The structure and diversity of the epilithic and epiphytic diatom community and their relationship with the physicochemical parameters of the Acarlar Floodplain Forest were studied. Also, diatom indices and their applicability ...

The effects of the commonly used food additives citric acid (CA) and benzoic acid (BA) have been investigated on root tips of Allium sativum L. Allium and Allium anaphase-telophase tests were used as test systems. Roots ...

The term 'edge effect' can be defined as an abrupt and local change in the abundance, diversity, composition etc. at the edge of any distinct, spatial patches (structure(s). It usually refers to forest/field, meadow/shrub ...

Poly(2-oxazoline)s have been widely used in biomedical applications for the last years. They can mimick natural systems and they generally used as liposomes, drug and gene deliver and pseudopeptides. In this study histological ...

Heavy metal contamination of the aquatic environment has drawn increasing attention as it may have devastating effects on the ecological balance of the recipient environment and a diversity of aquatic organisms. Cadmium ...

Today it is quite important to develop new, reliable, cost-efficient, and non-toxic herbal anti-microbial agents in order to minimize environmental and health problems. This study uses the disc diffusion method to examine ...

Water activity and the weather are not stable. This affects the individual and collective behaviors of the species in the area. The ability of aquatic birds, particularly the common coot, to give correct responses to ...

The aim of this study is to investigate sub-lethal disrupting effects of fluoxetine-HCl (FLX) on catalase (CAT) activity and malondialdehyde (MDA) levels of liver tissue and whole body in zebrafish (Danio rerio). FLX is ...