Browsing by Publisher "Wiley"
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A Fluorescence Study on Swelling of Hydrogels (PAAm) at Various Cross-Linker Contents
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2009)Disk-shaped acrylamide (AAm) gels were prepared from AAm with various NN'-methylenebisacrylamide (Bis) contents as cross-linker in the presence of ammonium persulfate as an initiator by free-radical cross-linking copolymerization in water. Polyacrylamide (PAAm) gels were dried before using for swelling experiments. Steady-state fluorescence spectrometer was employed during the swelling of PAAm hydrogels in water. Pyranine was introduced as a fluorescence probe. Fluorescence intensity of pyranine ...
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Absolute configuration and biological profile of pyrazoline enantiomers as MAO inhibitory activity
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2019)A new racemic pyrazoline derivative was synthesized and resolved to its enantiomers using analytic and semipreparative high-pressure liquid chromatography. The absolute configuration of both fractions was established using vibrational circular dichroism. The in vitro monoamine oxidase (MAO) inhibitory profiles were evaluated for the racemate and both enantiomers separately for the two isoforms of the enzyme. The racemic compound and both enantiomers were found to inhibit hMAO-A selectively and ...
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Alone but together autonomous but related: Self-construal effects on happiness in social experiences
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2018)Communal tables and open workspaces have become popular servicescapes that is contemporary spaces for experiencing dining or working alone but together. Previous research demonstrates that experiencing with close others (e.g. with friends or family) increases happiness and satisfaction but experiences shared with strangers in contexts such as communal tables or workshops have not yet been thoroughly analyzed. Addressing this research gap from a social-psychological perspective we suggest that even ...
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Antifungal screening and in silico mechanistic studies of an in-house azole library
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2019)Systemic Candida infections pose a serious public health problem with high morbidity and mortality. C. albicans is the major pathogen identified in candidiasis; however, non-albicans Candida spp. with antifungal resistance are now more prevalent. Azoles are first-choice antifungal drugs for candidiasis; however, they are ineffective for certain infections caused by the resistant strains. Azoles block ergosterol synthesis by inhibiting fungal CYP51, which leads to disruption of fungal membrane ...
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Apolipoprotein B gene variants are involved in the determination of blood glucose and lipid levels in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2006)We have examined the frequency of the EcoRI XbaI and MspI RFLPs of the apolipoprotein B (apo 13) gene in I 10 type 2 diabetic patients and 9 1 healthy control subjects in order to ascertain whether variation in this gene may influence the development of non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (type 2 diabetes). Serum lipids including total-cholesterol (T-Chol) triacylglycerol (TAG) apolipoprotein E (apo E) apolipoprotein Al (apo Al) apolipoprotein B and lipoprotein (a) (Lp(a)) were analysed. Genomic ...
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Broadband matching via reflection function optimization
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2017)In this paper a practical approach is presented for designing broadband matching networks via reflection function optimization. In the proposed algorithm the input or output reflection function of the matching network is expressed in terms of three real polynomials describing the matching network load and generator reflection coefficients. Next one of the polynomials is optimized to get minimum reflection function values in the passband. Then matching network topology and element values are obtained ...
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Competition in Turkish Banking: Impacts of Restructuring and the Global Financial Crisis
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2014)This paper investigates the evolution of competition in the Turkish banking industry by taking into account the transformation in the sector in the aftermath of the country's financial crisis of 2000 to 2001 and the global financial crisis. The results demonstrate that the level of competition in the system did not increase despite the restructuring that was undertaken and the increased foreign bank participation. In addition the level of competition in the sector deteriorated during the global ...
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Distinctive communication networks in inactive states of beta(2)-adrenergic receptor: Mutual information and entropy transfer analysis
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2020)Mutual information and entropy transfer analysis employed on two inactive states of human beta-2 adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) unraveled distinct communication pathways. Previously, a so-called "highly" inactive state of the receptor was observed during 1.5 microsecond long molecular dynamics simulation where the largest intracellular loop (ICL3) was swiftly packed onto the G-protein binding cavity, becoming entirely inaccessible. Mutual information quantifying the degree of correspondence ...
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DNA polymorphism of Pvu II site in the lipoprotein lipase gene in patients with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2005)We studied the effect of variation at the lipoprotein lipase (LPL) gene locus on the susceptibility of individuals with non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus (NIDDM) in a population of 110 NIDDM patients and 91 controls. Our objective was to study the relationship between the LPL-Pvu II polymorphism and NIDDM and lipid metabolism. PCR-RFLP was used to determine the DNA polymorphism of the sixth intron of the LPL gene. The frequencies of the genotypes in case and control groups were 29.1 and 30.8% ...
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Do changes in threat salience predict the moral content of sermons? The case of Friday Khutbas in Turkey
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2020)We analyzed the content of "Friday Khutbas" delivered in Turkish mosques between January 2001 and December 2018 to test the prediction of moral foundations theory (MFT) literature that threat salience would lead to an increased endorsement of binding moral foundations. As societal-level indicators of threat, we examined (a) historical data on the proportion of terrorism-related news published in a Turkish newspaper, (b) the geopolitical risk score of Turkey as measured by Geopolitical Risk Index, ...
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Economic policy uncertainty, stakeholder engagement, and environmental, social, and governance practices: The moderating effect of competition
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2020)his paper investigates the effect of the economic policy uncertainty (EPU) on corporate environmental, social, and governance practices (ESG), using 6,562 firm-year observations from 15 developed European countries covering the period from 2004 to 2017. The results show that during periods of high uncertainty, firms increase their overall ESG performance, corporate environmental performance, and performance in governance. The relationship is valid for emission, resource use, workforce, management, ...
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Effects of GNP addition on optical properties and band gap energies of PMMA films
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2019)In this study the effects of graphene nanoplatelet (GNP) doping on the optical parameters (absorption coefficient alpha and extinction coefficient k) and the optical transition energies (optical band gap and Urbach energies) of poly(methyl methacrylate)/graphene nanoplatelet (PMMA/GNP) composite films were studied. PMMA/GNP composite films with various GNP mass fractions were prepared by spin coating technique. The absorbance (A) changes of the prepared composites were measured by using UV-Vis ...
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Effects of leucocytospermia on semen parameters and outcomes of intracytoplasmic sperm injection
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2005)Leucocytes are present throughout the male reproductive tract but the clinical significance of leucocytic infiltration in the human ejaculate is controversial. The World Health Organization (WHO) defines leucocytospermia as the presence of peroxidase-positive leucocytes in concentrations of >= 1 x 10(6)/mL of semen. The goals of this study were to clarify the relationship between leucocytospermia and semen parameters including sperm concentration progressive and total motility before and after ...
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Epitope Based Hla Matching By Using Antibody Reactivity With High Resolution Allele Typing And Hlamatchmaker Algorithm Based Software
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2017)
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Executive function and theory of mind as predictors of socially withdrawn behavior in institutionalized children
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2018)False‐belief understanding and executive functions are two main sociocognitive abilities reliably linked to child social competence. Although institution‐reared children are especially at risk for behavioral problems and cognitive delays, the role that executive function and false‐belief understanding might play in the social withdrawal of institutionalized children has not been examined. The current study used two‐wave data to investigate the concurrent and longitudinal relations of social ...
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Explicit solutions of two-variable scattering equations describing lossless low-pass two-ports with mixed lumped and distributed elements
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2019)One of the methods to describe mixed lumped and distributed element two-port networks is to use two-variable scattering equations. In literature, the solutions of these explicit descriptive equations for some classes of low-order ladder networks are derived under some restrictions. In this paper, the complete and explicit solutions of the equations are derived to describe lossless low-pass two-port networks with mixed lumped and distributed elements, up to four elements, without any restrictions.
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Histone Deacetylase Inhibition Activity and Molecular Docking of (E )-Resveratrol: Its Therapeutic Potential in Spinal Muscular Atrophy
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2009)Spinal muscular atrophy is an autosomal recessive motor neuron disease that is caused by mutation of the survival motor neuron gene (SMN1) but all patients retain a nearly identical copy SMN2. The disease severity correlates inversely with increased SMN2 copy. Currently the most promising therapeutic strategy for spinal muscular atrophy is induction of SMN2 gene expression by histone deacetylase inhibitors. Polyphenols are known for protection against oxidative stress and degenerative diseases. ...
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Inverse Coefficient Problem for a Second-Order Elliptic Equation with Nonlocal Boundary Conditions
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2016)In this research article the inverse problem of finding a time-dependent coefficient in a second-order elliptic equation is investigated. The existence and the uniqueness of the classical solution of the problem under consideration are established. Numerical tests using the finite-difference scheme combined with an iteration method are presented and the sensitivity of this scheme with respect to noisy over determination data is illustrated. Copyright (C) 2015 John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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Judgments of Capability and Conformity as Distinct Forms of Social Judgments, and the Way They Interact to Shape Evaluator Decisions
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2020)Objective Social judgments are evaluators' opinions about the social properties of a set of actors. Different types of judgments rendered by the evaluators and potential interactions between them may have major consequences for the actors who are evaluated. In this article, we distinguish between judgments of capability and conformity, and examine their concurrent and interdependent effects on evaluator impressions. Methods We investigate these dynamics in the context of authors competing for the ...
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Ligand-binding affinity of alternative conformers of human beta(2)-adrenergic receptor in the presence of intracellular loop 3 (ICL3) and their potential use in virtual screening studies
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Publisher and Date:(Wiley, 2019)This study investigates the structural distinctiveness of orthosteric ligand-binding sites of several human beta(2) adrenergic receptor (beta(2)-AR) conformations that have been obtained from a set of independent molecular dynamics (MD) simulations in the presence of intracellular loop 3 (ICL3). A docking protocol was established in order to classify each receptor conformation via its binding affinity to selected ligands with known efficacy. This work's main goal was to reveal many subtle features ...