Islamic Insurance System: Tekaful Insurance

The insurance issue, which is one of the convention means of finance, is based on old times. The issue of insurance, which is highly criticized in the Islamic sense, is to be integrated into a holistic system by a methodology that will remain within the Scope of Islamic Finance. While the compansation of possible risks for a certain premium is defined as insurance; the aid system, which provides relief from the troublesome situations caused by undesirable situations, is expressed as Islamic insurance. The purpose of this study, the Islamic insurance concept, basic features and by reviewing the literature on the model, the financial system is one of the global players and Islamic finance interest known by the Muslim population of the legislation and its applications in Turkey. By this paper, it is clearified the difference between conventional insurance as its well known structure and Islamic insurance

Meeting Agenda

Agenda for February 21, 2006 meeting

Paratiroid karsinomu: Hiperparatiroidinin nadir bir nedeni

Paratiroid karsinomları primer hiperparatiroidinin nadir nedenleri arasında yer alır. Bu tümörler tüm primer hiperparatiroidilerin %0.4-1'inde görülür ve paratiroid bezininin diğer hastalıklarından ayrımı zordur. Daha once paratiroid adenoma tanısı ile opere olan 61 yaşında bayan hasta kliniğimize paratiroid karsinomu şüphesi ile başvurdu. Hastanın klinik muayenesinde tiroid glandın sağ tarafında kitle palpe edildi ve radyolojik incelemeler tanıyı destekledi. Hastaya tiroidektomi, paratiroidektomi, boyun diseksiyonu ve strap kas eksizyonu yapıldı ve patolojik incelemede paratiroid karsinomu tanısı kondu. Hasta oral kalsiyum ve kalsitriol tedavisi ile sorunsuz olarak taburcu edildi.Parathyroid carcinoma is one of the rare causes of primary hyperparathyroidism. These tumors account for 0.4-1% of all cases of primary hyperparathyroidism and it is difficult to distinguish from benign disorders of parathyroid glands. A 61-year-old female patient previously operated for parathyroid adenoma admitted to our clinic with parathyroid carcinoma suspicion. Clinical examination revealed a mass in the right half of the thyroid gland and radiological investigation supported the diagnosis. She underwent surgery and thyroidectomy, parathyroidectomy, neck dissection and strap muscle excision were performed. The pathological investigation revealed parathyroid carcinoma. The patient was discharged uneventful with oral calcitriol and calcium replacement

The Effects of Different Carotenoid Sources on Skin Pigmentation of Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of different carotenoid sources on goldfish (Carassius auratus) skin pigmentation. The value of goldfish depends on the intensity of the skin color. In the red variety of goldfish, an orange-red hue is desirable. Juvenile goldfish were fed one of five diets for five months to determine the effects of carotenoids on skin pigmentation, growth, feed efficiency, and survival: (1) astaxanthin (carophyll pink at 75 mg/kg), (2) canthaxanthin (carophyll red at 75 mg/kg), (3) Gammarus spp. (75 mg/kg), (4) Oleoresin paprika (180 mg/kg), and (5) an unsupplemented control. Growth and feed efficiency did not significantly differ among groups. Initial and final samples of head skin were measured by colorimetric analysis for lightness (L*), redness (a*), yellowness (b*), hue (Hºab), and chroma (Cab*). The best red color (a* and Hºab) was obtained with the astaxanthin, canthaxanthin, and paprika diets

Relationship between pterygomaxillary fissure morphology and maxillary/mandibular position

Purpose The aim of this study was to investigate the possible correlation between maxillary and mandibular positioning via cephalometric analysis with pterygomaxillary fissure (PMF) morphology using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Methods In this study, CBCT images from 825 individuals (448 female, 377 male; age range was 18-91 years with this cohort) were analyzed; PMF length and width were measured. Three-dimensional cephalometric analysis was also performed using cephalometric analysis software. The landmarks and measurements in relation to maxillary and mandibular positions were identified and performed for the cephalometric analysis. Analysis of variance (ANOVA) was used for comparison of the parameters, while the Bonferroni test was used for multiple comparisons. Pearson’s test was also used to assess the correlations between the parameters. Results The results showed that males had significantly larger PMF length (p< 0.001) and width (p< 0.001) compared to females. The mean PMF length was 17.7mm (standard deviation [SD] 3.2mm) for right and 17.7mm (SD 3.3mm) for left but were not significantly different (p> 0.05). In terms of the cephalometric measurements, a significant correlation was found between upper central incisor (U1toAperp2D) and posterior facial height (PostFaceHtSGo2D) and PMF length, while correlations were found between PMF width and several cephalometric parameters such as lower lip (LwLiptoEPln2D and LwLiptoHLine2D) and occlusal plane (OPtoFHAng2D) (p< 0.05). Conclusion A significant relationship was observed between PMF morphology and the position of the maxilla or mandible. PMF lengths and widths were larger in males than females. Posteroanterior maxillary and mandibular lengths and posterior facial height are associated with PMF length and width

THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN ATTACHMENT AND SERUM OXYTOCIN AND HEAT SHOCK PROTEIN-70 LEVELS IN ADOLESCENTS OF PARENTS WITH SCHIZOPHRENIA AND BIPOLAR DISORDER

Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate serum heat shock protein 70 (HSP70) and oxytocin levels, attachment and perceived social support levels in adolescents with parental bipolar disorder (BD) and Schizophrenia (SCZ). Subjects and Methods: This study included 9 adolescents with SCZ parents, 30 adolescents with BD parents and 31 healthy adolescents. Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI), Relationship Scale Questionnaire-Adolescent Form (RSQ-A) and Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) were administered to all participants. In addition, serum HSP-70 and oxytocin levels were evaluated. Results: There was no significant difference between the groups in terms of attachment style, psychiatric symptoms and perceived social support. Serum HSP-70 levels were found to be lower in adolescents whose parents had BD. Serum oxytocin levels of the SCZ group were significantly lower than those of the BD group. Conclusions: HSP-70 level was found to be lower in adolescents with BD parents. Oxytocin level was found to be lower in adolescents with SCZ parents. These findings suggest that HSP-70 and oxytocin may be a marker of early life stress in adolescents with parental psychopathology. However, studies are needed to evaluate the relationship between attachment, oxytocin and HSP-70 in adolescents exposed to parental psychopathology in early life

Automated bird counting with deep learning for regional bird distribution mapping

A challenging problem in the field of avian ecology is deriving information on bird population movement trends. This necessitates the regular counting of birds which is usually not an easily-achievable task. A promising attempt towards solving the bird counting problem in a more consistent and fast way is to predict the number of birds in different regions from their photos. For this purpose, we exploit the ability of computers to learn from past data through deep learning which has been a leading sub-field of AI for image understanding. Our data source is a collection of on-ground photos taken during our long run of birding activity. We employ several state-of-the-art generic object-detection algorithms to learn to detect birds, each being a member of one of the 38 identified species, in natural scenes. The experiments revealed that computer-aided counting outperformed the manual counting with respect to both accuracy and time. As a real-world application of image-based bird counting, we prepared the spatial bird order distribution and species diversity maps of Turkey by utilizing the geographic information system (GIS) technology. Our results suggested that deep learning can assist humans in bird monitoring activities and increase citizen scientists’ participation in large-scale bird surveys.No sponso

EVALUATION OF CERAMIC FINDS AT THE SANCTUARY OF URLA SÖĞÜT

İzmir, Urla'nın güneybatısında bulunan eski Söğüt köyü sınırları içindeki kutsal alançevresinde ele geçen buluntular bu makalenin konusunu oluşturmaktadır. Söğüt kutsal alanı2007 yılında tespit edilmiş ve mimari yapısı incelenerek yayınlanmıştır. Daha sonraki yüzeyaraştırmalarda rastlanılan seramik buluntulara dayanarak, kutsal alanın kullanım evrelerianlaşılmıştır. Buna göre, alanın Prehistorik dönemlerden beri kullanım gördüğü ve Arkaikdönemden itibaren kutsal mekan işlevi kazandığı görülmektedir. Hatta antik kaynaklarda sözüedilen Büyük İskender oyunlarının burada yapılmış olabileceği düşünülmektedir. The minor rock shelter called as the Sanctuary of Söğüt is situated in the southeast ofUrla, Izmir. According to the field survey at the Sanctuary of Söğüt, the settlement was in usealready in Prehistoric periods, but it has began as a sanctuary in the Archaic periods. In ourpaper, based on all of these archaeological evidences, we would like to assume that thesanctuary assigned to Alexander the Great mentioned by classical authors