Turkey’s soft power assets in peacekeeping operations

The concept of power has always been a complex term and debated by numerous academic schools. The end of the Cold War and the occurrence of a new multilateral international environment resulted not only in new power structures, but also in new problems and conflicts. Therefore, understanding the new power structures and evolving nature of international conflicts has become necessary in order to establish a stable and secure environment. Located in a geographical position where there are various types of conflict, Turkey stands as a leading figure, acting as both a regional soft power and an important contributor to peace operations. In this sense, this thesis explores the concepts of soft power and peacekeeping and the effects of Turkey’s soft-power assets, using peacekeeping operations in Afghanistan as a case study.http://archive.org/details/turkeyssoftpower1094545938First Lieutenant, Turkish ArmyApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited

Septo-optic dysplasia associated with total absence of the corpus callosum: MR and CT features

This paper presents the Magnetic resonance (MR) and computed tomography (CT) features of a patient with septo-optic dysplasia, which is characterized by hypoplasia of the optic nerves, and absence of the septum pellucidum. Total absence of the corpus callosum is also associated with this malformation. However, to the best of the author's knowledge, this has not been reported previously, except in the form of diffuse or focal callosal thinning. This finding appears to support the previous suggestion that septo-optic dysplasia is a minor form of holoprosencephaly. © 1993 Springer-Verlag

Colloid cyst: Diffusion MR imaging findings

WOS: 000245696600013PubMed ID: 17441842Colloid cysts usually have viscid gelatinous material or denser content. In an adult patient with a colloid cyst, diffusion magnetic resonance (MR) imaging was applied to detect its features with this sequence that if its viscous content may lead to a hyperintense appearance (decreased diffusion pattern) on b = 1000 sec/mm(2) images similar to epidermoids. The colloid cyst had hypointense signal on the b = 1000 sec/mm(2) image. The ADC map had more information that the ADC value of the cyst was 1.58 x 10(-3) mm(2)/sec. This value was apparently higher than that of normal cerebral parenchyma, and was apparently lower than that of CSF. These diffusion MR imaging features of the colloid cyst are consistent with an elevated diffusion pattern in contrast to epidermoids

Intracranial sewing needles in a 20-year-old patient [Aiguilles a coudre intracraniennes chez un homme de 20 ans]

PubMed ID: 9396205A 20-year-old patient is reported with three intracranial sewing needles, which were located in the frontal lobes. The clinicoradiologic findings strongly suggested that they must have been placed into the brain through the anterior fontanelle during an unsuccessful homicide attempt in infancy