in this study, porcelain bond strength to three different alloys of gold-base, pd-ag and base-metal were compared and the effect of repeated porcelain sintering on bond strength was evaluated. the obtained results showed best bond strength of porcelain with gold-base alloy. pd-ag and base-metal alloys showed less strength respectively. during repeated sintering of porcelain, bond strength has n...

Introduction: The now extinct radionuclide Pd decays to Ag with a half life of 6.5Myr. Highly volatile element depleted (i.e. high Pd/Ag) Group IVA iron meteorites show good correlations between excess Ag and Pd/Ag. This strongly indicates the presence of live Pd at the start of the solar system [1]. Pd is both more refractory and more siderophile than Ag. Hence condensation/evaporation process...

CONTEXT Only limited information exists about the epidemiology of DSM-IV panic attacks (PAs) and panic disorder (PD). OBJECTIVE To present nationally representative data about the epidemiology of PAs and PD with or without agoraphobia (AG) on the basis of the US National Comorbidity Survey Replication findings. DESIGN AND SETTING Nationally representative face-to-face household survey condu...

Submicron thick palladium–silver alloy films with 23 wt.% of silver (Pd–Ag23) have been synthesized by simultaneous sputtering from pure targets of Pd and Ag. Full characterization of the deposited films was performed by using X-ray photoelectron spectroscopy, highresolution scanning electron microscopy, high-resolution transmission electron microscopy, and X-ray diffraction. The analytical res...

Core-shell nanoparticles often exhibit improved catalytic properties due to the lattice strain created in these core-shell particles. Herein, we demonstrate the synthesis of core-shell Au@Pd nanoparticles from their core-shell Au@Ag/Pd parents. This strategy begins with the preparation of core-shell Au@Ag nanoparticles in an organic solvent. Then, the pure Ag shells are converted into the shell...