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AKTİF İŞGÜCÜ PİYASASI POLİTİKALARI ÇERÇEVESİNDE KÜTAHYA İŞKUR’UN MESLEKİ EĞİTİM FAALİYETLERİ’NİN İNCELENMESİ
Authors: ACAR Osman Kürşat , KAZANCI YABANOVA Ecehan 
Published: March 2018

Günümüz
toplumlarının en sık karşılaştığı sorunlardan biri işsizliktir. İster gelişmiş,
ister gelişmekte olan ülkeler olsun, işsizlik sorunu her dönem toplumların
mücadele etmek zorunda olduğu temel bir kavram olarak karşımıza çıkmaktadır. İşsizliğin toplum üzerindeki yansımaları hem
ekonomik hem de sosyolojik açıdan ağır sonuçlar doğurmaktadır. Yarattığı
olumsuz koşulları ortadan kaldırmak amacıyla siyasi karar mekanizmaları çeşitli
politikalar üretmektedir. Bu politikaların temel amacı işsizliği ortadan kaldırmanın
yanı sıra artan nitelikli işçi talebini karşılayabilmektir. Bu amaçla işsiz
durumdaki bireylere çeşitli eğitim faaliyetleri düzenleyerek niteliklerini
arttırmaya yönelik çalışmalar yürütülmektedir. Türkiye’de bu doğrultuda
faaliyetler yürüten kurumların başında Türkiye İş Kurumu (İŞKUR) gelmektedir.
İŞKUR bünyesinde işsizlikle mücadelede aktif ve pasif işgücü piyasası
politikaları uygulanmaktadır. Son yıllarda ise özellikle nitelikli işgücü
yetiştirilmesi doğrultusunda aktif işgücü piyasası politikaları önemli bir yere
sahiptir. İŞKUR kapsamında gerçekleştirilen aktif işgücü piyasası politikaları
Mesleki Eğitim Kursları, Girişimcilik Eğitim Programları, İşbaşı Eğitim
Programları, Toplum Yararına Programlar ve Dezavantajlı Gruplara Yönelik Programlar
olarak uygulama alanı bulmaktadır. Bu çalışma İŞKUR’un aktif işgücü piyasası
politikaları içerisinde önemli bir yere sahip olan mesleki eğitim kursları,
işbaşı eğitim programları ve girişimcilik eğitim programları üzerine
odaklanmaktadır. Bu amaçla, mesleki eğitim kursları, işbaşı eğitim programları
ve girişimcilik eğitim programları uygulamaları Kütahya ili kapsamında
incelenmeye ve analiz edilmeye çalışılmıştır. Bu doğrultuda Kütahya ilinin
işgücü piyasasının genel görünümüne yer verilerek, bu programların aktif işgücü
programları içerisindeki yeri ve önemi ayrıca bu programların işsizliği
azaltmadaki etkisi değerlendirilmektedir.
Level of Knowledge and Practice of Patient Care Ethics among Nurses in Pokhara
Authors: Timilsina Arati , KC Bhagawati 
Published: March 2018

Ethics deal with standards of conduct and moral judgment. Every day nurses require to make ethical decisions during patient care. They should have good knowledge and adequate practice of ethics to make ethical decisions. The aim of this study was to identify the knowledge and practice of patient care ethics among nurses. A descriptive cross sectional research design was used to conduct the study. Simple random sampling method was adopted to select 108 nurses among 133 nurses working in a regional hospital, Pokhara. Self-administered structured questionnaire schedule was used for data collection and analyzed using IBM SPSS Version 20. Descriptive and inferential statistics such as frequency, percentage, mean, standard deviation, Chi-square test was used to analyze the data. The findings revealed that 65.1 percent of nurses had satisfactory level knowledge and 76.4 percent had adequate practice level of patient care ethics. There was significant association between nurses knowledge level and professional qualification (p<.001). The level of practice does not have significant association with socio-demographic and job related variables. Similarly, no significant association between knowledge and practice level of patient care ethics was found. It concludes that the nurses with satisfactory level of knowledge and adequate level of practice are more than the nurses with unsatisfactory knowledge level and inadequate practice level of patient care ethics. Their practice of ethical principle is better than their knowledge in all principles except in the principle of justice. Nurses’ knowledge and practice of patient care ethics should be upgraded through educational and awareness programme. Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 6 (December 2017), page: 17-28
Customers Satisfaction towards Life Insurance Claim Settlement in Nepal
Authors: Basaula Damodar 
Published: March 2018

Claim settlement has been like a mirror to each life insurance companies which public see the real face of their business. A company which fails to settle the claim, the satisfaction of customers would definitely distracts the business and discourage to continue or the repurchase of policy. The main purpose of the research paper is to examine the awareness and satisfaction of customers towards life insurance claim settlement in Nepal. Descriptive research designed has been employed in the study. Sample comprises 391 respondent agents for which stratified sampling were used. Primary data were obtained through questionnaire method specifically the five point likert scale. The data collected for the study were analyzed thought SPSS software and MS Excel too. The study revealed that majority of the respondents has neutral response on the satisfaction towards claim settlement. However they think that the claim settlement process speed would definitely help to increase life insurance business. The study revealed that government should focus on awareness of life insurance and make it mandatory for every citizen. Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 6 (December 2017), page: 29-44
Role of Board- Manager Relation on Cooperative Performance
Authors: Rakhal Dhaneshwar 
Published: March 2018

Cooperatives are based on the philosophy of equality and mutual help i.e. 'All for each and each for all'. They cover a wide range of development services in Nepalese context. The members of a cooperative elect a board of directors in its general meeting for the day to day operation. The board prepares policy and procedures, and appoints manager(s) to implement the policies and run the program. One of the internal issues in saving and credit cooperatives is the relationship between managers and the board of directors which affects on the performance level of the cooperative. In this regard, the main objective of this paper is to assess the relationship between managers and the board of directors, and its impact on the performance of saving and credit cooperatives in Pokhara. The study also covers the managers' feelings of job satisfaction, career development opportunities, and responsibilities of board of directors and managers. Out of 212 savings and credit cooperatives in Pokhara Sub-metropolitan, 77 cooperatives were selected as sample. A questionnaire survey with the mangers was carried out to derive the primary information, and annual audited reports are used as secondary sources of data. The results indicate that board-manager relation does not affect the responsibilities of board of directors and managers, and academic qualifications of managers are positively related to performance of the cooperatives. Finally the paper concludes that the board manager relationship is positively related to return on assets of the cooperatives. Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 6 (December 2017), page: 60-77
Ramsar Lakes in the Foothills of Himalaya, Pokhara- Lekhnath, Nepal: an overview
Authors: Paudel Namita , Adhikari Subash , Paudel Ganesh 
Published: March 2018

Wetlands are the most dynamic ecological units on the earth delivering voluminous ecosystem services. Pokhara-Lekhnath has prosperous wetland ecosystems with nine lake clusters nominated as 10th Ramsar site of Nepal in 2016 that act as diverse and, distinctive biodiversity hot spot and habitat. These wetlands afford abundant ecosystem services and assist vulnerable, endangered and critically endangered species. However these lakes are under tremendous pressure due to rapid urbanization, natural erosion, encroachments, land use changes in the catchment and anthropogenic inputs resulting in the shrinkage of area and deteriorationin the hydrological, economic and ecological characteristics. Janapriya Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies, Vol. 6 (December 2017), page: 134-147
3D printing and intraoperative neuronavigation tailoring for skull base reconstruction after extended endoscopic endonasal surgery: proof of concept
Authors: Essayed Walid I. , Unadkat Prashin , Hosny Ahmed , Frisken Sarah , Rassi Marcio S. , Mukundan Srinivasan , Weaver James C. , Al-Mefty Ossama , Golby Alexandra J. , Dunn Ian F. 
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVEEndoscopic endonasal approaches are increasingly performed for the surgical treatment of multiple skull base pathologies. Preventing postoperative CSF leaks remains a major challenge, particularly in extended approaches. In this study, the authors assessed the potential use of modern multimaterial 3D printing and neuronavigation to help model these extended defects and develop specifically tailored prostheses for reconstructive purposes.METHODSExtended endoscopic endonasal skull base approaches were performed on 3 human cadaveric heads. Preprocedure and intraprocedure CT scans were completed and were used to segment and design extended and tailored skull base models. Multimaterial models with different core/edge interfaces were 3D printed for implantation trials. A novel application of the intraoperative landmark acquisition method was used to transfer the navigation, helping to tailor the extended models.RESULTSProstheses were created based on preoperative and intraoperative CT scans. The navigation transfer offered sufficiently accurate data to tailor the preprinted extended skull base defect prostheses. Successful implantation of the skull base prostheses was achieved in all specimens. The progressive flexibility gradient of the models’ edges offered the best compromise for easy intranasal maneuverability, anchoring, and structural stability. Prostheses printed based on intraprocedure CT scans were accurate in shape but slightly undersized.CONCLUSIONSPreoperative 3D printing of patient-specific skull base models is achievable for extended endoscopic endonasal surgery. The careful spatial modeling and the use of a flexibility gradient in the design helped achieve the most stable reconstruction. Neuronavigation can help tailor preprinted prostheses.
The role of preoperative deep vein thrombosis screening in neurooncology
Authors: Pandey Anmol , Thakur Bhaskar , Hogg Florence , Brogna Christian , Logan Jamie , Arya Roopen , Gullan Richard , Bhangoo Ranjeev , Ashkan Keyoumars 
Published: March 2018

OBJECTIVEVenous thromboembolism (VTE) is a major cause of morbidity in patients undergoing neurosurgical intervention. The authors postulate that the introduction of a routine preoperative deep vein thrombosis (DVT) screening protocol for patients undergoing neurosurgical intervention for brain tumors would result in a more effective diagnosis of DVT in this high-risk subgroup, and subsequent appropriate management of the condition would reduce pulmonary embolism (PE) rates and improve patient outcomes.METHODSThe authors conducted a prospective study of 115 adult patients who were undergoing surgical intervention for a brain tumor. All patients underwent preoperative lower-limb Doppler ultrasonography scanning for DVT screening. Patients with confirmed DVT underwent a period of anticoagulation therapy, which was stopped prior to surgery. An inferior vena cava (IVC) filter was inserted to cover the perioperative period during which anticoagulation therapy was avoided due to bleeding risk before restarting the therapy at a later date. Patients underwent follow-up performed by a neurooncology multidisciplinary team, and subsequent complications and outcomes were recorded.RESULTSSeven (6%) of the 115 screened patients had DVT. Of these patients, one developed postoperative PE, and another had bilateral DVT postoperatively. None of the patients without preoperative DVT developed VTE postoperatively. Age, symptoms of DVT, and previous history of VTE were significantly higher in the group with preoperative DVT. There were no deaths and no complications from the anticoagulation or IVC filter insertion.CONCLUSIONSPreoperative screening for DVT is a worthwhile endeavor in patients undergoing neurosurgical intervention. A multidisciplinary approach in management of anticoagulation and IVC filter insertion is safe and can minimize further VTE in such patients.
Spätblühende Traubenkirsche: Waldpest oder Waldbaum, je nach Waldbaukontext
Authors: Nyssen Bart , Muys Bart , Starfinger Uwe , Conedera Marco 
Published: March 2018

Black cherry: forest pest or forest tree, a context dependent perception
North-west European forest ecologists and forest managers perceived, and some still perceive, Black cherry (Prunus serotina Ehrh. var. serotina) as their “enemy”. In this paper we trace the history of this Northeast-American tree species in The Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Switzerland and address the question whether Black cherry is causing silvicultural and ecological problems in the forest ecosystem or can be beneficial to fulfil ecosystem services. We argue that Black cherry does both, depending on the context in which forest ecologists and forest managers are operating. Relying on research and experiences in the four mentioned countries we bring evidence for the necessity to consider the general silvicultural context when evaluating the need and the possibility to integrate this naturalised tree species in forest ecosystems.
Exploring the Role of Cognitive Factors in a New Instrument for Elders’ Financial Capacity Assessment
Authors: Giannouli Vaitsa , Stamovlasis Dimitrios , Tsolaki Magda 
Published: March 2018

Background: The influence of cognitive factors on financial capacity across the dementia spectrum of cognitive aging, Alzheimer’s disease (AD), and mild cognitive impairment (MCI) has been little investigated, while it has not been investigated at all in other types of dementia as well as in extended samples of elders in Greece. Objective: The aim of this study is to investigate financial capacity, to develop a tool, test its psychometric properties, validate, and then test the tool in groups of healthy controls compared to elders with dementia, while examining other facets of their cognitive performance. Methods: 719 elders from Greece including healthy participants and patients with different types of dementia were examined with Legal Capacity for Property Law Transactions Assessment Scale (LCPLTAS) and a battery of neuropsychological tests concerning various cognitive functions. Results: Significantly different profiles in the scores and subscores of LCPLTAS for all the groups of dementia patients were found, with a general incapacity finding for all the dementia groups including the MCI patients. Logistic regression showed that Mini-Mental State Examination (MMSE), Geriatric Depression Scale, and Trail Making Part B predicted competence on LCPLTAS for the dementia patients. Persons with MCI and dementia had lower financial knowledge scores than those without cognitive impairment, with MMSE scores below 27 suggestive as an indication of financial incapacity. Conclusion: The LCPLTAS provides information for a strong positive correlation with MMSE, while the use both of MMSE and LCPLTAS as adequate measures of financial (in)capacity is discussed for the Greek legal procedures regarding elder guardianship cases.
Associations between the Frailty Index and Brain Atrophy: The Treviso Dementia (TREDEM) Registry
Authors: Gallucci Maurizio , Piovesan Cinzia , Di Battista Maria Elena 
Published: March 2018

Background: Frailty is a condition which is characterized by a reduction in the homeostatic reserves of the individual and which entails an increased vulnerability to stressful endogenous and exogenous agents. The Frailty Index (FI), proposed by Rockwood, was designed following an accumulation of deficits model: the greater the number of deficits in a given individual, the greater the degree of frailty. Objective: The aim of this study was to verify the existence of associations between FI and cerebral atrophy. Methods: The TREDEM Register (Treviso Dementia) provided retrospective observational data from 1,584 patients. The FI was calculated based on 50 variables comprising diseases, disability, behavioral disturbances, and blood chemistry parameters. The severity of atrophy in the cortical and subcortical regions, such as the amplitude of the lateral ventricles, were detected by computerized axial tomography (CAT). Multiple logistic regression models using the stepwise backward method were used to analyze possible associations between FI and atrophy. Results: For each increment of one hundredth of the FI, the probability of cortical atrophy increases by 2%. The female gender is a protective factor for cortical and subcortical atrophy. At each increase of one percent of the FI, the probability of a severe degree of cortical atrophy increases by 3%. The FI was significantly associated with frontal and temporal cortical atrophy. The relationship between overall subcortical atrophy and the FI was not significant, whereas it was the one with the severe degree of subcortical atrophy. The FI is significantly associated with the atrophy of the peri-insular subcortical region. Similar associations were found considering only demented patients. Conclusion: The FI is associated with the presence, degree, and some localization of cerebral atrophy in a population of cognitive-decline patients.
Polarization Properties and Magnetic Field Structures in the High-mass Star-forming Region W51 Observed with ALMA
Authors: Koch Patrick M. , Tang Ya-Wen , Ho Paul T. P. , Yen Hsi-Wei , Su Yu-Nung , Takakuwa Shigehisa 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
We present the first ALMA dust polarization observations toward the high-mass star-forming regions W51 e2, e8, and W51 North in Band 6 (230 GHz) with a resolution of about

(∼5 mpc). Polarized emission in all three sources is clearly detected and resolved. Measured relative polarization levels are between 0.1% and 10%. While the absolute polarization shows complicated structures, the relative polarization displays the typical anticorrelation with Stokes I, although with a large scatter. Inferred magnetic (B) field morphologies are organized and connected. Detailed substructures are resolved, revealing new features such as comet-shaped B-field morphologies in satellite cores, symmetrically converging B-field zones, and possibly streamlined morphologies. The local B-field dispersion shows some anticorrelation with the relative polarization. Moreover, the lowest polarization percentages together with largest dispersions coincide with B-field convergence zones. We put forward

, where ω is the measurable angle between a local B-field orientation and local gravity, as a measure of how effectively the B field can oppose gravity. Maps of

for all three sources show organized structures that suggest a locally varying role of the B field, with some regions where gravity can largely act unaffectedly, possibly in a network of narrow magnetic channels, and other regions where the B field can work maximally against gravity.
An Empirical Mass Function Distribution
Authors: Murray S. G. , Robotham A. S. G. , Power C. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
The halo mass function, encoding the comoving number density of dark matter halos of a given mass, plays a key role in understanding the formation and evolution of galaxies. As such, it is a key goal of current and future deep optical surveys to constrain the mass function down to mass scales that typically host

galaxies. Motivated by the proven accuracy of Press–Schechter-type mass functions, we introduce a related but purely empirical form consistent with standard formulae to better than 4% in the medium-mass regime,

. In particular, our form consists of four parameters, each of which has a simple interpretation, and can be directly related to parameters of the galaxy distribution, such as

. Using this form within a hierarchical Bayesian likelihood model, we show how individual mass-measurement errors can be successfully included in a typical analysis, while accounting for Eddington bias. We apply our form to a question of survey design in the context of a semi-realistic data model, illustrating how it can be used to obtain optimal balance between survey depth and angular coverage for constraints on mass function parameters. Open-source Python and R codes to apply our new form are provided at http://mrpy.readthedocs.org and https://cran.r-project.org/web/packages/tggd/index.html respectively.
Simulating the Galaxy Cluster “El Gordo”: Gas Motion, Kinetic Sunyaev–Zel’dovich Signal, and X-Ray Line Features
Authors: Zhang Congyao , Yu Qingjuan , Lu Youjun 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
The massive galaxy cluster “El Gordo” (ACT-CL J0102–4915) is a rare merging system with a high collision speed suggested by multi-wavelength observations and theoretical modeling. Zhang et al. propose two types of mergers, a nearly head-on merger and an off-axis merger with a large impact parameter, to reproduce most of the observational features of the cluster using numerical simulations. The different merger configurations of the two models result in different gas motion in the simulated clusters. In this paper, we predict the kinetic Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (kSZ) effect, the relativistic correction of the thermal Sunyaev–Zel’dovich (tSZ) effect, and the X-ray spectrum of this cluster, based on the two proposed models. We find that (1) the amplitudes of the kSZ effect resulting from the two models are both on the order of ΔT/T ∼ 10−5; but their morphologies are different, which trace the different line-of-sight velocity distributions of the systems; (2) the relativistic correction of the tSZ effect around 240 GHz can be possibly used to constrain the temperature of the hot electrons heated by the shocks; and (3) the shift between the X-ray spectral lines emitted from different regions of the cluster can be significantly different in the two models. The shift and the line broadening can be up to ∼25 eV and 50 eV, respectively. We expect that future observations of the kSZ effect and the X-ray spectral lines (e.g., by ALMA, XARM) will provide a strong constraint on the gas motion and the merger configuration of ACT-CL J0102–4915.
Advanced Diagnostics for the Study of Linearly Polarized Emission. II. Application to Diffuse Interstellar Radio Synchrotron Emission
Authors: Herron C. A. , Burkhart Blakesley , Gaensler B. M. , Lewis G. F. , McClure-Griffiths N. M. , Bernardi G. , Carretti E. , Haverkorn M. , Kesteven M. , Poppi S. , Staveley-Smith L. 
Published: March 2018

Abstract
Diagnostics of polarized emission provide us with valuable information on the Galactic magnetic field and the state of turbulence in the interstellar medium, which cannot be obtained from synchrotron intensity alone. In Paper I, we derived polarization diagnostics that are rotationally and translationally invariant in the Q–U plane, similar to the polarization gradient. In this paper, we apply these diagnostics to simulations of ideal magnetohydrodynamic turbulence that have a range of sonic and Alfvénic Mach numbers. We generate synthetic images of Stokes Q and U for these simulations for the cases where the turbulence is illuminated from behind by uniform polarized emission and where the polarized emission originates from within the turbulent volume. From these simulated images, we calculate the polarization diagnostics derived in Paper I for different lines of sight relative to the mean magnetic field and for a range of frequencies. For all of our simulations, we find that the polarization gradient is very similar to the generalized polarization gradient and that both trace spatial variations in the magnetoionic medium for the case where emission originates within the turbulent volume, provided that the medium is not supersonic. We propose a method for distinguishing the cases of emission coming from behind or within a turbulent, Faraday rotating medium and a method to partly map the rotation measure of the observed region. We also speculate on statistics of these diagnostics that may allow us to constrain the physical properties of an observed turbulent region.