Determining radioactivity levels in foodstuffs is of great importance for the protection of human health. In addition, the literature includes few studies related to this subject in Turkey. In this study, gamma spectroscopic system was used in order to measure 226Ra, 232Th, 40K and 137Cs activity concentrations in vegetables and fruits produced in Elazığ Region. The average activity concentrati...

Escherichia coli O157:H7, predominantly originated from beef, is a significant pathogen to the public health and thus, needs to be vigorously surveyed in meat samples. Three (6%) of 50 ground beef samples were found to be contaminated with E. coli O157:H7, but it was not detected any of 50 chicken drumsticks. This contamination rate of ground beef samples indicated that unhygienic practices pre...

1 Helsinki University of Technology, Software Business and Engineering Institute, P.O. Box 9210, FIN-02015 HUT, Finland. Email: {Timo.Asikainen, Tomi.Mannisto, Timo.Soininen }@hut.fi Abstract. We study the possibility of applying configuration techniques developed for mechanical and electronics products to software. We analyse and compare the underlying concepts of three feature modelling metho...

this study explains the formation of islamist discourse in turkey and its impact on its foreign policy (with an emphasis on justice and development party -akp). the findings which are based on discourse analysis of ernesto laclau and chantal mouffe, indicate that the islam-minded modern turkey actors (in akp) could weaken one of the main aspects of kemalist ideology in a democratic and peaceful...

A. Sevinc1, M. Ozkan2, A. Ozet3, F. Dane4, B. Oksuzoglu5, A. Isikdogan6, F. Ozdemir7, D. Uncu8, M. Gumus9, T. Evrensel10, A. Yaren11, O. Kara12, S.B. TekIṅ13 Medical Oncology Department, Gaziantep University Onkoloji Hastanesi, Gaziantep, TURKEY Medical Oncology, Erciyes University Medical Faculty M. Kemal Dedeman, Oncology Hospital, Kayseri, TURKEY Medical Oncology, Gazi University Faculty of ...

the aim of this research is to scrutinize the effects of democratic regional organizations on democratization. we will scrutinize regional organizations regardless of their functional time and space. but attending the democratic feature that was regarded, we will concentrate mainly on the last three decades. after studying democratization process and represent subjects on democratic regional or...

the aim of this study was to investigate those factors influencing the enjoyment of sport management masters of iran universities of technology and its comparison with turkey universities. the statistical sample consisted of 84 and 66 sport management masters from iran and turkey respectively. the method of research was descriptive and analytical survey. the standard questionnaire (?=0.81) at t...

background: human breast milk is the most important food for infants and one of the main roads to exposure to toxic substances. in this study, nonylphenol (np) levels in human milk samples collected from turkish mothers (n=100) were determined, and the factors including mothers’ demographics, eating habits, obstetric histories, and usage of cleaning and cosmetic products were examined. methods:...