conclusions based on the results of the current study, it was concluded that aloe vera, licorice and mint extracts had synergistic effects on the viability of dermal fibroblasts; in addition, the combination of aloe vera and licorice with either henna or myrtle, and aloe vera and mint with either cedar or ginger resulted in synergistic effects on viability of dermal fibroblasts. the third categ...

INTRODUCTION The objectives of this study were to determine the optimum concentration of basic fibroblast growth factor (bFGF) in foetal bovine serum (FBS) or human serum (HS) supplemented medium for adult human nasal septum chondrocyte culture and to evaluate the potential of cartilage regeneration. METHODS Dose effects of bFGF were evaluated from a range of 0.0 ng/ml to 10.0 ng/ml in the cu...

Prior RUPRI Center policy briefs have described the role of rural pharmacies in providing many essential clinical services (in addition to prescription and nonprescription medications), such as blood pressure monitoring, immunizations, and diabetes counseling, and the adverse effects of Medicare Part D negotiated networks on the financial viability of rural pharmacies.1 Because rural pharmacies...

The demand for organic brown sugar has shown significant growth in recent years, presenting an opportunity to enhance production by strategically leveraging existing expertise among stakeholders. objective of this study was assess the viability producing sugar, with a particular focus on technical efficiency marginal cane farmers. This investigates sugarcane farmers who are concurrently engaged...

The following factors must be considered when dye exclusion assays are interpreted. (a) It may require several days for lethally damaged cells to lose their membrane integrity following a cytotoxic insult. (b) During this time, the "surviving" cells may continue to proliferate. (c) Also during this time, some lethally damaged cells may undergo an early disintegration, so that they are not prese...

This paper examines the viability of security transaction excise taxes (STETs) as one policy tool for promoting a more stable financial environment, specifically with respect to the U.S. economy. Contrary to a large recent critical literature, we show that a STET can be designed without creating large distortions between segments of the financial market. We also show that a modest STET for the ...

Greatly enhanced lethality for Syrian hamster cells (baby hamster kidney cells and polyomavirus-transformed derivative of baby hamster kidney cells) that had been treated with alkylating agents or ultraviolet light is produced by caffeine. Thus, nitrogen mustard [methylbis(beta-chloroethyl)amine] (HN2) at 0.5 microM decreased cell viability by only a few percent in the absence of caffeine. The ...

Mice deficient for the mouse telomerase RNA (mTR-/-) and lacking telomerase activity can only be bred for approximately six generations due to decreased male and female fertility and to an increased embryonic lethality associated with a neural tube closure defect. Although late generation mTR-/- mice show defects in the hematopoietic system, they are viable to adulthood, only showing a decrease...