Morphometrics and genetics highlight the complex history of Eastern Mediterranean spiny mice

© 2020 The Linnean Society of London, Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Spiny mice of the Acomys cahirinus group display a complex geographical structure in the Eastern Mediterranean area, as shown by previous genetic and chromosomal studies. To better elucidate the evolutionary relationships between insular populations from Crete and Cyprus and continental populations from North Africa and Cilicia in Turkey, genetic and morphometric variations were investigated, based on mitochondrial D-loop sequences, and the size and shape of the first upper molar. The Cypriot and the Cilician populations show idiosyncratic divergence in molar size and shape, while Cretan populations present a geographical structure with at least three differentiated subpopulations, as shown by congruent distributions of haplogroups, Robertsonian fusions and morphometric variation. A complex history of multiple introductions is probably responsible for this structure, and insular isolation coupled with habitat shift should have further promoted a pronounced and rapid morphological evolution in molar size and shape on Crete and Cyprus

The influence of selected personality and workplace features on burnout among nurse academics

This study aimed to determine the influence of selected individual and situational features on burnout among nurse academics. The Maslach Burnout Inventory was used to assess the burnout levels of academics. The sample population comprised 94 female participant. The emotion exhaustion (EE) score of the nurse academics was 16.43±5.97, the depersonalization (DP) score was 4.83±3.62, and the personal achievement (PA) score was 22.27±4.27. Thirty years and below of the academics reported a lower level of PA than 31 and above of academics (p 0.05). Future studies should investigate the relationship between roles of the nurse academics and burnout. © The Turkish Online Journal of Educational Technology

THE IMPACT OF MAD-HONEY INTOXICATION ON ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY

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The use of fibrin sealant after total thyroidectomy for benign disease obviates the need for routine drainage. Results of a randomized controlled trial

Background: Drains are usually left after thyroid surgery to prevent formation of hematoma and seroma in the thyroid bed. This prospective randomized clinical trial was conducted to evaluate the necessity of drainage after total thyroidectomy for benign thyroidal disorders

Karyological characteristics, morphological peculiarities, and a new distribution locality for Talpa davidiana (Mammalia: Soricomorpha) in Turkey

Talpa davidiana is the least known species of the genus Talpa, and the karyotype of this species is still unknown. Its distribution records are also very scattered. The karyological, cranial, and pelvic characteristics of 2 samples from Ki{dotless}zi{dotless}ldag in Adana Province were analyzed for the first time. It was determined that T. davidiana has 2n = 34, NF = 66, and NFa = 62. The X chromosome was large and metacentric and the Y chromosome was dot-like acrocentric. The 2 samples are different from each other, and from previous T. davidiana records, in terms of their lower incisor and premolar numbers. Unique among the T. davidiana samples examined to date, 1 of the samples studied here had 2 premolars on the lower jaw half instead of 3. In contrast to the literature, 1 sample has a europeoidal pelvis, and the other has an intermediate form. T. davidiana has been recorded from 6 localities from the area between Hakkari and Gaziantep provinces in Turkey. The Ki{dotless}zi{dotless}ldag high plateau of Adana was a new distribution locality and the most western for T. davidiana. The nearest known locality is Meydanakbes village, and it is almost 160 km away, as the bird flies, from Ki{dotless}zi{dotless}ldag high plateau. The new distribution record from Ki{dotless}zi{dotless}ldag high plateau implies that the mountain range between Tatvan and Adana may include some undiscovered samples. © TÜBİTAK