The author comments on an article by Helmes and colleagues (this issue, pp. 000-000) that studied defense mechanisms related to alexithymia. What these authors observed is theoretically meaningful, and a distinct strength of this study is that the results are replicated in three independent samples. The study is also exemplary for two typical drawbacks- only student samples and self-report meas...

Laggera pterodonta displays different phenotypes in its natural habitat but expresses a uniform phenotype with large, broad leaves and fewer secondary metabolites when grown under optimal conditions. The production of six furoeudesmanes is only induced when L. pterodonta encounters stresses, conferring host resistance against a broad spectrum of plant invaders.

currently, different highly sensitive nucleic acid detection-based protocols used in medical diagnostic laboratories need specific working conditions, and if no optimization is performed, misleading results can be obtained. limitations of each protocol is different in obtaining an appropriate result. awareness of these limitations plays an important role in providing a reliable result for physi...

conclusions the results of this study demonstrated that the p450 cyp141 gene was successfully cloned into a pet26b plasmid vector as an expression vector. in this paper, for the first time in iran, this gene was cloned for more purposes, including the expression and purification of the recombinant cytochrome p450 cyp141 protein. results the cloning of p450 cyp141 gene was confirmed by the enzym...

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The article is a theoretical and empirical review attempting to describe two modes of religious motivation: defensive versus existential religion. The article begins by seriously considering theoretical and empirical evidence that religion may function as a defense mechanism. It is argued that this description of religious belief is coherent and cannot be ignored by psychology of religion resea...

INTRODUCTION ..................................................................... 296 DIRECT EFFECTOR FUNCTIONS OF S-IgA ..................................................................... 297 Inhibition of Microbial Adherence and Colonization ..................................................................297 Toxin and Enzyme Neutralization ...................................................

An Evolvable Production System (EPS) is a complex and lively entity composed of intelligent modules that interact, through bio-inspired mechanisms, to ensure high system availability and seamless reconfiguration. The diagnosis of such dynamic systems, characterized by constant change, presents new diagnostic challenges and opportunities that can hardly be tackled by traditional approaches. On t...

introduction: the main agents of sarcocystosis in cattle as an intermediate host include s. cruzi, s. hominis and s. hirsuta. a sensitive and specific tool such as molecular-based techniques would be necessary to identify the species. case report: after collection of beef sample from yazd slaughterhouse, dna extraction was done with salting out method. the 18srrna gene as a specific target gene...