We found human renin inhibitory activity in soybean and isolated the active compound, soybean renin inhibitor (SRI). The physico-chemical data on the isolated SRI were identical with those of soyasaponin I. SRI showed significant inhibition against recombinant human renin, with an IC(50) value of 30 microg/ml. Kinetic studies with SRI indicated partial noncompetitive inhibition, with a K(i) val...

The Old World Sobarocephala Czerny, 1903 are revised, with 16 of the 29 known species described here as new: S. anonymos spec. nov., S. apoxys spec. nov., S. cycla spec. nov., S. doryphoros spec. nov., S. insolata spec. nov., S. kapnikos spec. nov., S. laticrinis spec. nov., S. magna spec. nov., S. myllolabis spec. nov., S. nebulosa spec. nov., S. nimbipennis spec. nov., S. orientalis spec. nov...

O ne of the goals of our article on the DNA of Socially Responsible Innovation (SRI) was to start a discussion on how to implement SRI in research and development (R&D). We are therefore grateful for the contribution by Dove and Özdemir; we feel that exactly such dialogue is necessary to advance innovation to the next level. We acknowledge that the “ecosystem” of science, technology and society...

This article aims to examine the trade effects of the South Asian FTAs including regional and bilateral ones with a focus on Sri Lanka, by applying a gravity trade model as an analytical framework. The study specifically targets the following three FTAs: the South Asian Free Trade Agreement (SAFTA) enforced in 2006, the India-Sri Lanka Free Trade Agreement (ISFTA) in 2001, and the Pakistan-Sri ...

در حالی که رمان‌های مارگارت آتوود موضوع بحث‌های انتقادی زیادی های بوده اند، مجموعه داستان کوتاه‌ او چندان مورد توجه منتقدان قرار نگرفته و بیشتر موارد نادیده گرفته شده اند. این مقاله، کوتاه قطبیت ها مردی از مریخ نخستین انتخاب با استفاده تئوری‌های رونالد لینگ سیمون دوبوارنقد میشود خود تقسیم شخصیت‌هایی ناامیدانه جستجوی گرمای انسانی تحقق زندگی دچار هم پاشیدگی روانی میشوند بررسی می شود. نظریات برگرف...

BACKGROUND Average volume-assured pressure support (AVAPS) has been introduced as a new additional mode for a bilevel pressure ventilation (BPV) device (BiPAP; Respironics; Murrysville, PA), but studies on the physiologic and clinical effects have not yet been performed. There is a particular need to better define the most efficient ventilatory treatment modality for patients with obesity hypov...

1Department of Biochemistry and Chemistry, Faculty of Medicine, South Asian Institute of Technology and Medicine, Malabe, Sri Lanka. *2Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Colombo, Sri Lanka. 3Hussain Ebrahim Jamal Research Institute of Chemistry, Karachi, Pakistan. 4Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of science, King Abdulaziz University, Saudi ...

1Department of Pharmacognosy, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka, India; 2Department of Pharmacognosy, PES College of Pharmacy, Bangalore, Karnataka India; 3Department of Pharmacognosy, Karavali College of Pharmacy, Mangalore, Karnataka India; 4Department of Pharmacology, Sri K.V.College of Pharmacy, Chickballapur, Karnataka-562101, India; 5Department of Pharmaceutical Chemis...

Prenatal exposure to serotonin reuptake inhibitor (SRI) antidepressants and maternal depression may affect prefrontal cognitive skills (executive functions; EFs) including self-control, working memory and cognitive flexibility. We examined long-term effects of prenatal SRI exposure on EFs to determine whether effects are moderated by maternal mood and/or genetic variations in SLC6A4 (a gene tha...

Any system to compensate countries for reduced emissions from deforestation and forest degradation (REDD+) requires a historical reference level against which future performance can be measured. Here we examine the possibilities Sri Lanka, a small forest country with limited data on forest carbon stocks, has to get ready for REDD+. We construct a historical reference level using available fores...