A new production route of Gadolinium-148 for use in Radioisotope Thermoelectric Generators.

The production of Gd-148 had challenges for available methods in the literature, such as its high cost and low production amount. Therefore, we recommend a new production route of Gd-148 on natural Sm and Eu targets via particle accelerators. For this aim, we calculated and simulated cross-section, activity, the yield of product, and integral yield curves for 21 different nuclear reaction processes under certain conditions.

Production of energetic U, Pu, Cm, Bk, Cf and Es radioisotopes for use as nuclear battery in thin targets via particle accelerators.

Energetic U, Pu, Cm, Bk, Cf and Es nuclei used in nuclear batteries were produced by using particle accelerators for proton, deuteron, triton, helium-3 and alpha-induced reaction processes on thin targets. The energy range used was E = 100 → 1 MeV, including specific conditions such as irradiation time of 24 h with constant beam current of 1 μA. The impressive results were obtained in terms of charged-induced reaction processes, based on simulated activity and yield of product curves.

Ecological niche modeling for the prediction of cutaneous leishmaniasis epidemiology in current and projected future in Adana, Turkey.

Background & Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) is widespread in the tropical and subtropical regions of the world including, Tukey. Environmental determinants for the CL endemic areas in Turkey are relatively poorly understood. The aim of the present study was to develop a model based on ecological niche modeling (ENM) to predict the distribution of CL in endemic areas of Adana Province in Turkey.

Calculation of productions of medical Pb, Au, Re, Ag, Pd, Y, Sr, Kr, As, Cu, Cu, Sc and P nuclei used in cancer therapy via phenomenological and microscopic level density models.

In the present study, we have widely investigated the production of nuclei used in cancer therapy for both phenomenological and microscopic level density models via TALYS and EMPIRE codes. To estimate the production of the radioisotope, we calculated the cross-section curves of the reaction and the integral yield curves for nine level density models using the cross-sections and the mass-stopping powers acquired from X-PMSP program in the particle beam current of 1 μA and irradiation time 1 h. To discuss the obtained results on the basis of the cross-sections and the integral yields curves, the results were compared with the experimental data and the recommended data in the literature.

Prediction of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Epidemiology in Mersin Using Ecological Niche Modeling.

Objective: In our study, we aimed to develop an ecological niche model showing current distribution of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) by using location information on 630 cases of CL reported in the Mersin province between 2005 and 2015 and bioclimatic and environmental variables.

Methods: The ecological niche model was based on interpretation of patient locations and climatic data entered in geographical information systems and maximum entropy databases.

Results: In the model produced for the Mersin province, the area under the curve was calculated as 0.

Investigation of the spatial distribution of sandfly species and cutaneous leishmaniasis risk factors by using geographical information system technologies in Karaisali district of Adana province, Turkey.

Background & Objectives: Cutaneous leishmaniasis displays two epidemiological routes of transmission, zoonotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ZCL) which includes animal reservoir hosts in the transmission cycle and anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (ACL), where human is the sole source of infection for the vector sandflies. About 10-13% of CL cases are reported each year from Adana province in Turkey. The aim of this study was to develop a predictive model for determining the spatial risk level of cutaneous leishmaniasis in the Adana province, southern part of Turkey, in relation to environmental factors.

Estimation of the production of medical Ac-225 on thorium material via proton accelerator.

In the present study, we aimed at estimating the production of medical Ac-225 radionuclide via proton accelerator in the energy range E=1000 →1MeV under certain conditions, on thorium target material instead of uranium due to the low abundant of uranium in nature. Hence, to produce the medical Ac-225, cross-section, separation energy was calculated by taking into account the proton induced reaction processes that were simulated to estimate activity and, yield of the product up to 1000MeV. Moreover, the calculated integral yields of reactions were presented.

Geographical Information Systems in Determination of Cutaneous Leishmaniasis Spatial Risk Level Based on Distribution of Vector Species in Imamoglu Province, Adana.

The Imamoglu district located in the southeast of Adana province in Turkey is an endemic focus of cutaneous leishmaniasis (CL) owing to dominancy of Phlebotomus tobbi, which is a probable vector of Leishmania infantum. About 11.26% of CL cases reported each year are from Imamoglu, Adana, and between 2008 and 2015, 223 cases of CL were reported.