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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    THE OVERWINTERING OF LEAPING MULLET (LIZA SALIENS RISSO, 1810) IN FRESH WATER

    Danabas, D.; Altun, T.; Celik, F.

    DANABAS, D., T. ALTUN and F. CELIK, 2011. The overwintering of leaping mullet (Liza saliens Risso, 1810) in fresh water. Bulg. J. Agric. Sci., 17: 846-850 The overwintering of leaping mullet (Liza saliens Risso, 1810) juveniles (average live weight (W) 5.20 +/- 0.02 g and average total length (L) 8.11 +/- 0.08 cm) was investigated, in this study. The trial was planned in 2 groups and triplicate. One of the trial groups (the Group 1) comprised of the fish stocked in ponds in the open area and the other group (the Group 2) of the fish stocked in the ponds covered with greenhouses. The average W and L values of the Group 2 after a period of 3 months were 8.70 +/- 0.04 g and 9.62 +/- 0.05 cm, respectively. The mortality rate (M) in this group was 0.95 +/- 0.1 % and 12.86 +/- 0.1 % in the Group 1. The difference among the W and L values, specific growth rates (SGR) and M averages obtained from the groups was found to be statistically significant (P<0.05). As a result of this study, it can be recommended that mullet species can be polycultured as a side product with aforementioned species in large scale businesses by efficient use of pond layers.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2011
    Effects of Training on Womans Who Have High Risk in Terms of Indoor Environmental Air Pollution

    Karatay, Gulnaz; Akkus, Yeliz

    Aim: This study was conducted to determine the effects of training on women who have high risk in terms of indoor environmental air pollution in Kars. Methods: This study was planned as an intervention study and the data was collected between March 10, 2010 to March 10, 2011. The study was performed on 80 women who were trained by six visits made once in every other week at their home. Data were collected with socio-demographic form, health status information form, environmental tobacco exposure form, information form on dried cow dung usage and awareness of women, St. George Respiratory Questionnaire. Results: After the intervention, it was seen that knowledge level of women about use of dried cow dung was increased dramatically. The St. George Respiratory Questionnaire scores of these women at were 2.40 point lower in positive aspect, but the difference wasn't statistically significant. At the beginning 94.7% and after the study 72.4% of women have declared environmental smoke exposure. Conculation: After the study, it was seen that knowledge level of women about dried cow dung usage and it's harm to health as well as their efforts to improve respiratory system health were increased.

    • SDG 3 · Sağlık ve Kaliteli Yaşam
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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ1
    ACROA: Artificial Chemical Reaction Optimization Algorithm for global optimization

    Alatas, Bilal

    Heuristic based computational algorithms are densely being used in many different fields due to their advantages. When investigated carefully, chemical reactions possess efficient objects, states, process, and events that can be designed as a computational method en bloc. In this study, a novel computational method, which is more robust and have less parameters than that of used in the literature, is intended to be developed inspiring from types and occurring of chemical reactions. The proposed method is named as Artificial Chemical Reaction Optimization Algorithm, ACROA. Applications to multiple-sequence alignment, data mining, and benchmark functions have been performed so as to put forward the performance of developed computational method. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ2
    THE EFFECT OF ATTACK ANGLE TO VORTEX SHEDDING PHENOMENON OF FLOW AROUND A SQUARE PRISM WITH A FLOW CONTROL ROD

    Akansu, Yahya Erkan; Özmert, Mehmet; Firat, Erhan

    In this study, the effect of attack angle on vortex shedding phenomena in the case of flow around the square prism as a bluff body and the circular rod which used as flow control component was experimentally investigated. While the value of attack angle equal to 0 degrees, the upstream control rod and square prism are in tandem arrangement to free stream. Experiments were conducted at Reynolds number of 1.0 x 10(4), for the diameter ratio of d/D=0.25, the attack angle between 0 degrees <= alpha <= 90 degrees, and the value of normalized distance between two prism LID is 1, 2, 3, and 4. The velocity measurements were conducted by means of constant temperature anemometer (CTA) as well as vortex shedding frequencies obtained by the spectral analysis of velocity-time history. Characteristics of the vortex formation region and location of flow attachments, reattachments, and separations were observed by means of the smoke-wire flow visualizations. At the angle of attack 0 degrees of the location L/D=2 and 3, the flow structure that possess high vorex shedding frequency which causes remarkable reductions on the drag force and significant increase in the heat transfer was obtained. This flow structure continous to decrease with increasing attack angle up to around 10 degrees. By further increasing of attack angle, the effect of flow control rod on vortex shedding frequency disappears completely.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Stomach Contents and Food Habits of Brown Trout (Salmo trutta L., 1758) in the Munzur Stream, Turkey

    Kocabas, M.; Kayim, M.; Can, E.; Ates, M.; Kizak, V.; Kutluyer, F.; Demirtas, N.; Serdar, O.

    In the present study, biometric characteristics and stomach contents of Salmo trutta (L., 1758), captured from Munzur stream in Tunceli, Turkey were investigated between September 2007 and December 2009. It was calculated that the age range were between 1 and 5 years old. Captured fish were measured 19.5 +/- 5.9 cm, 113.55 +/- 100.22 g (n = 120), respectively. The condition factor of trout calculated 1.14 +/- 0.20 (n = 120). At the end of study, the rations in total organism number were Decapoda (43.59%), Trichoptera (19.21%), Haplotaxidae (18.59%), Ephemeroptera (10.36%), Odonate (2.74%), Coleoptera (2.74%), Clitellata (2.43%) and Diptera (0.3%), respectively. The results indicated that the fish feed basically on Arthropoda and Annelidae.

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  • Derleme MakaleAçık Erişim2011Scopus SJRQ2
    Status of freshwater crayfish (Astacus leptodactylus) in Iran

    Karimpour, M.; Harlioglu, M. M.; Aksu, O.

    Iranian native crayfish includes one crayfish species, Astacus leptodactylus, with two subspecies, A. l. leptodactylus (lives in freshwater) and A. l. eichwaldi (lives in the Caspian Sea with 12 ppt salinity). Only A. leptodactylus is commonly distributed in Iranian water resources. Nearly 80 years ago local fishermen started to catch Anzali Lagoon crayfish and sold them to foreigners and embassy employees. The consumption of crayfish in Iran is very low, approximately 1 t annually. The first commercially significant crayfish harvest in Iran was 11.3 t from Anzali Lagoon in 1985. It was carried out by a Turkish company. In 1985, the introduction of A. leptodactylus was started into suitable Iranian freshwaters. For example, crayfish from Anzali Lagoon were introduced into Arass water reservoir in 1985. Today, Arass water reservoir is the main resource of crayfish in Iran. There was no further crayfish harvest in Iran until 1993. In that year, a private Iranian company began harvesting the Iranian crayfish and exporting them to European countries. In 1993, 3.2 t of crayfish were exported from Iran. Although there have been fluctuations between years, the export of crayfish in Iran increased remarkably after 1996. The successful results of crayfish introductions gave rise to this increase. In 2003, the export of A. leptodactylus from Iran reached the maximum level (216 t). The commercial value of exported crayfish between 2000 and 2009 varied from 1.5-2.5 million US$ annually and its amount was 106-211.5 t. However, there was a reduction in the export of A. leptodactylus from Iran after 2003, to just above 100 t. In conclusion, in order to increase crayfish production in Iran, introduction of A. leptodactylus into suitable water resources, and management, conservation and monitoring of present crayfish populations should be carried out.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ2
    EFFECTS OF ZEOLITE (Clinoptilolite) ON SOME WATER AND GROWTH PARAMETERS OF RAINBOW TROUT (Oncorhynchus mykiss WALBAUM, 1792)

    Danabas, Durali; Altun, Tulay

    The effects of zeolite (Clinoptilolite (CL)) added into pond water, on some water and growth parameters of rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss Walbaum, 1792), were investigated, in the present study. CL was added into water by 0 (control), 1, 2, 3 mg l(-1) rates and carried out in 100 days. The results of the study showed that average body weights of fish in group were respectively, 128.242 +/- 4.748 g, 126.623 +/- 5.545 g, 126.349 +/- 0.339 g and 126.556 +/- 7.663 g and average total lengths were 21.870 +/- 0.355 cm, 21.340 +/- 0.341 cm, 21.783 +/- 0.255 cm and 21.191 +/- 0.193 cm. However, there was no statistical difference among groups for all parameters (P>0.05). At the end of the study, there was no statistical difference among groups for water parameters (P>0.05), but an obvious decreasing was observed in nitrate rates during study and in ammonium and nitrite rates during only first period.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ1
    Uniform Big Bang-Chaotic Big Crunch optimization

    Alatas, Bilal

    This study proposes methods to improve the convergence of the novel optimization method, Big Bang-Big Crunch (BB-BC). Uniform population method has been used to generate uniformly distributed random points in the Big Bang phase. Chaos has been utilized to rapidly shrink those points to a single representative point via a center of mass in the Big Crunch phase. The proposed algorithm has been named as Uniform Big Bang-Chaotic Big Crunch (UBB-CBC). The performance of the UBB-CBC optimization algorithm demonstrates superiority over the BB-BC optimization for the benchmark functions. (C) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2011Scopus SJRQ4
    Determination of Elements in Thermal Springs for Monitoring Pre-Earthquake Activites by ICP-MS

    Yaman, Mehmet; Sasmaz, Ahmet; Kaya, Gokce; Ince, Muharrem; Karaaslan, Nagihan M.; Ozcan, Cemile; Akkus, Sukran

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2011Scopus SJRQ2
    Palaeoearthquakes on the Kelkit Valley Segment of the North Anatolian Fault, Turkey: Implications for the Surface Rupture of the Historical 17 August 1668 Anatolian Earthquake

    Zabci, Cengiz; Akyüz, Husnu Serdar; Karabacak, Volkan; Sançar, Taylan; Altunel, Erhan; Gürsoy, Halil; Tatar, Orhan

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    DETERMINATION OF TRACE ELEMENT CONCENTRATIONS IN WATER, SEDIMENT AND FISH SPECIES FROM THE ATATURK DAM LAKE (EUPHRATES), TURKEY

    Ural, Mesut; Uysal, Kazim; Çiçek, Arzu; Köse, Esengul; Koçer, Mehmet Ali Turan; Arca, Selami; Örnekçi, Gurel Nedim; Demirol, Ferhat; Yüce, Songul

  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ2
    Presence of Staphylococcus aureus and Staphylococcal Enterotoxins in Different Foods

    Koluman, Ahmet; Unlu, Teoman; Dikici, Abdullah; Tezel, Atanur; Akcelik, E. Nazan; Burkan, Zeynep T.

    Staphylococcal food poisoning is one of the most prevalent causes of gastroenteritis throughout the world. This study has three steps. In the first step of the study, different food matrices were analyzed for the presence of Staphylococcus aureus. In the second step, types of staphylococcal enterotoxins (SET) from these foods were analyzed. Lastly, antibiotic resistance of S. aureus isolated was determined using conventional and PCR methods. For this purpose, 300 different food samples were evaluated for contamination with S. aureus. From these samples 221 S. aureus strains were isolated. The same strains were evaluated for antibiotic resistance and existence of mecA gene. All strains were at least resistant to 2 antibiotics, but no MRSA strain was detected. Staphylococcal Enterotoxins (SE) were determined with VIDAS and ELISA from the foods of concern. The results of the analysis held with Vidas SET2 showed 72 (24%) of 300 samples and with ELISA these enterotoxins showed difference in distribution.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2011Scopus SJRQ2
    Distribution of neuropeptides in endocrine and exocrine pancreas of long-legged buzzard (Buteo rufinus): An immunohistochemical study

    Bayrakdar, Ali; Yaman, Mine; Atalar, Omer; Tarakci, Berrin Gencer; Ceribasi, Songul

    This study aimed to determine the existence and distribution of certain neuropeptides in endocrine and exocrine pancreas of the long-legged buzzard by using immunohistochemical methods. SOM-14-, NPY- and CGRP-IR endocrine cells were determined in both central and peripheral regions in A-islets within the pancreas, while SP-IR endocrine cells were found only in the central region, and CCK-8- and galanin-IR endocrine cells were only detected in peripheral region. On the other hand, in B-islets; SP-, NPY- and CGRP-IR endocrine cells were determined in both central and peripheral regions, while SOM-14- CCK-8- and galanin-IR endocrine cells were found only in the peripheral region. In addition; SOM-14-, NPY-, CGRP-. CCK-8- and galanin-IR cells were also observed in exocrine pancreas. This distribution pattern in the pancreas of the long-legged buzzard demonstrates that neuropeptides perform their probable affects through endocrine and/or paracrine mechanisms. In conclusion, the existence and distribution of neuropeptides in the pancreas of long-legged buzzard have been introduced in this study for the first time and this bird species has also been found to differ from other types of avian species. (c) 2010 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Physico-chemical and Microbiological Water Quality Assessment of Perisuyu River, Tunceli, Turkey

    Kaplan, O.; Yildirim, N. C.; Yildirim, N.; Akyol, E. A.

    Generally, the water quality depends on its chemical and microbiological conditions. So, in this study, the chemical and microbiological characteristics of the Perisuyu River through 4 year long surveillance in Tunceli. Turkey were studied. Sampling was carried out four times during the year. Nitrate, nitrite, ammonium concentrations, total dissolved solid, total coliform counts were determined and the presence of Escherichia coli, important water quality indicator, was tested. Generally in water samples E. coli and total coliform were found very high and nitrate, nitrite and ammonium concentrations were low. In 2008 August and 2009 February water pH was higher than the World Health Organization limit value. Electrical conductivity was higher in 2004 May, December and 2008 February.

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  • MakaleAçık Erişim2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Comparison of the survival and growth performance in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) fry

    Kizak, Volkan; Guner, Yusuf; Turel, Murat; Can, Erkan; Kayim, Murathan

    Rainbow trout is an intensively cultured species because of their more cultivable character than brown trout. Culture of brown trout could not be expanded due to low growth performance of brown trout compared to rainbow trout. This experiment was conducted in a commercial trout farm, Aegean area (Turkey). Growth performances and survivals of rainbow and brown trouts from fry to fingerling was observed for 155 days. Growth performances, feed conversion rates (FCR) and survivals were determined. Initial weights of rainbow and brown trouts were 0.1 +/- 0.01 g. Final weights were 26.5 +/- 5.19 and 12.97 +/- 2.74 g, respectively at the end of the experiment. Survival and FCR of rainbow and brown trouts were 83.9, 80 and 0.59, 0.61% respectively. As a result, there is a similarity between these two trout species in point of survivals and FCR's although, growth performance was obviously better than brown trout in early development of rainbow trout.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Levels of copper in liver, muscle and gill tissues in Capoeta trutta (Heckel, 1843) from Munzur River, Turkey

    Danabas, D.; Benzer, F.; Kaplan, O.; Yildirim, N. C.

    Heavy metal pollution of waters is a major environmental problem. Due to their toxicity, long persistence, bioaccumulative and nonbiodegradable properties in the food chain, heavy metals constitute a core group of aquatic pollutants. Capoeta trutta is an economically important fish and the object of significant commercial fishery in the Munzur River. Levels of Cu were measured in samples of the muscle, gill and liver tissues of C. trutta from Munzur River. In liver copper levels were higher at Station I (6.15 mg kg(-1)) polluted by domestic waste than Station II (5.48 mg kg(-1)) (P<0.05). The highest copper level (7.25 mg kg(-1)) was measured in muscle tissue at Station II. There was found no statically differences between stations in gill and muscle (P>0.05). It is suggested that ecological condition of freshwater fish and contamination levels in Munzur River must be regularly monitored.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ2
    The Effectiveness of Pleurotus eryngii Strains in Biodelignification of Cotton Stalk, Causing Environmental Hazard and Disposable Problem

    Yildirim, Numan; Yildiz, Abdunnasir

    Biodelignification of cotton stalk (CS) by Pleurotus eryngii collected from Tunceli and Elazig province of Turkey under solid state fermentation (SSF) was studied. The effect of the addition of varying concentration (5 & 10% w/w) of rice bran (RB) on lignin degradation and Carbon/Nitrogen (C/N) ratio were investigated. Klason lignin (KL) degradation was followed for 140 day. While substrate initially contained 28.66% KL, maximum lignin loss (69.68+/-1.05%), occurred on CS +5% RB, C/N ratio of non-fermented cotton stalk initially was 34.13+/-4.98% and after incubation this ratio decreased to 18.60+/-0.36% on CS without RB. It was concluded that P. eryngii strain collected from Tunceli province is very effective in delignifying cotton stalk. (C) 2011 Friends Science Publishers

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    A comparison of the survival and growth performance in rainbow trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and brown trout (Salmo trutta fario) fry

    Kizak, Volkan; Guner, Yusuf; Turel, Murat; Can, Erkan; Kayim, Murathan

    The rainbow trout is an intensively cultured species because of its more cultivatable character than the brown trout. In this experiment, the brown trout culture did not expand due to low growth performance compared to that of the rainbow trout. This experiment was conducted in a commercial trout farm, Aegean Area (Turkey). Growth performances and survivals of rainbow and brown trouts from fry to fingerling were observed for 155 days. Growth performances, feed conversion rates and survivals were determined. The initial weights of the rainbow and brown trouts were 0.1 +/- 0.01 g. Final weights were 26.5 +/- 5.19 g and 12.97 +/- 2.74 g, respectively at the end of experiment. Survival and FCR of rainbow and brown trouts were 83.9 and 80%; 0.59 and 0.61 respectively. As a result, there is a similarity between these two trout species in point of survivals and FCR's although growth performance of the rainbow trout was significantly better than that of the brown trout.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Plasma nitric oxide concentrations and erythrocyte arginase activities in lambs with contagious ecthyma

    Kandemir, F. M.; Issi, M.; Benzer, F.; Gül, Y.; Basbug, O.; Özdemir, N.

    The aim of the present study was to investigate the plasma nitric oxide concentrations and the erythrocyte arginase activities in lambs with contagious ecthyma, which frequently occurs in lambs and goat kids. The study was conducted on 10 Akkaraman, 1-2 month old lambs with contagious ecthyma (the clinical diagnosis was based on the presence of typical cauliflower-like proliferative lesions in lips, commissum labials, nostrils and udders) and on 10 apparently healthy lambs (controls) from the same flock. Plasma NO concentrations and erythrocyte arginase activities were determined on all animals using the Griess method and the thiosemicarbazide diacetylmonoxime urea (TDMU) method, respectively. Compared to the control group, the mean plasma NO concentration was significantly increased in the diseased group while the mean arginase activity was markedly depressed. Abnormally high NO concentrations and low enzyme activities were observed in 9 and 10 diseased lambs, respectively. Additionally, a negative correlation was evidenced between the 2 biochemical parameters. These results show that this viral infection is associated with some perturbations in the arginine metabolism, leading preferentially to the synthesis of NO, which is presumed to exhibit some antiviral properties.

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  • MakaleYalnız künye2011Scopus SJRQ3
    Synthesis and Characterization of Ni(II) and Cd(II) Complexes of 4-(4-Nitrophenylazo)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamine and 4-(4-Methylphenylazo)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamine

    Adiguzel, Ragip; Esener, Hasan; Ergin, Zuhal; Aktan, Ebru; Turan, Nevin; Sekerci, Memet

    In this study, the diazotized p-nitroaniline and p-methylaniline were coupled with malononitrile. The ring closure reaction of the obtained products with hydrazine monohydrate yielded 4-(4-methylphenylazo)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamine (L-1) and 4-(4-nitrophenylazo)-1H-pyrazole-3,5-diamine (L-2). The structure of the ligands has been elucidated by spectroscopic analyses. Then, novel Ni(II) and Cd(II) complexes of the ligands have been synthesized and the structures of these complexes determined by elemental analysis, spectrometric and TGA/DTA methods, molar conductance and magnetic susceptibility measurements. All the complexes were monomeric and diamagnetic. From the elemental analyses and mass spectra data, the complexes were proposed to the formulae [Ni-2(L-1)(2)(OH)(2)]center dot 2Cl center dot 8.5H(2)O, [Cd-2(L-1)(2)(OH)(2)]center dot 2Cl center dot DMF center dot 3H(2)O, [Ni(L-2)(2)]center dot 2Cl center dot 2DMF center dot 7H(2)O and [Cd-2(L-2)(2)(OH)(2)(H2O)(4)]center dot 2Cl center dot 1.5H(2)O. For the Cd(L-2) complex octahedral geometry was proposed, but the Ni(L-1), Ni(L-2) and Cd(L-1) complexes show four coordinated structure. The Ni(L-1), Cd(L-1) and Cd(L-2) complexes were found to be dinuclear. On the other hand the Ni(L-2) complex was found to be mononuclear. All the complexes were found to be (1:2) electrolytes.

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