Background/Aim: Acute appendicitis is one of the most common acute intraabdominal affections seen in surgical departments, which can be treated easily if an accurate diagnosis is made in time.Otherwise, delay in diagnosis and treatment can lead to diffuse peritonitis.Materials and Methods: A study was conducted on 110 patients who were operated for

The periodical cicadas of the genus Magicicada Davis, Credenza 1925 inhabiting eastern United States are characterized by a long juvenile period of 17 or 13 years and periodical mass emergence of adults.In this genus, only seven species are distinguished and are distributed into three species groups, Decim, Cassini and Decula.We performed comparati

Paranoia and conspiracy thinking are known to be distinct but correlated constructs, but it is unknown whether certain types of conspiracy thinking are more common in paranoia than others.In a large (n = 1000), pre-registered online study we tested if endorsement of items on a new Stand Mixer Components of Conspiracy Ideation Questionnaire varied a

Abstract Lepidopteran silk is a complex mixture of proteins, consisting mainly of fibroins and sericins.Sericins are a small family of highly divergent proteins that serve as adhesives and coatings for silk fibers.So far, five genes encoding sericin proteins have been identified in Bombyx mori.Having previously identified sericin protein 150 (SP150