333 research outputs found
Place of Cholecystectomy in Children with Uncomplicated Gallstones
No full textConclusions: The risk factors have no influence on the development of gallstone-induced complications in children. Gallstones were cured with cholecystectomy; however, some complaints persisted in risk-free and uncomplicated gallstones. We think that if there are no risk factors in patients with uncomplicated gallstones, the patients should not receive surgerybut be closely monitored
A Benign Rare Lesion of the Breast: Giant Epidermal Inclusion Cyst
No full textAn epidermal inclusion cyst can be seen at any location. Epidermal cysts are commonly found on the scalp, face, trunk, neck, and extremities. They are rarely seen in the breast parenchyma. These benign lesions are important in that they may undergo neoplastic differentiation, although very rarely. Epidermoid cysts usually develop as a result of the implantation of superficial epidermal tissue into the dermis or subcutaneous tissue after trauma or surgical procedures. In this study, a 37-year-old female patient who underwent a histopathological examination that showed a 10-cm epidermal cyst without a history of trauma or a surgical procedure was discussed
A Comparison of Islamic Vs Conventional Banks in Turkey
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Turan and Ramsey numbers in linear triple systems II
No full textIn this paper we continue our studies of Turan and Ramsey numbers in linear triple systems, defined as 3-uniform hypergraphs in which any two triples intersect in at most one vertex. In [7] the two main problems left open were the Turan number of the wicket and the Ramsey property of the sail. In this paper we present some progress towards both of these problems.(c) 2022 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier B.V. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/)
The Blockchain–Sustainability Nexus: Can This New Technology Enhance Social, Environmental and Economic Sustainability?
No full textWith the rise and fall of the prominence of Bitcoin, blockchain technology,
which provides public online ledgers used for the verification and recording of
transactions, has started to become the center of attention for diverse parties in the
global financial system. This chapter explores the nature of blockchain and discusses
how it may contribute to, or obstruct, sustainability. To this end, first, blockchain
technology is introduced. Next, a short discussion on sustainability is presented,
including how it is defined, measured, reported, and understood in theoretical
frameworks. After that, the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals
are briefly explained. This is followed by a systematic literature review, which
highlights the scarcity of literature linking blockchain to sustainability. Finally, the
author offers her own reflections on the potential of blockchain to revolutionize the
financial services industry and weighs up the pros and cons vis-a-vis sustainable
development.2-s2.0-8514316679
Tokenization and NFTs: A Tokenized Income Sharing Model for Higher Education as a Potential Solution for Student Debt in the USA
No full textThis study focuses on how to tokenize educational assets and discusses how tokenization and non-fungible tokens (NFTs) can be operationalized and adopted to the higher education landscape to provide funds for students during their higher education studies. To that end, it builds upon the income-contingent loans and higher education funding literature to propose a system that captures the value of the student’s potential future income streams as a token to be offered to higher education stakeholders willing to invest in a young person’s future, make an impact toward the Sustainable Development Goals, or simply, to diversify their portfolios and hedge against market downturns. The Future Income Token “FIT” is conceptually devised through a literature review and builds on previous findings by the author. This interdisciplinary study fits into the blockchain, crowdfunding, and higher education finance literature. Given the increasing difficulty of mobilizing funds for higher education and, the almost universal, growing student loan default problem, it asks the question: What aspects of higher education tokenomics may give higher education stakeholders the incentive to contribute to a student’s education, that other forms of financing do not? Policy makers, practitioners, as well as theoreticians can benefit from the ideas and the findings of the study. © 2023, The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG.2-s2.0-8516869933
Emerging Trends in the Post-Regulatory Environment: The Importance of Instilling Trust
No full textThe financial services industry is one of the most critical pillars of economic growth and sustainable development in any country. As such, the findings of the 2016 Edelman Trust Barometer, that measures trust in institutions with more than 33,000 respondents in 28 countries over the last 15 years, are highly alarming. Accordingly, the financial services industry is ranked among the lowest with a mere 51 % on a global basis. Despite this darkened outlook, areas exist that seem to be promising: Sustainability management, responsible innovation and the organized and systemic efforts to increase transparency, comparability, accountability and reliability. Although the recent crises in financial markets have led regulators to come to a general agreement that a mutual effort is needed to develop procedures for increased compliance standards, and increase the pace of harmonization in accounting and financial reporting standards, the industry is faced with an imminent challenge: The low levels of trust in financial services. In this chapter, the author discusses how to re-build trust and reputation of the industry.WOS:0004139390000252-s2.0-85064952167Book Citation Index- Social Sciences and HumanitiesArticle; Book ChapterOcakYÖK - 2016-1
Detailed fine needle aspiration cytopathology findings of noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary‐like nuclear features with nuclear grading correlated to that of biopsy and Bethesda category and systematic review
No full textBackground: Noninvasive follicular thyroid neoplasm with papillary-like nuclear features (NIFTP) poses diagnostic challenge in fine needle aspiration cytopathology (FNAC). We aimed first to document our FNAC Bethesda categories (BCs) for all of our NIFTPs and compare our findings with those in the literature with series containing at least 14 cases each. Methods: Cases with final histopathological diagnoses of NIFTP and their preoperative FNAC were retrieved from 2006 to 2022 and our cytopathological BCs were documented. Then the slides were re-reviewed in a blinded manner for detailed classification and the results of both the BCs and blinded reclassification were compared with series in the literature for both BCs and detailed cytopathological review of the cases. Results: Thyroid FNACs of 43 out of 86 patients with final NIFTP diagnoses were obtained. Females composed 72.1% (F/M: 31/12); mean age and mean tumor diameter was 47.6 (19–72 years) and 23.4 mm (7–60 mm), respectively. Totally 81.4% (35/43) were classified in the “indeterminate” diagnostic categories; namely 44.2% (19/43) were reported as atypia of undetermined significance (AUS; BC III), 20.9% (9/43) were follicular neoplasm (FN; BC IV), and 16.3% (7/43) were suspicious for malignancy (SM; BC V). No patient was diagnosed as positive for malignancy (BC VI), preoperatively. Detailed cytomorphologic reevaluation revealed heterogeneous cytopathologic findings and nuclear grade (especially nuclear enlargement, membrane irregularity and elongation) significantly increased with respect to BCs. Systematic review confirmed extremely heterogeneous cytomorphologic nature of NIFTP. Conclusions: NIFTPs were categorized most frequently as AUS, followed by FN and SM on FNAC. Our re-review were not able to specify features solely unique to NIFTP alone but may distinguish these cases from classic papillary thyroid carcinoma
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