Comparison of Feedforward Perceptron Network with LSTM for Solar Cell Radiation Prediction

Intermittency of electrical power in developing countries, as well as some European countries such as Turkey, can be eluded by taking advantage of solar energy. Correct prediction of solar radiation constitutes a very important step to take advantage of PV solar panels. We propose an experimental study to predict the amount of solar radiation using a classical artificial neural network (ANN) and deep learning methods. PV panel and solar radiation data were collected at Duzce University in Turkey. Moreover, we included meteorological data collected from the Meteorological Ministry of Turkey in Duzce. Data were collected on a daily basis with a 5-min interval. Data were cleaned and preprocessed to train long-short-term memory (LSTM) and ANN models to predict the solar radiation amount of one day ahead. Models were evaluated using coefficient of determination (R2), mean square error (MSE), root mean squared error (RMSE), mean absolute error (MAE), and mean biased error (MBE). LSTM outperformed ANN with R2, MSE, RMSE, MAE, and MBE of 0.93, 0.008, 0.089, 0.17, and 0.09, respectively. Moreover, we compared our results with two similar studies in the literature. The proposed study paves the way for utilizing renewable energy by leveraging the usage of PV panels

Length-weight relationships of 28 fish species caught from demersal trawl survey in the Middle Black Sea, Turkey

This study provides updated the length-weight relationships and Fulton's condition factor of 28 fish species belonging to 23 families from the Black Sea. Samples were collected along the depths between 0-100 meters by demersal trawl surveys conducted seasonally from May 2017 to September 2019. A total of 83,885 specimens were collected. The length-weight relationships and Fulton's condition factor, minimum, maximum and mean lengths, total weights, descriptive statistics, and growth type were provided for all the species. The results indicate that LWR parameters of b varied from 2.2039 to 3.737 and Fulton's condition factor varied between 0.004 and 1.18. These findings could be useful for monitoring and management of sustainable fisheries and habitat health

Renal complications of lipodystrophy: A closer look at the natural history of kidney disease

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Effects of drug concentration and PLGA addition on the properties of electrospun ampicillin trihydrate-loaded PLA nanofibers

The aim of this study was to produce ampicillin trihydrate-loaded poly(lactic acid) (PLA) and PLA/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLA/PLGA) polymeric nanofibers via electrospinning using 1,1,1,3,3,3-hexafluoro-2-propanol (HFIP) as the solvent for local application in tissue engineering. The effects of ampicillin trihydrate concentration (4-12%) and addition of PLGA (20-80%) on the spinnability of the solutions, morphology, average nanofiber diameter, encapsulation efficiency, drug release, and mechanical properties of PLA and PLA/PLGA nanofibers were examined. All nanofibers were bead-free and uniform. They had favorable encapsulation efficiency (approx. 90%) and mechanical properties. The increase in the amount of ampicillin trihydrate caused an increase in the diameter and burst effect of the nanofibers. The drug release ended on the 7th and 3rd day with nanofibers containing 4% and 12% of drug, respectively. The prolonged and controlled drug release for ten days was obtained with nanofibers containing 8% of drug. Thus, the ideal drug concentration was determined to be 8%. Nanofibers containing PLA/PLGA had a larger diameter than those including PLA. In addition, both the strength and elongation of nanofibers decreased depending on the increase in nanofiber size with the addition of PLGA, increased amount of drug, and ratios of PLGA. Drug release studies showed that PLA/PLGA nanofibers exhibited a lower burst effect and a decrease in drug release when compared to PLA nanofibers. Finally, PLA/PLGA nanofibers can be produced with enhanced encapsulation efficiency and mechanical properties, resulting in controlled and tailored release of ampicillin trihydrate for at least ten days. In conclusion, it was demonstrated that the addition of PLGA in different ratios and the amount of drug can be manipulated to obtain the desired properties (average nanofiber diameter, morphology, in vitro drug release, and mechanical properties) of PLA nanofibers

A near IR di-styryl BODIPY-based ratiometric fluorescent chemosensor for Hg(II)

A novel BODIPY-based near-IR emitting probe as a selective and sensitive fluorophore for Hg(II) is synthesized. This versatile BODIPY fluorophore is functionalized for long wavelength emission at the 3 and 5 positions via a condensation reaction in which two dithiodioxomonoaza-based crown-containing phenyl units are conjugated to the BODIPY core as a chelating unit. This designed fluorophore, employing an ICT sensor can be used effectively to detect Hg(II) cations by way of a hypsochromic shift (similar to 90 nm) in both the absorption and emission spectra

Phylogeny and systematics of Anatolian mountain frogs

Kalayci, Gokhan/0000-0003-1255-496XWOS: 000408072700006Anatolian mountain frogs (Rana macrocnemis, Rana camerani, Rana holtzi, and Rana tavasensis) are one of the most specious amphibian groups in Turkey containing two endemic taxa (R. holtzi and R. tavasensis). the taxonomy of this group remains controversial as there are several unresolved issues. in the present study, we aimed to resolve the taxonomic uncertainty of the Anatolian mountain frogs through two mitochondrial genes (CYTB, 481 bp and COI, 743 bp) and two protein-coding nuclear genes (POMC, 401 bp and RAG1, 717 bp). the mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) markers were found to be highly polymorphic in this group. Haplotype network analysis revealed that R. tavasensis was different for at least 33 and 52 mutational steps according to CYTB and COI gene regions, respectively. High bootstrap and posterior probability values obtained from the mtDNA genes support the idea that Anatolian mountain frogs are represented by two distinct species in Anatolia: R. macrocnemis and R. tavasensis. However, no genetic variation was detected according to nuclear DNA (nDNA) markers. the analysis of molecular variance (AMOVA) revealed no differences among the groups of R. macrocnemis, R. camerani, and R. holtzi. Despite the low genetic distance among R. macrocnemis, R. camerani, and R. holtzi species, the pairwise distances estimated from R. tavasensis were higher compared with other Anatolian mountain frog lineages. (C) 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.Recep Tayyip Erdogan University (Rize, Turkey)Recep Tayyip Erdogan University [Bap-2013.102.03.10, 2015.53001.102.03.05]This research was funded by Grant Bap-2013.102.03.10 and 2015.53001.102.03.05 of the Recep Tayyip Erdogan University (Rize, Turkey). We are thankful to Bilal Kutrup and Yusuf Bekta for their contribution during this research. Also, we thank to Kurtulu Olgun who provided tissue samples from Izmir and Denizli localities

On the spectra of some combinations of two generalized quadratic matrices

[EN] Let A and B be two generalized quadratic matrices with respect to idempotent matrices P and Q, respectively, such that (A − αP)(A − βP) = 0, AP = PA = A, (B − γ Q)(B − δQ) = 0, BQ = QB = B, PQ = QP, AB = BA, and (A + B)(αβP − γδQ) = (αβP − γδQ)(A + B) with α,β, γ , δ ∈ C. Let A + B be diagonalizable. The relations between the spectrum of the matrix A + B and the spectra of some matrices produced from A and B are considered. Moreover, some results on the spectrum of the matrix A + B are obtained when A + B is not diagonalizable. Finally, some results and examples illustrating the applications of the results in the work are given. © 2015 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.Petik, T.; Ozdemir, H.; Benítez López, J. (2015). On the spectra of some combinations of two generalized quadratic matrices. Applied Mathematics and Computation. 978-990. doi:10.1016/j.amc.2015.06.093S97899

On the age structure of two samples of Lacerta trilineata BEDRIAGA, 1886, from different altitudes in Turkey (Squamata: Sarnia: Lacertidae)

WOS: 000443667400001The authors studied the age composition in two samples (Edirne: 17 m a.s.l. and Bolu: 1,250 m a.s.l.) of Lacerta trilineata BEDRIAGA, 1886, in Turkey. Aging by skeletochronology showed that the maximum age of the lizards was about seven years in the Bolu and five in the Edirne sample. the adult survival rate was 0.59 % in males and 0.24 % in females of Bolu. the adult life expectancy was calculated as 2.94 years for males and 1.82 for females in the Bolu sample. Age at sexual maturity was two years in both samples. Although the mean age of the high altitude sample was older than of the low altitude sample, the mean snout-vent-length of the latter was longer