A New Pest Species Delia platura Meigen, (Diptera: Anthomyiidae) on Garlic (Allium sativum L., Alliaceae) Area in Kastamonu Province of Turkey

Garlic (Allium sativum bearing cover L., Alliaceae) is consumed at all stages from fresh to dry in Turkey.Major harmful factors, pests for example, bring about a significant loss in garlic production.Studies carried out in Kastamonu garlic areas to determine the harmful pests revealed that the important harmful pest was Delia platura Meigen, (Dipte

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Feasibility of wear reduction for soft nanostructured thin film through enhanced elastic recoverability and contact stress relief

Abstract This work shows that a soft, thin film comprising randomly aligned carbon nanotubes (CNTs) can reduce surface wear more effectively than a homogeneous thin film because Utensils of enhanced elastic recoverability and contact stress relief originating from its mesh structure.To investigate the wear characteristics of the mesh structure comp

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Current concepts in the management of cataract with keratoconus

This review analyzed all pertinent articles on keratoconus (KCN) and cataract surgery.It covers preoperative planning, intraoperative considerations, and postoperative management, with the aim of providing a simplified overview of treating such patients.Preoperatively, the use of corneal cross-linking, intrastromal corneal ring segments, and topo-g

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