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Narrative strategies in Ford Madox Ford's Parade's End and The Good Soldier
No full textCataloged from PDF version of article.Includes bibliographical references leaves 117-121In opposition to theories which gave the author pride of place as the
creator of literary works embodying definite meanings, the French thinker
Roland Barthes maintained that it was the reader, and not the author, who
attached meanings to a text. According to Barthes, the major factor which
enabled readers to interpret works of fiction, or to render them "intelligible,"
was their narrative structure. Following Barthes, the French critic Gérard
Genette developed a comprehensive theory of narratives. In the light of
Barthes’s views and Genette’s theory, this dissertation will analyse the English
novelist Ford Madox Ford’s Parade’s End and The Good Soldier. Both works
have narrators who undergo a process of identification with a major character.
Through an analysis of the narrative strategies employed by the narrators, the
dissertation aims to discuss the implications of this process in the
interpretation of these works.Raw, Meltem Kıra
Propping in the Pyramidal Business Groups in Turkey
No full textGürünlü, Meltem (Arel Author)This article investigates the existence of propping in Turkish business group firms for the years 2010-2016 (150 firms and 1,050 firm-year data in total). It is claimed that pyramidal ownership in Turkey is used to prop up intra-group funds and is a beneficial vehicle providing a less costly way of financing. The empirical results of the research indicate the existence of propping in the Turkish business groups and bring a debt and dividends (debt service hypothesis) related explanation for the propping phenomenon in the pyramidal business groups. Accordingly, the key findings indicate that firms within the business group transfer funds to each other via debt and dividends channels in order to reduce financial distress. Hence, business groups in Turkey use pyramidal ownership as a financing vehicle to increase internal capital market funds and a substitute for incomplete financial markets. Propping provides an implicit insurance against bankruptcy risk
The Relationship Between Perceived Stress Level and Healthy Nutritional Attitude and Body Weight in Adults:Descriptive and Cross-Sectional Study
No full textObjective: This study aimed to evaluate the perceived stress level and its relationship with healthy nutrition attitude and body weight in adults. Material and Methods: This descriptive epidemiological study was conducted with a total of 600 adult individuals who agreed to fill out the on- line questionnaire. Sociodemographic characteristics, stress levels and nutri- tional attitudes of individuals were determined with the 25-question online questionnaire applied to collect the research data. In addition, there is a 14-item Perceived Stress Scale and a 21-item Attitude Scale towards Healthy Eating. Results: The mean age of the individuals was 27.96±9.53 years. According to the data obtained, the mean body mass index (BMI) was 23.97±4.23 kg/m2 and 7.5% of the participants were obese. Stress levels of individuals with an ideal level of healthy nutrition attitude were found to be significantly lower than that of individuals with both high and medium attitude levels (p<0.001). In addition, there was a weak negative significant correlation between BMI and stress level in all participants and individuals with BMI<30 (r=-0.193 and r=-0.213, p<0.05, respectively). Conclusion: According to the results of this study, ideal healthy eating attitude. It has been observed that individuals with high blood pressure have lower levels of stress compared to other individuals, perceived stress of individuals does not directly affect BMI, and there is no re- lationship between BMI and healthy eating attitude. However, when individ- uals are stressed, they may prefer unhealthy and packaged products. It should not be forgotten that changes in these food preferences made during stress may cause increases in body weight in the long term
Correlation between postpartum depression and omega-3, micronutrients
No full textIn recent years, attention has been called to the link between nutrition and mental health. Postpartum depression is an important depressive disorder which often arises 6 to 12 weeks after giving birth and can happen at any time within one year. Postpartum depression prevalence is around 20% worldwide. Genetic predisposition and environmental factors, as well as certain social, psychological and biological factors constitute risk factors for postpartum depression. While malnutrition is among the biological factors, there is a correlation between nutrients such as folic acid, vitamin B₁₂, vitamin D, iron, selenium, zinc, and n-3 fatty acids and psychological state. The nutrients that claim most attention relating to postpartum depression are n-3 essential fatty acids. Insufficient intake of n-3, folic acid, vitamins B and iron is observed in pregnant women. Failing to meet the needs of the mother due to malnutrition during pregnancy can increase the risk of depleting the body’s nutrient reserves and developing postpartum. This risk factor needs to be kept in check by determining and keeping track of the nutrient needs of the mother during the perinatal period.</jats:p
Parkinson Hastalığı PatogenezindeEsansiyel Yağ Asitleri ve Kolesterolün Etkileri
No full textÖzetParkinson hastalığı (PH) bilişsel ve motor semptomlarıiçeren nörodejeneratif bir hastalıktır. Beyinin vücuttaki enyağlı ve yüksek oranda kolesterol içeren bir organ olmasınedeniyle normal fonksiyonlarını sürdürebilmek için yağlarave kolesterole ihtiyaç duyar. Elzem yağ asitleri beynin birçokhücresel fonksiyonunda rol almaktadır. Linoleik asit veα-linolenik asit vücut tarafından sentezlenemediği için elzemyağ asitleri olup diyet ile alınmalıdır. Bu iki esansiyel yağ asididaha uzun zincirli çoklu doymamış yağ asitlerinin (PUFA)sentezi için öncüdürler. Beyin serbest PUFA seviyelerioksidatif stres ve inflamasyon bağlı olarak artmaktadır.Ayrıca oksidatif stres beyinde yüksek seviyelerde bulunandokosaheksanoik asit (DHA) ve araşidonik asit (AA)’inperoksidasyonuna ve bunun sonucunda da dopaminerjik sistemnörodejenerasyonuna neden olmaktadır. Diyetin esansiyelyağ asidi içeriği nörotransmitter sistemleri etkilemektedir.Kronik omega-3 (w-3) yağ asidi eksikliği dopamin reseptörübağlanmasında azalmaya, serotonin reseptörü yoğunluğundaartışa ve dopamin metabolizmasında değişikliklere nedenolabilirken substantia nigrada görülen dopaminerjik nöronkaybının az da olsa DHA tarafından önlendiği deneysel olarakgösterilmiştir. Beyin fonksiyonlarının devamlılığı için önemliolan kolesterolün de kanda normal seviyelerin üstüne çıkmasıbeyinde oksidatif stresi ve buna bağlı olarak PH riskiniarttırabilir. Diyet esansiyel yağ asitleri ve kolesterol seviyesiile PH gelişimi riski arasındaki ilişkiyi inceleyen çalışmalarınbirbirleri ile çelişen sonuçları bulunmaktadır. Bu nedenleesansiyel yağ asitleri ve kolesterolün PH’nın oluşumu,önlemesi ve / veya semptomları azaltma etkisi konularınıkesinleştirecek daha geniş çaplı araştırmalara ihtiyaç vardır.Anahtar kelimeler: Parkinson Hastalığı, Esansiyel YağAsitleri, Eikosapentanoik Asit, Dokosaheksanoik Asit,Kolesterol.</p
The role of obesity in male fertility
No full textObesity causes many health problems as well as having negative effects on fertility. There is a multifaceted relationship between obesity and male infertility. Male fertility is associated with sperm concentration, motility and morphology. Testosterone (total and free) and gonadotropin levels were low and estrogen levels were found to be high in obese men. The decrease in androgen levels varies based on the degree of obesity. High body mass index is inversely related to total sperm count, sperm concentration, sperm morphology and number of motile sperm. Leptin and ghrelin are hormones that influence body weight regulation and eating behaviors. Serum leptin level, which is high in obese infertile men, showed a significant positive correlation with abnormal sperm morphology, serum FSH, LH, prolactin level and showed a significant negative correlation with sperm concentration, sperm motility and serum testosterone level. Further research is needed on the effects of ghrelin levels on male infertility. The relationship between obesity and erectile dysfunction can be explained by decreased testosterone levels and elevation of some proinflammatory cytokine levels. Decreased physical activity due to obesity, long-term sitting increases testicular temperature and affects sperm production negatively. There is a multifaceted relationship between obesity, metabolic syndrome and type 2 diabetes and serum testosterone and SHBG. Diet and exercise showed improvement in testosterone levels and sperm concentration due to decreased body weight. However, studies on this subject are extremely limited. The possible effects of weight loss on successful infertility treatment of obese men should not be ignored
Ankara Kent Konseyi’nde müzakereci demokrasi kapsamında çalışma grupları ve meclislerin incelenmesi
No full textDeliberative democracy is one of the new democracy theories put forward as a remedy
to the representation crisis in traditional representative democracies. Political
decisions are ideally taken by consensus, justified by a culture of discussion in
accordance with the discourse ethics within this theory. Mini-publics are also one of
the ways in which deliberative democracy is practiced. In this study, the focus group
and the assembly meetings of the Ankara City Council were examined within the
framework of deliberative democracy. The aim of this study is to measure whether the
city council meetings are really an example of deliberative democracy and if they are,
to measure the quality of the deliberation in these meetings. In this context, two
different city council meeting records were measured with the Discourse Quality
Index. In addition, semi-structured interviews were conducted with the participants of
city council meetings and the results were compared. The results were analyzed in the
context of the principles of discourse ethics which are participation, respect,
justification, common-good orientation, and disposition to change.Müzakereci demokrasi geleneksel temsili demokrasilerdeki özellikle temsil krizine bir
çözüm olarak öne sürülen yeni demokrasi teorilerinden biridir. Bu anlayışta siyasi
kararlar, ideal olarak söylem etiğine uygun şekilde tartışma kültürü ile
gerekçelendirilerek oydaşma ile alınır. Küçük ölçekli topluluklar da müzakereci
demokrasinin pratikte uygulandığı yöntemlerden biridir. Bu çalışmada Ankara Kent
Konseyi bünyesinde faaliyet gösteren çalışma grupları ve meclislerin toplantıları
müzakereci demokrasi çerçevesinde incelenmiştir. Bu çalışmada kent konseyi
toplantılarının gerçekten müzakereci demokrasi örneği olup olmadığı ve eğer öyleyse
bu toplantılardaki müzakerenin kalitesinin ölçülmesi amaçlanmıştır. Bu bağlamda, iki
farklı kent konseyi toplantı kaydı söylem kalite indeksi ile ölçülmüştür. Ayrıca kent
konseyi katılımcıları ile yarı yapılandırılmış mülakatlar gerçekleştirilmiş ve sonuçlar
karşılaştırılmıştır. Sonuçlar katılım, saygı, gerekçelendirme, ortak iyiye yönelim ve
fikir değiştirme eğilimi ilkeleri bağlamında incelenmiştir.M.S. - Master of Scienc
The effect of intuitive eating and conscious eating on glycemic control in individuals with type 2 diabetes: A Cross-sectional Study
No full textIntroduction: Eating behavior models such as intuitive eating (IE) and mindful eating (ME) have recently gained importance in a role in providing glycemic control. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of intuitive eating and mindful eating on the dietary treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to investigate their relationship with glycemic control and obesity.Methodology: A total of 153 patients who were diagnosed with T2DM within at least one year and aged between 19 and 64 years were included. Descriptive characteristics of the patients were questioned using face-to-face interviews and anthropometric measurements The Intuitive Eating Scale 2 (IES-2) was used to evaluate intuitive eating behaviors and the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) was used to assess mindful eating behaviors.Results: The total IES-2 score was higher in patients with T2DM who had inadequate glycemic control (p<0.05), and a one-point increase in the IES-2 increased the probability of HbA1c level above 7% by 25.2% (p<0.05). There was a moderate negative correlation between the total MEQ score and body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in the patients with adequate glycemic control (r=-0.526, r=-0.537, r=-0.506, r=-0.510, respectively; p<0.05). There was a weak negative correlation between the total IES-2 score and BMI and between the total MEQ score and waist-to-height ratio, triglyceride, and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the patients with inadequate glycemic control (r=-0.225, r=-0.224, r=-0.114, r=-0.178, respectively; p<0.05). Conclusions: This study results suggest that intuitive eating adversely affects glycemic control in patients with T2DM and mindful eating is positively associated with body weight control, although it has no direct effect on glycemic control.Introducción: Los modelos de comportamiento alimentario como la alimentación intuitiva (IE) y la alimentación consciente (ME) han cobrado importancia recientemente por su papel en el control glucémico. En este estudio, nuestro objetivo fue evaluar el efecto de la alimentación intuitiva y la alimentación consciente en el tratamiento dietético de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) e investigar su relación con el control glucémico y la obesidad. Metodología: Se incluyeron un total de 153 pacientes diagnosticados de DM2 en al menos un año y con edades comprendidas entre 19 y 64 años. Las características descriptivas de los pacientes fueron obtenidas mediante entrevistas cara a cara y medidas antropométricas. Se utilizó la Escala de alimentación intuitiva 2 (IES-2) para evaluar los comportamientos alimentarios intuitivos y el Cuestionario de alimentación consciente (MEQ) para evaluar los comportamientos alimentarios conscientes. Resultados: La puntuación total del IES-2 fue mayor en pacientes con DM2 que tenían un control glucémico inadecuado (p<0,05), y un aumento de un punto en el IES-2 aumentó la probabilidad de que el nivel de HbA1c estuviera por encima del 7% en un 25,2% (p<0,05). Hubo una correlación negativa moderada entre la puntuación total del MEQ y el peso corporal, el IMC, la circunferencia de la cintura y la relación cintura-talla en los pacientes con control glucémico adecuado (r=-0.526, r=-0.537, r=-0.506, r=-0.510, respectiva-mente; p<0.05). Hubo una débil correlación negativa entre la puntuación total del IES-2 y el IMC y entre la puntuación total del MEQ y el índice cintura-talla, triglicéridos y colesterol unido a lipoproteínas de muy baja densidad en los pacientes con control glucémico inadecuado (r=-0.225, r=-0.224, r=-0.114, r=-0.178, respectivamente; p<0.05).Conclusiones: Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que la alimentación intuitiva afecta negativamente el control glucémico en pacientes con DM2 y la alimentación consciente se asocia positivamente con el control del peso corporal, aunque no tiene un efecto directo sobre el control glucémico
El efecto de la alimentación intuitiva y consciente sobre el control glucémico en personas con diabetes tipo 2: un estudio transversal
No full textIntroduction: Eating behavior models such as intuitive eating (IE) and mindful eating (ME) have recently gained importance in a role in providing glycemic control. In this study, we aimed to evaluate the effect of intuitive eating and mindful eating on the dietary treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and to investigate their relationship with glycemic control and obesity.
Methods: A total of 153 patients who were diagnosed with T2DM within at least one year and aged between 19 and 64 years were included. Descriptive characteristics of the patients were questioned using face-to-face interviews and anthropometric measurements The Intuitive Eating Scale 2 (IES-2) was used to evaluate intuitive eating behaviors and the Mindful Eating Questionnaire (MEQ) was used to assess mindful eating behaviors.
Results: The total IES-2 score was higher in patients with T2DM who had inadequate glycemic control (p<0.05), and a one-point increase in the IES-2 increased the probability of HbA1c level above 7 % by 25.2 % (p<0.05). There was a moderate negative correlation between the total MEQ score and body weight, BMI, waist circumference, and waist-to-height ratio in the patients with adequate glycemic control (r=-0.526, r=-0.537, r=-0.506, r=-0.510, respectively; p<0.05). There was a weak negative correlation between the total IES-2 score and BMI and between the total MEQ score and waist-to-height ratio, triglyceride, and very low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the patients with inadequate glycemic control (r=-0.225, r=-0.224, r=-0.114, r=-0.178, respectively; p<0.05).
Conclusions: This study results suggest that intuitive eating adversely affects glycemic control in patients with T2DM and mindful eating is positively associated with body weight control, although it has no direct effect on glycemic control.Introducción. Los modelos de comportamiento alimentario como la alimentación intuitiva (IE) y la alimentación consciente (ME) han cobrado importancia recientemente por su papel en el control glucémico. En este estudio, nuestro objetivo fue evaluar el efecto de la alimentación intuitiva y la alimentación consciente en el tratamiento dietético de la diabetes mellitus tipo 2 (DM2) e investigar su relación con el control glucémico y la obesidad.
Metodología. Se incluyeron un total de 153 pacientes diagnosticados de DM2 en al menos un año y con edades comprendidas entre 19 y 64 años. Las características descriptivas de los pacientes fueron obtenidas mediante entrevistas cara a cara y medidas antropométricas. Se utilizó la Escala de alimentación intuitiva 2 (IES-2) para evaluar los comportamientos alimentarios intuitivos y el Cuestionario de alimentación consciente (MEQ) para evaluar los comportamientos alimentarios conscientes.
Resultados. La puntuación total del IES-2 fue mayor en pacientes con DM2 que tenían un control glucémico inadecuado (p<0.05), y un aumento de un punto en el IES-2 aumentó la probabilidad de que el nivel de HbA1c estuviera por encima del 7 % en un 25.2 % (p <0.05). Hubo una correlación negativa moderada entre la puntuación total del MEQ y el peso corporal, el IMC, la circunferencia de la cintura y la relación cintura-talla en los pacientes con control glucémico adecuado (r=-0.526, r=-0.537, r=-0.506, r=-0.510, respectivamente; p<0.05). Hubo una débil correlación negativa entre la puntuación total del IES-2 y el IMC y entre la puntuación total del MEQ y el índice cintura-talla, triglicéridos y colesterol unido a lipoproteínas de muy baja densidad en los pacientes con control glucémico inadecuado (r=-0.225, r=-0.224, r=-0.114, r=-0.178, respectivamente; p<0.05).
Conclusión. Los resultados de este estudio sugieren que la alimentación intuitiva afecta negativamente el control glucémico en pacientes con DM2 y la alimentación consciente se asocia positivamente con el control del peso corporal, aunque no tiene un efecto directo sobre el control glucémico
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