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Effects of Al2O3 Nanopowders on the Wear Behavior of NiTi Shape Memory Alloys
(SPRINGER, 2014)
TiNi shape memory alloy and its composite using delta-Al2O3 nanosize particles were prepared by the powder metallurgy method, and some mechanical properties like hardness, wear, and corrosion behavior were investigated. ...
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OIL PRICES AND EXCHANGE RATES: THE CASE OF ROMANIA
(ACAD ECONOMIC STUDIES, 2014)
This study investigates to causality between crude oil prices and exchange rates in Romania employing monthly data from the beginning Bloating exchange regime for November 2004 to December 2011. The study benefits from the ...
Quercetin protects radiation-induced DNA damage and apoptosis in kidney and bladder tissues of rats
(TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2014)
Ionizing radiation (IR) can induce cell damage and cell death through the reactive oxygen species generated by radiolytic hydrolysis. The present study was aimed to determine the possible protective effects of quercetin, ...
Influence of Al concentration on structural and optical properties of Al-doped ZnO thin films
(SPRINGER, 2014)
Undoped ZnO and Al-doped zinc oxide (ZnO:Al) thin films with different Al concentrations were prepared onto Si (100) substrate by pulsed filtered cathodic vacuum arc deposition system at room temperature. The influence of ...
Psychometric Properties of Adult Inventory of Procrastination in a Turkish Sample
(SPRINGER/PLENUM PUBLISHERS, 2014)
The present study assessed the psychometric properties of the Adult Inventory of Procrastination for Turkish adults. The Adult Inventory of Procrastination (AIP), General Procrastination Scale (GP), and Decisional ...
Dermatoglyphic features in patients with multiple sclerosis
(RIYADH ARMED FORCES HOSPITAL, 2014)
Objective: To examine dermatoglyphic features to clarify implicated genetic predisposition in the etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS). Methods: The study was conducted between January and December 2013 in the Departments ...
Unemployment hysteresis in the Eurozone area: evidences from nonlinear heterogeneous panel unit root test
(ROUTLEDGE JOURNALS, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2014)
Our article tests for hysteresis of unemployment rate for 17 Eurozone countries over the period 2000:1 to 2013:1 through the use of new nonlinear panel unit root tests by adopting the sequential panel selection method ...
Etiology of hypopituitarism in tertiary care institutions in Turkish population: analysis of 773 patients from pituitary study group database
(HUMANA PRESS INC, 2014)
Hypopituitarism in adult life is commonly acquired and the main causes are known as pituitary tumors and/or their treatments. Since there are new insights into the etiology of hypopituitarism and presence of differences ...
An Easy, Rapid, and Reproducible Way to Create a Split-Thickness Wound for Experimental Purposes
(LIPPINCOTT WILLIAMS & WILKINS, 2014)
Partial-thickness wound models of rat skin have some difficulties in creating the wounds in equal size and depth. Moreover, making a split-thickness wound on the rat skin seems not to be simple and rapid. A new alternative ...
Comparison of serum oxidant and antioxidant parameters in familial Mediterranean fever patients with attack free period
(PUBLISAUDE-EDICOES MEDICAS LDA, 2014)
Objective. Familial Mediterranean fever (FMF) is an autoinflammatory, autosomal recessive, inherited disease characterized by recurrent self-limiting attacks of serosal surfaces. The imbalance of oxidants/antioxidants may ...