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Detection of reactive oxygen and nitrogen species by electron paramagnetic resonance (EPR) technique
During the last decade there has been growing interest in physical-chemical oxidation processes and the behavior of free radicals in living systems. Radicals are known as intermediate species in a variety of biochemical reactions. Numerous techniques, assays and biomarkers have been used to measure reactive oxygen and nitrogen species (ROS and RNS), and to examine oxidative stress. However, many of these assays are not entirely satisfactory or are used inappropriately. The purpose of this chapter is to review current EPR (Electron Paramagnetic Resonance) spectroscopy methods for measuring ROS, RNS, and their secondary products, and to discuss the strengths and limitations of specific methodological approaches
Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) and frequencies in an accretion disk and comparison with the numerical results from non-rotating black hole computed by the GRH code
The shocked wave created on the accretion disk after different physical
phenomena (accretion flows with pressure gradients, star-disk interaction etc.)
may be responsible observed Quasi Periodic Oscillations (QPOs) in ray
binaries. We present the set of characteristics frequencies associated with
accretion disk around the rotating and non-rotating black holes for one
particle case. These persistent frequencies are results of the rotating pattern
in an accretion disk. We compare the frequency's from two different numerical
results for fluid flow around the non-rotating black hole with one particle
case. The numerical results are taken from our papers Refs.\refcite{Donmez2}
and \refcite{Donmez3} using fully general relativistic hydrodynamical code with
non-selfgravitating disk. While the first numerical result has a relativistic
tori around the black hole, the second one includes one-armed spiral shock wave
produced from star-disk interaction. Some physical modes presented in the QPOs
can be excited in numerical simulation of relativistic tori and spiral waves on
the accretion disk. The results of these different dynamical structures on the
accretion disk responsible for QPOs are discussed in detail.Comment: 13 figures, added reference, accepted for publication in Modern
Physics Letters
Comparison of Gaia and asteroseismic distances
Asteroseismology provides fundamental properties (mass, radius and effective
temperature) of solar-like oscillating stars using so-called scaling relations.
These properties allow the computation of the asteroseismic distance of stars.
We compare the asteroseismic distances with the recently released Gaia
distances for 74 stars studied in Y{\i}ld{\i}z et al. There is a very good
agreement between these two distances; for 64 of these stars, the difference is
less than 10 per cent. However, a systematic difference is seen if we use the
effective temperature obtained by spectroscopic methods; the Gaia distances are
about 5 per cent greater than the asteroseismic distances.Comment: 4 pages, 4 figures, accepted by MNRA
Multicriteria sustainability evaluation of transport networks for selected European countries
As an essential economic activity, transportation has complex interactions with the environment and society. Since the concept of sustainable development has become one of the top priorities for nations, there has been a growing interest in evaluating the performance of transport systems with respect to sustainability issues. The main purpose of this study is to introduce a decision making framework to assess the sustainability of the transport networks in a multidimensional setting and a technique to identify non-compromise alternatives. We also propose an elucidation technique to identify according to which criteria a system needs to be improved and how much improvement is required to attain a certain level of sustainability. The proposed methods are applied to a set of selected European countries within a case study
Anatomical characteristics of the lingual foramen in ancient skulls: a cone beam computed tomography study in an Anatolian population
Background: The purpose of this study is to evaluate the anatomical features of lingual foramina and their bony canals in Anatolian ancient mandibles (9–10th century) by using cone beam computed tomography (CBCT). Materials and methods: Fifty-eight ancient dry mandibles were scanned with CBCT. Lingual foramina were grouped into midline, paramedian, posterior foramina and combination of these groups. Midline group was also classified according to internal surface of the mandible (gonial tubercles [GTs]). The incidence, vertical distance and diameter of lingual foramina were measured according to age groups and gender. Results: The incidence of the lingual foramen was 96.6%. Midline of the symphysis had the highest incidence (34.4%) of foramina (p < 0.05), followed by both midline and paramedian type (32.8%; p < 0.05). Classification in terms of GT represented class 3 as the most encountered group (28.6%). Number of foramina observed in the mandibles ranged from 0 to 6 with the incidence of 3.4% and 32.8%, respectively. The male and < 35 years groups presented larger measurement values in midline region (p < 0.05). Conclusions: Mandibular lingual foramina and bony canals are frequently present in ancient mandibles. When compared with modern subjects, similar findings are observed according to published literatures. CBCT is also proved to be an effective imaging modality in the detection of lingual foramina and canals in anthropological studies
A Search for Vector Diquarks at the CERN LHC
Resonant production of the first generation vector diquarks at the CERN Large
Hadron Collider (LHC) is investigated. It is shown that the LHC will be able to
discover vector diquarks with masses up to 9 TeV for quark-diquark-quark
coupling alpha_(D)=0.1 and 4 TeV for alpha_(D)=5x10^(-4).Comment: 9 pages, 4 tables, 4 figure
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