We report on 3 truffle taxa found in Turkey for the first time: Tuber mesentericum Vittad., Tuber nitidum Vittad. and Terfezia leptoderma Tul.

In the present paper, all available published data concerning Turkish Eurytomidae Walker, 1832 and Torymidae Walker, 1832 (Hymenoptera, Chalcidoidea) are summarized. The original material was collected between 2006 and ...

Coccoidea species on pine trees (Pinus brutia, P. halepensis, and P. pinea) were collected from natural pine forests, mainly in the Aegean, Mediterranean, and some neighboring (Central Anatolian, Marmara) regions of Turkey ...

The aim of the study was to determine the boron contents of some wild-growing mushrooms collected from the vicinity of several boron mines located in Balikesir, Turkey and compare the boron contents of some mushroom and ...

Objektive: Workplace violence in the country, especially in the health system remains obscure. The search of the relationship using an intersectional, analytical survey between the working conditions and violence exposure ...

The aim of this study was to determine the food safety and quality practices on dairy farms that are located in Izmir province. By means of a survey in. which dairy farmers responded to a special questionnaire, data were ...

Seahorses (genus: Hippocampus) are traded globally for use in traditional medicines, souvenirs and as aquarium fishes. Between 1999 and 2008, surveys were made in order to expose the situation (species distribution, seahorse ...

The objective of this paper is to assess the environmental performance of Turkish provinces by using a non-parametric method, Data Envelopment Analysis. The results of ranking are based on the provinces' ability to produce ...

A total of 3091 Tipulidae was collected in the provinces of Antalya, Aydin, Burdur, Denizli, Isparta and Mugla between 2003 and 2006, comprising altogther 63 species of the genera Dolichopeza, Nephrotoma and Tipula. Tipula ...

Purpose The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of needlestick and sharps injuries (NSIs) in nurses working in the state hospital and the contributing factors for these injuries. Methods A cross-sectional ...