NATIONALISM, MILITARISM AND ANTI-WARISM IN THE POST-COLONIAL FEMINIST THEORY

Postkolonyal Feminizm 1980'lerden sonra doğmuş, uluslararası ilişkiler disiplinindördüncü kuşak tartışmasına dahil bir teoridir. Bu teori hem klasik feminizmin Batılı, ortasınıf kadın yaklaşımını eleştirmiş; hem de Batılı liberal siyaset bilimine ilişkin kavramlarıyapı sökümüne uğratmıştır. Milliyetçilik ve militarizme karşı açık bir karşı duruş geliştirenteori, liberal yaklaşımların şiddetin her türüne karşı tutumunu benimsememektedir. Batılıgözünde Batı dışı toplumların pozisyonunu anlamaya çalışan teori, melezleşme gayretlerinianlamsız bulmaktadır. Postcolonial Feminism, which was born after 1980's, included in the fourth debateof the international relations theory. This theory criticized both the Western, middle-classwomen approach of classic feminism, moreover deconstructed the Western liberal conceptsof political science. The theory developed a clear stance against nationalism andmilitarism; hence do not accept the liberal stance against all forms of violence. The theoryefforts to understand the position of the non-Western societies in the eyes of Westernpeoples, in addition it finds the hybridization efforts meaningless

POSTKOLONYAL FEMİNİST TEORİDE MİLLİYETÇİLİK, MİLİTARİZM VE SAVAŞ KARŞITLIĞI (NATIONALISM, MILITARISM AND ANTI-WARISM IN THE POST-COLONIAL FEMINIST THEORY)

Postcolonial Feminism, which was born after 1980’s, included in the fourth debate of the international relations theory. This theory criticized both the Western, middle-class women approach of classic feminism, moreover deconstructed the Western liberal concepts of political science. The theory developed a clear stance against nationalism and militarism; hence do not accept the liberal stance against all forms of violence. The theory efforts to understand the position of the non-Western societies in the eyes of Western peoples, in addition it finds the hybridization efforts meaningless

Antimicrobial resistance patterns of uropathogens among children in Istanbul, Turkey

Urinary tract infections are a common cause of end-stage renal disease in Turkey. This prospective study investigated the antibiotic resistance patterns of uropathogens in order to recommend appropriate therapeutic protocols for children with urinary tract infections in Istanbul, Turkey. Between October 2007 and October 2008, children presenting with a first episode of urinary tract infection to a pediatric outpatient clinic were enrolled in the study. Urine samples were cultured, and antimicrobial susceptibility testing was performed. Children with proven urinary tract infections underwent imaging studies where available. A total of 126 children with a first episode of community-acquired urinary tract infection were enrolled in the study. The median age was 60.6 months; 84.1% of the children were female. Of the 126 urine samples, Escherichia coli was the leading uropathogen (81.7%), followed by Proteus spp (7.1%), Klebsiella spp (4.0%), Enterococcus spp (3.2%), Enterobacter spp (2.4%), and Pseudomonas spp (1.6%). Among the isolated uropathogens, resistance to ampicillin (85.0%), amoxicillin-clavulanate (73.8%), cefazolin (37.3%) and trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole (42.9%) was remarkable. A large number of Enterococcus species were resistant to all antimicrobial agents except vancomycin. A country-based evaluation of antibiotic susceptibility is needed to modify antibiotic treatment. Resistance to antimicrobial agents commonly used to treat urinary tract infections (nitrofurantoin, cefixime) is less a problem than resistance to other antimicrobials (aminopenicillins, cephalosporins, trimethoprim-sulfamethoxazole) frequently prescribed for other indications

Çalışmaları ve sosyal yaşamı ile Halet Çambel

Ankara : İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent Üniversitesi İktisadi, İdari ve Sosyal Bilimler Fakültesi, Tarih Bölümü, 2015.This work is a student project of the The Department of History, Faculty of Economics, Administrative and Social Sciences, İhsan Doğramacı Bilkent University.by Yeni, Harun

Inflammation Markers in Infants of Mothers with Gestational Diabetes

Aim Pentraxin-3, high sensitive CRP (HsCRP) and adropin were investigated in cord blood of infants of mothers with gestational diabetes mellitus (IDM) to evaluate the exposure of fetus to inflammation and whether there is any correlation with clinical findings. Methods Forty IDM and forty three infants whose mother did not have diabetes were included in this prospective study. Adropin, pentraxin-3 and HsCRP levels were measured in the cord blood samples. Echocardiographic measurements were performed in the first three days of life. Results Adropin and pentraxine-3 levels were significantly lower and HsCRP levels were significantly higher in IDM group. Echocardiographic measurements of myocardial hypertrophy were negatively correlated with adropin. Conclusion Alterations in these markers in IDM supports the hypothesis of in utero fetal exposure to inflammation caused by gestational diabetes mellitus. Potentially, cord blood adropin might be used as a predictor for complications of diabetes

The Association between Oxidative Stress and Cardiac Functions in Infants Born to Preeclamptic Mothers

Objective The present study aimed to assess the global oxidant and antioxidant status in infants born to preeclamptic mothers and their correlation with cardiac functions. Study Design We compared 40 infants born to preeclamptic mothers with 40 premature infants born to normotensive mothers. We assessed the relationship between echocardiographic measurements and total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidant status (TOS) values. Results In the study group, TAC, TOS, and oxidative stress index (OSI) levels were significantly higher in the cord blood ( p = 0.03, 0.04, and 0.039, respectively) than in the control group. We did not observe any correlation between echocardiographic measurements and TAC, TOS, and OSI levels in infants born to preeclamptic mothers. Conclusion Compared with the control group, despite higher TAC levels in infants born to preeclamptic mothers, concurrent elevated OSI levels reveal that the oxidant-antioxidant balance is disturbed in favor of oxidants. Furthermore, the findings of this study suggest that echocardiographic parameters are unaffected by the oxidant status

The relationship between the oxidative stress and the cardiac hypertrophy in infants of diabetic mothers

Recently, oxidative stress was suggested to play a role in maternal and fetal complications of diabetic pregnancies. The aim of this study is to evaluate the global oxidant and antioxidant status in infants of diabetic mothers (IDM) via measurement of total antioxidant capacity (TAC) and total oxidant status (TOS) and to determine their association with the clinical and cardiac manifestations of gestational diabetes on infants. Forty five infants constituted the IDM group, 51 infants born to non diabetic mothers served as the control group. Umbilical cord blood was drawn from IDM and controls for TAC and TOS measurement. Echocardiographic measurements were performed in the first three days of life. Infants of diabetic mother had significantly higher TAC (p = 0.024), TOS (p = 0.03) and oxidative stress index (OSI, p = 0.04) levels compared to controls. Hemoglobin values were correlated to TOS (r = 0.310, p = 0.03) and OSI (r = 0.310, p = 0.03). Maternal HbA1c values were also correlated to TOS (r = 0.576, p = 0.001) and OSI (r = 0.606, p < 0.001). Systolic and diastolic interventicular septum measurements, and left ventricular mass were also correlated with TOS (r = 0.330, p = 0.02; r = 0.453, p = 0.002; r = 0.404, p = 0.006, respectively) and OSI (r = 0.330, p = 0.02; r = 0.300, p = 0.04, r = 0.300; p = 0.04, respectively). Oxidant-antioxidant balance is disturbed in favor of oxidants in IDM despite compensatory increase in TAC. The degree of oxidative stress is related to the severity of myocardial and hematological involvement in IDM in the first days of life and maternal glycemic control. (C) 2015 Elsevier Ireland Ltd. All rights reserved

An observational, multicenter, registry-based cohort study of Turkish Neonatal Society in neonates with Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy

BACKGROUND: Hypoxic ischemic encephalopathy (HIE) is a significant cause of mortality and short- and long-term morbidities. Therapeutic hypothermia (TH) has been shown to be the standard care for HIE of infants ≥36 weeks gestational age (GA), as it has been demonstrated to reduce the rates of mortality, and adverse neurodevelopmental outcomes. This study aims to determine the incidence of HIE in our country, to assess the TH management in infants with HIE, and present short-term outcomes of these infants. METHODS: The Turkish Hypoxic Ischemic Encephalopathy Online Registry database was established for this multicenter, prospective, observational, nationally-based cohort study to evaluate the data of infants born at ≥34 weeks GA who displayed evidence of neonatal encephalopathy (NE) between March, 2020 and April 2022. RESULTS: The incidence of HIE among infants born at ≥36 weeks GA (n = 965) was 2.13 per 1000 live births (517:242440), and accounting for 1.55% (965:62062) of all neonatal intensive care unit admissions. The rates of mild, moderate and severe HİE were 25.5% (n = 246), 58.9% (n = 568), and 15.6% (n = 151), respectively. Infants with severe HIE had higher rates of abnormal magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) findings, and mortality (p6 h) (p>0.05). TH was administered to 85 (34.5%) infants with mild HIE, and of those born of 34-35 weeks of GA, 67.4% (n = 31) received TH. A total of 58 (6%) deaths were reported with a higher mortality rate in infants born at 34-35 weeks of GA (OR 3.941, 95% Cl 1.446-10.7422, p = 0.007). CONCLUSION: The incidence of HIE remained similar over time with a reduction in mortality rate. The timing of TH initiation, whether <3 or 3-6 h, did not result in lower occurrences of brain lesions on MRI or mortality. An increasing number of infants with mild HIE and late preterm infants with HIE are receiving TH; however, the indications for TH require further clarification. Longer follow-up studies are necessary for this vulnerable population

Thalassemia-free and graft-versus-host-free survival: outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassemia major, Turkish experience

We report the national data on the outcomes of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (HSCT) for thalassemia major (TM) patients in Turkey on behalf of the Turkish Pediatric Stem Cell Transplantation Group. We retrospectively enrolled 1469 patients with TM who underwent their first HSCT between 1988 and 2020 in 25 pediatric centers in Turkey. The median follow-up duration and transplant ages were 62 months and 7 years, respectively; 113 patients had chronic graft versus host disease (cGVHD) and the cGVHD rate was 8.3% in surviving patients. Upon the last visit, 30 patients still had cGvHD (2.2%). The 5-year overall survival (OS), thalassemia-free survival (TFS) and thalassemia-GVHD-free survival (TGFS) rates were 92.3%, 82.1%, and 80.8%, respectively. cGVHD incidence was significantly lower in the mixed chimerism (MC) group compared to the complete chimerism (CC) group (p < 0.001). In survival analysis, OS, TFS, and TGFS rates were significantly higher for transplants after 2010. TFS and TGFS rates were better for patients under 7 years and at centers that had performed over 100 thalassemia transplants. Transplants from matched unrelated donors had significantly higher TFS rates. We recommend HSCT before 7 years old in thalassemia patients who have a matched donor for improved outcomes