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Estimation Of Single Leaf Chlorophyll Content In Sugar Beet Using Machine Vision, Parviz Ahmadi Moghaddam, Mohammadali Haddad Derafshi, Vine Shirzad

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Estimating crop nitrogen status accurately during side-dressing operations is essential for effective management of site-specific nitrogen applications. Variable rate technology (VRT) is one of the major operations in precision agriculture to reduce environmental risks and increase fertilizer use efficiency. In the present study, color image analysis was performed to estimate sugar beet leaf chlorophyll status. The experiment was carried out in a phytotron and nitrogen was applied at 6 levels to the sugar beet grown in pots. Chlorophyll level of the leaves was measured by a SPAD-502 chlorophyll meter. To estimate chlorophyll status, a neural-network model was developed based on …

Exploration Of Genotype Specific Fingerprinting Of Nigella Sativa L. Using Rapd Markers, Muhammad Sajjad Iqbal, Shahid Nadeem, Shahid Mehboob, Abdul Ghafoor, Muhammad Ibrahim Rajoka, Afsari Sharif Qureshi, Bushra Niaz

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Nigella sativa L. has industrial, cosmetic, and pharmaceutical uses but has not been adequately characterized in Pakistan. This investigation was carried out to explore genotype specific fingerprinting of 32 N. sativa L. genotypes based on randomly amplified polymorphic DNA markers. From 58 random primers used, 15 primers generated 249 reproducible and scorable amplification products across all the genotypes, out of which 164 (66%) fragments were polymorphic revealing a high level of polymorphism among these genotypes. The proportion of common bands was low (34%). The size of the amplification products on agarose gels ranged between 0.5 and 10.0 kb. In 13 …

Fertilization Enhances Growth, Yield, And Xanthophyll Contents Of Marigold, Iftikhar Ahmad, Muhammad Asif, Atyab Amjad, Sagheer Ahmad

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

The effects of various NPK levels on growth, flowering, and xanthophyll contents of African marigold (Tagetes erecta, 'Double Eagle') and French marigold (Tagetes patula, 'Yellow') were investigated. Plant height, number of branches plant^{-1}, leaf area (cm^2), total chlorophyll contents (mg g^{-1}), number of flowers plant^{-1}, flower diameter, flower quality, fresh and dry weight of a flower, total flower weight plant^{-1}, blooming period, and days to flowering were maximum with 15:10:10 g m^{-2} NPK application. However, leaf nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium contents reached the highest values with 15:20:10, 5:20:10, and 10:20:10 g m^{-2} NPK application, respectively. Xanthophyll contents were higher in …

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Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

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A Fuzzy Rule-Based System For Predicting The Live Weight Of Holstein Cows Whose Body Dimensions Were Determined By Image Analysis, Şaki̇r Taşdemi̇r, Abdullah Ürkmez, Şeref İnal

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The aim of this study was to determine the body measurement of Holstein cows through image analysis (IA) and to estimate their live weight (LW) by means of a fuzzy rule-based model using the body measurements. For this purpose, a photography environment was established at a dairy cattle farm where a large number of cows were kept. First, digital photographs of each animal were synchronously taken from different directions with Canon EOS 400D cameras. At the same time, body dimensions, namely wither height (WH), hip height (HH), body length (BL), and hip width (HW), of the cows were manually measured …

Histological Examination Of Testicular Cell Development And Apoptosis In The Ostrich Chick, Wei Lan, Ke-Mei Peng, Huazhen Liu, Hui Song, Yang Wang, Li Tang

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to observe the microstructure and ultrastructure of the testis, demonstrate testicular cell development and apoptosis, and elucidate regularity of development and apoptosis in ostrich chick testes. By employing light microscopy 3 obvious development characteristics were detected with ostrich age increasing: first, many primordial germ cells and a few spermatogonia were found while seminiferous tubule integrity was not evident in testes of 1-day-old ostrich chicks nor were primordial germ cells. In the 30-day-old ostrich chicks spermatogonia were completely differentiated, but very few primary spermatocytes were observed in testes at 45 days of age. Second, the …

Diet Preference And Breeding Success In Captive-Bred Greater Rheas (Rhea Americana): A Preliminary Study, Gisela Bazzano, Joaquin. L. Navarro, Monica. B. Martella

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

We conducted 2 consecutive experiments to verify whether adult captive Greater rheas (Rhea americana) could select diets differing in nutritional and energetic content, and to evaluate the effect of those diets on egg production and hatchability. From August to January, animals were offered four diets: processed feed for rheas (diet 1), diet 1 + soybean (diet 2), processed feed for chicken (diet 3), and diet 3 + soybean (diet 4). Rheas preferred the diets containing feed for chicken (diets 3 and 4, 179,67 ± 12.12 [S.E.] g/ind./day). Diet 2 was more consumed (95.67 ± 16.70 g/ind./day) than diet 1 (60.09 …

Effects Of Varying Levels Of Protected Fat On Performance Of Shami Goats During Early And Mid Lactation, Hosam Titi

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

This study was conducted to determine the responses of early lactating Shami goats to varying amounts of dietary supplementation of Ca salts of fatty acids. Shami goats (n = 75) in their first week of lactation were randomly assigned to 3 isonitrogenous dietary (TMR) treatments containing 0%, 3%, or 5% added Ca salt. The study took 60 days during which the following variables were measured: milk production and composition, body weight, feed intake, serum cholesterol and triglyceride, kids weaning weight, and milk fatty acids. Milk production and energy corrected milk were higher (P < 0.05) at 5% level. Percentages of milk composition were higher (P < 0.05) at 3% with CP% not different from 5%. No differences were observed in yields of different milk components including casein, final body weights, feed intake, or weaning weights of kids. Intake of metabolizable energy was higher (P < 0.05) at 5% level of Ca salts. Differences in milk fatty acids were mainly restricted to unsaturated ones with no effect on the saturated fatty acids. Such results suggest that milk production and content of lactating Shami goat can be changed by a level of 5% of Ca salts.

Effects Of Dietary Fish Oil Replacement By Cottonseed Oil On Growth Performance And Fatty Acid Composition Of Rainbow Trout (Oncorhynchus Mykiss), Müjde Güler, Mustafa Yildiz

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of the present study was to determine the effects of replacing fish oil (FO) with cottonseed oil (CSO), as an alternative plant lipid source in diets for rainbow trout (89.3 ± 1.1 g mean individual weight), on the growth and fatty acid composition of fish. As a control diet, 5 experimental diets were formulated with pure FO and with partial or complete (25%, 50%, 75%, or 100% CSO, respectively) replacement of FO with CSO. The fish were fed 2% of their body weight per day for 60 days at an average water temperature of 10.2 °C. At the …

Inhibitory Activity And Adhesive Ability Of Potential Probiotic Bacillus Species To Confer Protection For Artemia Gnotobiotic Culture Against Pathogenic Vibrio Spp., Abdelkarim Mahdhi, Fathi Kamoun, Amina Bakhrouf

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

To evaluate the potential probiotic effect of B. coagulans and B. subtilis strains toward Artemia cultured in different gnotobiotic conditions, antibacterial and adherence assays were investigated and challenge tests with Artemia larvae were performed. Virulent V. alginolyticus (IFL), isolated from infected fish, was tested for comparative purposes. The bacterial strains B. coagulans and B. subtilis produced antimicrobial activity against the pathogenic Vibrio species, including V. alginolyticus isolated from infected fish, and inhibitory zones that ranged from 12 to 20 mm in diameter. An adherence assay revealed that these potential probiotic bacteria are fairly adherent, with a values ranging from 0.10 …

A Study Of The Reproductive Performance, Milk Yield, Milk Constituents, And Somatic Cell Count Of Holstein-Friesian And Montbeliarde Cows, Atakan Koç

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to compare the reproductive performance, milk yield, milk constituents, and somatic cell count of Montbeliarde (M) and Holstein-Friesian (HF) cows. The number of data points used for the first calving age (FCA), calving interval (CI), milk traits, and milk constituents were 87, 264, 270 and 108 for M cows and 167, 450, 491, and 114 for HF cows. The effects of herd on FCA, CI, 305-day milk yield (305-dMY), and protein content (PC) were determined to be statistically significant (P < 0.05), as were the effects of breed on FCA, 305-dMY, fat content (FC), and somatic cell count (SCC). For M cows, the average FCA, CI, 305-dMY, FC, PC, and SCC were found to be 952.2 ± 14.67 days, 391.6 ± 5.75 days, 5956.5 ± 84.73 kg, 3.55 ± 0.07%, 2.93 ± 0.04%, and 138,644 cells/mL, respectively. When determined for HF cows, the average values of the same characteristics were shown to be 909.1 ± 13.66 days, 399.6 ± 5.93 days, 6655.3 ± 109.57 kg, 3.26 ± 0.10%, 2.85 ± 0.06%, and 199,022 cells/mL, respectively. M cows had lower 305-dMY values but higher milk constituents and SCCs than the HF breed. The high temperatures and humidity observed in the summer season caused a significant decrease in the reproduction and milk constituents of cows subject to Mediterranean climatic conditions.

The Effect Of Year And Season Of Birth, Sex, Sire, And Breeder On Ossification Of The Distal Epiphyseal Cartilage Of The Radial Bone In Thoroughbred Horses, Jaroslaw Luszczynski, Magdalena Pieszka

Turkish Journal of Veterinary & Animal Sciences

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of specific factors on ossification of the distal epiphyseal cartilage of the radial bone in Thoroughbred horses. The study was carried out on 452 Thoroughbred horses, two years old, that were under race training. X-ray tests were conducted and interpreted every month starting at the 18th month of life and continuing until ossification of the distal epiphyseal cartilage of the radial bone occurred. In the statistical model, the year of birth, sex, birth season, sire, and breeder were treated as constant effects. Horses that were born in the spring season …

Hypolipidemic And Antioxidant Activity Of Aqueous Extract Of Monascus Purpureus Fermented Indian Rice In High Cholesterol Diet Fed Rats, Aiyalu Rajasekaran, Muthusamy Kalaivani

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To evaluate hypolipidemic and anti-oxidant activities of Monascus purpureus fermented Indian variety of rice. Materials and methods: Indian rice variety IR-532-E-576 was fermented with Monascus purpureus MTCC 1090 (Monascaceae) and extracted with water by boiling. Experimentally induced hyperlipidemia was produced by feeding rats with 2% cholesterol enriched diet for 15 days. Afterwards hypercholesterolemic rats were orally administered with Monascus fermented Indian rice extract at the dose of 1.2 and 2.4 mg/kg bw along with high cholesterol diet for 30 successive days in order to evaluate their expected hypolipidemic activity. Plasma lipid parameters such as total cholesterol, triglycerides, LDL (low density …

Anthropometric Measurements And Body Composition Analysis Of Obese Adolescents With And Without Metabolic Syndrome, Deni̇z Nazi̇re Çağdaş Ayvaz, Fatma Ni̇şanci Kilinç, Feyza Ayşenur Paç, Erman Çakal

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Obesity and risk of metabolic syndrome (MS) are rapidly increasing in children. Therefore, criteria for MS were aimed to be evaluated in obese children (OC). Materials and methods: Anthropometric indices and body composition (bioimpedance) analysis (BIA) were compared in 32 obese and 32 normal-weight children. Biochemical parameters were evaluated in OC. Results of OC with/without MS were compared. Results: Subscapular skinfold thickness (SST) was more sensitive and specific than triceps skinfold thickness in the diagnosis of obesity. According to BIA basal metabolism rate, fat mass (FM), FM%, and FM index were higher, while impedance, FFM%, fat-free-mass (FFM) index, and total-body-water% …

Metabolic Profile And Insulin Resistance In Patients With Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome, Mustafa Şahi̇n, Berri̇n Berçi̇k İnal, Şahi̇n Öğreden, Özgür Yi̇ği̇t, Hale Aral, Güvenç Güvenen

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The following metabolic parameters were assessed in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) diagnosed by polysomnography (PSG): leptin, IFG (ımpaired fasting glucose), thyroid functions, thyroid autoantibodies, lipid parameters, insulin levels, HOMA-IR index, CRP, obesity, and metabolic syndrome frequency. Materials and methods: Three patient groups were defined based on apnea-hypoapnea index (AHI) levels (Group I: n: 11 male (M)/19 female (F); Group II: n: 19 M/10 F; Group III: n: 21 M/10 F) and 2 control groups (obese (n = 18 M/12 F) and normal (n = 12 M/18 F)) were included with comparable BMI value and age. Results: The …

Potential Role Of Some Nutraceuticals In The Regression Of Alzheimer’S Disease In An Experimental Animal Model, Hanaa Hamdy Ahmed, Wafaa Ghoneim Shousha, Rehab Mahmoud Hussien, Abdel Razik Hussein Farrag

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

The goal of this study was to evaluate the potential role of some nutraceuticals, coenzyme Q_{10}, vitamin B complex, and lecithin against aluminum-induced neurodegeneration characteristic of Alzheimer's disease. Materials and methods: Ninety-six male and female Sprague Dawley rats were divided into 2 main groups, namely female and male. Each group was divided into 6 subgroups. Group 1 served as control group. Group 2 was administered AlCl_3 for 4 months. Groups 3, 4, 5, and 6 were administered with AlCl_3 for 4 months then treated with Coenzyme Q_{10}, vitamin B complex, lecithin, or all in combination for 3 months, respectively. Brain …

The Prevalence Of Tuberculin Skin Test Positivity And The Effect Of Bcg Vaccinations On Tuberculin Induration Size In The Eastern Mediterranean Region Of Turkey, Ferda Kazanci, Ekrem Güler, Canan Eren Dağli, Mesut Gari̇pardiç, Mehmet Davutoğlu, Esen İspi̇roğlu, Hasan Çeti̇n Ekerbi̇çer, Hamza Karabi̇ber

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To evaluate the prevalence of tuberculin skin test (TST) positivity in Kahramanmaraş and interpret the size of purified protein derivative (PPD) induration with respect to the number of Bacillus Calmette-Guerin (BCG) scars and other factors. Materials and methods: A total of 2979 school children between the ages of 7 and 17 years were evaluated. On the basis of socioeconomic levels, 11 schools were selected and categorized into 3 subgroups: schools in the suburbs of the city (Group 1), schools in the city center (Group 2), and private schools (Group 3). Children were injected with 5 TU/0.1 mL of PPD and …

Some Ethical Reflections On Weight-Loss Diets, Hakan Erti̇n, Bülent Özaltay

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To assess how weight-loss diets tend to move away from the authority of conventional medicine and become a field of abuse. Endocrinologists and specialists on metabolic diseases are rarely called upon to speak about obesity, whereas physicians from unrelated fields or nonphysicians frequently appear in the media. Materials and methods: The literature related with the field was reviewed and interpreted from an ethical perspective. Results: It is presented medically doubtful solutions via television and the internet. Several weight-loss drugs are introduced to the market without adequate controls and then have to be withdrawn after having caused serious damage to the …

Neurological Presentations Of Nutritional Vitamin B12 Deficiency In 42 Breastfed Infants In Southeast Turkey, Mustafa Taşkesen, Ahmet Yaramiş, Selahatti̇n Katar, Ayfer Gözü Pi̇ri̇nççi̇oğlu, Murat Söker

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

Nutritional vitamin B12 deficiency is common in developing and underdeveloped countries and has a wide variety of neurological presentations. The aim of this study was to evaluate the neurological characteristics and laboratory results of infants with vitamin B12 deficiency. Materials and methods: A total of 42 infants were included in this study. All patients were evaluated for clinical, physical, and neurological abnormalities, and an attempt was made to obtain short-term neurologic follow-up. Results: Of 42 patients, 24 (57%) were boys and 18 (43%) were girls. The average age at diagnosis was 13.04 ± 5.68 months. Most of these infants were …

Evaluation Of The Effectiveness Of An Intervention Program On Preventing Childhood Obesity In Denizli, Turkey, Özgür Sevi̇nç, Ali̇ İhsan Bozkurt, Mehmet Gündoğdu, Ümmühan Baş Aslan, Bülent Ağbuğa, Şehmus Aslan, Emel Di̇kbaş, Zeli̇ha Gökçe

Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

To determine the efficiency of 2 different intervention programs (healthy nutrition education and/or physical activity programs) for preventing the obesity of primary school students. Materials and methods: Selected were 6 schools, making 3 groups, from all primary schools in Denizli with the half-day education system. Each group was composed of 2 schools. The groups were randomly divided into intervention group 1, intervention group 2, and the control group. The body mass index (BMI) levels of the students in all of the groups were calculated. Both the physical activity and healthy nutrition programs were applied to intervention group 1, and only …

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Turkish Journal of Medical Sciences

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Preliminary Analysis Of The Diet Of Wild Boar (Sus Scrofa L., 1758) In Islamabad, Pakistan, Shahid Hafeez, Mazher Abbas, Zahoor Husain Khan, Ehsan-Ur Rehman

Turkish Journal of Zoology

During the present study, 117 wild boars (Sus scrofa) were killed to examine their stomach contents in Islamabad, Pakistan. Stomach contents were found to be correlated with feeding sites, plant material, and the nature of food material and items consumed from both cultivated and noncultivated lands. The major component of the wild boar's diet in Islamabad was garbage (58%), followed by dead animals (16%), while the rest of the consumed food comprised cereals, herbs, grasses, weeds, tree bark, etc. Wheat leaves were prominent in samples collected from December 2005 until March 2006, when wheat grains (seed formation stage) became the …

Histological Investigation Of The Rectal Sac In Bombyx Mori L., Gamze Turgay İzzetoğlu, Ayla Öber

Turkish Journal of Zoology

The rectal sac (Rs) is formed by enlargement of the rectal portion of the hindgut in Bombyx mori. The Rs consists of epithelium, connective tissue, and many rectal pads (Rps). Rps have a cortex and medulla. In the medulla 2-5 pyramidal epithelial cells synthesize proteinic secretory material (Ps), and then this substance localizes within epithelial cells and connective tissue. It was thought that lipoid secretory material (Ls) was synthesized by epithelial cells in the midgut and was delivered to the Rs; however, Ls was localized in the epithelium of the Rs and in the periphery of Rps. Both secretions were …

Mapping And Analysing The Diversity Of The Genus Acantholimon Taxa In Turkey By Geographic Information Systems (Gis), Hakan Mete Doğan, Musa Doğan, Gali̇p Akaydin, Ferhat Celep

Turkish Journal of Botany

We describe the spatial distribution of the genus Acantholimon Boiss. (Plumbaginaceae) taxa in Turkey, and assess the role that environmental variables may be playing on this distribution. We collected a large number of specimens from 418 geo-referenced sampling sites between 2000 and 2004, and established a point database using geographic information systems (GIS) software. As a result, we identified and mapped 67 taxa; 43 of the determined taxa appear to be endemic. We re-evaluated the current conservation status of the taxa at a national level using recent IUCN Red List categories. In addition, we extracted the corresponding environmental variables of …

Gestational Diabetes Clinic For Indigent Latinos, Sara Wilson Reece

Scholarly Posters

Gestational diabetes mellitus (GDM), “carbohydrate intolerance of variable severity with onset or fist recognition during pregnancy,” results from insulin resistance and relative insulin deficiency usually in second trimester.¹ • Gestational diabetes (GDM) impacts between 4% and 9% of all pregnancies. • Gestational diabetes (GDM) results in increased fetal complications of macrosomia, shoulder dystocia and neonatal hyperglycemia as well as maternal risks of preeclampsia and polyhydramnois. • Women who are Hispanic or Asian decent are at highest risk of developing GDM. • Diagnosis ² • Perform 75-gramoral glucose tolerance test (OGTT) at 24 – 28 weeks of gestation in women not …

Faith-Based Organizations In A System Of Behavioral Health Care, Mark Dekraai, Denise Bulling, Nancy C. Shank, Alan J. Tomkins

Nancy Shank Publications

Through community service activities, and ministries to members within their congregations, faith communities will encounter individuals with behavioral health needs. This article suggests that faith communities have inherent resources that can enhance the reach and effectiveness of behavioral health systems. A framework is presented that will create a bridge of understanding about how behavioral health can leverage faith organization assets and how faith organizations can actively assist adults, children and families with behavioral health needs within the context of their faith and their community.

Communication Support For People With Als, David R. Beukelman, Susan Fager, Amy Nordness

Department of Special Education and Communication Disorders: Faculty Publications

Almost all people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) experience a motor speech disorder, such as dysarthria, as the disease progresses. At some point, 80 to 95% of people with ALS are unable tomeet their daily communication needs using natural speech. Unfortunately, once intelligibility begins to decrease, speech performance often deteriorates so rapidly that there is little time to implement an appropriate augmentative and alternative communication (AAC) intervention; therefore, appropriate timing of referral for AAC assessment and intervention continues to be a most important clinical decision-making issue. AAC acceptance and use have increased considerably during the past decade. Many people use …

Opportunities For Nebraska Energy, Climate And Sustainability, Farooq Baloch, Tim Duey, Becky Gailey, Christine Hunt, Gabriel Medina, Patrick Radigan, Jaclyn Tan, Seanica Reineke, William Whited

Strategic Discussions for Nebraska

Agriculture

Soil: Techniques and Production Methods and How They Conserve Resources Mark Kuzila

Soil Productivity Vital for Economical Crop Production Richard Ferguson

Leading Through Sustainable Management of Natural Resources Charles Wortmann

Scientific Trait Development P. Stephen Baenziger

Center for Plant Science Innovation: Developing Better Foods and Fuels Edgar Cahoon

Crops Innovations Overview Mark Lagrimini

Grapes and Wine: Adding Value to Nebraska’s Economy Paul Read

UNL Plant Trait Research Saves Water, Grows More Food James Specht

Feeding the World from Nebraska’s Research Technology Larry Berger

Research Means Better Ag Productivity, Better Marketing Opportunities Wes Peterson

The Debate: Food for Fuel Richard …

Nebline, January 2011

NEBLINE Newsletter Archive from Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County

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Why Do Restaurants Fail? Part Iii: An Analysis Of Macro And Micro Factors, H.G. Parsa, Amy Gregory, Michael "Doc" Terry

Dick Pope Sr. Institute Publications

Restaurants are a significant part of American life. According to the National Restaurant Association (2009), total revenues for the restaurant industry exceed $580 billion with nearly 1,000,000 operating restaurants in the US; providing jobs for over 13 million people. The sizeable economic impact of the restaurant industry can be measured by the 4% contribution it makes to the Gross Domestic Product in the United States. In addition, the restaurant industry has been expanding at a steady rate of 2 to 4 % over the past three decades. In 2009, despite the economic downturn, the restaurant industry grew by 2.5% (NRA, …