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- MakaleYalnız künye2025Cultural and Institutional Dimensions of Belarus–Iran Relations
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This article examines the cultural and institutional dimensions of Belarus–Iran relations from the 1990s to the present through a cultural sociology perspective. It explores how social institutions—including family, education, science and technology, media, diplomacy, religion, and economic frameworks—have shaped and been shaped by this bilateral relationship. The research situates Belarus–Iran ties within frameworks of cultural diplomacy, soft power, and constructivist international relations. The findings indicate that shared values (for example, traditional family norms and sovereignty), mutual educational and scientific exchanges, coordinated media narratives, religious and cultural interactions, and sanctions-driven economic collaboration have together fostered a unique cross-cultural partnership. The analysis highlights how cultural diplomacy and institutional cooperation underpin the alliance, offering insights into how two sanctioned, ideologically aligned states leverage culture and institutions to reinforce their strategic partnership.
- MakaleAçık Erişim2025Niche dynamics and climate change sensitivity in western Palearctic Zamenis ratsnakes (Reptilia: Colubridae)
Vaissi, Somaye; Kürşat Şahin, Mehmet; Kurnaz, Muammer
Climate change poses a significant threat to ectothermic, dispersal-limited reptiles such as Zamenis snakes in the western Palearctic. This study used ensemble ecological models to assess the potential distribution of six Zamenis species under climate change scenarios (SSP1-2.6 and SSP5-8.5). In addition, we examined niche dynamics through overlap, equivalency, and similarity analyses. Results reveal distinct ecological niches for each species, primarily influenced by temperature and precipitation. Projected distribution shifts vary across species, with some species like Z. persicus and Z. situla showing potential for range expansion, while others such as Z. lineatus and Z. scalaris face significant habitat loss. Z. hohenackeri and Z. longissimus exhibit complex patterns of both expansion and contraction. Niche analyses indicate varying degrees of overlap among species, with a trend toward niche conservatism. This study underscores the importance of niche ecology in understanding climate change impacts and highlights the need for species-specific conservation strategies.
- MakaleYalnız künye2015Effects of seed-gall nematode, Anguina tritici, on bread wheat grain characteristics and yields in Turkey
Tulek, Adnan; Kepenekci, Ilker; Cifticigil, Tugba Hilal; Ozturk, Irfan; Akin, Kemal; Seidi, Melis; Yildirim, Mustafa; Dababat, Abdelfattah A.
The effects of Anguina triticion wheat yields and agronomic components were investigated at Thrace Agricultural Research Institute, Turkey, during the 2013 and 2014 growing seasons. Evaluations during 2013 focused on the wheat cv. Pehlivan, which is widely cultivated in Turkey. In this cultivar, A. triticiled to a grain infection in infected spikes of 0-100%, with an average of 61.8%. In 2014, yield losses caused by A. triticiwere investigated in four wheat cvs, Pehlivan, Selimiye, Gelibolu and Kate-A. Results indicated that there were significant yield losses averaging 55% in plots infested with A. tritici(average yields = 3.74 t ha -1), as compared to control plots (average yields = 8.38 t ha -1). Yield losses in the four wheat cvs Kate-A, Pehlivan, Selimiye and Gelibolu were estimated as 51.3, 53.2, 56.6 and 59.6%, respectively, with seed infection levels by A. triticiof 21.4, 20.9, 24.4 and 18.3%, respectively.
- DergiJournal of Belarusian Studies
- DergiNematology
- DergiAmphibia - Reptilia