Usak University

From Perfectionism Profiles to Career Adaptability Trajectories: A Longitudinal Person-Centered Study of Adolescents

In contemporary high-stakes environments, perfectionistic traits are increasingly prevalent among adolescents, impacting their career development. Drawing on Career Construction Model of Adaptation, this longitudinal, person-centered study examined how within-person combinations...

A Flexible Lifetime Distribution Based on Alpha Power Transformation: Properties, Inference and Data Analysis

The Rayleigh–Logarithmic distribution provides a useful framework for modelling lifetime data by combining continuous lifetime variability with a logarithmic compounding mechanism. This study introduces a three-parameter Alpha Power Rayleigh–Logarithmic (APRL) distribution by app...

Blood Pressure and Angina-Related Health Status During Benidipine Therapy: A Multicenter Real-World Cohort Study

Background: Benidipine is a long-acting calcium channel blocker used for the treatment of hypertension and chronic coronary syndrome. Although it effectively lowers blood pressure (BP), the relationship between BP reduction and improvement in angina-related health status during b...

Novel investigation on pine oil-diesel blends enriched with hydrogen and alumina nanoparticles used for diesel engines

This study investigates the performance, combustion, and emission characteristics of a diesel engine operating on a novel dual-fuel combination consisting of pine oil–diesel blends enriched with hydrogen and alumina (Al2O3) nanoparticles. A baseline blend of 80% pine oil and 20%...

Metabolic responses of diet–exercise combinations in women with obesity: a comparative lifestyle intervention study with different diet types

Obesity represents a major global public health challenge, particularly among women, and is associated with adverse metabolic and endocrine outcomes. his study evaluated the effects of ketogenic, intermittent fasting (IF), and semi-vegetarian diets, alone or combined with home-ba...