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Article Citation - Scopus: 1A User Task Design Notation for Improved Software Design(PeerJ Inc., 2021) Ozcan,E.; Topalli,D.; Tokdemir,G.; Cagiltay,N.E.System design is recognized as one of the most critical components of a software system that bridges system requirements and coding. System design also has a significant impact on testing and maintenance activities, and on further improvements during the lifespan of the software system. Software design should reflect all necessary components of the requirements in a clear and understandable manner by all stakeholders of the software system. To distinguish system elements, separation of concerns in software design is suggested. In this respect, identification of the user tasks, i.e., the tasks that need to be performed by the user, is not currently reflected explicitly in system design documents. Our main assumption in this study is that software quality can be improved significantly by clearly identifying the user tasks from those that need to be performed by the computer system itself. Additionally, what we propose has the potential to better reflect the user requirements and main objectives of the system on the software design and thereby to improve software quality. The main aim of this study is to introduce a novel notation for software developers in the frame of UML Activity Diagram (UMLAD) that enables designers to identify the user tasks and define them separately from the system tasks. For this purpose, an extension of UML-AD, named UML-ADE (UML-Activity Diagram Extended) was proposed. Afterwards, it was implemented in a serious game case for which the specification of user tasks is extremely important. Finally, its effectiveness was analyzed and compared to UML-AD experimentally with 72 participants. The defect detection performance of the participants on both diagrams with two real-life serious game scenarios was evaluated. Results show a higher level of understandability for those using UML-ADE, which in turn may indicate a better design and higher software quality. The results encourage researchers to develop specific design representations dedicated to task design to improve system quality and to conduct further evaluations of the impact of these design on each of the above mentioned potential benefits for the software systems. © Copyright 2021 Ozcan et al.Article Citation - WoS: 19Software Development Outsourcing: Challenges and Opportunities in Nigeria(Taylor & Francis inc, 2014) Casado-Lumbreras, Cristina; Colomo-Palacios, Ricardo; Ogwueleka, Francisca N.; Misra, SanjayIn recent years, several emergent regions have become software development sourcing countries. This article investigates the possibilities of sub-Saharan Africa as a sourcing destination in the software field. To find out the reasons why sub-Saharan Africa countries, in general, and Nigeria, in particular, are not considered a destination for global software development projects, the authors interviewed a set of professionals from Europe and Africa. Results indicate that there are many disadvantages and difficulties impeding Nigeria from becoming a preferred sourcing destination, mainly the absence of a strong software industry and the concerns about legislative, fiscal, and commercial premises. On the other hand, it is observed that there are also relevant added values and competitive advantages in Nigeria (English-speaking country, same time zone, and cost); therefore, it can become a potential target for software development outsourcing in the medium and long terms.Article Citation - WoS: 27Citation - Scopus: 31Health Literacy of Nursing Students and Its Effective Factors(Wiley-hindawi, 2019) Ozen, Nurten; Ozkaptan, Bilge Bal; Coskun, Sabahat; Terzioglu, FusunBackground The insufficiency of health literacy negatively affects the national economy as it leads to increased health service expenditure. It is very important for individuals to have accurate health-related information to reduce these negative effects. Aim The aim of the study is to examine the health literacy of nursing students and its effective factors. Methods This descriptive study was carried out with students from the nursing department of a vocational school of health sciences between September and October 2018 in Turkey. A semi-structured questionnaire regarding the descriptive features of the participants and the European Health Literacy Scale were used for data collection. Results The study included 283 nursing students; 29.3% had a problematic-limited health literacy level. The study found a statically significant difference between student year, high school graduation and family's income level and the total mean score of the HLS-EU scale. Conclusion The subject of health literacy should be integrated into the educational program of nursing students. The nurses are the most important workforce in health services, and awareness about this subject should be raised.Article Citation - WoS: 1Citation - Scopus: 2On Locally Graded Barely Transitive Groups(versita, 2013) Betin, Cansu; Kuzucuoglu, MahmutWe show that a barely transitive group is totally imprimitive if and only if it is locally graded. Moreover, we obtain the description of a barely transitive group G for the case G has a cyclic subgroup aOE (c) x > which intersects non-trivially with all subgroups and for the case a point stabilizer H of G has a subgroup H (1) of finite index in H satisfying the identity chi(H (1)) = 1, where chi is a multi-linear commutator of weight w.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Effects of Ge Substrate on the Structural and Optical Conductivity Parameters of Bi2o3< Thin Films(Elsevier Gmbh, 2019) Alharbi, S. R.; Qasrawi, A. F.In this article the structural, optical and dielectric properties of a 200 nm thick Bi2O3 thin films which are deposited onto amorphous germanium substrate are reported. Both of the Ge and Bi2O3 thin films are prepared by the thermal evaporation technique under vacuum pressure of 10 s mbar. Bi2O3 thin films are found to prefer the monoclinic nature of structure with larger values of microstrain, dislocation density, stacking faults and smaller grain sizes upon replacement of the glass substrate by germanium. Optically, significant redshift in the energy band gap is observed when the films are grown onto Ge. The Ge/Bi2O3 heterojunctions exhibit a conduction and valence band offsets of value of 0.81 and 1.38 eV, respectively. In addition to the enhancement in the dielectric constant near the IR region, the Drude-Lorentz modeling of the Ge/Bi2O3 heterojunctions has shown remarkable effect of the Ge substrate on the optical conductivity parameters of Bi2O3. Particularly, the drift mobility increased by about one order of magnitude, the free hole density decreased by (similar to)24 times and the plasmon frequency ranges extended from 5.21 to 11.0 GHz to 2.59-12.80 GHz when germanium substrate is used. The optical features of the heterojunction nominate it for visible light communication technology.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 13Challenges in Agile Software Maintenance for Local and Global Development: an Empirical Assessment(Mdpi, 2023) Almashhadani, Mohammed; Mishra, Alok; Yazici, Ali; Younas, MuhammadAgile methods have gained wide popularity recently due to their characteristics in software development. Despite the success of agile methods in the software maintenance process, several challenges have been reported. In this study, we investigate the challenges that measure the impact of agile methods in software maintenance in terms of quality factors. A survey was conducted to collect data from agile practitioners to establish their opinions about existing challenges. As a result of the statistical analysis of the data from the survey, it has been observed that there are moderately effective challenges in manageability, scalability, communication, collaboration, and transparency. Further research is required to validate software maintenance challenges in agile methods.Article Effectiveness of Boric Acid in Sepsis in Rats With Cecal Perforation(Springer Nature, 2025) Kurtipek, Ali Can; Dursun, Ali Dogan; Yigman, Zeynep; Ozdemir, Cagri; Kucuk, Aysegul; Gonullu, Ugur; Arslan, MustafaIntroduction and AimSepsis is a systemic inflammatory response that develops in the host against microorganisms, which results in end-organ damage. Boric acid (BA) has been shown to have immune modulatory effects in vitro and in animal studies. The aim of the study is to investigate the effects of high dose BA on lung and kidney tissues in rats with sepsis induced by the CLP method.Method28 rats were randomly divided into four groups: Group C (control group), Group BA, Group CLP (cecal ligation and puncture), and Group CLP + BA. Cecum was ligated below the ileocecal valve and punctured. BA was administered to the treatment groups at an intraperitoneal dose of 200 mg/kg, and at the end of 24 h, lung and kidney tissue samples were collected and evaluated for biochemical and histopathological parameters.ResultsHistopathologically, in kidney tissue, CLP + BA group showed significantly less peritubular capillary dilatation and brush border loss in the proximal tubule epithelium compared to the CLP group. In lung tissue, CLP + BA group had significantly less alveolar wall thickening compared to the CLP group. Biochemical analyses indicated that BA administration reduced oxidative stress in both renal and lung tissues.ConclusionWe found that intraperitoneal administration of high dose boric acid partially ameliorated the tissue damage in rats subjected to CLP induced sepsis. Further studies are needed regarding the dosage and application at different time points.Article Evaluating Anterior Segment Stability and Corneal Endothelium After Prolene Gonioscopy Assisted Transluminal Trabeculotomy (gatt) in Open-Angle Glaucoma(Springer, 2024) Aribas, Yavuz Kemal; Aktas, Zeynep; Ertop, MestanIntroduction This study investigates the short-term effects of prolene gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy (GATT) on anterior segment parameters and corneal endothelium in patients with open-angle glaucoma. Methods This retrospective study included 30 eyes from 30 patients who underwent GATT surgery. Demographic data, ophthalmological examination findings, and intraocular pressure (IOP) measurements using a Goldman applanation tonometer were recorded. Scheimpflug images were acquired at the pre-operative stage, as well as on the 1st day, 1st week, and 1st month postoperatively. Corneal endothelial cell counts were obtained via specular microscopy. Results The mean age of patients was 60.3 +/- 15.5 years. Anterior chamber depth and central corneal thickness increased on the 1st postoperative day (p:0.002, p < 0.001, respectively). Changes in anterior chamber depth values at the postoperative 1st week and 1st month compared to baseline were not statistically significant. Central corneal thickness decreased significantly at the 1st postoperative month compared to baseline (p:0.007). Corneal endothelial cell counts at the 1st month were comparable to baseline values (p:0.936). Conclusion Our findings reveal that prolene gonioscopy-assisted transluminal trabeculotomy induces temporary changes in anterior segment parameters but preserves corneal endothelial cell count within the first month, suggesting a promising profile for GATT in glaucoma management.Article Citation - WoS: 17Citation - Scopus: 24Optimization and Energy Analysis of a Novel Geothermal Heat Exchanger for Photovoltaic Panel Cooling(Pergamon-elsevier Science Ltd, 2021) Jafari, Rahim; Jafari, Rahim; Jafari, Rahim; Automotive Engineering; Automotive EngineeringElectrical energy and conversion efficiency of the photovoltaic (PV) solar panels are measured under standard test conditions in some microseconds at the room temperature (25 degrees C). It also is seen that the actual working conditions, on the other hand, with higher ambient temperature and continuous generated heat in the PV cells can lead to reduction in reduce their electricity generation and long-term sustainability. In the current work, the coolant (water + ethylene glycol) circulates between two heat exchangers; the minichannel heat exchanger is bounded to the PV cells and geothermal heat exchanger is buried underground, and it is set to remove the heat from PV cells to the ground. Six control factors of the geothermal cooling system are considered for the purpose of optimization using Taguchi design and main effect analysis. These parameters are pipe length, soil thermal conductivity, coolant flow rate, adjacent coil distance, pipe inner diameter and pipe thickness. The experimental results show that the average net electricity generation of the cooled PV panel is improved 9.8% compared to the PV panel without cooling system. However, with the same geothermal heat exchanger it drops to 6.2% as the cooled panel number is doubled. The simulation results reveal that the optimum configuration of the geothermal cooling system is capable of enhancing the net electricity generation of the twin cooled panels up to 11.6%. The LCOE of the optimized geothermal cooling system was calculated 0.089 euro/kWh versus the reference panel of 0.102 euro/kWh for the case study of 30 kW PV solar plant.Article Translation Movements in the Modernization Processes of Turkey and China(Department of Applied Linguistics, Translators and Interpreters, University of Antwerp, 2022) Bayraktar-Özer,Ö.The migration of knowledge between cultures is ubiquitous, whether it happens naturally on encountering communities or is consciously planned by authorities to learn from one another. As nations constantly share their scientific and philosophical knowledge with others, translation takes on a key role in the transmission of not only knowledge, but also the advancement of all aspects of the source culture. In this respect, the Qing and Ottoman empires, after experiencing military defeats, were able to recognise the progress made by certain nations as a result of the Industrial Revolution. The knowledge transfer from these industrialized countries therefore became part of the attempts by states, private institutions and reformers to catch up with these countries in the area of development through increased translation initiatives. Trends such as these subsequently continued to shape the culture-planning processes in many countries. Against this background, the present study aims to shine a light on the parallel course of translation movements in the modernization processes of China and Turkey from the mid-19th to the mid-20th century. It offers an overview of the translation movements crafted in an analogous pattern that entailed three stages of implementing translation activities in the modernization efforts of the two countries. © 2022 Artesis Hogeschool Antwerpen - Hoger Instituut voor Vertalers en Tolken. All rights reserved.
