"Rabbit! rabbit!", "Watt", "The curtains": an interpretation of cinematic storytelling through three different media (3D animation, stop-motion animation and live-action)

This three short-film project tries to comparatively evaluate the visual storytelling properties of three film techniques, live-action, 3D Computer Animation and Stop-motion (clay-mation). All of the three films aim to tell a different enjoyable story adapted to the strengths and weaknesses of each technique. To be able to establish an internal consistency and better comparability, the films are based on a common theme which is 'solitude' and a common genre which is 'supernatural horror'. This paper discusses the features of visual storytelling on each of those techniques comparatively and tries to evaluate their strengths in creating feeling and emotions. To provide a basis, this paper also examines the mythical and archetypal story behind and functions of storytelling in addition to its essentials. It also discusses the importance and necessity of 'solitude' in the context of storytelling. Solitude's role in fear is discussed as well. Eventually it blends the research and discussion material with the short-films "Rabbit! Rabbit!", "The Curtains", and "Watt" in an attempt to better understand the technical aspects of the three techniques as well as their conceptual and semantic projections on and of the story

"Rabbit! rabbit!", "Watt", "The curtains": an interpretation of cinematic storytelling through three different media (3D animation, stop-motion animation and live-action)

This three short-film project tries to comparatively evaluate the visual storytelling properties of three film techniques, live-action, 3D Computer Animation and Stop-motion (clay-mation). All of the three films aim to tell a different enjoyable story adapted to the strengths and weaknesses of each technique. To be able to establish an internal consistency and better comparability, the films are based on a common theme which is 'solitude' and a common genre which is 'supernatural horror'. This paper discusses the features of visual storytelling on each of those techniques comparatively and tries to evaluate their strengths in creating feeling and emotions. To provide a basis, this paper also examines the mythical and archetypal story behind and functions of storytelling in addition to its essentials. It also discusses the importance and necessity of 'solitude' in the context of storytelling. Solitude's role in fear is discussed as well. Eventually it blends the research and discussion material with the short-films "Rabbit! Rabbit!", "The Curtains", and "Watt" in an attempt to better understand the technical aspects of the three techniques as well as their conceptual and semantic projections on and of the story

Push and Pull Factors of Why Medical Students Want to Leave Türkiye: A Countrywide Multicenter Study

Phenomenon: Physician immigration from other countries is increasing as developed countries continue to be desirable destinations for physicians; however, the determinants of Turkish physicians’ migration decisions are still unclear. Despite its wide coverage in the media and among physicians in Türkiye, and being the subject of much debate, there is insufficient data to justify this attention. With this study, we aimed to investigate the tendency of senior medical students in Türkiye to pursue their professional careers abroad and its related factors. Approach: This cross-sectional study involved 9881 senior medical students from 39 different medical schools in Türkiye in 2022. Besides participants’ migration decision, we evaluated the push and pull factors related to working, social environment and lifestyle in Türkiye and abroad, medical school education inadequacy, and personal insufficiencies, as well as the socioeconomic variables that may affect the decision to migrate abroad. The analyses were carried out with a participation rate of at least 50%. Findings: Of the medical students, 70.7% had emigration intentions. Approximately 60% of those want to stay abroad permanently, and 61.5% of them took initiatives such as learning a foreign language abroad (54.5%) and taking relevant exams (18.9%). Those who wanted to work in the field of Research & Development were 1.37 (95% CI: 1.22–1.54) times more likely to emigrate. The push factor that was related to emigration intention was the “working conditions in the country” (OR: 1.89, 95% CI: 1.56–2.28) whereas the “social environment/lifestyle abroad” was the mere pull factor for the tendency of emigration (OR: 1.73, 95% CI: 1.45–2.06). In addition, the quality problem in medical schools also had a significant impact on students’ decisions (OR: 2.20, 95% CI: 1.83–2.65). Insights: Although the percentage of those who want to emigrate “definitely” was at the same level as in the other developing countries, the tendency to migrate “permanently” was higher in Türkiye. Improving working conditions in the country and increasing the quality of medical faculties seem vital in preventing the migration of physicians

Clinical and molecular evaluation of MEFV gene variants in the Turkish population: a study by the National Genetics Consortium

Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is a monogenic autoinflammatory disorder with recurrent fever, abdominal pain, serositis, articular manifestations, erysipelas-like erythema, and renal complications as its main features. Caused by the mutations in the MEditerranean FeVer (MEFV) gene, it mainly affects people of Mediterranean descent with a higher incidence in the Turkish, Jewish, Arabic, and Armenian populations. As our understanding of FMF improves, it becomes clearer that we are facing with a more complex picture of FMF with respect to its pathogenesis, penetrance, variant type (gain-of-function vs. loss-of-function), and inheritance. In this study, MEFV gene analysis results and clinical findings of 27,504 patients from 35 universities and institutions in Turkey and Northern Cyprus are combined in an effort to provide a better insight into the genotype-phenotype correlation and how a specific variant contributes to certain clinical findings in FMF patients. Our results may help better understand this complex disease and how the genotype may sometimes contribute to phenotype. Unlike many studies in the literature, our study investigated a broader symptomatic spectrum and the relationship between the genotype and phenotype data. In this sense, we aimed to guide all clinicians and academicians who work in this field to better establish a comprehensive data set for the patients. One of the biggest messages of our study is that lack of uniformity in some clinical and demographic data of participants may become an obstacle in approaching FMF patients and understanding this complex disease