Turkey’s missing WPS agenda and implications for the COVID-19 pandemic

The on-going criminalisation of women peace activists and targeted violence against Turkey’s LGBTI+ community weakens any hope of a gendered perspective becoming a priority for the Turkish state. Nisan Alıcı, Güley Bor and Güneş Daşlı detail the effects of the long-standing lack of political will to overcome this, now exacerbated by the effects of the coronavirus, and call for continued support and inclusion of individuals and organisations working for a gender just peace in Turkey

Dinámica estacional de los poliquetos de fondos blandos de la Bahía de Izmir (Mar Egeo, Mediterráneo oriental)

Seasonal dynamics of soft-bottom polychaetes were investigated at 29 stations (depths: 8-77 m) in Izmir Bay (Aegean Sea, eastern Mediterranean) between 1997 and 2002. A total of 396 species belonging to 44 families were encountered, of which 32 species were new records for the Turkish fauna. Diversity and evenness index values were high at stations located in the outer part of the bay, whereas azoic conditions occurred in the polluted inner part of the bay, particularly in summer and autumn (fall). The highest population density was recorded at station 29 (inner part), with 11620 ind. m-2, where Capitella capitata capitata was the most dominant species (6820 ind. m-2). Stations located in the semi-polluted zone of the bay were generally characterized by high biomass values (max. 33.6 g m-2). The cluster and nMDS analysis showed that the soft-bottom of the bay has four major polychaete communities, mainly structured by prevailing environmental conditions and types of substratum.La dinámica estacional de los poliquetos que habitan los fondos blandos de la Bahía de Izmir (mar Egeo, Mediterráneo oriental) fue investigada en 29 estaciones durante el periodo comprendido entre 1997 y 2002. Un total de 396 especies pertenecientes a 44 familias fueron encontradas. De las especies identificadas, un total de 32 constituyen nuevas citas para la fauna de Turkia. Los valores de diversidad y de “evenness” fueron altos en las estaciones localizadas en las zonas más externas de la bahía, mientras que las condiciones azoicas encontradas fueron los responsables de los valores obtenidos en la parte más interna y más contaminada, particularmente en verano y otoño. La más alta densidad poblacional fue hallada en la estación 29 con 11620 ind. m-2, en donde la especie Capitella capitata capitata fue la especie dominante (6820 ind. m-2). Las estaciones localizadas en zonas semicontaminadas se caracterizaron por su alta biomasa (máximo de 33.6 g m-2). Los análisis estadísticos multivariantes realizados muestran que los fondos blandos de la Bahía de Izmir presentan 4 comunidades de poliquetos, preferentemente estructuradas en función de la contaminación ambiental y el tipo de sedimento. &nbsp

The polyclad fauna (Platyhelminthes, Rhabditophora) of the Sinop Peninsula (Black Sea, Turkey) with the description of a new species of Cryptocelis Lang, 1884

Between October 2013 and July 2014, 40 polyclad specimens were collected during the systematic sampling of mussel beds along the coast of the Sinop Peninsula (Western Black Sea). Six species were identified, including a new Cryptocelis species. Cryptocelis sinopae sp. nov. is characterized by possessing a prostatic vesicle lined with a ridged fold in its anterior end and the presence of two secretory glandular folds in the distal dorsal wall of male atrium. Additionally, new records of Echinoplana celerrima Haswell, 1907 and Leptoplana mediterranea (Bock, 1913) are reported for the Black Sea and Turkey; and Leptoplana tremellaris (Müller OF, 1774) and Prosthiostomum siphunculus Delle Chiaje, 1822 for the coast of the Black Sea of Turkey. A short description of the reproductive behaviour of Pleioplana okusi Bulnes, Kalkan and Karahan, 2009 and Cryptocelis sinopae sp. nov. will be also provided

Response to and reparations for conflict-related sexual violence in Iraq: the case of Shi'a Turkmen in Tel Afar

Conflict-related sexual violence (CRSV) has been widespread in Iraq during the most recent Islamic State conflict. Thousands of Yazidi and hundreds of Shiʿa Turkmen women and girls were subjected to various forms of CRSV, including sexual slavery and forced marriages. Survivors need, demand and have a right to emergency responses as well as reparations. However, an overview of the situation of Shiʿa Turkmen survivors who returned to Tel Afar demonstrates how the Government of Iraq’s inaction, together with its discriminatory laws and practices, continue to fail women, and survivors in particular. Shiʿa Turkmen survivors must be provided with timely, comprehensive and survivor-centric medical, legal, economic services and mental health and psychosocial support (MHPSS), while community-oriented programmes must address the high levels of stigma to which survivors are subjected. To address the medical, psychological and social harms arising from CRSV, complex reparation programmes (both urgent and comprehensive) should be designed and implemented through effective survivor consultation, by ensuring that all survivors are included in their scope. While the recent reparations bill is a step in the right direction, Iraq is in urgent need for wider reform in addressing sexual violence and ensuring its non-repetition

Investigating the relationship between obsessive messaging and phubbing among university students

Sosyotelizm, akıllı telefon gibi teknolojik araçlar kullanmakta iken bireylerin bulundukları ortamdan sosyal, duygusal ve psikolojik olarak uzaklaşması şeklinde ifade edilmektedir. Günümüzde özellikle ergenlerde sıklıkla görülen bu durumun nedenlerinden biri de telefon bağımlılığına bağlı gerçekleşen takıntılı mesajlaşma davranışıdır. Bu bağlamda sağlıklı gelişimin desteklenebilesi açısından takıntılı mesajlaşma ile sosyotelizm arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesinin önemli olduğu düşünülmektedir. Bu düşünceden hareketle araştırmada üniversite öğrencilerinde takıntılı mesajlaşma ve sosyotelizm arasındaki ilişkinin incelenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Araştırmada betimsel araştırma yöntemi ilişkisel tarama modeli kullanılmıştır. Araştırmanın çalışma grubunu 2021-2022 eğitim öğretim yılında Muş Alparslan Üniversitesi’nde öğrenim görmekte olan 343 önlisans öğrencisi oluşturmaktadır. Araştırmada veri toplama aracı olarak “Kişisel Bilgi Formu”, “Takıntılı Mesajlaşma Ölçeği” ve “Genel Sosyotelist Olma Ölçeği” kullanılmıştır. Araştırmada elde edilen bulgulara göre öğrencilerin takıntılı mesajlaşma ile sosyotelist olma düzeyleri arasında pozitif yönlü yüksek düzeyde bir ilişki olduğu belirlenmiştir.Phubbing is expressed as the social, emotional, and psychological alienation of individuals from their environment while using technological tools such as smart phones. One of the reasons for this situation, which is especially common among adolescents today, is the obsessive messaging behavior due to phone addiction. In this context, it is considered important to examine the relationship between obsessive messaging and phubbing to support healthy development. Based on this idea, it was aimed to examine the relationship between obsessive messaging and phubbing in university students. Descriptive research method relational survey model was used in the research. The study group of the research consists of 343 associate degree students studying at Muş Alparslan University in the 2021-2022 academic year. In the research, “Personal Information Form”, “Obsessed Messaging Scale” and “General Phubbing Scale” were used as data collection tools. According to the findings obtained in the study, it was determined that there was a high level of positive correlation between the obsessive messaging and the phubbing levels of the students

GaNDLF: A Generally Nuanced Deep Learning Framework for Scalable End-to-End Clinical Workflows in Medical Imaging

Deep Learning (DL) has greatly highlighted the potential impact of optimized machine learning in both the scientific and clinical communities. The advent of open-source DL libraries from major industrial entities, such as TensorFlow (Google), PyTorch (Facebook), and MXNet (Apache), further contributes to DL promises on the democratization of computational analytics. However, increased technical and specialized background is required to develop DL algorithms, and the variability of implementation details hinders their reproducibility. Towards lowering the barrier and making the mechanism of DL development, training, and inference more stable, reproducible, and scalable, without requiring an extensive technical background, this manuscript proposes the Generally Nuanced Deep Learning Framework (GaNDLF). With built-in support for k-fold cross-validation, data augmentation, multiple modalities and output classes, and multi-GPU training, as well as the ability to work with both radiographic and histologic imaging, GaNDLF aims to provide an end-to-end solution for all DL-related tasks, to tackle problems in medical imaging and provide a robust application framework for deployment in clinical workflows

Effect of powder metallurgy synthesis parameters for pure aluminium on resultant mechanical properties

In this work, pure aluminium powders of different average particle size were compacted, sintered into discs and tested for mechanical strength at different strain rates. The effects of average particle size (15, 19, and 35 μm), sintering rate (5 and 20 °C/min) and sample indentation test speed (0.5, 0.7, and 1.0 mm/min) were examined. A compaction pressure of 332 MPa with a holding time of six minutes was used to produce the green compacted discs. The consolidated green specimens were sintered with a holding time of 4 h, a temperature of 600 °C in an argon atmosphere. The resulting sintered samples contained higher than 85% density. The mechanical properties and microstructure were characterized using indentation strength measurement tests and SEM analysis respectively. After sintering, the aluminium grain structure was observed to be of uniform size within the fractured samples. The indentation test measurements showed that for the same sintering rate, the 35 μm powder particle size provided the highest radial and tangential strength while the 15 μm powder provided the lowest strengths. Another important finding from this work was the increase in sintered sample strength which was achieved using the lower sinter heating rate, 5 °C/min. This resulted in a tangential stress value of 365 MPa which was significantly higher than achieved, 244 MPa, using the faster sintering heating rate, 20 °C/min