Examining prejudice reduction through solidarity and togetherness experiences among Gezi Park activists in Turkey

psychological reformation of jane austens heroines: pride and prejudice and mansfield park

this study focuses on jane austens representation of her heroines in two of her novels: pride and prejudice, and mansfield park. i have concentrated only on a single idea: how jane austen takes her heroines through a course of psychogical reformation to which almost everything else in her novel is subsidiary. although i have discussed only pride and prejudice, we can trace austens carefully pla...

Near-death experiences between science and prejudice

Science exists to refute dogmas; nevertheless, dogmas may be introduced when undemonstrated scientific axioms lead us to reject facts incompatible with them. Several studies have proposed psychobiological interpretations of near-death experiences (NDEs), claiming that NDEs are a mere byproduct of brain functions gone awry; however, relevant facts incompatible with the ruling physicalist and red...

Information Diffusion and Opinion Change during the Gezi Park Protests: Homophily or Social Influence?

Growth in online, opinion-rich sources of information, such as social networking websites, microblogs, and discussion forums, makes it possible for information to spread and reach others more easily than ever. During social movements the diffusion of ideas on these online platforms, along with other factors, may influence users' decision of what to think or who to support. This paper develops a...

GIS eLearning Experiences in Turkey

Until date eLearning environment have only supported or substituted the existing learning environments. However, owing to the improvements in technology over the last decade, it is currently able to support the transition from traditional learning to continuous competent development and to nurture the sustainability and innovativeness of small and medium enterprises. In this study, concept of e...

Plasma Fractionation Industry Project in Turkey: Country’s Experiences