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Book Part An Approach for Neighborhood Form Generation for Post-Disaster and Post-Conflict Temporary Housing Settlements(Springer Nature, 2025) Akdede, Nil; Özer, Bekir; Dino, İpek GürselTemporary housing settlements are one of the most significant post-crisis responses following detrimental disasters and forced displacement. However, the urgency to provide immediate shelter often results in the use of conventional methods that overlook fundamental spatial design considerations. Recognizing the need for a new approach to settlement generation, this study introduces a novel method ology for neighborhood form generation in post-disaster and post-conflict tempo rary housing settlements during the preparedness period of disaster management. In this study, a three-step methodology is adopted. First, design codes for post disaster and post-conflict temporary housing settlements are thoroughly investigated through a comprehensive literature review. Then, the layout elements and basic spatial assumptions guiding the neighborhood form generation are identified. Finally, the requirements and constraints for neighborhood form generation in post-disaster and post-conflict temporary housing settlements are formulated, incorporating spatial design considerations. In contrast to the prevailing focus on housing design in various projects and approaches, the proposed approach, emphasizing spatial design considerations, holds promise for affected communities by enabling livable neigh borhoods and for humanitarian workers involved in the provision and design of PDPC settlements. This offers a new approach to enhance shelter response efforts.Book Human Microbiota: Molecular Foundations, Systemic Interactions, and Clinical Perspectives(Ortadoğu Reklam Tanıtım Yayıncılık Turizm Eğitim İnşaat Sanayi ve Ticaret A.Ş., 2026) Aral, Murat; Usluca, Selma; Bakır, AyferDear Readers, Over the past two decades, the rapid progress achieved in the field of the human microbiota has led to the emergence of a new biological framework that extends beyond the classical “commensal–pathogen” dichotomy. It is now supported by strong molecular and clinical evidence that microbial communities residing in different anatomical sites, particularly the gut, play a decisive role in immune system development, metabolic balance, neurodevelopment, and disease progression. Thanks to highthroughput sequencing technologies, multiomics approaches, and advanced bioinformatic analyses, the composition and functional potential of the microbiota can be characterized in detail, opening new windows for understanding the delicate balance between health and disease. Nevertheless, a significant gap still remains between the rapidly expanding body of knowledge in microbiota science and its translation into clinical practice. Although numerous studies have identified strong associations between microbial alterations and various diseases, interpreting these relationships within a causal framework and integrating them reliably into clinical decisionmaking processes involve substantial methodological and biological challenges. Differences in sampling strategies, diversity of analytical platforms, interpopulation heterogeneity, and the lack of standardized reference ranges are among the main factors limiting the generalizability of current findings. Therefore, the translation of microbiotarelated knowledge into clinical practice requires not only technical accuracy but also conceptual caution. This book aims to address the human microbiota not merely as a descriptive ecosystem, but as a dynamic biological system that changes throughout life and remains in continuous interaction with environmental and clinical factors. The physiological foundations of microbiota development from infancy to old age, the conceptual boundaries of dysbiosis, associations with different disease groups, and the current level of evidence regarding microbiotabased interventions are presented through a holistic approach grounded in the contemporary literature. In particular, attention is drawn to issues frequently encountered in clinical translation, such as overgeneralization, methodological uncertainty, and limitations in evidence level, with the aim of providing readers with a critical framework for evaluation. The fundamental approach of this book is not to present the microbiota as the “key to every disease,” but to evaluate it in a manner that remains faithful to biological reality and the limits of existing evidence. Clearly defining diagnostic and therapeutic methods, explicitly stating what the applied technologies can and cannot measure, and shaping clinical expectations in alignment with scientific data constitute the core of this approach. Within this framework, the book aims to serve as a robust, balanced, and uptodate reference source for both researchers and clinicians in the field of microbiota science. The future of microbiota research will be shaped by interdisciplinary collaboration, standardized methodologies, and studies focusing on clinically meaningful outcome measures. This book seeks not only to compile existing knowledge, but also to contribute to this process by encouraging critical thinking and promoting progress guided by scientific prudence. During the preparation of this book, the scientific guidance and critical evaluations provided by the section editors played a decisive role in shaping its academic framework. The meticulous contributions of the associate editors regarding content coherence, terminological consistency, and adherence to publication standards strengthened the integrity and readability of the work. The dedicated efforts of the contributing authors, who combined current literature with a clinical perspective, formed the fundamental scientific basis of this volume. We would also like to extend our sincere thanks to Türkiye Klinikleri Publishing House, whose constructive approach and experience in academic publishing supported the process at every stage. The coordination and editorial support provided by the publishing team made a significant contribution to maintaining the scientific quality of the book. Sincerely,Book Part Malaria and Molecular Diagnosis(NOBEL TIP KİTABEVLERİ, 2024) Usluca, SelmaMalaria is named after the Italian term “mal’aria”, which means “bad air” to represent the association of the disease with mar shy areas (Fikadu and Ashenafi, 2023; Tuteja, 2007). Towards the end of the 19th century, Charles Louis Alphonse Laveran, a French army surgeon, noticed parasites in the blood of a patient suffering from malaria, and Ronald Ross, a British medical offi cer in Hyderabad, India, discovered that mosquitoes transmitted malaria. The Italian professor Giovanni Battista Grassi subsequ ently showed that human malaria could only be transmitted by Anopheles mosquitoes (Tuteja, 2007).Book Part Sustainable Blue Economy Policy in Turkey: Challenges and Opportunities(Springer Nature, 2024) Karlı, AygünThe interest in the marine environment which plays an especially significant role in solving climate change and plastic pollution problems has shown itself with the formation of various concepts. Significant developments have been started in recent years in life below water, the 14th goal of the United Nations’ sustainable development goals. In this context, the sustainable blue economy concept put forward by the European Union for the oceans and seas is the last of these developments. In this section, the concept of sustainable blue economy has been evaluated together with its economic, political, and environmental aspects, and sectoral processes such as shipping, fishing, tourism, etc. have been exam ined in Turkey. The fact that Turkey has a coast to the Mediterranean and the Black Sea has brought it to a critical position in marine environmental policies. For this reason, both its position as a candidate country for the European Union and its role in African and Asian countries have necessitated studies on the maritime policies of Turkey. As a result, it is also essential for those who will work on this subject in the future to evaluate the processes of sustainable blue economy policies in Turkey with topics such as tourism, employment, shipping, fisheries, and pollution and to show the data on these issues in a systematic way.Article Struggles Over the Sea: Resistance and Blue Justice in Türkiye(Rasim Özgür Dönmez, 2026-02-20) Karlı, AygünThis article examines the emerging relevance of blue justice as an analytical lens for understanding socio-ecological conflicts in Türkiye’s marine environments. Although the concept remains largely absent from the country’s formal policy and academic debates, struggles across the Mediterranean, Aegean, Marmara, and Black Sea demonstrate how questions of distribution, recognition, and participation are embedded in everyday marine practices. Methodologically, the study combines qualitative documents analysis of policy and secondary sources with a region-based case study approach. The findings reveal that the contraction of small-scale fishing grounds, societal reactions to ecological collapse in the Marmara Sea, and contested energy projects in the Black Sea constitute distinct yet interconnected domains of marine injustice. The article highlights both the contradictions inherent in Türkiye’s alignment with blue economy agendas and the potential for blue justice to emerge as a critical framework for advancing more equitable and sustainable marine governance