Outbreaks of Pepper mild mottle virus in greenhouses in Sanliurfa, Turkey

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Excessive maternal caffeine exposure during pregnancy is cataractogenic for neonatal crystalline lenses in rats: a biomicroscopic and histopathologic study

Purpose: To investigate histologically the influence of maternal caffeine exposure during pregnancy in vivo on crystalline lenses in neonatal rats

Effect of gestational nicotine treatment on newborn rat retina: a histopathological and morphometric analysis

Background: Smoking is a significant risk factor in several debilitating and fatal diseases. It has been implicated in bilateral tobacco-toxic and Leber's hereditary optic neuropathies. Although it has been demonstrated that smoking has a cumulative effect on retinal and optic nerve functions and causes diffuse and localised retinal sensitivity decrease in healthy chronic heavy smokers, the affected retinal layer has not been identified and there is no experimental study investigating the effect of nicotine exposure during gestation on the newborn rat retina

Temporary stretch of the testicular pedicle may damage the vas deferens and the testis

Conclusions: In an experimental animal model, temporary stretching of the spermatic cord resulted in significant thinning of the smooth muscle layer of the vas deferens and testicular atrophy

Synergistic Exploitation of Geoinformation Methods for Post-earthquake 3D Mapping and Damage Assessment

This paper presents a methodological framework, which establishes links among the: i. 3D mapping, ii. 3D model creation and iii. damage classification grades of masonry buildings by European Macroseismic Scale-98 and the application of geoinformation methods towards 3D mapping and damage assessment after a catastrophic earthquake event. We explore the synergistic exploitation of a Real Time Kinematics system, terrestrial photogrammetry, Unmanned Aircraft Systems and terrestrial laser scanner for collecting accurate and high-resolution geospatial information. The proposed workflow was applied at the catastrophic earthquake of June 12th, 2017 on the traditional settlement of Vrisa on the island of Lesvos, Greece. The Structure from Motion method has been applied on the high-resolution terrestrial and aerial photographs, for producing accurate and very detailed 3D point clouds of the damaged buildings of the Vrisa settlement. Additionally, two Orthophoto maps and two Digital Surface Models have been created, with a spatial resolution of 5 cm and 3 cm, respectively. The first orthophoto map has been created just one day after the earthquake, while the second one, a month later. The significant advantages of the proposed methodology are: (a) the production of reliable and accurate 2D and 3D information at both village and building scales, (b) the ability to support scientists during building damage assessment phase and (c) the proposed damage documentation provides all the appropriate information which can augment all experts and stakeholders, national and local organizations focusing on the post-earthquake management and reconstruction processes of the Vrisa traditional village