İzmir Demokrasi Üniversitesi

Parents' experiences and support needs regarding sexuality education for children with special needs: A qualitative descriptive study

This study aims to examine the experiences, perceptions, and support needs of parents regarding sexual education for children with special needs. The research was conducted using a qualitative descriptive design. The study group consists of 25 parents residing in Bursa, Türkiye,...

Focal and Generalized Focal Geometry Associated with Rotational Hypersurfaces in E4

This paper investigates focal and generalized focal geometry associated with rotational hypersurfaces in the four-dimensional Euclidean space E4. Explicit parametrizations are derived for several classes of rotational hypersurfaces, including toroidal and special Monge-type struc...

Redox-Active Microneedle Platforms for ROS Modulation in Chronic Wound Healing

Chronic wounds represent a growing clinical and economic burden, and their impaired healing is closely linked to a disrupted redox environment. Reactive oxygen species (ROS) are essential signaling molecules that regulate each phase of wound healing, from hemostasis and inflammat...

The Sound of Resistance: Music, Space, and Cultural Appropriation in Sinners

Purpose: This study examines how music and space in Sinners construct Black communal memory and bring it into conflict with the threat of cultural appropriation.Design/methodology/approach: A qualitative, interpretive audiovisual analysis compares four scene and sequence clusters...

Advanced Energy Partnership Despite Frozen EU Accession Negotiations: Empirical Evidence from the Turkish– EU Membership Process

The purpose of this research is to explore the increasing collaboration in energy between Türkiye and the EU within the interdependency theory despite the frozen negotiations. The methodology consists of legislative research, empirical assessment, document and policy analysis. Th...

Royal Idealism in the Achaemenid Persian Empire and Its Iconographic Reflections in Anatolia

The Persians, who established an empire in the mid-sixth century BCE, came to control a vast portion of the ancient world. Centered in Iran, this imperial formation was governed by the Achaemenid dynasty. Although the Achaemenids adhered to Zoroastrian religious traditions, they...

Metal-reinforced PLA composites for material extrusion additive manufacturing: Interfaces and performance

Metal-reinforced polylactic acid (PLA) composites produced by fused deposition modeling/fused filament fabrication (FDM/FFF) offer thermal, electrical, magnetic, antimicrobial, biomedical, and post-processing functions. However, these benefits are often accompanied by reduced str...

Design stories: An action research study on students' skill development through the portfolio process

This action research aims to support the systematic development of landscape architecture students' technical and aesthetic skills by examining their portfolio design processes and to reveal how students construct their unique design identities through the portfolio process. The...

Artificial Intelligence-Assisted Medical Education: Usability, Benefits and Ethical Evaluation

AbstractObjective: The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into medical education is rapidly increasing; however, gaps remain in terms of learners’ knowledge and ethical awareness. This study aimed to evaluate baseline perceptions of AI among medical students and faculty...