Comparison between the Cultural Understanding of Rice Cooker Design in Turkey and Korea

Soyer, Damla(소여 담라),Nah, Ken(나건) 한국디자인문화학회 2018 한국디자인문화학회지 Vol.24 No.3

모든 디자인 제품은 사용자와 문화적으로 연결되어 있다. 문화는 사람들이 제품을 디자인하고 사용하는 방식에 의미를 부여하는 방식에 영향을 미친다. 문화-디자인 연계의 좋은 사례 중 하나는 밥솥이다. 이 논문은 터키와 한국의 밥솥에 대한 문화적 이해와 그 차이점에 대해 연구하였다. 이 연구는 밥솥의 의미, 사용자 행동 및 디자인의 차이점 인 세 가지 주요 사항에 중점을 두었다. 첫째, 밥솥의 역사를 연구하였고, 다음으로 두 나라의 쌀에 대한 문화적 차이를 조사했다. 그리고 밥 문화에 대한 이해와 함께 밥솥 디자인의 차이점, 사람들의 사용 방식, 그 의미에 대해 조사하였다. 이 연구의 목적은 디자인 제품이 한국과 터키에서 어떻게 다른 방식으로 이해되고 사용되는지, 그리고 디자인 제품의 의미와 사용에 영향을 미치는 양국 간의 문화적 차이에 대한 통찰력을 제공하는 데 있다. 연구 방법으로서, 우리는 밥솥 및 쌀과 관련된 문서를 수집하고 조사하였다. 신문, 잡지, 블로그 게시물, 기사, 광고, 제품 리뷰 및 의견을 검토하며 한국인과 터키인의 인터뷰를 실시했으며 그에 따른 내용 분석 및 참가자 관찰을 수행하였다. 프리리스팅(freelisting) 및 파일 분류 방법을 사용하여 모든 데이터를 정렬 하였고, 두 나라의 결과를 비교하고, 패턴을 발견하여, 유사점과 차이점을 조사하였다. 이 논문의 최종 결과로 밥솥의 사회적 영향과 시간 경과에 따른 변화, 문화와 디자인의 관계, 디자인의 유용성에 대한 문맥과 의미의 중요성에 대한 통찰력을 제공 하였다. 예상한 바와 같이, 도출된 결론은 밥솥 디자인 사용에서 차이점이 문화의 사회적, 전통적 배경, 사람들의 문화적 습관, 쌀과 감정적인 연관성에서 비롯된 것으로 나타났다. 이 연구를 통해 우리는 문화를 이해하는 것이 사람들에게 의미 있고 유용하게 사용될 수 있는 현지화 된 제품을 만드는 것이 중요하다는 것을 명확히 알 수 있었다. Every design product has a cultural connection with its users. Culture influences the way people give meaning to design products and the way they use them. One of the good examples of the culture-design connection is the case of rice cookers. This paper investigates the cultural understanding of the rice cookers in Turkey and Korea and the differences between them. The research focuses on three main points which are the differences in meanings, the user behavior and design of the rice cookers. First, the history of the rice cookers was studied; then the cultural differences of rice in the two countries were examined; and with the understanding of the culture of rice, the differences between the rice cooker designs, how people use them, and what meaning they give to them were investigated. The purpose of this study is to see how a design product is understood and used differently in Korea and Turkey and to give insight about the cultural differences between the two countries which affect the meaning and the use of a design product. As methods of research, we have collected and examined documents that are related to rice cookers and rice; newspapers, magazines, blog posts, articles, advertisements, product reviews, and comments. We have conducted interviews with both Korean and Turkish people, we have done content analysis and participant observation. Using the freelisting and pile sorting methods we have sorted all the data, compared the results for the two countries, found out the patterns, and examined the similarities and differences. The final results in the paper give insights about the rice cooker’s social effects and its change over time, the relationship between the culture and the design, and the importance of the context and meaning for the usefulness of design. As expected, our findings have shown that the differences in the use of the rice cooker design come from a social and traditional background of the cultures, cultural habits of people, and the emotional connection they have with rice. With this research, we clearly see that understanding the culture is important to create localized products that are more meaningful and useful for people.

A Protocol Scanning Method by Mimicking Pre-Captured Protocol Specific Network Packets

Onur Soyer,Kwan-Young Park 한국통신학회 2018 한국통신학회 학술대회논문집 Vol.2018 No.6

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밥솥 디자인의 문화적 이해 - 터키를 중심으로

소여담라 ( Damla Soyer ),나건 ( Ken Nah ) 한국산업디자이너협회(한국인더스트리얼디자인학회) 2018 산업디자인학연구 Vol.12 No.2

본 연구는 터키를 중심으로 밥솥 디자인에 대한 문화적 수용도를 이해하기 위해 밥솥의 경험과정을 조사하였다. 연구의 목적은 사용자들이 밥솥을 어떻게 경험하는지, 그 과정 중 어떤 문제점들을 마주치는지, 또한 발생한 문제들을 어떻게 해결하는지를 강조하기 위하여 선정되었다. 터키에서의 초기 밥솥 제품들은 2001년부터 판매되었다. 이후 다양한 멀티기능을 포함한 조리기의 발달과 함께 밥솥은 터키 시장에서 사라졌다. 본 연구에서는 사례를 중심으로 조사가 진행되었다; 밥솥에 관한 출판물, 블로그 포스팅, 신문, 온라인 정기간행물 기사, 사용자들의 코멘트, 1999년도의 첫 도입부터 2016년까지의 제품 리뷰 등을 수집하였다; 또한 터키 사용자들과의 인터뷰를 수행하였다. 초창기에는 터키 시장에서 디자인 제품으로서의 밥솥이 실패하였지만, 시간이 지나면서 사용자들은 밥솥을 새로운 방식으로 사용하는 것을 발견하였다. 이와 같이 본 연구는 제품 의미가 사용자들에게 수용되기 위해 가지는 중요성을 보여준다. 언어가 어떻게 활용되는지, 사람들이 밥솥을 무엇과 연관지어 생각하는지, 또한 밥솥이라는 제품을 어떻데 개념화 하는지 등은 사람들이 제품을 인식하고 사용하는 방식에 영향을 미친다. 본 연구의 분석을 따르면, 밥솥에 대한 사용자들의 인지된 맥락이 터키 시장에서의 제품 성공 혹은 실패의 주요 요인이 되는 것으로 나타났다. In this paper, we examined the experience process of the rice cookers in Turkey to understand culture’s effect on the acceptance of the rice cooker design. The purpose of this research is to highlight how people experienced the rice cookers, what problems they came across with, and how they solved the problems. First time rice cookers were sold in Turkey was in 2001. With the development of multifunctional cookers, rice cookers are removed from the market. In our research, we used a case study approach; gathered materials that are published about rice cookers, blog posts, newspaper and online magazine articles, user comments and product reviews from the time they were first published in 1999 until 2016; and we conducted interviews with Turkish people. Rice cookers in Turkey initially failed as a design product, but after a while, people discovered new ways to use them. The study shows the importance of meaning for the product’s acceptance by people. How the language is used, what people associate the rice cookers with, and how they conceptualize them affected the way people perceive and use the product. The analysis shows that the perceived context of the rice cooker is the reason for its success and failure in Turkey.

Synthesis, characterization, and antimicrobial activities of 3-HPAA-Alg-Chi nanoparticles

Ozdemir, Ozgun O.,Soyer, Ferda Techno-Press 2021 Advances in nano research Vol.11 No.3

Encapsulation of bioactive compounds (e.g., phenolic acids) into nanoparticles is a well-received technique in the searching for new antimicrobial agents against multidrug-resistant pathogens. Encapsulation can be a good technique to maintain the stability of phenolic acids against environmental conditions. In this study, 3-hydroxyphenylacetic acid (3-HPAA) was encapsulated into alginate-chitosan nanoparticles with the ion gelation technique. The characterization of loaded and unloaded nanoparticles was performed via dynamic light scattering, Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy, and scanning electron microscopy. According to the results, 3-HPAA loaded nanoparticles have spherical shapes with a diameter range of 40-80 nm and an average hydrodynamic diameter of 361.0 ± 69.8 nm. The loading of 3-HPAA was successfully achieved based on the Fourier transform infrared spectra and encapsulation percentage studies. The antimicrobial effect of the nanoparticles in solution forms was tested on P. aeruginosa, S. epidermidis, MRSA, and MSSA. The results demonstrated that the 3-HPAA loaded alginate chitosan nanoparticle solution showed elevated antimicrobial effect due to the pH change by treatment with 1% acetic acid, and it displayed bacteriocidal effects in a strain-specific and dose-dependent manner. Therefore, the 3-HPAA loaded alginate chitosan nanoparticle solution was produced successfully with the bacteriocidal effect against serious pathogenic bacteria.

Severe hyponatremia and repeated intestinal resections for intestinal dysmotility mimicking congenital aganglionic megacolon due to delay in the diagnosis of congenital hypothyroidism

Gonul Buyukyilmaz,Demet Baltu,Tutku Soyer,Murat Tanyıldız,Huseyin Demirbilek 대한소아내분비학회 2016 Annals of Pediatirc Endocrinology & Metabolism Vol.21 No.4

Congenital hypothyroidism (CH) may present with nonspecific signs and symptoms, though, majority of infants can be asymptomatic. Therefore, understimation and delay in diagnosis may result in severe complications. A 5-month-old female admitted to our clinic with the history of repeated surgical operations due to the diagnosis of congenital aganglionic megacolon. Investigations performed in our clinic revealed the diagnosis of congenital (primary) hypothyroidism due to thyroid agenesis. Histopathologic evaluation of previously resected colon sample revealed normal ganglionic cell included colon. During follow-up she developed severe hyponatremia with a plasma sodium level of 106 mEq/L. Eunatremia was maintained following achievement of euthyroid state. In conclusion, since presenting symptoms can be variable and nonspecific, hypotyhroidism should be kept in mind in the differential diagnosis of patients with persistent abdominal distention mimicking aganglionic megacolon and severe hyponatremia of unknown origin.

Factors Affecting Food Allergy-Related Quality of Life From Parents’ Perception in Turkish Children

Ebru Arik Yilmaz,Ozlem Cavkaytar,Betul Buyuktiryaki,Ozge Soyer,Umit M. Sahiner,Bulent E Sekerel,Audrey DunnGalvin,Erdem Karabulut,Cansin Sackesen 대한천식알레르기학회 2018 Allergy, Asthma & Immunology Research Vol.10 No.4

Purpose: Food allergy (FA) affects the daily lives of children and parents in varying degrees. The Food Allergy Quality of Life Questionnaire-Parent Form (FAQLQ-PF) is a valid and reliable instrument to assess the quality of life (QoL) of children from parents’ perception. The aim of this study was to validate and determine the reliability of the Turkish FAQLQ-PF and to assess QoL in food-allergic children. Methods: Children aged between 0 and 12 years and diagnosed with immunoglobulin E (IgE)-mediated FA for at least 1 month were enrolled. The English FAQLQ-PF was translated into Turkish according to the World Health Organization guidelines. The Food Allergy Independent Measure and the Turkish Child Health Questionnaire- Parent Form 50 were used for construct validity. Results: One hundred and fifty-seven patients participated. The median age of patients and FA duration were 2.4 years (1.2-5.2 years, interquartile-ranges) and 2 years (0.8-5.1), respectively. Ninety-six (61.1%) patients had anaphylaxis. The Cronbach’s alpha coefficient and intra-class correlation coefficient for test-retest reliability was good for all age groups of children (< 4, 4-6, and 7-12 years). Patients with either asthma or anaphylaxis had worse scores than others. Total scores of FAQLQ-PF tended to increase with age. Patients aged 7-12 had the highest total scores among all patients (2.2±0.1, 3.0±0.2, and 3.3±0.3 for < 4, 4-6, and 7-12 years, respectively, P < 0.001, P for trend < 0.001). Other factors causing the poor QoL were cow’s milk allergy, sibling allergy, mother’s age over 30 years, mother’s high education level and lower number of persons in household. Conclusions: The Turkish FAQLQ-PF is a valid and reliable scale. FA-related QoL was significantly worse with age. Coexistent asthma, anaphylaxis regardless of its severity, cow’s milk allergy, sibling allergy and the older and educated mothers seem to poorly affect QoL.

Cancer of the Anal Canal: Diagnosis, Staging and Follow-Up with MRI

Carole Durot,Anthony Dohan,Mourad Boudiaf,Vincent Servois,Philippe Soyer,Christine Hoeffel 대한영상의학회 2017 Korean Journal of Radiology Vol.18 No.6

Although a rare disease, anal cancer is increasingly being diagnosed in patients with risk factors, mainly anal infection with the human papilloma virus. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) with external phased-array coils is recommended as the imaging modality of choice to grade anal cancers and to evaluate the response assessment after chemoradiotherapy, with a high contrast and good anatomic resolution of the anal canal. MRI provides a performant evaluation of size, extent and signal characteristics of the anal tumor before and after treatment, as well as lymph node involvement and extension to the adjacent organs. MRI is also particularly helpful in the assessment of complications after treatment, and in the diagnosis for relapse of the diseases.

Molecular Evaluation and Antimicrobial Susceptibility Testing of Escherichia coli Isolates from Food Products in Turkey

Emmanuel Owusu Kyere,Ece Bulut,M. Dilek Avşaroğlu,Yeşim Soyer 한국식품과학회 2015 Food Science and Biotechnology Vol.24 No.3

Some strains of Escherichia coli can be important food borne pathogens. Characterization and antimicrobial resistance testing of 28 E. coli isolates from random food samples obtained in Van, Turkey were performed. Primers for 6 indicator genes (fliC, stx1, stx2, eae, hlyA, and rfbE) for shiga toxin-producing E. coli and 5 indicator genes for each pathogroup (bfpA, aggR, ipaH, daaD, st, and lt) were used. E. coli isolates were also typed using pulsed field gel electrophoresis with the XbaI restriction enzyme. Antimicrobial susceptibility of E. coli isolates was determined using the disk diffusion method for 17 antimicrobials. E. coli isolates were non-pathogenic strains represented by 25 distinguishable PFGE patterns. Antimicrobial susceptibility testing revealed that more than 40% of the E. coli isolates showed resistance to ampicillin, sulphafurazole, and tetracycline. Antimicrobial susceptibility of commensal E. coli should be monitored because these bacteria are becoming reservoirs of antimicrobial resistance genes.