding education show differences as levels of education at universities (MBA, PhD) vary. Thus, in order to measure the quality of education at different levels, a new scale is required to meet the needs of that particular level (MBA). The purpose of this study was to develop and validate HEDQUAL, a new measurement scale of service quality specifically designed for MBA programs in the higher education sector. A 36 item (Turkish) questionnaire on service quality in higher education was developed and tested for unidimensionality, reliability and validity using both exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses. A total of 317 usable questionnaires were collected with a return rate of 42%. SPSS 15 and LISREL 8 were used and exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses were applied. The recommended goodness-of-fit indices of the model were found to be within tolerable ranges, suggesting that the model provides a close fit to the data. The study identified five factors namely academic quality, administrative service quality, library services quality, quality of providing career opportunities, and supporting services quality as the key dimensions of service quality. This paper uses existing literature on services quality and MBA students’ expectations and needs, and develops an instrument that provides insights into measuring service quality for MBA students in a university