Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) uçucu yağının Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Coleoptera: Tenebrionidae) ve Rhyzopertha dominica Fabricius (Coleoptera: Bostrichidae)’ya karşı davranışsal ve insektisidal aktivitesi

The insecticidal and behavioural effects of Salvia spp. on stored product pests has been known for a long period. The aim of this work is to investigate the efficacy of essential oil obtained from sage [Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae)] as repellent and contact toxicity against two important stored grain insects Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Col: Tenebrionidae) and Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Col: Bostrichidae) under laboratory conditions. In the repellent activity test, four concentrations were used (0.047 ?l/cm2, 0.118 ?l/cm2, 0.236 ?l/cm2 and 0.590 ?l/cm2) and the experiments were carried out on glass petri dishes. In contact activity tests, essential oil solutions prepared at a concentration of 10% (v/v) were applied to insects with a hand-operated microapplicator at 0.1 ?l/insect dose and dead individuals were recorded after 24 hours. The highest repellent activity was seen against R. dominica at 53.33%, at 0.118 ?l/cm2 concentration after half an hour, compared with a rate of 36.67% at 1/2 hour of 0.118 ?l/cm2 dose in T. confusum. In contact toxicity studies, 91.02% mortality was found for R. dominica, while for T. confusum this mortality was 33.67%. The results of this study show that essential oils of S. officinalis have significant contact toxicity on adults of R. dominica.Salvia türlerinin depolanmış ürün zararlısı böcekler üzerindeki insektisidal ve davranışsal etkileri uzun süreden beri bilinmektedir. Bu çalışmanın amacı, Salvia officinalis L. (Lamiaceae) bitkisinden elde edilen uçucu yağın iki önemli depolanmış ürün zararlısı olan Tribolium confusum Jacquelin du Val (Col: Tenebrionidae) ve Rhyzopertha dominica (Fabricius) (Col: Bostrichidae)’ya karşı repellent ve kontakt toksisitesini laboratuvar koşullarında test etmektir. Bu amaçla repellent aktivite testlerinde dört konsantrasyon (0.047 ?l/cm2, 0.118 ?l/cm2, 0.236 ?l/cm2 ve 0.590 ?l/cm2) denemeye alınmış ve denemeler cam petrilerde yürütülmüştür. Kontakt aktivite testlerinde ise %10 (v/v) konsantrasyonda hazırlanan uçucu yağ çözeltileri mikroaplikatör yardımı ile 0.1 ?l/böcek dozunda uygulanmış ve 24 saat sonunda ölü bireyler kaydedilmiştir. Rhyzopertha dominica’ya karşı en yüksek repellent etki 1/2 saat sonunda 0.118 ?l/cm2 konsantrasyonda %53.33 olarak tespit edilmiş, benzer şekilde T. confusum’da 0.118 ?l/cm2 konsantrasyonda 1/2 saat sonunda %36.67’lik bir etki belirlenmiştir. Kontakt toksisite çalışmalarında R. dominica için %91.02 ölüm oranı belirlenirken T. confusum için bu etki %33.67 olmuştur. Çalışma sonucunda S. officinalis uçucu yağının R. dominica’nın ergin bireyleri üzerinde önemli bir kontak toksisiteye sahip olduğu belirlenmiş olup ileride yapılacak çalışmalar açısından ümitvar olduğu kanısına varılmıştır

Nest survival and transplantation success of formica rufa (Hymenoptera: Formicidae) ants in Southern Turkey: A predictive approach

Research highlights: Formica rufa is used widely for biocontrol in Turkish forests. Although ecological characteristics of red wood ant habitats are well known, the statistical significance of these characteristics and their effects on nest transplantation success are largely unknown. Having such knowledge on a local scale, however, can help to predict the success of a scheduled transplantation effort, and can prevent loss of time and money. Background and objectives: In the present study, we used nest transplantation data from southern Turkey to determine habitat parameters that have a significant impact on nest survival, and to investigate possibility of predicting transplantation success from habitat parameter data. Materials and methods: Algorithms of data mining are widely used in agricultural and forestry applications for a wide range of tasks. In the present study, we used descriptive statistics to summarize the transplantation profile according to six habitat parameters (altitude, aspect, canopy closure, landform, nest substrate, and slope). We also used classification, a data mining approach, with two of its methods (decision tree and naive Bayes) to determine the most important habitat parameters for nest survival and predict nest transplantation success in southern Turkey. Results: We found that altitude, aspect, and canopy closure were the most important factors affecting transplantation success. We also show that classification methods can be used in not only classifying, but also predicting the success rate of future transplantations. Thus, we show that the possibility of success for a given area can be predicted when certain parameters are known. Conclusions: This method can assist biological control practitioners in planning biocontrol programs and selecting favorable spots for red wood ant nest transplantation. © 2020 by the authors

PVA/PANI/rGO ternary electrospun mats as metal-free anti-bacterial substrates

Successful performance of biocompatible hybrid systems in various biomedical applications such as wound healing patches, and scaffolds for stem cell preparation have been reported. However, relatively poor structural properties and further bacterial infection have been the major drawbacks for their commercialization. In order to improve the antimicrobial property of such structures, transition metals have been previously added to the media. However, the potential risk of metal pollution as well as hardship of processing has put this approach into obsolescence. Herein the ternary polyvinyl alcohol/reduced graphene oxide/polyaniline fibrous nanocomposites, as substitute for transition metal-containing nanocomposites, were prepared via electrospinning. The mats' structural properties (e.g. rheological, morphological, electrical and mechanical properties) and their antibacterial properties against E. coli bacteria cultures after two different treatments (including thermal and acid doping approaches) were systematically investigated. It was shown that in addition to significant structural improvement, an over 80% antibacterial property enhancement in treated mats in comparison to pristine PVA fibers were achieved. Finally the interaction and main effect analyses were used for suggesting the optimum antibacterial specimen conditions

Production of Bovine Colostrum for Human Consumption to Improve Health

Colostrum contains all essential nutrients for the neonate during the first days of life, with impacts that continue far beyond these first days. Bovine colostrum has been used for human consumption due to the high concentrations of bioactive proteins, vitamins, minerals, growth factors, as well as free and conjugated oligosaccharides. Processes involved in the preparation of bovine colostrum for human consumption play a pivotal role in preserving and maintaining the activity of the bioactive molecules. As bovine colostrum is a multifunctional food that offers a myriad of benefits for human health, assessing the main processes used in preparing it with both advantages and disadvantages is a crucial point to discuss. We discuss major processes effects for colostrum production on the nutritional value, some advanced technologies to preserve processed bovine colostrum and the endproduct forms consumed by humans whether as dairy products or dietary supplements

Araç içi haberleşme için birbirine bağlı flexray ve can ağları : ağ geçidi (gateway) uygulaması ve uçtan uca başarım çalışması.

The increasing use of electronic components in today’s automobiles demands more powerful in-vehicle network communication protocols. FlexRay protocol, which is expected to be the de-facto standard in the near future, is a deterministic, fault tolerant and fast protocol designed for in vehicle communication. The current de-facto in-vehicle communication standard, CAN, and the future in-vehicle communication standard FlexRay will exist together in future cars. Data exchange between these two standards will be performed via Gateway units. In this thesis, end-to-end performance of a FlexRay-CAN network connected by a Gateway is evaluated as well as Gateway functionality and processing delay. The results of the experiments, which are performed for a realistic message set with various scheduling schemes, are presented and discussed.M.S. - Master of Scienc

A Multi-attribute Decision-Making to Sustainable Construction Material Selection: A Bayesian BWM-SAW Hybrid Model

The increase in urbanization and developments in the production industry has led to rapid progress in the construction sector. Many new strategies are developed in the industry to reduce costs and improve building quality. In recent years, the necessity of sustainable construction practices comes to the fore to renew the building stock damaged as a result of natural disasters and reduce the cost concerns that arise in this situation to a reasonable level. Due to limited resources and environmental concerns, researchers and practitioners have begun to develop sustainable building materials. The problem of selecting these materials when constructing a new building is vital. In particular, depending on the sector's rapid growth in Turkey, it is becoming more and more important to select the best sustainable construction material. Therefore, this paper proposes a model to evaluate the most appropriate sustainable construction material via two multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) methods called "Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BWM) and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW)". Initially, the criteria derived from existing literature were evaluated with the aid of construction sector-based respondents and extra information about the interrelationship between the criteria were determined by credal ranking in Bayesian BWM. Then, via SAW, the most appropriate material was selected among a set of alternatives. Two cases regarding sustainable insulating material selection are considered for the demonstration of the proposed MADM model

Advances in Best-Worst Method Proceedings of the Second International Workshop on Best-Worst Method (BWM2021)

The increase in urbanization and developments in the production industry has led to rapid progress in the construction sector. Many new strategies are developed in the industry to reduce costs and improve building quality. In recent years, the necessity of sustainable construction practices comes to the fore to renew the building stock damaged as a result of natural disasters and reduce the cost concerns that arise in this situation to a reasonable level. Due to limited resources and environmental concerns, researchers and practitioners have begun to develop sustainable building materials. The problem of selecting these materials when constructing a new building is vital. In particular, depending on the sector's rapid growth in Turkey, it is becoming more and more important to select the best sustainable construction material. Therefore, this paper proposes a model to evaluate the most appropriate sustainable construction material via two multi-attribute decision-making (MADM) methods called “Bayesian Best-Worst Method (BWM) and Simple Additive Weighting (SAW)”. Initially, the criteria derived from existing literature were evaluated with the aid of construction sector-based respondents and extra information about the interrelationship between the criteria were determined by credal ranking in Bayesian BWM. Then, via SAW, the most appropriate material was selected among a set of alternatives. Two cases regarding sustainable insulating material selection are considered for the demonstration of the proposed MADM model

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Palladium-catalysed reactions of conjugated enyne oxiranes with organoborons: A diastereoselective method of the synthesis of 2,4,5-trienol derivatives

WOS: 000436218100022A palladium-catalysed reaction of conjugated enyne oxiranes with organoboron reagents is described. This method allows aryl-substituted vinylallenes containing a hydroxyl group on the allylic position to be synthesized, with good diastereomeric ratios, under mild conditions. (C) 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Scientific and Technological Research Council of TurkeyTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK); Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany)Federal Ministry of Education & Research (BMBF) [2011092]The financial support of the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey and Federal Ministry of Education and Research (Germany) via the Intensified Cooperation Program (2011092) is gratefully acknowledged. We thank the Mass Spectrometry Laboratory of Dortmund University of Technology and the Environmental Research Centre of Izmir Institute of Technology for HRMS analyses and GC-MS analyses of a part of samples

A Case of Ecchordosis Physaliphora Presenting with an Intratumoral Hemorrhage

Ecchordosis physaliphora is a rare congenital, benign, hamartomatous, retroclival mass derived from notochordal tissue that is typically located intradurally in the prepontine cistern. Ecchordosis physaliphora is usually asymptomatic. In rare cases, ecchordosis physaliphora can be symptomatic due to tumor expansion and compression of the surrounding Structures and extratumoral hemorrhage. To our knowledge, ecchordosis physaliphora associated with intratumoral hemorrhage and vasogenic edema has not been previously described. We present a case of 22-year-old man who presented with headache and confusion. MR imaging and CT revealed intracranial ecchordosis physaliphora associated with intratumoral hemorrhage and vasogenic edema. The neurological findings resolved completely after medical therapy