Kastamonina abanica n.gen., n.sp., a Complex Lituolid (Foraminiferida) from the Upper Jurassic Limestone of the Kastamonu Area (North Turkey)

Kastamonina abanica n.gen., n.sp., is a new complex conical lituolid foraminifer occurring in Upper Jurassic (Kimmeridgian-Portlandian) shallow marine deposits in the Kastamonu region of Northern Turkey. The new genus is characterized by the structural elements of its endoskeleton and exoskeleton which resemble those of Hauraniidae

Foraminifera of shallow and very shallow facies from the upper Eocene–lower Oligocene Kazandere Member, Soğucak Formation, Thrace Basin, northwest Turkey

The middle−upper Eocene to lower Oligocene Kazandere Limestone Member of the Soğucak Formation is widely represented in the Thrace Basin and rich in shallow-water marine foraminifera. Very shallow-water Priabonian facies described here include Borelis vonderschimitti, Borelis laxispira sp. nov., Chapmanina gassinensis, Chapmanina elongate sp. nov., Pfendericonusglobulus sp. nov., Orbitolites minimus,Coscinospira sp. Last occurrences of the aforementioned Priabonian species and first appearances of the shallow-water marine Rupelian species Nummulites fichteli, Nummulites vascus and Operculina complanata define the Eocene−Oligocene boundary in the new Kazandere Member at the northeast Thrace Basin

Foraminifera of shallow and very shallow facies from the upper Eocene-lower Oligocene Kazandere Member, Soğucak Formation, Thrace Basin, northwest Turkey

The middle-late Eocene to early Oligocene sediments, mainly limestone of the Soğucak Formation with its shallow water marine foraminiferal species occur most widespread in the territory of the Thrace basin. So far, the very shallow water Priabonian sediments with here described foraminiferal species have not been reported from Tharece basin. The here established Kazandere memeber of the Soğurcak Formation located between Kıyıköy andKömürköy,(NW of Kırklarel) was studied with respect to the sedimentologic as (microscopic and macroscopic), environmental and descriptive paleontology of the bentic foraminifers. Furthermore, the Eocene-Oligocene boundary in the new member defined first by the here described very shallow-water Priabonian and known shallow-water early Oligocene foraminiferal species

Malatyna, a New Foraminiferal Genus from the Lutetian of Malatya Region (East Turkey)

Malatyna drobneae n.gen.n.sp., a new nautiloid miliolid with cribrate aperture is found in the shallow water limestone (Upper Lutetian) of the Yesilyurt area, SW of Malatya. Its associated foraminiferal assemblage is figured only

Foraminifera of shallow and very shallow facies from the upper Eocene–lower Oligocene Kazandere Member, Soğucak Formation, Thrace Basin, northwest Turkey

The middle−upper Eocene to lower Oligocene Kazandere Limestone Member of the Soğucak Formation is widely represented in the Thrace Basin and rich in shallow-water marine foraminifera. Very shallow-water Priabonian facies described here include Borelis vonderschimitti, Borelis laxispira sp. nov., Chapmanina gassinensis, Chapmanina elongate sp. nov., Pfendericonusglobulus sp. nov., Orbitolites minimus,Coscinospira sp. Last occurrences of the aforementioned Priabonian species and first appearances of the shallow-water marine Rupelian species Nummulites fichteli, Nummulites vascus and Operculina complanata define the Eocene−Oligocene boundary in the new Kazandere Member at the northeast Thrace Basin

Late Paleocene Orthophragminae (foraminfera) from the Haymana-Polatli Basin, central Turkey) and description of a new taxon, Orbitoclypeus haymanaensis

WOS: 000173169100003A transgressive shallow-marine succession suggested as a reference-section for early Thanetian by the 'Early Paleogene working group' (IGCP 286) was studied for its orthophragminid foraminifera from Haymana-Polath Basin in central Anatolia. Orthophragminae, closely associated with Assilina yvettae and Operculina heberti, have been identified in a friable clastic-carbonate sequence which contains Glomalveolina in its different horizons. Basinal sediments with planktonic taxa overlie the shallow-water deposits and preclude the study of orthophragminae higher in the succession. Orthophragminae, studied in oriented sections, were grouped into four categories considering the qualitative and quantitative aspects of megalospheric embryo and morphologic elements of equatorial and lateral chamberlets in equatorial and partly vertical sections. Thus, Discocyclina seunesi, Orbitoclypeus neumannae and Discocyclina sp.l have been identified and a new species, Orbitoclypeus haymanaensis, is erected. These assemblages were dated to Thanetian based upon the calcareous nannofossil and planktonic foraminifera identified in the overlying basinal sediments and also the benthonic foraminifera either associated with orthophragminae or present in different horizons of the shallow-marine succession

Functional Mri Compliance In Children With Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

PURPOSE We aimed to test the effect of prescan training and orientation in functional magnetic resonance imaging (fMRI) in children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) and to investigate whether fMRI compliance was modified by state anxiety. METHODS Subjects included 77 males aged 6-12 years; there were 53 patients in the ADHD group and 24 participants in the healthy control group. Exclusion criteria included neurological and/or psychiatric comorbidities (other than ADHD), the use of psychoactive drugs, and an intelligence quotient outside the normal range. Children were individually subjected to prescan orientation and training. Data were acquired using a 1.5 Tesla scanner and an 8-channel head coil. Functional scans were performed using a standard neurocognitive task. RESULTS The neurocognitive task led to reliable fMRI maps. Compliance was not significantly different between ADHD and control groups based on success, failure, and repetition rates of fMRI. Compliance of ADHD patients with extreme levels of anxiety was also not significantly different. CONCLUSION The fMRI compliance of ADHD children is typically lower than that of healthy children. However, compliance can be increased to the level of age-matched healthy control children by addressing concerns about the technical and procedural aspects of fMRI, providing orientation programs, and performing on-task training. In patients thus trained, compliance does not change with the level of state anxiety suggesting that the anxiety hypothesis of fMRI compliance is not supported.WoSScopu