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- Bulut, Hasan(53)
- Baskonus, Haci Mehmet(52)
- Alataş, Mevlüt(39)
- Gul, Muhammet(39)
- Serdar, Osman(38)
- Güler, Ömer(37)
- Akkurt, Nevzat(31)
- Benzer, Fulya(30)
- Sulaiman, Tukur Abdulkadir(29)
- Yucesan, Melih(29)
- Zengin, Gokhan(29)
- Kocabaş, Mehmet(28)
- Topal, Murat(26)
- Batan, Nevzat(25)
- Kök, Mediha(25)
- Ezer, Tülay(24)
- Paksoy, Mehmet Yavuz(24)
- Yildirim, Ozal(23)
- Tekin, H.O.(22)
- Utku, Anıl(22)
- ALMisned, Ghada(21)
- Ince, Muharrem(21)
- Öbek, Erdal(21)
- Erten, Fusun(20)
- Aslan, Naim(19)
- Celik, Erkan(19)
- Yildirim, Numan(19)
- Cakilcioglu, Ugur(18)
- Dal, Murat(18)
- Dal, Nursel Alp(18)
- Sahin, Kazim(18)
- Özkaynak, Fatih(18)
- Aslan, Alper(17)
- Erata, Hüseyin(17)
- Orhan, Cemal(17)
- Ergen, Burhan(16)
- Tanyol, Mehtap(16)
- Demir, Yakup(15)
- Etli, Serkan(15)
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Yayınlar
- MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ3Modeling of Drying Processes of Dates (Phoenix, Arecaceae) with Oven or TGA and Microbiological Properties of Fresh and Dried Dates
Ertekin, Özlem; İpek, Yeliz
Drying method, which is one of the oldest preservation methods, is important for preserving fruits. Date palm fruit is an important food in human nutrition due to some vitamins, minerals, sugar, phenolic components, and high fiber content. In the literature, date palm drying was not studied sufficiently in the aspect of mathematical modeling and the effect of drying process on the microbiological properties. In this novel study, date palm drying process was applied with four different temperatures of 50°C, 70°C, 90°C, and 110°C with two different drying techniques; drying with oven and drying with thermogravimetric analysis (TGA). Chemical changes in the date palm structure after drying at different temperatures were investigated with FTIR analysis. Fibrous structure of palm fruit is also exhibited with SEM analysis. On the other hand, microbiological studies were applied both for fresh and dried date palm to observe the drying process effect on the growth of different types of microorganisms. Consequently, drying time decreased with increasing drying temperature while the color of the dried date palm fruit became darker with increasing temperature. However, the chemical structure was not affected. Drying time of oven drying technique was longer than drying with TGA technique. The mathematical model of the drying temperature depending on drying time is calculated as (Formula presented.) for TG-DTA drying experiments and (Formula presented.) for drying process with oven. In addition, the microbiological load has significantly decreased or disappeared with the drying process.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Evaluation of hospital disaster preparedness by a multi-criteria decision making approach: The case of Turkish hospitals
Ortiz-Barrios, Miguel; Gul, Muhammet; López-Meza, Pedro; Yucesan, Melih; Navarro-Jiménez, Eduardo
Considering the unexpected emergence of natural and man-made disasters over the world and Turkey, the importance of preparedness of hospitals, which are the first reference points for people to get healthcare services, becomes clear. Determining the level of disaster preparedness of hospitals is an important and necessary issue. This is because identifying hospitals with low level of preparedness is crucial for disaster preparedness planning. In this study, a hybrid fuzzy decision making model was proposed to evaluate the disaster preparedness of hospitals. This model was developed using fuzzy analytic hierarchy process (FAHP)-fuzzy decision making trial and evaluation laboratory (FDEMATEL)-technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solutions (TOPSIS) techniques and aimed to determine a ranking for hospital disaster preparedness. FAHP is used to determine weights of six main criteria (including hospital buildings, equipment, communication, transportation, personnel, flexibility) and a total of thirty-six sub-criteria regarding disaster preparedness. At the same time, FDEMATEL is applied to uncover the interdependence between criteria and sub-criteria. Finally, TOPSIS is used to obtain ranking of hospitals. To provide inputs for TOPSIS implementation, some key performance indicators are established and related data is gathered by the aid of experts from the assessed hospitals. A case study considering 4 hospitals from the Turkish healthcare sector was used to demonstrate the proposed approach. The results evidenced that Personnel is the most important factor (global weight = 0.280) when evaluating the hospital preparedness while Flexibility has the greatest prominence (c + r = 23.09).
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ11D-CADCapsNet: One dimensional deep capsule networks for coronary artery disease detection using ECG signals
Butun, Ertan; Yildirim, Ozal; Talo, Muhammed; Tan, Ru-San; Rajendra Acharya, U.
Purpose: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is a leading cause of death globally. Electrocardiogram (ECG), which records the electrical activity of the heart, has been used for the diagnosis of CVD. The automated and robust detection of CVD from ECG signals plays a significant role for early and accurate clinical diagnosis. The purpose of this study is to provide automated detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) from ECG signals using capsule networks (CapsNet). Methods: Deep learning-based approaches have become increasingly popular in computer aided diagnosis systems. Capsule networks are one of the new promising approaches in the field of deep learning. In this study, we used 1D version of CapsNet for the automated detection of coronary artery disease (CAD) on two second (95,300) and five second-long (38,120) ECG segments. These segments are obtained from 40 normal and 7 CAD subjects. In the experimental studies, 5-fold cross validation technique is employed to evaluate performance of the model. Results: The proposed model, which is named as 1D-CADCapsNet, yielded a promising 5-fold diagnosis accuracy of 99.44% and 98.62% for two- and five-second ECG signal groups, respectively. We have obtained the highest performance results using 2 s ECG segment than the state-of-art studies reported in the literature. Conclusions: 1D-CADCapsNet model automatically learns the pertinent representations from raw ECG data without using any hand-crafted technique and can be used as a fast and accurate diagnostic tool to help cardiologists.
AtıfScopus100OpenAlex96İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Enhanced corrosion properties of biological NiTi alloy by hydroxyapatite and bioglass based biocomposite coatings
Say, Y.; Aksakal, B.
Enhanced corrosion resistance is always an obligatory property in biomedical applications. For this purpose, the surfaces of NiTi alloy were duplex coated both by Hydroxyapatite (HA)/Silver (Ag) and BioGlass (BG)/Silver (Ag) using the sol-gel method. The surface morphologies, and corrosion behaviours of the coatings were examined via SEM, EDS, XRD, and mechanically, by means of hardness as well as adhesion and corrosion tests. SEM analyses showed that the homogenous and crack-free structures were obtained in the biocomposite coatings. Spherical-like structures in the coatings were observed and pitting type of corrosion was formed in the biocomposite coated NiTi surfaces. After the corrosion tests, enhanced corrosion resistance was observed in both HA- and BG- based coatings. However, HA-based HA/Ag coatings on NiTi alloys were obtained to have higher adhesion strength as well as higher corrosion resistance compared to the BG-based biocomposite coatings. The findings in the present study can help the design of future implants with higher corrosion resistance.
AtıfScopus38WoS37OpenAlex42İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ4Parameter estimation of some archimedean copulas based on minimum cramer-von-mises distance
Susam, Selim Orhun
The purpose of this paper is to introduce a new estimation method for estimating the Archimedean copula dependence parameter in the non-parametric setting. The estimation of the dependence parameter has been selected as the value that minimizes the Cramer-von-Mises distance which measures the distance between Empirical Bernstein Kendall distribution function and true Kendall distribution function. AMonte Carlo study is performedto measure the performance of thenewestimator and compared to conventional estimation methods. In terms of estimation performance, simulation results show that the proposed Minumum Cramer-von-Mises estimation method has a good performance for low dependence and a small sample size when compared with the other estimation methods. The new minimum distance estimation of the dependence parameter is applied to model the dependence of two real data sets.
AtıfScopus13WoS9OpenAlex10İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ3Antioxidant effects of oleuropein on hydrogen peroxide-induced neuronal stress-an in vitro study
Kucukgul, Altug; Isgor, Mehmet M.; Duzguner, Vesile; Atabay, Meryem N.; Kucukgul, Azime
Background: Persistent oxidative stress can lead to chronic inflammation and mediate most chronic diseases including neurological disorders. Oleuropein has been shown to be a potent antioxidant molecule in olive oil leaf having antioxidative properties. Objective: The aim of this study was to investigate the protective effects of oleuropein against oxidative stress in human glioblastoma cells. Methods: Human glioblastoma cells (U87) were pretreated with oleuropein (OP) essential oil 10 µM. After 30 minutes, 100 µM H2 O2 was added to the cells for three hours. Cell survival was quantified by colorimetric MTT assay. Glutathione level, total oxidant capacity, total antioxidant capacity and nitric oxide levels were determined by using specific spectrophotometric methods. The relative gene expression level of iNOS was performed by qRT-PCR method. Results: According to viability results, the effective concentration of H2 O2 (100µM) significantly decreased cell viability and oleuropein pretreatment significantly prevented the cell losses. Oleuropein regenerated total antioxidant capacity and glutathione levels decreased by H2 O2 exposure. In addition, nitric oxide and total oxidant capacity levels were also decreased after administration of oleuropein in treated cells. Conclusion: Oleuropein was found to have potent antioxidative properties in human glioblastoma cells. However, further studies and validations are needed in order to understand the exact neuroprotective mechanism of oleuropein.
AtıfScopus23OpenAlex24İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Time-aware link prediction based on strengthened projection in bipartite networks
Aslan, Serpil; Kaya, B.
The traditional projection models in the bipartite networks involve many node pairs that consist of weak relationships. These node pairs lead to poor quality predictions as well as high computation time. In this paper, to cope with these problems, we firstly propose a novel projection model, which is called “Strengthened Projection Model”. Then, to predict the potential links in the future, we present a new link prediction approach based on the proposed projection model. Thanks to the proposed model, the computation time is shortened, and the high probability predictions are extracted. The majority of the previous works conducted in this area have used the classical proximity measure algorithms that only take into account the current network structure, regardless of when events occur in the network evolution. To overcome these limited methods, in this paper, we also propose a novel proximity measure algorithm that considers the bipartite network evolution. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first attempt that takes into account the time-awareness in bipartite networks. To evaluate the performance of our proposed approach, we conducted experiments on the academic information network. To construct this bipartite network, we collected data from IEEE Xplore. The experimental results show that the success of the proposed method is promising.
AtıfScopus11WoS9OpenAlex10İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS): Breast size dissatisfaction and its antecedents and outcomes in women from 40 nations
Swami, Viren; Tran, Ulrich S.; Barron, David; Afhami, Reza; Aimé, Annie; Almenara, Carlos A.; Alp Dal, Nursel; Amaral, Ana Carolina Soares; Andrianto, Sonny; Anjum, Gulnaz
The Breast Size Satisfaction Survey (BSSS) was established to assess women's breast size dissatisfaction and breasted experiences from a cross-national perspective. A total of 18,541 women were recruited from 61 research sites across 40 nations and completed measures of current-ideal breast size discrepancy, as well as measures of theorised antecedents (personality, Western and local media exposure, and proxies of socioeconomic status) and outcomes (weight and appearance dissatisfaction, breast awareness, and psychological well-being). In the total dataset, 47.5 % of women wanted larger breasts than they currently had, 23.2 % wanted smaller breasts, and 29.3 % were satisfied with their current breast size. There were significant cross-national differences in mean ideal breast size and absolute breast size dissatisfaction, but effect sizes were small (η2 = .02–.03). The results of multilevel modelling showed that greater Neuroticism, lower Conscientiousness, lower Western media exposure, greater local media exposure, lower financial security, and younger age were associated with greater breast size dissatisfaction across nations. In addition, greater absolute breast size dissatisfaction was associated with greater weight and appearance dissatisfaction, poorer breast awareness, and poorer psychological well-being across nations. These results indicate that breast size dissatisfaction is a global public health concern linked to women's psychological and physical well-being.
AtıfScopus68OpenAlex77İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Fabrication of a novel acrylate polymer bearing chalcone and amide groups and investigation of its thermal and isoconversional kinetic analysis
Biryan, Fatih; Pihtili, Güzin
The aim of the article was to examine the thermal degradation, thermal decomposition kinetics and dielectric behavior of novel poly(APHP-Am–Ac). For this purpose, the novel monomer, 4-(3-(4-acetamidophenyl)-3-oxoprop-1-en-1-yl)phenyl acrylate (APHP-Am–Ac), was synthesized from 1-(4-aminophenyl)-3-(4-hydroxyphenyl) prop-2-en-1-one (APHP) and acetic anhydride reaction. The homopolymer P(APHP-Am–Ac) was prepared by free radical polymerization within dimethylformamide at 80 °C. The presence of rigid and bulky chalcone units in polymer side chains significantly improved the solubility of polyamides, giving them an amorphous nature and good thermal stability. The structural characterization of homopolymer was accomplished using FT-IR and NMR techniques. The thermal stability and degradation features of homopolymer have been performed by using TG analysis and FT-IR during partial degradation at different temperatures. The glass transition temperature of homopolymer was determined by DSC analysis. For thermal decomposition kinetics of poly(APHP-Am–Ac), Flynn–Wall–Ozawa and Kissinger methods were applied to thermogravimetric curves and apparent activation energies (Ea) calculated from these two methods. According to FWO, the activation energy (Ea) of the first step and the second step was found as: 157.78 kJ mol−1 and 151.81 kJ mol−1, respectively. For Kissinger’s model, Ea was calculated as 154.3 kJ mol−1 and 142.83 kJ mol−1, respectively. The dielectric and conductivity measurements of homopolymer were investigated by impedance analyzer technique in a range of 10 Hz–20 kHz frequency at different temperatures (from 25 to 120 °C). The results have been plotted as a function of frequency and temperatures. The values increased significantly with temperature.
AtıfScopus18WoS17OpenAlex18İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Generalized quasi-einstein manifolds in contact geometry
Ünal, Inan
In this study, we investigate generalized quasi-Einstein normal metric contact pair manifolds. Initially, we deal with the elementary properties and existence of generalized quasi-Einstein normal metric contact pair manifolds. Later, we explore the generalized quasi-constant curvature of normal metric contact pair manifolds. It is proved that a normal metric contact pair manifold with generalized quasi-constant curvature is a generalized quasi-Einstein manifold. Normal metric contact pair manifolds satisfying cyclic parallel Ricci tensor and the Codazzi type of Ricci tensor are considered, and further prove that a generalized quasi-Einstein normal metric contact pair manifold does not satisfy Codazzi type of Ricci tensor. Finally, we characterize normal metric contact pair manifolds satisfying certain curvature conditions related toM-projective, conformal, and concircular curvature tensors. We show that a normal metric contact pair manifold with generalized quasi-constant curvature is locally isometric to the Hopf manifold S2n+1(1) x S1.
AtıfScopus5WoS3OpenAlex4İncele - BildiriAçık Erişim2020Using Buck-Boost Rectifier with Single-Phase-Matrix Converter to Reduce Switch Count Operation
Boydak, Merve; Orhan, Ahmet; Caliskan, Abuzer
Recently, the development of advanced power semiconductor devices has made widespread use of power switching circuits and other power electronics applications in commercial and industrial environments. This paper focuses on Single Phase Matrix Converter (SPMC) as a AC-DC boost rectifier and AC-DC buck rectifier. The SPMC was operated in the desired mode using a single driver circuit. Insulated Gate Bipolar Transistors (IGBTs) are used in the power circuit as switching devices to implement SPMC topology. Switching signals are obtained by Sinusoidal Pulse Width Modulation (SPWM) technique. The simulation is carried out using MATLAB / Simulink.
AtıfScopus7WoS3OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2A novel risk evaluation approach for frequently encountered risks in ship engine rooms
Başhan, Veysi; Demirel, Hakan; Gul, Muhammet
The purpose of this study is to evaluate risks which are frequently encountered in the engine room on-board. In this context, twenty common risks are assessed using the neutrosophic analytic hierarchy process (N-AHP) and trapezoidal fuzzy technique for order preference by similarity to ideal solution (TrF-TOPSIS). In maritime risk evaluation, since it is frequently required the linguistic assessment of decision-makers to achieve a robust risk assessment tool, neutrosophic sets and fuzzy sets are used together in this study. Neutrosophic sets represent real-world problems effectively by considering all aspects of decision-making situations, (i.e. truthiness, indeterminacy, and falsity). Therefore, AHP is integrated with neutrosophic sets to assign weights of risk parameters initially. Then, the encountered risks are prioritized by TrF-TOPSIS. Finally, preventative actions for the risks have been discussed. In conclusion of the study, it is shown that skin exposure to the fuels/oils, exposure to chemicals and exposure to high pressure and temperature liquids are the most important risks through the engine room on-board. This study both emphasizes the importance of preventing damage to crew in the risk assessment of ship engine rooms and aims to increase the level of safety control and minimize the potential environmental impacts of a ship's damage.
AtıfScopus17WoS13OpenAlex14İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Effect of trichlorfon on some haematological and biochemical changes in Cyprinus carpio: The ameliorative effect of lycopene
Mişe Yonar, Serpil; Yonar, M. Enis; Pala, Ayşegül; Sağlam, Naim; Sakin, Fatih
Trichlorfon (TCF) is an antiparasitic agent used in aquaculture to treat external parasites and it belongs to the chemical class of organophosphates. This study was conducted to investigate the ameliorating effects of lycopene on TCF-induced toxicity in carp by evaluating haematological parameters and oxidant/antioxidant status. Fish were randomly divided into seven experimental groups. These groups were arranged as follows: control (no treatment) group, corn oil group, lycopene (10 mg kg−1) group, TCF-I (11 mg L−1) group, TCF-I (11 mg L−1) plus lycopene (10 mg kg−1) group, TCF-II (22 mg L−1) group and TCF-II (22 mg L−1) plus lycopene (10 mg kg−1) group. At the end of 14 days administration, blood and tissue (liver, kidney, and gill) samples were collected. Haematological changes [red blood cell (RBC) and white blood cell (WBC) count, haemoglobin (Hb) concentration, haematocrit (Ht) level, and erythrocyte indices: mean corpuscular volume (MCV), mean corpuscular haemoglobin (MCH), and mean corpuscular haemoglobin concentration (MCHC)] were determined in the blood samples, while antioxidant parameters [(malondialdehyde (MDA) and reduced glutathione (GSH) levels and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GSH-Px) activities] were evaluated in the liver, kidney and gill samples. The results demonstrated that all the haematological parameters were significantly decreased in the TCF-I and TCF-II groups when compared to the control group. Notable increases in the tissue MDA levels were observed in the TCF-treated groups. In contrast, significant decreases were observed in the tissue SOD, CAT and GSH-Px activities and GSH levels in the TCF-I and TCF-II groups. However, simultaneous treatment with lycopene provided a marked normalisation of the haematological and oxidant/antioxidant parameters compared with the TCF-I and TCF-II groups. The findings show that dietary lycopene supplementation might be helpful in abrogation of TCF toxicity by changing haematological conditions and antioxidant status in fish.
AtıfScopus34WoS28OpenAlex31İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Reviewing Phlomis rigida Labill From Turkey as a Antimicrobial Efficacy
Sönmez, Pınar Erecevit; Kirbağ, Sevda; Çakilcioğlu, Uğur
This work researched the inhibitory properties of the extract of Phlomis rigida Labill plant including chloroform on gram-negative and positive bacteria, yeasts and dermatophyta; the related plant is used for therapeutic purpose in public. For the disk diffusion method, this extract is effective on Pseudomonas aeruginosa that is one of the negative bacterias by 11.33 ± 0.57 mm inhibition areas. Regarding other bacterias, the effect of the related extract is so low in avoiding the improvement of Escherichia coli, Staphylococcus aureus and Bacillus megaterium by 8.33 ± 0.57 mm inhibition area. It has highly effective on Trichopyton sp. and Candida albicans that are from dermatophytes fungis and yeast by 16.33 ± 0.57 mm inhibition area. About yeast and dermatophytes fungi it has a remarkable impact on Candida glabrata (14.33 ± 0.57 mm inhibition area), Epidermophyton sp. (12.33 ± 0.57 mm inhibition area). Antimicrobial activity of this natural extract against all the microorganisms that were tested by MIC method by concentrations vary by 100 uL and 6.25 uL. Acording to this; the results showed good inhibitory effect with 6.25 μL for C. albicans, Trichophyton sp. with 12.25 μL for C. glabrata. In the other hand it is effective with 25 μL for P. aeruginosa, Epidermophyton sp. with 50 μL for E. coli, S. aureus, B. megaterium. Being used plants for medical purposes as from since the early ages show that these plants can be used as alternatives of available antibiotics; including important medical components is the other reason for being an alternative at the same time. Concerning results, P. rigida can be utilized as a therapeutic drug for the healing of infections caused by microorganisms. In this study, we believe that the P. rigida is important in the search for new antibiotics and will contribute to the literature and the world of drug as it affects different types of microorganisms at the lowest level for the first time.
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İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Remediation of pollutants with economical importance from mining waters: Usage of Cladophora fracta
Topal, Murat; Arslan Topal, E. Is̨ıl; Öbek, Erdal
The accumulations of elements (Mo, Cu, Zn and Ni) those have both pollutant characteristics and economic importance were determined in the macroalga (green alga Cladophora fracta) exposed to mining water with the aim of presentation of the possibility of using the alga as a bioindicator of these elements. The highest element concentrations (Mo, Cu, Zn and Ni) accumulated by Cladophora fracta were determined as 2.38; 19.66; 4510.5 and 19.4 mg/kg, respectively. Bioconcentration factor values decreased in the order: Ni>Cu>Mo>Zn. The Metal Pollution Index (MPI) values calculated between 17.50 and 44.98 were used to determine the pollution degree of Cladophora fracta. As a result, it was determined that Cladophora fracta highly accumulated the elements from the mine gallery water. Therefore, Cladophora fracta was a good bioaccumulator and indicator for the remediation of the elements in mine gallery waters.
AtıfScopus8WoS4OpenAlex8İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ1Chronology and Geomorphological Activity of the Akdag Rock Avalanche (SW Turkey)
Bayrakdar, Cihan; Gorum, Tolga; Çılğın, Zeynel; Vockenhuber, Christof; Ivy-Ochs, Susan; Akçar, Naki
Large rock-slope failures are among the primary geohazards in high mountain areas. These rock avalanches and rockslides constitute most of the world’s largest landslide deposits. This study focuses on the formation and geomorphological activity of the Akdag landslide complex located on the southern slope of Mount Akdag, SW Turkey. We employed detailed mapping in the field, spatial and morphometric analysis using GIS and remote sensing technologies, and surface exposure dating with cosmogenic 36Cl to reconstruct the chronology of the landslide complex. For the analysis of cosmogenic 36Cl, we collected 18 surface samples from calcareous boulders within the landslide deposit. Our field mapping shows that the Akdag rock avalanche is a large and active slope failure developed between carbonates and flysch. The rock-avalanche deposits cover an area of 9.8 km2 and together with the primary and secondary slope failures which form the landslide complex, cover an area of 15 km2. The Akdag rock avalanche is one of the largest (3 × 108 m3) known bedrock landslides in Turkey. Cosmogenic 36Cl exposure ages indicate that the main collapse occurred at 8.3 ± 1.4 ka (2σ), followed by secondary failures. We dated one of the latter to 1.1 ± 0.2 ka (2σ). Based on field evidence, we surmise that increased water discharge in the springs along the carbonate-flysch contact zone played a key role in the Early Holocene failure.
AtıfScopus9OpenAlex9İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2The Communication Skills and Empathic Tendencies of Nursing and Midwifery Students to Reproductive Pattern Section of the Care Plan
Kaplan Serin, Emine; Alp Dal, Nursel; İkde Öner, Özlem
The objective of this study is to determine the communication skills and empathic tendencies of nursing and midwifery students to sexuality/reproductive pattern section of the care plan. The sample of this descriptive cross-sectional study consists of 665 students studying in the midwifery and nursing department of a state university in Eastern Anatolia Region of Turkey and agreeing to participate in the study as volunteers. Data of the study were collected using “Descriptive Characteristics Form for Students”, “Communication Skills Assessment Scale (CSAS)” and “Emphatic Tendency Scale”. Obtained data were assessed by using number, percent, mean and standard deviation as well as Mann–Whitney U Test, Kruskal–Wallis Test, t test, ANOVA and Pearson correlation test. The average age of students participating in the study was 20.81 ± 1.80 years, and 53.8% of them expressed that the society they lived in had a restrictive perspective on the concept of sexuality. A great majority of students think that cultural structure and religious beliefs are significant factors in the formation of sexual taboos. The study found out that 64% of the students could not ask the questions in the reproductive pattern section of the care plan, most of them did not want to be asked it themselves, and 70.5% of them were uncomfortable with asking these questions due to privacy. Approximately fifty-six percent (56.1%) of students thought that the concept of sexuality did not fall within a nurse’s responsibilities. Approximately fifty-six percent (56.1%) of them did not want to focus on the subject more during courses. Average total score of students on CSAS was 98.74 ± 13.05, average total score on the emphatic tendency scale was 67.31 ± 7.98 and a positive correlation was found between both scores. In this study, it was detected that students left the sexuality/reproductive pattern section in the care plan empty, therefore they did not/could not handle a patient’s potential problems related to sexuality/reproductive pattern.
AtıfScopus5WoS4OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Influence of vitamin E and vitamin E-selenium combination on arginase activity, nitric oxide level and some spermatological properties in ram semen
Ozer Kaya, Seyma; Gur, Seyfettin; Erisir, Mine; Kandemir, Fatih Mehmet; Benzer, Fulya; Kaya, Emre; Turk, Gaffari; Sonmez, Mustafa
The effects of vitamin E and vitamin E-selenium combination on seminal plasma arginase activity and nitric oxide level and some spermatological properties in rams were investigated in this study. For control group, animals were injected intramuscularly with physiological saline. For vitamin E group, rams were injected intramuscularly with 300 mg/ram vitamin E. For vitamin E + selenium group, animals were injected intramuscularly with 5 ml/ram vitamin E + selenium. The semen was collected by artificial vagina at 1st, 4th, 24th, 48th and 72nd hr after administration in each group. Significant decreases in seminal plasma arginase activity (at 1st, 24th and 48th hr), nitric oxide level (at 72nd hr) and abnormal sperm rate (at 1st, 24th and 72nd hr), and significant increases in semen volume (at 24th hr), semen mass activity (at 24th and 48th hr), sperm motility (at 24th, 48th and 72nd hr) and concentration (at 1st hr) were observed in vitamin E group compared with control group. Similarly, significant increase in semen volume (at 1st, 24th and 48th hr), mass activity, (at 48th hr), motility (at 48th and 72nd hr) and concentration (at 4th, 24th and 48th hr), and significant decrements in abnormal sperm rate (at 1st, 24th, 48th and 72nd hr), seminal plasma nitric oxide level (at 1st, 4th, 24th and 48th hr) and semen pH (at 24th and 48th hr) were detected in vitamin E + selenium group in comparison to the control group. As a result, it is suggested that vitamin E and/or vitamin E + selenium applications may improve reproductive performance.
AtıfScopus19WoS16OpenAlex19İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020Scopus SJRQ2Thermal studies and influence of the thermal decomposition on dielectric properties of a new coumarin copolymers
Biryan, Fatih; Pihtili, Güzin; Demirelli, Kadir
In this study, firstly 7-hydroxy-4-chloroethyl coumarin compound was synthesized in accordance with the literature (Peterson et al. in Macromol Chem Phys 202: 775–784, 2001). Then, this compound was reacted with acryloyl chloride to form the 4-(chloromethyl)-2-oxo-2H chromen-7-yl-acrylate) monomer. A series of copolymers were prepared using this monomer and n-butyl acrylate monomer. TGA analysis system was used to examine the thermal properties of homopolymers and copolymers. The activation energies were calculated for thermal decomposition of homopolymer and certain copolymers according to Flynn–Wall–Ozawa method. TGA measurements were taken at different heating rates and given comparatively. The glass transition temperatures of the copolymers were determined by DSC analysis and these results were given comparatively. For investigating the dielectric properties of copolymers, dielectric constant, dielectric loss factor, and ac conductivity values were calculated in the range of 100 Hz–20 kHz frequencies. The results were plotted as a function of frequency. In addition, dielectric behaviors of residues were determined after heating to the first decay temperature of the two-stage decay polymers and compared with the first states.
AtıfScopus6WoS6OpenAlex6İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2020On Quasi-Conformally Flat Para-Sasakian Manifolds
Ünal, İnan; Sarı, Ramazan
In this paper, we present some new results on invariant submanifolds of a para-Sasakian manifold under the quasi-conformally flatness condition. Firstly, we examine flatness of quasi-conformal curvature tensor on para-Sasakian manifolds. We prove that a quasi-conformally flat para-Sasakian manifold is an η-Einstein manifold. Also, we give some results on the sectional curvature of such manifolds. Secondly, we consider the invariant submanifolds of a quasi-conformally flat para-Sasakian manifold. We prove that a totally umbilical submanifold of a para-Sasakian manifold is invariant. In addition, we investigate curvature properties of such submanifolds and we show that a totally umbilical invariant submanifold of a quasi-conformally flat para-Sasakian manifold is an η-Einstein manifold. Finally, we work on the sectional curvature properties of an invariant submanifold of a quasi-conformally flat para-Sasakian manifold.
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