Districts Of Ankara Research Articles

Investigations on the immature stages of some species of Eulecaniinae (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae).

The dependence on adult female morphology for the determination of soft scale insect species (Hemiptera: Coccomorpha: Coccidae) creates several problems. In this paper, various nymphal stages of soft scale insects from the Ankara district of Trkiye and Israel, belonging to Coccidae: subfamily Eulecaniinae, namely Eulecanium cerasorum (Cockerell), E. ciliatum (Douglas), E. tiliae (Linnaeus), Paleolecanium bituberculatum (Signoret), Physokermes piceae (Schrank) and Rhodoccus perornatus (Cockerell & Parrott) were studied. The morphology of all the nymphal stages of these species is described and illustrated, and identification keys are provided to each instar. The results show that nymphal stages can be used to accurately identify soft scale insect species.

Strategist Dr. Kazım Dalkıran: "We can accept that America and Israel are behind this"

Üsküdar University Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences Strategist Dr. Kazım Dalkıran from the of evaluated the terrorist attack on the facilities of the Turkish Aerospace Industries Corporation (TAI) in the Kahramankazan district of Ankara.

Volatile components of Ferulago aucheri Boiss. (Apiaceae)

Ferulago aucheri Boiss, which belongs to the Apiaceae family, is distributed from Türkiye to the Caucasus. Its chemical composition may vary depending on the region where it grows, climate conditions and topography. Essential oil components were determined using two different techniques (hydrodistilled and headspace-solid phase microextraction HS-SPME) with the species collected from Nallıhan district of Ankara, Türkiye. In the present study, essential oil and headspace volatiles of aerial parts of Ferulago aucheri Boiss. were analyzed by GC-GC/MS. Thirty-five components were characterized, representing 99.6% of the oil by hydrodistilled and thirty components were characterized, representing 98.7% by HS-SPME. In both techniques, the main substances were identified as α-pinene, limonene, and δ-3-carene. In previous studies, it has been observed that the main components are in different amounts, and some studies even have different main components.

Preschool Teachers' Understanding of Children and Childhood: Rights, Responsibilities and Working with Children

In this study, it was aimed to evaluate preschool teachers' understanding of childhood. The study group of this qualitative case study consisted of 51 preschool teachers working in the central districts of Ankara, who were reached by using the convenient sampling technique from the purposeful sampling method. Semi-structured interview questions were used as data collection tools. The interview questions included preschool teachers' perspectives on children and childhood, what they think about children's rights and basic requirements, their views on the advantages and difficulties of working with children, and their responsibilities towards children. The interview questions were analyzed using a content analysis approach. As a result, it is thought that preschool teachers who participated in the study have a generally positive perspective towards children and childhood. According to preschool teachers' understanding of rights and requirements, it is seen that children requirement love the most, have the right to be protected and safe, and the most important right is the right to have a mother and father. Regarding the right to participation, it was determined that children's opinions should be consulted at home, at school and in society, that children's opinions were taken into consideration in the selection of activities at school and that children's opinions were more effective in the decisions taken. According to preschool teachers' understanding of working with children, the biggest advantage of working with children is that children are natural and innocent, and the most difficult aspect is the communication problem with parents. In addition, it was determined that preschool teachers' professional responsibilities towards children are to raise children as good individuals, they feel conscientious responsibility towards children and as an adult they feel the responsibility to help all children in requirement and in difficult situations.

Allium beypazariense (Amaryllidaceae), a new species from middle Anatolia (Türkiye)

Allium beypazariense, a newly discovered species from the A. section Codonoprasum, is described and illustrated in this study. The species is endemic to middle Anatolia, Beypazarı and Çayırhan districts in Ankara in Türkiye. This research provides a comprehensive examination of the species, including its morphology, phenology, leaf anatomy, seed testa micromorphology, and conservation status. A comprehensive description of this species is provided, including detailed photographs and illustration, geographical distribution map, habitat and ecology. Furthermore, the taxonomic relationships between Allium beypazariense and its closest relatives, A. opacum is thoroughly explored and discussed. The new species can be easily distinguished from the close species by its mucronate tepal apex, sessile ovary, different anther colour, and thick scape.

Three New Records For Turkish Agaricales Inhabiting Ankara University Beşevler 10th Year Campus Area

Aim of the study: The principal objective of this study is to contribute to the Turkish mycobiota by including three newly reported agaricoid macrofungi species.
 Study area: Situated approximately 5 km from the city center in the Beşevler area of the Çankaya district in Ankara, Ankara University's Beşevler 10th Year Campus has qualities akin to both an arboretum and a botanical garden. Serving as a refuge for a wide variety of species, this campus was officially acknowledged as a grade 3 natural site area in 2016. 
 Material and method: The research involved meticulous analysis of the macroscopic and microscopic attributes of the samples. Additionally, the study implemented rDNA sequence analysis utilizing the Internal Transcribed Spacer (ITS) sequencing method to further identify the collected samples.
 Main results: After conducting field and laboratory studies, three fungal species from the Agaricales order, namely Hebeloma salicicola, Inocybe griseovelata, and I. tiburtina, have been identified and reported for the first time in Türkiye.
 Research highlights: This research explores the report of three new species of agaricoid fungi from the mycobiota of Türkiye, collected from Ankara University's Beşevler 10th Year Campus

Antimicrobial and Antifungal Activities of Some Mosses Collected from Beypazarı, Güdül and Nallıhan Districts of Ankara

Bu çalışmada, daha önce çalışılmamış beş farklı karayosunu türü (Gymnostomum aeruginosum Sm., Grimmia montana Bruch & Schimp, Ptychostomum pseudotriquetrum (Hedw.) J.R.Spence & H.P.Ramsay, Hygroamblystegium humile (P.Beauv.) Vanderp. & Hedenäs, Brachythecium rivulare Schimp.) potansiyel antimikrobiyal ve antifungal özelliklerini araştırmak amacıyla Ankara'nın kuzey-batı ilçelerinden (Beypazarı, Güdül, Nallıhan) toplanmıştır. Bu araştırmada disk difüzyon (DD) ve agar well difüzyon (AWD) yöntemleri kullanılarak metanol, etanol, aseton ve kloroform çözücüleri ile elde edilen karayosunu ekstraktlarının bir mantar olan Candida albicans ATCC 10231, gram-negatif bir bakteri olan Escherichia coli ATCC 35218 ve gram-pozitif bir bakteri olan Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 suşları üzerindeki antimikrobiyal ve antifungal etkileri araştırılmıştır. Karayosunu özütleri test edilen tüm mikroorganizmalara karşı antimikrobiyal özellikler göstermiş olup, inhibisyon bölgeleri bakteriler için 7,0 ila 14,0 mm ve maya için 8,0 ila 13,0 mm arasında değişmektedir. Elde edilen sonuçlara göre, Staphylococcus aureus ATCC 25923 suşu, beş farklı karayosunu türünden elde edilen çeşitli ekstraktlardan en çok etkilenen mikroorganizma olarak bulunmuştur. Bununla birlikte, bu araştırmanın önemli bir bulgusu, Grimmia montana Bruch & Schimp ve Gymnostomum aeruginosum’un antimikrobiyal ve antifungal özellikleri bakımından incelenen diğer karayosunu türlerinden daha etkili olduğudur. Ayrıca, her iki karayosunu türü de ilgili alanlarda daha ileri araştırmalar yapmak için umut verici bir potansiyel sunmaktadır.

Analysis of The Quantum Leadership Behavior of School Principals Through Metaphor

Purpose: This research aims to reveal the perceptions of school principals working in different school types about their quantum leadership behavior through metaphors.
 Design/Methodology/Approach: This study was prepared by analyzing the data obtained by using qualitative research patterns to determine the current situation. Qualitative research methods were used to collect, analyze and interpret the data obtained during the research process. The study group of the research consists of a total of 40 public schools and 42 volunteer teachers from preschools, primary schools, secondary schools, and high schools in Çankaya district of Ankara in the 2020-2021 academic year.
 Findings: The teachers in the study group were asked to complete the sentence in writing as "The school principal is like ..., because ..." as a quantum leader, together with the information form that was prepared in advance and included "quantum leadership behaviors". Participants were also asked to write down their gender, type of school they work at, branch, and professional seniority.
 Highlights: As a result of the research, it was seen that school principals, unlike in other fields, created more "interaction areas in the leader-tracker dilemma " and produced the most metaphors in this direction.

An Analysis of the Relationship between Teachers' Workload and Work-Life Balance

In this study, the relationship between teachers' workload and work-life balance was examined. The research, which was designed with the relational survey model, one of the quantitative research methods, was carried out in the province of Ankara in the 2020-2021 academic year. Two different data sets were collected in the study. The first is the study group consisting of 30 teachers working in public primary and secondary schools in the Yenimahalle district of Ankara. The second is the sample consisting of 436 teachers working in public primary and secondary schools in nine central districts of Ankara. Data were collected using a questionnaire and two scales. Excel and SPSS were used in the data analysis. The total average weekly time allocated by the classroom teachers working in public primary schools for the specified tasks was found to be 38 hours, and the branch teachers working in public secondary schools were found to be 30.9 hours. There are statistically significant relationships between teachers' perceptions of workload and work-life balance scores. As the workload of teachers increases, their work-life balance levels decrease, or as their workload decreases, their work-life balance levels increase.

Konut Alt Piyasalarının Ankara Metropolitan Alanı Örneği Üzerinden Değerlendirilmesi

The housing market consists of heterogeneous products with different housing characteristics. Due to its heterogeneity, the housing market is better analyzed by dividing it into different homogeneous groups, especially submarkets with similar spatial, environmental and physical characteristics, rather than a single homogeneous market. This article discusses the housing submarkets by using the current housing supply in Ankara. In this context, it investigates whether the analysis for the city as a whole reflects a realistic housing price structure. Moreover, it seeks an answer the question of whether socio-economic submarkets based on average household income by neighborhood and spatial submarkets based on location by district are determinant for Ankara. Data were collected from one of Turkey's largest real estate websites on the dwelling units being advertised for sale in the nine central districts of Ankara between January and September 2021. Data were analyzed by hedonic regression model. Empirical results reveal that although a single market does not effectively reflect a realistic price structure, location by districts and average household income by neighborhood do affect the price of housing in each submarket. Each submarket has its own dynamics and the housing price structure in each submarket depends on different variables. For Ankara, spatial submarkets have more explanatory power than socio-economic submarkets.

ÖĞRETMENLERİN ÇOKKÜLTÜRLÜ YETERLİK ALGILARI

This study aims to analyse the perceptions of teachers who teach in high schools concerning multicultural efficacy in terms of several variables. Teachers were analysed according to a) gender, b) years of service, c) domain of teaching, d) in what order they chose teaching profession, e) reason for choosing the profession, f) whether or not they joined cultural events, g) whether or not they had any other teachers in their family, h) marital status and i) whether or not they thought of quitting teaching. The research was conducted in general high schools located in the centre districts of Ankara and 434 teachers were included in the study. The “perceptions of multicultural efficacy scale” developed by Başbay and Kağnıcı (2011) was used for data collection. The Alpha reliability of the scale was found as 0.92. The t test was used to compare paired groups whereas one-way variance analysis and the Scheffe test were used to compare more than two groups in data analysis. It was found as a result that teachers’ perceptions of multicultural efficacy differed significantly according to a) gender, b) domain of teaching, c) in what order they chose teaching profession, d) whether or not they joined cultural events and e) marital status. On the other hand, no significant differences were found according to their years of service, reasons for teaching the profession or whether or not they thought of quitting teaching.

Problemlerle Başa Çıkmada Sûfî Tecrübe

All the movements that occur in the daily life of the individual are life events. These life events can be positive or negative. Individuals may show different reactions to such events. The religious way of looking at these events that happen to people is called religious coping. Religious coping can be achieved through many methods, such as repentance, gratitude, patience, tawakkul, consent to fate, and surrender to Allah. People who adopt any way of Islamic mysticism/sect can approach the problems they are exposed to according to their religious coping methods. The COVID-19 pandemic experienced in the past years, the wars in our nearby geography, the rapid increase in social migration events, and the economic crises experienced have increased the importance of the response to be put forward in dealing with the problems. People can show different reactions to such severe problems they are exposed to, depending on the diversity of their lifestyles and ways of understanding. From the perspective of Sufism, the concepts of patience and gratitude were the most used among religious coping methods in the literature. The Sufis who lived in the period starting from the time of the Prophet Muhammad and following the Companions and their successors were aware of the transience of this World. Still, the hereafter is eternal life, and according to this fact, they were always patient and grateful for the tests, troubles, calamities, or blessings that befall them. In addition, Sufis accept whatever Allah has manifested in the title of "Jalal and Jamal" and get that it would be beneficial for this situation to happen to them. Moreover, since mystics believe that calamities are a blessing that leads to attaining divine love, they can happily endure all kinds of ordeals in the hope that the lover will meet his beloved. Allah has created man in the most beautiful way with intelligence and will. In the name of religious coping, it is necessary for a person to use his mind and will in the face of difficulties, to learn lessons from the Qur'an, to read about their lives from the first Prophet to Prophet Muhammad, and to shed light on his path in this way. In the study, the issue of coping with problems was handled this way; a literature review was made based on concepts, and the approach of mystics to the subject was examined. In addition, in 2022, oral interviews were conducted with 20 people selected by random sampling method, who were in the gathering centers of Sufis in the Keçiören district of Ankara, and the behavior of the Sufis in the face of the problem was examined. In the interviews conducted with the participants who are members of any Sufi branch/sect and adopt a mystical lifestyle, individuals talked about the difficulties they experienced in various periods of their lives (family, environmental, economic, social, etc.) and described their reactions to these difficulties. Participants generally answered the questions as “patience, gratitude, consent, rebelling, coping with by thinking of their guides, coping with asking for spiritual help from their mentors, coping with their mentors visitation, etc.”, and their coping styles were analyzed based on these terms. According to these results, it was tried to understand the Sufi approach in the face of difficulties. It has been determined that the general approach of the Sufis is within the framework of surrender to Allah.

Skin problems associated with using of personal protective equipment in COVID-19 intensive care units.

Health care workers, who worked intensively during the COVID-19 pandemic, faced some problems, including skin problems, due to the personal protective equipment (PPE) they used to control the spread of infection. This study aimed to identify the skin problems because of using PPE by nurses during the delivery of health care in three COVID-19 intensive care units (ICUs) within one hospital service. The study was designed as a cross-sectional survey. The study was conducted with nurses working in three intensive care units in the metropolitan districts of Ankara, Turkey. The data were collected online with a questionnaire developed by the researchers between December 2021 and June 2022. In this study, 82/120 (68.33%) nurses responded to the questionnaire at least once during the distribution period. The mean of the duration of PPE utilization per each time including goggles, N95 mask, bonnet, face-shield, gloves, boots/shoe covers and coverall was 3.76 ± 1.36 h. The proportion of nurses who experienced any skin problem related to any PPE at least two or more was 74/82 (90.24%). The proportion of pressure sores, acne, skin reaction including allergic dermatitis or contact urticaria, and regional pain varied between 4.9% and 79.3%. The proportion of nurses who applied any protective application to prevent skin problems was 53.66%. Among the protective applications, pressure-reducing surfaces were used the most. The use of protective applications for goggles (p = .010), bonnet (p = .000) and face shield (p = .000) effectively reduced PPE-related skin problems. During the pandemic, nurses faced a wide variety of skin problems because of PPEs. It may be beneficial to design a study programme that reduces the duration of PPEs use in clinics. In addition, there is a need for effective protective applications to prevent skin problems and new development of PPE that do not cause skin problems. In the pandemic, skin problems have developed because of the use of PPE in nurses who provide health care, intensively. These problems, which were not seen as a priority in the pandemic, may adversely affect the health of nurses, their performance in the treatment and care process and their work quality.

ATTITUDES OF FARMERS TOWARDS GLOBAL CLIMATE CHANGE: THE CASE OF ÇAMLIDERE

This research was conducted to reveal the attitudes of farmers towards global climate change. The study group of the research, which was carried out in the qualitative research design, consists of 8 farmers in the Çamlıdere district of Ankara, which were selected by the easily accessible sampling method, one of the purposive sampling methods. In the research, scanning model, which is one of the general research types, was used. The data collection tool is a semi-structured interview form consisting of 5 questions prepared for the research by the researchers. The data collection process took 8 weeks. In the analysis of the data, the semi-structured interview form was subjected to content analysis and the findings were reached. As a result of the findings and interpretation of these findings, it was concluded that the participant farmers had negative attitudes towards global climate change, they had knowledge about the concept, but it was not within the scope of scientific knowledge. Çamlıdere district of Ankara province is affected by climate change. The participants are aware of global climate change, but they are desperate for their individual efforts to be insufficient, the fact that they have not made any changes in agricultural products, they want to create irrigation tanks, and they are interested in greenhouse activities show these results. As a research proposal, explaining global climate change to farmers with a scientific activity can form a basis for measures to be taken on global climate change.

Finite element-based geotechnical risk analysis for anchor-supported deep excavations

Evaluation of the reliability of deep excavation support systems requires the inclusion of the soil variability in conjunction with probabilistic analysis. This is often considered a complicated process; therefore, the method is usually not followed in routine engineering practice. Recent developments in finite element modelling now enable probabilistic analyses to be performed more conveniently. As an illustrative example, the case history of a 20 m-deep excavation supported by anchored drilled shafts in the Sogutozu district of Ankara was investigated. Experimental results indicate that saturated sand-gravel bands, which are common within Ankara Clay, have the potential to cause a significant decrease in the anchor capacity. Ergo the excavation performance, including structural capacity and wall lateral displacements, was evaluated taking into regard the probabilistic nature of the effect of these bands and the variability of the soil parameters. Back-analysis was performed and compared with inclinometer readings to examine the capability of the numerical model to simulate the field behaviour. Later, additional finite element analyses were carried out through Python scripting software to investigate the reliability of the excavation. Geotechnical parameters of the Ankara Clay produced by Monte Carlo simulation method were used in these analyses. The results were evaluated within the context of recommended acceptable reliability levels. The reliability of the system was determined to be relatively low when taking into account the adverse impact of sand and gravel bands.

Relationship between Multidimensional Poverty Indicators and Health Behaviors among Turkish Children

The aim of the study is to investigate the relationship between multidimensional poverty indicators and health behaviors among Turkish children. The sample of the study was determined to include at least one school from each socioeconomic status group in the districts of Ankara, which are classified into four socioeconomic groups, and the data were collected by applying face-to-face questionnaires to a total of 4,276 children, 2145 boys and 2136 girls, between the ages of 10 and 14. The data were analyzed using descriptive statistics, chi-squared test and binary logistic regression in the PASW Statistics program. The most striking results of the analysis showed that the female children, 5th, 6th, and 7th grade students, those who rated their health as good, those with a high or medium family affluence levels, those who were not deprived according to the Child Deprivation Index, those who rated their family income level as high or medium, and those who never suffered from hunger were more likely to be in the group with healthy behaviors (p<0.05). Accordingly, some school-based interventions and policies to be implemented in the family medicine system are recommended to promote the healthy behaviors of children, especially those living in poverty.

48-60 AYLIK ÇOCUKLARIN BİLİŞSEL İŞLEVLERİNİN İNCELENMESİ

Cognitive functions which are the main step of development and learning, are considered as a significant predictor of cognitive development in early childhood period. Cognitive functions are the pre-requisites needed for the acquiring thinking, learning and behavioral functions. Inadequate cognitive functions mostly result in low cognitive performance. The current study aims to evaluate cognitive functions of children continuing to pre-school educational institutions as well as identify the factors that may potentially affect. The study group consisted of 100 children aged 48-60 months and were studying at pre-schools. Children were randomly selected among the population that met the criteria from the randomly chosen pre-schools located in the central districts of Ankara, Turkey. “Application of Cognitive Functions Scale” was implemented to evaluate children’s cognitive functions. Turkey validity and reliability was done by Yavuz and Zembat (2017). As the scale has a dynamic assessment structure, a pre-test and a post-test score is gathered for each child. Cognitive functions are shaped by the uniqueness of each child. The results of the study showed a significant outcome in favor of the female students in terms of cognitive functions, the duration of pre-school education has an impact on cognitive skills and adult support makes a difference between children’s pre-test and post-test scores

Evaluated Post-Disaster and Emergency Assembly Areas Using Multi-Criteria Decision-Making Techniques: A Case Study of Turkey

Disaster is a general term for events that result in physical, economic, and social losses for people and occur when insufficient resources exist. Natural disasters, particularly earthquakes, are frequent occurrences worldwide. Although plans are made for both pre-and post-disaster periods, the painful experience of the recent major earthquake on the Eastern Anatolian Fault Line in Turkey has highlighted the inadequacy of these plans in terms of feasibility. Preventing future disasters is possible by implementing a good disaster management plan. Identifying emergency assembly areas after a disaster is one of the most critical issues in disaster management. This study used four multi-criteria decision-making techniques—AHP, TOPSIS, COPRAS, and BORDA—to evaluate the selection and suitability of emergency assembly areas for the Gölbaşı district of Ankara, Turkey. The AHP method was used to weight criteria, which were then applied in various decision-making approaches. Finally, utilizing the BORDA method, the alternative ranking derived from the AHP, TOPSIS, and COPRAS procedures was rated as more effective. According to the findings, the Sacrificial Slaughter Area, Green Area, Şehir Park, Muhsin Yazıcıoğlu Sports Complex, and the Türkiye Muhasebeciler Association (İncek and Taşpınar) are determined the five most effective emergency assembly areas in the Gölbaşı district.

Social Municipality Practice Examples and Differences in Ankara District Municipalities After 2019

Social Municipality Practice Examples and Differences in Ankara District Municipalities After 2019

The Influence of Perceived Organizational Support on Teachers’ Job Satisfaction: The Mediating Roles of Climate for Initiative and Climate for Psychological Safety

The purpose of the current study was to examine relationships between teachers' perceived organizational support (POS), climate for initiative (CS), climate for psychological safety (CPS), and job satisfaction (JS). A cross-sectional correlational design was employed. The sample consisted of a randomly selected 397 high school teachers working in the central districts of Ankara, Türkiye. A structural equation modelling technique was utilized in the analyses of direct and indirect relationships between the study variables. Findings confirmed the proposed model. More specifically, teachers’ POS influenced their JS both directly and indirectly through CS and CPS. Findings also suggest that teachers' job satisfaction is more likely to increase in schools where the organizational support is high, in turn, they feel motivated to take initiative and feel psychologically safe. The findings of the study supported the assumptions of Herzberg’s Two Factor Motivation Theory where the intrinsic and extrinsic factors collectively play important roles in teachers’ motivation and job satisfaction. Findings would guide policymakers and practicing educational leaders in formulating policies and practices in creating conducive school environments where teachers feel supported, safe, and motivated.