Maltepe University

Teorik ve uygulamalı malzeme anlatımının öğrenciler üzerindeki deneyimsel öğrenmeye katkısı

Bu çalışma, iç mimarlık öğrencilerinin teorik anlatım ile teorik anlatıma eklenen uygulamalı malzeme deneyimi bağlamında öğrencilerin bilgi düzeylerine katkısını incelemeyi amaçlamaktadır. Araştırmada, ülkemizde en sık kıllanılan granit, traverten ve kireçtaşı olmak üzere üç fark...

Tacit Conditionality: The Digital Citizenship Prerequisite and the Transformation of Social Rights

This article examines the structural effects of the digitalization of public services on social rights within the framework of social policy theory, proposing the concept of "digital citizenship prerequisite" to conceptualize this process. The central argument is that the transfe...

Sarcasm as a character creation tool in literary works: A pragmatic approach through Norman's unique use of language in On Golden Pond

This article investigates the function of sarcasm as a sophisticated tool for character creation in cinematic narratives, using the character of Norman Thayer Jr. in On Golden Pond as a case study. Moving beyond classical Gricean models, this study adopts an integrated pragmatic...

Turkish Adaptation and Preliminary Psychometric Evaluation of the Mirror Image Comfort and Avoidance Scale (MICAS) in University Students

Mirror viewing is closely related to body image and self-evaluation. The Mirror Image Comfort and Avoidance Scale (MICAS) assesses individuals’ comfort with and avoidance of viewing their own reflection. This study aimed to culturally adapt the MICAS into Turkish and evaluate its...

Clinical indications and determinants of field-of-view selection in cone-beam computed tomography among pediatric patients: a two-center cross-sectional study

Cone-beam computed tomography (CBCT) is increasingly used in pediatric dentistry, but field-of-view (FOV) selection should be carefully optimized to minimize radiation exposure in young patients. This study aimed to describe the distribution of clinical indications, region of int...

Health-driven choices: Brand equity, genital hygiene behavior, and menstrual product preferences among women

This study had two complementary aims: to describe menstrual hygiene product preferences and related decision factors among participants in the present sample, and to examine whether genital hygiene behavior was associated with consumer-based brand equity. Data were collected fro...

Comparison of serum C3, C3a, C4 levels between cataract patients with and without pseudoexfoliation and normal individuals

<title>Abstract</title> <bold>Backgrounds:</bold> We aimed to compare serum complement C3, C3a, and C4 levels between cataract patients with and without pseudoexfoliation syndrome, and to compare these groups with the control group. <bold>Methods:</bold> There were three differen...

Impact of adjuvant endocrine therapy on disease-free survival in early triple-positive breast cancer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study of the Turkish oncology group

Triple-positive breast cancer (TPBC), characterized by concurrent ER, PR, and HER2 positivity, poses unique therapeutic challenges due to ER–HER2 crosstalk. The optimal adjuvant endocrine therapy in TPBC patients receiving anti-HER2 regimens remains poorly defined. This multicent...