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Use Of Geothermal Resources In Konya Plain Project (Kop) Region For Tourism, Healthpurposes, Agricultural, Industrial And Distict Heating, Bariş Çarikci, Merve Sefa, Kevser Akmaz, Ayşe Kandemi̇r, Feza Şen, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Öztürk Jan 2021

Use Of Geothermal Resources In Konya Plain Project (Kop) Region For Tourism, Healthpurposes, Agricultural, Industrial And Distict Heating, Bariş Çarikci, Merve Sefa, Kevser Akmaz, Ayşe Kandemi̇r, Feza Şen, Hasan Hüseyi̇n Öztürk

Turkish Journal of Earth Sciences

This study has been prepared in accordance with the objectives of evaluating and developing geothermal resources in order to bring the geothermal resources in the Konya Plain Project (KOP) Region, which includes Aksaray, Kırşehir, Konya, Nevşehir, Niğde and Yozgat provinces, to the country?s economy with maximum capacity, and to develop proposals for investments to be made. The number of overnight stays and the number of tourists outside the region should be increased by utilizing alternative tourism opportunities in the region. Their use in terms of geothermal energy, tourism and health has an important investment and income potential for the region. …

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Fibroin Nanofibers Production By Electrospinning Method, Derya Saltik Çi̇rki̇n, Meti̇n Yüksek Jan 2021

Fibroin Nanofibers Production By Electrospinning Method, Derya Saltik Çi̇rki̇n, Meti̇n Yüksek

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Silk fibroin, which has many characteristic properties such as low inflammation reaction, biodegradation, suppleness, good antithrombogenic details, biocompatibility and high tensile strength is a very good candidate for biomedical applications. Electrospinning procures high surface area, porous, nanofiber dimension fiber generation, which is a plain method. An experimental study was carried out to produce nanofiber structure from silk fibroin by electrospinning and the electrospinning parameters for the spinning of uniform, continuous and silk fibroin fibers were optimized. As a result, the effect of variables of concentration, distance and applied voltage on the strength, thickness, surface structure, fiber diameter of nanomaterial was …

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Cast Iron Drinking Water Pipe Biofilms Support Diverse Microbial Communities Containing Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Metal Resistance Genes, And Class 1 Integrons, Lee K. Kimbell, Emily Lou Lamartina, Anthony D. Kappell, Jingwan Huo, Yin Wang, Ryan J. Newton, Patrick J. Mcnamara Jan 2021

Cast Iron Drinking Water Pipe Biofilms Support Diverse Microbial Communities Containing Antibiotic Resistance Genes, Metal Resistance Genes, And Class 1 Integrons, Lee K. Kimbell, Emily Lou Lamartina, Anthony D. Kappell, Jingwan Huo, Yin Wang, Ryan J. Newton, Patrick J. Mcnamara

Civil and Environmental Engineering Faculty Research and Publications

Antimicrobial resistance is a well-documented public health concern. The role that drinking water distribution pipes have as sources of antibiotic resistance genes (ARGs) is not well known. Metals are a known stressor for antibiotic resistance development, implying that aging metal-pipe infrastructure could be a source of ARGs. The objective of this study was to determine if ARGs, metal resistance genes (MRGs), and intI1 were pervasive across various pipe biofilm sample types (biomass surfaces, pipe surfaces, corrosion tubercles, and under corrosion tubercles) and if the resistance genes associated with particular microbial taxa. Eight sample types in triplicate (n = …

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Exploring The Attention Process Differentiation Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Symptomatic Adults Using Artificial Intelligence Onelectroencephalography (Eeg) Signals, Gökhan Güney, Esra Kisacik, Canan Kalaycioğlu, Görkem Saygili Jan 2021

Exploring The Attention Process Differentiation Of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (Adhd) Symptomatic Adults Using Artificial Intelligence Onelectroencephalography (Eeg) Signals, Gökhan Güney, Esra Kisacik, Canan Kalaycioğlu, Görkem Saygili

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) onset in childhood and its symptoms can last up till adulthood. Recently, electroencephalography (EEG) has emerged as a tool to investigate the neurophysiological connection of ADHD and the brain. In this study, we investigated the differentiation of attention process of healthy subjects with or without ADHD symptoms under visual continuous performance test (VCPT). In our experiments, artificial neural network (ANN) algorithm achieved 98.4% classification accuracy with 0.98 sensitivity when P2 event related potential (ERP) was used. Additionally, our experimental results showed that fronto-central channels were the most contributing. Overall, we conclude that the attention …

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Attention-Based End-To-End Cnn Framework For Content-Based X-Ray Imageretrieval, Şaban Öztürk, Adi Alhudhaif, Kemal Polat Jan 2021

Attention-Based End-To-End Cnn Framework For Content-Based X-Ray Imageretrieval, Şaban Öztürk, Adi Alhudhaif, Kemal Polat

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

The widespread use of medical imaging devices allows deep analysis of diseases. However, the task of examining medical images increases the burden of specialist doctors. Computer-assisted systems provide an effective management tool that enables these images to be analyzed automatically. Although these tools are used for various purposes, today, they are moving towards retrieval systems to access increasing data quickly. In hospitals, the need for content-based image retrieval systems is seriously evident in order to store all images effectively and access them quickly when necessary. In this study, an attention-based end-to-end convolutional neural network (CNN)framework that can provide effective access …

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Classification Of P300 Based Brain Computer Interface Systems Using Longshort-Term Memory (Lstm) Neural Networks With Feature Fusion, Ali̇ Osman Selvi̇, Abdullah Feri̇koğlu, Derya Güzel Jan 2021

Classification Of P300 Based Brain Computer Interface Systems Using Longshort-Term Memory (Lstm) Neural Networks With Feature Fusion, Ali̇ Osman Selvi̇, Abdullah Feri̇koğlu, Derya Güzel

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Enabling to obtain brain activation signs, electroencephalography is currently used in many applications as a medical diagnostic method. Brain-computer interface (BCI) applications are developed to facilitate the lives of individuals who have not lost their brain functions yet have lost their motor and communication abilities. In this study, a BCI system is proposed to make classification using Bi-directional long short term memory (Bi-LSTM) neural networks. In the designed system, spectral entropy method including instantaneous frequency change of signal is used as feature fusion. In the study, electroencephalography (EEG) data of 10 participants are collected with Emotiv EPOC+ device using 2x2 …

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Internet Of Things Data Compression Based On Successive Data Grouping, Samer Sawalha, Ghazi Al-Naymat Jan 2021

Internet Of Things Data Compression Based On Successive Data Grouping, Samer Sawalha, Ghazi Al-Naymat

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

Internet of things (IoT) is a useful technology in different aspects, and it is widely used in many applications; however, this technology faces some major challenges which need to be solved, such as data management and energy saving. Sensors generate a huge amount of data that need to be transferred to other IoT layers in an efficient way to save the energy of the sensor because most of the energy is consumed in the data transmission process. Sensors usually use batteries to operate; thus, saving energy is very important because of the difficulty of replacing batteries of widely distributed sensors. …

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Design Of A Compact Wearable Ultrawideband Mimo Antenna With Improved Portisolation, Amit Baran Dey, Utkarsh Bhatt, Wasim Arif Jan 2021

Design Of A Compact Wearable Ultrawideband Mimo Antenna With Improved Portisolation, Amit Baran Dey, Utkarsh Bhatt, Wasim Arif

Turkish Journal of Electrical Engineering and Computer Sciences

This study presents a compact dual element wearable ultrawideband (UWB) multi-in multi-out (MIMO)antenna with increased port isolation. The suggested design consists of a jeans substrate in which a tree-fashioned stubcomprising of eight branches is introduced in the middle position of the partially etched antenna ground for improvingthe characteristics of port isolation. The proposed design occupies the frequency spectrum operating from 1.71 to12.63 GHz (impedance bandwidth of around 152.3%) and satisfies the bandwidth demands for WiMAX (3.2-3.8 GHz),WLAN (5.15-5.35/5.72-4.85 GHz), the C Downlink-uplink bands (3.7-4.2/5.9-6.425GHz), ITU bands (8-8.5GHz) andthe downlink defense band (7.2-7.5GHz). The antenna is able to maintain isolation between …

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On A Coupled Caputo Conformable System Of Pantograph Problems, Sabri T. M. Thabet, Sina Etemad, Shahram Rezapour Jan 2021

On A Coupled Caputo Conformable System Of Pantograph Problems, Sabri T. M. Thabet, Sina Etemad, Shahram Rezapour

Turkish Journal of Mathematics

Our fundamental purpose in the present manuscript is to explore existence and uniqueness criteria for a new coupled Caputo conformable system of pantograph problems in which for the first time, the given boundary conditions are formulated in the Riemann-Liouville conformable framework. To reach the mentioned aims, we utilize different analytical techniques in which some fixed point results play a vital role. In the final part, a simulative example is designed to cover the applicability aspects of theoretical findings available in this research manuscript from a numerical point of view.

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Genetic Diversity Analysis Reveals Weak Population Structure In Invasive Trianthema Portulacastrum L. At Fayoum Depression, Egypt, Faten Ellmouni, Dirk Albach, Mai Sayed Fouad, Marwa Fakhr Jan 2021

Genetic Diversity Analysis Reveals Weak Population Structure In Invasive Trianthema Portulacastrum L. At Fayoum Depression, Egypt, Faten Ellmouni, Dirk Albach, Mai Sayed Fouad, Marwa Fakhr

Turkish Journal of Botany

Trianthema portulacastrum L. (Aizoaceae) is a common weed associated with cultivated crops. It is an exotic weed that originated in South Africa and is spreading all over the world. Thirty-five accessions were collected from six populations at Fayoum depression (FD), Egypt. Molecular analyses of start codon targeted (SCoT) markers were performed to identify genotypic variation among collected populations. The effectiveness of employing SCoT markers was demonstrated by the high percentage of polymorphisms. These markers revealed high genetic diversity, as well as high levels of genetic differentiation (GST), elevated gene flow (Nm) (0.195 and 2.052, respectively), high variation among a population …

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Synergism And Antagonism In Plant Acclimation To Abiotic Stress Combinations, Karl-Josef Dietz Jan 2021

Synergism And Antagonism In Plant Acclimation To Abiotic Stress Combinations, Karl-Josef Dietz

Turkish Journal of Botany

Acclimation of plants to their environment involves mechanisms at all molecular levels and only the complete temporal and spatial pattern adequately describes the acclimation state. The diversity of physiological states realized in plants increases by the essentially infinite combinations of abiotic and biotic stresses, considering duration, impact order, and strength. The interference between stressors involves phenomena of synergism, antagonism, and indifference. This review exemplarily sketches principles of interference considering posttranslational modifications, the formation of molecular assemblies in regulosomes, the regulation of gene expression, and the vast number of other posttranscriptional controls e.g., in RNA processing and recruitment to ribosomes. Small …

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Physiological, Biochemical, And Metabolic Responses Of Abiotic Plant Stress: Salinity And Drought, Kiarash Jamshidi Goharrizi, Michael R. Hamblin, Soraya Karami, Maryam Nazari Jan 2021

Physiological, Biochemical, And Metabolic Responses Of Abiotic Plant Stress: Salinity And Drought, Kiarash Jamshidi Goharrizi, Michael R. Hamblin, Soraya Karami, Maryam Nazari

Turkish Journal of Botany

The most important types of abiotic stress that affect agricultural crops throughout the world are drought and salinity. These stresses will continue to worsen as the current climate crisis progresses. Plants have evolved a complex set of mechanisms in order to protect themselves from salt and drought. At the macrobiological level, these include alterations in growth rate, water balance, antioxidant defenses, and photosynthesis. Altered metabolites include proline, carbohydrates, glycine betaine, gamma-aminobutyric acid, and polyamines. It is not surprising, thus, that one of the most important research areas of plant biology is the study of plant responses to abiotic stress and …

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The Exclusive White World Of Preservice Teachers’ Book Selection For The Classroom: Influences And Implications For Practice, Helen Adam, Anne-Maree Hays, Yvonne Urquhart Jan 2021

The Exclusive White World Of Preservice Teachers’ Book Selection For The Classroom: Influences And Implications For Practice, Helen Adam, Anne-Maree Hays, Yvonne Urquhart

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper reports on a study of the children’s book preferences of 82 Preservice teachers (PSTs) at one Western Australian University. The study found PSTs preferred older books published during their own childhood or earlier. Further, representation of people of colour was limited to only 8 of 177 titles listed by PSTs. Key influences on their preferences were their personal favourite books and those used by mentor teachers during practicum experience. The outcomes of this study have implications for curriculum development and implementation of Initial Teacher Education courses, and in turn, for equitable outcomes of the future students of PSTs.

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Second Language Teachers’ Perceptions Of Their Pedagogical Practices, Collaborations, And Relationships With Other Teachers Through Professional Development, Simone Smala, Robyn M. Gillies, Katherine Mclay, Huong Ngyuen Jan 2021

Second Language Teachers’ Perceptions Of Their Pedagogical Practices, Collaborations, And Relationships With Other Teachers Through Professional Development, Simone Smala, Robyn M. Gillies, Katherine Mclay, Huong Ngyuen

Australian Journal of Teacher Education

This paper reports on the relationship between language teacher practices and their collaborations with other teachers through professional development. The paper argues that there is a link between the disposition to use evidence-based practices in language teaching, and ongoing reinforcement of such practices through dialogic exchange in professional practice sessions. Furthermore, the paper understands the learning and development of such disposition as a career-long endeavour, first encountered in quality teacher education programs and then continued by committing to ongoing professional development. Survey data were collected from a group of language teachers from various second languages in primary and secondary schools …

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Altered Water Relations, Selective Nutrient Uptake, And Reduced Na+ Flux Makehalopeplis Perfoliata An Obligate Halophyte, Sarwat Ghulam Rasool, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Abdul Hameed, Bilquees Gul Jan 2021

Altered Water Relations, Selective Nutrient Uptake, And Reduced Na+ Flux Makehalopeplis Perfoliata An Obligate Halophyte, Sarwat Ghulam Rasool, Muhammad Zaheer Ahmed, Abdul Hameed, Bilquees Gul

Turkish Journal of Botany

Halopeplis perfoliata, a succulent halophyte of coastal marshy habitats, was grown in a greenhouse to study its adaptive responses in terms of growth, osmoregulation, and N-metabolism following one-month exposure to salinity (0, 150, 300, and 600 mmol L-1 NaCl). Biomass was optimal in 150 mmol L-1 NaCl with unaltered malondialdehyde (MDA) levels. On the other hand, biomass remained comparable to non-saline control with some increase in MDA in 300 and 600 mmol L-1 NaCl. Osmotic potential (?S ) was maintained up to 300 mmol L-1 NaCl that correlated with an increase in succulence (SC) and lower water deficit (WD), whereas …

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Medicinal Plants Of Pakistan And Their Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition Activity To Treat Gout:A Systematic Review, Kanwal Ashiq, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Islam, Naureen Shehzadi, Ejaz Ali, Sana Ashiq Jan 2021

Medicinal Plants Of Pakistan And Their Xanthine Oxidase Inhibition Activity To Treat Gout:A Systematic Review, Kanwal Ashiq, Khalid Hussain, Muhammad Islam, Naureen Shehzadi, Ejaz Ali, Sana Ashiq

Turkish Journal of Botany

Gout is the most prevalent form of arthritis that arises due to hyperuricemia. Xanthine oxidase inhibitors (XOI) are usually prescribed to treat gout. Although treatment options are available, these therapies are associated with side effects, and natural remedies may be proven helpful in this regard. This systematic review aims to present consolidated information on the xanthine oxidase inhibition potential of the plants located in Pakistan. An extensive literature review reveals that no such study that systematically summarizes existing data is currently available. The present study is registered with PROSPERO (ID: CRD42021247416) and performed according to PRISMA guidelines. Several databases were …

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Anti-Mycobacterial Activity And Chemical Composition Of Essential Oils And Phenolicextracts Of The Balsam Of Liquidambar Orientalis Mill. (Altingiaceae), Tüli̇n Aşkun, Mi̇ne Kürkçüoğlu, Pinar Güner Jan 2021

Anti-Mycobacterial Activity And Chemical Composition Of Essential Oils And Phenolicextracts Of The Balsam Of Liquidambar Orientalis Mill. (Altingiaceae), Tüli̇n Aşkun, Mi̇ne Kürkçüoğlu, Pinar Güner

Turkish Journal of Botany

Liquidambar orientalis Mill. (Altingiaceae) is known in Turkish as 'sığla' or ,'günlük' due to its gum-like exudate. Its exudate, `balsam of Liquidambar? (BL), is of great commercial importance because it has pharmaceutical properties and is rich in essential oils and phenolics. In this study, we investigated the phenolic profile of L. orientalis. using HPLC, and 5 compounds from BL-1, (juglone, naringenin, rosmarinic acid, vanillic acid, echinacoside) and 4 compounds from BL-2 (juglone, apigenin-7-glucoside, naringenin, vanillic acid) were reported for the first time. A total of six new flavonoids (juglone, naringenin, rosmarinic acid, echinacoside, vanillic acid, and apigenin-7-glucoside) were identified from …

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Mesua Ferrea L. (Calophyllaceae) Exerts Therapeutic Effects In Allergic Asthma Bymodulating Cytokines Production In Asthmatic Rats, Poonam Arora, Shahid Hamid Ansari, Lalit Mohan Nainwal Jan 2021

Mesua Ferrea L. (Calophyllaceae) Exerts Therapeutic Effects In Allergic Asthma Bymodulating Cytokines Production In Asthmatic Rats, Poonam Arora, Shahid Hamid Ansari, Lalit Mohan Nainwal

Turkish Journal of Botany

In the present study, ethanolic extract of Mesua ferrea L. stamens was investigated for its potential to reverse some features of bronchial asthma in ovalbumin-induced murine model of asthma. Mesua ferrea commonly called nagakeshar (Family, Calophyllaceae) is a well-known antiallergic drug in the Asian folk system of medicines. In the present work, pharmacological studies are done to provide scientific evidence for therapeutic potential of plants in allergic asthma. Asthma was induced in experimental rats with allergen suspension of ovalbumin and aluminium hydroxide followed by treatment with dexamethasone (2.5 mg/Kg, p.o) or M. ferrea stamen extract (3.75 and 15 mg/Kg, b.w., …

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Mirnas Involved In Drought Stress In Italian Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum L.), Gürkan Demi̇rkol Jan 2021

Mirnas Involved In Drought Stress In Italian Ryegrass (Lolium Multiflorum L.), Gürkan Demi̇rkol

Turkish Journal of Botany

miRNAs have been characterized as a regulator of main processes in plants by silencing genes. The functions of microRNAs have been studied in various crops, hovewer, no studies have been observed about miRNAs in Italian rygrass (Lolium multiflorum L.) against drought stress. This experiment aimed to reveal the involvement of miRNAs against drought stress in sensitive and tolerant Italian ryegrass genotypes. Four genotypes (G1 and G2 as drought sensitive - G3 and G4 as drought tolerant) were selected. The sensitivities of these genotypes against drought stress were verified by performing growth parameters, relative water and proline contents under normal and …

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Volvopluteus And Pluteus Section Pluteus (Agaricales: Pluteaceae) In Turkey Based Onmorphological And Molecular Data, Oğuzhan Kaygusuz, İbrahi̇m Türkekul, Henning Knudsen, Nelson Menolli Jr. Jan 2021

Volvopluteus And Pluteus Section Pluteus (Agaricales: Pluteaceae) In Turkey Based Onmorphological And Molecular Data, Oğuzhan Kaygusuz, İbrahi̇m Türkekul, Henning Knudsen, Nelson Menolli Jr.

Turkish Journal of Botany

Pluteus and Volvopluteus are two closely related genera of Pluteaceae that comprise saprotrophic fungi. Although the genera have been well-studied in Europe and North and South America, the diversity of Pluteus, mainly Pluteus sect. Pluteus, and Volvopluteus in Turkey is poorly known due to insufficient morphological descriptions and a lack of DNA sequence data. In this study, the diversity of Pluteus sect. Pluteus and Volvopluteus in Turkey is evaluated by employing both morphological features and phylogenetic approaches. A general phylogeny of Pluteus sect. Pluteus based on sequences of nuc rDNA internal transcribed spacer (ITS1-5.8S-ITS2 = ITS) region is presented and …

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Applications Of Crispr/Cas9-Based Genome Editing In The Plant Biology, Yingzhuan Zheng, Qianqian Li, Mingwang Ye, Aie Cehn, Hongyang Wang Jan 2021

Applications Of Crispr/Cas9-Based Genome Editing In The Plant Biology, Yingzhuan Zheng, Qianqian Li, Mingwang Ye, Aie Cehn, Hongyang Wang

Turkish Journal of Botany

Clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats/CRISPR-associated proteins (CRISPR/Cas) is an acquired immune system found in bacteria and archaea that can specifically silence or degrade a foreign single or double strand nucleic acid to protect it from infection. In recent years, the CRISPR/Cas9 system has rapidly been evolved into a genome editing technology, in which the Cas9 endonuclease can be targeted to specific DNA sequences by guide RNAs (gRNAs) that are easily programmable. Due to simplicity, specificity and high efficiency, CRISPR/Cas9 is gradually replacing other gene editing technologies and has been implemented in basic and applied plant sciences to boost yield, …

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Traditional Herbal Remedies Used In Kidney Diseases In Turkey: An Overview, Şükran Kültür, Bahar Gürdal, Aynur Sari, Gülay Meli̇koğlu Jan 2021

Traditional Herbal Remedies Used In Kidney Diseases In Turkey: An Overview, Şükran Kültür, Bahar Gürdal, Aynur Sari, Gülay Meli̇koğlu

Turkish Journal of Botany

Ethnobotanical and ethnomedicinal studies have become increasingly recognised as a valuable source of information on the use and possible pharmacological activity of many plant species. There is no study presenting traditional herbal remedies used for kidney diseases in Turkey. The purpose of the paper is to compile herbal remedies used in kidney diseases in Turkey with detailed usage information and chemical constituents. The botanical names, families, and local names; used parts; preparation methods; administration/ dosage; kidney problems and chemical constituents were presented by screening ethnobotanical, ethnomedicinaland phytochemical studies. The most cited plant families, the most cited genera, and the most …

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Genetic Structure Of Zannichellia L. Populations According To Mountain Barriers In Iranas Revealed By Issr And Srap Markers, Shabnam Abbasi, Saeed Afsharzadeh, Mehri Dinarvand Jan 2021

Genetic Structure Of Zannichellia L. Populations According To Mountain Barriers In Iranas Revealed By Issr And Srap Markers, Shabnam Abbasi, Saeed Afsharzadeh, Mehri Dinarvand

Turkish Journal of Botany

Zannichellia L. (Potamogetonaceae) is a widespread aquatic genus that is distributed in temperate and subtropical aquatic ecosystems worldwide. Because the biogeographical location of Iran includes mountain ranges and deserts that may cause different habitat types, it was assumed that these Zannichellia populations would be stronger differentiated than observed in Zannichellia from temperate regions. The present study aimed to test whether Z. palustris would demonstrate high levels of genetic differentiation over long distances and across mountain ranges. The genetic structure of the populations of Zannichellia was investigated using inter simple sequence repeats (ISSR) and sequence-related amplified polymorphism (SRAP) as molecular markers. …

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Ecological Assessment Of Burç Reservoir's Surface Water (Turkey) Using Phytoplanktonmetrics And Multivariate Approach, Abuzer Çelekli̇, Gülümser Özpinar Jan 2021

Ecological Assessment Of Burç Reservoir's Surface Water (Turkey) Using Phytoplanktonmetrics And Multivariate Approach, Abuzer Çelekli̇, Gülümser Özpinar

Turkish Journal of Botany

The present study aimed to elucidate relationships between phytoplankton species and stressors using multivariate approaches and assess the environmental condition of Burç Reservoir?s surface water using phytoplankton metrics from September 2018 to August 2019 according to implementations of the Water Framework Directive. Burç Reservoir had a characteristic of a warm monomictic pattern. Phytoplankton functional groups (E, F, J, LO, LM, MP , P, S1 , T, and W1 ) were found in the reservoir. A significant difference was found in total biovolume values changed from 2.28 mm3 /L in November 2018 to 0.51 mm3 /L in February 2019. The first …

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Development Of A Spiramycin Sensor Based On Adsorptive Stripping Linear Sweepvoltammetry And Its Application For The Determination Of Spiramycin In Chicken Eggsamples, Mustafa Ci̇ttan Jan 2021

Development Of A Spiramycin Sensor Based On Adsorptive Stripping Linear Sweepvoltammetry And Its Application For The Determination Of Spiramycin In Chicken Eggsamples, Mustafa Ci̇ttan

Turkish Journal of Chemistry

Herein, an adsorptive stripping linear sweep voltammetric technique was described to determine spiramycin, a macrolide antibiotic, using a carboxylic multiwalled glassy carbon electrode modified with carbon nanotubes. The main principle of the analytical methodology proposed was based on the preconcentration of spiramycin by open-circuit accumulation of the macrolide onto the modified electrode surface. As a result of the adsorption affinity of spiramycin to the modified surface, the sensitivity of the glassy carbon electrode was significantly increased for the determination of spiramycin. The electrochemical behavior of spiramycin was evaluated by cyclic voltammetry and the irreversible anodic peak observed was measured as …

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Analyzing Differentially Expressed Genes And Pathways Of Bex2-Deficient Mouse Lung Via Rna-Seq, Noor Bahadar, Hanif Ullah, Salah Adlat, Rajiv Kumar Sah, May Zun Zaw Myint, Zin Mar Oo, Fatoumata Binta Bah, Farooq Hayel Nagi, Hsu Htoo, Ahmad Ud Din, Xuechao Feng, Yaowu Zheng Jan 2021

Analyzing Differentially Expressed Genes And Pathways Of Bex2-Deficient Mouse Lung Via Rna-Seq, Noor Bahadar, Hanif Ullah, Salah Adlat, Rajiv Kumar Sah, May Zun Zaw Myint, Zin Mar Oo, Fatoumata Binta Bah, Farooq Hayel Nagi, Hsu Htoo, Ahmad Ud Din, Xuechao Feng, Yaowu Zheng

Turkish Journal of Biology

Bex2 is well known for its role in the nervous system, and is associated with neurological disorders, but its role in the lung's physiology is still not reported. To elucidate the functional role of Bex2 in the lung, we generated a Bex2 knock-out (KO) mouse model using the CRISPR-Cas9 technology and performed transcriptomic analysis. A total of 652 genes were identified as differentially expressed between Bex2-/- and Bex2+/+ mice, out of which 500 were downregulated, while 152 were upregulated genes. Among these DEGs, Ucp1, Myh6, Coxa7a1, Myl3, Ryr2, RNaset2b, Npy, Enob1, Krt5, Myl2, Hba-a2, and Nrob2 are the most prominent …

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Culture Media And Growth Regulators Influence Callus Induction And Plant Regeneration Of Mature Embryos Of Orchardgrass (Dactylis Glomerata L.), Selçuk Kodaz, Kami̇l Hali̇loğlu, Arash Hossein Pour, Murat Aydin Jan 2021

Culture Media And Growth Regulators Influence Callus Induction And Plant Regeneration Of Mature Embryos Of Orchardgrass (Dactylis Glomerata L.), Selçuk Kodaz, Kami̇l Hali̇loğlu, Arash Hossein Pour, Murat Aydin

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

To establish an efficient in vitro regeneration protocol for orchardgrass (Dactylis glomerata L.), type of medium, several plant growth regulators and their various concentrations were evaluated in a factorial experiment for callus induction and plant regeneration. Endosperm supported mature embryo were used as explants and optimum response in callus induction was observed on Chu medium with 12 mg/L dicamba (3.6-dichloro-2-methoxybenzoic acid). The highest responding embryogenic callus (15%) was found with Murashige and Skoog medium and 8 mg/L 2.4-D (2,4-dichlorophenoxy acetic acid). The highest regeneration efficiency was achieved on MS medium (17 plantlets) with 8 mg/L 2,4-D. Endosperm-supported mature embryos of …

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The Effects Of Increasing Doses Of Nickel And Lead Applications On Some Oriental Tobacco Varieties, Mahmut Tepeci̇k, Mehmet Eşref İrget Jan 2021

The Effects Of Increasing Doses Of Nickel And Lead Applications On Some Oriental Tobacco Varieties, Mahmut Tepeci̇k, Mehmet Eşref İrget

Turkish Journal of Agriculture and Forestry

Heavy metals are hazardous pollutants for humans, animals and plants, when their threshold concentration exceeds. Tobacco can accumulate higher concentrations of heavy metals, and the genotypic differences of tobacco in heavy metal uptake and their growth responses have not been clearly examined. In this study, the effects of nickel (Ni) and lead (Pb) on phytoremediation capabilities were tested in four local Oriental tobacco cultivars (Basma, Akhisar, Sarıbağlar and Dibek). In two pot experiments, nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (P) were applied in fıxed doses, while Pb and Ni were applied at 4 different doses (10, 50, 100 and 150 …

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The Current State Of Validated Small Molecules Inhibiting Sars-Cov-2 Non-Structural Proteins, Fati̇h Kocabaş, Merve Uslu Jan 2021

The Current State Of Validated Small Molecules Inhibiting Sars-Cov-2 Non-Structural Proteins, Fati̇h Kocabaş, Merve Uslu

Turkish Journal of Biology

The current COVID-19 outbreak has had a profound influence on public health and daily life. Despite all restrictions and vaccination programs, COVID-19 still can lead to fatality due to a lack of COVID-19-specific treatments. A number of studies have demonstrated the feasibility to develop therapeutics by targeting underlying components of the viral proteome. Here we reviewed recently developed and validated small molecule inhibitors of SARS-CoV-2's nonstructural proteins. We described the validation level of identified compounds specific for SARS-CoV-2 in the presence of in vitro and in vivo supporting data. The mechanisms of pharmacological activity, as well as approaches for developing …

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Coronavac (Sinovac) Covid-19 Vaccine-Induced Molecular Changes In Healthy Human Serum By Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled With Chemometrics, Ayça Doğan Mollaoğlu, Rafi̇g Gurbanov, Mete Severcan, Feri̇de Severcan Jan 2021

Coronavac (Sinovac) Covid-19 Vaccine-Induced Molecular Changes In Healthy Human Serum By Infrared Spectroscopy Coupled With Chemometrics, Ayça Doğan Mollaoğlu, Rafi̇g Gurbanov, Mete Severcan, Feri̇de Severcan

Turkish Journal of Biology

From the beginning of the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic in December of 2019, the disease has infected millions of people worldwide and caused hundreds of thousands of deaths. Since then, several vaccines have been developed. One of those vaccines is inactivated CoronaVac-Sinovac COVID-19 vaccine. In this proof of concept study, we first aimed to determine CoronaVac-induced biomolecular changes in healthy human serum using infrared spectroscopy. Our second aim was to see whether the vaccinated group can be separated or not from the non-vaccinated group by applying chemometric techniques to spectral data. The results revealed that the vaccine administration induced significant changes …

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