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Article Citation - Scopus: 2Comparison of the Effectiveness of Kinesiology Taping and Rigid Taping on Ankle Kinematics During Drop Landing in Individuals With Lateral Ankle Injury(American Podiatric Medical Association, 2022) Korkusuz,S.; Kilic,R.T.; Aritan,S.; Ozgoren,N.; Sozay,S.; Kibar,S.; Yosmaoglu,H.B.Background: Lateral ankle sprain is an injury that often occurs during sports or daily life activ-ities. Athletic tape and kinesiology tape applications are among the external support treatment options especially for athletes to support the ankle and protect it from recurrent sprains. We sought to compare the kinematic stabilization effects of different ankle taping applications on the ankle joint during drop landing in individuals with a history of unilateral lateral ankle injury. Methods: In this randomized controlled study, 30 volunteers with unilateral ankle injury were evaluated. The participants were asked to land on one leg on the involved side and the contralateral side from a 30-cm-high platform. The same practice was repeated after apply-ing kinesiology tape and rigid tape to the injured foot. Kinematic analysis of the foot and ankle was performed by recording three-dimensional spatial position information at a speed of 240 frames per second using infrared cameras. Results: The highest inversion angles of the involved foot at initial contact and 150 msec after initial contact were higher than those of the uninvolved side (P = .03 and P = .04, respec-tively). There was no significant difference in ankle kinematic values in the involved foot among kinesiology taping, athletic taping, and no taping applications (P = .74). Conclusions: People with lateral ankle sprains show reduced inversion during landing. There were no significant differences among kinesiology taping, athletic taping, and no taping on the injured foot in terms of ankle kinematics. Care should be taken when using taping materials as protective measures for sports activities. © 2022, American Podiatric Medical Association. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 5Object-Oriented Inheritance Metrics in the Context of Cognitive Complexity(Ios Press, 2011) Mishra, Deepti; Mishra, AlokIt is important to identify modules that are fault prone or exhibit evidence of high cognitive complexity as these modules require corrective actions such as increased source code inspection, refactoring or performing more exhaustive testing. This can lead to a better quality software system. It has been found that inheritance has an impact on the cognitive complexity of a software system. In this paper, two inheritance metrics based on cognitive complexity, one at class level CCI (Class Complexity due to Inheritance) and another at program level ACI (Average Complexity of a program due to Inheritance), have been proposed for object-oriented software systems. Additionally, one more metric MC (Method Complexity) has been proposed to calculate the complexity of a method. These proposed metrics are compared with some well known object-oriented inheritance metrics by calculating their values for three random C++ programs. It has been observed that CCI and ACT are better to represent cognitive complexity due to inheritance than other well known class level and program level inheritance metrics.Article Citation - WoS: 10Citation - Scopus: 9Current Issues in and an Emerging Method for Flood Frequency Analysis Under Changing Climate(Jshwr, Jagh, Jahs, Jsph, 2017) Kavvas, M. Levent; Ishida, Kei; Trinh, Toan; Ercan, Ali; Darama, Yakup; Carr, Kara J.In this study several issues with the standard flood frequency analysis are discussed in the context of a changing hydro-climate in the 21st century. Among these issues the loss of statistical equilibrium in the hydro-climate of a studied region during the 21st century has serious implications on the standard frequency analysis that is discussed in some detail. An alternative method to flood frequency analysis within the framework of a changing climate based on ensemble of future climate projections is reported and demonstrated by a numerical application to a target watershed.Article Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Physical Properties of Neodymium Tin Oxide Pyrochlore Ceramics(de Gruyter Poland Sp Zoo, 2017) Saleh, Adli A.; Qasrawi, A. F.; Yumusak, G.; Mergen, A.In this work, physical properties of neodymium tin oxide pyrochlore ceramics prepared by solid state reaction technique are investigated by means of X-ray diffraction, scanning electron microscopy, ultraviolet-visible light (UV-Vis) spectrophotometry and temperature dependent electrical resistivity measurements. The pyrochlore is observed to have a cubic FCC crystal lattice with lattice parameter of 10.578 angstrom. The planes of the cubic cell are best oriented in the [2 2 2] direction. From the X-ray, the UV-Vis spectrophotometry and the electrical resistivity data analysis, the grain size, strain, dislocation density, optical and thermal energy band gaps, localized energy band tail states and resistivity activation energies are determined and discussed. The pyrochlore is observed to have an optical energy band gap of similar to 3.40 eV. This value corresponds to 365 nm UV light spectra which nominates the neodymium tin oxide pyrochlore ceramics for the use as UV sensors.Article Citation - Scopus: 2A New Formulation for the Boundary Element Analysis of Heat Conduction Problems With Nonlinear Boundary Conditions;(Turk Isı Bilimi ve Teknigi Dernegi, 2019) Baranoğlu,B.An effective numerical method based on the boundary element formulation is presented to solve heat conduction equations which are governed by the Fourier equation, with nonlinear boundary conditions on one or more sections of the prescribed boundary. The solution involves the manipulation of the system matrices of the boundary element method and obtaining a smaller ranked matrix equation in which the unknown is only the temperature difference over the nonlinear boundary condition region. This way, the iterations to deal with the nonlinear conditions are performed faster. After finding the solution over the nonlinear boundary condition region, the solution over the entire boundary is obtained as a post-process through a prescribed relation. An example with a proven exact solution is employed to assess the results. © 2019 TIBTD Printed in TurkeyArticle Citation - WoS: 4Citation - Scopus: 4Optical Dynamics at the Au/Znpc Interfaces(Univ Fed Sao Carlos, dept Engenharia Materials, 2020) Qasrawi, A. F.; Zyoud, Hadeel M.In this work, the optical dynamics and the structural properties of the zinc phthalocyanine which are coated onto 150 nm thick Au substrates are studied by the X-ray diffraction and optical spectrophotometry techniques. The Au/ZnPc interfaces appears to be strongly affected by the large lattice mismatches at the interface. It is observed that the coating ZnPc onto Au substrates increases the light absorbability by 4.7 and 128.2 times in the visible and infrared regions of light, respectively. Au substrates activated the free carrier absorption mechanism in the ZnPc thin films in the infrared range of light. In addition, the transparent Au substrates forced narrowing the energy band gap in both of the Q and B bands. It also increased the dielectric constant value by similar to 3.5 times in the IR range. The enhancements in the optical properties of ZnPc that resulted from the thin Au substrates make the ZnPc more suitable for optoelectronic, nonlinear optical applications and for electromagnetic energy storage in the infrared range of light.Article Citation - WoS: 11Citation - Scopus: 13Geometric Distribution of Order k With a Reward(Elsevier Science Bv, 2014) Eryilmaz, SerkanIn this paper, we introduce and study geometric distribution of order k with a reward. In a sequence of binary trials, suppose that each time a success occurs a random reward is received. The distribution of the number of trials until the sum of consecutive rewards is equal to or exceeds the level k is called geometric distribution of order k with a reward. We obtain expressions for the probability mass function of this distribution. (C) 2014 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.Article Citation - WoS: 3Citation - Scopus: 4Identification of Bacterial Diversity of Bee Collected Pollen and Bee Bread Microbiota by Metagenomic Analysis(Aves, 2022) Arserim Ucar, Dilhun Keriman; Yurt, Mediha Nur Zafer; Tasbasi, Behiye Busra; Acar, Elif Esma; Yegin, Zeynep; Ozalp, Veli Cengiz; Sudagidan, Mert; Uçar, Dilhun Keriman Arserim; Ozalp, Cengiz; Arserim-uçar, Dılhun KerimanThis study investigated the bacterial diversities of bee-collected pollen and bee bread of Apis mellifera in Turkey. The bacterial community structure of 14 bee pollen from Bingol, Konya, and Hakkari and 11 bee bread samples from Bingol were studied using 16 S rRNA amplicon sequencing and metagenomic analysis. The dominant bacterial phylum in pollen and bee bread samples was Firmicutes, followed by Proteobacteria. In pollen and bee bread samples, Bacillaceae, Clostridiaceae, Enterococcaceae, and Enterobacteriaceae were identified as dominant bacterial families. At the genus level, Bacillus, Clostridium sensu stricto, and Enterococcus were dominant bacteria in both pollen and bee bread samples. The most abundant species was Clostridium perfringens in both pollen and bee bread samples. Escherichia vulneris, Enterococcus faecalis, Bacillus cereus, Enterococcus casseliflavus, and Cronobacter malonaticus were identified with high reads in pollen samples. In bee bread samples, E. faecalis, Clostridium bifermentans, and Pantoea calida were abundant bacterial species. Alpha diversity showed that pol-3 sample had the highest diversity. Beta-diversity plots separated the pollen samples into four main groups and bee bread samples into three main groups. Our results indicated that the culture-independent metagenomic analysis will be a valuable tool for determining the microbial diversity of bee products produced in Bingol-Turkey one of the important centers of apiculture.Article Mild Solutions for Neutral Conformable Fractional Order Functional Evolution Equations Using Meir-Keeler Type Fixed Point Theorem(University Politehnica Bucharest, Sci Bull, 2025) Berrighi, Fatma; Medjadj, Imene; Karapinar, ErdalOur mission is to demonstrate the existence, uniqueness, attractiveness, and controllability of mild solutions to neutral conformable fractional-order functional evolution equations, specifically of order between 1 and 2. These intriguing equations encompass finite delay, all while adhering to local conditions within a separable Banach space. By invoking Meir-Keeler's fixed-point Theorem and enhancing it with measures of noncompactness, we establish the existence of these solutions. To highlight the potency of our approach, we present a captivating example.Other Current Induction Therapy Strategies and Anti-T Lymphocyte Globulin Usage in Kidney Transplantation: Consensus-Based Recommendations by a Turkish Expert Panel(Aves, 2024) Çakır, Ülkem; Dinçkan, Ayhan; Karadoğan, Nayim; Keven, Kenan; Koçak, Hüseyin; Koç, Serkan Kubilay; Yıldız, Alaattin; Turkmen, Aydin; Töz, Hüseyin; Sezer, SirenThis advisory committee convened to review national and global kidney transplantation dynamics and provide recom- mendations on the use of anti-T lymphocyte globulin (ATLG) for prevention and treatment of rejection after allogeneic kidney transplantation. A critical evaluation of 6 relevant articles released up to October 2022 was performed to reveal their importance in clinical practice. Additionally, 27 key questions on the indication, dosage of ATLG, and risk stratification were used for the Delphi technique with 8 members of the Turkish Society of Nephrology including 5 kidney transplanta- tion (KTx) subcommittee members and a surgeon experienced in solid organ transplantation. The committee declared that Türkiye had great potential in KTx; however, increase in transplantation would be possible in the case of raise in the deceased donor transplantation. As a consensus, ATLG was strongly recommended for induction and rejection treatment. Also, committee members recommended the safe dosage range in steroid resistant acute rejection as 2.5-3 mg/kg daily for 5-7 days, and the median of preferred dosage in induction sounded as 2-2.5 mg/kg daily for 3 days in intermediate risk state. Additionally, post-transplant infection and malignancy cases due to immunosuppression were much rarely encoun- tered than they were in the past.
