Analysis of the Effect of Scamper Education Program on five-year-old children’s creativity

This study is conducted with a view to examine the effect of Scamper Education Program on five-year-old children’s creativity. Study group of the research consists of a total of 40 children including an experimental group of 20 five-year-old children and a control group of 20 children attending kindergarten affiliated to Directorate of National Education in Çankırı city center. In the research, an experimental model with pretest, posttest, follow-up test control group was used. Children in the experimental group were applied with Scamper Education Program two days a week for a period of eight weeks. The children in the control group continued their own training programs. As the data collection tool in the study, “Personal Information Form” and “Creative Behavior and Personality Traits Scale were used.  Single factor covariance analysis (ANCOVA) and t test were used for data analysis. As a result of the research, it has been determined that there is a significant difference between creativity score averages of children in the experiment and control group (p<0.001), there is no significant differences between post-test and follow-up test score averages of children in the experiment group (p>0.05). This result shows that Scamper Education Program provided to the experimental group is effective in creativity of children

The Effect of Curcumin on the Prevention of Myringosclerosis in Rats

Objective:The aim of this study was to investigate the preventative effect of oral curcumin (CMN) on myringosclerosis (MS) in an experimental rat model.Methods:The study included 21 female Wistar albino rats randomly separated into three groups. Group 1 was given no treatment (control group). In Group 2 and Group 3, the tympanic membrane (TM) was perforated using a sterile ear pick. The rats in Group 3 were administered oral CMN 200 mg/kg/day. All rats were sacrificed after 16 days. Otomicroscopic and histopathologic examinations were performed on the tympanic membranes.Results:Histopathologic examinations revealed that there were statistically significant differences between Group 2 and Group 3 in terms of MS degrees (p<0.001) and mean thicknesses of TMs (p<0.001), but there were no differences between Group 1 and Group 3. In respect of MS detected by otomicroscopy, a statistically significant difference was determined between Groups 1 and 2 (p<0.001) and between Groups 2 and 3 (p<0.01), but there was no significant difference between Group 1 and Group 3 (p=0.575).Conclusion:Orally administered CMN can prevent myringosclerosis formation in experimentally induced myringotomies

Modeling and forecasting of Turkey's long term electricity consumption with least square support vector machines

Elektriksel enerji kaynaklarını yönetmek karmasık bir görevdir. Enerji kaynak planlamasının en önemli parçası bölgesel ve ulusal hizmet alanlarında gelecekteki elektrik tüketiminin tahminidir. Doğru tüketim modelleri devletlere satın alma, elektrik güç üretimi ve altyapı gelistirme kararlarını içeren önemli kararlar almaya yardımcı olur. Bu çalısma çoklu lineer regresyon analizi(ÇLR), yapay sinir ağları(YSA) ve en küçük kareler destek vektör makineleri(EKKDVM) metotları kullanılarak 2018 yılına kadar Türkiye'nin net elektrik tüketiminin tahmini ile ilgilidir. Kurulu güç, brüt elektrik üretimi, nüfus ve toplam abone sayısı bağımsız değiskenler olarak seçilmistir. EKK-DVM ile bulunan sonuçlar, ÇLR ve YSA teknikleri sonuçları ile karsılastırılmıstır. Bulunan sonuçlar EKK-DVM'nın elektrik enerjisi tüketiminde iyi bir tahmin aracı olduğunu göstermistir.Managing electrical energy supply is a complex task. The most important part of energy resource planning is forecasting of the future electricity consumption in the regional or national service area. Accurate consumption models help government to make important decisions including decisions on purchasing, generating electric power and infrastructure development. This study deals with estimation of the net electricity consumption of Turkey until the year 2018 based on multiple lineer regression analysis(MLR), artificial neural network(ANN) and least square-support vector machines(LS-SVM) methods. Installed capacity, gross electricity generation, population and total subscribership are selected as independent variables. The results obtained by LS-SVM are compared to those obtained by MLR and ANN technique. It is shown that, LS-SVM is a good forecasting tool for forecasting of electric energy consumption

Investigation of the effect of "Scamper Education Program" on the creativity of five year old children

Bu araştırma Yaratıcı Davranış ve Kişilik Özellikleri Ölçeği ile Resim Analizi Yoluyla Yaratıcı Yetenek Testi'nin geçerlik ve güvenirlik çalışmasının yapılması, Scamper Eğitim Programı'nın geliştirilmesi ve beş yaş çocuklarının yaratıcılıklarına Scamper Eğitim Programı'nın etkisinin incelenmesi amacıyla yapılmıştır. Araştırmanın geçerlik ve güvenirlik uygulamasına Çankırı il merkezinde bulunan Milli eğitim Müdürlüğü'ne bağlı anaokullarına devam eden beş yaş grubundan toplam 270 çocuk, araştırmanın deneysel kısmına ise bu okullara devam eden 20 deney grubu, 20 kontrol grubu olmak üzere toplam 40 çocuk alınmıştır. Araştırmada ön test-son test-izleme testi kontrol gruplu deneysel model kullanılmıştır. Deney grubundaki çocuklara sekiz hafta süreyle haftada iki gün Scamper Eğitim Programı uygulanmıştır. Kontrol grubundaki çocuklar ise kendi eğitim programlarına devam etmişlerdir. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak "Kişisel Bilgi Formu", "Yaratıcı Davranış ve Kişilik Özellikleri Ölçeği" ile "Resim Analizi Yoluyla Yaratıcı Yetenek Testi" kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın geçerlik- güvenirlik kısmının analizlerinde frekans ve yüzde değerleri, açımlayıcı ve doğrulayıcı faktör analizleri, madde toplam test korelâsyonu, iç tutarlık, test tekrar test ve bağımsız değerlendiriciler arası korelasyon analizleri kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada deneysel işlemden elde edilen verilerin analizinde ise tek faktörlü Kovaryans analizi (ANCOVA) ve t testi kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda veri toplama araçlarının geçerli- güvenilir olduğu, deney ve kontrol grubundaki çocukların yaratıcılık puan ortalamaları arasındaki farkın anlamlı olduğu (p0,05). Bu bulgulara dayalı olarak, okul öncesi dönem çocuklarının yaratıcılıklarını geliştirmek amacıyla eğitimcilere ve araştırmacılara yönelik öneriler sunulmuştur.This study aims to perform the validation and reliability work of the Creativity Test through Creative Behavior and Personality Trait Scale Creative Thinking Test By Image Analysis; to develop Scamper Education Program and to investigate the effects of the Scamper Education Program on the creativity of five-year-old children. The validation and reliability implementation of the study included 270 children who are five years old in kindergartens of Provincial Directorate of National Education in Çankırı Centre, and 40 children were also included 20 test and 20 control groups, 40 in total in the same schools for the experimental part of the study. The pres-test, final test, heritability test experimental design with control group was employed. In addition to the educational program of the children in experimental group, the Scamper Education Program was implemented for eight weeks, twice in a week. The children in the control group continued their pre-school education in their schools. As the data collection tools, the "General Information Form", "Creative Personality and Behaviour Forms Scale" and "Creativity Test Through Painting Analysis" were used in the research. In the analysis of validity and reliability of the research, the frequency and percentage exploratory and confirmatory factor analyses, total item test correlation, internal consistency, test repeated test, and inter-independent markers correlation analyses were performed. For the analysis of the data gained from experimental process; single factor Covariance analysis (ANCOVA) and t test were employed. As a result of the research they were found that the data collection tools were valid and reliable; there is significant difference between children in wither control group or control in average in terms of their creativity points averages (p0,05) is not significant; and the effect of Scamper Education Program still continues. Basis on these findings, the recommendations to develop the creativity of the pre-school children are provided for educators and researchers

Anne Kişiliği ve Çocuğun Mizaç Özelliği

Araştırmada annelerin kişilik özellikleri ve çocukların mizaçlarını etkileyen değişkenlerin belirlenmesi ve annenin kişiliği ile çocukların mizaçları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmaya Ankara ili Sincan ilçesinde bulunan özel anaokuluna devam eden dört-beş yaş arasındaki çocukların anneleri alınmıştır (n:110). Veri toplama aracı olarak annelerin ve çocukların sosyodemografik özelliklerini belirmek için araştırmacı tarafından hazırlanan “Genel Bilgi Formu”, çocukların mizaçlarını belirlemek için “Çocuklar için Kısa Mizaç Ölçeği” ve annelerin kişilik özelliklerini belirlemek için “Sıfatlara Dayalı Kişilik Testi” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada homojen dağılım gösteren veriler için “t-Testi”, homojen dağılım göstermeyen veriler için “Mann-Whitney U testi”, “Kruskall Wallis Testi” ve annenin kişilik özelliği ile çocuğun mizacı arasındaki ilişkiyi incelemek için de “Pearson Korelasyon Katsayısı Önemlilik Testi” kullanılmıştır

Forecasting electricity consumption: A comparison of regression analysis, neural networks and least squares support vector machines

Cam, Ertugrul/0000-0001-6491-9225WOS: 000348958800042Accurate electricity consumption forecast has primary importance in the energy planning of the developing countries. During the last decade several new techniques are being used for electricity consumption planning to accurately predict the future electricity consumption needs. Support vector machines (SVMs) and least squares support vector machines (LS-SVMs) are new techniques being adopted for energy consumption forecasting. In this study, the LS-SVM is implemented for the prediction of electricity energy consumption of Turkey. In addition to the traditional regression analysis and artificial neural networks (ANNs) are considered. In the models, gross electricity generation, installed capacity, total subscribership and population are used as independent variables using historical data from 1970 to 2009. Forecasting results are compared using diverse performance criteria in this study with each other. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis is realized for determining the specificity and sensitivity of the empirical results. The results indicate that the proposed LS-SVM model is an accurate and a quick prediction method. (C) 2014 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey (MENR), TURKSTAT, TETC, TEDCMinistry of Energy & Natural Resources - TurkeyThe authors are grateful for the support provided for the present work by the Ministry of Energy and Natural Resources of Turkey (MENR), TURKSTAT, TETC, TEDC

Comparison of the Effects of 2 Surgical Techniques Used in the Treatment of Concha Bullosa on Olfactory Functions

PubMed: 31597534Introduction: Concha bullosa (CB), which is pneumatization of the concha, is one of the most commonly seen anatomic variations of the lateral nasal wall. Objective: To investigate the effects on olfactory function of lateral turbinectomy and crushing methods used in the surgical treatment of CB. Methods: The study included a total of 47 patients operated on for a diagnosis of CB and nasal septum deviation. The patients comprised 22 females and 25 males, with bilateral CB in 18 cases and unilateral in 29 cases. Intervention was made to a total of 65 CB. The cases were separated as those applied with septoplasty and lateral turbinectomy in group 1 (n = 34) and those applied with the septoplasty and crushing method in group 2 (n = 31). The olfactory function of the patients was evaluated preoperatively and at 3 months postoperatively with the Brief Smell Identification Test. Results: A statistically significant increase was determined in the postoperative smell test results compared with the preoperative values in both group 1 (P =.021) and group 2 (P =.001). When the change in the smell test results from preoperative to postoperative was compared between the groups, the increase in group 2 was determined to be statistically significantly greater (P =.002). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the crushing method in surgical treatment of CB increased olfactory functions more than the lateral resection method, and as the improvement in olfactory functions was greater, this demonstrated that only increasing the nasal cavity is not sufficient and the nasal mucosa should be protected as far as possible. © The Author(s) 2019

Comparison of the Effects of 2 Surgical Techniques Used in the Treatment of Concha Bullosa on Olfactory Functions

Kargin Kaytez, Selda/0000-0002-8683-7076WOS:000554526400009PubMed: 31597534Introduction: Concha bullosa (CB), which is pneumatization of the concha, is one of the most commonly seen anatomic variations of the lateral nasal wall. Objective: To investigate the effects on olfactory function of lateral turbinectomy and crushing methods used in the surgical treatment of CB. Methods: The study included a total of 47 patients operated on for a diagnosis of CB and nasal septum deviation. The patients comprised 22 females and 25 males, with bilateral CB in 18 cases and unilateral in 29 cases. Intervention was made to a total of 65 CB. The cases were separated as those applied with septoplasty and lateral turbinectomy in group 1 (n = 34) and those applied with the septoplasty and crushing method in group 2 (n = 31). The olfactory function of the patients was evaluated preoperatively and at 3 months postoperatively with the Brief Smell Identification Test. Results: A statistically significant increase was determined in the postoperative smell test results compared with the preoperative values in both group 1 (P= .021) and group 2 (P= .001). When the change in the smell test results from preoperative to postoperative was compared between the groups, the increase in group 2 was determined to be statistically significantly greater (P= .002). Conclusion: The results of this study showed that the crushing method in surgical treatment of CB increased olfactory functions more than the lateral resection method, and as the improvement in olfactory functions was greater, this demonstrated that only increasing the nasal cavity is not sufficient and the nasal mucosa should be protected as far as possible