Exploring the integration of thermal imaging technology with the data mining algorithms for precise prediction of honey and beeswax yield.

Sustainability in beekeeping depends on identifying the factors affecting honey and beeswax yields (HY and BWY) - key products - and accurately predicting these yields. Therefore, this study aimed to predict HY and BWY using a classification and regression tree (CART), eXtreme Gradient Boosting (XGBoost) and Random Forest (RF) algorithms, and thermal image processing in Apis mellifera. In this study, 13 colonies of 6 different breeds raised in 10-frame Langstroth hives were used.

Novel Findings on the SNP18 Sequence and Its Functional Analysis in Hygienic Behavior of Apis mellifera.

Hygienic behavior (HB) is a crucial biological mechanism in honeybees that is associated with disease resistance. This study aimed to investigate the effect of the SNP18 sequence and environmental factors on the HB of honey bees, using a total of 14 colonies and 148 bee samples from seven different bee breeds. Association analysis revealed that colonies with Italian hybrids (IH) or young queens statistically (p < 0.

Fuzzy Logic Model for Determining Optimal Temperature-Humidity Index Values in Dairy Farms in Temperate Climate.

In livestock, temperature, humidity, and Temperature-Humidity Index (THI) affect the welfare, yields, health and viability of animals. This study aimed to develop optimal temperature, humidity, and THI thresholds for dairy farms in temperate climate regions using a fuzzy logic model. THI values were calculated using three different literature-derived equations, considering different temperature and humidity situations in dairy farms.

Lack of evidence for association between the leptin/I gene and milk yield traits in Holstein Friesian dairy cattle.

This study aimed to investigate the effect of leptin gene polymorphism and some environmental factors on milk production traits. Blood samples from 212 Holstein Friesian dairy cattle reared on a private farm were used. The intron 2 region of the leptin gene was digested with I restriction enzyme using the PCR-RFLP method.

Estimates of genetic parameters and genetic trend for growth traits and Kleiber ratio of Holstein-Friesian calves.

Growth traits of calves, which are quantitative characteristics determining cattle business profitability, vary according to genetic and environmental factors. In other words, growth traits depend on the genetics of the individual and vary with farm management. The aim of this study was to investigate the effective environmental factors, genetic parameters, and genetic trends for some growth traits and the Kleiber ratio (KR) in Holstein-Friesian calves.

Can pretreatment hepatic artery perfusion scintigraphy in patients with liver malignancies predict the treatment response of the selective internal radiation therapy with 90Y resin microspheres?

PURPOSE We aimed to evaluate whether the perfusion pattern from pretreatment hepatic artery perfusion scintigraphy (HAPS) in patients with liver malignancies can predict response to selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT). METHODS This retrospective study analyzed 152 consecutive patients treated with yttrium-90 (90Y) resin microspheres between April 2015 and July 2017. HAPS using single-photon emission computed tomography/computed tomography (SPECT/CT) with 99mtechnetium macroaggregated albumin (99mTc-MAA) was performed before SIRT.

The role and effect of FDG-PET/CT on patient management and restaging of bladder carcinoma.

Objective: To compare the diagnostic role of Florine-18 2-fluoro-2-deoxy-D-glucose-Positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG-PET/CT) in the restaging of bladder cancer with other radiological methods and to determine its effect on the treatment management of patients with bladder cancer.

Material And Methods: A total of 83 patients who showed suspicious lesions with radiologic methods and FDG-PET/CT images were enrolled in the study. Positive lesion sites were detected and compared in all imaging modalities.

Correlation between 18F-FDG Positron-Emission Tomography 18F-FDG Uptake Levels at Diagnosis and Histopathologic and Immunohistochemical Factors in Patients with Breast Cancer.

Objective: In this study, we aimed to determine the correlation between pretreatment-staging 18F-FDG total body positron-emission tomography/computed tomography (PET/CT) maximum standardized uptake value (SUV) levels and histopathologic and immunohistochemical predictive and prognostic factors in patients with breast cancer.

Materials And Methods: One hundred thirty-nine women with breast cancer who were treated between 2009 and 2015 at our hospital and who had pretreatment-staging PET/CT were included in the study. SUV levels and histopathologic and immunohistochemical results were compared.

Does sunlight exposure improve survival in patients with non-small cell lung cancer?

Background: Some epidemiological studies reported that sunlight exposure and highvitamin D levels may decrease the morbidity and mortality related to cancer. We aimed to evaluate whether sunlight exposure has an impact on survival in patients with non small cell lung cancer.

Materials And Methods: A total of 546 patients with NSCLC from two different regions (Kayseri and Adana) differing according to sunlight exposure were analysed retrospectively.

Staging with PET-CT in patients with locally advanced non small cell lung cancer is superior to conventional staging methods in terms of survival.

Background: Of patients with non small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), around one third are locally advanced at the time of diagnosis. Because only a proprotion of stage III patients can be cured by surgery, in order to improve the outcomes, sequential or concurrent chemoradiation, or concurrent chemoradiation with induction or consolidation is offered to the patients with locally advanced NSCLC. Today, PET combined with computerized tomography (PET-CT) is accepted as the most sensitive technique for detecting mediastinal lymph node and extracranial metastases from NSCLC.

False Positive 18F-FDG Uptake in Mediastinal Lymph Nodes Detected with Positron Emission Tomography in Breast Cancer: A Case Report.

Breast cancer is the most frequently diagnosed cancer among females. It is accepted that lymph node involvement with metastatic tumor and the presence of distant metastasis are the most important prognostic factors. Accurate staging is important in determining prognosis and appropriate treatment.

Sunlight may increase the FDG uptake value in primary tumors of patients with non-small cell lung cancer.

Currently, positron emission tomography with computerized tomography (PET-CT) is the most sensitive technique for detecting extracranial metastases in non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC). It has been reported that there is a correlation between the maximal standardized uptake value (SUV(max)) of primary tumors and prognosis in patients with NSCLC. The effect of sunlight exposure on PET-CT SUV(max) value is not known.

The value of 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography in carcinoma of an unknown primary: diagnosis and follow-up.

Background: The management of the patients with carcinoma of an unknown primary represents a difficult challenge in oncology. 18F-fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography/computed tomography (FDG PET/CT) has provided new insights in the diagnosis, staging, and follow-up of oncological patients.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate the value of FDG PET/CT in clarifying the primary site in our patients with histologically proven tumor metastasis (HPM) or with a high clinical suspicion of malignancy, and the clinical impact of this technique on the management of these patients.

Effects of selective Cox-2 inhibitor, rofecoxib, alone or combination with furosemide on renal functions and renal Cox-2 expression in rats.

Background: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs act by inhibiting the rate-limiting enzymes cyclooxygenase-1 (Cox-1) and cyclooxygenase-2 (Cox-2), which are important in prostanoid formation. The aim of this experimental study was to examine the effects of selective Cox-2 inhibitor, rofecoxib, with or without furosemide, on urine and serum electrolytes, creatinine clearance, plasma renin activity (PRA), and Cox-2 expression in the renal cortex.

Methods: Forty male Wistar albino rats were randomized into four groups, group 1, group 2, group 3, and group 4, and were treated with placebo, furosemide (20 mg/kg), rofecoxib (10 mg/kg) plus furosemide (12 mg/kg), and rofecoxib (10 mg/kg), respectively, and followed for 7 days.

The effects of the nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug diclofenac sodium on the rat kidney, and alteration by furosemide.

Introduction: Renal physiology is a partially cyclooxygenase (COX)-dependent system. Kidneys express both COX-1 and COX-2 enzymes. In this study, we tried to investigate the effects of diclofenac sodium (D), with or without furosemide (F), on plasma renin activity (PRA), serum and urine electrolytes, creatinine clearance, and COX-1 and COX-2 expression in the renal cortex.

Global aphasia due to left thalamic hemorrhage.

Global aphasia is an acquired language disorder characterized by severe impairments in all modalities of language. The specific sites of injury commonly include Wernike's and Broca's areas and result from large strokes--particularly those involving the internal carotid or middle cerebral arteries. Rarely, deep subcortical lesions may cause global aphasia.

Tc-99m MIBI uptake in traumatic vertebral fractures and metastatic vertebral lesions: comparison with Tc-99m MDP.

This study compared technetium-99m-hexakis-2-methoxyisobutyl-isonitrile (Tc-99m MIBI) with technetium-99m methylene iphosphonate (Tc-99m MDP) to determine whether Tc-99m MIBI could distinguish vertebral metastases from traumatic vertebral fractures. Twenty patients with traumatic vertebral fracture (and no malignant disease) and 14 patients with metastatic vertebral lesions were evaluated. Three to 4 hours after intravenous injection of Tc-99m MDP, images of the vertebrae in all patients were obtained.

Thyroid hemiagenesis: a report of three cases and review of the literature.

Thyroid hemiagenesis resulting from the failure of embryologic development of one thyroidal lobe is a very rare anomaly. It is usually incidentally discovered during the investigation of accompanying thyroid disorders. Here we report three cases with right lobe agenesis in two patients and left lobe agenesis in one patient.

Washout rates of Tc-99m tetrofosmin in asymmetric septal hypertrophy.

The aim of this study was to evaluate the washout rate of Tc-99m tetrofosmin in asymmetric septal hypertrophy (ASH). As Tc-99m tetrofosmin accumulation and retention depend on sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial function, the presence or absence of abnormalities in the washout rate of Tc-99m tetrofosmin could provide information about sarcolemmal and/or mitochondrial damage noninvasively. The study group consisted of 18 patients with ASH and 10 healthy subjects.

99mTc tetrofosmin scintigraphy in acute leukaemia: the relationship between marrow uptake of tetrofosmin and P-glycoprotein and chemotherapy response.

Background: The non-invasive detection of P-glycoprotein (Pgp) and multidrug resistance related proteins in vivo, will represent the greatest challenge in overcoming multidrug resistance. Although 99mTc tetrofosmin has been used previously as a myocardial perfusion agent, it is now also being used in the imaging of various tumours. In the current study, Tc tetrofosmin was used in the investigation of acute leukaemia.

Pharmacotherapy and regional cerebral blood flow in children with obsessive compulsive disorder.

While regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) studies on adults involving the caudate, prefrontal, orbitofrontal, and cingulated areas have been reported, no such published data on children exist. In this study, we aimed to determine the significance of pre- and post-treatment regional cerebral blood flow (rCBF) differences in children with obsessive compulsive disorder (OCD) and compared them with healthy controls. Eighteen drug-free obsessive compulsive children, aged 11 to 15, without comorbid states except for anxiety disorders--participated in this study.

Comparison of direct radionuclide cystography and voiding direct cystography in the detection of vesicoureteral reflux.

Purpose: The aim of this study is to compare the results of direct radionuclide cystography (DRNC) and voiding cystourethrography (VCUG) in a group of children with a high suspicion of vesicoureteral reflux (VUR).

Methods: For this purpose, 25 children were studied with both VCUG and DRNC. Among 50 ureter units able to be compared 39 ureter units did not show any VUR on either study.

The value of Tc-99m-tetrofosmin scintigraphy in the assessment of P-glycoprotein in patients with malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors.

Unlabelled: P-glycoprotein (Pgp) overexpression has been shown to be correlated with resistance to chemotherapy in patients with malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors. The aim of our study was to investigate the role of 99mTc-tetrofosmin as a functional imaging agent reflecting Pgp expression in these tumors.

Methods: Twenty eight patients with various malignant bone and soft-tissue tumors were studied.

Technetium-99m-N,N-ethylenedicysteine and Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy in the evaluation of renal parenchymal abnormalities in children.

Unlabelled: Technetium-99m dimercaptosuccinic acid (Tc-99m DMSA) as a static renal agent is currently the most frequently used agent in the detection of renal scarring, and allows accurate calculation of differential renal function (DRF). But this agent has some disadvantages such as relatively higher radiation dose and time consumption.

Methods: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the potential of summed image that obtained from parenchymal phase of the dynamic technetium-99m-N,N-ethylenedicysteine (Tc-99m EC) scintigraphy in the detection of renal parenchymal defects and in the estimation of DRF, and to compare the results of this method with those of Tc-99m DMSA scintigraphy.