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- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Optimization of asymmetric bioreduction conditions of 1-indanone by Leuconostoc mesenteroides N6 using a face-centered design-based multi-objective optimization model
Alamoudi, Mohammed; Özdemir, Akın; Dertli, Enes; Bolubaid, Mohammed; Alidrisi, Hassan M.; Taylan, Osman; Yılmaz, Mustafa Tahsin; Şahin, Engin
There has been an increasing interest in biocatalysts over the past few decades in order to obtain high efficiency, high yield, and environmentally benign procedures aiming at the manufacture of pharmacologically relevant chemicals. Lactic Acid Bacteria (LAB), a microbial group, can be employed as biocatalysts while performing asymmetric reduction of prochiral ketones. In this study, Leuconostoc mesenteroides N6 was used for the asymmetric bioreduction 1-indanone. And then, a novel and innovative face-centered design-based multi-objective optimization model was used to optimize experimental conditions. Also, the experimental design factors were defined as agitation speed, incubation period, pH, and temperature for optimization to acquire the maximum enantiomeric excess (ee) and conversion rate (cr) values. When using the face-centered design-based multi-objective optimization model, the optimum culture conditions corresponded to 96.34 and 99.42%, ee and cr responses, respectively, were pH = 5.87, incubation temperature = 35 °C, incubation period = 50.88 h, and agitation speed = 152.60 rpm. Notably, the validation experiment under the optimum model conditions confirmed the model results. This study demonstrated the importance of the optimization and the efficiency of the face-centered design-based multi-objective model.
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İncele - Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2025Microbial Production of Galactooligosaccharides
Durgut Malçok, Senanur; Öztekin, Sebahat; Adal, Samiye; İnan Çınkır, Nuray; Çelebi, Yasemin; Çalışkan Koç, Gülşah; Özkan Karabacak, Azime; Süfer, Özge; Delikanlı Kıyak, Berrak
Galactooligosaccharides (GOSs) are prebiotic compounds derived from lactose, known for their ability to selectively promote the growth of beneficial gut microbiota, like bifidobacteria and lactobacilli. Their physiological benefits include enhanced gut health, improved immune function, and increased mineral absorption. Produced primarily through enzymatic synthesis using microbial β-galactosidases, GOSs offer an efficient and environmentally friendly alternative to chemical production methods. Recent advancements in enzyme immobilization and biotechnological approaches have optimized GOS yields, enabling their incorporation into a variety of food and health applications, including infant formulas, dairy products, and clinical supplements. The structural diversity of GOSs, characterized by their glycosidic linkages and degrees of polymerization, contributes to their functional versatility and prebiotic efficacy. Furthermore, their stability under acidic and high-temperature conditions makes them suitable for industrial processes. Despite these advancements, challenges such as cost reduction, process optimization, and the use of alternative substrates persist. Future research on enzyme engineering and tailored GOS formulations is anticipated to address these issues, expanding their applications in functional foods, nutraceuticals, and personalized health solutions. GOSs remain a promising tool for improving health and meeting diverse nutritional needs.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ2Free Vibration and Buckling Analysis of Porous Two-Directional Functionally Graded Beams Using a Higher-Order Finite Element Model
Turan, Muhittin; Adiyaman, Gokhan
A new type of functionally graded material (FGM) with material properties varying in two or three directions is needed to obtain materials with better mechanical properties and high-temperature resistance for use in the military, aerospace, automotive, and engineering structures. Considering the porosity that occurs during the production of these materials, it has become necessary to examine the free vibration and buckling behaviors. Therefore, this study investigated free vibration and buckling analysis of porous two-directional functionally graded (2D FG) beams subject to various boundary conditions. A high-order finite element based on parabolic shear deformation theory (PSDT) is proposed to solve this problem. Three types of porosity distributions were used in the study (FGP-1, FGP-2, and FGP-3). The governing equations are derived from Lagrange’s principle. The material change in the beam volume in both directions is defined by a power-law rule. The dimensionless fundamental frequencies and critical buckling loads are obtained for various boundary conditions, gradation exponents (px, pz), porosity coefficient (e), porosity distribution, and slenderness (L/h). The numerical results obtained with the proposed higher-order finite element are compatible with the literature.
AtıfScopus47WoS44OpenAlex40İncele - Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2024Utilization of Fruit and Vegetable Wastes in Food Packaging
Yildiz, Aysun Yurdunuseven; Öztekin, Sebahat
Today, the most preferred materials used in food packaging are non-degradable petroleum-based plastic polymer materials due to their high barrier and mechanical properties. These polymer materials are not sustainable due to limited petroleum resources. These non-biodegradable materials pose a serious problem for the environment and affect the entire ecosystem. In recent years, as an alternative to traditional materials for food packaging, the demand for the development of environmentally friendly packaging materials has increased in order to reduce and/or limit the negative impact on the environment. The increasing interest in environmental issues and human health has led to the investigation of possible matrices for bio-packaging in the field of food packaging. In this context, there is an increasing interest in the utilization of fruit and vegetable wastes such as peels, pips, seeds, and leaves. Fruit and vegetables are among the most widely consumed products worldwide, and their waste is the most abundant food waste. These wastes, which are released after fruit and vegetable processing and contain valuable components, can cause environmental pollution if not managed properly. The management of this large amount of waste is difficult, and it is usually either disposed of in water sources and open storage areas or used as feed or compost. However, these wastes have the potential to be used as raw materials for the development of value-added products. Due to their abundant availability and biodegradability, these wastes can solve the major problems associated with conventional plastics used for food packaging and improve sustainable development and life cycles. A more sustainable and greener world can be targeted with these biodegradable materials. This chapter focuses on the conversion of fruit and vegetable waste into environmentally friendly food packaging systems. The chapter emphasizes the advantages and disadvantages of using fruit and vegetable waste as food packaging material and its potential applications. In this context, all mentioned aspects have been comprehensively reviewed, taking into account the literature reported in the last five years. Before processing fruit and vegetable wastes into packaging materials, some steps, such as extraction and purification, are necessary. Materials derived from these wastes have the potential to be used in food packaging with various advantages, such as non-toxicity, biodegradability, and abundant availability. However, there is also a great debate about the applications of these food packaging materials. Further research is needed to improve the barrier and mechanical properties of packaging materials derived from fruit and vegetable waste. Most bioplastics do not meet the basic requirements of food packaging in terms of barrier and mechanical properties, and various modifications are needed to improve their properties. Therefore, future studies should focus on the necessary research to improve the barrier and mechanical properties of materials derived from these wastes. Finally, the legal framework for the large-scale use of these biomaterials derived from fruit and vegetable wastes in food packaging is insufficient, and this may affect the commercialization and consumer acceptance of the products.
AtıfScopus3OpenAlex3İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Optimum steel frame design through ultimate seismic energy dissipation of double diagonal friction dampers
Carbas, Serdar; Artar, Musa
In this paper, a creative design methodology is exhibited to attain seismic design optimization of steel frames that are equipped with double diagonal braces on which Pall friction dampers (PFDs) are mounted. The PFDs supply highest seismic energy dissipation to a structure for restricting destructive structural responds. Hence, the PFDs provide elastic movement to the steel frames to avoid the damaging consequence of an earthquake. To achieve this, the seismic energy dissipation over PFDs mounted on double diagonal brace members are tried to be maximized in this study. The Kobe earthquake record is used for conducting nonlinear dynamic time-history analyses to acquire structural responses of the steel frames. The Jaya algorithm (JA) that is a gradient- and parameter-free metaheuristic optimization technique is selected as an optimizer. The design algorithm encoded in MATLAB is integrated with SAP2000 structural analysis program through inbuilt open application programming interface (OAPI) functions to achieve simultaneous structural seismic responses. In proposed design methodology, firstly the optimal designs of steel frame structures without implementing double diagonal friction dampers are accomplished under effect of seismic loading exposed to structural design constraints of stress, displacement, drift, and geometric taken from AISC-ASD structural specifications. Then, the double diagonal friction dampers are implemented in the optimally sized frames to determine optimum yield strengths which are frictional slip loads. Hereby, the JA makes certain the dissipated seismic energy as maximum by checking the yield strength between the frame stories. In the end, it is verified that the PFD mounted double diagonal friction dampers provide maximum seismic energy dissipation throughout the steel frame structures for optimal sizing.
AtıfScopus8WoS7OpenAlex5İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ4New moving frames for the curves lying on a surface
Alkan, Akın; Hüseyin, Kocayi̇Ği̇T; Ağirman Aydin, Tuba
In this article, three new orthogonal frames are defined for the curves lying on a surface. These moving frames, obtained based on the Darboux frame, are called “Osculator Darboux Frame”, “Normal Darboux Frame” and “Rectifying Darboux Frame”, respectively. Also, the Osculator Darboux Frame components and curvatures are calculated for a presented example. Cite this article as: Alkan A, Kocayiğit H, Ağırman Aydın T. New moving frames for the curves lying on a surface. Sigma J Eng Nat Sci 2024;42(4):1023−1029. Copyright 2021, Yıldız Technical University.
AtıfScopus2WoS4OpenAlex2İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Antioxidant Activities of Different Peanut (Arachis hypogaea L.) Market Types by Spectrophotometric Techniques Combined with Chemometrics
Gıdık, Betül; Can, Zehra; Önemli, Fadul
Peanut is rich in oil and protein and has a large content of bioactive constituents consisting of tocopherols, phytosterols, and so on. Generally, Virginia, Spanish, Valencia and Runner market types are grown of peanut. In this study, it is aimed to determine the antioxidant activity, total phenolic content and total flavonoid content of peanuts from four different market types, for the first time, and group them with principal component analysis (PCA) and hierarchical cluster analysis (HCA). For PCA, PC1 and PC2 explained 87.655 % of the total variation and, according to the HCA of peanut samples, two main groups were determined. The total phenolic content changed 1.556 to 2.899 mg GAE/g. The lowest value have seen at Spanish merket type to determine the antioxidant activities of peanut samples were maked FRAP and DPPH assay, the lowest FRAP value (8.136 μmol FeSO47H2O/g sample) was seen at Valencia market type, the highest (14.004 μmol FeSO47H2O/g sample) was seen at Virginia market type. It was determined that the total flavonoid, total phenolic content, and antioxidant activities of the Virginia, Valencia, Spanish, and Runner market types included in the study were different from each other, and the Virginia market type showed superior characteristics compared to the others. The results obtained suggest that Virginia market type may be preferred more especially in peanut cultivation for food uses. It is thought that this study can be a source for future studies by eliminating a deficiency in the literature.
AtıfScopus2WoS2OpenAlex2İncele - Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2024Smart and Sustainable Energy Systems
Guclu, Tamer; Cuce, Pinar Mert; Cuce, Erdem
Today, fossil fuels still have a more important share in energy production. Reducing the share of these resources in energy production is an extremely important issue in order to prevent the environmental effects caused by greenhouse gas emissions. Especially in the last ten years, the transformation into smart and sustainable energy systems has accelerated in order to use energy resources efficiently and to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. Smart energy systems are systems that allow the use of renewable energy sources such as solar, wind, and geothermal instead of a fossil fuel-based large production system. Thanks to these systems, instead of a single large power generation facility, energies produced from renewable sources close to the area of use can be integrated into the system, thus reducing greenhouse gas emissions. In addition, smart energy systems are effective in reducing energy costs, as they make final consumers a part of energy production. In addition, since smart energy systems allow the integration of sectors such as electricity, heating, energy, transportation, and transmission, they provide a sustainable, accessible, economical, clean, and efficient energy supply. In this study, information about smart and sustainable energy systems has been given, advantages and difficulties have been mentioned, and also an economic evaluation has been made.
AtıfScopus2OpenAlex2İncele - Kitap BölümüYalnız künye2024Assessment, evaluation, and feedback in online education with artificial intelligence-supported tools
Kayali, Bünyami; Balat, Şener
The increasing role of Artificial Intelligence (AI) applications in educational activities is also evident in online education. By providing personalised and adaptive learning experiences and offering support for teachers by tracking student behaviours to make inferences about student success and performance, AI reduces teachers' workload, allowing them to focus more on educational activities. AI applications especially enable the rapid and easy completion of assessment and evaluation activities, which teachers often spend significant time and effort on. Within this scope, AI-supported tools are used in online education activities to perform automatic assessments, provide real-time feedback, and conduct data analysis and performance evaluation activities. In this context, the aim of the study is determined as the examination of measurement, evaluation, and feedback activities in online education with AI-supported tools.
AtıfScopus9OpenAlex8İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1AC transport loss analysis of HTS stack busbars for all-electric aircraft with harmonics and DC offset considerations
Abdioglu, Murat; Gautam, Gaurav; Zhang, Min; Yuan, Weijia
This paper presents a study of the current carrying capacity and AC loss of high-temperature superconducting (HTS) stacks to be used in busbar applications for all-electric aircraft. A 2D model was developed using COMSOL Multiphysics with a T-A formulation for detailed analysis. The study began by applying a stable 20 kA DC offset current to the HTS stacks to simulate practical operating conditions. Firstly, the behaviour of the critical current was studied under self-field conditions for stacks with different numbers of HTS tapes and spacing. Secondly, AC ripple currents were introduced with DC offsets, and the effects of 3rd and 5th harmonic distortions (HD) were studied. The results show that configurations with 40 tapes and gaps of more than 2 mm are considered suitable for safe current transport under DC conditions. On the other hand, increasing the tape spacing leads to an increase in the safe transport current ripple due to the reduced magnetic field interaction within the stack. In addition, the transport loss decreases as the air gap increases due to the reduction in the self-field, whereas it increases as the number of strips increases. The influence of the 3rd HD on the transport loss is minimal at a ripple current of 1% and slightly noticeable at 2%. However, it becomes more obvious as the ripple current approaches the critical value. Remarkably, even cases with equivalent total HD show significantly higher transport losses when characterised by higher 5th HD than their counterparts with 3rd HD. This comprehensive analysis provides valuable information on the performance characteristics of HTS stacks in all-electric aircraft busbar applications and offers important insights for the development and optimisation of these systems in practical aerospace applications.
AtıfScopus1WoS1OpenAlex1İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ2Analyzing of continuous and discontinuous contact problems of a functionally graded layer: theory of elasticity and finite element method
Yaylacı, Murat; Öner, Erdal; Adıyaman, Gökhan; Öztürk, Şevval; Uzun Yaylacı, Ecren; Birinci, Ahmet
Contact mechanics analysis is crucial because such problems often arise in engineering practice. When examining contact mechanics, the material property of the contacting components is a crucially significant aspect. It is more complex to solve the contact mechanics of systems that are composed of materials that do not have a homogenous structure compared to materials that have homogeneous qualities throughout. While many studies on contact problems with homogeneous materials exist, those involving non-homogeneous materials are scarce in the literature. As material technology improves fast, there will be a greater need to solve such problems. In this respect, analytical and finite element method (FEM) solutions of the continuous and discontinuous contact problems of a functionally graded (FG) layer are carried out in this article. The FG layer in the problem rests on a rigid foundation and is pressed with a rigid punch. From the solutions, the contact length, contact stress, initial separation distance, and beginning and ending points of separation were determined, and the results were compared. It has been concluded that the FEM findings are consistent with the analytical results to a satisfactory degree. This study analyzes contact problem using different approaches and accounts for the influence of body force in a contact geometry that has yet to be reported.
AtıfScopus79WoS83OpenAlex68İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Investigation of the Effects of a Self-Heated Vest on Vital Values of Individuals: A Case Study on Public Health
Öztekin, Erman Kadir; Demirci, Emre
With the adaptation of portable and harmless technological devices to clothing products, self-heating outdoor products are becoming more common in the market. These products can produce heat energy on their own, unlike standard thermally insulated products. In this way, it contributes to the thermal comfort of people in situations where the environment cannot be conditioned. In this study, the effects of these products, which are in close contact with the human body, on human health were measured through vital values. Measurements were collected from the same group of individuals at three different time intervals over 30 minutes. Significant differences between the obtained data were examined using the Friedman test and detailed using Wilcoxon Signed Rank test. While a significant difference was observed in systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure and body temperature data, no significant difference was found in oxygen saturation and pulse data. As for the actual changes, no serious effects on human health were observed based on the vital values presented in the study.
- Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2024Pollen Morphology and Anatomy with Botanical Preferences Made by Bees: An Introduction Data
Canlı, Deniz; Bayram, Nesrin Ecem
Pollen is a microspore containing vegetative and generative cells prepared for pollination in seed plants. Because pollen grains show highly variable characteristics, these structures are used to evaluate kinship relationships and similarity levels in plants. However, plant sources of honey, which is consumed as an important food source and functional food, can also be determined by identifying the pollen grains included in the honey by bees. In this study, the characteristic parameters used for the identification of pollen grains in plants and the plant sources frequently visited by bees were mentioned. As a result, variables such as size, polarity and symmetry, shape, exine sculpturing, intine properties and apertures are the main characteristics used to describe pollen grains. Considering these variables, it can contribute to the identification of plant taxa. In addition, the plants that honey bees visit to collect nectar and the botanical origin/source of honey (monofloral-multifloral) can also be determined by identifying the pollen grains included in the honey.
AtıfScopus5OpenAlex4İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1The effect of AI-powered chatbots in social studies education
Yeti̇şensoy, Okan; Karaduman, Hıdır
The aim of this research is to investigate the educational potential of AI-powered chatbots in Social Studies learning-teaching processes. The study was conducted using embedded design, evaluated within the framework of mixed methods research. The study group consists of 78 6th-grade students studying in three different classes, along with one teacher who implemented the practices and guided the process. During the experimental phase of the study, lessons in the experimental group were taught by the practitioner teacher using an AI-powered chatbot named “SosyalciBot”. Meanwhile, lessons in two control groups were taught following the constructivist approach. At the end of the process, it was determined that the experimental group students’ post-test and permanency test scores were significantly higher than the control group students’ scores in both post-test and permanency test. In the semi-structured interviews, both students and the practitioner teacher provided positive evaluations of the pedagogical and design features of the chatbot, indicating that these features positively impacted the learning-teaching process. They also identified some shortcomings while offering suggestions for improvement. Based on the study findings, it is evident that chatbots have a high potential to contribute to Social Studies education. However, to fully harness this potential and achieve optimal effectiveness, further advancements and refinements in chatbot technology are required. At this point, it is recommended to conduct theoretical or applied studies focusing on developing chatbots with high communication capacity and explore innovative and constructive ideas regarding the integration of chatbots into educational environments.
AtıfScopus58WoS37İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2023Scopus SJRQ2Determining consumers’ intent to purchase organic foods in emerging market: price perception affect in moderated mediation model
Yilmazel, Sefa Emre
The main purpose of this research is to explore whether consumers’ consciousness of health, environment and food safety concern affect their intention to purchase organic foods through attitude mediation and price perception moderation. In the study, a sample of consumers who buy organic food was determined. 386 data were collected in Turkey. Confirmatory factor analysis made in the Amos 22.0 program and hypothesis tests were carried out in the Process Macro with Model 14. The results indicated that consciousness of health, environment and food safety effect consumers’ organic food attitude positively. Further, consumer attitude towards organic food effect their purchase intention. In addition, price perception show moderating effect on this relationship. Moreover attitude mediation effect (full and partial) has been proven. With this study, a comprehensive model has been revealed for emerging countries regarding the purchase of organic foods. Price perception moderating effect between attitude and purchase intention has been proven.
AtıfScopus8WoS9OpenAlex9İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2024Scopus SJRQ2Validity and Reliability of the Turkish Version of the Death Literacy Index
Semerci, Vahide; Sönmez Sari, Ebru; Seven, Ahmet
Death literacy is defined as a set of knowledge and skills that make it possible to gain access to, understand, and act upon end-of-life and death care options. This study was conducted to test the validity and reliability of the 29-item original version of the Death Literacy Index (DLI) in Turkish society. The scale was applied on a sample of 436 Turkish adults determined using the snowball sampling method. Explanatory and confirmatory factor analyses were performed. The scale consisted of 6 subscales. The test-retest analysis of this study showed a strong and highly significant positive correlation between overall DLI (.98) and its subscales (.73–.98). The total Cronbach’s alpha reliability coefficient of DLI was found to be.90. It was observed that the Turkish version of DLI was a valid and reliable tool and suitable for use in Turkish society.
AtıfScopus22WoS25OpenAlex29İncele - MakaleYalnız künye2022Scopus SJRQ2Investigation of the Treatment of Olive Mill Wastewater by Electrooxidation
Kul, Sinan; Boncukcuoğlu, Recep; Ekmekyapar Torun, Fatma; Reçber, Züleyha; Sözüdoğru, Onur; Aladağ, Erdinç
The electrooxidation process, one of the advanced oxidation processes, is one of the effective treatment processes used in treating various industrial wastewaters. This study investigated the treatment of olive mill wastewater using the electrooxidation process. This study includes the effects of different experimental parameters on chemical oxygen demand and total phenol removal efficiencies in olive mill wastewater. Ti/IrO2/RuO2 mesh plates as anode material and Ti mesh plates as cathode material were used in the study. The effects of stirring rate, dilution factor, pH, type of support electrolyte, the concentration of support electrolyte, and current density on chemical oxygen demand and total phenol removal efficiencies were examined in the experiments using a batch reactor. The study found that the chemical oxygen demand and total phenol removal rates were 96.93% and 100% under optimum conditions, respectively. According to the treatment data obtained, it can be said that olive mill wastewater can be treated by the electrooxidation method and can be proposed as a pretreatment system before entering biological treatment.
AtıfScopus8WoS6OpenAlex8İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ3Global attractors in a two-species chemotaxis system with two chemicals and variable logistic sources
Ayazoglu, Rabil; Salmanova, Kamala A.
This paper deals with the higher dimension quasilinear parabolic-parabolic chemotaxis model involving a source term of logistic type (formula presented), subject to the homogeneous Neumann boundary conditions in a Ω ⊂ RN (N ≥ 1) with smooth boundary. It is shown that for the attractionrepulsion case with χ2 ≤ 0, the global boundedness of solutions can be ensured by µ1, µ2 > 0 without any other assumptions, due to the contribution of the logistic sources included in addition to the repulsion mechanism. While for the attraction-attraction case with χ2 > 0, the global boundedness of solutions has to require logistic coefficients µ1, µ2 > 0 such that µ2 properly large.
AtıfScopus4OpenAlex4İncele - MakaleAçık Erişim2024Scopus SJRQ1Pollution Source and Soil Quality Assessments of Heavily Contaminated Soils by Selected Potentially Toxic Elements in a Human-Degraded Wetland Area
Kurt, Mehmet Ali; Yalçın, Sezen; Güler, Cüneyt; Güven, Onur; Yıldırım, Ümit
Wetlands are transitional between terrestrial and aquatic environments and have essential ecological functions. Unfortunately, due to anthropogenic activities and climate change, the area covered by wetlands is gradually decreasing worldwide, causing deterioration and loss of their critical and vital ecological functions. One of these degraded wetlands is the Hürmetçi Sazlığı, a nationally important wetland located in the Kayseri Province of Turkey. This study aims to determine the spatial and vertical (depth profile) distribution and the sources of the potentially toxic elements (PTEs) As, Cd, Pb, and Zn in the soils around the Hürmetçi Sazlığı Wetland (HSW) and to evaluate environmental risk factors using various soil quality indicators. According to the results obtained, it was determined that some parts of the wetland soils were significantly polluted in terms of As, Cd, Pb, and Zn. The concentrations (in mg/kg) of these PTEs in the soil around the wetland ranged between 9.12 and 273.9 for As, 0.38 and 1119.46 for Cd, 3.59 and 1807.66 for Pb, and 41.68 and 77,287.5 for Zn. Several soil quality indicators, including the Enrichment Factor (EF), Contamination Factor (CF), Ecological Risk Index (ERI), and Potential Ecological Risk Index (RI), were calculated to determine the quality and pollution levels of the collected soil samples. According to the calculated RI values, 70 out of 77 sites sampled in the area around the HSW are in the “High Risk” class in terms of all studied PTEs. The soil profile samples indicated that the topsoil (0–50 cm) was heavily contaminated by all PTEs, particularly near a zinc processing plant established in 1976. In addition, parts of the wetland further away from the Zn processing plant were also affected by arsenic pollution from geogenic sources, which can be associated with Plio-Quaternary volcanic activity in the region.
AtıfScopus3WoS3OpenAlex3İncele - Kitap BölümüAçık Erişim2024Which tourist type cares more about environmental sustainability? a quantitative research
Apak, Ömer Ceyhun
This research aims to reveal the impact of tourist types (explorer, adventurer, organized mass, and drifter) on environmental sustainability. In addition, the primary objective of the research is to determine which type of tourist cares about environmental sustainability and at what level. The research was designed according to the relational screening model, one of the quantitative research approaches. The study sample consists of 491 domestic tourists who stayed in a hotel in Turkiye last year. Data were collected using tourist types and environmental sustainability scales. The study found a moderate and significant relationship between explorer, adventurer, organized mass, and drifter tourist types and environmental sustainability. Considering the relative importance levels of the variables used in the study within the scope of hierarchical regression analysis, it was determined that adventurer, explorer, drifter, and organized mass tourist types were significant predictors of environmental sustainability, respectively.
