The Unity of the Six Opposition Parties in Turkey, the Analysis of their Consensus, and its Meaning in Terms of Democracy

Mainly since 2010 to prevent the erosion of Turkish democracy six opposition parties allied and started a joint work This alliance has importance for the history of democracy in Turkey In their second meeting the leaders of the Nation Alliance parties which published a consensus text in their first meeting published the features they would look for in the candidate they wanted to nominate in 2023 The opposition alliance which is known to have issues on which they disagree and the problems they agree on does not cover all opposition parties The People s Democracy Party HDP the Workers Party of Turkey TIP and the Communist Party of Turkey TKP are looking for another alliance that unites socialist ideas However the socialist coalition also stated that they could support the candidate against the ruling party in 202

ADEA Claimant Can Retain Severance Payments and Sue Former Employer

Former employees can maintain claims under the Age Discrimination in Employment Act (ADEA) without first repaying the consideration received for an invalid release of claims. The Supreme Court\u27s pronouncement, Oubre v. Entergy Operations, Inc., 1988 U.S. Lexis 646 (Jan. 26, 1998), may change the way many employers negotiate and execute severance packages and settlements with terminated employees

The marine arthropods of Turkey

This recent checklist of marine arthropods found on the coasts of Turkey represents a total of 1531 species belonging to 7 classes: Malacostraca (766 species), Maxillopoda (437 species), Ostracoda (263 species), Pycnogonida (27 species), Arachnida (26 species), Branchiopoda (7 species), and Insecta (5 species). Seventy-fve species were classifed as alien species in the region. Tis paper also includes the frst record of the amphipod Melita valesi from the Levantine coast of Turkey (Kaş, Gulf of Antalya).This recent checklist of marine arthropods found on the coasts of Turkey represents a total of 1531 species belonging to 7 classes: Malacostraca (766 species), Maxillopoda (437 species), Ostracoda (263 species), Pycnogonida (27 species), Arachnida (26 species), Branchiopoda (7 species), and Insecta (5 species). Seventy-fve species were classifed as alien species in the region. Tis paper also includes the frst record of the amphipod Melita valesi from the Levantine coast of Turkey (Kaş, Gulf of Antalya)

The global retinoblastoma outcome study : a prospective, cluster-based analysis of 4064 patients from 149 countries

DATA SHARING : The study data will become available online once all analyses are complete.BACKGROUND : Retinoblastoma is the most common intraocular cancer worldwide. There is some evidence to suggest that major differences exist in treatment outcomes for children with retinoblastoma from different regions, but these differences have not been assessed on a global scale. We aimed to report 3-year outcomes for children with retinoblastoma globally and to investigate factors associated with survival. METHODS : We did a prospective cluster-based analysis of treatment-naive patients with retinoblastoma who were diagnosed between Jan 1, 2017, and Dec 31, 2017, then treated and followed up for 3 years. Patients were recruited from 260 specialised treatment centres worldwide. Data were obtained from participating centres on primary and additional treatments, duration of follow-up, metastasis, eye globe salvage, and survival outcome. We analysed time to death and time to enucleation with Cox regression models. FINDINGS : The cohort included 4064 children from 149 countries. The median age at diagnosis was 23·2 months (IQR 11·0–36·5). Extraocular tumour spread (cT4 of the cTNMH classification) at diagnosis was reported in five (0·8%) of 636 children from high-income countries, 55 (5·4%) of 1027 children from upper-middle-income countries, 342 (19·7%) of 1738 children from lower-middle-income countries, and 196 (42·9%) of 457 children from low-income countries. Enucleation surgery was available for all children and intravenous chemotherapy was available for 4014 (98·8%) of 4064 children. The 3-year survival rate was 99·5% (95% CI 98·8–100·0) for children from high-income countries, 91·2% (89·5–93·0) for children from upper-middle-income countries, 80·3% (78·3–82·3) for children from lower-middle-income countries, and 57·3% (52·1-63·0) for children from low-income countries. On analysis, independent factors for worse survival were residence in low-income countries compared to high-income countries (hazard ratio 16·67; 95% CI 4·76–50·00), cT4 advanced tumour compared to cT1 (8·98; 4·44–18·18), and older age at diagnosis in children up to 3 years (1·38 per year; 1·23–1·56). For children aged 3–7 years, the mortality risk decreased slightly (p=0·0104 for the change in slope). INTERPRETATION : This study, estimated to include approximately half of all new retinoblastoma cases worldwide in 2017, shows profound inequity in survival of children depending on the national income level of their country of residence. In high-income countries, death from retinoblastoma is rare, whereas in low-income countries estimated 3-year survival is just over 50%. Although essential treatments are available in nearly all countries, early diagnosis and treatment in low-income countries are key to improving survival outcomes.The Queen Elizabeth Diamond Jubilee Trust and the Wellcome Trust.https://www.thelancet.com/journals/langlo/homeam2023Paediatrics and Child Healt

Extended Object Tracking and Shape Classification

Recent extended target tracking algorithms provide reliable shape estimates while tracking objects. The estimated extent of the objects can also be used for online classification. In this work, we propose to use a Bayesian classifier to identify different objects based on their contour estimates during tracking. The proposed method uses the uncertainty information provided by the estimation covariance of the tracker

Exotic crustaceans of the Turkish coast

A total of 50 exotic species (19 Brachyura, 19 Natant ia, 2 Stomatopoda , 6 Amphipoda, 1 Cumacea, 2 Isopoda, and 1 Cirripedia) of crustaceans are reported from the Tu rkish coast. Exotic crustaceans of the Turkish Seas comprises of approximately 48% of the fauna constituted by invasive species, introduced from the Levantine basin of the Mediterranean. About 34% of invasive crustaceans found on the Turkish coast are Indo-west Pacific origin. Decapods constitute majority of the species with a dominance of 38%. Lowest dominace (2%) was related to orders, Cumacea and Cirripedia a being that were represented by single species. When Levantine basin was compared to the Turkey coast, th e shrimp species reported on the Turkish coast were 70% of the shrimp species of all Levantine basin. The exotic migrant crab of Indo-West Pacific, Charybdis helleri was found abundant on the entire Turkish coas t of the Mediterranean. Brachyuran crab, Eurycarcinus integrifrons and the oisk shrimp, Palaemonella rotumana are the latest records of exotics for the Turkish Seas

Türkiye’nin Ege Denizi Kıyıları Padina pavonia (L.) Fasiesinin Crustacea Çeflitliliği

This research was carried out to determine the crustacean species associated with Padina pavonia facies distributed in the upper-infralittoral zone of the Aegean Sea coasts of Turkey and their bioecological features. The investigations were performed at depths of 2-5 m in 13 different stations chosen in the Aegean Sea in June and July, 1995. As a result of the study, a total of 3279 specimens belonging to 85 species were identified. Of these, Ampithoe ramondi was commonest with a dominance value of 21.47%, followed by Elasmopus pocillimanus with 13.94% and Ericthonius brasiliensis with 4.61%.Bu araştırma Türkiye’nin Ege Denizi kıyılarının üst infralittoral zonunda dağılım gösteren Padina pavonia fasiesinin Crustacea türlerini tespit etmek amacıyla yürütülmüştür. Araştırmalar 1995 yılının haziran ve temmuz aylarında Ege Denizi’nde seçilen 13 farklı istasyonda 2-5 m derinliklerde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Sonuç olarak 85 türe ait toplam 3279 birey tanımlanmıştır. Bunlardan Ampithoe ramondi % 21,47’ lik dominansi değeri ile en yaygın tür olurken, bunu % 13,94 ile Elasmopus pocillimanus ve % 4,61 ile Ericthonius brasiliensis izlemektedir

On the presence of the non-native estuarine shrimp, Palaemon longirostris H.Milne-Edwards, 1837 (Decapoda, Caridea), in the Black Sea

The non-native estuarine shrimp, Palaemon longirostris H. Milne Edwards, 1837, is reported for the first time on the Sinop Peninsula coast (southern Black Sea). The species is previously known to occur in the northeas tern Atlantic Ocean and the eastern Mediterranean including the Aegean Sea and the Sea of Marmara

The effect of direct antiviral treatment on the depression, anxiety, fatigue and quality-of-life in chronic hepatitis C patients

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Türkiye’nin Akdeniz ve Ege kıyılarında bir deniz kaplumbağasında rapor edilen amfipodlar, Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 ve Podocerus chelonophilus (Chevreux & Guerne, 1888) üzerine notlar

The present study reports the occurrence of 2 amphipod species, Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 and Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & Guerne, 1888, that appeared on the carapace of the loggerhead turtle Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758) in the eastern Mediterranean Sea (Levantine Sea). The amphipod specimens were found on a male Caretta caretta captured during experimental bottom studies conducted off Samandağ, Hatay (the Turkish Mediterranean coast) on 7 April 2007. In addition, Caprella andreae Mayer 1890 was collected from the nets of fish cages off the Seferihisar (Aegean Sea) coast (38°11 ́32 ̋N, 26°38 ́07 ̋E). C. andreae is a first report for the amphipod fauna in Turkish seas.Mevcut çalışma doğu Akdeniz’de (Levantin Denizi) dağılım gösteren iri deniz kaplumbağası, Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)’nın karapası üzerinde görülen iki amfipod türü, Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890; Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & Guerne, 1888’un varlığını rapor etmektedir. Amfipod bireyleri 07 Nisan 2007’de Samandağ, Hatay (Akdeniz’in Türkiye kıyıları) açıklarında yürüt ülen deneysel dip çalışması sırasında yakalanan Caretta caretta (Linnaeus, 1758)’nın üzerinden bulunmuştur. İlave olarak, amfipod, Caprella andreae Mayer 1890 Seferihisar (doğu Ege Denizi) (38°11 ́32 ̋N, 26°38 ́07 ̋E) kıyılarındaki balık kafeslerinin ağları üzerinden toplanmıştır. C. andreae Türkiye Denizleri amfipod faunası için yenidir