Halaf: Mezopotamya’nin “gizemli” neolitik seramiği

İlk dəfə XX əsrin əvvəllərindən başlayaraq haqqında danışılmağa baş-lanılan Xələf, XXI əsrdə də Mesopotamiyanın yazıyaqədərki tarixində "sirr" olaraq müzakirə edilməyə davam edir. Əlbəttə ki, çox saylı səbəblərlə yanaşı bu məsələdə keçən əsrdə arxeologiyada üstün olan yanaşmaların təsirləri də vardır. 1990-cı il-lərin əvvəllərindən etibarən Mesopotamiyanın mərkəzi sayılan İraqda arxeoloji araşdırmaların aparılmasındakı baş verən fasilə ilə yanaşı regionda qazıntılar apa-ran tədqiqatçılar köhnə qazıntıları tənqidi şəkildə yenidən nəzərdən keçirməyə baş-ladılar. 2011-ci ildən etibarən Suriyada arxeoloji işlərin dayanmasından sonra Mesopotamiyanın arxeoloji tədqiqatı yalnız Türkiyə sərhədlərində yerləşən abidə-lərin araşdırılması nəticəsində əldə edilən məlumatlarla davam etməkdədir. Bu mə-qalədə Mesopotamiyanın şimalındakı dağlıq bölgəni təşkil edən Türkiyədə aparılan arxeoloji tədqiqat işlərindən əldə edilən yeni məlumatların sayəsində bəzi şərhlər verilir

Okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının uzamsal düşünme becerilerinin incelenmesi

The aim of this study was to investigate prospective preschool teachers’ spatial thinking skills in terms of gender, class standings, type of high school they previously graduated from and whether they attend a course on early mathematics education or not. Survey Method was used in this study. A total of 132 prospective preschool teachers who were attending a preschool teacher training program at a state university in Turkey participated in this study. Santa Barbara Sense of Direction Scale (SBSOD) and Spatial Ability Self-Report Scale (SASRS) were used as the data collection tools. Correlation Analysis was used to investigate correlation between the scores of two scales. ANOVA, Independent-Samples T-Test, Kruskal Wallis-H Test and Mann Whitney-U Test were used according to the assumptions of parametric tests. A positive correlation was found between the scores of two different scales. Differences between the mean scores of participants in terms of gender, class standings, high school types and whether they attended a course on early mathematics education or not, were not statistically significant for each assessment scale, as other results of this study.Bu araştırmanın amacı, okul öncesi öğretmen adaylarının uzamsal düşünme becerilerinin cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, mezun olunan lise türü ve erken çocukluk matematik eğitimi dersini alıp almama durumları açısından incelemektir. Araştırmada Tarama Yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Araştırmaya Türkiye’de bir devlet üniversitesindeki okul öncesi öğretmen eğitimine yönelik bir programa devam eden 132 okul öncesi öğretmen adayı katılmıştır. Veri toplama araçları olarak Santa Barbara Yön Hissi Ölçeği (SBSOD) ve Uzamsal Beceri Öz-Değerlendirme Ölçeği (SASRS) kullanılmıştır. İki ölçeğin sonuçları arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi için Korelasyon Analizi, parametrik testlerin varsayımlarını karşılama durumlarına göre ANOVA, T-testi, Kruskal Wallis-H Testi ve Mann Whitney-U testi uygulanmıştır. Araştırmanın bir sonucu olarak, kullanılan iki ölçme aracı puanları arasından pozitif yönde bir ilişki bulunmuştur. Araştırmanın diğer sonuçları olarak her iki ölçme aracı için, katılımcıların cinsiyet, sınıf düzeyi, lise türü ve erken matematik eğitimi dersini alma durumları açısından ortalama puanları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir farklılığın olmadığı ortaya çıkmıştı

Microengineered responsive platforms for spatial and geometrical control of multicellular organizations

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2013.Cataloged from PDF version of thesis.Includes bibliographical references.Living systems are composed of complex multicellular organizations containing various cell types spatially distributed in defined microenvironments. The intricate cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions in these microenvironments regulate the cell fate, differentiation of the cells, and functions of the associated tissues. Recreating these complex associations in vitro can be highly useful for fabricating biomimetic tissues for regenerative medicine, disease models for drug discovery, and models to study embryogenesis. This thesis focused on developing microscale responsive platforms for spatial and geometrical control of multicellular organizations. The first part of the thesis describes methods to fabricate spherical and stripe microtissues of single cell types and their temperature-controlled retrieval. These microtissues were scaffold-free and can potentially produce homotypic cell-cell interactions. Microwells fabricated from poly(Nisopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAAm) responded to temperature by changing their shapes. Spherical microtissues of a single cell type were formed in responsive microwells and recovered by using shape changing properties of microwells. Elastomeric microgrooves were conformally coated with PNIPAAm to first generate stripe microtissues of a single cell type, and then harvest them by exploiting the temperature-dependent hydrophilicity and swelling change of PNIPAAm film. The second part of the thesis introduces techniques to control spatial and geometrical distribution of multiple cell types in scaffold-free and scaffold-based tissues. Shape changing properties of dynamic microwells facilitated the sequential patterning of multicompartment hydrogels. Different cell types were spatially arranged in different compartments of microgels which may lead to complex cell-matrix interactions replicating native tissues. Shape changing properties of dynamic microwells were also employed to seed different cell types at different temperatures within defined geometries to control spatial and geometrical organization of multiple cell types. Resulting scaffold-free tissues can potentially produce homotypic and heterotypic cell-cell interactions. Dynamic microstructures with different geometries could be used to recapitulate complex native tissues with controlled cell-cell and cell-matrix interactions. The techniques presented in this thesis are versatile and may potentially be useful for replicating biological complexities for a wide range of applications in tissue engineering, regenerative medicine, drug discovery, developmental biology, and cancer biology.by Halil Tekin.Ph.D

Comparison of Performances of Various Rehabilitation Approaches for a Hospital Building

In this study, the seismic performance of the Merkez Efendi hospital building in Manisa is determined with SAP2000 computer program according to the Turkish Earthquake Code-2007. The building and its footings do not provide sufficient performance level. So the superstructure is rehabilitated by converting some of the brick infill walls to RC shear walls. The seismic performance of the building reaches to the satisfactory level. Secondly, the same infill walls are strengthened with steel profiles according to Turkish Earthquake Code-2007. Thirdly, the same infill walls are strengthened with CFRP plates to get the required seismic performance level. The seismic performances of the hospital building are compared for the four cases

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome causing growth retardation

Superior mesenteric artery syndrome is a rare and lifethreateningclinical condition caused by the compressionof the third portion of the duodenum between the aortaand the superior mesenteric artery’s proximal part. Thiscompression may lead to chronic intermittent, acute totalor partial obstruction. Sudden weight-loss and the relateddecrease in the fat tissue are considered to be the etiologicalreason of acute stenosis. Weight-loss accompaniedby nausea, vomiting, anorexia, epigastric pain, andbloating are the leading complaints. Barium radiographs,computerized tomography, conventional angiography,tomographic and magnetic resonance angiography areused in the diagnosis. There are medical and surgical approachesto treatment. We hereby present the case ofa patient with superior mesenteric artery syndrome withdelayed diagnosis.Key words: superior mesenteric artery syndrome, nausea-vomiting, anorexi

The impact of salesperson’s organizational commitment on customer orientation: a study on the travel agency sector

Yoğun rekabet ortamında benzer ürün/hizmetlerin arasında farklı olmanın, müşteriyi elde tutmanın, satış ve işletme performansını artırmanın en etkili yollarından biri müşteri odaklılık stratejisidir. Bu stratejinin en doğru şekilde uygulanması, çalışanların bu stratejiyi benimsemesiyle mümkündür. Çalışanların örgütlerine duyduğu bağlılık derecesi benimseme konusundaki en büyük yardımcıdır. Bu çalışmanın amacı satış elemanının örgütsel bağlılığının müşteri odaklılığı üzerindeki etkisini incelemektir. Veri toplamak için kullanılan anket formları, Eskişehir ilindeki 73 adet A grubu seyahat acentasında çalışan 152 adet satış elemanına uygulanmıştır. Toplanan verilere geçerlilik, güvenilirlik ve regresyon analizleri uygulanmıştır. Araştırma sonuçlarına göre; satış elemanının örgütsel bağlılığının müşteri odaklılık üzerinde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir. Ayrıca örgütsel bağlılığın alt boyutları olan duygusal, devam ve normatif bağlılık boyutlarının müşteri odaklılık üzerindeki etkileri incelenmiş, duygusal ve normatif bağlılığın müşteri odaklılık üzerinde pozitif yönde anlamlı bir etkiye sahip olduğu tespit edilmiştir.Customer orientation strategy is one of the most effective ways to differentiate between similar products / services in a fierce competition environment, to keep customers and to increase sales and business performance. Implementing this strategy in the right way is possible only if employees adopt it. The level of commitment of employees to their organizations is the biggest help in the adoption issue. The aim of this study is to examine the impact of salesperson’s organizational commitment on customer orientation. In this study, information is given about the literature on the subject, the relations between the concepts are explained and the data obtained from the questionnaires have been tested by regression analysis The questionnaire was implemented to 152 salespersons working in 73 (A) group travel agency running in Eskişehir. The research findings revealed that salesperson’s organizational commitment has a significant positive effect on customer orientation. This study also found that the subdimensions of organizational commitment which are affective and normative, have a significant positive effect on customer orientation

Assessment of the requisites of microbiology based infectious disease training under the pressure of consultation needs

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Training of infectious disease (ID) specialists is structured on classical clinical microbiology training in Turkey and ID specialists work as clinical microbiologists at the same time. Hence, this study aimed to determine the clinical skills and knowledge required by clinical microbiologists.</p> <p>Methods</p> <p>A cross-sectional study was carried out between June 1, 2010 and September 15, 2010 in 32 ID departments in Turkey. Only patients hospitalized and followed up in the ID departments between January-June 2010 who required consultation with other disciplines were included.</p> <p>Results</p> <p>A total of 605 patients undergoing 1343 consultations were included, with pulmonology, neurology, cardiology, gastroenterology, nephrology, dermatology, haematology, and endocrinology being the most frequent consultation specialties. The consultation patterns were quite similar and were not affected by either the nature of infections or the critical clinical status of ID patients.</p> <p>Conclusions</p> <p>The results of our study show that certain internal medicine subdisciplines such as pulmonology, neurology and dermatology appear to be the principal clinical requisites in the training of ID specialists, rather than internal medicine as a whole.</p

Relationship between emotional intelligence and foreign language learning

#nofulltext# --- Yıldırım, Osman (Arel Author) --- Conference: 8th International Scientific Conference of Modern Management of Mine Producing, Geology and Environmental Protection. Albena, Bulgaria: 16-20 June 2008.The increasing number of recent researches indicates that emotional intelligence is more important than IQ in many fields. In literature, many quantitative findings indicate that there is a significant relationship between academic achievement and emotional intelligence skills. In other words, analysis indicates that emotional intelligence skills can serve as a indicator of academic achievement and effective learning. The main focus of this research is to discuss the relationship between emotional intelligence skills and academic achievement in foreign language and explore how their relationship may influence language learning. The sample data for this research is 372 School of Vocational Studies students in Istanbul. Thus, this research aimed at exploring the relationship between academic achievement (effective learning) and emotional intelligence skills. In the research, participants emotional intelligence was assessed by the Emotional Competence Inventory (ECI, 2nd Version) developed by Boyatzis and Goleman. According to the results, a strong relationship (r>0,40) was found between academic achievement and emotional intelligence skills