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Test Case Automation: Transforming Software Testing in the Digital Era
Authors: Agarwal Giriraj
Published: October 2024

Purpose: This research aims to explore the limitations of manual software testing, the effectiveness of test case automation in addressing these challenges, and the strategies for successful implementation of automation. It also examines the broader impact of adopting test automation on the quality, speed, and efficiency of software delivery.
Methodology: The study investigates the challenges of manual testing in agile and DevOps environments and explores the role of automation as a solution. By analyzing various automation tools, frameworks, and best practices, the research provides insights into successful implementation strategies for test case automation. Additionally, it reviews the associated benefits and potential challenges organizations may face when transitioning to automated testing.
Findings: Test case automation significantly mitigates the shortcomings of manual testing, particularly in fast-paced development cycles. The findings reveal that automation not only enhances the quality of software by catching defects earlier but also accelerates the testing process, improving overall efficiency. However, the study also identifies challenges, such as the initial investment in tools and skills required for automation, as well as the ongoing need for maintenance of automated test cases.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: This research contributes to the theoretical understanding of software testing (Tom Badgett, Corey Sandler & Glenford J. Myers, 2011) by highlighting the essential role of automation in modern software development methodologies like agile and DevOps. It bridges the gap between traditional manual testing and contemporary automated practices, providing a framework for understanding how automation fits within these rapid development paradigms. In practice, the study encourages organizations to adopt test case automation as a critical policy for improving the quality and speed of software delivery. It offers practical insights into the implementation of automation, including tool selection, training, and process integration, which can guide companies in transitioning to automated testing. Additionally, it highlights the long-term benefits of automation, making it a valuable policy consideration for organizations aiming to optimize their development and testing processes.
Effects of Mentorship Program on Academic Performance of Students in the Department of Medical Engineering at Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Nairobi Campus
Authors: Omondi Agatha , Njiru Lucy , Madete June
Published: October 2024

Purpose: This study investigates the effects of mentorship on the academic performance of students in the Department of Medical Engineering at Kenya Medical Training Centre, Nairobi Campus.
Methodology: The study applied a descriptive cross-sectional survey that used quantitative methods of data collection. The primary data collection method was through interviews. The target population was drawn from Kenya Medical Training College (KMTC), Nairobi Campus as the unit of analysis while all the medical engineering students were the unit of observation. Stratified sampling was employed to categorize students by their year of study (years 1, 2 and 3), ensuring balanced representation across levels. From a total population of 530 students, 229 respondents were proportionally sampled from each subgroup using simple random sampling, with a random number generator assigning numbers to ensure unbiased selection. Data was collected using a questionnaire and analyzed through both descriptive and inferential analysis.
Findings: Results revealed a β of 0.937 and a p-value of 0.001 between mentorship and the academic performance of students in the Department of Medical Engineering. This study reinforces the importance of mentorship in academic success, aligning with educational theories that emphasize student support systems as a critical factor in performance. The findings highlight the need for institutional frameworks to integrate mentorship programs more effectively into academic curricula, encouraging Kenya Medical Training Centre to formalize mentor training in communication, academic advising, and career development.
Unique Contribution to Theory, Policy and Practice: The study highlights the value of group mentoring and peer-led initiatives, offering actionable insights to enhance mentoring effectiveness. Additionally, the study recommends allocating resources such as academic materials and counseling tools to mentors, promoting sustainable mentoring practices that maximize student outcomes. The contributions provide a foundation for future research on mentorship programs and support policies that foster academic excellence in technical training institutions.
Intelligent evaluation of quality of experience in interactive cloud services
Authors:   , Arellano Usón Jesús
Published: October 2024

This doctoral thesis focuses on Cloud Interactive Applications (CIAs), also known as Cloud Distributed Interactive Applications (CDIAs) or Real-Time Interactive Applications (RIAs). CIAs, which require real-time responses to user interactions, include remote desktop services, cloud gaming services, and interactive web applications. Quality of Experience (QoE), defined by the ITU-T as the overall acceptability of an application or service as perceived by the user, is crucial for CIAs, where interactivity time — the period between user interaction and graphical response — is a key metric. The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the shift to remote work, increasing reliance on CIAs for tasks ranging from office automation to remote desktop requirements. This shift underscores the importance of precise QoE monitoring to ensure productivity and user satisfaction. In this thesis, we evaluate the current proposals for quantifying QoE in CIA environments, identifying common stages and metrics. We introduce the TeCLA tool, developed to address the limitations of previous QoE assessment methodologies. By deploying TeCLA in real-world scenarios, the thesis gathers data to assess its effectiveness compared to traditional methods, particularly the use of Round Trip Time (RTT) as an approximation of interactivity time. The findings support the suitability of the proposed methodology for measuring QoE in corporate CIA environments. The thesis validates this approach through its implementation in a corporate setting, offering a pioneering system for anomaly detection using LSTM neural networks. Building on the previous development of TeCLA, we propose its evolution, TeCLAe, an enhanced tool that captures metrics on both the thin client and the remote server through a dual-agent configuration. TeCLAe provides detailed insights into the infrastructure’s behaviour and application performance, essential for diagnosing potential problematic elements in CIA deployments that may degrade user QoE. The work conducted provides a comprehensive framework for measuring and improving QoE in CIAs, crucial for the growing adoption of remote work solutions. The proposed tools and methodologies enable precise QoE monitoring and proactive problem detection, enhancing user experience, productivity, and the scalability of cloud-based interactive applications.
PRAGMÁTICA VERITATIVO CONDICIONAL ANTE LA SENSIBILIDAD CONTEXTUAL EN EL LENGUAJE NATURAL
Authors: Chávez Carvajal Pablo David
Published: October 2024

El artículo expone la pragmática veritativo-condicional, teoría que sostiene que los efectos pragmáticos influyen fuertemente en el contenido semántico de la expresión de una proferencia. Este mecanismo teórico explica cómo el contenido literal de un enunciado lingüístico se ajusta en casos de cambios amplios de significado. Se busca establecer una conexión entre la teoría y la noción de archivos mentales, que explica cómo los hablantes almacenan datos sobre entidades en el mundo. Esta teoría ayuda a comprender el modo de presentación de la referencia y cómo un interlocutor tiene información sobre entidades en el mundo, facilitándole la comprensión de los enunciados. También se analiza la objeción de Huang (AÑO) a la indeterminación de la interpretación literal, donde se argumenta que algunos términos tienen múltiples interpretaciones, lo que hace imposible la interpretación literal. Sin embargo, esto no plantea ningún problema para el contextualismo por prominencia. Se concluye que hay casos del lenguaje natural que no pueden explicarse utilizando la pragmática de verdad condicional, lo que imposibilita disolver la división entre competencia pragmática y competencia semántica, que es uno de los principales objetivos de este tipo de pragmática.
INTUICIÓN Y MATEMÁTICAS. UNA INTERPRETACIÓN A PARTIR DE LA CRÍTICA DE LA RAZÓN PURA DE I. KANT
Authors: Falcón Carlos
Published: October 2024

Este ensayo investiga por qué intuimos y hacemos matemáticas desde la perspectiva de la Crítica de la Razón Pura de Kant, centrándose en La Disciplina de la Razón Pura en su Uso Dogmático. Examina cómo las intuiciones puras de espacio y tiempo proporcionan un marco esencial para la construcción de conceptos matemáticos, asegurando su necesidad y universalidad. Aunque Kant argumenta que estas intuiciones son condiciones necesarias, nosotros sostenemos que es el desarrollo y la formalización del lenguaje matemático lo que realmente concretiza y objetiva estas intuiciones. Además, se analiza cómo la filosofía, al cambiar su método, puede abordar conceptos más abstractos sin suprimir las intuiciones puras. Finalmente, la estrecha relación entre las intuiciones puras y la construcción matemática nos permite visualizar un marco de entendimiento entre el sujeto cognoscente y el cálculo matemático. Este marco reconoce la posibilidad de que cualquier ser humano, que inherentemente posee estas intuiciones, pueda construir conceptos matemáticos
MISTICISMO JUDÍO
Authors: Jones Richard H. , Barragán Yañez Ruling
Published: October 2024

El texto ofrece una sinopsis histórica del misticismo en la filosofía judía medieval.  Se presentan las principales figuras y corrientes del misticismo judío a partir de Filón de Alejandría, incluyendo los textos visionarios de Hekhalot, la especulación cosmogónica, el pietismo judío-alemán temprano hasta la Cábala temprana y clásica, esta última alcanzando el S. XVII.
Confronting Fascism in the Arabic Jewish Press
Authors: Admiraal Lucia
Published: October 2024

During the 1930s and 1940s, Jews in the Middle East took part in extensive debates on fascism in the public sphere. How did the rise of fascism impact the ways in which Jews in the region envisioned the past, present and future?Confronting Fascism in the Arabic Jewish Pressexamines Jewish discussions on the positions and identities of Jews in the Middle East within the context of multifocal debates on fascism. Focussing on the Arabic Jewish press in Egypt, Lebanon and Syria, it studies the ideas of its editors and main contributors and their intellectual networks. Putting those debates within the context of social, political and national reorientations following the end of the Ottoman Empire, the book uses an ideas-based and conceptual approach to also connect this history to global debates on fascism centred on the concepts of race, civilization and religion. In doing so, it situates Jewish discussions on fascism in the Middle East not only at the heart of Arab intellectual history, but also as part of a globalizing public sphere during the interwar, war and immediate post-war periods (1933-1948).

The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com.
Iranian Kurdistan Under the Islamic Republic
Authors: Cabi Marouf
Published: October 2024

This book presents a social, political, cultural, and socioeconomic history of Iranian Kurdistan since the 1979 Revolution.

In this study, Marouf Cabi shines a spotlight on the modern history of Iranian Kurdistan – an area of Greater Kurdistan understudied in comparison to its regions in Syria and Iraq. The book provides a historical narrative and analysis of Kurdistan since the Revolution. It addresses key changes and events in detail, such as the participation of the Kurds in the Revolution, the reinvigoration of the Kurdish movements and the emergence of the women's movement, the armed struggle of the 1980s, socioeconomic and political change of the 1990s, and the emergence of civil society since 2000. Cabi draws on extensive primary sources, including oral history, various newspapers, journals, and books published during the period.
Shakespeare and Stanislavsky
Authors: Tyson Annie
Published: October 2024

This book provides actors, directors, teachers and students with a clear, practical guide to applying the work of influential theatre practitioner Konstantin Stanislavsky to Shakespeare.Shakespeare and Stanislavskyprovides a guide for actors, acting students, directors and teachers who want to apply the work of influential theatre practitioner, Stanislavsky, to the process of rehearsing and workshopping Shakespeare’s play texts. Acting tutor and director, Annie Tyson, makes applying Stanislavsky’s methods to Shakespeare simple and accessible. She rejects and dispels the myth held by some that Stanislavsky and Shakespeare are incompatible, showing instead how the Shakespearean text offers clues to specific acting choices that are intricately connected to action and character. Drawing on years of acting, directing and teaching experience at the Drama Centre London and RADA, Tyson’s guide is full of practical tips and humour. This guide also includes a series of interviews with actors and directors who explain their approach to applying Stanislavsky to Shakespeare.
Microscopy, Magnification and Modernist Fiction
Authors: Armstrong Patrick
Published: October 2024

Exploring how modernism registered shock experiences of the microscopic and extended vision in prose fiction through the work of four modernist writers – D. H. Lawrence, Marcel Proust, Virginia Woolf, and Samuel Beckett – this book is the first substantial study of the interrelations between microscopy and modernist fiction.

Illustrating ways in which optical instruments had the capacity to change, displace and reframe ideas of what the world is like, this book argues that encounters with the microscopic are often depicted as thresholds between the human and the non-human, in ways that reverberate through modernist fiction.

Exploring a period of significant developments in microscopical tools and techniques, from the light microscope to the electron microscope, this book traces a shift that reconfigured the limits of the observable.
Early Modern Literature and the Bodies of a Reformed Eucharist
Authors: Sandberg Julianne
Published: October 2024

Examining what the eucharist taught early modern writers about their bodies and how it shaped the bodies they wrote about, this book shows how the exegetical roots of the Eucharistic controversy in 16th century England had very material and embodied consequences.

To apprehend the nature of Christ’s body—its nature, presence, closeness, and efficacy—for these writers, was also to understand one’s own. And conversely, to know one’s own body was to know something particular about Christ’s.

Sandberg provides new insights into how Edmund Spenser, William Shakespeare, John Donne, and Aemilia Lanyer use the reformed eucharistic paradigm to imagine the embodied significance of the sacrament for their own bodies, the bodies of their narrative subjects, and the body of their literary work. She shows the significance of this paradigm was for poets and playwrights at this time to represent the embodied self and negotiate how the body was read, interpreted and understood.
Postcolonial Education and National Identity
Authors: Azada-Palacios Rowena
Published: October 2024

Recognizing the strategic role that national identities play in post-colonial struggles for justice, this book conceptualizes a new approach to teaching national identity that, following Hannah Arendt, emphasizes children’s ability to renew culture.The book uses the Philippine colonial experience as a case study, and includes a genealogy of Hannah Arendt’s concept of the ’social’, including an analysis of how she used this idea to explore the role that schools play within the political community. Azada-Palacios problematizes the way that national identity is valued as an educational goal in Philippine schools and the way that Philippine citizenship education continues to aspire towards a homogeneity of culture. Through an examination of colonial-era documents, she traces this characteristic of colonial history, and identifies this aspiration as an unreflective perpetuation of American colonial educational policy that has not been sufficiently criticized.
Rethinking Human Rights
Authors: Jiménez Erika
Published: October 2024

Palestinians have used the language of human rights to articulate their struggle against the Israeli occupation and internationalise the injustices they face. Palestinian young people learning about human rights at school experience a dissonance between the aspirational and internationalised framework of those norms and the layers of injustice of their own lived experience. Drawing on research in the occupied West Bank, this book explores the three layers of marginalisation faced by Palestinian young people – the Israeli occupation that denies them their humanity; the Palestinian pseudo-state that denies them a voice; and patriarchal structures that deny them agency – to show how these barriers influence their understanding of, and scepticism towards, human rights. Influenced by decolonial theories, this book illuminates how space needs to be created for the counter-narratives of the oppressed in human rights discourse, which may not align with more conventional representations of human rights. It contends that human rights and, by extension, human rights education in the Palestinian context (and beyond) needs to be critiqued, decolonised and ultimately transformed.
Richard Burton, T.E. Lawrence and the Culture of Homoerotic Desire
Authors: Alkabani Feras
Published: October 2024

In the 19th and early 20th centuries, the Arabic-speaking regions of the Ottoman Empire saw a crucial change in attitudes towards sexuality. Notions of ‘respectability’, ‘propriety’ and ‘sexual morality’ were being transformed in literary and cultural discourses, a shift that was related to the gradual rise in anti-Ottoman Arab nationalism. However, contemporary Orientalists such as Sir Richard Burton and T.E. Lawrence were oblivious to certain aspects of this process of cultural reconfiguration. While accounts of male-love poetry (ghazal al-mudhakkar) were being gradually expurgated from the Arab literary heritage, elaborate narratives of Oriental homoerotic desire distinctively characterise the encounters of both Burton and Lawrence with the Arab East.

By comparing their literary and autobiographical accounts of the Arab Orient with contemporary Arabic literature, Feras Alkabani is able to expose this critical disparity in cross-cultural portrayals of sexual morality and homoerotic desire. Alkabani relates the conflicting agendas of contemporary Orientalists and Arab scholars to the shifts in international imperial power relations and the eventual collapse of the Ottoman Empire. His detailed comparative study reveals the significance of homoerotic desire within Orientalist and Arab literary discourses at a time when the meaning and connotations of poetic male-love were undergoing a critical change in Arab culture and literature. It will prove invaluable for those researching Orientalism, nationalism, imperialism and manifestations of homoerotic desire in the fin-de-siècle Middle East.
Complete Guide to Training Library Staff
Authors: Leachman Emily , Libby A. Garrison
Published: October 2024

This practical guidebook presents an infrastructure for training library staff, starting with a robust onboarding process and continuing through a staff member's entire duration at an institution.

Because library services and resources can change rapidly, ongoing training is an important aspect of library operations. Training can be a particular challenge at large, multi-branch library systems, because it can be difficult to ensure all staff are able to receive the relevant information.

Written for library managers and training leaders,A Complete Guide to Training Library Staffpresents a comprehensive lifecycle for staff development with a focus on tools and techniques to build a sustainable training program, set staff up for success in their positions, and develop a positive and supportive community across the library. Authors Emily Leachman and A. Garrison Libby spearheaded their library's movement to largely online trainings, which are inclusive of staff at all branch locations.

This practical guidebook helps managers and trainers develop a comprehensive plan that allows new staff to quickly become acquainted with the operations of the library, provides ongoing training to make staff aware of new procedures and services, and creates a collaborative and supportive training environment to empower staff to learn and lead.
PERAN P3AP2KB KABUPATEN LAMPUNG TIMUR DALAM MEMEDIASI KASUS KDRT DAN UPAYA PERLINDUNGAN TERHADAP HAK PEREMPUAN
Authors: Nazam Fahrozi , Shulton Asnawi Habib , Damayanti Wiwik , Alamsyah  , Mahmudah Siti , Anwar Nawawi M.
Published: October 2024

This article analyzes the mediation process conducted by P3AP2KB in Lampung District in handling domestic violence cases and the efforts made in protecting the rights of women victims of domestic violence. The focus of this article is the role of P3AP2KB in East Lampung Regency in mediating domestic violence cases and efforts to protect women's rights. The method of analysis of this article is qualitative, aiming to analyze in depth related to the handling of domestic violence cases. The research was conducted at P3AP2KB in East Lampung Regency. This research approach is analyzed using a case study approach, the primary data source of this article is P3AP2KB and the parties related to this article. The result of the research is that the role of P3AP2KB in East Lampung Regency in mediating domestic violence cases is carried out through several stages, namely the counseling stage and the mediation stage. This mediation step is in line with Islam and legislation. Meanwhile, efforts to protect the rights of women victims of domestic violence are carried out with preventive measures, namely, providing lawyers as legal counsel in the criminal and civil legal process. Through this legal assistance, the rights of women victims of domestic violence can be obtained fairly, through the litigation legal process (court).
Dampak Pelanggaran Masa Iddah dan Akibat Hukumnya Perspektif Hukum Islam dan Undang-Undang Nomor 16 Tahun 2019
Authors: Qorib Fatkul , Iwannudin Iwannudin , Alawiya Ika Trisnawati , Khamim
Published: October 2024

This research examines the legal consequences of canceling the iddah period from the perspective of Islamic law and Law Number 16 of 2019. This research is literature research, meaning it was carried out by cataloging and analyzing literature that explains the implications of canceling the iddah period and its laws. To collect data for this research, previously existing theories were studied, analyzed and connected to the topic of the implications of breaking the iddah time and the legal consequences it causes. The results of this research are that there are social violations during the iddah period, especially against women who are divorced or whose husbands have died. These women still fulfill their marital obligations to their new husbands even though they have not completed their iddah period. "The iddah period for a divorced woman, namely three times quru, is the second violation of the iddah period that occurs in society." However, there are still many women in society who remarry men when their iddah time is insufficient. Both Islamic law and sharia. consider this as a violation of the iddah time. Apart from that, there is a big possibility that a woman who is in her iddah period and wants to remarry could have a negative impact on her offspring. This route will also ask whether the child was born from the current husband or previous husband based on the child's status. Lack of resources and their ignorance of Islamic law are the main reasons they marry during the iddah period.
economic influence of prosperity gospel on individual followers in neo-Pentecostal movements in Karingani Ward Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya
Authors: Kinoti Evans , Kagema Dickson Nkonge , Orina Hellen Kagwiria
Published: October 2024

The study sought to investigate how prosperity gospel influences the economic aspect of its followers in neo-Pentecostal movements in Karingani Ward Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. In Kenya, Neo-Pentecostal movements are growing and spreading from urban to rural areas, as witnessed in Karingani Ward, Tharaka Nithi County, Kenya. There has been an increase in self-founded churches, commonly known as charismatic movements, over the past decade. The Functionalism Theory guided the study in analysing the prosperity gospel's influence on its followers' economic aspect. The theory indicates that religion is a social influencer that leads to changes in behaviour and perception or worldview that are essential to economic growth. The study applied the descriptive survey design. Yamane’s formula was applied to obtain a sample size of 288 respondents. In addition, six pastors were selected from the churches; the total sample was 294 respondents. In the six selected churches, a larger population was between (20-50 years); the majority were women and indicated to be small business owners and employed in the private sector. The research instruments utilised were questionnaires, interviews, and focused group discussions. The study's findings revealed that prosperity teachings in Neo-Pentecostal movements positively influenced its followers. Prosperity teaching with biblical grounding had influenced adherents in these movements to have financial, investment, and entrepreneurial abilities through seminars, idea sharing, and continuous assistance from members, which have impacted their followers to experience social status mobility. This paper recommends a future study on how perceived YouTube or social media incomes can benefit all adherents.
Caracterização tecnológica do mármore dolomítico de Acarape-CE para uso como rocha ornamental
Authors: Da Silva Igor Moreira , Henrick Veras Diógenes Davi , Clezar Mattos Irani , Dos Santos da Silva Gisele , Eduardo Maciel Cruz Carlos
Published: October 2024

Entender o comportamento das rochas em geral permite a aplicação delas em determinados setores da indústria e, a partir do conhecimento adquirido durante essa compreensão, é possível explorá-las de maneira mais eficiente. O estudo realizou um mapeamento geológico a fim de caracterizar o mármore presente na região de Cantagalo, Acarape, avaliando características físicas e químicas para sua utilização no setor de rochas ornamentais. O mármore é composto predominantemente por dolomitas e se apresenta em corpos lenticulares descontínuos por mais de 50 km, com direção NE-SW, intercalados por quartzitos e gnaisses. Sua composição possui diferentes teores de sílica, desde porções com baixa concentração identificadas como 'mármore 1' até aquelas com quartzo, piroxênios e anfibólios de coloração mais acinzentada, denominadas 'mármore 2'. Os ensaios realizados se concentraram em analisar as características físicas, mecânicas e de alterabilidade do mármore dolomítico para aplicação como rocha ornamental. Foram realizadas análises petrográficas, ensaios de resistência à compressão uniaxial, flexão, desgaste abrasivo, propagação de ondas longitudinais, além de testes de alterabilidade (manchamento e ataque químico). Em relação aos parâmetros de resistência físico-mecânica, ambos os mármores foram submetidos aos ensaios presentes nas normas da Associação Brasileira de Normas Técnicas e American Society for Testing and Materials. Os mármores apresentaram resistência mecânica (flexão e compressão) dentro dos valores médios. A resistência ao desgaste abrasivo (ciclo de 1000 metros) mostrou-se baixa, sendo recomendável em pisos somente após beneficiamento. No entanto, sua utilização é viável em outras aplicações dentro do setor de rochas ornamentais. A presença de minerais silicatos, como a tremolita, no mármore 2, atribuiu-lhes maiores resistências físico-mecânicas. O mármore 1 também apresentou dados satisfatórios, apesar de demandar maiores cuidados em relação ao desgaste abrasivo, ao manchamento e ao ataque com ácidos. A utilização no setor de rochas ornamentais é viável de acordo com os parâmetros físicos analisados. Os resultados demonstram a necessidade de cuidados específicos na manutenção da rocha, essenciais para preservar seu valor estético ao longo do uso.
Başur Höyük Geç Kalkolitik 3 Dönemine Tarihlenen Ağız Kenarının Altından Tek Sıra Delikli Kaplar
Authors: Parlak Gözde , Ozan Ali
Published: October 2024

Ağız kenarının birkaç cm kadar altından tek sıra halinde devam eden deliklerin bulunduğu kaplar literatürde yaygın olarak Peynir Kabı (Cheese Pot) olarak tanımlanmaktadır. Söz konusu kap türü birbirinden bağımsız birçok bölgede bulunmaktadır. Bu kaplar, Anadolu’nun diğer birçok bölgesinde olduğu üzere Güneydoğu Anadolu Bölgesi’nde de karşımıza çıkmaktadır. Diğer yandan Türkiye’nin güneydoğu kesimi, Peynir Kapları (Cheese Pot) olarak adlandırılan ağız kenarının altından tek sıra delikli kaplar kaplar söz konusu olduğunda diğer bölgelere kıyasla bilinmeyen bir alanı temsil etmektedir. Bu makalede Başur Höyük’te ortaya çıkartılmış örnekler değerlendirilmektedir. Başur Höyük’teki örnekler yerleşimin derin bir açmasının (P7) Geç Kalkolitik Dönem’e tarihlendirilen tabakasını kapsamaktadır.
Early Biologic Treatment for Inflammatory Bowel Disease
Authors: CDA-AMC
Published: October 2024

This rapid review updates the evidence for early biologic treatment versus conventional step-up therapy for patients with luminal Crohn disease, fistulizing Crohn disease, or ulcerative colitis.
Findings are based on 4 systematic reviews, 2 randomized controlled trials, and 3 updated clinical guidelines.
Luminal Crohn Disease
Three systematic reviews showed that early biologic treatment, initiated within 36 months of diagnosis, significantly improved clinical remission, mucosal healing, and reduced relapse rates, surgery needs, and disease progression compared to conventional strategies. Two randomized controlled trials found that early infliximab treatment led to better remission rates, quality of life, and safety outcomes compared with conventional treatment for both adults and children with newly diagnosed moderate-to-severe Crohn disease. These results are consistent with previous evidence suggesting that early biologic drugs improve clinical benefits compared with conventional strategies.
Clinical guidelines generally recommend biologic drugs as third-line treatment. One guideline targets adults and children with severe, active Crohn disease, and another focuses on children and adolescents with luminal Crohn disease regardless of severity. Of these, 1 guideline recommends first-line biologics for high-risk pediatric patients.
Fistulizing Crohn Disease
One guideline recommends third-line infliximab for patients with active fistulizing Crohn disease who did not respond, did not tolerate or had a contraindication to conventional therapy. First-line anti–tumour necrosis factor therapy was only recommended for children and adolescents with fistulizing perianal Crohn disease. No evidence was identified for this population.
Ulcerative Colitis
In 1 systematic review, early biologics were found to be associated with a higher risk of colectomy. However, these findings should be interpreted with caution as they are based on evidence from 3 observational studies. One guideline recommends infliximab as a third-line option for acute severe cases contraindicated to or clinically inappropriate with ciclosporin.
Enerji Sistemlerinde Metasezgisel Optimizasyon Teknikleri: Yenilikçi Algoritmalar ve Uygulama Alanları
Authors: Ökten Mert
Published: October 2024

Optimizasyon, tüm olası alternatifler arasından bir problemin en optimal çözümünü belirleme sürecidir. Enerji sistemlerinde metasezgisel optimizasyon algoritmaları, karmaşık enerji problemlerini çözmede önemli bir rol oynamaktadır. Metasezgisel optimizasyon algoritmaları, genetik algoritmalar, parçacık sürü optimizasyonu, simüle edilen tavlama, karınca kolonisi optimizasyonu gibi doğal süreçlerden esinlenerek geliştirilen ve genellikle bilgisayar tabanlı modellerle kullanılan özel optimizasyon yöntemleridir. Metasezgisel optimizasyon algoritmaları, büyük veri setleriyle çalışabilir ve farklı kısıtlamalar altında optimize edilmesi gereken çok sayıda değişkeni ele alabilirler. Bu nedenle enerji sektöründe sürdürülebilirlik, verimlilik ve karlılık açısından büyük öneme sahiptirler. Bu algoritmalar, enerji verimliliğini artırmak, enerji maliyetini azaltmak, enerji üretimi, dağıtımı, tüketimi ve depolanması gibi enerji sistemlerinin farklı bileşenlerini optimize etmek için, yenilenebilir enerji kaynaklarını entegre etmek ve enerji sistemlerinin karbon ayak izini azaltmak gibi çeşitli hedeflere ulaşmak için kullanılmaktadırlar. Bu çalışmada, enerji sistemleri uygulamalarında metasezgisel optimizasyon algoritmalarının kullanımı örnekler üzerinden incelenmiştir. İncelenen 2532 makale dikkate alındığında en çok genetik algoritma (%37.4) ile parçacık sürü optimizasyonunun (%25.5) kullanıldığı görülmüştür. Bu algoritmaların kullanımı ile karmaşık problemlerin çözümlerinin daha kolaya indirgendiği görülmüştür.
Türkiye’de Yüz Yıllık Sosyal Güvenlik Uygulamaları ve Sosyal Güvenlik Kurumları
Authors: ÇÖLÜK Özcan
Published: October 2024

Cumhuriyetin ilanından önce Birinci Meclis’te kabul edilen ve
Zonguldak kömür madenlerinde çalışan işçileri kapsayan, ardından 1923
yılında düzenlenen İzmir İktisat Kongresi’nde işçilerin lehine yapılan
birtakım düzenlemeler ile aynı yıl çıkarılan Umumi Hıfzıssıhha Kanunu’nda
yer alan hükümler Cumhuriyetin ilk sosyal güvenlik uygulamalarıdır.

1946 yılında İşçi Sigortaları Kurumu ile işçilere, 1949 yılında Emekli
Sandığı Kanunu ile memurlara sosyal güvenlik alanında önemli haklar
getiren kanunlar kabul edilmiştir. Bu dönemde kurulan çeşitli banka ve
meslek odaları sandıkları da her bir iş ve meslek kolunun ayrı ayrı sosyal
güvenlik kapsamına girmesine yol açmış, 1965 yılında 506 sayılı yasa ile
Sosyal Sigortalar Kurumu, 1972 yılında serbest meslek erbabı ve esnafın
sosyal güvenlik ihtiyacını gidermeye yönelik olarak Bağ-Kur kurulmuştur.

1980’li yıllarla birlikte sosyal güvenlik anlayışı, dünyaya hâkim olan
neo-liberal politikaları tarafından şekillendirilmiştir. 1999 yılında emeklilik
yaşı ve prim ödeme gün sayılarının arttırıldığı bir düzenleme yapılarak
birçok sigortalı ve iştirakçinin emeklilik hayali yıllar sonraya ötelenmiştir.
Sorun, ancak 2023 yılında yapılan düzenlemeyle kısmen de olsa
düzeltilebilmiştir.

2008 yılında 5510 sayılı yasa gereğince kurulan Sosyal Güvenlik
Kurumu, tüm sosyal güvenlik kurumlarını kademeli bir şekilde bir araya
getirme hedefinin bir ürünü olarak varlığını devam ettirmektedir.
Muhtelif Türk Köşe Yazarlarının “Cumhuriyet” in Anlam Yüküne İlişkin Belli Başlı Yaklaşımları (1955-1995)
Authors: ÖZÜÇETİN Yaşar , ASLAN Fatma Nur
Published: October 2024

Cumhuriyet, Türk İnkılâbının ürünü ve başarısı olarak vasıflandırılmış,
özellik ve farklılığıyla içinde bulunulan durum ve sonrasına istikamet veren,
arzu edilen bir geleceğin başlangıç noktası olmuştur.

Cumhuriyet’ ten anlaşılan ve onun hatırlattığı düşünce ve nesne dikkat
çekmiş, bu bağlamda “Akşam”, “Cumhuriyet”, “Dünya”, “Milli Gazete”,
“Milliyet”, “Star”, “Tan”, “Tercüman”, “Türkiye”, “Vakit”, gazetelerinde
yapılan mütalâa ve değerlendirmelerin özü kendini şu şekilde belli etmiştir;

Ülkenin diriltilmesi ve milletin refahının millî iradeyle işleyen
cumhuriyetle mümkün olabileceği ortaya konulmuş ve cumhuriyet;
“cumhuriyet, çok bozuk ve yoksul şartlarla kurulmuş ve büyük sarsıntılara,
kötülüklere maruz kalmış olmakla birlikte bizi mutlu ufuklara götürecek
biricik altın yoldur” şeklinde sayılmıştır.

Cumhuriyet’in esasının ve ruhunun, “hâkimiyet kayıtsız şartsız
milletindir” cümlesinde olduğu, milletin hâkimiyetinin kayıtlanıp
şartlanmasının demokrasi ve cumhuriyet olamayacağı açıkça söylenmiş,
Millî Mücadele’nin getirdiği cumhuriyet, kurtulan Türk milletinin
yükselişine başlangıç olarak görülmüş ve bu durum; “Biz Türkiye’de
“cumhuriyet” dediğimizde, genel bir cumhuriyet kavramını değil, özel
olarak Gazi Mustafa Kemal ve arkadaşlarının kurduğu cumhuriyeti
kavrıyoruz”. “… Bunun da temelleri lâiklik, kadın erkek eşitliği, yasamayürütme-yargı erklerinin ayrılması, hukuk devleti gibi çağdaş Batılı
demokrasi değerlerine dayanıyor. Bu yönüyle bir yaşam biçimi”, tarzında
yerli yerinde kabul edilmiştir.

Köşe yazıları, herhangi bir konu ya da günlük olaylara ilişkin
görüşlerin, düşüncelerin ayrıntılara inmeden anlatıldığı gazete veya dergilerde yayımlanan kısa fikir yazıları olup, anlamlandırma çerçeveleri
izlenebilen metinlerdir. Bu amaçla araştırmada, cumhuriyetin anlam yükü ve
cumhuriyet kelimesinin oluşturduğu ortak alan, muhtelif köşe yazarlarının
ortaya koydukları metinler bağlamında incelenmiştir.

Araştırmada amacı, evrenin özellikleri hakkında bilgi toplamak,
kişileri, durumları veya olayları tam ve doğru olarak betimlemek olan
araştırma modeli esas alınmış, Akşam, Cumhuriyet, Dünya, Milli Gazete,
Milliyet, Star, Tan, Tercüman, Türkiye, Vakit gazeteleri köşe yazılarından
ve telif-tetkik eserlerden istifade edilmiştir.
Yugoslav Diplomacy and Public on “The Hatay Question” (the Sanjak of Alexandretta) in the Period of 20s and 30s of the 20th Century
Authors: VİRİYEVİÇ Vladan
Published: October 2024

The development of bilateral relations between the Kingdom of Serbs,
Croats and Slovenes (known as the Kingdom of Yugoslavia since 1929) and
the Republic of Türkiye during the second half of the 20s and 30s of the 20th
century was characterized by intensive rapprochement within all spheres –
politics, economy, defense, education, culture etc. Owing to that very
rapprochement diplomatic societies and the wider Yugoslav public carefully
followed the events in Türkiye, considering internal as well as internal
aspects. Atatürk's extensive reform activities as well as those performed by
Turkish authorities concerning the establishment of neighbor relations with
the surrounding, regarding pacific external politics that was promoted by the
"Father of Turks", made Yugoslav daily papers and periodical publications
full of written columns on this matter. "The Hatay Question" (the Sanjak of
Iskenderun) together with "The Mosul Question" was one of the most
important challenges of the young Turkish Republic's external politics in the
constructive consideration of which the creators of the Yugoslav external
politics were interested since it was the obstacle between France, the main
Yugoslav external political support and Türkiye, its close ally with which it
has been bound by contractual relation within Balkan Agreement since 1934.
Therefore the reports of the Yugoslav Embassy in Ankara and the general
consulate in Constantinople written to the superiors in the Ministry of
Foreign Affairs in Belgrade very often consisted of information on "the
Hatay Question". Yugoslav press also wrote on this matter, particularly those
papers that had reporters in Türkiye.

According to the unpublished archives of Yugoslav origin and articles
in journals, the most important moments and processes regarding "the Hatay
Question" will be analyzed chronologically as it is mentioned in the title, till
1940, namely its final solution, the realized demarcation of Türkiye and Syria in the region of the Sanjak of Iskenderun, while they regard the
circumstances and the situation in Hatay, the relationship of Turks and
Arabs, French-Turkish diplomatic complicated situations and tensions, the
role of the League of Nations and other important international political
factors (Great Britain, USSR, Italy, Germany) etc.
Hayatı Boyunca Sanatçıları ve Tiyatrocuları Yücelten Bir Lider: Mustafa Kemal Atatürk
Authors: KULLUK YERDELEN Selda
Published: October 2024

Ülkemizde tüm toplumsal, kültürel ve siyasal yapının değişimi Kurtuluş
Savaşı’nın kazanılmasından sonra başlar. Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, Türk
toplumunun yaşayışını Batı anlayışına yöneltmenin yanında ülkemizi her
alanda Avrupa toplumlarının seviyesine çıkarmayı amaçlamıştır. Kurtuluş
Savaşı’nın ardından düşünsel, eğitimsel ve yaşamsal açıdan devrimlerini
birer birer gerçekleştirirken sanatı da unutmamıştır. Sanatı hem devrimin
geniş kitlelere tanıtılmasında hem de ulusal bilincin yayılmasında bir araç
olarak görmüştür. Bu düşünceyle birlikte güzel sanatlarda başarılı olunursa
devrimlerde de başarılı olunacağına, tüm devrimlerin geniş kitlelere sanatla
daha kolay yayılacağına inanmış ve bunu sürekli vurgulamıştır. Müzikten
resme heykelden opera ve tiyatroya tüm sanat dallarıyla ilgilenmiş ve her
konuşmasında güzel sanatların önemini ifade etmiştir. Kurduğu
Cumhuriyet’in temellerini ulusun bütünleşmesi ve güçlenmesinde temel
öğelerden biri olan kültür üzerine oturtmuştur. Kültürün gelişiminde
tiyatronun yerinin farkına varmıştır. Tanzimat ve sonrasındaki Meşrutiyet
döneminde tiyatronun eski geleneksel tiyatrodan koptuğu gözlemlenir.
Meşrutiyetle birlikte tiyatroda millileşme sürecinde ilk adım atılmıştır. Bu
dönemde Batılı tarzdaki tiyatro örnek alınmıştır ama tiyatro amatörlükten
kurtulamamıştır. Meşrutiyet döneminde başta konservatuar olarak kurulan
Darülbedayi’nin gelişerek İstanbul Şehir Tiyatrosu olması, Türk ve
Müslüman kadınların sahneye çıkma özgürlüğünü kazanması, Ankara’da “
resim, tezyini sanatlar, mimarlık ve heykeltıraşlık “ eğitiminin yanında
“musiki ve temaşa” sanatlarında eğitimin gerçekleştiği Musiki Muallim
Mektebi’nin, Milli Musiki ve Temsil Akademisi’nin, Ankara Devlet
Konservatuarı ve İstanbul Devlet Konservatuarı’nın kurulması Cumhuriyet
döneminde Mustafa Kemal Atatürk’ün yönlendirmesi ve desteğiyle
gerçekleşmiştir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, onun kültür değişimini ortaya
koyarken sanata bakış açısını, tiyatro sanatına ve sanatçılara verdiği önemi
vurgulamaktır. Özellikle yaşanmış olaylardan yola çıkarak tiyatroya verdiği değeri kendi cümleleriyle örnekler verme yöntemiyle aktarmak, yeni
nesillere onun eğitimli usta bir sanatçı gibi duyarlı kişiliğini anlatmak
amaçlanmıştır. Bildiride; sanatçılara ve tiyatro sanatına dair Mustafa Kemal
Atatürk’ün düşünceleri ve dönemin tiyatro sanatındaki kazanımları, yazılı -
basılı kaynaklar olan anı kitapları, Türk Tiyatrosu ile ilgili kitaplar, döneme
ait dergiler, konuyla ilgili makaleler ve görsellerden faydalanılarak
incelenmeye ve ortaya konmaya çalışılacaktır.
Italy and Turkey in Kemalist Time: Relations and Comparisons
Authors: TRINCHESE Stefano
Published: October 2024

This paper aims to propose reasons and arguments about relations,
contacts and differences between Italy and Kemalist Turkey since 1918 to
1939. These relationships will be situated an international context of foreign
relations after World War I. Of course the heritage of Lybian War (Tirabuluš
Savaši) will be greatly considered, like a preface of future contrasts and
evident conflicts among the two countries. This heritage will be continuously
considered like a hostile beginning, in XXth century, for Turkey and Italy.
The failure of every rapprochement in Turkish-Italian relations will be
studied in the light of the very different ways of their foreign politics: during
the fascist period, Italy tried to a deep destabilization of Mediterranean area,
aiming to a renovation of an Italian or fascist Roman Empire, while Kemalist
Turkey aimed to a national political attitude, regarding Turkish interests in
the area, in the sense of a stabilization. Two different approach to
nationalism and to authoritarian regimes: Kemalist Turkey, regarding to a
peaceful nation into a world in progressive conflict; Italy, to an aggressive
and bellicist power of expansion. This paper will examinate in a comparison
Italian-Turkish relations among Twenties and Thirties Years of XXth
century, moving from expansionist intentions of Italy, since 1912-1914,
looking at Balkan Area and Aegean Islands, just to occupation of Albania in
1939, just before World War II, regarded from Ankara point of a view, like
an evident aggression; on the other side, will be considered Turkish research
of balancing among the Nations and a new order, after I World War Turkish
defeat. Balkan difficulties, research of new economic stability and regional
influence were invisible but powerful reasons of new misunderstanding and
contrasts for Rome and Ankara. As a conclusion, residual different
perspectives and new conflicts between Kemalist Turkey and Fascist Italy,
will be regarded also from the privileged point of view of a distinguished
German observer: Ambassador Franz von Papen, who served nazi-Germany
from 1939 to 1944 in Turkey.
Mustafa Kemal Atatürk and the Turkish War of Independence as Reflected in the Contemporary Press of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia 1919-1939
Authors: ILİĆ Slobodan
Published: October 2024

The paper aims at presenting the personality of Mustafa Kemal Atatürk,
his role in the Turkish War of Independence, and the foundation of the
Turkish Republic as reflected in the covering of the contemporary serial
publications in the newly established Kingdom of Yugoslavia. Atatürk's
reforms and his personal political rise were followed by the Yugoslav press
firstly with caution, then with enthusiasm, reaching its pinnacle during the
non-official visit of the king Aleksandar and queen Marija to Istanbul in
October 1933. The Kingdom of Yugoslavia was an autocratic state, and it
will not be wrong to assume that the views expressed in the capital's
newspapers were not only reflecting the official state policy, but were very
probably also composed according to the king's personally dictated lines.
The both heads of states, leaving the First World War as high military
officers fighting on the opposed sides in the war, although not directly
confronted, seem to have passed a long road from suspicion to sympathy,
and, if judging by the press reports on the Istanbul visit, even friendship. The
main sources for the research are contemporary daily press and monthly
journals, published in Belgrade between 1919 and 1939.