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Article Citation - WoS: 3On Ciric Type φ-Geraghty Contractions(Chiang Mai Univ, Fac Science, 2019) Alqahtani, Badr; Fulga, Andreea; Karapinar, ErdalIn this paper we introduce the notions of phi-Geraghty contractions and Ciric type phi-Geraghty contractions. We also investigate under which conditions such mappings posses a unique fixed point in the framework of complete metric spaces. We consider examples to show the validity of our main results.Review Citation - Scopus: 7Ion Exchange Membranes for Reverse Electrodialysis (red) Applications - Recent Developments(Amirkabir University of Technology - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory, 2021) Eti,M.; Othman,N.H.; Guler,E.; Kabay,N.The innovative membrane-based technology called reverse electrodialysis (RED) is capable of producing electrical power from the controlled mixing of two aqueous streams of different salinity. There has been tremendous progress so far in the development of RED process in terms of system development, spacer design, membranes properties and operational conditions optimization. Among those, characteristics of the ion exchange membranes are found to be the critical element affecting the performances of RED process. In this respect, a brief overview of the latest developments in ion exchange membranes were presented in this review, focussing on their properties and performances in RED applications. The recent developments of nanocomposite and ion selective membranes, particularly pore filling ion exchange membranes due to their high performances and inexpensive fabrication cost were also summarized. Shortly, fouling problem for the ion exchange membranes employed in the RED system was mentioned. © 2021 Amirkabir University of Technology - Membrane Processes Research Laboratory. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 5Heterogeneity in Classes: Cooperative Problem-Solving Activities Through Cooperative Learning(Fac Teacher Education, 2014) Cigdemoglu, Ceyhan; Kapusuz, Kamil Yavuz; Kara, AliTeachers, from primary schools to college, experience challenges regarding both increased class sizes and a greater diversity of students having a broad spectrum of abilities, interests, needs, and goals. The aim of this paper is to investigate the effect of cooperative learning through Cooperative Problem-Solving (CPS) activities on homogenous and heterogeneous grouping in an engineering course. As a mixed method design, the study utilized both quantitative and qualitative data. The participants, 47 engineering students selected conveniently, were enrolled in a communication systems course. The analysis of the quantitative data indicated that no significant difference (p=.791) exists between the ways in which the students in homogenous and the students in heterogeneous group understand communication systems. In order to reveal the perceptions of students regarding the implementation, they were interviewed at the end of the semester. The qualitative data obtained from these interviews suggests that students prefer heterogeneous to homogenous grouping. The findings also imply that further research should concentrate on heterogeneous grouping strategies and more detailed qualitative data in order to reveal what kind of patterns emerge from students' interactions in different groupings.Conference Object Operator Splitting of the Kdv-Burgers Type Equation With Fast and Slow Dynamics(2010) Aydín,A.; Karasözen,B.The Korteweg de Vries-Burgers (KdV-Burgers) type equation arising from the discretization of the viscous Burgers equation with fast dispersion and slow diffusion is solved using operator splitting. The dispersive and diffusive parts are discretized in space by second order conservative finite differences. The resulting system of ordinary differential equations are composed using the time reversible Strang splitting. The numerical results reveal that the periodicity of the solutions and the invariants of the KdV-Burgers equation are well preserved. © 2010 American Institute of Physics.Article Citation - Scopus: 2Use of Cloud Computing Applications in Reference Services;(University and Research Librarians Association (UNAK), 2014) Tavluoʇlu,C.; Korkmaz,A.Cloud computing is a computing platform that allows access the information over internet by using desktop computers, laptops, tablet PCs and smart phones without any software and storage unit. Many organizations use this technology and save time and money, such as libraries. Libraries have been adopting their reference services to the new technology and library services have been moving to the cloud. This paper defines cloud computing, presents the opportunities and challenges, also include how to use cloud based applications in reference services. A survey was applied to identify the use of cloud based Software as a Service (SaaS) models by references librarians who work at university libraries in Ankara. According to results, the degree of usage of this tools generally low.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Semptomatik Çok Ciddi Aort Darlıklı Hastalarda Transkateter Aort Kapak İmplantasyonun Etkisi(Kare Publ, 2021) Karaduman, Bilge Duran; Ayhan, Hüseyin; Keles, Telat; Bozkurt, EnginAmaç: Aort darlığı (AD) ilerleyici bir hastalıktır ve tek tedavi seçeneği olan kapak replasmanı semptomatik hale geldikten sonra ve geri dönüşümsüz miyokardiyal hasar gelişmeden önce yapılmalıdır. Çok ciddi aort darlığı (ÇCAD) hastalarında cerrahi kapak replasmanı asemptomatik olsa bile önerilmektedir. Ancak ÇCAD hastalarında transkateter aortik kapak implantasyonunun (TAVI) etkisi hakkında ayrıntılı bir çalışma yoktur. Bu çalışmada amacımız, semptomatik ÇCAD hastalarında TAVI’nin uygulanabilirliğini ve güvenilirliğini göstermektir. Yöntemler: Merkezimizde TAVI uygulanan toplam 505 ardışık semptomatik AD hastası retrospektif olarak incelendi. Hastaların ortalama yaşı 77.8±7.6 yıl ve %56.4 kadın idi. Hastalar ÇCAD grubu (n: 134 hasta) ve yüksek gradyentli AD grubu (YGAD, n: 371 hasta) olarak iki gruba ayrıldı. Bulgular: ÇCAD grubunda daha fazla kadın cinsiyet, daha yüksek sol ventrikül ejeksiyon (SV) fraksiyonu, daha fazla küçük SV, hipertrofik SV, daha fazla normal koronerler ve daha az koroner arter hastalığı, bypas cerrahisi, miyokard enfarktüsü ve atriyal fibrilasyon öyküsü vardı. Predilatasyon ve Edwards SAPIEN 3 ÇCAD grubunda olarak daha az kullanıldı. VARC-2 kriterlerine göre majör komplikasyonlar ve hastane içi mortalitede (ÇCAD grubu; 5 hasta, YG AD grubu; 16 hasta, p: 0.769) istatistiksel fark saptanmadı. İki grup arasında Cox regresyon modeli sağ kalım eğrisinde ÇCAD lehine istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark vardı (p<0.001). Sonuç: Bu çalışmamız ile semptomatik çok ciddi aort darlığında TAVI’nin kabul edilebilir komplikasyon ve daha yüksek sağ kalım oranları ile uygulanabilir ve güvenli olduğu gösterilmiştir. Hâlihazırda cerrahi kapak replasmanı endikasyonu olan asemptomatik ÇCAD hastalarında TAVI uygulanabilmesi için daha fazla randomize büyük çalışma gereklidir.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Public Policies and Social Movements: The Implications of Protest Movements on Mining Policy in Turkey(Ankara Haci Bayram veli Univ, 2010) Ozen, Hayriye; Ozen, Suekrue; Department of Public Administration and Political ScienceThis article proposes that public policy and social movements literatures can help each one another achieve for a better understanding of the role of social movements in the process of public policy formation. In order to illustrate this suggestion, taking insights from both types of literatures, we investigate how and to what extent the anti-gold-mining protest movements in Izmir-Bergama, Usak-Esme, Izmir-Efemcukuru, and Canakkale-Balikesir have influenced the mining policy in Turkey since 1985. The results indicate that a centralized policy-making tradition can influence atin what stage of the policy-making process protest movements emerge, and what kindssorts of tactics are pursued. The results also show that the repressive attitude against the protest movements adopted by an advocacy coalition formed between the governments and multinational companies to further enforce the existing policy, can lead to the growth of thegrowing opposition against the existing policy through the emergence of new protest movements.Conference Object Citation - Scopus: 3Self Archiving in Atilim University(2012) Ertürk,K.L.; Şengül,G.Self archiving is defined as storing the scientific research outputs in researchers' own web pages/sites, organizational web sites or institutional repositories. In this study the self archiving activities of academicians of AtIlIm University are investigated. For the purpose of the study the web pages of the university, personal web pages of the academicians and open repository of the university are explored. We found the details of 2176 academic activities of the instructors in web pages. More than half of these activities (1147 - 53%) consist of refereed journal papers. Almost a quarter of the instructors saved their research outputs in the university's open repository. Yet, those instructors have not published their works in their personal web pages or institutional web pages. Only 4% of the works are published in personal/organizational web pages. According to the results obtained, the usage of institutional repository is the common self archiving method in the AtIlIm University. On the other hand, the personal/organizational web pages should be as a point of attraction in self archiving. While discussing the efficient usage of the institutional repository, we suggest that the social networks as a meeting point should include links to personal/institutional web pages containing academicians' papers. © 2012 Springer-Verlag.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2Cannabinoid Receptor Ligands Modulate Fibrosis and Inflammation in Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis: a Preliminary Study(Tubitak Scientific & Technological Research Council Turkey, 2024) Kose, Sevil; Onen, Selin; Gizer, Merve; Boduroglu, Esin; Gonullu, Ugur; Korkusuz, PetekBackground/aim: No specific pharmacological treatment regimen for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) exists. Therefore, new antiinflammatory therapeutic strategies are needed. Cannabinoids (CBs), known for their inflammation-modulating and antifibrotic effects, may be potential medication candidates for treating IPF. We aim to evaluate the inflammation-modulating and antifibrotic effects of CB receptor (CBR) agonists and antagonists in lipopolysaccharide-stimulated normal human lung fibroblast, epithelial cells, IPF fibroblast cells, and monocytes. Materials and methods: We detected CBRs in normal human lung fibroblasts (LL24) and IPF fibroblast cells (LL29), epithelial cells (A549) and monocytes (THP-1) by flow cytometry. We determined TGF-(31, IL-8, and TNF-alpha inflammatory cytokines in the LL24, LL29, A549, and THP-1 cell culture supernatants on days 1 and 5 by ELISA. We evaluated the cell viability in LL24, LL29, and A549 cells on days 1, 3, and 5 spectrophotometrically and detected collagen Type I (ColI) production in the LL24 and LL29 cell culture supernatants on days 1, 3, and 5 by ELISA. Results: LL24, LL29, A549, and THP-1 cells exhibited CB1 (CB1R) and CB2 (CB2R) receptors. CB1R and CB2R agonists WIN55,2122 and JWH015 inhibited fibroblastic and epithelial cell proliferation on day 5. TGF-(31 and TNF-alpha release increased, while IL-8 release decreased in LL24, LL29, A549, and THP-1 cells in response to the administration of WIN55,212-2 and JWH015 at a 10-2 mM concentration. CB1R and CB2R antagonists AM251 and AM630 did not block agonistic responses, suggesting a nonclassical CBRmediated pathway. CB2R agonist JWH015 decreased ColI expression in IPF lung fibroblasts LL29 on day 3. Conclusion: These results suggest that CB signaling regulates the progression of pulmonary inflammation and fibrosis via CBR activation. This may offer a potential pharmacological tool for developing antifibrosis therapies.Article Kurumsal açık arşivlerin etkin kullanımı: Türkiye'deki bilimsel elektronik yayıncıların görüşleri(2010) Ertürk, Korhan Levent; Küçük, M. Emin1990’lı yıllardan itibaren açık erişim ile ilgili uluslararası düzeyde çalışma ve etkinlikler yapılmış, elektronik yayıncılık modelleri gözden geçirilmiş, üniversite ve bilimsel araştırma kurumlarında kurumsal açık arşivler yapılandırılmıştır. Bilimsel iletişimin en önemli paydaşları olan bilim insanları, bilimsel çalışmalarını Web sayfalarında ve/veya kurumsal açık arşivlerde depolamaya ya da açık erişimli dergilerde yayınlamaya başlamışlardır. Bu çalışma Türkiye’deki bilimsel iletişimin paydaşlarından olan bilimsel elektronik yayıncıların açık erişim farkındalığını belirlemek, kurumsal açık arşivlerin etkin kullanımı konusunda yayıncıların görüşlerini ortaya çıkarmak amacıyla yapılmıştır. Veriler, 101 yayıncıdan anket yoluyla elde edilmiştir. Bulgulara göre yayıncıların büyük bir bölümü (%72) açık erişim farkındalığını edinmiş görünmektedir. Yayıncılar, büyük çoğunlukla (%97) yazarlarının makalelerini kişisel veya kurumsal Web sayfa/sitelerinde herhangi bir zaman diliminde yayınlanmasını destek vermekte. yazarlarının kurumlarında kurumsal açık arşiv yapılandırılması durumunda eserlerinin orijinal sürümü ile konulmasına izin vermektedirler. Sonuç olarak, ülkemizde, kısa bir zaman aralığında kurumsal açık arşivlerde bilimsel içerik arşivlenmesi gerçekleştirilebilecek, işlevselliklerinde artış sağlanabilecektir.
