"Belonging” in the gentrified Golden Horn/Halic neighbourhoods of Istanbul

Mainstream gentrification research predominantly examines experiences and motivations of the middle-class gentrifier groups, while overlooking experiences of non-gentrifying groups including the impact of in situ local processes on gentrification itself. In this paper, I discuss gentrification, neighbourhood belonging and spatial distribution of class in Istanbul by examining patterns of belonging both of gentrifiers and non-gentrifying groups in historic neighbourhoods of the Golden Horn/Halic. I use multiple correspondence analysis (MCA), a methodology rarely used in gentrification research, to explore social and symbolic borders between these two groups. I show how gentrification leads to spatial clustering by creating exclusionary practices and eroding social cohesion, and illuminate divisions that are inscribed into the physical space of the neighbourhood

In-Service EFL teachers’ engagement in reflexive practice via video enhanced observation

Building upon the interrelationship between learning and changing, this study investigates how cyclical engagement in reflexive practice influences the teachers’ professional development. We implemented our video-enhanced ‘Reflexive Practice Triplication Model’ which we developed in our specific context. We conducted the research with 8 secondary school teachers of English at a private K12 school in Ankara, Turkey. Drawing on multiple sources of data, we used a triangulation technique to reveal the qualitative and quantitative impact of reflexive practice. The findings showed that collaborative engagement in reflexive practice contributed substantially to EFL teachers’ professional development traceable in the changes in beliefs on reflexivity, attitudes towards collaboration, contextual and pedagogical knowledge. The study provides implications as to how reflexive practice can be used in local contexts where specific needs are to be considered.publishedVersio

A Serious and Rare Complication Following Varicella Infection; Streptococcal Toxic Shock Syndrome-like Case Report

Varicella is a primary disease of varicella zoster virus (VZV), which is among the human herpes viruses. Chickenpox is a disease that can be easily transmitted by airway, droplet and direct contact to the infected person. Skin lesions after varicella infection are the most common complication of staphylococcal or streptococcal secondary infections. Occasionally, necrotizing fasciitis and severe skin defects develop afterwards. Pneumonia, carditis, hepatitis, glomerulonephritis, encephalitis are among the criminal commissions. Streptococcal toxic shock syndrome (STSR) is a severe clinical picture of one of the group of streptococcal invasive infections, with sudden and rapid onset of shock and organ failure, with a mortality rate of 30-50%. In this study, we present a case of STSR which is a rare and life-threatening clinical entity that develops rarely after varicella infection

Contralateral non-auditory stimulation in auditory brainstem implantation: A case report

Auditory brainstem implants (ABIs) are neuroprosthetic devices that stimulate the cochlear nuclei without any connection between the inner ear and brainstem [1,2]. The first pediatric ABI surgery was performed in 2000 on a prelingually deafened child with common cavity and cochlear nerve aplasia [3]. More than one thousand ABIs have been placed in adults and children around the world since the late 1970sWo

Usefulness of the Logistic Clinical Syntax Score in Prediction of Saphenous Vein Graft Failure in Patients Undergoing Coronary Artery Bypass Grafting

We investigated the association between the preoperative logistic clinical syntax score (log CSS), saphenous vein graft (SVG) patency, and major adverse cardiac and cerebrovascular events (MACCEs) after coronary artery bypass surgery (CABG). Of 1875 patients undergoing isolated CABG between 2009 and 2011, 267 patients, who later underwent coronary angiography, were included in the study. The primary end point was at least 1 graft occlusion on the follow-up coronary angiogram. The secondary end point was a composite of MACCE. In multivariate analysis, log CSS was found as a strong predictor of SVG failure (odds ratio [OR] 0.66, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.46-0.94, P = .02; and OR: 2.21, 95% CI: 1.02-4.75, P = .04, respectively): log CSS was also associated with MACCE (P = .001 and P < .001, respectively). The addition of clinical parameters to the anatomical SYNTAX score, termed as log CSS, augmented the accuracy and reliability of the prediction of SVG failure and MACCE in patients undergoing CABG

Turkish National Severe Congenital Neutropenia Registry

58th Annual Meeting and Exposition of the American-Society-of-Hematology (ASH) -- DEC 03-06, 2016 -- San Diego, CAWOS: 000394452701110Amer Soc HematolTUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK)Yilmaz Karapinar: TUBITAK: Research Funding