Tuesday, March 29, 2011

RETRACTED: A simple analytical EAM model for some bcc metals

Ibrahim H. Dursun a, Ziya B. Güvenç b, , and E. Kasap c,
a Faculty of Science and Literature, University of Aksaray, TR-68100 Aksaray,
Turkey
b Electronic and Communication Engineering, Cankaya University, TR-06500 Balgat Ankara, Turkey
c Faculty of Science and Literature, Gazi University, TR-06500 Ankara, Turkey Received 18 April 2009; revised 8 May 2009; accepted 9 May 2009. Available online 19 May 2009.

This article has been retracted: please see Elsevier Policy on Article Withdrawal (http://www.elsevier.com/locate/withdrawalpolicy).
This article has been retracted at the request of the editor.
The authors have plagiarized part of a paper that had already appeared in Z. Phys. B., 101 (1996) 161–168. One of the conditions of submission of a paper for publication is that authors declare explicitly that their work is original and has not appeared in a publication elsewhere. Re-use of any data should be appropriately cited. As such this article represents a severe abuse of the scientific publishing system. The scientific community takes a very strong view on this matter and apologies are offered to readers of the journal that this was not detected during the submission process.
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Friday, March 25, 2011

Notice of Retraction

Evaluation of Biochemical Effects of Anelgesic Agents and Conotoxins of Mediterranean Cone (Conus mediterraneus) on Bradykinin and Histamine Causing Pain in Female Sheep (Ovis aries) Vahdettin Bayazıt

Abstract:
A
n internal inquiry committee at the Science Alert has determined that an article entitled Evaluation of Biochemical Effects of Anelgesic Agents and Conotoxins of Mediterranean Cone (Conus mediterraneus) on Bradykinin and Histamine Causing Pain in Female Sheep (Ovis aries) by Vahdettin Bayazit published in Asian Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances Volume 6 Number 5, 499-507, 2011 contains substantial sections of text that have been taken verbatim from the following websites without clear and unambiguous attribution.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pain

http://grimwade.biochem.unimelb.edu.au/cone/main.html

http://www.aristatek.com/Newsletter/MAY08/TechSpeak.pdf

http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conidae.html

http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin

http://grimwade.biochem.unimelb.edu.au/cone/index1.html

http://www.riordanclinic.org/research/articles/89023762_jom.pdf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Histamine

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin

http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html

http://www.weichtiere.at/english/gastropoda/sea/conotoxin.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conotoxin

Science Alert considers misappropriation of intellectual property and duplication of text from other authors or publications without clear and unambiguous attribution totally unacceptable.

Plagiarism is a violation of copyright and a serious breach of scientific ethics. The Editors and Publisher have agreed to officially retract the article.

Science Alert is highly thankful to Dr. Petteri Nieminen, Clinical Lecturer, Adjunct Professor, University of Eastern Finland for pointing out this plagiarism.

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