objectives: the prospective and retrospective memory questionnaire (prmq) developed by smith (2000) and consists of a series of questions about memory weakness that can be encountered anyone in everyday life. the self-reported questionnaire has 16 items that assessing of prospective and retrospective memory problems in everyday life and the aim of the present research was to examine the investi...

background: s-methyl cysteine (smc) is a hydrophilic cysteine-containing compound naturally found in garlic and onion. the purpose of the present study was to investigate the protective effect of smc on oxidative stress, inflammation and insulin resistance in an experiment of metabolic syndrome. methods: male wistar rats were divided into five groups (6 rats in each group), namely; control, con...

Saccharomyces kluyveri is a heterothallic yeast with two allelic mating types denoted as a-k and alpha-k by analogy with Saccharomyces cerevisiae and from the work described here. S. kluyveri produces mating pheromones analogous to those of S. cerevisiae, but which appear to have different specificity. S. kluyveri thus differs from S. cerevisiae, Hansenula wingei, and Schizosaccharomyces pombe ...

conclusions this study has provided some preliminary evidence of the reliability and validity of the persian version of rcas when used with family caregivers of older adults with dementia. background caregivers’ self-assessments of the care they provide are the main vehicles that help explore their experiences and are thought to have a major role in care outcomes. the rising number of people wi...

In order to determine if mononuclear cells may be secreting factors capable of modulating fibroblast growth, the in vitro proliferative response of fibroblasts to cytokines known to be secreted by mononuclear cells was measured, using both growth arrested and proliferating cells. Of the cytokines tested, which included interleukin-1 (IL-1), interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-3 (IL-3), interleuki...