Colour semantics in residential interior architecture on different interior types

Colour meaning is a challenging decision in interior architecture during the design process; however, specific meanings within different interior types have not yet been investigated. This study explored colour meaning in the context of residential interior types (eg, bedroom) under controlled conditions using 42 Munsell colours varying in hues, value, and chroma levels, with 14 adjectives (eg, comfortable, pleasant). The results demonstrate that some colours convey the same meanings (eg, vulgar) regardless of type of room; however, others (eg, beautiful) tend to require more complicated and sophisticated colour applications in different residential interiors. The study findings proved that colour meaning in RITs can be affected by all colour attributes. All colours that are named orange and red are selected for both negative and positive meanings. Colours that are named purple are selected less and only for negative connotations. The findings present an overall colour meaning guide for these residential interior types, which will be beneficial for decision makers (interior architects, designers, users) and colour researchers

Intuitionistic Fuzzy Time Series Functions Approach for Time Series Forecasting

Fuzzy inference systems have been commonly used for time series forecasting in the literature. Adaptive network fuzzy inference system, fuzzy time series approaches and fuzzy regression functions approaches are popular among fuzzy inference systems. In recent years, intuitionistic fuzzy sets have been preferred in the fuzzy modeling and new fuzzy inference systems have been proposed based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets. In this paper, a new intuitionistic fuzzy regression functions approach is proposed based on intuitionistic fuzzy sets for forecasting purpose. This new inference system is called an intuitionistic fuzzy time series functions approach. The contribution of the paper is proposing a new intuitionistic fuzzy inference system. To evaluate the performance of intuitionistic fuzzy time series functions, twenty-three real-world time series data sets are analyzed. The results obtained from the intuitionistic fuzzy time series functions approach are compared with some other methods according to a root mean square error and mean absolute percentage error criteria. The proposed method has superior forecasting performance among all methods

Nurses' perceptions of aids and obstacles to the provision of optimal end of life care in ICU

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Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin “Erken okuryazarlık” kavramına İlişkin bilgi düzeyleri ve sınıf uygulamaları

This study investigates early childhood teachers’ knowledge on early literacy, and their classroom practices promoting children’s early literacy acquisition. The “Teacher Interview Form” was developed by the researchers to determine teachers’ knowledge and practices on early literacy. Interviews were conducted individually with 17 kindergarten teachers. The data were analyzed using content analysis which is a technique used in qualitative research. The results revealed that an important number of the teachers did not have sufficient knowledge about early literacy, and that their classroom practices were not designed to adequately promote children’s early literacy acquisition. The findings are discussed within the context of the relevant literature and early childhood education system in Turkey. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research are presented. © 2014, Ankara University. All rights reserved

Early childhood teachers’ knowledge and classroom practices on early literacy [Okul Öncesi Öğretmenlerinin “Erken okuryazarlık” kavramına İlişkin bilgi düzeyleri ve sınıf uygulamaları]

This study investigates early childhood teachers’ knowledge on early literacy, and their classroom practices promoting children’s early literacy acquisition. The “Teacher Interview Form” was developed by the researchers to determine teachers’ knowledge and practices on early literacy. Interviews were conducted individually with 17 kindergarten teachers. The data were analyzed using content analysis which is a technique used in qualitative research. The results revealed that an important number of the teachers did not have sufficient knowledge about early literacy, and that their classroom practices were not designed to adequately promote children’s early literacy acquisition. The findings are discussed within the context of the relevant literature and early childhood education system in Turkey. Implications for practice and recommendations for future research are presented. © 2014, Ankara University. All rights reserved

Super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy (SMP) vs retrograde intrarenal surgery for the treatment of 1-2 cm lower-pole renal calculi: An international multicentre randomised controlled trial

WOS: 000454359900022PubMed ID: 29873874Objectives To compare the safety and effectiveness of super-minipercutaneous nephrolithotomy (SMP) and retrograde intrarenal surgery (RIRS) for the treatment of 1-2 cm lowerpole renal calculi (LPC). Patients and Methods An international multicentre, prospective, randomised, unblinded controlled study was conducted at 10 academic medical centres in China, India, and Turkey, between August 2015 and June 2017. In all, 160 consecutive patients with 1-2 cm LPC were randomised to receive SMP or RIRS. The primary endpoint was stone-free rate (SFR). Stone-free status was defined as no residual fragments of >= 0.3 cm on plain abdominal radiograph of the kidneys, ureters and bladder, and ultrasonography at 1-day and on computed tomography at 3-months after operation. Secondary endpoints included blood loss, operating time, postoperative pain scores, auxiliary procedures, complications, and hospital stay. Postoperative follow-up was scheduled at 3 months. Analysis was by intention-totreat. The trial was registered at http://clinicaltrials. gov/ (NCT02519634). Results The two groups had similar baseline characteristics. The mean (SD) stone diameters were comparable between the groups, at 1.50 (0.29) cm for the SMP group vs 1.43 (0.34) cm for the RIRS group (P = 0.214). SMP achieved a significantly better 1-day and 3-month SFR than RIRS (1-day SFR 91.2% vs 71.2%, P = 0.001; 3-months SFR 93.8% vs 82.5%, P = 0.028). The auxiliary procedure rate was lower in the SMP group. RIRS was found to be superior with lower haemoglobin drop and less postoperative pain. Blood transfusion was not required in either group. There was no significant difference in operating time, hospital stay, and complication rates, between the groups. Conclusions SMP was more effective than RIRS for treating 1-2 cm LPC in terms of a better SFR and lesser auxiliary procedure rate. The complications and hospital stay were comparable. RIRS has the advantage of less postoperative pain.National Natural Science Foundation of China [81670643, 81601273, 81370804]; Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province [2017B030314108]; Guangzhou Science Technology and Innovation Commission [201604020001, 201704020193]This study was supported in part by National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 81670643, No. 81601273 and No. 81370804). Additional funding was provided by Science and Technology Planning Project of Guangdong Province (No. 2017B030314108) and Guangzhou Science Technology and Innovation Commission (No. 201604020001 and No. 201704020193)

Which interventions improve HPV vaccination uptake and intention in children, adolescents and young adults? An umbrella review

Background Human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccination offers protection against the virus responsible for cervical, oropharyngeal, anal, vulval and penile cancers. However, there is considerable variation across, and even within, countries as to how HPV vaccination is offered and accepted. This review aimed to identify what interventions exist to promote uptake and how effective they are. Methods We conducted an umbrella review using the JBI methodology to evaluate routine or catch-up interventions to increase HPV vaccination uptake and/or intention for children aged nine years and older, adolescents and young adults up to 26. Comprehensive searches for English language quantitative systematic reviews, published between January 2011 to July 2021, were conducted across five databases. After reviewing titles and abstract, relevant papers were independently assessed in detail. Main results From 1046 records identified, 10 articles were included in the review. They reported on 95 RCTs, 28 quasi-experimental studies, 14 cohort studies, six non-randomized pre-test/post-test studies with control groups, five single group pre-test/post-test studies, one single group post-test study and one randomised longitudinal study. Some interventions promoted change at the individual, community or organisational level, whilst others used a multi-component approach. Face to face presentations, printed information and supplementing both strategies with additional components appear effective at increasing vaccination intention, while reminders and multi-component strategies, especially ones that include some intervention aimed at provider level, appear effective at increasing vaccination uptake. Interventions that did not lead to an improvement in HPV vaccination intention or uptake varied in design and impacts were inconsistent across children/adolescents, young adults or parents. Conclusions The evidence suggests that there is no single solution to increasing vaccination uptake and that different approaches may be better suited to certain populations. However, generalisations are limited by poor reporting and a paucity of studies beyond the USA. Further high-quality studies, therefore, are needed to understand how best to increase HPV vaccination uptake in different target populations

Economic Impact of Primary Headaches in Turkey: A University Hospital Based Study: Part Ii

This study was planned to investigate the economic impact of headache on Turkish headache sufferers attending a tertiary care outpatient headache clinic., A total of 937 headache patients were included in this study and questioned using a questionnaire for the profile of patients and headache, quality of life of patients and economic impact of headache. The median total direct cost was found to be 88.0 USD and the median total cost was 160.7 USD. The drug treatment cost was the highest item followed by the specialist outpatient care cost. The average lost and inefficient work/school days was 1.5 (0–45) and 8.4 (0–100) days for one year., It was shown that loss of productivity was higher for migraine without aura group when compared with the episodic and chronic tension–type headache groups. The results of this nationwide university hospital based study methshowed that headache, especially migraine, has considerable economic impact on patients.PubMedScopu