23 articles in this issue
Semiha Yalçin,Ayla Ünver Alçay,Gözde Yüzbasioglu,Burcu Çakmak,Aysun Saglam
The purpose of this study were to identify the presence of E.coli O157 and to determine its prevalence in foods which were collected from various restaurants, shops and markets in Istanbul. Also, validation of detection method of E. coli O157 in all food ... see more
Azim Simsek,Birol Kiliç
Phosphates are widely used as food additives in meat products to increase the water-holding capacity, reduce the cooking loss and improve the textural properties. Furthermore, phosphates protect aroma and accelerate the formation of cured meat color as we... see more
Zehra Can,Nimet Baltas,Saban Keskin,Oktay Yildiz,Sevgi Kolayli
The aim of this work was to evaluate the phenolic profiles and anti-inflammatory, antioxidant and gastro-protective activities of Cnicus benedictus L., a type of milk thistle cultivated in Turkey. The total phenolic content (TPC), total flavonoid content ... see more
Zeynel Cebeci,Figen Yildiz
Discretization is a data pre-processing task transforming continuous variables into discrete ones in order to apply some data mining algorithms such as association rules extraction and classification trees. In this study we empirically compared the perfor... see more
Mehmet Günes,Ümit Dölek,Mahfuz Elmastas,Fatma Karagöz
This study was conducted to determine the change of fatty acids ratios of some rose hip species seeds in different harvest times. Seeds of five genotypes belonging to rose hip species (Rosa sp.) were used in the study. The fruits of species were harvested... see more
Huseyin Ayvaz
The objective of this study was to develop a rapid infrared technique to determine 10 key quality parameters (sucrose, glucose, fructose, reducing sugar, 5-HMF, °Brix, moisture content, water activity, pH and free acidity) in honey by using new generation... see more
Ibrahim Demirkale,Argun Akif Özak,Yetkin Sakarya
In this study, Bomolochus unicirrus Brian, 1902, a species of parasitic copepod belonging to the family Bomolochidae (Claus, 1875), was reported for the first time from the north-eastern Mediterranean waters off the Turkish coast. Parasites were collected... see more
Erkan Pehlivan,Hüseyin Polat,Gürsel Dellal
In this research, annual changes of melatonin, gonadotropin-releasing hormone, follicle stimulating hormone, luteinizing hormone, estrogen, testosterone and progesterone were studied on 6 heads of 1.5 years old female Angora goat. To determine hormones co... see more
Mehmet Erman Erdemli,Eyüp Altinöz,Zeynep Aksungur,Zümrüt Dogan,Harika Gözükara Bag,Yusuf Türköz
Investigate the changes that occur in the placenta tissues of pregnant rats that were administered acrylamide (AA) and vitamin E as a protective agent during pregnancy.Thirty rats that were proven positive for pregnancy with vaginal smear test were random... see more
Ayten Kübra Türkmen,Caner Yavuz,Sarbesh Das Dangol,Cehibe Tarim,Ufuk Demirel,Mehmet Emin Çaliskan
Certified potato seed tuber usage is one of the most important steps for production of high yield and quality potatoes. For this reason different seed tuber production methods have been developed. Among these methods, mini tuber production is the most pop... see more
Ayse Özbey,Nilgün Öncül,Kader Tokatli,Metin Yildirim,Zeliha Yildirim
In this study, some physicochemical and microbiological properties and antioxidant capacity of 30 rosehip marmalades produced in Tokat province by industrial or regional methods were determined. pH, water activity, viscosity, total dry content, total solu... see more
Nano Alemu Daba,Abduletif Ahmed,Muktar Mohammed
The study was conducted on farmers' field in sofi district of Harari Regional State during 2013/2014 main cropping season, eastern Ethiopia, to investigate the impact of brewery sludge on sorghum production and soil fertility. The treatments comprised sev... see more
Asli Kurnaz,Nezahat Turfan
Garlic is very rich plant in terms of carbohydrates, enzymes, sulphurous and phenolic compounds, proteins and vitamins. At the same time, natural and artificial radionuclides and heavy metals can be found in the garlic depending on the structure of the cu... see more
Sertaç Güngör,Ahmet Tugrul Polat
Ensuring comfort of use and security of pedestrians, which are the main users of urban green spaces, and the determination of their needs are important since local authorities are guiding for new pedestrian zone studies in the Konya city. Because of the p... see more
Mehmet Beykaya,Ayse Özbey,Zeliha Yildirim
In this study, physical, chemical and microbiological properties of 50 raw bulk milk samples obtained from 5 different dairy plants in the Sivas were investigated. The pH, acidity, fat, non-fat dry-matter, total dry matter contents and density of raw milk... see more
Fatih Cem Kuzucu,Mustafa Sakaldas,Tolga Sariyer
Pomegranate has been recently considered as a significant fruit for human health and demanded year-long apart from two-month standard harvest period. To extend market supply durations over longer periods, various methods and treatments should be applied t... see more
Riza Akgül
In this study, culture medium and growth conditions were detected for Desmodesmus communis (E. Hegewald) E. Hegewald (Sphaeropleales) with KF470792 Accession Number that isolated from Thrace inland water (Bahçedere Stream, Tekirdag, Turkey) and determined... see more
Abdullah Nafi Baytorun,Sait Üstün,Adil Akyüz,Derya Önder
Ventilation is one of the methods used to obtain the biological optimal point of environmental factors needed for the plants in greenhouses. In the greenhouses, air change coefficient must be more than 50 h-1 in order to supply effective air ventilation. ... see more
Bekir Demirtas,Erdal Dagistan,Yalçin Yilmaz,Nuran Tapki
This research was completed in 2014, in an attempt to determine the problems and solutions of the irrigation unions and their members who operate in the city of Hatay. The research involves 6 out of 8 irrigation unions located in Hatay. The data was gathe... see more
Fulya Simsek,Özlem Kizilirmak Esmer
Fresh-cut fruits and vegetables have longer shelf lives when appropriate packaging materials having proper permeability properties are used. For this reason eight different packaging materials having different permeability properties were used and it was ... see more
Sinan Duru,Dilsat Bozdogan Konuskan,Oguz Parlakay
This study was conducted to determine applicability of the Inward Processing Regime (IPR) in enterprises which are vegetable oil producers and exporters. The data was obtained from 26 vegetable oil producer and exporter enterprises by using survey method.... see more
Bilge Gözener,Oguz Parlakay
This study aims to investigate the effects of nitrogen fertilizer application on tomato yield by using econometric models. The data obtained by questionnaire from 53 farmers who produce tomatoes in Tokat province constitute the main material of the study.... see more
Aysel Sahan,Hatice Asuman Yilmaz,Orhan Tufan Erdogan
In this study, the European Sea Bass (Dicentrarchus labrax) were fed rich canola oil which is containing monounsaturated fatty acid (MUFA) and rich cottonseed oil which is containing n-6 polyunsaturated fatty acid (PUFA) and the effects of these feeds on ... see more