Akdeniz ve Karadeniz’deki kirletici Düzeylerini etkileyen kaynak bölgelerinin Belirlenmesi.

Potential source regions of trace elements and major ions measured in the Mediterranean atmosphere were investigated by combining trajectory statistics with emission data reported in the literature. The frequency of air mass transport from different wind sectors was investigated at three selected sites in the eastern Mediterranean, western Mediterranean and Black Sea basins. The upper air mass movements showed fairly similar general features at all three sites, with very small eastern, southeastern and southern components. In all three sites, the dominant flows were from the western, northwestern and northern sectors. Although the general features of the upper air climatology were fairly similar in the western Mediterranean, eastern Mediterranean, and the Black Sea, there were small differences in the flow patterns in each subregion. There were small but statistically significant differences between summer and winter flow patterns. However, these differences were not large enough to explain the consistent seasonal differences in the concentrations of trace elements and major ions reported in the literature. The potential source regions of elements and ions were determined taking into account the residence times of air masses eventually reaching the three sub-basins and emissions. The potential source regions affecting pollutant concentrations in the western Mediterranean are distincly different from the source regions affecting the eastern Mediterranean and Black Sea atmospheres. The comparison of potential source regions with those determined experimentally demonstrated that the wet and dry depositions of pollutants during transport from their source regions to the three sub-basins have a profound influence on their observed concentrations in the receptor areas

The importance of information and communication technologies in establishing healthcare services with a universal coverage

One of the most important challenges faced by the healthcare system is the organization of healthcare services to cope with the increase in population and aging of citizens. Especially in developing countries, demographic movements of the population, regional disparities, political concerns, and increasing expectations of health services have led to a search for new ways to serve all of the population with healthcare services. With traditional methods, it is not possible to increase the supply of health services because of inadequate infrastructure and shortcomings in quantity and quality of healthcare staff. This new health system called e-health and uses all of the possibilities provided by information and communication technologies that aim to improve public health. In this chapter, the effects of e-health practices on the quality and accessibility of healthcare services are assessed and the extent of e-health practices in Turkey are evaluated. © 2016 by IGI Global. All rights reserved

The Importance of Information and Communication Technologies in Establishing Healthcare Services with a Universal Coverage

One of the most important challenges faced by the healthcare system is the organization of healthcare services to cope with the increase in population and aging of citizens. Especially in developing countries, demographic movements of the population, regional disparities, political concerns, and increasing expectations of health services have led to a search for new ways to serve all of the population with healthcare services. With traditional methods, it is not possible to increase the supply of health services because of inadequate infrastructure and shortcomings in quantity and quality of healthcare staff. This new health system called e-health and uses all of the possibilities provided by information and communication technologies that aim to improve public health. In this chapter, the effects of e-health practices on the quality and accessibility of healthcare services are assessed and the extent of e-health practices in Turkey are evaluated

From Keynes's proposition to the robin hood tax: Historical development and the current situation of the financial transaction taxes

Along with the overthrow of the Bretton Woods system in the early 1970s, financial liberalization process started to be active in the whole world. The developing countries joined in the process by removing the obstacles on the capital flows in the 1980s. However, this process triggered subsequent crises and had destructive effects in these countries. Accordingly, the thought of excising the speculative capital movements, which were developed by J. Tobin through taking the idea of excising of security transactions of J.M. Keynes, came forward again. Then the feasible alternatives as two-staged Tobin tax of P.B. Spahn were suggested. After 2008 financial crisis, an implementation of financial transactions tax that has been drafted to be implemented across the EU has been brought to the agenda. In this chapter, it is aimed to discuss financial transaction taxes in the context of the European Union and Turkey from a historical view. © 2015, IGI Global. All rights reserved

Retrospective evaluation of premenopausal hormone-sensitive breast cancer patients treated with adjuvant gonadotropin-releasing hormone analogue: Anatolian Society of Medical Oncology (ASMO) study

Aim: The goal of this study is to evaluate possible factors affecting the survival of patients treated with gonadotropin-releasing hormone (GnRH) analogues. Methods: Demographic characteristics, treatment modalities, overall survival (OS) and the possible factors affecting the survival a total of 554 premenopausal breast cancer patients in Turkey evaluated retrospectively. Results: The median duration of GnRH analogues use was 22 ± 13.6 (range, 1–87) months. Patients were divided into three groups according to the duration of GNRH analogues use; 4–12 months (Group A), 13–24 months (Group B) and ≥25 months (Group C). Overall, 530 patients were analyzed; 23.2%, 45.8%, 30.9% of the patients were in Group A, B and C, respectively. The median follow-up duration was 34 ± 30.3 (range, 4–188) months. The OS in patients ≤35 years of age was found to be significantly longer than that of patients >35 years of age in Group B (log rank, P = 0.023). The disease-free survival of the patients in Group A was significantly shorter than that of patients in Group C (log rank, P = 0.003). The OS of Group A patients was significantly shorter in comparison to that of Group B and Group C patients (log rank, P = 0.000) and the OS of Group B patients was significantly shorter than Group C (log rank, P = 0,000). Conclusion: There is currently no definite data on the optimal duration of GnRH analogues use. One of the important results of this study that will provide an insight to the future studies is the improvement gained in OS by the increase in the duration of GnRH analogues use. © 2017 John Wiley & Sons Australia, Lt