plagiarism in esl/efl learning contexts has been established as a dynamic and multi-layered phenomenon and has become a topic engaging many researchers in a heated debate in recent years. comparisons of student-generated texts with their source texts have shown that students rely on source texts in their writings and copying is a major strategy used by both l1 and l2 writers. in our country a...

Background: Since non-contrast spiral CT (NCCT) is an imaging method of choice performed before extracorporeal shockwave lithotripsy (ESWL), we aimed to find the association between renal stone characteristics including stone density, location, volume, and skin-to-stone distance (SSD) on NCCT and ESWL success for a more efficient selection of patients for the procedure. Methods: We retrospec...

Background and Aims: To create a good adhesion between porcelain veneers and zirconia restorations has been important issues is the prosthesis. The aim of this study was to identify an effective way to prepare the zirconia surface infrastructure to increase its shear bond strength to the porcelain veneer. Materials and Methods: 75 samples of zirconia (Y-TZP) cylinders (diameter of 7 mm and a t...

This study aimed to assess the associations of meta-cognitive beliefs, cognitive failure, and ambiguity tolerance with cognitive emotion regulation in substance-dependent women. The present study was a descriptive-correlational research. The statistical population of this study included all substance-dependent women in addiction treatment camp and addiction treatment clinics of the city of Tabr...

power transformers are important equipments in power systems. thus there is a large number of researches devoted of power transformers. however, there is still a demand for future investigations, especially in the field of diagnosis of transformer failures. in order to fulfill the demand, the first part reports a study case in which four main types of failures on the active part are investigate...