An unusual case of unplanned complex suicide

Suicide is defined as using more than one method to induce death. Suicides are divided into simple and complex cases. A complex suicide is defined as the use of more than one method to induce death. The planning of several methods for inducing death further permits the classification of suicide into planned and unplanned. In planned type, two or more methods are applied simultaneously to make sure that death will occur. In unplanned type, a second method is just used if the first method is unsuccessful or painful. Less fatal methods like poisoning or cutting is combined with a second method which is usually more lethal like shooting, falling from a height, burning, or hanging. Here, we present a complex suicide case who is living despite using three suicide methods consecutively

Effects of Fear vs. Anger on Recognition Memory when Emotion is Induced Before Encoding or Before Retrieval

WOS: 000455036500006Two experiments were conducted to investigate the effect of specific emotions on recognition memory and to compare two approaches (i.e., valence/arousal model and motivational model) on their predictions about the emotion-memory relationship. Anger and fear were chosen as target emotions since they are both negative and highly arousing, but differ in terms of motivational tendencies. In addition, a control condition was included in which induced emotion was not negative (Exp1: calmness, Exp2: happiness). In the first experiment, emotion induction was conducted and then participants studied neutral words. After a filler task, participants were given a recognition test in which they decided whether each word was old or new. In the second experiment, emotion induction was conducted before retrieval in order to examine whether emotion effects were due to encoding or retrieval process. When emotion was induced before encoding, anger and fear did not differ in terms sensitivity (d(a)) or response bias (c(a)). When emotion was induced before retrieval, however, approach-motivated angry participants had a more liberal bias to recognize neutral words as studied, but were not more accurate than fearful participants. Together, these results suggested that both valence and motivational properties are important determinants of emotion-induced effects on recognition memory

Virulence and horizontal transmission of Beauveria pseudobassiana SA Rehner & Humber in Ips sexdentatus and Ips typographus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)

WOS: 000369715200013Ips sexdentatus (Boerner) and I. typographus (Linnaeus) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) are considered to be important destructive pests of coniferous forests in Europe and Asia. In this study, the efficacy of Beauveria pseudobassiana strain ARSEF 9271 isolated from Dendroctonus micans (Kugelann) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) was evaluated against I. sexdentatus and I. typographus adults. Insects were treated with different conidial concentrations of the fungus to determine the virulence. A conidial suspension of 1 x 10(8) conidia mL(-1) caused 100% mortality in both I. sexdentatus and I. typographus within 5 and 7 days, respectively. Additionally, 100% mycosis was obtained in the concentration-response experiments for both insects. LC50 values of the fungus were calculated as 3.94 x 10(4) conidia mL(-1) and 1.32 x 10(4) conidia mL(-1) for I. sexdentatus and I. typographus, respectively. I. sexdentatus and I. typographus adults were also inoculated with a conidial suspension of 1 x 10(6) conidia mL(-1) at inoculation rates of 0% (control), 25%, 50%, 75%, and 100% to determine the horizontal transmission of the fungus. Mortality values from horizontal transmission experiments were determined as 100% at all rates after 15 days at 20 degrees C under laboratory conditions. Our results indicate that B. pseudobassiana ARSEF 9271 is a promising microbial control agent against the tested Ips species and can horizontally spread among a population of both I. sexdentatus and I. typographus.Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [110O165]We acknowledge the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK) for financial support with project number 110O165

HIGH LEVELS OF GENETIC VARIATION AS DETECTED BY AFLP IN Sideritis tmolea FROM WESTERN TURKEY

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HIGH LEVELS OF GENETIC VARIATION AS DETECTED BY AFLP IN Sideritis tmolea FROM WESTERN TURKEY

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HIGH LEVELS OF GENETIC VARIATION AS DETECTED BY AFLP IN Sideritis tmolea FROM WESTERN TURKEY

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HIGH LEVELS OF GENETIC VARIATION AS DETECTED BY AFLP IN Sideritis tmolea FROM WESTERN TURKEY

WOS: 000346626200013The objective of this study was to evaluate the level of genetic diversity among 29 S. tmolea genotypes collected from Bozdag, Turkey, using the Amplified Fragment Length Polymorphism (AFLP) technique. A total of 392 AFLP markers were detected using 14 primer combinations. The number of polymorphic bands per AFLP primer combination ranged from 16 to 42, with an average of 28. The Polymorphism Information Content (PIC) values varied from 0.25 (M-CTC/E-AGC) to 0.72 (M-CAC/E-AAG) among 14 selective primers. The genetic dissimilarity that was detected using the NTSYS-PC software ranged from 0.09 to 0.82. According to the dissimilarity results, a high level of genetic diversity existed among the studied genotypes. A model-based structural analysis revealed the presence of 2 populations. The defined population structure was helpful when studying the S. tmolea genotypes for diversity and classification.Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK)Turkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [108T851]; Ege University Science and Technology Centre (EBILTEM)Ege University [2010BIL03]The authors would like to thank the Scientific and Technological Research Council of Turkey (TUBITAK Project No: 108T851) and the Ege University Science and Technology Centre (EBILTEM) for supporting this study (Project No: 2010BIL03)

Personality change after ‘flow diverter implantation’ for intracranial aneurysm in a patient with stroke: A case report

Objective: This study aimed to present a patient with psychiatric symptoms that occur after flow diverter stent placement in a posterior communicating artery (PComA) aneurysm in a patient. Design: A case study. Method: We performed cranial magnetic resonance imaging (MRI), magnetic resonance angiography, computed tomography angiography, neuropsychological tests, Levenson Self-Report Psychopathy Scale (LSRP), and a 25-item version of the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS-25). The patient’s recent MRI was compared with previous MRIs. Neuropsychological testing consisted of a clinical interview, clinical assessment of frontal lobe syndrome, and tests evaluating the prefrontal cortex functions (Wisconsin Card Sorting Test-128 card version and Iowa Gambling Test). Results: Our results showed that the patient’s personality change and psychiatric symptoms occurred after the stent placement. Symptoms were still present at evaluation two and a half years after stent placement. Conclusion: The study demonstrates personality changes and psychiatric symptoms that might occur as complications following the placement of a flow diverter for incidentally detected aneurysm