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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Detailed Chemical Characterization and Biological Propensities of Malabaila lasiocarpa Extracts: An Endemic Plant to Turkey

    Zengin, Gokhan; Zheleva-Dimitrova, Dimitrina; Babacan, Ebru Yüce; Polat, Rıdvan; Çakılcıoğlu, Uğur; Sadeer, Nabeelah Bibi; Costa, Emmanoel V.; Mahomoodally, Mohamad Fawzi; Naviglio, Daniele; Gallo, Monica

    This study focused on the biological evaluation and chemical characterization of Malabaila lasiocarpa Boiss. (M. lasiocarpa) (Family: Apiaceae). The phytochemical profile, antioxidant, enzyme inhibitory of the methanolic, aqueous, dichloromethane, hexane extracts were investigated. Based on UHPLC-HRMS analyses, a total of 101 peaks were annotated or identified for the first time in M. lasiocarpa extracts. They include hydroxybenzoic, hydroxycinnamic, acylquinic acids and their glycosides, C- and O-glycosyl and O-diglycosyl flavonoids. In addition, 10 simple mono- and disubstituted coumarins together with 10 furanocoumarins were tentatively annotated. The methanolic extract possessing the highest phenolic (24.36±0.60 mg gallic acid equivalent/g extract) and flavonoid (69.15±0.37 mg rutin equivalent/g extract) content also exhibited the strongest radical scavenging potential against 2,2-diphenyl-1 picrylhydrazyl (21.73±0.42 mg Trolox equivalent/g extract, respectively), and highest reducing capacity (57.81±0.97 and 28.00±0.40 mg Trolox equivalent/g extract, for cupric reducing antioxidant capacity and ferric reducing antioxidant power, respectively). The dichloromethane extract substantially depressed the tyrosinase (73.92±5.37 mg kojic acid equivalent/g extract), α-amylase (0.63±0.01 mmol acarbose equivalent/g extract) and α-glucosidase (0.69±0.02 mmol acarbose equivalent/g extract) enzymes. This study has produced critical scientific data on M. lasiocarpa which are potential contenders for the development of novel phyto-pharmaceuticals.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Microstructure and corrosion investigation of FeCoCrNiMo0,5(MnAl)0,3 high entropy alloy produced by 316 L stainless steel scrap

    Cihangir, Salih; Say, Yakup; Ozkul, İskender; Guler, Omer; Guler, Seval Hale

    FeCrCoNiMo0,5(MnAl)0.3 high-entropy alloy (HEA) was manufactured via arc melting process by adding the related metal powders into scrap of 316 L stainless steel for corrosion resistance tests under salt and acid conditions. Cyclic potentiodynamic polarization experiments performed under acidic conditions revealed pre-passivation due to abundance of network modifying metals in HEA composition which was further analyzed by electrochemical impedance spectroscopy. Elemental resolved analysis of leftover solutions was used to compare metal ions released during corrosion. X-ray diffraction analysis indicated the phase change in heat treated HEA samples. Non-heat treated HEA samples can be compared with stainless steel under moderate corrosion conditions and had better hardness results.

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  • MakaleYayıncıda açık erişim2022Scopus SJRQ1
    Compressible unsteady steam flow and heat transport analysis: a numerical investigation

    Hussain, Azad; Arsaln, Muhammad; Rehman, Aysha; Alharbi, Fahad M.; Akkurt, Nevzat; Eldin, Sayed M.; Althobaiti, Saad

    The unsteady compressible steam laminar flow associated with heat transfer in fluids in a squared cylinder is examined in this work. The current challenge was created utilizing the CFD approach. The laminar flow is chosen with a low Mach number. With the geometric wall, the flow has a no-slip condition. The pressure on the flow is kept at 0 pas, and the temperature in the flow regime is 305.13. A 0.5 m/s velocity is used to start the flow. With the use of graphics, the effects of time on velocity and pressure distributions are discussed. Different outcomes are also mentioned, such as drag coefficients, lift coefficients, and heat distributions. The velocity drops from 2.5 to 1.6 m/s at t = 7 s in the absence of anybody's force and temperature 305.13 K. Pressure increases from 0.00098 to 0.001 Pas in the flow interval of 10 s. Surface temperature increases from 360 to 375 K in time intervals of 10 s keeping pressure constant. And contour temperature increases from 371.56 to 374.2 K in time intervals of 10 s keeping the pressure constant. This information provides us with caution about the emission of steam from the chimneys of furnaces. It implies that when steam flows from a cylindrical geometry like chimneys of furnaces it heats the upper inner and outer parts which may destroy the material. So for safety, that emission should be taken for a short interval of time otherwise it will result in a havoc process. The lift coefficient remains constant and the drag coefficient increases from 0.0005 to 0.065. Under that condition, fluid has to face more resistance. To overcome that difficulty fluid should be provided with high velocity to continue it for a long time. The technique used to solve modeled problems is the Backward Difference Formula.

  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ3
    On the investigation of a discontinuous Sturm-Liouville operator of scattering theory

    Akcay, Ozge

    This paper deals with the investigation of the direct scattering problem for the Sturm-Liouville operator containing both the discontinuous coefficient and discontinuity conditions at some point on the positive half-line. The integral representation of the Jost solution is obtained and the properties of its kernel function are given. A total collection of the scattering data is constructed and the behavior of the scattering function at infinity is examined.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Fe3O4 nanoparticle decorated novel magnetic metal oxide microcomposites for the catalytic degradation of 4-nitrophenol for wastewater cleaning applications

    Hasanoğlu Özkan, Elvan; Aslan, Naim; Koç, Mümin Mehmet; Kurnaz Yetim, Nurdan; Sarı, Nurşen

    Co3O4, NiO and ZnO microparticles were decorated with Fe3O4 nanoparticles where novel Co3O4@Fe3O4, NiO@Fe3O4 and ZnO@Fe3O4 microcomposites were obtained with significant magnetic properties. Decorating microparticles with Fe3O4 nanoparticles helped us to obtain microcomposites with outstanding magnetic characteristics, since Fe3O4 nanoparticles were decorated on the upper shell of the microstructures where the magnetic characteristics of the composites were not suppressed, and good catalytic performance was obtained. SEM was used to assess the physical morphology of the microparticles which indicate that microparticles were in flower or ball-like shape. Magnetic properties were checked using VSM which revealed that magnetic composites are in ferromagnetic characteristics. Optic characteristics of the particles were checked by UV–Vis spectrometry to assess bandgap energies which indicate that doping microparticles with Fe3O4 slightly alters the bandgap energies of microparticles. The catalytic role of microparticles and microcomposites for the catalytic reduction of 4-nitrophenol to 4-aminophenol was studied.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ3
    Ricci tensor on normal metric contact pair manifolds

    Una, I.; Sarı, R.; Prakasha, D.G.

    In this paper we study NMCP manifolds, which are (2p+2q+2)−dimensional differential manifolds with an normal metric contact pair structure. The aim of the study is to examine the Riemannian geometry of normal metric contact pair manifolds under certain conditions related to the ⋆−Ricci tensor. We prove that a⋆−Ricci-semi-symmetric NMCP manifold is ⋆−Ricci-flat, and that a ⋆−generalized quasi-Einstein NMCP manifold cannot be ⋆−Ricci-semi-symmetric. Finally, we consider the concircular curvature tensor on NMCP manifolds and prove that a concircular flat NMCP manifold is locally isometric to (2p+2q+2)-dimensional hyperbolic space

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ1
    Mitotic effects of copper oxide nanoparticle on root development and root tip cells of Phaseolus vulgaris L. seeds

    Tasar, Neslihan

    Copper oxide nanoparticle (CuO NP) is used widely in many fields in nanotechnology. For this reason, both production, use, and release to the environment are increasing with each passing day. With the increased use of products that contain nanoparticles (NP) (<100 nm), plants and organisms that constitute the food chain are at risk. In the present study, Phaseolus vulgaris L., a very common food plant, was exposed to metal-based CuO NPs. The anomalies that were caused by CuO NP in germination and mitosis of P. vulgaris were investigated. In the trials, a total of 4 groups (Control, 50, 150, and 300 ppm) were formed and examined in three replications. The determination of the accumulation and elimination rate because of NPs in P. vulgaris that was used in the study was made through X-ray diffraction (XRD), scanning electron microscope (SEM), mapping image, and EDX characteristic spectrum analysis. Also, the mitotic effects on germination, root development, and root tip cells of seeds that were grown by treatment with control, 50, 150, and 300 ppm concentrations were investigated. The study was conducted in three replications in a laboratory setting. All concentrations of CuO NPs caused significant decreases in the mitotic index in the root tip cells of P. vulgaris when compared to the control. The mitotic index reached the lowest level, especially at the highest concentration. Multiple analyzes in the study showed that CuO NPs cause abnormalities in cell division such as C-metaphase, distorted metaphase, distorted anaphase and telophase, chromosome breakage, asynchronous division, advanced chromosomes, micronucleus, and loss of genetic material. These findings also support that the Cytogenetic Test of P. vulgaris can be used to evaluate the genotoxicity of new nanomaterials that are used in many consumer products. In this respect, NPs that are taken up by the organisms in the food chain may pose a danger to higher consumer organisms when they accumulate in the tissue. A control mechanism must be established for the use and contamination of these particles and wider studies must be conducted regarding their effects. Highlights: The effects of CuO nanoparticle, which has a very wide usage area, on root development and mitosis of Phaseolus vulgaris L. plant were investigated in the study. The abnormalities of mitotic division on interphase, prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase were visualized. Evaluation was made considering scanning electron microscopy (SEM) and X-ray diffraction (XRD) results as well.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Structural, biocompatibility, and antibacterial properties of Ge–DLC nanocomposite for biomedical applications

    Arslan, Mehmet Enes; Kurt, Mustafa Şükrü; Aslan, Naim; Kadi, Abdurrahim; Öner, Sena; Çobanoğlu, Şeymanur; Yazici, Ayşenur

    Integrative production of new nanocomposites has been used to enhance favorable features of biomaterials for unlocking ultimate potential of different molecules. In the present study, advantageous properties of diamond like carbons (DLC) and germanium (Ge) like greater biocompatibility and antibacterial attributes were aimed to combined into a thin film. For this purpose, 400 nm DLC–Ge nanocomposite was coated on the borosilicate glasses via the magnetron sputtering and surface characteristics was analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM), energy dispersive spectroscopy (EDS) and The Raman spectrum. Biocompatibility analysis were performed by 3-(4,5-Dimethylthiazol-2-yl) (MTT) cell viability assay and Hoechst 33258 fluorescent staining genotoxicity assessments on the human fibroblast cell line (HDFa). Finally, antibacterial properties of DLC–Ge nanocomposite coatings were investigated by Pseudomonas aeruginosa (ATCC 27853) and Staphylococcus aureus (ATCC 25923) bacterial attachment analysis. As a result of magnetron sputtering coating, nearly 400 nm thick DLC–Ge nanocomposite film showed a smooth, a non-porous, and a dense characteristic. Cell viability analysis showed that Ge–DLC coatings permits %95 cell surface growth of fibroblast cells. Also, there were no significant difference in aspect of nuclear abnormalities compared to the (−) control which showed nonmutagenic features of the thin film. Finally, antibacterial attachment analysis put forth that Ge–DLC coatings inhibits bacterial adhesion as %40 and %25 rates for P. aeruginosa and S. aureus bacterial strains, respectively. From these results, DLC–Ge nanocomposites could be proposed as a potential new biomaterial for various biomedical applications.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ1
    In vivo and in vitro evolution of the effects of cypermethrin on turbot (Scophthalmus maximus, Linnaeus, 1758) spermatozoa

    Beken, Atife Tuba; Saka, Şahin; Aydın, İlhan; Fırat, Kürşat; Suzer, Cüneyt; Benzer, Fulya; Erişir, Mine; Özden, Osman; Hekimoğlu, Müge Aliye; Engin, Serhat

    Synthetic pyrethroid pesticide is commonly used in agricultural activities in the Black Sea region during reproduction period of turbot. In this sense, in vivo and in vitro studies have shown that cypermethrin (CYP) could be one of the environmental factors affecting decreasing turbot stocks. In this study, effects of in vivo and in vitro administration of CYP, a synthetic pyrethroid, on sperm kinematics motility (MOT), progressive motility (PM), curvilinear velocity (VCL), straight line velocity (VSL), average path velocity (VAP), linearity (LIN), straight line velocity (STR), amplitude of lateral head (ALH), beat cross frequency (BCF), oxidative stress biomarkers malondialdehyde (MDA), reduced glutathione (GSH), superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), glutathione peroxidase (GPx) and lipid peroxidation (LPO) and also histopathological alterations in gonads were investigated in spermatazoa of turbot (Schopthalmus maximus). Broodstock was supplied from culture origin and used in spawning season, additionally, two (0, 0.187 and 0.218 ppb) and three (0, 1.025, 2.05 and 4.1 ppb) different CYP concentrations were performed for in vivo and in vitro studies, respectively. In vivo and in vitro studies, significant reductions were found in sperm MOT, PM, VCL, VSL, VAP, LIN, and ALH properties depend on the increase in CYP concentrations (p < 0.05). Besides, activities of GSH, GPx, SOD, and CAT increased. In terms of histological alterations, no difference was observed among groups (0, 0.187 and 0.218 ppb) in the maturity stage of the germ cells. According to obtained results, sperm kinematics was affected significantly with increased the dose levels of CYP (p < 0.05).

    • SDG 2 · Açlığa Son
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Data-driven predictive modeling of Hubble parameter

    Salti, Mehmet; Ciger, Emel; Kangal, Evrim Ersin; Zengin, Bilgin

    We redesign the generalized pressure dark energy (GPDE) model, which is covering three common types of pressure parameterizations, with the help of a caloric framework to construct a theoretical ground for the machine learning (ML) analysis of cosmic Hubble parameter. The theoretical setup was optimized to find out appropriate values of its arbitrary parameters with the help of genetic neural network (GNN) algorithm and the most recent observational measurements of Hubble parameter. Since there is a shortcoming that the GNN process does not provide a direct method to calculate errors on the optimized values of free model parameters, we therefore take the Fisher Information Matrix (FIM) algorithm into account to deal with this issue. We see that the best-fitting value of Hubble constant and dimensionless dark energy density are in very good agreement with the most recent observations. Also, we discussed the optimized model from a cosmological perspective by making use of the evolutionary behavior of some cosmological parameters to present additional cosmological aspects of our theoretical proposal. It is concluded that our model implies physically meaningful results. In summary, the constructed model can explain the current accelerated expansion phase of the cosmos via Hubble parameter successfully.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Theoretical Models for Tie Bar Maximum Axial Force Demand in Composite Plate Shear Walls–Concrete Filled

    Polat, Erkan

    This paper presents theoretical models developed for the prediction of the maximum axial force demands of tie bars of planar composite plate shear walls–concrete filled (C-PSW/CF). In the development of the theory, a previously benchmarked finite element (FE) wall model was used with some modifications. The results from the FE models were used to demonstrate the formation of the tie bar axial force demands, passive lateral confining pressure, concrete confinement, effectively confined concrete core and to develop theoretical models for the prediction of tie bar maximum force demands. The proposed method accounts for various aspects of wall geometry such as horizontal and vertical tie bar spacings, steel plate thickness, and wall thickness. The predictions of the proposed theoretical models were compared with the predictions of FE analyses by performing a parametric study involving C-PSW/CF having different tie bar spacings, plate thickness, wall thickness, and wall depths. Past experimental research available in the literature were used to evaluate the significance of the theoretical model in predicting tie bar maximum axial force demands. Tie bar axial force demand due to the confinement effect is not currently considered in the design of tie bars and there is no theoretical approach in the literature that considers the effect of confinement on the tie bar axial force demand. The theoretical models presented in this study allow the determination of the maximum axial force demands due to the confinement effect on planar C-PSW/CF tie bars without the need for complex and costly numerical analysis.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Quality of Life and Perceived Social Support Before and After Sex Reassignment Surgery

    Gümüşsoy, Süreyya; Hortu, İsmet; Alp Dal, Nursel; Dönmez, Sevgül; Ergenoğlu, Ahmet Mete

    This study aimed to explore the pre- and postoperative differences in quality of life and perceived social support of Female-to-Male transsexual patients who underwent mastectomy and complete hysterectomy. Sixty-three Female-to-Male female individuals who underwent complete hysterectomy and mastectomy between November 2019 and November 2020 were included in this study. Data were collected using the Personal Information Form, Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support, and the World Health Organization Quality of Life Scale Short Form. The pre- and postoperative perceived social support mean scores of patients were 57.2 ± 9.0 and 74.9 ± 7.3, respectively. The pre- and postoperative quality of life mean scores of patients were 76.9 ± 8.3 and 107.8 ± 10.1, respectively. There were statistically significant differences between the measurements (p <.05). In addition, the patients whose education level was primary school, whose income was less than their expenditure, whose father was a primary school graduate, whose family had a strict family opinion on sexuality, whose family had a traditional view, and who had a high body mass index were found to have higher postoperative social support perceptions and quality of life. The patients’ postoperative quality of life and perceived social support improved after sex reassignment surgery.

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    Linear programming with fuzzy parameters for inventory routing problem in effective management of personal protective equipment: a case study of corona virus disease 2019

    Göçmen, Elifcan

    Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) brings about severe disruptions for human living, economics, and environmental balance. This pandemic has boosted the demand for personal protective equipment (PPE) and thus, medical wastes. Thus, a research hypothesis is stated whether it would be possible to provide more efficient distribution and inventory planning to optimize the PPE availability in a fuzzy environment. To confirm the hypothesis, in addition to addressing a scientific novelty considering integration of linear programming with fuzzy parameters, named as the Jimenez’s method and clustering heuristic methods, the practicality of these approaches is provided on a real case study and generated instances from Turkey. The computational results reveal that clustering the 32% of the hospitals ensures optimum total cost and solution time while feasibility degree changes between 0, 4, and 1 values of the Jimenez are not more effective on the results. Improved cost results reveal the economic importance of the healthcare supply chain management and optimal PPE distribution and inventory planning can break down the disease propagation and reduce the detrimental impacts on human life. The proposed approach, for the first time, ensures practical and theoretical insights of distribution and storage decisions across disciplines, namely, engineering and health-care organization authorities.

    • SDG 3 · Sağlık ve Kaliteli Yaşam
    • SDG 9 · Sanayi, Yenilikçilik ve Altyapı
    • SDG 12 · Sorumlu Üretim ve Tüketim
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ1
    The relationship between nurses' professional values and caring behaviors

    Basit, Gülden; Erkuş Küçükkelepçe, Gülhan; Arslan Şeker, Sevda

    Introduction: Professional values give meaning and direction to clinical practices by providing a philosophical framework for nursing practices. The internalization of professional values is quite effective in providing professional service and is very important in terms of service quality. Design: This descriptive study has been conducted to determine the relationship between nurses' professional values and caring behaviors. Methods: A total of 176 nurses participated who worked in hospitals in this study. The data were collected online using the Nurse Information Form, Nurses Professional Values Scale-Revised (NPVS-R), and Caring Behaviors Assessment Tool Nursing Version-Short Form (CBAN-SF). Data analysis was performed using SPSS software, the Mann–Whitney U test, the Kruskall–Wallis test, and the Spearman correlation coefficient. Results: Of the nurses participating in the study, 66.5% are between the ages of 21–30, 80.7% are female, and 71% are university graduates. No statistically significant difference was found regarding professional values between the mean scores from the NPVS-R and CBAN-SF in terms of the nurses' age, gender, position, working style, clinic at which they work, or their educational status. The nurses scored high on the NPVS-R and CBAN. A moderate, significant, and positive relationship was found between nurses' overall scores on the NPVS-R and CBAN-SF. Conclusion: As nurses' perceptions of professional values increase, their perception toward assessing care behaviors also increases. In addition, a relationship exists between nurses' education levels and assessment of care behaviors and between their work experience and their perceptions of professional values. Conducting studies on the subject using different designs is recommended.

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    Creating orthophotos with unmanned aerial vehicles and examining its accuracy and usability in geodetic applications

    Divit Kadi, Ayse; Gokalp, Ertan; Kadi, Fatih

    Unmanned aerial vehicles, one of the technologies that aim to produce data in many scientific studies, has widespread use in many engineering applications, especially in cartography applications. UAV, which can meet the high accuracy required in many studies, offer users the opportunity to produce point cloud and maps for various aims. It is aimed to produce a high-resolution orthophoto map of the study area in this study. In addition, the accuracy of the orthophoto map produced for the areas classified according to topographic structures in the study area has been checked with GNSS measurements, and its compliance with the standards specified in the regulation has been examined. According to the results; Considering the root square mean error values of three axes, it has been searched whether the accuracy values of the products obtained are suitable according to the regulation and it has been determined that these values are within the limits. Then, the application of testing the accuracy of the orthophoto map has been started. When all checkpoints have been examined, the maximum error values in x, y, and h directions have been found to be 5.9, 4.5, and 4.9 cm, respectively.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Ohmic heating: A futuristic method for cooking bulgur

    Goksu, Ali; Omac, Basri; Sabancı, Serdal

    Bulgur is a nutritious, healthy, and partially cooked food product with long shelf life and produced from wheat grains. In the present study, ohmic heating (OH) was used to cook bulgur as an alternative method to conventional cooking in case of bulgur pilaf due to its advantages including shorter heating time, uniform heat distribution in food, and higher energy efficiency. Bulgur was cooked in 0.1% salt solution to evaluate the effect of OH at various voltage gradients (10, 13, 16, and 19 V/cm) and conventional cooking processes on the textural properties of bulgur and energy consumption. The results showed that for the OH process, the total energy consumption for the cooking of bulgur reduced by approximately 80% compared to that for conventional cooking. In addition, the voltage gradients were significantly related to the cooking time, a crucial parameter for the water absorption of bulgur (p < 0.05). Novelty Impact Statement: Pre-cooked bulgur must be cooked in water by using electric or flame equipment before consumption. Nevertheless, in these systems, the cooking process consumes a pretty long time and causes a vast amount of waste energy. Therefore, alternative methods are needed to save time and energy. Thus, the ohmic heating was used as an alternative cooking process for bulgur prior to consumption.

    • SDG 2 · Açlığa Son
    • SDG 7 · Erişilebilir ve Temiz Enerji
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    Evaluation of teachers' digital competencies in the digitalization process in educational organizations

    Gündüzalp, Seda; Yaraş, Zübeyde

    The education process has started to go beyond the traditional patterns with topics such as new teaching environment designs blended with technology, digital native learners, and the prominent competencies of the 21st century. At the center of these concepts, which have begun to transform education, teachers are in an important position that ensures the continuation of education system. In education systems changed by technology, it is known that teachers' digital competencies will affect the success of learners. Teachers who can be digitally competent will be more active in managing the process more effectively in the education of digital native generations. As the difficulties faced by teachers who are not digitally competent in the changing teaching process with the effect of technology will bring new problems for the education process, it is important to determine the digital competence levels of the teachers and to create action plans and policies. In this chapter, it is emphasized what the digital competencies of teachers are and why teachers should have digital competencies. The education process has started to go beyond the traditional patterns with topics such as new.

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    Numerical evaluation of convective heat transfer properties of two-dimensional rotating PCM melt in the unilaterally heated rectangular container

    Liu, Dinghai; Xie, Kai; Zhang, Hui; Qiang, Yujie; Yang, Di; Wang, Zhaoxiao; Zhu, Lidong; Akkurt, Nevzat; Du, Yanping; Shen, Meng

    This paper carried out numerical investigations on the flow and heat transfer characteristics of a phase change with two-dimensional rotation of the three-dimensional paraffin (RT -27)-filled rectangular encapsulated container (PCM-REC) in space. A three-dimensional transient numerical heat transfer model was established and the enthalpy method was used to simulate the solid-liquid phase transition process and the flow evolution at the PCM interface. In this paper, the solid-liquid interface distribution, temperature distribution and melting time of PCM in PCM-REC heated at a constant temperature on one side were compared when rotated at different angles (0°, arctan (0.4), 2arctan (0.4) and 90°) along the heating direction and vertical heating direction. Results demonstrated that the peak value of maximum natural convection velocity increased from 0.0072 m/s to 0.0184 m/s with increasing radial height when PCM-REC was rotated in vertical heating direction. When PCM-REC was rotated in two dimensions by the same angle, the melting time was fastest when γ was an obtuse angle, and with the increase of the obtuse angle, the melting time shortened from 17 min to 6 min; when γ was an acute angle, the melting time was slowest, and with the decrease of the acute angle, the melting time lengthened from 49 min to 288 min.

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    A biomechanical study: Comparison of three different implant options in high Tibial osteotomy

    Key, Sefa; Demir, Sukru; Aydın, Oğuz; Say, Yakup; Erten, Mehmet

    Background: Many implant options could be preferable for fixation after osteotomy in varus knee medial compartment arthrosis. Due to usage characteristics, it is important to compare the biomechanical properties of them. For this purpose, we aimed to examine three different implant types biomechanically in our study. Methods: Ovine tibiae undergoing medial open-wedge high tibial osteotomy were fixed in vitro with three different implants using an angular wedge plate, a metal block plate and an external fixator system. The fixed ovine tibiae were subjected to axial tensile, axial loading and three-point bending tests in a test machine. All biomechanical tests were repeated five times, the maximum and minimum values were ignored, and the average values of the remaining three test results were taken into account. The test results were interpreted after converted into force-elongation curves in Trapezium-X software. Findings: Biomechanical test results revealed some differences between implant types. While the metal block plate had the highest axial tensile strength value, it was the fixation group showing the lowest strength in axial load tests. The used fixator system was the highest strength in axial load tests and the lowest strength in axial tensile tests. Interpretation: Considering the clinically significant forces related to the biomechanical stability of the three different implants used for high tibial osteotomy, the fixator system would appear to be slightly superior, although it should be noted that torsional forces, as well as parameters that could change in living tissue, might affect the results.

  • MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2
    Compatibilization of polyvinyl chloride - polymethyl methacrylate polymer blends with maleic anhydride-styrene-methyl methacrylate terpolymer

    Yilmaz, Ersen

    In this study, nonmiscible polyvinyl chloride (PVC) and polymethyl methacrylate (PMMA) polymers were made miscible by using MA-St-MMA terpolymer as a compatibilizer. Maleic anhydride-styrene-methyl methacrylate (MA-St-MMA) terpolymer was synthesized in our laboratory and used. The synthesized terpolymer was determined by FT-IR spectroscopy. Equal mass PVC/PMMA mixture samples were prepared in series and the compatibilizer terpolymer varying between 2% and 10% by mass was added to the samples and the effect of the added terpolymer on the miscibility was determined viscometrically, thermally, mechanically and, visually. With the addition of the compatibilizer, the two components in the mixture behave like a single polymer with a single glass transition temperature (Tg) and the mixture became compatible. As a result of viscometric experiments, it has been determined that with the added MA-St-MMA terpolymer, the Δb value derivated from the Krigbaum-Wall equation which is the miscibility parameter of a mixture shifted into the positive (+) zone indicating that the two polymers became miscible. By visual analysis, it was observed that the added terpolymer reduced the opaque appearance and the phase separations of the mixture. From the tensile test, a significant improvement in impact toughness was observed. When all the data obtained were evaluated, it was determined that the synthesized MA-St-MMA terpolymer was a suitable compatibilizer for the mixture of PVC and PMMA.

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