Eine flexible Klasse von local time stepping Verfahren

In dieser Dissertation werden numerische Zeitintegratoren für partielle Differentialgleichungen behandelt. Primär geht es um Integratoren für partielle Differentialgleichungen auf Gebieten, deren räumliche Diskretisierung eine lokale Verfeinerung erfordert. Untersucht werden die hiermit verbundenen Schwierigkeiten. Die Konstruktion, die Analyse und die Implementierung geeigneter Integratoren werden ebenfalls vorgestellt

Mercimek Hasadında Kullanılan Hasat-Harman Yöntemlerinin Yakıt Tüketimi, Ürün Kayıpları ve Kapasitelerine Olan Etkileri

Bu çalışma, Diyarbakır ili Dicle İlçesinde 3 farklı geometrik şekillere sahip ve 3 farklı üreticiye ait Fırat 87 kırmızı mercimek çeşidinin ekili olduğu tarlalarda mercimek hasat sezonunda 24-31 Mayıs 2022 tarihlerinde gerçekleştirilmiştir. Çalışmada, üreticiler tarafından yaygın olarak tercih edilen farklı makine tipiyle hasat ve traktörle çekilen harman yöntemleri kullanılmıştır. Çalışmada da arazi şekilleri ve kullanılan makinalara göre dökülme kayıpları, birim alan başına tüketilen yakıt tüketimi miktarı ve makina tarla kapasiteleri incelenmiştir. Sonuçlara göre, dane kayıp oranı % 7.9-8.69 arasında değişmiştir. Ortalama yakıt tüketimleri tarla şekli ve kullanılan makina yöntemlerinde farklılıklar olmuştur. Yakıt tüketimi değerleri 0.975 l da-1 ile 1.175 l da-1 arasında değişmiştir. Üretim alanı büyük olan tarlada ortalama yakıt tüketimi diğer tarlalara göre daha düşük bulunmuştur. Hasattan sonra tarlada kurumaya bırakılan mercimeğin harmanlanmasında kullanılan makinaların da tarla şekline göre yakıt tüketimleri bakımından değişkenlik gösterdiği görülmüştür. Birim alana düşen yakıt tüketiminin artmasında harmanlama makinalarının ağırlığı, tarlaların geometrik şekilleri etkili olmuştur. Harmanlamada en yüksek makine tarla kapasitesi üçüncü yöntem tek bıçaklı parmaklı tip makinanın kullanıldığı yöntem ve alanı küçük olan tarlada 5.25 da/h olarak elde edilirken parmaksız çift bıçaklı makinaların kullanıldığı birinci ve ikinci yöntemler benzerlikler göstererek sırasıyla 3.30 ve 3.69 olarak elde edilmiştir

Potential protective effect of boron against gentamicin-induced oxidative stress on rat tissues

Çalışmada gentamisin maruziyeti ile toksisite oluşturulan ratlarda borun (B) muhtemel koruyucu etkisinin belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Bu amaçla Wistar albino 56 erkek rat kullanıldı. Her grupta 7 hayvan olacak şekilde, kontrol, gentamisin (100 mg/kg i.p.), B-5 (5 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-10 (10 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-20 (20 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-5 + gentamisin (5 mg/kg B ve 100 mg/kg gentamisin, i.p.), B-10 + gentamisin (10 mg/kg B ve 100 mg/kg gentamisin, i.p.), B-20 + gentamisin (20 mg/kg B ve 100 mg/kg gentamisin, i.p.) olarak 8 gruba ayrıldı. Ratlara B uygulaması gentamisin enjeksiyonundan 4 gün önce verilmeye başlandı. Gentamisin uygulamasına 4. gün başlandı ve 12. gün bu uygulama sonlandırıldı. Gentamisin uygulamasının bitişinden itibaren hayvanlara 2 gün daha B verildi. Uygulama sonunda hayvanlardan anestezi altında karaciğer, kalp, beyin, akciğer ve testis dokuları alındı. Gentamisinin karaciğer dokusunda malondialdehid düzeylerini arttırdığı, buna karşın redükte glutatyon düzeylerini, superoksid dismutaz ve katalaz aktivitelerini azalttığı tespit edildi. Histopatolojik incelemede gentamisinin dokularda hasar oluşturduğu gözlendi. Buna karşın, B uygulamasının gentamisin ile indüklenen hasarı azalttığı tespit edildi.The objective of this study was to determine the protective effects of boron on gentamicin induced toxicity in rats. Rats were divided into eight experimental groups containing seven animals in each group. Experimental groups were as follows; control group (fed without B), gentamicin group (100 mg/kg, i.p.), B-5 group (5 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-10 group (10 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-20 group (20 mg/kg B, i.p.), B-5 + gentamicin group (5 mg/kg B and 100 mg/kg gentamicin, i.p.), B-10 + gentamicin group (10 mg/kg B and 100 mg/kg gentamicin, i.p.), and B-20 + gentamicin group (20 mg/kg B and 100 mg/kg gentamicin, i.p.). B was given to rats before four days. Gentamicin was given to rats on the fourth day and finished on the twelfth day. Also, administration of B was completed the fourteenth day. End of the experiment, liver, hearth, brain, lung, and testis tissues were collected from animals under anaesthesia. Administration of gentamicin increased malondialdehyde levels whereas decreased reduce glutathione levels, superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in the liver. Histopathologically, damages were detected in the tissues of gentamicin group. However, treatment of boron resulted in a reversal of gentamicin-induced damages

Maternal Thyroid Dysfunction and Neonatal Thyroid Problems

Aim. To investigate obstetric features of pregnant women with thyroid disorders and thyroid function tests of their newborn infants. Methods. Women with hypothyroidism and having anti-thyroglobulin (ATG) and anti-thyroid peroxidase (anti-TPO) antibodies were assigned as group I, women with hypothyroidism who did not have autoantibodies were assigned as group II, and women without thyroid problems were assigned as group III. Results. Pregnant women with autoimmune hypothyroidism (group I) had more preterm delivery and their babies needed more frequent neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) admission. In group I, one infant was diagnosed with compensated hypothyroidism and one infant had transient hyperthyrotropinemia. Five infants (23.8%) in group II had thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH) levels >20 mIU/mL. Only two of them had TSH level >7 mIU/L at the 3rd postnatal week, and all had normal free T4 (FT4). Median maternal TSH level of these five infants with TSH >20 mIU/mL was 6.6 mIU/mL. In group III, six infants (6.5%) had TSH levels above >20 mIU/mL at the 1st postnatal week. Conclusion. Infants of mothers with thyroid problems are more likely to have elevated TSH and higher recall rate on neonatal thyroid screening. Women with thyroid disorders and their newborn infants should be followed closely for both obstetrical problems and for thyroid dysfunction

Protective effect of taurine against acrylamide-induced oxidative stress in rats

Bu çalışmada, sıçanlarda akrilamid ile oluşturulan oksidatif strese karşı antioksidan ajan olan taurinin koruyucu etkisinin araştırılması amaçlandı. Toplam 35 Wistar erkek sıçan standart rodent yemiyle beslendi ve 5 eşit gruba ayrıldı. I. Grup: kontrol grubu, II. Grup: sadece 15 mg/kg akrilamid 60 gün boyunca gastrik gavaj yolu ile verildi. III., IV. ve V. gruplara sırasıyla akrilamid (15 mg/kg) ve taurin 50, 100 ve 200 mg/kg/gün olacak şekilde ağızdan gastrik gavaj ile verildi. Akrilamid uygulaması sıçanların kan ve dokularında malondialdehid seviyelerinde önemli bir artışa ve glutatyon seviyelerinde azalmaya neden oldu. Buna ilave olarak, akrilamid uygulaması ile süperoksid dismutaz ve katalaz aktivitelerinin sıçan eritrosit ve dokularında azaldığı belirlendi. Taurin uygulamasının akrilamid ile indüklenen oksidatif stres ve lipid peroksidasyonu azaltarak vücudun antioksidan savunma sistemini iyileştirdiği belirlendi. Bunun yanı sıra, taurin uygulaması ile akrilamid verilen sıçanların karaciğer ve beyin dokularındaki IFN-γ, IL-1β, TNF-α ve NFĸB mRNA ekspresyon düzeylerinin azaldığı gözlendi. Ayrıca, taurin dokularda akrilamid ile indüklenen oksidatif stres sonucu oluşan histopatolojik değişikliklere karşı koruyucu etki gösterdi. Sonuçta doza bağlı olarak taurinin sıçanlarda antioksidan savunma mekanizmasını artırarak akrilamidle indüklenen oksidatif strese karşı koruyucu etki gösterdiği belirlendi.The aim of the present study was to evaluate the protective effect of taurine on acrylamide-induced oxidative stress in rats. Totally, 35 Wistar albino male rats were fed standard rodent diet and divided into 5 equal groups. I. Group: control group, II. Group: only 15 mg/kg acrylamide treated by gastric gavage for 60 days. III., IV., and V. group received 15 mg/kg acrylamide with taurine at dose of 50, 100 and 200 mg/kg/day by gastric gavage. Treatment with acrylamide significantly increased malondialdehyde levels and decreased glutathione levels in blood and tissues of rats. Additionally, acrylamide treatment decreased superoxide dismutase and catalase activities in erythrocyte and tissues of rats. However, treatment of taurine inhibited acrylamide-induced oxidative stress, lipid peroxidation, and enhanced the antioxidant enzymes activities. Besides, mRNA expression levels of IFN-γ, IL-1β, TNF-α, and NFĸB in liver and brain of acrylamide exposed rats were decreased with taurine treatment. Moreover, taurine exhibited protective action against the acrylamide-induced histopathological changes in tissues. In conclusion, it was determined that taurine in a dose-dependent manner has a protective effect against acrylamide induced oxidative stress by increasing antioxidant defense mechanism in rats

Volume CXIV, Number 4, November 7, 1996

Objective: Turner syndrome (TS) is a chromosomal disorder caused by complete or partial X chromosome monosomy that manifests various clinical features depending on the karyotype and on the genetic background of affected girls. This study aimed to systematically investigate the key clinical features of TS in relationship to karyotype in a large pediatric Turkish patient population.Methods: Our retrospective study included 842 karyotype-proven TS patients aged 0-18 years who were evaluated in 35 different centers in Turkey in the years 2013-2014.Results: The most common karyotype was 45,X (50.7%), followed by 45,X/46,XX (10.8%), 46,X,i(Xq) (10.1%) and 45,X/46,X,i(Xq) (9.5%). Mean age at diagnosis was 10.2±4.4 years. The most common presenting complaints were short stature and delayed puberty. Among patients diagnosed before age one year, the ratio of karyotype 45,X was significantly higher than that of other karyotype groups. Cardiac defects (bicuspid aortic valve, coarctation of the aorta and aortic stenosis) were the most common congenital anomalies, occurring in 25% of the TS cases. This was followed by urinary system anomalies (horseshoe kidney, double collector duct system and renal rotation) detected in 16.3%. Hashimoto's thyroiditis was found in 11.1% of patients, gastrointestinal abnormalities in 8.9%, ear nose and throat problems in 22.6%, dermatologic problems in 21.8% and osteoporosis in 15.3%. Learning difficulties and/or psychosocial problems were encountered in 39.1%. Insulin resistance and impaired fasting glucose were detected in 3.4% and 2.2%, respectively. Dyslipidemia prevalence was 11.4%.Conclusion: This comprehensive study systematically evaluated the largest group of karyotype-proven TS girls to date. The karyotype distribution, congenital anomaly and comorbidity profile closely parallel that from other countries and support the need for close medical surveillance of these complex patients throughout their lifespa

The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics' resources: focus on curated databases

The SIB Swiss Institute of Bioinformatics (www.isb-sib.ch) provides world-class bioinformatics databases, software tools, services and training to the international life science community in academia and industry. These solutions allow life scientists to turn the exponentially growing amount of data into knowledge. Here, we provide an overview of SIB's resources and competence areas, with a strong focus on curated databases and SIB's most popular and widely used resources. In particular, SIB's Bioinformatics resource portal ExPASy features over 150 resources, including UniProtKB/Swiss-Prot, ENZYME, PROSITE, neXtProt, STRING, UniCarbKB, SugarBindDB, SwissRegulon, EPD, arrayMap, Bgee, SWISS-MODEL Repository, OMA, OrthoDB and other databases, which are briefly described in this article