the purpose of this study was to determine the socio-economic and intellectual factors affecting the imported meat preferences of consumers and to reveal the personal prioritized preferences of buyers consuming domestic meat and imported meat. the study was carried out in izmir, the third city of turkey, where face-to-face interviews were conducted in 300householdswhose occupants shop at hyperm...

Six commonly freshwater ornamental fish, namely Poecilia rediculata (guppy); Poecilia sphenops (black molly); Cichlosoma sp. (Cichlidae); Xiphophorus maculatus (platy); Carassius auratus (goldfish) and Symphisodon discus (discus) were examined for parasites during a four years study (19982002) in Turkey. The parasites species found included: Ichthyobodo sp., Ichthyophthirius multifiliis, Chilod...

This paper examines the impact of imported technologies on productivity for a sample of developing and transition countries in Central and Eastern Europe and in the Southern Mediterranean. These economies are getting more and more integrated to the European Union. The paper departs from earlier studies of international technology diffusion as it focuses on the technology embodied in the machine...

A visual evaluation of plantations apple, pear, quince, cherry, sweet hexaploid plum, diploid apricot,
 peach, nectarine, almond, hazelnut, pomegranate, fig, tea, carried out in 2021, made it possible to identify a wide range
 symptoms viral, phytoplasmic and bacterial infections. Primary diagnosis was the fruit-bearing and
 collection orchards nurseries Absheron, Ganja-Gazakh, S...

the intensity of the conflict such as war is one of the determinants of the flow of migrants and refuges with consequence of introducing infectious disease to other countries. this paper investigates the relationship between malaria incidence and forced immigration due to war from neighboring countries in dezful district, southwestern iran. all available data and accessible archived documentary...

BACKGROUND The endgame of polio eradication is hampered by the international spread of poliovirus via travelers. In response to ongoing importations of poliovirus into polio-free countries, on 5 May 2014, WHO's Director-General declared the international spread of wild poliovirus a public health emergency of international concern. Our objective was to develop a mathematical model to estimate th...

Thelohania solenopsae is a pathogen of the red imported Wre ant, Solenopsis invicta, which debilitates queens and eventually causes the demise of colonies. Reductions of infected Weld populations signify its potential usefulness as a biological control agent. Thelohania solenopsae can be transmitted by introducing infected brood into a colony. The social forms of the Wre ant, that is, monogyny ...

BACKGROUND In clinical practice, treatment of genital tract infections is based on administration of either antibiotics or antiseptics. While antibiotics may be applied systemically or topically, antiseptics may be applied only topically. In case of bacterial vaginosis (BV), antibiotic therapy may often be limited and side effects due to systemic administration may develop. Polihexanide (PHMB) ...