ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCES OF BALKAN COUNTRIES AND TURKEY: A COMPARISON THROUGH THE ENVIRONMENTAL PERFORMANCE INDEX

Sustainable development is a multidimensional concept relating to bothenvironmental and social issues. The concept of sustainable development is theresult of the growing awareness of the global links between mountingenvironmental problems, socio-economic issues to do with poverty and inequalityand concerns about a healthy future for humanity. There are various indicesworldwide focusing on assessing the environmental dimension of sustainability.These indices try to measure and compare the environmental performances of worldcountries. Since the 1992 Rio Earth Summit, governments are trying to demonstrateimproved environmental performance through quantitative metrics across a rangeof pollution control and natural resource management challenges.Environmental performance index (EPI) compiles environmental data of almost allof the world countries, therefore it is a useful tool to make cross-countrycomparisons. The purpose of this paper, after a literature review on the countryenvironmental performance and its indicators, is to compare the environmentalperformances of Balkan countries and Turkey through their EPI scores. Findingswill contribute future environmental policy decisions of these countries

A probabilistic analysis framework for malicious insider threats

Malicious insider threats are difficult to detect and to mitigate. Many approaches for explaining behaviour exist, but there is little work to relate them to formal approaches to insider threat detection. In this work we present a general formal framework to perform analysis for malicious insider threats, based on probabilistic modelling, verification, and synthesis techniques. The framework first identifies insiders' intention to perform an inside attack, using Bayesian networks, and in a second phase computes the probability of success for an inside attack by this actor, using probabilistic model checking

A probabilistic analysis framework for malicious insider threats

Malicious insider threats are difficult to detect and to mitigate. Many approaches for explaining behaviour exist, but there is little work to relate them to formal approaches to insider threat detection. In this work we present a general formal framework to perform analysis for malicious insider threats, based on probabilistic modelling, verification, and synthesis techniques. The framework first identifies insiders' intention to perform an inside attack, using Bayesian networks, and in a second phase computes the probability of success for an inside attack by this actor, using probabilistic model checking

Determınatıon of suıtabılıty of douglas-fır (pseudotsuga menziesii (mirb.) franco) specıes for partıcleboard productıon

Bu çalışmada, hızlı büyüyen ağaç türlerinden biri olan ve Trabzon’un Maçka bölgesinde başarılı plantasyon sonuçları veren Douglas Göknarı (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)’nın yonga levha üretimine uygunluğu araştırılmıştır. Üretilen levhaların fiziksel (şişme oranı, yoğunluk) ve mekanik özellikleri (eğilme direnci, yüzeye dik çekme direnci ve elastiklik modülü) belirlenmiştir. Pres sıcaklığı ile presleme süresinin ve levha yoğunluğunun yonga levha özellikleri üzerine etkileri araştırılmıştır. Elde edilen sonuçlar EN standartlarında öngörülen değerler ile karşılaştırılmıştır. Test sonuçlarına göre 0.70 g/cm3 yoğunlukta üretilen yonga levhalar EN standartlarında öngörülen minimum eğilme ve yüzeye dik çekme direnci ihtiyacını karşılamışlardır. Yoğunluğu 0.60 g/cm3 olan levhalar ise standartlarda öngörülen eğilme ve yüzeye dik çekme direnci değerlerine ulaşabilmek için 150 °C pres sıcaklığında ve 7 dakika presleme süresi kullanılarak üretilmelidir. Douglas Göknarı (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco)’ndan üretilen yonga levhaların şişme oranları standartlarda öngörülen değerlerden yüksek bulunmuştur. Bu nedenle bu levhaların kalınlığına şişme oranlarını azaltıcı ek bir çalışmanın yapılması gerektiği sonucuna ulaşılmıştır.In this study, Douglas-Fir (Pseudotsuga menziesii (Mirb.) Franco), one of the fast growing trees and planted succesfully in Maçka, Trabzon area was investigated for manufacturing particleboard. All panels were tested for physical property (thickness swelling (TS), density (D)) and mechanical properties (bending strength (BS), internal bond (IB), and modulus of elasticity (MOE)). The effects of press temperature, press time and board density on the some properties of particleboards were investigated. The results were compared with EN standard values. Results showed that Douglas-Fir particleboards produced at 0.70 g/cm3 density had the requirements of IB and BS. The particleboards which have 0.60 g/cm3 board density, needed 150 °C press temperature, 7 min. press time, respectively. In these production conditions, the particleboards had the required level of IB and BS according to the EN standards. But, TS values were higher than the required levels of the standard. For this reason, additional work is needed to improve the thickness swelling of Douglas-Fir particleboards

Análisis comparativo del impacto, de la segregación de los datos por género, en los protocolos de investigación de fisiología reproductiva y cardio-respiratoria

Es un hecho conocido que el dimorfismo sexual se presenta en la mayoría de las especies animales. Las diferencias que esto conlleva, tienen una base genética que sustenta características físicas propias de machos o hembras. Conocido esto, es evidente la necesidad de determinar la incidencia genérica en el funcionamiento de cualquier organismo. Sin embargo, el presente análisis, ha permitido comprobar que, la inclusión en la segregación de los resultados por género en estudios de Bio-Medicina (clínicos y pre-clínicos) aún no es algo generalizado. Para ello, se han revisado y combinado los resultados de un conjunto de estudios (fechados entre 2011 y 2017) escogiéndose dos áreas (en cuyas fisio-patologías se acepte diferente grado de impacto del género): aparato reproductivo y el sistema cardio-respiratorio. Los resultados obtenidos confirman la necesidad de concienciar a la comunidad científica de la importancia de la inclusión de la variable “género” en este tipo de estudios.It is a known fact that sexual dimorphism occurs in most animal species. The differences that this entails have a genetic basis that supports physical characteristics of males or females. Once this is known, the need to determine the generic incidence in the functioning of any organism is evident. However, the present analysis has shown that inclusion in the segregation of results by gender in Bio-Medicine studies (clinical and pre-clinical) is not yet widespread. For that, the results of a series of studies (dated between 2011 and 2017) have been reviewed and combined, choosing two areas (in whose physio-pathologies a different degree of gender impact is accepted): reproductive system and the cardio-respiratory system. The results obtained confirm the need to make the scientific community aware of the importance of including the gender variable in this type of studies

Evaluation of clinical, diagnostic and treatment aspects in hydatid disease: analysis of an 8-year experience

Background & Objective: Echinococcosis is still a common health problem. The aim of this study was to discuss our 8-year data in terms of diagnosis, treatment and follow-up of cystic Echinococcosis.Methods: A total of 178 patients who had hydatid cyst were analyzed retrospectively from the hospital records. The diagnosis of hydatid cyst was based on clinical-serological and radiological findings. Treatment response was evaluated with clinical, radiological and serological findings.Results: A total of 178 medical records were evaluated; the male:female ratio was 0.73 and mean age 44.6±16.9 years. The most common symptom was abdominal pain (94, 52.8%). The mean cyst size was 9.5±3.9 cm. Eosinophilia was significantly higher in patients with complicated cyst (35.3%) (p=0.002). The average duration of hospitalization in surgical patients was shorter than non-surgical patients (p=0.026). There was no significant correlation between the preference of scolicidal agent (hypertonic saline, H2O2, povidone iodine) and recurrence in patients who underwent surgery (p>0.05). There was no significant difference between the patients who underwent radical and conservative surgery in terms of complication and recurrence (p=0.077, p=0.557). No significant difference was found between percutaneous and surgical treatment in terms of complication and recurrence (p=0.264, p=0.276).Conclusion: Even though considerable progress has been made, uncertainties remain in the diagnosis and treatment of Echinococcosis. Hence, standardized diagnostic and treatment procedures should be established with well-designed studies.Keywords: Echinococcosis, hydatid cyst, diagnosis, treatment

SOLUTION OF RESIDUE SUSPICION IN ORGANIC CUMIN AND ANISEED

BIRLIK produce and export mostly organic aniseed, cumin and fennel. Other than these products, the company also produce poppy seed, gorund oregano, thyme, sage, rosemary and chickpea in 7 different project areas. A research project is prepared beetween EU Agricultural Faculty Plant Protection Department and BIRLIK to solve the suspicions occured due to linuron and isoproturon herbicide metabolites formation in organic cumin and linuron formation in aniseed. This project was started in 2009 and samples were collected in different periods of times from organic and conventional farms and analyzed in Dr. Specht Laboratories. As a conclusion, a resembling metabolite of isoproturon metabolite is reviewed to be occured close to and after harvest of cumin. The laboratory was informed about the results and the outcome was approved by their own studies

Model based analysis of insider threats

In order to detect malicious insider attacks it is important to model and analyse infrastructures and policies of organisations and the insiders acting within them. We extend formal approaches that allow modelling such scenarios by quantitative aspects to enable a precise analysis of security designs. Our framework enables evaluating the risks of an insider attack to happen quantitatively. The framework first identifies an insider's intention to perform an inside attack, using Bayesian networks, and in a second phase computes the probability of success for an inside attack by this actor, using probabilistic model checking. We provide prototype tool support using Matlab for Bayesian networks and PRISM for the analysis of Markov decision processes, and validate the framework with case studies

İlkokul öğretmenlerinin hizmet içi eğitim programlarının etkililiğine yönelik görüşleri

06.03.2018 tarihli ve 30352 sayılı Resmi Gazetede yayımlanan “Yükseköğretim Kanunu İle Bazı Kanun Ve Kanun Hükmünde Kararnamelerde Değişiklik Yapılması Hakkında Kanun” ile 18.06.2018 tarihli “Lisansüstü Tezlerin Elektronik Ortamda Toplanması, Düzenlenmesi ve Erişime Açılmasına İlişkin Yönerge” gereğince tam metin erişime açılmıştır.Bu araştırmanın amacı, ilkokul öğretmenlerinin hizmet içi eğitim programlarının etkililiğine yönelik görüşlerini almaktır. Araştırma 2015-2016 eğitim-öğretim yılında Çankırı, Çorum ve İzmir illerinde çalışan ilkokul öğretmenlerini kapsamaktadır. Bu kapsamda belirtilen illerde görev yapan 783 ilkokul öğretmeni ile anket çalışması gerçekleştirilmiştir. Araştırma kapsamında, ilkokul öğretmenlerin hizmet içi eğitim programlarının etkililiği hakkında görüşlerini belirlemek amacıyla, Uçar (2005) tarafından geliştirilen "İlköğretim Okullarında Görev Yapan Yönetici ve Öğretmenlerin MEB Hizmet İçi Eğitim Uygulamalarına İlişkin Görüşleri Anketi" kullanılmıştır. Ancak anketin yöneticilere uygulanan kısmı çıkarılmış ve sadece ilkokul öğretmenlerine yönelik kısmı kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada betimsel tarama yöntemi kullanılmıştır. Verilerin analizinde araştırmanın amacına bağlı olarak; frekans, yüzde ve Ki-kare testinden yararlanılmıştır. Değişkenler arasında anlamlı bir fark olup olmadığının tespitinde 0.05 anlamlılık düzeyi kıstas alınmıştır. Araştırmanın sonucunda şu bulgular elde edilmiştir: 1-Çalışma kapsamında görüşlerine başvurulan öğretmenlerin ankette en çok katıldıkları "Hizmet içi eğitim çağımızın bir gereğidir.'' ifadesidir. 2-Çalışma kapsamında görüşlerine başvurulan öğretmenlerin ankette 'hiç katılmıyorum'' seçeneğinde en çok tercih ettikleri, 14. maddede yer alan "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine alınan kişiler objektif kriterlere göre belirlenmektedir.'' ifadesidir. 3-Çalışma kapsamındaki öğretmenlerin cinsiyet değişkenine göre, "kısmen katılıyorum''seçeneğinde en çok tercih ettikleri "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine isteyerek katılırım.'' ifadesidir. 4-Çalışma kapsamında görüşlerine başvurulan öğretmenlerin ankette yaş değişkenine göre, '̒ katılıyorum''seçeneğinde en fazla tercihte bulundukları, "Bilimsel, teknolojik ve toplumsal alandaki gelişmeler yönetici ve öğretmenlerin hizmet içi eğitim almalarını zorunlu kılar.'' ifadesidir. 5-Çalışma kapsamında görüşlerine başvurulan öğretmenlerin kıdem değişkenine göre, ̒'katılmıyorum'' seçeneğinde en fazla tercihte bulundukları, "Bilimsel, teknolojik ve toplumsal alandaki gelişmeler yönetici ve öğretmenlerin hizmet içi eğitim almalarını zorunlu kılar." ifadesidir. 6-Çalışmada görüşlerine başvurulan öğretmenlerin medeni durum değişkenine göre, "kısmen katılıyorum" seçeneğinde en az tercih ettikleri 'Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine katılanlar, öğrendiklerini uygulama imkanı bulmaktadır.'' ifadesidir. 7-Çalışma kapsamındaki öğretmenlerin aldıkları hizmet içi eğitim sayısı değişkenine göre, ''katılıyorum''seçeneğinde en fazla tercihte bulundukları "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine katılanlar, öğrendiklerini uygulama imkanı bulmaktadır.'' ifadesidir. 8-Çalışma kapsamında öğretmenlerin öğrenim durumu değişkenine göre, "katılıyorum" seçeneğinde en az tercih ettikleri "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetlerine alınan kişiler objektif kriterlere göre belirlenmektedir'', "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetleri programa uygun ortamlarda (bina, salon, derslik vb.) yürütülmektedir" ve "Hizmet içi eğitim faaliyetleri sırasında programların daha etkili hale getirilebilmesi için katılımcıların görüşleri (önerileri) alınmaktadır." ifadeleridir. Anahtar Kelimeler: Eğitim Programı, Hizmet İçi Eğitim, Program Değerlendirme, Yaşam Boyu Öğrenme, İlkokul, Öğretmen.In this study, it was aimed to evaluate and obtain opinions of primary school teachers on efficacy of in-service training. The study was conducted on primary school teachers who work in Cankiri, Corum and Izmir during 2015-2016 educational year. In this context, questionnaires were completed by 783 primary school teachers. "Opinions of Primary Schools Teachers and Managers on In-Service Training Practices Questionnaire" (2005) developed by Ucar was used to obtain opinions of primary school teachers on efficacy of in-service training. Section for managers was removed from the questionnaire and only the section for primary school teachers was used in this survey. Descriptive research method was used in the study and data were analyzed via SPSS v17.0 statistical package program. Chi-squire, frequency and percentage were used in statistical analysis. The statistically significant p-value was set at <0.05. Results of this study is summarized as below 1.The most frequently agreed expression of participants is "In-Service Training is a requirement of modern age" 2.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants for "I disagree" was the expression 14, "Participants of in-service training should be determined according to objective criteria" 3.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants according to the variable "gender" for "I partially agree" was the expression, "I would be a volunteer to participate in-service training" 4.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants according to the variable "age" for "I agree" was the expression, "Improvements in science, technology and social life make it necessary to participate in-service training for teachers and managers" 5.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants according to the variable "seniority" for "I disagree" was the expression, "Improvements in science, technology and social life makes it necessary to participate in-service training for teachers and managers" 6.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants according to the variable "marital status" for "I partially agree" was the expression "Individuals who participated in-service training activities have opportunity to make them into practice" 7.The most frequently chosen answer by the participants according to the variable "number of in-service training activities of participants" for "I agree" was the expression "Improvements in science, technology and social life makes it necessary to participate in-service training for teachers and managers" 8.The least frequently chosen answers by the participants according to the variable "education" for "I agree" were the expressions, "Participants of in-service training are selected according to objective criteria", "In-service training programs are performed in appropriate places (buildings, centers, classes etc.) and "Opinions of participants are considered at in-service training programs to improve efficiency" Keywords: Training Program, In-service Training,Curriculum Evaluation Lifetime Education, Primary School,Teachers

Some poınts to be consıdered ın the usage and machınıng of coated board products

Bu çalışmada; kaplanmış levhaların özellikleri, levhalarda bakım, taşıma, depolama ve temizlik ile levhaların işlenmesinde dikkat edilmesi gereken bazı hususlar incelenmiştir.: In this study, properties of the coated boards, packaging, transportation, storage, cleaning on the boards and some points to be considered for the machining of the boards were investigated