Authors:Harun SÜMBÜL ; Harun ÇOLAK Abstract: The topic of robotic coding is a very popular topic that has been frequently heard recently. This issue, which has also been included in the curriculum of t Turkey Ministry of National Education, has now become a state policy and such kind of trainings have been started from kindergartens. Because there is a positive, meaningful and medium level relationship between creative problem solving skills and performance scores of students who are engaged in coding. It is also a known fact that people who deal with robotic coding and software are less likely to develop brain-related diseases such as alzeimer and dementia. So, it is very important to deal with coding. Various educational sets and softwares are developed by many companies in the world that can address both children over the age of 4 and retired individuals who have no coding knowledge. In order to evaluate the performance of the use of the ex-periment set by the students, two different activities (one for the nursery students group and the other for the group of university students) were performed and the result was found to be quite meaningful, usable and remarkable. Developed training set can be used easily at the public education centers, youth centers, private schools, courses and so on. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Derya GÜLÇİN Abstract: The main goal of implementation projects developed by the framework of academic cooperation with municipalities and managers is to provide ecological, economic, visual or recreational contributions to the landscape and to increase the social, cultural, and economic opportunities. When the project phases are successfully managed from a coarse scale to a fine scale, the implementation can be effectively done, and this is significant for the transformation of the academic contribution into action. This study was carried out in cooperation with Koçarlı Municipality and Landscape Architecture Department of Aydın Adnan Menderes University. Suggestions for the design of the Koçarlı-Incirliova highway were developed targeting to maintain continuity of green spaces and meet recreational needs of people in the project area. It is believed that the designed area will contribute to the identity of Koçarlı by having been increased particularly recreational and visual qualities, and therefore the project area will be one of the landmarks in time. As a result, the implementation project was presented and it was evaluated by various experts. Although the implementation project was found successful by the municipal and professional experts, it was stated that the implementation will be carried out with some revisions due to the zoning permission. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Hayati MAMUR ; Alper Kağan CANDAN Abstract: Reducing the use of fossil fuels is among thetargets of the countries. Because they are likely to run out in the future andcause greenhouse gas emissions to the environment. One of the causes ofgreenhouse gas emissions is fossil fuel vehicles. The fossil-fueled vehiclescan be replaced by electric vehicles. Electric vehicles have lower fuel costsdue to the high efficiency of electric motors compared to internal combustionengines. The inadequacy in the batteries and the lack of charging stationsrequire these vehicles to be used within certain distances. One of the ways toincrease the distance is the regenerative braking of brushless direct current(BLDC) motors, which makes it re-usable when the vehicle is braking. This studypresents a detailed simulation of the operation of a BLDC motor both as a motorand as a generator with regenerative braking by using Matlab/Simulink program.According to a simulation scenario, an energy recovery of 0.35% was achieved. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Doğan Erhan ERSOY ; Abdullah HASBENLİ Abstract: Aphodiinae subfamily is represented in the Palearctic region with 6762 species and subspecies belonging to 521 genera. This family is presented by taxa of 61 genera and 161 species and subspecies in Turkey. Nineteen species are endemic to Turkey. This study was conducted in Sündiken Mountains in Eskişehir province, from 2011 to 2013. The samples were caught with pitfall traps, light traps and directly by hand or forceps. Distribution maps for Turkey, aedeagus and habitus photographs were presented. 29 species recorded from here, nineteen new city records given from Eskisehir province. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:İbrahim KETEN ; Serkan GÜLSOY Abstract: In this study, the relationships between the productivity (site index) of Red pine forests and the environmental variables were investigated. For this purpose, inventory study was performed in 51 natural red pine (Pinus brutia Ten.) stands being located away from human disturbances at different altitudes in Düzlerçamı (Antalya) district. Age and height values were measured for 3 different plus trees in each plots of 400 m2. Mean site index values for 75 years were calculated using these measurements. In addition, environmental factors (climate, soil and physiographic variables) for each plots were determined by the various practices. In the study, firstly, productivity of Red pine and environmental variables were associated by using correlation analysis. At this stage, the effects of altitude, temperature, the sand and clay ratio of the soils on the productivity of the species were determined. At the modeling stage, stepwise multiple regression analysis, logistic regression analysis and regression tree technique were used, respectively. As a result of these analyses, percentage of the sand and skeletal content in the soils, conglomerate bedrock, lower slope lands and flat lands in the district were found to be statistically significant with the site index values of the species. In particular, the site index values were found to be higher in flat landforms and soil conditions with a sand content of less than 40% at 0-30 cm depth. As a result, it has been determined that the productivity of the species in the dsitrict varies considerably with the effects of some physiographic factors and soil texture parameters affecting water and nutrient economy in the site conditions. It is predicted that the information obtained from this study will contribute to the practitioners in terms of the management and sustainability of the red pine species in the region. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Nihal KAN KAYNAR Abstract: Today, rising living standards and increasing population with technological and economic developments have led to an increase in energy needs. The fact that conventional fossil fuels will run out in the near future increases the need for clean and renewable energy sources day by day. Solar energy is seen as an alternative to fossil energy sources that are running out because they are cheap, clean, have high potential, and have little harm to the environment. Turkey, in terms of the potential of solar energy is geographically situated in a good location. The evaluation of this potential that Turkey has great importance. In this study, the potential of solar energy, which is among the renewable energy sources of the province of Amasya, was investigated. Amasya province in the Black Sea region of Turkey with its geographical location, is one of the highest solar provinces. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Yasin ÜNAL ; Dilek ARSLAN Abstract: The feeding habits of big mammalian species generally divided into three categories: carnivore, herbivore, and omnivore. Omnivorous and carnivorous species include insects in their food diets as well. Insects, due to the high protein they have, are an alternative food and energy source for carnivorous and omnivorous mammal species in extreme weather conditions and food shortage and sometimes have the feature of being the only hope and a last resort to survive for these species. In this study, the importance of insectivorous food preferences in the diet of 10 different species of 5 large mammal families in Turkey is evaluated by looking at the fecal and stomach content analyzes made in various regions of the world. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Akın KIRAÇ ; Mehmet GÜRBÜZ Abstract: In this study conducted between March 2010 and August 2011 to determine the Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) fauna of Denizli Honaz Mountain National Park, 31 species belonging to 12 subfamilies from six stations were identified with atrap and malaise trap. These three species identified in the study are new records for the fauna of Turkey. These are Diadegma insectator (Schrank, 1781), Diadegma aculeatum (Bridgman, 1889) and Venturia atricolor (Gyorfi, 1946).In this study conducted between March 2010 and August 2011 to determine the Ichneumonidae (Hymenoptera) fauna of Denizli Honaz Mountain National Park, 31 species belonging to 12 subfamilies from six stations were identified with atrap and malaise trap. These three species identified in the study are new records for the fauna of Turkey. These are Diadegma insectator (Schrank, 1781), Diadegma aculeatum (Bridgman, 1889) and Venturia atricolor (Gyorfi, 1946). PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Muhammed Hakan ÇAKMAK ; Melda CAN Abstract: More than half of the world’s population lives in urban areas and there is a rapid increase on the count of that because of migration from rural to urban areas. The role of ecosystem services provided from green tissue in urban areas has a great role in the sustainable development of urban ecosystems. This study aims to determine the regulating ecosystem services that improve the air quality provided from tree canopy cover within the boundaries of Mamak district of Ankara. For this purpose, a model which is simple, useful and fast-paced called as “I-tree canopy” run to analyze the removal of the atmospheric air pollutants and particulate matters, carbon sequestrated and stored by canopy cover. The results showed that the trees (canopy cover 7,11% of the district) sequester 27370 tons of CO2 annually and store 687460 tons of CO2 during their lifetime. The model results also show that the trees remove 2,47 tons of carbon monoxide (CO), 13,45 tons of nitrogen dioxide (NO2), 133,91 tons of ozone (O3), 8,47 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2), 6,51 tons of PM2,5 and 44,85 tons of PM10 particulate matter per year. In summary, it was revealed that these trees remove a total of 27579,66 tons of hazardous air pollutants from the atmosphere in a year (approximately $1482800 in economic terms) and store 687460 tons of CO2 during their lifetimes (about $35246007 in economic terms) in the district. As a result, this study determined the ecosystem services provided through canopy cover using the green area data of Mamak district and emphasized the importance of ecosystem services studies in urban areas both in ecological and economic context. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Doğan Erhan ERSOY Abstract: Taxidermy is one of the most frequently used methods for preserving vertebrate samples. Archived scientific materials with the taxidermy method can be used in systematic, genetic and paleontological studies to be carried out later. With this study, a new method has been developed instead of known taxidermy methods. Since this developed method does not contain odor in liquid or vapor form, it is more harmless and cost-less to use in museums, student laboratories and as exhibition material. With this newly developed method, fish embalming samples which damaged by moths also can be repaired. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Gökhan CİVELEKOĞLU ; Yudum BIYIK Abstract: Global warming has become one of the most striking issues in the world over the past decades, and this has led to increased work and research on greenhouse gas emissions, particularly CO2. Precautionary measures need to be taken as soon as possible according to the results of scientific research and the reduction of greenhouse gas emissions causing global warming. These measures are provided by the Kyoto Protocol. The Kyoto Protocol has introduced emission reduction quotas to countries to reduce carbon emissions and to calculate countries' carbon emissions. In order not to exceed these quotas, it is necessary to make carbon footprint calculations causing the greenhouse gas emissions and to create the greenhouse inventory. Carbon footprint, defined in the unit of carbon dioxide, is a measure of damage that is caused by human activities in terms of the amount of greenhouse gases produced. The IPCC is guiding countries on this issueIn this study, the carbon footprint originated from the road transportation sector in Isparta province has ben calculated. Due to the large amount of CO2 gas in the greenhouse gases that have been opened due to the transportation sector, especially CO2emission based carbon footprint calculation have been emphasized. Calculations were made according to Tier approaches, which proposed by the IPCC Tier 1 and Tier 2 calculation methods were during emission calculations and carbon footprint was determined between 2010-2016 for road vehicles registered to Isparta. The carbon footprint accounted for by road transportation calculated by Tier 1 approach increased by 34% between 2010-2016. The carbon footprint calculation due to road transportation calculated by Tier 2 method increased by 43% between 2010-2016. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Özkan EVCİN ; Büşra KALLECİ Abstract: The dormouse (Glis glis) is the largest member of the dormouse family belonging to the order Rodentia (Rodents). It is known that the Glis glis has two subspecies as Glis glis orientalis Nehring (1903) in Anatolia and Glis glis pindicus Ondrias (1966) in Thrace. Glis glis which is in the LC (Least Concern) category in the IUCN Red List, has the risk of declining over time due to the effects of humans, predators, wild animals and environmental factors. In this study, the spreading areas of the species in Kastamonu were determined by direct observation methods and the possible distribution areas of the species were modeled and mapped with the maximum entropy approach (MaxEnt). In the light of the data obtained as a result of the modeling, it was seen that the most important bioclimate variables contributing to the formation of the potential distribution model of Glis glis were bio18, bio11, bio1. The AUC value of the habitat suitability model was 0.861. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
Authors:Uğur MURAT ; Gamze ÖZEL Abstract: In this paper, exponentiated Weibull-logistic distribution is introduced. The main functions of proposed distribution are derived and plotted for different parameter values. Besides, skewness and kurtosis measures of proposed distribution are presented. Then, by finding moment generating function, expected value and variance are derived. A simulation study is given for showing performance of exponentiated Weibull-logistic distribution by the maximum likelihood estimation approach. Finally, applications based on real datasets are presented and proved that, exponentiated Weibull-logistic distribution is better than existing distributions in literature. PubDate: Wed, 30 Sep 2020 00:00:00 +030
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