Emulating the Turkish Experience through European Neighborhood Policy—Prospects for Democratization in the Arab and Muslim World Considered

A widespread consensus among scholars on the Turkey-EU accession talks in recent years is their overall positive impact on the Turkish democracy. Can the European Neighborhood Policy (ENP) have a similar effect on other neighboring target Muslim countries? This paper seeks to answer the question by overviewing some of the main democratization efforts in Turkey since the 1990s. The following section then compares the Turkish experience with other Muslim countries (those with a Muslim-majority population) that are ENP partners, by stressing the differences. The final section concludes by discussing the prospects of democratization in the latter based on these findings, and the potential roles that the ENP can play to further promote the ongoing process. (115 words

Height, Weight and Body Mass Index Percentiles of Children Aged 6-14 Years Living at Moderate Altitudes

Objective: Individuals living at high altitudes are reported to have lower stature and also a smaller chest size in relation to their stature. Altitude-related hypobaric hypoxia is considered to be the major cause of these alterations in growth, but adverse socioeconomic and/or other environmental conditions may also have a role in poor growth performance. This study was undertaken to provide growth data on children and adolescents living in a moderate-altitude area in Turkey

Waist Circumference and Mid−Upper Arm Circumference in Evaluation of Obesity in Children Aged Between 6 and 17 Years

Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine the cut−off values for waist circumference (WC) and mid−upper arm circumference (MUAC) and to assess their use in screening for obesity in children

Collision Chronology Along the İzmir‐Ankara‐Erzincan Suture Zone: Insights From the Sarıcakaya Basin, Western Anatolia

An edited version of this paper was published by AGU. Copyright 2019 American Geophysical Union.Debate persists concerning the timing and geodynamics of intercontinental collision, style of syncollisional deformation, and development of topography and fold‐and‐thrust belts along the >1,700‐km‐long İzmir‐Ankara‐Erzincan suture zone (İAESZ) in Turkey. Resolving this debate is a necessary precursor to evaluating the integrity of convergent margin models and kinematic, topographic, and biogeographic reconstructions of the Mediterranean domain. Geodynamic models argue either for a synchronous or diachronous collision during either the Late Cretaceous and/or Eocene, followed by Eocene slab breakoff and postcollisional magmatism. We investigate the collision chronology in western Anatolia as recorded in the sedimentary archives of the 90‐km‐long Sarıcakaya Basin perched at shallow structural levels along the İAESZ. Based on new zircon U‐Pb geochronology and depositional environment and sedimentary provenance results, we demonstrate that the Sarıcakaya Basin is an Eocene sedimentary basin with sediment sourced from both the İAESZ and Söğüt Thrust fault to the south and north, respectively, and formed primarily by flexural loading from north‐south shortening along the syncollisional Söğüt Thrust. Our results refine the timing of collision between the Anatolides and Pontide terranes in western Anatolia to Maastrichtian‐Middle Paleocene and Early Eocene crustal shortening and basin formation. Furthermore, we demonstrate contemporaneous collision, deformation, and magmatism across the İAESZ, supporting synchronous collision models. We show that regional postcollisional magmatism can be explained by renewed underthrusting instead of slab breakoff. This new İAESZ chronology provides additional constraints for kinematic, geodynamic, and biogeographic reconstructions of the Mediterranean domain

Support vector machines in structural engineering: a review

Recent development in data processing systems had directed study and research of engineering towards the creation of intelligent systems to evolve models for a wide range of engineering problems. In this respect, several modeling techniques have been created to simulate various civil engineering systems. This study aims to review the studies on support vector machines (SVM) in structural engineering and investigate the usability of this machine learning based approach by providing three case studies focusing on structural engineering problems. Firstly, the concept of SVM is explained and then, the recent studies on the application of SVM in structural engineering are summarized and discussed. Next, we performed three case studies using the experimental studies provided. Applicability of SVM in structural engineering is confirmed by these case studies. The results showed that SVM is superior to various other learning techniques considering the generalization capability of produced model

What Is the Important Point Related to Follow-Up Sonographic Evaluation for the Developmental Dysplasia of the Hip?

Developmental dysplasia of the hip (DDH) is an important cause of childhood disability. Subluxation or dislocation can be diagnosed through pediatric physical examination; nevertheless, the ultrasonographic examination is necessary in diagnosing certain borderline cases. It has been evaluated routine sonographic examination of 2,444 hips of 1,222 babies to determine differences in both, developmental dysplasia and types of hips, and evaluated their development on the 3-month follow-up. Evaluating the pathologic alpha angles under 59, there was no statistically significant differences between girls and boys in both right (55.57 +/- 3.73) (56.20 +/- 4.01), (p = 0.480), and left (55.79 +/- 3.96) (57.00 +/- 3.84), (p = 0.160) hips on the 45th day of life. Routine sonographic examinations on the 45th day of life revealed that 51 of (66.2%) 77 type 2a right hips were girls and 26 (33.8%) were boys. The number of the right hips that develop into type 1 was 38 (74.5%) for girls and 26 (100%) for boys on the 90th day of life (p = 0.005). A total of 87 type 2a left hips included 64 girls (73.6%) and 23 boys (26.4%). In the 90th day control, 49 right hip of girls (76.6%) and 21 right hip of boys (91.3%) developed into type 1 (p = 0.126). In the assessment of both left and right hips, girls showed a significantly higher frequency in latency and boys showed significantly higher development in the control sonography. A total of 31 girls (2.5%) and 11 boys (0.9%) accounted for a total of 42 (3.4%) cases who showed bilateral type 2a hips in 1,222 infants. On the 90th day control, 26 girls (83.9%) and all 11 boys (100%) developed into type 1 (p = 0.156). The study emphasizes the importance of the sonographic examination on the 90th day of life. Results of the investigation include the data of sonographic screening of DDH on the 45th day, and also stress the importance of the 90th-day control sonography after a close follow-up with physical examination between 45th and 90th days of life

Outcomes of standart heparin treatment in deep vein thrombosis

Amaç: Kliniğimizde derin venöz tromboz tanısıyla sürekli unfraksiyone (standart) heparin kullanılarak tedavi edilen olgulara ait sonuçların retrospektif olarak incelenmesi. Yöntem:KliniğimizdeOcak 2002-Nisan 2005 tarihleri arasında derin venöz tromboz tanısıyla tedavi ve takipleri yapılan 44 olgu çalışmaya dahil edildi. Tedavi protokolünde tüm hastalara en az 1 hafta süreyle olmak üzere mutlak yatak istirahati uygulandı. Sürekli intravenöz heparin infüzyonu başlanarak doz a PTT değerlerine göre titre edildi. Oral antikoagülan tedavi başlanarak INR değeri 2'nin üzerine çıkıncaya kadar intravenöz heparin tedavisine devam edildi. Olguların tümünde klinik bulguların yanı sıra tanısal olarak renkli doppler USGtetkiki kullanıldı. Bulgular: Yaş ortalamaları 43,2 olan olguların, 27'si erkek (% 61,3) ve 17'si kadın (%38,7) idi. Olguların % 4.5'inde pulmoner emboli saptandı. Pulmoner emboli gelişen olgularda mortalite gözlenmedi.Heparin tedavisine olguların%45'inde 5-6. gün,%36'sında 7-10. gün devamedildi. 24 hastada yatışının 0-3. gününde, 20 hastada da 4-7. gününde oral antikoagülan tedaviye başlandı. Tedavi süresince hiçbir olguda majör kanama komplikasyonu ya da mortalite gözlenmedi. 3 aylık takipte hiçbir olguda rekürren tromboembolizm ile karşılaşılmadı. Sonuç: Derin venöz trombozda devamlı unfraksiyone heparin tedavisinin güvenle uygulanabilecek bir yöntem olduğu görüşündeyiz.Aim: In this retrospective study we aimed to investigate the outcomes of continuous unfractioned ( standart ) heparin treatment for deep vein thrombosis. Methods: 44 patients who were hospitalized between January 2002 and April 2005 with the diagnosis of deep vein thrombosis are included in this study. Strict bed rest was applied in treatment protocol to all cases. Continious intravenous heparin infusion was started and the dosage was titrated regardinga PTT values. Patients were put on oral anticoagulant therapy and intravenous heparin was continued until the INR value is greater than 2. Besides clinical findings colour Doppler USG was used diagnostically. Results: The mean age of the patients was 43.2 and 27 were male ( % 61.3 ) and 17 were female ( %38.7 ). Pulmonary embolism was detected in 4.5 % of cases. There was no mortality in patients who had pulmonary embolism. Heparin treatment was continued for 5-6 days in 45 % of cases and for 7-10 days in 36 % of cases. In 24 of cases oral anticoagulant therapy was started on0 - 3 rd day of hospitalization while in 20 of them therapy was started on4 - 7 th day of hospitalization. No mortality or major bleeding complication ocuured during the course of therapy. Neither of the cases faced reccurent thromboembolism in 3 months follow up. Conclusion: Unfractioned heparin treatment can be suggested asa reliable method for the treatment of deep vein thrombosis

İlköğretim okulu öğretmen ve yöneticilerinin bilgi teknolojilerinin takip etme ve kullanabilme düzeyi (Sakarya ili örneği)

Bu tezin, veri tabanı üzerinden yayınlanma izni bulunmamaktadırÖZET Anahtar Kelimeler: İlköğretim Okulu, Öğretmen, Yönetici, Bilgi Teknolojileri Araştırma İlköğretim okullarında görev yapan öğretmen ve yöneticilerin bilgi teknolojilerini takip etme ve kullanabilme düzeyini belirlemek amacıyla yapılmıştır. Bu amaçla, Sakarya ili merkez ilçede bir uygulama yapılmıştır. Bu araştırma betimsel nitelikte bir araştırmadır. Konuyla ilgili literatür taranmış ve bu literatüre dayalı olarak araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen anket uzman görüşleri alındıktan sonra, Sakarya ili Merkez ilçe İlköğretim okullarında 2004-2005 öğretim yılında görev yapan 1000 öğretmene ve 125 yöneticiye uygulanmıştır. Araştırmada verilerin analizinde, Crostabb çapraz tablo, One- Way Anova (Tek Yönlü Anova) teknikleri kullamlmıştır.Araştırmadan elde edilen bulguların, öğretmenlerin ve yöneticilerin bilgi teknolojilerinden haberdar olma ve kullanabilme yeterliklerinin artırılmasına katkı sağlayacağı düşünülmektedir. Araştırma bulgularına göre öğretmenler ve yöneticiler, bilgi teknolojilerinden pek çoğunu tanımamakla beraber bir çoğunu da kullanamamaktadır. Yani ilkokul öğretmenleri Bilgi Teknolojilerine ilişkin yeterliklerini kıdem ve branş değişkenlerine göre büyük çoğunluğu kendilerini yetersiz olarak değerlendirmişlerdir. Bu düzeyde ciddi bir farklılık gözlemlenmiştir. Çünkü yöneticilerin büyük bir bölümü bu teknolojileri kullanabildiklerini belirtmişlerdir. Bununla beraber yöneticilerin büyük bir çoğunluğu okullarda bilgi teknolojilerinin kullanılmasına yönelik yeterli imkanların var olduğunu söylemesine rağmen, öğretmenlerin büyük çoğunluğu ise bu imkanların yetersiz olduğunu belirtmişlerdir. Öğretmenlerin ve yöneticilerin, bilgi teknolojilerini takip etmeleri ve kullanabilmeleri için hizmetiçi ve özel öğretim kurumlan ile etkileşimli eğitimler hazırlanmalı ve okullarda gerekli teknoloji altyapısı oluşturulmalıdır