Soil microorganisms may be both sensitive and resilient to various disturbances. The effects of a single stressor on soil microorganisms have been well studied, but only limited research has been carried out to test the effects of simultaneous action of diverse stressors. Soil samples were collected from a long-term polluted zinc and lead site and an unpolluted site. Modeling studies assumed sp...

It was previously reported that female mice resolve a primary Chlamydia trachomatis urogenital infection independent of inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS). We now report that although iNOS-deficient (NOS2(-/-)) mice resolve culture-apparent infection in a fashion similar to that of normal control (NOS2(+/+)) mice, they sustain significantly increased rates of disease, as assessed by hydrosa...

Sorghum grains of cultivars Wad Ahmed and Tabat were germinated for 1, 2 and 4 days to obtain 1-, 2and 4day-old malts. About 1% of sorghum malt was added to sorghum flour. The mixtures were incubated at 30 C with shaking for 30, 60, 90 and 120 min. Phytic acid and tannin contents and minerals o extractability (as an index for minerals bioavaliability) were assayed for all treatments. The result...

Tomato crop is grown worldwide and considered a mass consumer product. In Ecuador, tomato growers face two major issues: water scarcity mismanagement, which cause reduction in the framers’ gross income ecosystem services. This paper aimed at finding an optimal irrigation scheduling greenhouse to achieve balance among production, fruit quality use efficiency. Thus, experiments were settled. firs...

Blackcurrant is rich in anthocyanins that may affect exercise-induced physiological responses. We examined tissue oxygen saturation, muscle activity, cardiovascular responses and femoral artery diameter during a submaximal sustained isometric contraction. In a randomised, double-blind, crossover design, healthy men (n = 13, age: 25 ± 4 years, BMI: 25 ± 3 kg·m-2, mean ± SD) ingested New Zealand ...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE A randomized, double-blind, multicenter clinical trial of placebo versus nimodipine was conducted to test the hypothesis that nimodipine would reduce the frequency of death and of worsening by 30% compared with placebo. METHODS Nimodipine was used in doses of 60 mg, 120 mg, and 240 mg daily in 1,064 patients treated for 21 days. Treatment was begun within 48 hours of st...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Beri-honey-impregnated dressing on diabetic foot ulcer and compare it with normal saline dressing. STUDY DESIGN A randomized, controlled trial. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Sughra Shafi Medical Complex, Narowal, Pakistan and Bhatti International Trust (BIT) Hospital, Affiliated with Central Park Medical College, Lahore, from February 2006 to February 20...

DYSIS II ACS was a longitudinal, observational study in 3867 patients from 18 countries. They were being hospitalized after suffering an acute coronary syndrome. Evaluations were performed at the time of admission and again 120±15 days following the date of admission (the follow-up time point). 2521 patients were on active lipid lowering treatment (LLT) at admission. Mean atorvastatin dose was ...

Inhibin, which is important for normal gonadal function, acts on the pituitary gonadotropins to suppress folliclestimulating hormone (FSH) secretion. The level and cellular localization of the inhibin isotypes, alpha, betaA and betaB, in the testis of mice were examined during postnatal development in order to determine if inhibin expression is related to testicular maturation. Mouse testes wer...

The purpose of the present study was to investigate the morphological characteristics of the developing vallate papillae (VP) of Korean native goats using scanning electron microscopy. In prenatal development of the VP, primordia of the VP were observed and the moat was shallowly spread in 60-day-old fetuses. The moat of the vallate papillae was shallowly spread and still undifferentiated in 90...