Turkey is the biggest producer of hazelnut (Corylus avellana L.) in the world, with a total cultivation area of more than 600,000 hectares, a total annual yield over 800,000 tonnes, and an average yield of around 1.2 tonnes ha in 2008 (FAO, 2008). Several bio-constraints negatively affect hazelnut production, such as pests, diseases and weeds (Anonymous, 1995). Among them Pestalotiopsis guepini...

Chios mastic gum (CMG), a resin derived from Pistacia lentiscus var. chia, is known since ancient times for its pharmacological activities. CYP1A1 and CYP1A2 enzymes are among the most involved in the biotransformation of chemicals and the metabolic activation of pro-carcinogens. Previous studies referring to the modulation of these enzymes by CMG have revealed findings of unclear biological an...

Asphalt mixture is a type of textured composite material made aggregates and mastic part. Overall strength failure behavior in such materials depends on the texture or heterogeneity mixture. In particular, crack growth mechanism from tip pre-crack significantly affected by asphalt environmental conditions. The can extend through soft mastic, tight interface mastic/aggregates. this research, per...

Background: The mastic extract of Pistacia species can be considered as a natural herbal source in the pharmaceutical industry. Objective: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effectiveness of Pistacia atlantica mastic on wound healing, oxidative and blood biochemical parameters. Methods: Topical cream and oral suspension was made of the mastic of P. atlantica, after preparing hydr...

A well established framework of an uncoupled hierarchical modeling approach is adopted here for the prediction of macroscopic material parameters of the Generalized Leonov (GL) constitutive model intended for the analysis of flexible pavements at both moderate and elevated temperature regimes. To that end, a recently introduced concept of a statistically equivalent periodic unit cell (SEPUC) is...