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WOS: 000335879000006In this study, green herb and drug herb yields of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) grown in organic and conventional farming systems were examined. Primary plant nutrients, total essential oil contents (%), and essential... more
WOS: 000335879000006In this study, green herb and drug herb yields of basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) grown in organic and conventional farming systems were examined. Primary plant nutrients, total essential oil contents (%), and essential oil components were investigated as well. In the conventional system, nutrient inputs included 15.15.15 and monopotassium phosphate (MKP) fertilizers, and in the organic system, nutrient inputs included bone meal + zeolite (BM+Z) and rock phosphate + zeolite (RP+Z). For conventionally grown basil, the highest green herb yield was 1027.5 kg/da, and the highest drug herb yield was 191.1 kg/da. Green herb and drug herb yields were 872.6 kg/da in the MKP plots under conventional farming and 196.3 kg/da in the bone meal + zeolite plots under organic farming. Analysis of primary plant nutrients showed that nitrogen and magnesium contents in the 15.15.15 fertilizer plots and phosphorus, potassium, and calcium contents in the MKP plots were higher. Rock phosp...
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WOS: 000349805700005Two different experiments were conducted with German chamomile grown according to conventional and organic farming systems. Flower (drug) and shoot yields were determined, and their essential (Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu) and... more
WOS: 000349805700005Two different experiments were conducted with German chamomile grown according to conventional and organic farming systems. Flower (drug) and shoot yields were determined, and their essential (Fe, Zn, Mn and Cu) and non-essential heavy metal (Pb, Ni, Co, Cr and Cd) contents were measured and the results were compared according to treatments: control-without treatment to fertilization, 15:15:15 + ammonium nitrate (AN) + potassium sulfate (KS), monopotassium sulfate (MKP) + AN + KS, control + farmyard manure (FYM) + sulphur (S), bone meal (BM) + zeolite (Z) + FYM + S, rock phosphate (RP) + Z + FYM + S. It can be concluded that the yield responses of chamomile in 15:15:15 treatment of the conventional and BM (bone meal) + Z (zeolite) treatment of the organic experimentation were significant. All of these findings showed that there is not a significant metal accumulation risk for chamomile cultivated either according to the conventional farming system or to the standards of organic farming because all of the studied essential and non-essential metals are generally low or very slightly over the acceptable limits.TUBITAKTurkiye Bilimsel ve Teknolojik Arastirma Kurumu (TUBITAK) [110O733]The present study was carried out in the framework of the 110O733 project financed by the TUBITAK research program
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This study reports on an investigation made at the Ege University experimental farm (Izmir, Turkey), with soil low in available potassium (K), on the effects of different rates of potassium (K 2 O) and nitrogen (N) fertilization on two... more
This study reports on an investigation made at the Ege University experimental farm (Izmir, Turkey), with soil low in available potassium (K), on the effects of different rates of potassium (K 2 O) and nitrogen (N) fertilization on two different wheat varieties, one bread wheat (Galil) and the other a durum wheat (Ege 88). Measurements were made on yield, yield components, elemental composition, N use efficiency (NUE %) and the N derived from the N fertilizer (Ndff %). In general, grain and straw yields were higher for the bread than the durum wheat for corresponding N and K applications. However, the highest yield was found at the highest N and K rates applied to durum wheat. NUE % was also high in the highest rate of K application, at 1% level in the bread wheat and 5% in the durum wheat. The N derived from the N fertilizers increased as the N and K rates increased. It can be concluded that the N 1 level (150 kg ha –1 ) of the studied N doses can be accepted as the most economic d...
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The aim of this study was to examine the yield, essential plant nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Na, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu and B), essential oil and oil components of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) which was grown under organic farming conditions.... more
The aim of this study was to examine the yield, essential plant nutrients (N, P, K, Ca, Na, Fe, Zn, Mn, Cu and B), essential oil and oil components of peppermint (Mentha x piperita L.) which was grown under organic farming conditions. Different certified organic fertilizers or natural inputs were the treatments of the study and tested in the nutrition of peppermint. Their effects on different parameters were examined. Results showed that fresh and dry herb yields differ according to the treatments and were found higher in the parcels where bone meal and potassium feldspate were given. Impact of different inputs/fertilizers on the secondary plant nutrients indicated that the pepermints of the parcels that received bone meal and potassium feldspate or rockphosphate and zeolite were richer in this regard. The essential oil yield (%) and compositions of essential oils of peppermint were highly affected by the bone meal applications.
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ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of potassium (K) fertilization and soil texture on total yield (1st and 2nd cuttings) and yield components of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) A greenhouse pot... more
ABSTRACT The objective of the present study was to examine the effect of potassium (K) fertilization and soil texture on total yield (1st and 2nd cuttings) and yield components of sweet basil (Ocimum basilicum L.) A greenhouse pot experiment was conducted in a completely randomized statistical design. Basil growth was examined in two different textured soils under three different doses of K fertilization. Generally, for the basil grown under clay soil conditions, moderate amounts of K fertilization is proposed to be sufficient if higher linalool contents are wanted. However, if the growing conditions are sandy loam in texture, it is suggested that higher doses of K be used. Results also highlighted the contribution of second cut as an important cultural practice in the cultivation of an annual basil.
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An energy-efficient process, enabled via introduction of a new compact apparatus with low runningcost into the standard continuous textile dyeing process for production of deeply shaded yarns and fabrics of different colors is presented.... more
An energy-efficient process, enabled via introduction of a new compact apparatus with low runningcost into the standard continuous textile dyeing process for production of deeply shaded yarns and fabrics of different colors is presented. High quality deep-shade effect is achieved by improved reduction efficiency of the used dye which is in turn proportional to the dye concentration in feed. However increased dye concentration in feed leads to severe precipitation problems making it practically impossible to transport the chemicals in order to run a continuous dyeing system. Therefore in the new process addressing this problem, chemical composition is introduced to the apparatus, namely the moderate-concentration precipitation-free pre-reducer (MCPR), which reduces the vat dye while transferring the chemicals from the individual sources to the point where they join the overall circulation, avoiding the aforementioned issues. The dye concentration within the MCPR is lower than that of...
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The GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) architecture and transmission protocol has been proposed for data transmission in the physics experiments of the future upgrade of the LHC accelerator, the SLHC. Due to the high beam luminosity planned for... more
The GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) architecture and transmission protocol has been proposed for data transmission in the physics experiments of the future upgrade of the LHC accelerator, the SLHC. Due to the high beam luminosity planned for the SLHC, the experiments will require high data rate links and electronic components capable of sustaining high radiation doses. The GBT ASICs address this issue implementing a radiation-hard bi-directional 4.8 Gb/s optical fibre link between the counting room and the experiments. The paper describes in detail the GBT-SERDES architecture and presents an overview of the various components that constitute the GBT chipset.
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L'invention concerne un tissu textile comprenant un premier ensemble de fils electroconducteurs et isoles a l'exterieur (22) separes par des fils textiles d'isolation (24) ; un second ensemble de fils conducteurs non isoles... more
L'invention concerne un tissu textile comprenant un premier ensemble de fils electroconducteurs et isoles a l'exterieur (22) separes par des fils textiles d'isolation (24) ; un second ensemble de fils conducteurs non isoles (23) ; une pluralite de fils textiles entrelacant les premier et second ensembles de fils (22, 23), une partie de l'entrelacement de fils textiles etant des fils conducteurs non isoles (23) pour former une grille de mise a la masse electrique avec les fils conducteurs non isoles (23) du second ensemble de fils, et une partie de l'entrelacement de fils textiles etant des fils textiles d'isolation (24).
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This paper describes the design of a full-custom 120:1 data serializer for the GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) which has been under development for the LHC upgrade (SLHC). The circuit operates at 4.8Gb/s and is implemented in a commercial 130... more
This paper describes the design of a full-custom 120:1 data serializer for the GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) which has been under development for the LHC upgrade (SLHC). The circuit operates at 4.8Gb/s and is implemented in a commercial 130 nmCMOS technology. The serializer occupies an area of 0.6 mm and its power consumption is 300 mW . The paper focuses on the techniques used to achieve radiation tolerance and on the simulation method used to estimate the sensitivity to single event transients.
BACKGROUND: Crosslinked enzyme aggregates (CLEA) technology is a rapid and versatile method to produce immobilized enzymes via precipitation and cross-linking. A direct relationship between CLEA final activity and process parameters is... more
BACKGROUND: Crosslinked enzyme aggregates (CLEA) technology is a rapid and versatile method to produce immobilized enzymes via precipitation and cross-linking. A direct relationship between CLEA final activity and process parameters is however yet to be clarified. To address the issue, we have used a factorial design to test the formation and optimization of CLEA made from technical grade cellulase (EC 3.2.1.4). Three types of precipitant (ammonium sulfate, polyethylene glycol, tert-butyl alcohol) were used at varied levels of cross-linker concentration, cross-linking time, and temperature. RESULTS: It was found that the CLEAs produced with tert-butyl alcohol were inactive, whereas the polyethylene glycol- and ammonium sulfate-CLEA, recovered 29 and 17% of the free enzyme activity, respectively. Testing for re-usability, we observed that the polyethylene glycol-CLEA maintained 40% of the initial activity after four cycles, in contrast the ammonium sulfate-CLEA only maintained 10% of its activity after one cycle. CONCLUSION: Our study highlights the importance of evaluating the effect of the precipitant on final CLEA activity rather than re-solubilized enzyme activity. It was demonstrated that polyethylene glycol, despite not being able to precipitate the enzymes as readily as ammonium sulfate, resulted in better performing CLEA. (Less)
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The GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) architecture and transmission protocol has been proposed for data transmission in the physics experiments of the future upgrade of the LHC accelerator, the SLHC. Due to the high beam luminosity planned for... more
The GigaBit Transceiver (GBT) architecture and transmission protocol has been proposed for data transmission in the physics experiments of the future upgrade of the LHC accelerator, the SLHC. Due to the high beam luminosity planned for the SLHC, the experiments will require high data rate links and electronic components capable of sustaining high radiation doses. The GBT ASICs address this issue implementing a radiation-hard bi-directional 4.8 Gb/s optical fibre link between the counting room and the experiments. The paper describes in detail the GBT-SERDES architecture and presents an overview of the various components that constitute the GBT chipset.
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This proceeding provides readers with an overview of our multidisciplinary approach to technical textile research through reviewing recent preliminary results of an example project aiming at developing super-capacitor fabric structures.... more
This proceeding provides readers with an overview of our multidisciplinary approach to technical textile research through reviewing recent preliminary results of an example project aiming at developing super-capacitor fabric structures. The fundamental idea of the project is based on, production of graphene nano-sheets and their application onto textile fabric, growing the oxides of manganese on graphene coating and utilization of the final fabric within a suitable electrolyte as electrode material. Graphene nano-sheet production and characterization methods, application to textile fabric and surface resistance measurements as well as construction of super-capacitor architecture and characterization of the final device capacitance via electro-chemistry are presented.
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The current interest in implementing methodologies that bio-mimic nature can be tuned towards a development of more sophisticated and safer processes in textile industry. One of the examples considered in this proceeding follows the CLEA... more
The current interest in implementing methodologies that bio-mimic nature can be tuned towards a development of more sophisticated and safer processes in textile industry. One of the examples considered in this proceeding follows the CLEA (Cross-Linked Enzyme Aggregates) approach, where immobilized enzymes of multi-functional subunits are transformed into cellulosome-like complexes via covalently cross-linking enzymes to form aggregates. Our approach is to implement this cellulosome-like design by architecting CLEA magnetic nanoparticles -consisting of cellulase and other enzymes- to effectively and controllably penetrate denim to remove indigo dye without damaging the fabric. The efficiency is due to exponentially increased surface concentration of biocatalyst and to the choice of aggregate size which controls the penetration depth and hence preventing the fabric disruption. In addition, due to the presence of magnetic nanoparticles, the continuous recovery and reusability makes this design more economic and ecologic compared to the conventional chemical processes. The careful fabrication and functionalization of such a design as well as its application with preliminary results will be presented in this contribution.
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After a brief review of the electroweak radiative corrections to gauge-boson self-energies, otherwise known as the direct and oblique corrections, a tool for calculation of the oblique parameters is presented. This tool, named OPUCEM,... more
After a brief review of the electroweak radiative corrections to gauge-boson self-energies, otherwise known as the direct and oblique corrections, a tool for calculation of the oblique parameters is presented. This tool, named OPUCEM, brings together formulas from multiple physics models and provides an error-checking machinery to improve reliability of numerical results. It also sets a novel example for an "open-formula" concept, which is an attempt to improve the reliability and reproducibility of computations in scientific publications by encouraging the authors to open-source their numerical calculation programs. Finally, we demonstrate the use of OPUCEM in two detailed case studies related to the fourth Standard Model family. The first is a generic fourth family study to find relations between the parameters compatible with the EW precision data and the second is the particular study of the Flavor Democracy predictions for both Dirac and Majorana-type neutrinos.