BACKGROUND Social anxiety disorder (SAD) is characterized by distorted self-views. The goal of this study was to examine whether mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) alters behavioral and brain measures of negative and positive self-views. METHODS Fifty-six adult patients with generalized SAD were randomly assigned to MBSR or a comparison aerobic exercise (AE) program. A self-referential...

We present a photoemission study of the electronic properties of organic-inorganic semiconductor heterojunctions formed between the two hole transport materials, N,N8-diphenyl-N, N8-bis~1-naphthyl!-1-18biphenyl-4,49diamine ~a-NPD! and copper-phthalocyanine ~CuPc!, and InP~110!. The highest occupied molecular orbital of a-NPD ~CuPc! is found to be 0.2 eV below ~0.2 eV above! the InP valence band...

The effect of an exocyclic substituent on the ionization potential of primaquine, an important antimalarial drug, was investigated using density functional theory methods. It was found that an electron-donating group (EDG) makes the ionization potential decrease. In contrast, an electron-withdrawing group (EWG) makes the ionization potential increase. Among all the exocyclic positions, a substi...

plant breeders use rye (secale cereale l.) as a foreign genetical resource tool in increasing wheat genetical variations. 1r chromosome and especially its short arm, 1rs has been introduced into wheat genome frequently. 1rs studies and effective selection is used in cytogenetical, chemicals techniques and dna markers. present study was conducted to investigate the presence of rye chromosome seg...

Evidence obtained from experiments with rats and mice is presented suggesting that the naturally occurring amino acids putreanine and N8-(2-carboxyethyl)spermidine, and most probably also related compounds deriving from the polyamines spermidine and spermine by oxidative metabolism, are formed within two anatomical compartments. In the first step polyamines are converted into aldehydes by serum...

Novel 3-C-alkylated-Neu5Ac2en derivatives have been designed to target the expanded active site cavity of influenza virus sialidases with an open 150-loop, currently seen in X-ray crystal structures of influenza A virus group-1 (N1, N4, N5, N8), but not group-2 (N2, N9), sialidases. The compounds show selectivity for inhibition of H5N1 and pdm09 H1N1 sialidases over an N2 sialidase, providing e...

Sunn hemp (SH, Crotalaria juncea, L.) is a tropical multiple-purpose legume. The green manure SH (GMSH) crop might display protein ecology in sustaining ruminants; however, its silage features remain unclear. To efficiently prepare GMSH silage, additive treatments consisting of control (no additive, CON), molasses (MO), Acremonium cellulase (AC), and Lactobacillus casei TH14 strain inoculant (T...

Background: Artichoke extract (AE), containing natural antioxidant compounds, can be considered as a good source of antioxidant potential. OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate antioxidant abilities of AE on broiler meat quality. METHODS: 200 Ross chicken broilers were divided into five equal groups and received 100, 200, 300, and 500 mg/liter of AE in drinking water and pure water ...