66 research outputs found
Hand Printing Practices with a Sustainable Fashion Approach
No full textThe textile world which has awakened with the consciousness of the new generation of consumers, has now begun to adapt, produce, and design for a better world and environment. Although it is not easy to reverse the damage that has occurred so far, even raising public awareness about what we can do for the future of environmental problems is a significant step. As human beings, we started to return to our essence to return to nature. When we approach this situation with a designer perspective, protecting our cultural values, keeping our traditional arts and crafts alive, re-applying them, updating them according to the requirements and needs of the new era, and bringing them to the future, are among the improvements we can make in this direction. Two projects shaped in line with the “Slow Fashion” discourse were demonstrated with methods and outcomes. It is revealed from an experimental point of view that hand printing arts can be methods and applications for sustainable fashion field. It is also underlined that there is a possibility that enables the revival and reevaluation of hand-printing arts and methods in a way that will meet the needs of sustainable design areas. © The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2024
Understanding Social Sustainability in Housing Form the Case Study "Wohnen Mit Uns" in Vienna and Adaptibility to Turkey
No full textThe aim of this research paper is to contribute to the design of socially sustainable housing by discussing the significance of social sustainability and assessing this quality according to the determined criterias of social sustainability.
There is a massive construction industry in Turkey, most of which is in the housing sector. These residential areas generally have been built as chaotic mass productions and lack a vision related to social quality. Today, there are significant problems confronting the building sector, such as globalisation, industrialisation, the imbalance between nature and humanity. These problems determine the quality of life we will have in the future. The intention of this paper is to demonstrate more socially orientated housing design, especially in countries such as Turkey in which this aspect is not a real concern in the housing practice according to the perception of author, especially in comparison to Europe.
İn order to achieve this goal, this paper first points out the importance of social sustainability in housing within architectural quality. The description and necessity of social sustainability in multi-unit housing have been discussed and the criteria have been determined to evaluate the quality of social sustainability.
An award-winning project in Austria has been chosen as a case study to analyse and perceive social sustainability in residential areas, according to the described criteria. These criteria for assessment and the concrete case study including the emerging phase of the project background provide a guideline for developing housing projects towards social quality in Turkey.
In conclusion a general evaluation of the success of the case study with its background and applicability of this concept to Turkish housing which is used by middle-class has been discussed
An Unusual Cause of Fulminant Guillain-Barré Syndrome: Angel's Trumpet
No full textA 5-year-old previously healthy boy presented with typical findings of Guillain-Barre syndrome and unilateral tonic pupil. He was placed on mechanical ventilation for 35 days for respiratory failure. Plasmapheresis and two courses of intravenous immunoglobulin therapy were given to the patient, and he experienced stepwise recovery from his illness. This case of acute motor axonal neuropathy type Guillain-Barre syndrome is novel in that the cause was established as ingestion of a toxic solanaceous plant, angel's trumpet (Brugmansia suaveolens; syn. Datura suaveolens). Understanding the signs and symptoms of angel's trumpet toxicity can allow for early diagnosis and proper case management. (C) 2010 by Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved
Case report: POEMS syndrome in childhood
No full textPOEMS syndrome is a rare multisystem disorder, which is characterized by polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, monoclonal gammopathy, and skin changes. We report a 15-year-old girl with POEMS syndrome, who developed growth retardation, delayed puberty, gradually increasing abdominal distention, brown skin pigmentation, hypogonadism, hepatosplenomegaly, lympadenomegaly, monoclonal gammopathy, and anemia. The patient dramatically responded to pulse steroid therapy. To our knowledge, this patient is one of the youngest reported cases of POEMS syndrome
Serum zinc levels in children of 0-24 months diagnosed with pneumonia admitted to our clinic
No full textAim: We have planned to study the relationship between zinc (Zn) plasma levels, as well as pneumonia criteria, and zinc in healthy children younger than 2 years of age compared to pediatric patients diagnosed with pneumonia and admitted to a hospital. Materials and methods: The study enrolled 25 patients of 0-24 months referring to our hospital's pediatric clinic, who were then diagnosed with bronchopneumonia based on the World Health Organization diagnostic criteria and admitted to suckling children clinic due to inability to receive out-patient treatment, and 10 healthy children of the same age group, whose physical examinations revealed no pathological findings. Results: There was no difference between the groups in terms of age and gender distribution (p> 0.05). The control group included in the study showed a significantly higher mean duration of breast milk intake compared to the patient groups (p<0.001). WBC values obtained from the patient group was significantly higher than that of the control group (p<0.001). Zn and iron (Fe) values as determined in the control group enrolled in the study were significantly higher compared to the patient group (p<0.01). Mean total protein in the control group was found to be significantly higher versus that of the patient groups (p<0.05). With regard to the r values of correlation coefficients of the subjects enrolled in the study, a slightly positive correlation was observed between Zn levels and iron levels (r=0.457). Conclusion: It was concluded that infections, particularly pneumonia, which present a serious issue both in our country and developing countries, may be developed more commonly among children with zinc deficiency
Nosocomial Meningitis Due to Multidrug-Resistant Acinetobacter baumannii Successfully Treated With Intrathecal Colistin
No full textA case with carbuncle in the neck region due community-acquired Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus aureus
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