NanomedicineVol. 16, No. 2 EditorialHydrogel–nanoparticle hybrids for biomedical applications: principles and advantagesNur Shahirah Sulaiman, Nurasyikin Hamzah, Siti Fatimah Zakaria, Fairuz Che Othman & Izzat Fahimuddin Mohamed SuffianNur SulaimanDepartment of Pharmaceutical Chemistry, Kulliyyah Pharmacy, International Islamic University Malaysia, 25200 Kuantan, Pahang, MalaysiaSearch more pap...

Cholesterol oxidase (EC1.1.3.6; CHO) is an enzyme, which catalyzes the oxidation of cholesterol and converts 5cholesten-3β-ol into 4cholesten-3-one. The objective of this study is to isolate extracellular cholesterol oxidase (CHO) producing microorganisms to obtain an abundant source of cholesterol oxidase (CHO) for industrial and medicinal needs. Cholesterol oxidase producing bacteria were iso...

In the present study bacteriophages isolated from rainbow trout farms and sewage treatment plants were genetically identified and their effectiveness on Yersinia ruckeri isolates from clinical cases of red mouth disease was investigated. Fish samples suspected to red mouth disease were collected from rainbow trout farms located in west Azerbaijan. Y. ruckeri, the causative agent of red mouth di...

extended abstract 1- introduction power is regarded as an important social variable when studying any social structure and institution. accordingly, distribution of power in family structure has a great importance and could affect many familial experiences such as development of personality, socialization, self-esteem, solidarity, satisfaction, happiness, etc. (mahdavi & saboori khosroshahi, 20...

how to cite this article: jalili m, jahangiri n, yazdi aa, ashrafzadeh f. the effects of imitative vs. cognitive methods on the speech development of children with autism. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):37-46. objective the present study was performed to examine the effects of two speech therapy methods on six verbal behaviors of autistic children, including oral speech, listening, orga...

introduction: rapid urbanization and reduction of rural population are common problems among developing countries. unemployment and rural migration are mentioned as main reasons for these problems. according to the 2011 census in iran, the rural population decreased to less than one-third, or about 29 percent of total population. demographic change of the country and the need for jobs will exac...

introduction: plant diseases caused by geminiviruses are one of the main constraints of legume production in the world. they are responsible for a constraint on production of various crops. geminiviruses are characterized by their twinned icosahedral particles and their single-stranded dna genome. the family geminiviridae is grouped into four genera: begomovirus, mastrevirus, curtovirus and top...