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Factors influencing the crushing strength of some Aegean sands
(SPRINGER HEIDELBERG, 2012)
Engineering properties of sands mainly depend on the integrity of the particles, which in turn has a strong bearing on their crushing strength. Seven different Aegean sands were tested for mineralogy, particle shape, size ...
Unilateral Laminotomy For Decompression of Lumbar Stenosis is Effective and Safe: A Prospective Randomized Comparative Study
(JOURNAL NEUROLOGICAL SCIENCES, 2012)
Objective: The purpose of this study is to determine the efficacy and safety of unilateral laminotomy for decompression of lumbar stenosis (LS). Although minimally invasive procedures are gaining increasing popularity in ...
The fatigue and self-care agency levels of the elderly people staying in rest homes and the relation between these two conditions
(ELSEVIER IRELAND LTD, 2012)
This study was carried out to determine the fatigue and self-care levels of the elderly and the relation between these two conditions. One hundred forty-two individuals at the age of 65 or over were included in the ...
Properties of an extracellular lipase from a traditional yoghurt yeast
(WALTER DE GRUYTER GMBH, 2012)
Purpose: To produce an organic solvent tolerant extracellular lipase from a traditional yoghurt Saccharomyces cerevisiae isolate and to characterize this enzyme activity. Material and Methods: A traditional yoghurt sample ...
A chest wall defect caused by empyema necessitatis due to profound malnutrition
(BAYCINAR MEDICAL PUBL-BAYCINAR TIBBI YAYINCILIK, 2012)
Empyema necessitatis is defined as the extension of an empyema through the parietal pleura, into surrounding tissue. It is most commonly seen in adults. In this article, we report a five-year-old malnourished boy who ...
Consistent empirical physical formula construction for recoil energy distribution in HPGe detectors by using artificial neural networks
(PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD, 2012)
The gamma-ray tracking technique is a highly efficient detection method in experimental nuclear structure physics. On the basis of this method, two gamma-ray tracking arrays, AGATA in Europe and GRETA in the USA, are ...
Echocardiographic Epicardial Adipose Tissue Predicts Subclinical Atherosclerosis: Epicardial adipose tissue and Atherosclerosis
(SAGE PUBLICATIONS INC, 2012)
We examined the relationship between coronary flow rate and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) in patients with slow coronary flow (SCF) and normal coronary arteries. The study included 40 consecutive patients with stable ...
Antinociceptive Effects in Normal and Diabetic Rats Exposed to 50 Hz Magnetic Field
(SPRINGER, 2012)
The effects of repeated applications of alternating sinusoidal 50 Hz magnetic field, MF (B = 5.0 mT, 165-min-long sessions everyday, each including four 30-min-long exposures separated by 15-min-long intervals, carried out ...
Subcutaneous emphysema and pneumomediastinum complicating a dental procedure
(TURKISH ASSOC TRAUMA EMERGENCY SURGERY, 2012)
Cervicofacial emphysema and pneumomediastinum are rarely observed complications of dental interventions. The complications are associated with the use of a high-speed air-turbine dental drill. It is a potentially ...
Relationship between red cell distribution width and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
(MOSBY-ELSEVIER, 2012)
BACKGROUND: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) is a progressively debilitating disease limiting patients' survival. The prognosis of COPD worsens with the addition of right ventricular (RV) failure. Red cell ...