Osmanlı Devleti kuruluş yıllarından itibaren fetih hareketlerinin büyük bir kısmını gaza ve cihat anlayışı çerçevesinde Anadolu Balkanlar’daki eski Bizans topraklarını ele geçirmek adına batı yönünde yapmıştı. Fatih Sultan Mehmet, İstanbul’u fethettikten sonra yeni başkentin boğazların güveliği için Karadeniz’de hâkimiyet sağlamak bu bölgeye yönelmişti. Trabzon başta olmak üzere ile Kafkasya’nı...

Mesothoracic wings have been examined and compared in 32 species representing 20 genera of Afrotropical Scutelleridae. Morphological characters of the corium are described. Three main types of mesothoracic wing venation patterns can be recognized. The taxonomic significance of forewing characters in Scutelleridae is briefly discussed.

In this study, we aim to conduct usability tests on different WebMap sites with eye movement analysis. Overall task performance, the effects of iconic representation of information, and the efficiency of pop-up usage were evaluated. The eye tracking technology is used for this study in order to follow the position of the users’ eye-gaze. The results show that there are remarkable differences in...

The aim of this paper is to examine the parallelism between tonal transitions and musical note transitions in Thai pop songs based on the data from 30 current pop songs. The results suggest that there is a statistically significant parallelism between tonal transitions and musical note transitions. Interestingly, the results show that both contour tones, RISING and FALLING, typically pattern wi...

OBJECTIVES To describe and compare the demographic and health characteristics and drug use patterns in a group of drug dependent individuals who were actively using drugs versus those in different types of treatment. To analyze the interventions used with the different groups. DESIGN Descriptive study. SETTING Users at the Association for Aid to Drug Dependent Persons (Asociación de Ayuda a...