objective: the present study was hypothesized to investigate the beneficial effects of fresh, aged, and cooked garlic extracts on blood glucose and memory of diabetic rats induced by streptozocine (stz). material and methods: diabetes was induced by an intraperitoneal injection of stz (60 mg/kg body weight). an oral dose of 1000 mg/kg of each garlic extract was given daily for 4 weeks after dia...

among pome fruit trees, quince is the most susceptible tree to fire blight. following selection of several promising quince cultivars, this research aimed at optimization of in vitro propagation protocol of the selected materials. therefore, several experiments were carried out for determination of the best culture medium and plant growth regulators for establishment, proliferation and root ind...

nasoalveolar molding represents a paradigm shift from traditional presurgical orthopedics in the care of cleft lip and palate patients which has been applied increasingly in the past two decades. this article is a review of recent literature apropos of objectives, appliances, complications and short and long term effects of this technique.