in western countries there is a growing incidence in obesity, inflammatory bowel disease (ibd) and colorectal cancer (crc), which places an increasingly important burden on the health care system. in the current decade, changes in intestinal microflora (i.e., dysbiosis) are likely the result of environment factors such as food, lifestyle, and medications which have been shown in obesity and ibd...

essential hypertension (eh) accounts for 90-95% of hypertension cases. eh, as a progressive cardiovascular syndrome arising from complex and interrelated etiologies, results from combined and interactive effects of genetic and environmental factors. the objective was to investigate the ace i/d and gnb3 c825t polymorphisms and both genotypes combined with seeking gene-gene interactions to furthe...

objective(s): adsorption of immucillin-a (bcx4430) molecule on the pristine and n-doped tio2 anatase nanoparticles were studied using the density functional theory (dft) calculations. the adsorption energy analysis indicated that tio2+immucillin-a complexes including oc-substituted tio2 have higher adsorption energy than the complexes with ot substituted tio2, thus providing more stable configu...

the belief that output practice is crucial in l2 learning affects foreign language teaching methodology. and researchers have endeavored to find the best ways to encourage learners to produce and practice whatever they hear as an input in the process of learning. moreover, learning styles and the importance of matching learners’ styles with those of teachers inspired the researchers to investig...

flexibility as an ability to respond to changing circumstances is one of the vital characteristics of the natural and built environment. during the contemporary era, diversity of methods relating the architectural flexibility execution are suggested. but along with contemporary conceptual approaches toward pluralism and uncertainty, it seems that the multiplicity of approaches toward flexibilit...

background and objectives: preparation and evaluation of nanocomposite films have become prevalent in recent years. depending on the purpose of using the film, and considering the effects and interaction effects of nanomaterial and other modifiers on the film properties, the amounts of nanomaterials and modifiers should be optimized. the effects of montmorillonite (mmt), glycerol (gl), and thei...

three new rimantadine schiff bases (rsbs) were prepared, and then the interaction of rsbs with bovine serum albumin (bsa) was investigated using fluorescence, synchronous fluorescence, uv-vis absorption spectroscopy under physiological conditions. the results showed that the three rsbs effectively quenched the intrinsic fluorescence of bsa via static quenching. binding constant (ka), number of ...

background: several studies have demonstrated an increased risk of congenital hypothyroidism (ch) in girls in comparison to boys. objectives: the aim of this study was to determine the potential interactions that are able to change the effect of gender on congenital hypothyroidism. patients and methods: we conducted a matched 1:4 case-control study in hamadan province, western of iran, from 200...

this paper critically reviews studies that have interpretively invoked communication accommodation theory (cat) for the study of patient-provider interaction. cat’s sociolinguistic strategies—approximation, interpretability, interpersonal control, discourse management, and emotional expression—are succinctly introduced and their use in studies of patient-provider interaction discussed. the majo...