Evaluation of patients with fibrotic interstitial lung disease: Preliminary results from the Turk-UIP study

OBJECTIVE: Differential diagnosis of idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is important among fibrotic interstitial lung diseases (ILD). This study aimed to evaluate the rate of IPF in patients with fibrotic ILD and to determine the clinical-laboratory features of patients with and without IPF that would provide the differential diagnosis of IPF. MATERIAL AND METHODS: The study included the patients with the usual interstitial pneumonia (UIP) pattern or possible UIP pattern on thorax high-resolution computed tomography, and/or UIP pattern, probable UIP or possible UIP pattern at lung biopsy according to the 2011 ATS/ERSARS/ALAT guidelines. Demographics and clinical and radiological data of the patients were recorded. All data recorded by researchers was evaluated by radiology and the clinical decision board. RESULTS: A total of 336 patients (253 men, 83 women, age 65.8 +/- 9.0 years) were evaluated. Of the patients with sufficient data for diag-nosis (n=300), the diagnosis was IPF in 121 (40.3%), unclassified idiopathic interstitial pneumonia in 50 (16.7%), combined pulmonary fibrosis and emphysema (CPFE) in 40 (13.3%), and lung involvement of connective tissue disease (CTD) in 16 (5.3%). When 29 patients with definite IPF features were added to the patients with CPFE, the total number of IPF patients reached 150 (50%). Rate of male sex (p<0.001), smoking history (p<0.001), and the presence of clubbing (p=0.001) were significantly high in patients with IPE None of the women <50 years and none of the men <50 years of age without a smoking history were diagnosed with IPE Presence of at least 1 of the symptoms suggestive of CTD, erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), and antinuclear antibody (FANA) positivity rates were significantly higher in the non-IPF group (p<0.001, p=0.029, p=0.009, respectively). CONCLUSION: The rate of IPF among patients with fibrotic ILD was 50%. In the differential diagnosis of IPF, sex, smoking habits, and the presence of clubbing are important. The presence of symptoms related to CTD, ESR elevation, and EANA positivity reduce the likelihood of IPF

Türkiye'de Son Beş Yılda Yapılan Bazı Silaj Çalışmaları

Bu derlemenin amacı Türkiye’de silaj konusunda yapılmış makaleleri karşılaştırmakve güncel bilgiler sunmaktır. Bu amaçla son beş yıl içinde (2017-2021) yapılmış veUlusal Atıf Dizininde taranan dergilerde yayınlanmış 44 bilimsel makale hakkındabilgi verilmiştir. Çalışmalarda “silaj” anahtar kelimesi kullanılmıştır. TR Dizinsitesinde yapılan arama sonucunda ulusal ve uluslararası hakemli dergiler bazalınmıştır. Çalışmalar silaj ana materyali, silaj katkı maddesi, silolama süresi,kimyasal analizler ve fermantasyon parametreleri açısından sınıflandırılmıştır.Değerlendirme sonucunda çalışmalarda en çok mısır, yonca ve fiğ çeşitlerinin silaj anamateryali olarak kullanıldığı görülmüştür. İncelenen makalelerde farklı katkımaddelerinin silaj kalitesini arttırabileceği, silolama süresi olarak en çok 60 gün tercihedildiği görülmüştür.&nbsp;&nbsp;</p

Effect Of Salt Stress On Germination and Seedling Growth in Three Two-Row and Three Six-Row Barley İntroduction Genotypes

This study was carriedout to determine the responses of some barley genotypes from Bulgaria to saltstress at germination stage. Three 2-row and three 6-row introgression barleygenotypes were used in the study, NaCl was applied at 3 g l-1 and 6 g l-1 dosesin addition to distilled water application. Germination rate, germinationstrength, root length, shoot length, fresh and dry weight characteristics wereinvestigated. The study was conducted under laboratory conditions according tothe factorial design in randomized plots. Statistically significant differenceswere found between cultivars and salt doses for all traits examined, exceptfresh and dry weight. In addition, a cultivar x salt dose interaction was alsofound. The study will provide preliminary information on barley varieties to beused as breeding material.</p

Investıgatıon of Some Forage Peas (Pisum arvense L.) in terms of Seed Yield under Kayseri Conditions

Foragepea is an annual forage legume with wide adaptability and its seed, silage,and hay are usedasanimal feed. The aim of the studywasto determine the seed yield of five cultivarsof foragepea (Arda, Ateş, Taşkent, Töre and Özkaynak) cultivated for winter in Kayseri conditions. Field trials were performed during 2022-2023 growing season. The experiments were conducted to randomized block design with three replications. According to the results, the examined characteristics among the varieties (seed yield, pods per plant, seeds per pod and 1000 seed weight) were statistically significant. The highest seed yield was obtained from the Ardavariety with 204 kg/da, followed by Taşkent, Ateş, Töre and Özkaynak cultivarswith 190, 185, 166 and 155 kg/da, respectively.The number of pods per plant and the number of seeds per pod varied between 6.33-13pod/plantand 3.43-5.10seed/podwith the highest being Arda and the lowest being Özkaynak. In terms of thousand seed weight, the highest value was obtained from the Özkaynak variety with 151 g, and the lowest value was obtained from the Ateş variety with 88.30 g.In conclusion, in terms of seed yield, Arda and Taşkent cultivars are recommended in Kayseri ecological conditions.Foragepea is an annual forage legume with wide adaptability and its seed, silage,and hay are usedasanimal feed. The aim of the studywasto determine the seed yield of five cultivarsof foragepea (Arda, Ateş, Taşkent, Töre and Özkaynak) cultivated for winter in Kayseri conditions. Field trials were performed during 2022-2023 growing season. The experiments were conducted to randomized block design with three replications. According to the results, the examined characteristics among the varieties (seed yield, pods per plant, seeds per <span style="padding: 0px; margin: 0px; color: transparent; position: absolute; white-space: pre; cursor: text; transform-origin: 0% 0%; left: 118.04px; top: 524.893px; font-size: 16.6px; font-family: sans-serif; transform: scaleX(0.877

Burçakta (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd.) İn Vitro Sürgün Rejenerasyonu

Bu çalışmada burçak (Vicia ervilia (L.) Willd) bitkisindein vitro sürgün rejenerasyonu elde etmek amacıyla sürgün ucuve kotiledon boğum eksplantları farklı konsantrasyonlarda6-benzilaminopurin (BAP; 0.5-2 mg/L), thidiazuron (TDZ;0.25-1.5 mg/L) veya meta-Topolin (mT; 1-4 mg/L) ile 0.25mg/L naftalenasetik asit (NAA) içeren Murashige ve Skoog(MS) besin ortamında kültüre alınmıştır. Kültür başlangıcından7-8 hafta sonra sürgün oluşturan eksplant yüzdesi, eksplantbaşına sürgün sayısı ve sürgün uzunluğu özellikleri belirlenmiştir.Sürgün oluşturan eksplant yüzdesi sürgün ucu eksplantında%75-100, kotiledon boğum eksplantında ise %57.14-92.85arasında değişim göstermiştir. Maksimum eksplant başına sürgünsayısı hem sürgün ucu hem de kotiledon boğum eksplantlarındasırasıyla 9.75 ve 15.51 adet ile 0.5 mg/L TDZ+0.25 mg/LNAA içeren ortamda saptanmıştır. En yüksek sürgün uzunluğuise sürgün ucu eksplantında mT içeren ortamlardan (1, 2 ve 4mg/L) elde edilirken, kotiledon boğum eksplantında sadece 1mg/L mT+0.25 mg/L NAA içeren ortamdan elde edilmiştir.Rejenere olan sürgünlerin köklendirilmesinde 0.5, 1 veya 2mg/L indol-3- bütirik asit (IBA) içeren MS besin ortamı veya 1mg/L IBA, 0-1 g/L aktif karbon içeren yarım veya tam MS besinortamı kullanılmıştır. Köklenme %0-9.713 arasında değişimgöstermiştirIn this study, to obtaine in vitro shoot regenerationin bitter vetch (Vicia ervilia L. Willd), shoot tip andcotyledon node explants were cultured on Murashige andSkoog (MS) medium containing different concentrationof 6-benzylaminopurine (BAP; 0.5-2 mg/L), thidiazuron(TDZ; 0.25-1.5 mg/L) or meta-Topoline (mT; 1-4 mg/L)with 0.25 mg/L α-naphtalene acetic acid (NAA). Shootregeneration frequency, the number of shoots per explantand shoot length were determined 7-8 weeks after theinitiation of culture processes. The shoot regenerationfrequency in the shoot tip explant was between 75-100%and between 57.14-92.85% in the cotyledon node explant.The maximum shoot numbers per explant were determinedon medium containing 0.5 mg/L TDZ+0.25 mg/L NAAwith 9.75 and 15.51 in both shoot tip and cotyledon nodeexplants, respectively. While the highest shoot lengths wereobtained on medium containing mT (1, 2 and 4 mg/L)at the shoot tips, it was measured on medium containingonly 1 mg/L mT+025 mg/L NAA in the cotyledon nodeexplants. MS medium containing 0.5, 1 or 2 mg/L indole3-butyric acid (IBA) or half or full strength MS mediumcontaining 1 mg/L IBA, 0-1 g/L activated carbon were usedfor rooting of regenerated shoots. Rooting varied between0-9.713%.</p

KAYSERİ EKOLOJİK KOŞULLARINDA MACAR FİĞİ (Vicia pannonica Crantz.) + ARPA (Hordeum vulgare L.) KARIŞIK EKİM SİSTEMİNDE UYGUN KARIŞIM ORANLARININ BELİRLENMESİ

Bu çalışma; Kayseri ekolojik koşullarında macar fiği + arpa karışık ekim sisteminde uygun karışım oranlarını belirlemek amacı ile, 2015-2017 yıllarında Beta macar fiği ve Bülbül-98 arpa çeşidi kullanılarak tesadüf blokları deneme desenine göre 4 tekerrürlü olarak yürütülmüştür. Denemede, saf ekimler ile birlikte % 70 arpa + % 30 macar fiği, % 50 arpa + % 50 macar fiği ve % 30 arpa + % 70 macar fiği karışımları yer almıştır. Araştırmada kuru madde verimi, kuru otta macar fiğ oranı, ham protein oranı ve verimi, asit deterjan lif (ADF) ve nötr deterjan lif (NDF) oranları ile nispi yem değeri (NYD) incelenmiştir. Çalışmada, elde edilen sonuçlara göre; karışımda macar fiğ oranı arttıkça kuru madde veriminin azaldığı ve en yüksek kuru madde veriminin arpa yalın ekiminden elde edildiği tespit edilmiştir. Ancak karışımda macar fiğ oranı arttıkça NDF oranı azalmış, protein oranını ise artmıştır. İki yıla ait verim ve kalite (ADF, NDF, NYD ve protein) parametreleri birlikte incelendiğinde %70 macar fiği+%30 arpa karışımları Kayseri ve benzer ekolojiler için önerilebilir.The The present study was conducted to determine the proper mixture ratios of hungarian vetch + barleyintercropping system under ecological conditions of Kayseri province. Experiments were conducted in 2015-2017 growing seasons in randomized blocks design with 4 replications. Beta hungarian vetch and Bülbül-98barley cultivars were used as the plant material of the experiments. Besides pure sowings, 70% barley + 30%hungarian vetch, 50% barley + 50% hungarian vetch and 30% barley + 70% hungarian vetch mixture sowingswere performed. Dry matter yield, crude protein ratio and yield, acid detergent fibre (ADF), neutral detergentfibre (NDF) ratios and relative feed value (RFV) of pure sowings and intercropping systems and vetch ratioin dry herbage were investigated.Present findings revealed that dry matter yields decreased with increasing Hungarian vetch ratios of the mixturesand the greatest dry matter yield was obtained from pure sowing of Barley. However, NDF ratios decrease andprotein ratios increased with increasing hungarian vetch ratios of the mixtures. Considering the yield and qualitytraits (ADF, NDF, RFW, and protein) of two years together, it was concluded that 70% hungarian vetch + 30%barley intercropping system could be recommended for Kayseri province and similar ecologies.&nbsp;</p

Elastic-plastic and residual stresses in clamped thermoplastic composite laminates loaded transversely

Benli, Semih (Aksaray, Yazar)In this study, an elastic-plastic stress analysis was carried out in woven steel fibers- thermoplastic clamped composite laminates. The stacking sequences were chosen as [0/0]2, [15/-15]2, [30/-30]2 and [45/-45]2 for woven steel fibers &amp;#8211; thermoplastic composites plates. The layers were chosen for symmetric and antisymmetric cases. The finite element solution was performed by using the ANSYS software. Solid 186 element was utilized in the solution. Normal stress components at the clamped edges were found to be higher than that at the mid point of the laminated plates. Normal stresses are tensile at the mid point of the clamped edges and compressive at the mid point of the laminated plates. Then, the residual stress components were calculated in the critical points of the composite laminates

EFFECT ON MATURITY STAGES ON POTENTIAL NUTRITIVE VALUE OF VICIA CRACCA HAY

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