We have previously provided molecular evidence of expression of aquaporin 3 (AQP3) in normal human urothelium and in UBC of various stages. Whereas former studies demonstrated that loss of AQP3 was associated with invasive and high-grade disease and worse progression-free and cancer-specific survival, this report investigates the expression of AQP3 in associated CIS. Contrary to what we had exp...

This study examines the potential of soft computing technique—namely, Gaussian process regression (GPR), to predict ultimate bearing capacity (UBC) cohesionless soils beneath shallow foundations. The inputs model are width footing (B), depth (D), geometry (L/B), unit weight sand (γ), and internal friction angle (ϕ). results present were compared with those obtained by two theoretical approaches...

1. ‘‘Western blot also demonstrated that the expression of E-cadherin and VEGF-C was decreased in 5637 cells depleted of HMGN5.’’ should be replaced by ‘‘Western blot also demonstrated that the expression of E-cadherin was enhanced, while the expression of VEGF-C was decreased in 5637 cells depleted of HMGN5.’’ in the 23–25th line of the first column under the Abstract section on page 1. 2. In ...

In the present study, the effect of 2,4-dichlorophenoxyacetic acid (2,4-D) on callus cultures of Artemisia annua were evaluated in terms of its growth, chlorophyll, carotenoid, protein, phenol and flavonoid content and possible genetic variations using ISSR and RAPD markers. Callus cultures grown on MS medium supplemented with three different 2,4-D concentration (1.0, 2.0 and 3.0 mg 2,4-D L MS ...

Kruppel like factor 4 (KLF4), a transcription factor associated with carcinogenesis and tumor progression, plays an important role in various malignancies. In the present study, we utilized the CRISPR-ON system to upregulate KLF4 expression level and subsequently investigated the effect and mechanism of KLF4 in the carcinogenesis and progression of urothelial bladder cancer (UBC). Immunohistoch...

Unipolar brush cells (UBCs) of the mammalian vestibulocerebellum receive mossy fiber projections primarily from the vestibular ganglion and vestibular nuclei. Recently, the axons of UBCs have been shown to generate an extensive system of cortex-intrinsic mossy fibers, which resemble traditional cerebellar mossy fiber afferents and synapse with granule cell dendrites and other UBCs. However, the...

hymenolepis nana is a common parasite of rodents as well as human intestine. this parasite has beenreported from all over the world, including iran. the infection rate has been reported up to 40% in someareas. the infection has various clinical manifestations. the parasite could establish severe hyperinfection inpatients with immune deficiency. regarding the rodents as hosts of the parasite, th...

the genetic diversity of 89 flue-cured tobacco varieties was examined using 12 issr primers. these cultivarswere evaluated at the guilan tobacco research center, rasht, iran, using a 7×7 simple lattice design with two replications, and 12 morphological traits. the total number of pcr amplified products was 143 bands ranging from 450 to 3000 bp, of which 108 bands (74.28%) were polymorphic. prim...