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“Ledwosz, where is the key?”, or people and animals in Iwona Siekierzyńska’s short student film “Missy”
Authors: Przybylski Krystian
Published: March 2019

Iwona Siekierzyńska school film Missy takes up the theme of a girl’s unfulfilled love for a priest. Her dog named Ledwosz not only accompanies her in the experience of encountering the man in cassock, while his anointing of a sick neighbor, but also triggers the situation that caused her infatuation. This brief and accidental contact with the priest turns out to be a breakthrough experience for the teenage girl looking for love and attention. It means her entering the adult world in which it is easy to miss a crucial moment, or hurt somebody’s feelings quite unconsciously. The young girl’s experience of the brief encounter will remain in her forever. The relation between the female character and her dog from the short film was the inspiration to consider the similarities between Missy and Three Colors: Red, by Krzysztof Kieślowski, who was the artistic supervisor of Siekierzyńska’s film. In both films it is a dog that initiates the process resulting in metaphysical experience for the main characters.
STUDIA FILOLOGICZNE, PRZYGOTOWANIE DO ZAWODU NAUCZYCIELA A WYZWANIA CODZIENNOŚCI
Authors: Pawlak Mirosław
Published: March 2019

Becoming a foreign language teacher involves meeting a range of requirements which have mainly been specified in the Decree of the Minister for Science and Higher Education issued on January 17th, 2012, concerning the standards that have to be complied with in teacher education. Education of this kind is still most frequently offered in the course of BA or MA programs in foreign languages, with the crucial caveat that, primarily as a result of decreasing demand for foreign language teachers, this component has been eliminated in many institutions of higher education or students are required to pay for an additional module providing such training. It is assumed that on completion of a BA or MA program as well as obtaining credits for the required courses focusing on pedagogy, a student will have the requisite qualifications to teach a particular foreign language at appropriate educational levels. This implies that, by this time, he or she should have acquired the necessary knowledge, skills and competences, both in the foreign language and in psychological and pedagogical issues, which can ensure effective teaching and learning. The paper aims to subject such assumptions to critical scrutiny, demonstrate that they blatantly fail to take into account the real situation in Polish education, as well as offer some tentative proposals that could enhance the quality of foreign language teacher training in our country.
SPOSOBY KSZTAŁCENIA NAUCZYCIELI JĘZYKÓW SPECJALISTYCZNYCH: OD RZECZYWISTOŚCI EDUKACYJNEJ DO ROZWIĄZAŃ SYSTEMOWYCH
Authors: Gajewska Elżbieta , Sowa Magdalena
Published: March 2019

The job of the teacher of Language for Specific Purposes (LSP) requires the ability to teach learners of diverse profiles. Diversity of target groups in training entails diversity of language and learning needs. This paper aims to answer the question: how should LSP teachers be educated so that they can fulfil these needs and expectations? It is suggested that this can be done by preparing and implementing a suitable teaching pro-gramme which takes into account the specific character of different edu-cational contexts. The reflections presented here are based on analysis of the Polish educational situation in LSP training. On the basis of these ob-servations, several practice-oriented proposals will be formulated, which could be implemented in the process of language teacher training. Con-sideration is given, among other issues, to the pedagogical instruction that future LSP teachers need (which depends on the educational context of their future work), the scope of specialist knowledge in the given field that they will find indispensable, and the amount of knowledge of discourse and genre analysis with which they have to be equipped.
WYKORZYSTANIE NARRACJI BIOGRAFICZNYCH W REFLEKSJI NAD KSZTAŁCENIEM NAUCZYCIELI JĘZYKÓW OBCYCH
Authors: Wąsikiewicz-Firlej Emilia , Lankiewicz Hadrian
Published: March 2019

This paper attempts to contribute to the discussion on the use of bio-graphical narratives in investigating FL teacher careers and bring to light their potential in teacher education, especially in the process of develop-ing teacher identity and reflexivity. Biographical narratives provide in-depth insights into individual professional careers which are viewed ho-listically, in the context the narrator’s life. Focused on the subjective di-mensions of professional careers, narratives involve identification and in-terpretation of key events and persons in particular life stories, which stimulate the narrator’s reflexivity and enable them to find connections between episodes and make them meaningful.
ROLA NAUCZYCIELA – MITY I SLOGANY A RZECZYWISTOŚĆ
Authors: Komorowska Hanna
Published: March 2019

The article presents an overview of the situation in language teachingand teacher education in Poland. An attempt has been made to evaluatethe developments of the last 25 years in the Polish educational landscapein the field of language teaching, protection and promotion ofminority and regional languages, pre- and in-service teacher education.Special attention has been given to expectations vis-à-vis the teachingprofession in Poland and abroad, challenges arising in teacher traininginstitutions, difficulties teachers encounter in their everyday functioningas well as their training needs. Controversial issues arising from inconclusiveresearch results have also been identified. In the final partof the text ideas are provided for quantitative and qualitative researchand its role in pre- and in-service teacher education.
PRZYGOTOWANIE DO PRACY Z UCZNIAMI O SPECJALNYCH POTRZEBACH EDUKACYJNYCH: JĘZYKOWE NARZĘDZIA DIAGNOSTYCZNE W PRAKTYCE NAUCZYCIELSKIEJ
Authors: Karpińska-Szaj Katarzyna
Published: March 2019

Adapting foreign language teaching to the requirements of studentswith special educational needs requires prior diagnosis of the developmentalpotential of the pupils concerned. Because of the educationaland rehabilitative character of foreign language learning in studentswith language and speech deficiencies, the diagnosis addresses thepossibilities of using foreign language learning in developing generaland linguistic competencies in both languages (native and foreign). Thearticle presents the aims of diagnosing linguistic communicative competenciesin the context of foreign language teaching. The differencesbetween speech diagnosis and diagnosis performed for the needs of foreignlanguage teaching are discussed, based on cases of pupils with deficienciesin their native language (Polish). The evaluation of the students’competencies involved reformulation as an instrument of linguistic diagnosis;learning strategies were also considered in the assessment.
STRATEGIE UCZENIA SIĘ SŁOWNICTWA – OBCOKRAJOWCY VS. UŻYTKOWNICY JĘZYKA ODZIEDZICZONEGO
Authors: Seretny Anna
Published: March 2019

In an average Polish language intermediate class (level B1/B2) there are two types of learners; namely, heritage language learners (HLLs) and foreign language learners (FLLs). HLLs are of Polish origin and have gained partial knowledge of the language in a natural environment, unlike FLLs who have learnt Polish in a formal institutional setting and have no Polish roots whatsoever.Teachers of Polish as a foreign/second language claim (in anecdotal evidence), that HLLs speak more fluently, particularly when talking about everyday topics, and that their production sounds more native like, as it is more formulaic. HLLs are, however, perceived as poorer vocabulary learners than FLLs. The aim of the research described in this article was to find out if this phenomenon can be ascribed to the different number and/or type of vocabulary learning strategies used by learners from the two groups.
ANGIELSKI SZANSĄ DLA FRANCUSKIEGO, CZYLI REFLEKSJA O ZINTEGROWANYM NAUCZANIU JĘZYKOWYM Z PERSPEKTYWY DYDAKTYKI WIELOJĘZYCZNOŚCI
Authors: Piotrowska-Skrzypek Małgorzata
Published: March 2019

The supporters of the concept of multilingualism and interculturalism emphasize that learning new languages is more effective when one consciously refers to the past and current experiences in the exploration and use of languages. A person who, in addition to the mother tongue, learned a foreign language and knows how to use it, not only possesses a skill set needed in the process of learning but also has the information about a language system. Referring to the available research on multilingualism, this article outlines the methods of utilizing this potential during foreign language classes and of preparing the ground for a complex program of teaching additional languages.
INNOWACYJNE ROZWIĄZANIA GLOTTODYDAKTYCZNE W KSZTAŁCENIU KOMPETENCJI MIĘDZYKULTUROWEJ
Authors: Karpeta-Peć Beata
Published: March 2019

The aim of this article is to present various innovative solutions, which can be used in foreign language teaching and learning. The essence of the discussion is the attempt to systematise the suggestions in the field of glottodidactics, which enable to fulfil the paramount aim of foreign language learning and teaching, that is the development of the cross-cultural competence.
Sympathy Control: Sentimental Politics and Early European Aesthetics
Authors: Schweighauser Philipp
Published: March 2019

This essay re-reads early American sentimental novels (Charlotte Temple, The Coquette, Emily Hamilton) through the lens of contemporaneous European aesthetics (Baumgarten, Schiller) to argue that American writers’ anxieties concerning the power of their work to either educate or deceive are more than defensive responses to the novel’s detractors. These anxieties are real: they testify to concerns about the reliability of sensuous perception that also haunt early European aestheticians. Once we realize this, we see that sentimental writers do not, as major theorists of sentimentalism claim, unconditionally affirm the expression of feelings. Instead, they advocate what I call sympathy control.
Aufstehen mit oder ohne #aufstehen?
Authors: Rucht Dieter
Published: March 2019

Die Ausrufung der linken Sammlungsbewegung #aufstehen mit der Galionsfigur Sahra Wagenknecht hat weit über die Linkspartei hinaus Wellen geschlagen. Inzwischen lässt das mediale Interesse nach. Auch weicht die positive wie negative Erregung innerhalb linker Kreise einer abwartenden Haltung. Der zunächst rasante Zulauf hat sich verlangsamt. Vor diesem Hintergrund zieht der Beitrag eine erste Zwischenbilanz und wagt eine Prognose. Die These: Das Vorhaben einer „sozialen und demokratischen Erneuerungsbewegung“, das den Kriterien einer basisnahen und partizipatorischen Bewegung bislang zuwiderläuft, wird es bald mit den „Mühen der Ebenen“ zu tun haben und mittelfristig ins Stocken geraten. Dann kann für die InitiatorInnen der „Bewegung“ die ohnehin nicht ausgeschlossene Option einer neuen linken Partei attraktiv werden. Das würde ihnen zwar eine eigene Machtbasis verschaffen, aber das Zusammenrücken bereits bestehender linker und halblinker Parteien eher behindern.
Protestforschung zwischen allen Stühlen
Authors: Ullrich Peter
Published: March 2019

Der Essay nimmt jüngere Angriffe auf die Protestforschung, sie sei staatliche „Gegnerkunde“, zum Anlass einer Analyse des Forschungsfeldes. Er geht der Frage nach der Berechtigung des Vorwurfs in zweierlei Hinsicht nach: Erstens werden die verschiedenen Beziehungsmuster zwischen den „Protestforscher*innen“ und ihrem Feld, die sich auf die Art der Wissensproduktion auswirken können, dargestellt. Entlang der Dimensionen „Positioniertheit“ und „Bewertung“ werden drei Grundtypen von Protestforscher*innen (Interessierte, Engagierte, Distanzierte) sowie diverse Randphänomene vorgestellt. Zweitens wird gezeigt, wie sich Protestforschung im Hinblick auf ihren gesellschaftlichen Nutzen, der in den harschen Kritiken kaum Beachtung findet, begründen lässt. Dafür werden wissenschaftliche, progressiv-bewegungsnahe und liberale Argumente angeführt. Dieser Nutzen steht aber unter dem Vorbehalt der Beachtung forschungsethischer Herausforderungen, die aus den spezifischen Ambivalenzen des Feldes der Protestforschung resultieren. Der Autor spricht sich im Fazit für eine transparente und selbstreflexive Protestforschung als soziologische Aufklärung für die Gesellschaft und die Bewegungen selbst aus und damit für eine Forschung, die gleichsam zwischen den Stühlen sitzt.
Vapor detection through dynamic process of molecule desorption from butterfly wings
Authors: Luo Zhen , Weng Zhaoyue , Shen Qingchen , An Shun , He Jiaqing , Fu Benwei , Zhang Ruoxi , Tao Peng , Song Chengyi , Wu Jianbo , Deng Tao , Shang Wen
Published: March 2019

This work explores an alternative vapor sensing mechanism through analyzing dynamic desorption process from butterfly wings for the differentiation of both individual and mixed vapors quantitatively. Morpho butterfly wings have been used in differentiating individual vapors, but it is challenging to use them for the differentiation of mixed vapor quantitatively. This paper demonstrates the use of Morpho butterfly wings for the sensitive and selective detection of closely related vapors in mixtures. Principal components analysis (PCA) is used to process the reflectance spectra of the wing scales during dynamic desorption of different vapors. With the desorption-based detection mechanism, individual vapors with different concentrations and mixed vapors with different mixing ratios can be differentiated using the butterfly wing based sensors. Both the original butterfly wings and butterfly wings with surface modification show the capability in distinguishing vapors in mixtures, which may offer a guideline for further improving selectivity and sensitivity of bioinspired sensors.
Pyrethroid pesticide exposure and hematological cancer: epidemiological, biological and molecular evidence
Authors: Navarrete-Meneses María del Pilar , Pérez-Vera Patricia
Published: March 2019

Pyrethroid insecticides are commonly used worldwide. The chronic effects of these compounds are of concern given that epidemiological studies have suggested an association with hematological cancer, particularly in children. However, the biological evidence at molecular and cellular levels is limited. A review on the molecular and cellular effects of pyrethroids is helpful to guide the study of the biological plausibility of the association of pyrethroids with hematological cancer. We reviewed studies suggesting that pyrethroids are genotoxic, induce genetic rearrangements, alter gene expression and modify DNA. All of these biological modifications could potentially contribute to the carcinogenic process in hematopoietic cells.
Zum Mechanismus der Molekülfelder von Diderivaten des Benzols
Authors: Schüler Hermann
Published: March 2019

Auf Grund der Befunde der Emission sowie der Absorption in Lösungen und in der Gasphase wird bei Benzolderivaten eine Zuordnung der beobachteten Spektren getroffen, die von den Deutungen anderer Autoren abweicht. Bei Diderivaten des Benzols, die eine C=0-Gruppe in Konjugation zum Ring und als zweiten Substituenten eine NH2 -, OH-, OCH3 -oder CH3 -Gruppe enthalten, kann die spektroskopische Mannigfaltigkeit der Erscheinungen durch das Wechselspiel von drei Effekten erklärt werden.

Es handelt sich 1. um einen in der Arbeit näher diskutierten ,,S-Effekt", der eine Erhöhung der Ubergangswahrscheinlichkeit der CO-Anregung bei o-und m-Derivaten sowie eine Violettverschiebung der Benzolringanregung bei o-, m-und p-Derivaten bewirkt; 2. kann bei Substanzen der gleichen Gruppe in o-Stellung eine H-Brückenbildung erfolgen und 3. wird (nur bei den p-Derivaten) in Lösungen, aber nicht in der Gasphase, eine "Doppelmolekül"-Bildung beobachtet. Da die erwähnten Effekte sich bei den drei Isomeren (o-, m-, p-Stellung) verschieden auswirken, sollte man erwarten, daß diese Differenzierung auch im chemischen und biologischen Verhalten zum Ausdruck kommt, im Gegensatz zu den üblichen Diderivaten, bei deren Isomeren keine solche Unterschiedlichkeit auftritt.
Verdampfungsgleichgewichte von Mehrstoffgemischen III: Vielkomponentensysteme mit mehreren flüssigen Phasen
Authors: Haase Rolf
Published: March 2019

Mehrphasengleichgewichte bei Systemen mit beliebig vielen Komponenten werden thermodynamisch behandelt. Eine Ableitung der verallgemeinerten Clausius-Clapeyronschen Gleichung für univariante Gleichgewichte mit Bestimmung der die Phasenreaktion kennzeichnenden Mengenkoeffizienten wird angegeben. Sätze über die Druck-und Temperaturextrema bei bivarianten Gleichgewichten werden gewonnen. Daraus er-geben sich Folgerungen für die Verdampfungsgleichgewichte von Mehrstoffsystemen mit mehreren flüssigen Phasen. Die kontinuierliche Verdampfung (einfache Destillation) von flüssigen Mehrphasensystemen wird diskutiert. Der Begriff der Destillationslinien (bei drei Komponenten) wird erläutert. Die Berechtigung der Übertragung dieses Begriffs auf ternäre Systeme mit zwei flüssigen Phasen wird begründet. I n einer früheren Arbeit 1 wurde die beschränkte
Pragmatic Politeness in the Local Election: An Analysis of the Defeat of Agus-Silvy in 2017 DKI Jakarta Gubernatorial Elections
Authors: Aini Aldila Arin , Sumarlam Sumarlam , Purnanto Dwi
Published: March 2019

This research aims to analyze factors caused Agus-Sylvi’s losing in 2017 DKI Jakarta Governor election. This research analyzes Agus-Sylvi’s losing not only from politic sides, but also from pragmatics’ politeness. Pragmatic politeness in this research is according to Brown & Levinson’s theory (1987) which is based on the speakers and hearers’ faces. In collecting the data, the reseacher chooses considerably free method and note taking technique. Pragmatic based approach and contextual method are used to analyze the data. From all the data, the researcher had found 83 forms of politeness strategies which showed the form of politeness strategy used by Agus-Sylvi. Those politeness strategies are positive, negative, bald-off record, and across politeness strategies. The use of the most positive politeness strategy, offer and promise, revealed the way of Agus’Sylvi got lost in 2017 governor election of DKI Jakarta. It means that it is not good to use positive politeness too much because the hearers will judge the speakers as a person who loves to boast. The lack of negative politeness and bald-off politeness also revealed that Agus-Sylvi did not respect other participants of Jakarta’s2017 governor election. The non-dominant across politeness strategy proved that Agus-Sylvi could not compete in confessing their meaning pragmatically.
Mining Sector Under New Law of Decentralization: A Lesson from Some Districts in Central Java Province
Authors: Alfirdaus Laila Kholid
Published: March 2019

Under the new law of decentralization, namely Law No. 14/2014 on Local Governance, the national government shifts the governance of three main sectors related to natural resources from being city or regency’s authority to be the provincial government’s domain. This paper discusses possible advantages and drawbacks of the law in local level in the mining sector. This paper compares cases in Kebumen, Pati and Rembang in Central Java province to see the complexities of mining policy prior and after the issuance of the new law based on document analysis and interviews with local government apparatus and people concerned with mining issue in the local areas. While Law No. 4/2009 on non-oil mining strongly asserts the role of the district government, Law No. 14/2014 asserts that mining sector together with marine/fisheries and forest policy no longer become regency’s policy domain. They are withdrawn to be the provincial government’s authority. The former law was issued to respond to the strengthening demand of decentralization from the local regions but then was proven to merely result in the rising of new oligarchs in local mining governance. The later was meant to be a revision for the past. Yet, after about four years implemented, it is not free from other potentials of problems and complexities. Learning from the stagnancy of the mining problems in Central Java, it is clear that clarifying each government institution’s roles, and strengthening inclusion from the people are crucial.
ÇOCUK DOSTU KENT YÖNETİMLERİNİN ÇOCUKLAR TARAFINDAN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ: BURSA ÖRNEĞİ
Authors: BERKÜN Sanem
Published: March 2019

Kent yönetiminde, kentte yaşayan herkesin kendisini kente ait ve mutlu hissedebileceği politikalar geliştirmek istenmektedir. Bu hedef çocuklar boyutunda “çocuk dostu kent” olarak ifade edilmektedir. Çocukların oyun ve gelişim haklarına güvenle erişimlerini sağlamak amacıyla kentlerde çocuk dostu mekânlar yaratmak yerel yönetimlerin üzerine düşen en önemli görevler arasındadır. Bu amaçla son yıllarda dünyada ve Türkiye’de önemli proje ve uygulamalar hayata geçirilmiştir. Bu süreçte, yerel yönetimlerin daha aktif rol almasının yararlı olacağı savının desteklendiği çalışmada öncelikle; çocuk dostu kent kavramına değinilmekte ve bu kapsamda Türkiye’de gerçekleştirilen uygulamalar üzerinden gerekli teorik çerçeve oluşturulmaktadır. Çalışmanın son bölümünde ise çocuk dostu kent çalışmalarında önemli faaliyetler yürüten Bursa’da çocukların kenti ne kadar çocuk dostu bulduklarına dair yapılan alan araştırması bulgularına yer verilmektedir.
PSİKOLOJİK YILDIRMA (MOBİNG) ve ÇALIŞAN MOTİVASYONU ARASINDAKİ İLİŞKİNİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: UYSAL Burhanettin , EKİCİ Mustafa Ayhan , ÖNAL Ali Can , KULAKOĞLU Emel
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışma, sağlık çalışanları üzerinde psikolojik yıldırma (mobing) ile çalışan motivasyonu arasındaki ilişkiyi ortaya koymak amacıyla kamu sektöründe faaliyet gösteren bir işbirliği yapılan (afiliye) hastanede gerçekleştirilen kesitsel bir alan araştırmasıdır. Araştırmanın evrenini 1076 çalışan oluşturmuş olup araştırma 222 hastane çalışanı üzerinde uygulanmıştır. Araştırmadan elde edilen veriler SPSS 22.0 programı ile analiz edilerek yorumlanmıştır. Katılımcıların büyük çoğunluğu 45 yaşının altında ve kadındır. Çalışmanın sonucuna göre hastanedeki sağlık hizmetlerinin kadın ağırlıklı sağlık meslek mensupları tarafından verildiğini göstermektedir. Aynı zamanda katılımcıların yaklaşık 1/3’ü bekârdır. Araştırmaya katılan çalışanların %90,1’inin daha önce yöneticilik deneyimi yoktur. Eğitim durumuna bakıldığında en yüksek oranı lisans grubu oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcıların yaklaşık 1/3’ünü hemşire/ebeler oluşturmaktadır. Katılımcıların yarısına yakını gündüz; büyük çoğunluğu 40 saat üstü çalışmakta; büyük çoğunluğu 10 yılın altında görev yapmaktadır. Katılımcıların 2/3’ünün kadrosu Sağlık Bakanlığına bağlıdır. Korelasyon analizi sonucunda psikolojik yıldırma ile motivasyon araçları arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı bir ilişki bulunmamıştır (p>0,05). Regresyon analizine göre psikolojik yıldırma motivasyon araçlarını etkilemektedir ((F=3,954, R²=0,018; F=9,351, R²=0,041).
KURUMSAL YÖNETİM UYGULAMALARININ ÇALIŞMA SERMAYESİ YÖNETİMİ ÜZERİNE ETKİSİ: BİST İMALAT ŞİRKETLERİ ÜZERİNE BİR UYGULAMA
Authors: AYTEKİN Mehmet , SÖNMEZ Adem Ruhan
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmada; genel olarak kurumsal yönetim uygulamaları ile çalışma sermayesi yönetimi arasındaki ilişkiler incelenmiştir. Bu kapsamda Borsa İstanbul’da işlem gören 155 imalat şirketinin 2012-2017 yılları arasına ait mali tablo ve faaliyet raporlarından elde edilen veriler, panel veri seti kullanılarak regresyon analizi ile test edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda; yönetim kurulu üye sayısı, yönetim kurulu bağımsız üye oranı, yönetim kurulu kadın üye oranı, denetim komitesinin varlığı ve riskin erken saptanması komitesinin varlığı ile çalışma sermayesi yönetimi bileşenleri arasındaki ilişkiler analiz edilmiştir. Yapılan analizler sonucunda; bağımsız üye oranı ile ticari borç devir süresi, stok devir süresi ve nakit dönüş süresi arasında, denetim komitesi ile cari oran arasında ilişki olduğu tespit edilmiştir.
ÇAY İŞLETMELERİ KURUMUNUN (ÇAYKUR) FİNANSAL PERFORMANSININ DUPONT FİNANSAL ANALİZ SİSTEMİ KULLANILARAK İNCELENMESİ
Authors: ARDIÇ Muhammed
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmanın temel amacı Türk çay sektörünün en önemli aktörlerinden olan ÇAYKUR’un finansal performansının DuPont Analiz Tekniği ile analiz edilmesi ve ölçek temelinde finansal performans açısından farklılık olup olmadığının belirlenmesidir. Bu kapsamda bağımsız denetimden geçmiş finansal durum tabloları ve kapsamlı gelir tabloları yardımıyla ÇAYKUR’un 2015, 2016 ve 2017 yıllarına ait finansal performansı ölçek temelinde DuPont analiz tekniği ile incelenmiştir. Analiz neticesinde ÇAYKUR’da aktif devir hızı, ROS, ROA ve ROE gibi değerlerle ölçülen finansal performansın 2015 yılında kısmen başarılı 2016 ve özellikle 2017 yılında ise önceki yıllara oranla ciddi bir şekilde azaldığı ortaya çıkmıştır. Sonuç olarak analizi kapsayan yıllar itibariyle ÇAYKUR’un finansal performansının başarılı olmadığı tespit edilmiştir.
IS BUSYNESS A NEW TREND AMONG WHITE COLLARS?
Authors: KAYA Çiğdem , ÖTKEN Begüm , BEŞER Senem Göl
Published: March 2019

When asked how their lives are, the most popular answer that people give is that they are busy all the time. Being busy indicates working long hours and lacking leisure time. While research on social status has primarily focused on money as an indicator of one’s social status, it is important to know whether the factors (in our case, busyness) other than money have an effect on the perception of one’s social status. The aim of this study is to investigate whether devoting more time to work is a demonstration of higher social status. With this aim, the relationship between busyness and social status is examined. Data for the study were collected from 225 white-collar employees working in banking, textile, chemical, and construction sectors in Istanbul, Turkey. According to the findings, no significant relationship was found between busyness and social status. Based on additional general questions in the questionnaire, most of the respondents reported that they see themselves as busy persons and have a social status above average.
OSMANLI DEVLETİ’NİN SON DÖNEMİNDEN DEMOKRAT PARTİ İKTİDARINA PETROL POLİTİKALARI (1861-1950)
Authors: ŞAVKILI Cengiz
Published: March 2019

Osmanlı Devleti, 1868 tarihinde çıkardığı maden nizamnamesi ile petrolü yer altında bulunan asıl madenler sınıfına koymuştur. Osmanlıda ilk defa Petrol, 1889 yılında İskenderun’un Kabaev nahiyesine bağlı Çengen köyünde bulunarak çıkarılmıştır. Sultan II. Abdülhamit bazı kaynaklarda “petrol gölü” olarak nitelenen Musul ve Bağdat’taki petrol potansiyelinin farkındaydı. Dolayısıyla bu bölgenin petrol madenlerini kendi özel mülkiyeti içerisine alarak, bölgeyi koruma altına almıştır. Cumhuriyet Dönemine kadar genellikle petrol politikaları yabancılara verilen imtiyazlarla sürdürülmüştür. Demiryolu imtiyazları ise genellikle Chester Projesi’nde olduğu gibi yabancı şirketler tarafından petrol ekseninde ele alınmıştır. Cumhuriyetin ilanından Demokrat Parti Dönemine kadar geçen sürede önce devlet eliyle petrolün üretilmesine yönelik politikalar uygulandığı görülür. Bu politikalar çerçevesinde yapılan çalışmalar arasında; 792 Sayılı Petrol Kanunu’nun çıkartılması, Altın ve Petrol Arama ve İşletme İdareleri’nin kurulması ile Maden Tetkik Arama Enstitüsü’nün kurulması sayılabilir. Cumhuriyet Döneminde petrolün aranması, çıkartılması, rafineri edilmesi ve satışı daima millȋ politikalar çerçevesinde şekillenmiştir.
Double trouble: two cases of dual adrenal pathologies in one adrenal mass
Authors: Chortis Vasileios , May Christine J H , Skordilis Kassiani , Ayuk John , Arlt Wiebke , Crowley Rachel K
Published: March 2019

Context

Adrenal incidentalomas (AI) represent an increasingly common problem in modern endocrine practice. The diagnostic approach to AIs can be challenging and occasionally reveals surprising features. Here we describe two rare cases of complex adrenal lesions consisting of phaeochromocytomas with synchronous metastases from extra-adrenal primaries.

Case descriptions

Patient 1 – a 65-year-old gentleman with a newly diagnosed malignant melanoma was found to harbour an adrenal lesion with suspicious radiographic characteristics. Percutaneous adrenal biopsy was consistent with adrenocortical adenoma. After excision of the skin melanoma and regional lymphatic metastases, he was followed up without imaging. Three years later, he presented with abdominal discomfort and enlargement of his adrenal lesion, associated with high plasma metanephrines. Adrenalectomy revealed a mixed tumour consisting of a large phaeochromocytoma with an embedded melanoma metastasis in its core. Patient 2 – a 63-year-old lady with a history of NF-1-related phaeochromocytoma 20 years ago and previous breast cancer presented with a new adrenal lesion on the contralateral side. Plasma normetanephrine was markedly elevated. Elective adrenalectomy revealed an adrenal tumour consisting of chromaffin cells intermixed with breast carcinoma cells.

Conclusions

Adrenal incidentalomas require careful evaluation to exclude metastatic disease, especially in the context of a history of previous malignancy. Adrenal biopsy provides limited and potentially misleading information. Phaeochromocytomas are highly vascularised tumours that may function as a sieve, extracting and retaining irregularly shaped cancer cells, thereby yielding adrenal masses with intriguing dual pathology.

Learning points:

Adrenal incidentalomas require careful evaluation focused on exclusion of underlying hormone excess and malignant pathology.

Adrenal biopsy can be misleading and should only be considered in select cases.

Phaeochromocytomas harbouring intratumoural metastases from other, extra-adrenal primary malignancies represent rare pathological entities that highlight the complexities that can be presented by adrenal tumours.
Differences in Effective Ploidy Drive Genome-Wide Endosperm Expression Polarization and Seed Failure in Wild Tomato Hybrids
Authors: Roth Morgane , Florez-Rueda Ana M , Städler Thomas
Published: March 2019

Parental imbalances in the endosperm leading to impaired development and eventual hybrid seed failure are common causes of postzygotic isolation in flowering plants. Endosperm sensitivity to parental dosage is reflected by canonical phenotypes of “parental excess” in reciprocal interploid crosses. Moreover, parental-excess traits are also evident in many homoploid interspecific crosses, potentially reflecting among-lineage variation in “effective ploidy” driven by endosperm properties. However, the genetic basis of effective ploidy is unknown and genome-wide expression perturbations in parental-excess endosperms from homoploid crosses have yet to be reported. The tomato clade (Solanum section Lycopersicon), encompassing closely related diploids with partial-to-complete hybrid seed failure, provides outstanding opportunities to study these issues. Here, we compared replicated endosperm transcriptomes from six crosses within and among three wild tomato lineages. Strikingly, strongly inviable hybrid crosses displayed conspicuous, asymmetric expression perturbations that mirror previously characterized parental-excess phenotypes. Solanum peruvianum, the species inferred to have evolved higher effective ploidy than the other two, drove expression landscape polarization between maternal and paternal roles. This global expression divergence was mirrored in functionally important gene families such as MADS-box transcription factors and E3 ubiquitin ligases, and revealed differences in cell cycle tuning that match phenotypic differences in developing endosperm and mature seed size between reciprocal crosses. Our work starts to uncover the complex interactions between expression divergence, parental conflict, and hybrid seed failure that likely contributed to plant diversity.
The impact of terror attacks on global sectoral capital markets: An empirical study
Authors: Markoulis Stelios , Neofytou Nikolas
Published: March 2019

This article examines the effects of fifteen major terror attacks perpetrated in the U.S. and Europe between 2001 and 2017 on a general global stock market index as well as on industry-specific indices, namely (1) airlines, (2) global hotels, restaurants, and leisure (hospitality), and (3) global utilities. Using an event-study method, we show that attacks tend to result in significant negative abnormal returns on the day of attack which, on occasion, persist for a few days. As expected, adverse market effects appear more pronounced, in terms of magnitude and persistence, for the global airline and hospitality industries than for the global utilities industry. Attacks in Europe since 2015 show no adverse global market effects, with two late exceptions (the London Bridge and Barcelona attacks, both in 2017). This might suggest that just when investors and markets seemed to have learned to cope with attacks, these two latter events caused some concern again. Implications of our findings for short- and long-term global investor strategy are discussed.
Two approaches to hydrograph separation of the glacial river runoff using isotopic methods
Authors: Chizhova Yu. N. , Rets E. P. , Vasil'chuk Yu. K. , Tokarev I. V. , Budantseva N. A. , Kireeva M. B.
Published: March 2019

Application of the stable isotope method in the balance equations used to calculate separation of the runoff hydrograph from the Djankuat Glacier basin is demonstrated. Simultaneous solution of equations of water, isotope and ion balances is applied to estimate contributions of different components and processes to formation of the Djankuat River runoff regime. For June 2014, we made calculations for the purpose to separate contributions of the spring (isotopically weighted) snow and winter (isotopically depleted) snow. Field works in the glacial basin Djankuat were performed during two ablation seasons, i.e. from June to September of 2013 and 2014. Two approaches were used when calculating separation of the runoff hydrograph by means of solution of systems of equations for isotopic and ion balances: 1) taking account of the isotope fractionation during snow melting, and 2) with no account for the fractionation. Separation of the hydrograph for June 2014 have shown that about 15–20% of the Djankuat River runoff is formed by spring snow melting, sometimes increasing up to 36%. Contribution of spring meltwater to the total runoff increases when the isotope fractionation during the snow melting is taken into account for the calculations. In this case, the contribution of spring snow changes from 30 to 50%.
History of sea ice in the Arctic basin: Lessons from the past for future
Authors: Borzenkova I. I.
Published: March 2019

The process of the sea ice formation in the Arctic Ocean is analyzed for the period of the last 65 million years, i.e. from the Paleocene to the present time. Appearance of sea ice in the high latitudes is demonstrated to be caused by the negative trend in global temperatures due to decreasing of the CO2 concentration in the ancient atmosphere. Formation of seasonal and perennial ice cover in the limited area near the Pole could take place during the mid-Neogene period, about 12–13 Ma ago. However, areas of the sea icing could be obviously changed for this time during periods of the climate warming and cooling. Permanent sea ice had been formed in the early Pleistocene, i.e. about 2.0–1.8 Ma ago only. Paleoclimatic reconstructions, based on the indirect data and modeling simulation for the Holocene optimum (10–6 ka ago) and for the Last Interglacial period (the isotopic substage in the marine cross-section 5e, about 125–127 ka ago) had shown that rising of global temperatures by 1.0–1.5 °C resulted in strong decreasing of the sea ice area, and the perennial ice cover became the seasonal one. Relatively small changes in the incoming solar radiation originating during the spring-summer time due to the orbital factors played the role of a trigger for onset of the melting process. Further on, the process could be enhanced owing to difference in the albedo between the ice cover and open water. Recently, the rapid shortening of the sea ice area is noted, and in some parts of the Arctic Ocean the area is twice cut down as compared with the normal. In 2015, the record low area of the winter sea ice was observed, and therewith the maximum of the ice area shifted to the earlier period (by 15 days) as compared with the period of 1981–2010. The winter fluctuations of the sea ice areas are as much important as the summer ones, since they are the best indicators of the present-day global warming. Thus, it can be supposed that some mechanism of replacing the perennial sea ice by the seasonal ones has been started up, that is the natural process of transition from seasonal ices to the next stage that is the ice-free Arctic. On the assumption that increasing of the CO2 concentration will continue despite the efforts to reduce emissions of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere, and the radiation forcing will approach to doubling of the CO2 content, one of the scenarios of the past can be realized now.
Book review: N. A. Shpolyanskaya «Pleistocene-Holocene history of the development of the Russian Arctic permafrost zone in terms of ground ice»
Authors: Kotlyakov V. M.
Published: March 2019

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Approximation by Cheney-Sharma Chlodovsky operators
Authors: SÖYLEMEZ Dilek , TAŞDELEN YEŞİLDAL Fatma
Published: March 2019

The main purpose of this paper is to construct Cheney-Sharma Chlodovsky operators. We study approximation properties of the new operators with the help of weighted Korovkin-type theorem and universal Korovkin-type theorem. We also give the rate of convergence by means of the modulus of continuity. Furthermore, we give $A$-statistical convergence property of these operators.
An Evaluation of the Scholarly Activity Guidance and Evaluative (SAGE) Program
Authors: Terrell Emery , Agarwal Amisha , Wood Timothy J. , Writer Hilary , Pound Catherine M.
Published: March 2019

This article was migrated. The article was marked as recommended. Objective: To evaluate the SAGE program five years following implementation. Methods: Our program evaluation was based on Guskey's five-level framework for evaluation of professional development. Residents and supervisors were invited to participate. Participants' reactions, learning, perceived organization support, use of new knowledge or skills and learning outcomes were examined through questionnaires and interviews. Results: 54% of residents and 65% supervisors were mostly or very satisfied with SAGE. 75% of residents felt there was moderate or great institutional support of resident research. Most residents and supervisors reported satisfaction with institutional research resources. Residents participating in the SAGE program reported a greater number of grant submissions and awards, but fewer conference presentations. Conclusions: SAGE has been well received by residents and supervisors. Findings suggest the program has fostered the development of research abilities and improved institutional support. It remains unclear if demonstrable learning outcomes have increased since program implementation. We also identified several barriers which will serve as targets for program improvement in future.
Value of Tumor Growth Rate (TGR) as an Early Biomarker Predictor of Patients’ Outcome in Neuroendocrine Tumors (NET)—The GREPONET Study
Authors: Lamarca Angela , Crona Joakim , Ronot Maxime , Opalinska Marta , Lopez Lopez Carlos , Pezzutti Daniela , Najran Pavan , Carvhalo Luciana , Franca Bezerra Regis Otaviano , Borg Philip , Vietti Violi Naik , Vidal Trueba Hector , de Mestier Louis , Schaefer Niklaus , Sundin Anders , Costa Frederico , Pavel Marianne , Dromain Clarisse ,   on behalf of The Knowledge Network
Published: March 2019

Introduction

Tumor growth rate (TGR; percent size change per month [%/m]) is postulated to be an early radiological biomarker to overcome limitations of RECIST. This study aimed to assess the impact of TGR in neuroendocrine tumors (NETs) and potential clinical and therapeutic applications.

Materials and Methods

Patients (pts) with advanced grade (G) 1/2 NETs from the pancreas or small bowel initiating systemic treatment (ST) or watch and wait (WW) were eligible. Baseline and follow-up scans were retrospectively reviewed to calculate TGR at pretreatment (TGR0), first follow-up (TGRfirst), and 3(±1) months of study entry (TGR3m).

Results

Out of 905 pts screened, 222 were eligible. Best TGRfirst (222 pts) cutoff was 0.8 (area under the curve, 0.74). When applied to TGR3m (103 pts), pts with TGR3m <0.8 (66.9%) versus TGR3m ≥ 0.8 (33.1%) had longer median progression-free survival (PFS; 26.3 m; 95% confidence interval [CI] 19.5–32.4 vs. 9.3 m; 95% CI, 6.1–22.9) and lower progression rate at 12 months (7.3% vs. 56.8%; p = .001). WW (vs. ST) and TGR3m ≥ 0.8 (hazard ratio [HR], 3.75; 95% CI, 2.21–6.34; p < .001) were retained as factors associated with a shorter PFS in multivariable Cox regression. TGR3m (HR, 3.62; 95% CI, 1.97–6.64; p < .001) was also an independent factor related to shorter PFS when analysis was limited to pts with stable disease (81 pts). Out of the 60 pts with TGR0 data available, 60% of pts had TGR0 < 4%/month. TGR0 ≥ 4 %/month (HR, 2.22; 95% CI, 1.15–4.31; p = .018) was also an independent factor related to shorter PFS.

Conclusion

TGR is an early radiological biomarker able to predict PFS and to identify patients with advanced NETs who may require closer radiological follow-up.

Implications for Practice

Tumor growth rate at 3 months (TGR3m) is an early radiological biomarker able to predict progression-free survival and to identify patients with advanced neuroendocrine tumors who may require closer radiological follow-up. It is feasible to calculate TGR3m in clinical practice and it could be a useful tool for guiding patient management. This biomarker could also be implemented in future clinical trials to assess response to therapy.
Mail from Heaven
Authors: Giorgi Francesca , Bascioni Romeo
Published: March 2019

A moving story about the nature of the doctor-patient relationship, this narrative describes a letter of gratitude from a breast cancer patient, written shortly before her death.
Numerical modelling of interfacial transition zone influence on elastic modulus of concrete
Authors: Sheng Peiyao , Chen Zengtao , Cui Yi , Zhang Jizhi , Zhang Huan , Ji Zhong
Published: March 2019

Concrete is a highly complex and heterogeneous three-phase composite composed of aggregates, matrix and the interfacial transition zone (ITZ) between them. As the weakest structure of concrete, the ITZ is often ignored due to difficulty in its modelling using the finite-element method. In this paper, concrete models with high-volume fractions of aggregates are established, in which the ITZ structure is considered. The numerical results for compressive elastic modulus are in good agreement with those obtained from experiments. The influence of the volume fraction, the size of aggregate and the thickness and compressive elastic modulus of ITZ on the compressive properties of concrete have been investigated. The numerical analyses show that the increase of the aggregate volume fraction, ITZ compressive elastic modulus, or the decrease of the ITZ thickness can all lead to the increase of the concrete compressive elastic modulus, while the aggregate size only has a mild effect on it.
Effects of uniform radial electric field on the MHD and heat transfer due to a shrinking stretching rotating disk
Authors: UYGUN ERCAN Nihan
Published: March 2019

Flow and heat transfer of an incompressible electrically conducting fluid on radially shrinking/stretching rotating disk in presence of uniform magnetic field are studied in the present paper. The problem is an extension of the well-known von Karman viscous pump problem to the configuration with a shrinkable/stretchable disk with or without rotation. Navier-Stokes equations, Maxwell equation and energy equation have been modied in presence of uniform radial electric field and magnetic field. The governing partial differential equations have been transformed into ordinary differential form by using similarity transformations. The system of equations generated by Navier-Stokes, Maxwell and energy equations has been solved by using Chebyshev collocation technique for varying values of radial electric, magnetic interaction parameters, Eckert and rotation numbers. Accuracy of the method is verified through comparing results in the literature. Effects of parameters in the governing equations are depicted graphically and are analyzed.
Thermal Tolerance of Turkish Crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) Acclimated to Three Different Temperatures
Authors: ÖLÇÜLÜ Abdullatif , KUMLU Metin , YILMAZ H. Asuman , EROLDOĞAN O. Tufan
Published: March 2019

Critical thermal maxima (CTMax)
and minima (CTMin) were determined for Turkish crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus)
acclimated to 15, 20 and 25°C. CTMin and CTMax were 1.3, 1.1 and
2.0°C, and 37.4, 37.5 and 38.7°C, respectively. Thermal tolerance tests showed
that acclimation temperatures (15, 20 and 25°C) had significant effects on CTMin values of A. leptodactylus (P≤0.05). The area of thermal
tolerance assessed using the CTMin and CTMax boundaries were
calculated as 364°C2. The overall ARR values were calculated
as 0.07 for CTMin and 0.13 for CTMax values between 15 and 25 °C acclimation tempera-tures. All the crayfish crumpled at 0.5°C and
showed overall spasm at 32.0 – 33.0°C. Farming A. leptodactylus in the southeastern part of the Mediterranean
region may be practiced in terms of temperature tolerance.
Tablet Bilgisayarların Okul Öncesi Dönemde Resim Çiziminde Kullanılması
Authors: ERGULEC Funda , KİREMİT Rahime Filiz
Published: March 2019

Bu çalışmanın amacı tablet bilgisayarların okul
öncesi dönemde resim çizmek gibi çocukların gelişimlerini destekleyen
etkinliklerde kullanılabilirliğini belirlemektir. Araştırmaya Konya ilinde yer
alan özel bir okulun anasınıfına giden 3-6 yaş arası 44 (25 kız, 19 erkek)
çocuk, aileleri ve öğretmenleri dahil edilmiştir. Ailelere veli bilgi formları
dağıtılarak, evde bulunan teknolojik aletler, çocukların bu teknolojileri ne
kadar ve ne şekilde kullandıkları gibi sorular sorulmuştur. Çalışmanın ilk
aşamasında, çocuklardan kendi portrelerini bir kağıda çizmeleri istenmiştir.
İkinci aşamasında çocuklara gerekli eğitimler verilerek ve uygun ortam
sağlanarak çocuklardan yine kendi portrelerini tablet kalemi yardımı ile
çizmeleri istenmiştir. Çizimler sonunda çocuklarla birebir görüşmeler yapılmış
ve tablet bilgisayarlarla çizdikleri resimler hakkında görüşleri alınmıştır.
Daha sonra çocukların resimleri öğretmenlere gösterilmiş ve çocukların
çizdikleri her iki resmi karşılaştırmaları istenmiştir. Bu görüşmeler sırasında
öğretmenlere teknoloji ve tablet bilgisayarlar hakkında görüşleri alınmak üzere
sorular sorulmuştur. Araştırmada nitel araştırma yöntem ve teknikleri kullanılmıştır.
Araştırma verileri veli bilgi formları, uygulama esnasındaki gözlemler ve video
kayıtları, öğrenci görüşmeleri, öğretmen görüşleri şeklinde toplanmış ve içerik
analizi yöntemi ile analiz edilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulgularına göre, tablet
bilgisayarların eğitimde kullanılabilir olduğu, çocukların tablet
bilgisayarların kullanımı konusunda ilgili ve meraklı oldukları, çocukların
tablet bilgisayarlar ile yaptıkları resimlerin geleneksel yöntemle yaptıkları
resimlerden daha yaratıcı, detaylı ve renkli olduğu ve tabletteki çizim alanını
daha verimli kullandıkları tespit edilmiştir. Araştırmanın bulgularına dayalı
olarak, velilere ve öğretmenlere yönelik etkili ve verimli teknoloji kullanımı
konusunda eğitimler verilmesi ve çocukların gelişen teknolojiye uyum sağlamaları
için sınıflarda teknolojinin doğru ve verimli bir şekilde kullanımının
arttırılması önerilmektedir.