Batman University

About: Batman University is a education organization based out in Batman, Turkey. It is known for research contribution in the topics: Diesel fuel & Diesel engine. The organization has 300 authors who have published 810 publications receiving 10346 citations. The organization is also known as: Batman Üniversitesi.

Can hotel managers with social intelligence affect the emotions of employees

Abstract: Using the Multilevel Model of Emotional in Organizations, this study investigates whether managers’ levels of social intelligence affect employees’ emotional labor and the emotional climate of the ...

An iris recognition system by laws texture energy measure based k-NN classifier

Abstract: Biometric recognition technology is correlated generally with very expensive top secure applications. Iris recognition system is one of the effective biometric recognition systems. The main purpose of this study is to recognize the human from different eye images according to their iris texture characteristics. The digital crop images are derived from CASIA iris image database. The texture feature vectors are extracted from the local iris regions by using Laws Texture Energy Measure (TEM) which is a new method for image texture feature extraction. The obtained feature vectors are separated by k-Nearest Neighbor (k-NN) classifier as taking the neighbor number (k) parameter in different values and the performance results of each system are compared according to disparate k values. Finally, the best average performance is observed as 80.74 % in k=1 and 2 neighbors structure of k-NN classifier.

The Effects of Escitalopram Treatment on Oxidative/ Antioxidative Parameters in Patients with Depression

Abstract: ABS TRACT: The effects of escitalopram treatment on oxidative/antioxidative parameters in patients with depression Objective: In this study, we aimed to investigate the effects of escitalopram, an antidepressant drug of the selective serotonin reuptake inhibitor group, on lipid peroxidation, nitric oxide (NO) level and superoxide dismutase (SOD), catalase (CAT), and glutathione peroxidase (GPx) activities in patients with major depressive disorder. Method: Eighteen patients (11 women, 7 men) diagnosed with major depressive disorder (MDD) according to DSM-IV criteria and eighteen healthy controls (10 women, 8 men) were included in the study. The relevant parameters were measured before and after treatment with 20 mg/day escitalopram for 6 weeks in patients and only once in the controls. Results: Plasma SOD, CAT, malondialdehyde (MDA) and NO levels were significantly higher before treatment in patients with major depression compared to healthy controls; there was no significant differences in GPx levels. Treatment with 20 mg/day escitalopram for 6 weeks reduced plasma SOD, CAT, MDA and NO levels statistically significantly; it had no effect on GPx levels. Conclusion: The results provide evidence for the role of oxidative stress in the pathogenesis of MDD and revealed that subchronic treatment with escitalopram significantly decreased the activity of antioxidant enzymes and MDA values. It may be argued that antioxidant enzymes such as SOD, CAT and oxidative stress markers such as MDA and NO are state markers of MDD, because values came close to the results of healthy subjects after treatment.