International Migration and The Rise of Islamophobia as A "New Racism" Type

The phenomenon of international migration is a problem that is more prominent than other types of migration today. It is observed that human mobility, which has increased due to various crises in the recent period, is especially concentrated in the prosperous and economically developed Western nation-states. This situation causes more people from different religions, languages, ethnic origins and cultures to meet and experience adaptation problems. In addition, these developments deeply affect the daily lives of Muslims, who are a minority in Western societies. In the process that evolved from xenophobia to a "new racism" based on Islamophobia, Muslims are now seen as members of an incompatible and dangerous religion. When evaluated together with these developments, the subject of the study is to examine the effects of dynamics in the encounters of people from different religions on their lives and understandings, which is one of the results of the phenomenon of international migration today. This study aims to analyze the rise of Islamophobia, one of the consequences of international migration, and the reasons for its transformation into "new racism" together with historical developments. A comparative historical sociological analysis method has been adopted. The most important findings of the study are that the phenomenon of international migration compares people from different cultures, languages, ethnic origins and religions more in Western societies with a higher socioeconomic level and makes integration problems more unsolved, especially with internal dynamics such as the far-right and the media. Especially in Western societies, in the context of historical crisis and developments of Muslim immigrants, xenophobia and a kind of new-cultural racism are more frequently encountered. This situation makes visible a dangerous process developing from Islamophobia to anti-Islamism

A New Face of China: Sharp Power Strategy and its Global Effects

China’s rapid emergence as a great power in the world has not only influenced the actions of other countries, but also introduced new concepts to academic discourses. One of these concepts is sharp power, which has entered academia to theoretically explain China and Russia’s rise. More particularly, China’s actions to consolidate its position as a great power and to restore its image, have given rise to this concept. Its influence in other countries is intangible in nature and tools, but it has great tangible effects. At first, this article seeks to examine sharp power as a new concept and explain China’s influential behaviours. Sec-ond, it will study the rationale of China’s sharp power and then scrutinize its indicators in the world. The paper assumes that China has infiltrated the world by using intangible but powerful tools and is consolidating its foothold in different countries

Eğlenilen, dinlenilen, çalışılan, buluşulan ikinci evimiz oteller:Çağdaş yaşamın gereği artan seyahatlerde kişilere, evlerindeki rahatlığı sunmak amacı ile bu alanda sürekli çalışmalar yapılıyor

Taha Toros Arşivi, Dosya No: 115-Otellerİstanbul Kalkınma Ajansı (TR10/14/YEN/0033) İstanbul Development Agency (TR10/14/YEN/0033)İlkel konaklamadan modern otelciliğeOtelcilik ve Turizm Meslek LisesiTur organizasyonunda konaklama hizmetleri başarılı ise diğer başarısızlıklar bastırılabilirDövize dayalı otel fiyatları sürdükçe turizm alanında ileri gidilemezYatak sayısını artırma yolları:Eski eserlerden turizm için yararlanılabilir mi?Turizmde yatak sorunu ve otelcinin beklediğiTuristik tesis eksikliği turizm şansını azaltıyorOtelcilikte eğitimMüşterilerin otellerden bekledikleri geliş amaçlarına göre değişiyorPera Palas 90 yıldır ayakta duruyo

Cost-effectiveness of sorafenib for treatment of radioactive iodine (rai)-refractory locally advanced/metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer (dtc) in Turkey

WOS: 000354498503198OBJECTIVES: Sorafenib is the first product approved for treatment of RAI refractory locally advanced/metastatic DTC patients. This study was conducted in order to analyze cost-effectiveness of sorafenib for treatment of patients with RAI refractory locally advanced/metastatic DTC in Turkey. METHODS: A cohort partition model assigning patients to one of three health states according to the proportion of patients who are progression-free, progressed, or dead in each 28-days cycle was adapted to Turkish setting. The incremental cost-effectiveness ratios (ICER) were calculated per quality-adjusted life years (QALYs) and life-years (LYs) gained. Turkish payer’s perspective was taken and time-horizon was set as patient’s lifetime (maximum 30 years). Sorafenib was compared to the best supportive care (BSC) within the model since there are no agents for treatment of patients on this stage of the disease. Essential clinical inputs were derived from DECISION trial and local resource-utilization data were based on expert opinions through an expert panel. Sensitivity of the results was evaluated in terms of key inputs by deterministic oneway and probabilistic sensitivity analyses. All costs were calculated in Turkish Liras (TL) and converted to USD using TL/USD currency rate as 2.2 (mid-2014). RESULTS: Total cost of sorafenib-treated patients is 24,384 USD higher compared to BSC. Besides, sorafenib is associated with increments of 1.29 LYs and 0.80 QALYs compared to BSC. The ICER of sorafenib per LYs and QALYs gained compared to BSC were determined as 18,851 USD and 30,485 USD respectively. One-way sensitivity analysis demonstrated that results are not sensitive to the changes in model inputs and pharmacoeconomic analysis results were validated by probabilistic sensitivity analysis. CONCLUSIONS: Sorafenib is cost-effective for treatment of patients with RAI refractory locally advanced/metastatic DTC compared to BSC with an ICER value below the willingness-to-pay threshold (3-times GDP per capita ─ 32,346 USD) for Turkey

The Elements, Lawrence University Flute Ensemble, January 30, 2017

Harper Hal

Towards a definitive symptom structure of obsessive-compulsive disorder: A factor and network analysis of 87 distinct symptoms in 1366 individuals

Background The symptoms of obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD) are highly heterogeneous and it is unclear what is the optimal way to conceptualize this heterogeneity. This study aimed to establish a comprehensive symptom structure model of OCD across the lifespan using factor and network analytic techniques. Methods A large multinational cohort of well-characterized children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with OCD (N = 1366) participated in the study. All completed the Dimensional Yale-Brown Obsessive-Compulsive Scale, which contains an expanded checklist of 87 distinct OCD symptoms. Exploratory and confirmatory factor analysis were used to outline empirically supported symptom dimensions, and interconnections among the resulting dimensions were established using network analysis. Associations between dimensions and sociodemographic and clinical variables were explored using structural equation modeling (SEM). Results Thirteen first-order symptom dimensions emerged that could be parsimoniously reduced to eight broad dimensions, which were valid across the lifespan: Disturbing Thoughts, Incompleteness, Contamination, Hoarding, Transformation, Body Focus, Superstition, and Loss/Separation. A general OCD factor could be included in the final factor model without a significant decline in model fit according to most fit indices. Network analysis showed that Incompleteness and Disturbing Thoughts were most central (i.e. had most unique interconnections with other dimensions). SEM showed that the eight broad dimensions were differentially related to sociodemographic and clinical variables. Conclusions Future research will need to establish if this expanded hierarchical and multidimensional model can help improve our understanding of the etiology, neurobiology and treatment of OCD. © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Cambridge University Press

Tarihsel Süreçte Türk-Amerikan İlişkilerinin Analizi

The historical depth of relations between the United States of America (USA) and the Turks dates back to the Ottoman Empire period. The Ottoman-American relations were conducted mostly through economic linkages in the 19th century. With the dissolution of Ottoman Empire, Republic of Turkey (Turkey) has been the successor and the relations with the USA has been reoriented as being the nation-state at the new international system level. Although relations between these two countries were interrupted occasionally, following the World War II, they were seen to remain unbroken. Basically, the strategic partnership formed in the axis of common enemy perception and interests during the Cold War period was a kind of transformation of the relations coming from the Ottoman times since during the Ottoman era, relations were mostly economy based. As a matter of fact, Turkey-USA relations, which show an ups and downs picture from the 1950s to the present day, continue uninterrupted. In this regard, the evaluation of the relations between the two countries will be discussed in this study over certain crisis issues.Amerika Birleşik Devletleri ve Türklerin ilişkilerinin tarihi derinliği Osmanlı İmparatorluğu dönemine kadar uzanmaktadır. Osmanlı-Amerikan ilişkileri çoğunlukla 19. yüzyılda ekonomik bağlar yoluyla yürütülmüştür. Osmanlı İmparatorluğu'nun dağılmasıyla birlikte Türkiye Cumhuriyeti (Türkiye) Osmanlı’nın halefi olmuştur ve ABD ile ilişkiler yeni uluslararası sistem düzeyinde ulus-devlet olarak yeniden şekillendirilmiştir. Bu iki ülke arasındaki ilişkiler ara sıra kesintiye uğrasa da, II. Dünya Savaşı'ndan sonra, kesintisiz olarak sürdürülmüştür. Temel olarak, Soğuk Savaş döneminde ortak düşman algısı ve çıkarları ekseninde oluşan stratejik ortaklık, Osmanlı döneminden gelen ilişkilerin bir tür dönüşümü idi, çünkü Osmanlı döneminde ilişkiler çoğunlukla ekonomiye dayanıyordu. Nitekim 1950'lerden günümüze kadar inişler ve çıkışlar gösteren Türkiye-ABD ilişkileri kesintisiz devam etmektedir. Bu bağlamda, bu çalışmada iki ülke arasındaki ilişkilerin belirli kriz dönemlerinde değerlendirilmesi tartışılacaktır. Burada değinilen dönem, iki ülke arasındaki ilişkileri kapsayan yaklaşık yüz yıllık süre olup, Soğuk Savaş dönemindeki krizlere özellikle değinilecektir

Woman in the Middle East After the Arab Spring

Tarihsel süreç içinde kadın ve erkeğin toplumsal, siyasi ve iktisadi rolleri her bölgede farklı ilerleme süreci üzerinden kendini var etmiştir. Kadınların, erkekler karşısında hak kazanımı yüz yıllar içinde gelişen bir sürecin sonucunda, Batı ve Doğu ekseninde farklılık göstermiştir. Bu bağlamda Orta Doğu bölgesinde kadınlar, siyasi ve toplumsal yapıda yüzyıllardır hak kazanımı ve sahipliğinde, Batı ile farklı bir gerçeklik yaşamaktadır. 2010 yılı sonrası Arap Baharı süreci ile birlikte, Orta Doğu’da kadınların sistem içindeki rolleri ve konumu büyük bir değişim ile karşı karşıya kalmıştır. Ancak temel sorun, sadece bölgenin kendi dinamiklerinde değil, aynı zamanda kimlik ve öteki ayrımı tanımlamalarında kadınların yerinin daha ilk aşamada ön kabuller ile oluşturulmasıdır. Bu noktada bölgede kadınların rolü ve yeri belli farklar ile okunmuş ve hak kazanım ya da sınırlandırılması da bu şekilde algılanmıştır. Bu çalışma kapsamında kadının toplumsal cinsiyet ve ötekilik noktasında yeri incelenecek ve Orta Doğu’da özellikle Arap Baharının sonrasında kadın hakları ve konumu ekseninde yansımalarına bakılacaktır.The social, political and economic roles of women and men have created themselves through different progression in each region within the historical process. Accordingly, the process and conditions of women to be entitled to men differed in the Western and Eastern axis. In this context, women in the Middle Eastern region have been living in a different reality from those in the West on the issue of entitlement in political and social structures for centuries. After 2010, with the Arab Spring, the roles of women in the system of the Middle East also experienced a major change. However, the main problem here is the establishment of the place of women with preliminary acceptance not only in the region’s own dynamics, but also in identifying identity and other distinction. After this situation, it creates certain differences in reading women’s rights and gains in the region. Within the scope of this study, the place of women at the point of gender and otherness will be examined and its reflections in the Middle East, especially after the Arab Spring, will be examined on the axis of women rights and position