Poopćenje alpha- udaljenosti u n-dimenzionalnom prostoru

In this study, we generalize the concept of alpha-distance which contains both of Taxicab distance and Chinese Checker distance as special cases to n - dimensional space.U članku se poopćuje pojam alpha - udaljenosti koji taxi udaljenost i CC-udaljenost sadrži kao posebne slučajeve u n -dimenzionalnom prostoru

Poopćenje alpha- udaljenosti u n-dimenzionalnom prostoru

In this study, we generalize the concept of alpha-distance which contains both of Taxicab distance and Chinese Checker distance as special cases to n - dimensional space.U članku se poopćuje pojam alpha - udaljenosti koji taxi udaljenost i CC-udaljenost sadrži kao posebne slučajeve u n -dimenzionalnom prostoru

O taxicab upisanoj i opisanoj kružnici trokuta

In this work, we study existence of taxicab incircle and circumcircle of a triangle in the taxicab plane and give the functional relationship between them in terms of slope of sides of the triangle. Finally, we show that the point of intersection of taxicab inside angle bisectors of a triangle is the center of taxicab incircle of the triangle.U ovom radu promatramo postojanje taxicab upisane i opisane kružnice trokuta u taxicab ravnini i dajemo njihov odnos s obzirom na koeficijente smjera stranica trokuta. Naposljetku, pokazujemo da je sjecište taxicab unutarnjih simetrala kuta trokuta središte njegove taxicab upisane kružnice

Travmatik Yas Sorununda Aile Dayanıklılığı Programı’nın Kadınların Travma Sonrası Stres, Yas ve Aile Dayanıklılığı Düzeylerine Etkisi

This experimental research investigated the effects of Family Resiliency Program (FRP) on post-traumatic stress, grief, and family resiliency level for women with traumatic grief. The study was conducted with 24 women who applied to the non-governmental organization between 2012 and 2013 due to the traumatic loss of their husbands and who obtained a high score on the post-traumatic stress disorder checklist civil version (PCL-C), and the grief inventory (GI), and a low score on the family resiliency scale (FRS) in pre-test assessment. The experimental group (n=12) received an eight session (FRP) intervention developed by the researcher. A group of women in a control group (n=12) received no intervention. To determine the immediate and long-term effects of the FRP program with traumatic grief, post-tests (PLC-C, GI, FRS) were given to the experimental and control group in two and a half month and six month intervals, respectively. In data analysis of this study two way repetead measures Anova was used. In study results, FRP for women with traumatic grief was found to be significantly effective in decreasing post-traumatic stress and grief levels and increasing family resiliency level. The effects of the program persisted during the follow-up tests. The results of this research were discussed in light of the literature, with recommendations presented for counselors and researchers.Bu araştırma, travmatik yas sorunu yaşayan kadınlara uygulanan “Travmatik Yas Sorununda Aile Dayanıklılığı Programı’nın (TYSADP)” kadınların travma sonrası stres, yas ve aile dayanıklılığı düzeylerine etkisini incelemek amacı ile yapılan deneysel bir çalışmadır. Araştırma bir sivil toplum kuruluşuna 2012-2013 yılları arasında başvuran, eşini travmatik yollarla kaybetmiş ve ön testlerinde yer alan Post Travmatik Stres Bozukluğu Soru Listesi Sivil Versiyonu (PTSB-SLSV) ve Yas Ölçeği’nden (YÖ) yüksek ve Aile Yılmazlığı Ölçeği’nden (AYÖ) düşük puan alan toplam 24 kadınla (12 deney-12 kontrol grubu) yürütülmüştür. PTSB-SLSV, YÖ, AYÖ’den alınan puanlara göre oluşturulan deney grubuna (n=12) araştırmacı tarafından geliştirilen sekiz oturumluk TYSADP uygulanmıştır. Kontrol grubuna (n=12) ise hiçbir müdahalede bulunulmamıştır. Tüm katılımcılara program öncesi, sonrası ve iki buçuk ay ile altı aylık izlemede PTSB-SLSV, YÖ ile AYÖ uygulanmış ve programın etkisi ve kalıcılığı değerlendirilmiştir. Araştırmanın verilerinin analizinde tekrarlı ölçümler için iki yönlü ANOVA kullanılmıştır. Araştırma sonucunda TYSADP’nin kadınların travma sonrası stres ve yas düzeylerini azaltmada ve aile dayanıklılığı düzeyini artırmada anlamlı düzeyde etkili olduğu ve bu etkinin kalıcı olduğu görülmüştür. Elde edilen bulgular literatür ışığında tartışılmış ve bazı öneriler sunulmuştur

O metrici induciranoj ikosadodekaedrom i trijakontaedrom

The theory of convex sets is a vibrant and classical field of modern mathematics with rich applications. If every points of a line segment that connects any two points of the set are in the set, then it is convex. The more geometric aspects of convex sets are developed introducing some notions, but primarily polyhedra. A polyhedra, when it is convex, is an extremely important special solid in R^n. Some examples of convex subsets of Euclidean 3-dimensional space are Platonic Solids, Archimedean Solids and Archimedean Duals or Catalan Solids. In this study, we give two new metrics to be their spheres an archimedean solid icosidodecahedron and its archimedean dual rhombic triacontahedron.Teorija konveksnih skupova je vitalno i klasično područje moderne matematike s bogatom primjenom. Ako se sve točke dužine, koja spaja bilo koje dvije točke skupa, nalaze u tom skupu, tada je taj skup konveksan. Sve se više geometrijskih aspekata o konveksnim skupovima razvija uvodeći neke pojmove, ponajprije poliedre. Konveksni poliedar je iznimno važno posebno tijelo u R^n. Neki primjeri konveksnih podskupova euklidskog trodimenzionalno prostora su Platonova tijela, Arhimedova tijela, tijela dualna Arhimedovim tijelima i Catalanova tijela. U ovom članku prikazujemo dvije metrike koje su sfere Arhimedovom tijelu ikosadodekaedru i njemu dualnom tijelu, trijakontaedru

Treatment of adolescent idiopathic scoliosis with global (ROD) derotation maneuver using pedicle screws

Introduction: Adolescent idiopathic scoliosis is a three dimensional deformity. For the treatment of deformity, nature of deformity should be well understood and treatment strategy has to be directed to the coronal, sagittal and axial components of deformity. Global Derotation (GD) maneuver is based on simple rod derotation from concave side aiming to correct the deformity on coronal, sagittal and axial profile. In this report we reviewed AIS surgery results treated by global derotation maneuver with all pedicle screw instrumentation.Material& Methods: Between 2003 and 2011, 253 patients had been operated using GD technique.80 of 253 patients was included to our study. The patients routinely evaluated with preoperative-postoperative and last follow up standing ortho-x-rays. Coronal and sagittal profile parameters measured on x-rays with digital software using Cobb method. Rotational component of the deformity was measured according to Nash-Moe method at the apical vertebra.Results: 80 patients (71 female ; 9 male)had been followed up average 19,8 (7-37) months. Patients age average were 15,1(12-21) at operation date. Coronal cobb angle measure in thoracic curves preoperative were 48,9° decreased to mean 3,2° postoperatively. The mean coronal thoracolumbar curve were 45,8° preoperatively and decreased to mean 2°. Apical vertebra rotation measure regressed to mean 0,68 (0-1). Thoracic kyphosis showed downward tendency from mean 37,8° to mean 27,8°.Conclusion: Rod derotation technique enable to correct coronal and axial profile. Coronal Cobb angle improvement seen obviously with correction of axial profile rotation. Sagittal hypokyphotic effect of GD should be kept in mind

International Migration and The Rise of Islamophobia as A "New Racism" Type

The phenomenon of international migration is a problem that is more prominent than other types of migration today. It is observed that human mobility, which has increased due to various crises in the recent period, is especially concentrated in the prosperous and economically developed Western nation-states. This situation causes more people from different religions, languages, ethnic origins and cultures to meet and experience adaptation problems. In addition, these developments deeply affect the daily lives of Muslims, who are a minority in Western societies. In the process that evolved from xenophobia to a "new racism" based on Islamophobia, Muslims are now seen as members of an incompatible and dangerous religion. When evaluated together with these developments, the subject of the study is to examine the effects of dynamics in the encounters of people from different religions on their lives and understandings, which is one of the results of the phenomenon of international migration today. This study aims to analyze the rise of Islamophobia, one of the consequences of international migration, and the reasons for its transformation into "new racism" together with historical developments. A comparative historical sociological analysis method has been adopted. The most important findings of the study are that the phenomenon of international migration compares people from different cultures, languages, ethnic origins and religions more in Western societies with a higher socioeconomic level and makes integration problems more unsolved, especially with internal dynamics such as the far-right and the media. Especially in Western societies, in the context of historical crisis and developments of Muslim immigrants, xenophobia and a kind of new-cultural racism are more frequently encountered. This situation makes visible a dangerous process developing from Islamophobia to anti-Islamism

Evaluation of Dynamic Foraminal Stenosis with Positional MRI in Patients with C6 Radiculopathy-Mimicking Pain: A Prospective Radiologic Cohort Study

Objective. Patients with a C6 radiculopathy-mimicking complaint are always in the gray zone if the diagnosis is not clear. The aim of the study is to make the diagnosis clear if the neck and shoulder pain is caused by a dynamic stenosis of the neural foramen at the C5-C6 level. Methods. Patients with a C6 radiculopathy-mimicking complaint were included in the study. Patients had a cervical spine magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) at the normal limits, or a minimal protrusion at the C5-C6 level underwent a dynamic MRI procedure. We measured the foraminal area and spinal cord diameter (SCD) at the C5-C6 level by using the PACS system ROI irregular are determination integral embedded to PACS. Inter- and intraobserver reliability of measurements was evaluated. Results were analyzed statistically, and a p value< 0.05 was accepted as statistically meaningful. Results. A total of 23 patients between January 2019 and June 2019 were included in the study. There were 10 men and 13 women, and the mean age was 41.3 (range 33-53). Foraminal area decrease at C5-C6 in extension and increase in flexion when compared with the neutral position was statistically significant (p[removed]0.05). Interobserver and intraobserver reliability of measurements were classified as in almost perfect agreement. Conclusions. Our present work presented dynamic and positional foraminal changes in MRI with radiculopathy-mimicking patients. Soever, we did not find a difference between the clinical complaint side and the opposite side in radiculopathy-mimicking patients. Cervical radiculopathy pain should not be attributed only to foraminal sizes. PACS embedded irregular area measurement integral allows the easy measure of a big number of patients without additional set-up and digital work requirements. © 2022 Ozcan Kaya et al

Exploring strategies to prevent post-lobectomy space: transient diaphragmatic paralysis using Botulinum Toxin Type A (BTX-A)

OBJECTIVE: Various techniques to reduce air space after pulmonary lobectomy especially for lung cancer have been an important concern in thoracic surgical practice. The aim of this study was to assess the effectiveness of Botulinum toxin A (BTX-A) injection into the diaphragm to reduce air space after right lower pulmonary lobectomy in an animal model. METHODS: Twelve male New Zealand rabbits were randomly allocated into two groups. All animals underwent right lower lobectomy. Then, normal saline of 0,1 ml and 10 units of 0,1 ml Botulinum toxin type A were injected into the muscular part of the right hemidiaphragm in control (n = 6) and BTX-A groups (n = 6) respectively. Residual air space and diaphragmatic elevation were evaluated with chest X-ray pre- and postoperatively. Diaphragmatic elevation was measured as a distance in millimetre from the line connecting the 10th ribs to the midpoint of the right hemidiaphragm. RESULTS: The mean diaphragmatic elevation in BTX-A and control groups were 7.0 ± 2.5 and 1.3 ± 1.2 millimetres respectively. Diaphragmatic elevations were significantly higher in BTX-A group (p = 0.0035). CONCLUSION: Intraoperative Botulinum toxin type A injection may reduce postlobectomy spaces effectively via hemidiaphragmatic paralysis in rabbits. Further studies are needed to validate the safe use of Botulinum toxin type A in human beings