zno nps (zinc oxide nanoparticles) has generated significant scientific interest as a novel antibacterial and anticancer agent. since oxidative stress is a critical determinant of zno nps-induced damage, it is necessary to characterize their underlying mode of action. different structural and physicochemical properties of zno nps such as particle surface, size, shape, crystal structure, chemica...

objective: hypericum perforatum (st. john's wort) has long been used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of internal and external ailments. the present study was done to evaluate the immumodulatory potentials of the hydroalcoholic extract of h. perforatum. materials and methods: twenty male balb/c-mice were randomly allocated in two equal groups and immunized with sheep red blood ce...

The response to drought stress is a complicated process involving stress sensing, intracellular signaltransduction, and the execution of a cellular response. Transcription factors play important roles in the signaling pathways including abiotic stress. In the present study a rice NF-YA transcription factor gene was partially characterized following dehydration. Disrupting the gene via a T...

complementary metal-oxide semiconductor (cmos) technology has been the industry standard to implement very large scale integrated (vlsi) devices for the last two decades. due to the consequences of miniaturization of such devices (i.e. increasing switching speeds, increasing complexity and decreasing power consumption), it is essential to replace them with a new technology. quantum-dot cellular...

context medication non-adherence is a commonly observed problem in the self-administration of treatment, regardless of the disease type. text messaging reminders, as electronic reminders, provide an opportunity to improve medication adherence. in this study, we aimed to provide evidence addressing the question of whether text message reminders were effective in improving patients’ adherence to ...

background: application of adjuvants with microbial origins is a recently highlighted approach in the vaccinology trials. archaeosomes are among these microbial compounds with both adjuvant and liposomal activities and features. methods: in the present study, recombinant hbsag encapsulated into methanobrevibacter smithii (m. smithii) archaeosomes. balb/c mice immunized with this compound and hu...

in the last decade, cellular automata models have been widely used for simulation spatial phenomena; however, exact nature of these models have been lead to various limitations for essential simulation of these phenomena. in this research, traditional cellular automata models have been developed through fuzzy theory, in which, transition rules are expressed based on fuzzy logic control methodol...

conclusions mobile phone text messaging increased adherence to diabetes therapy and improved the clinical outcome in saudi patients with type 2 diabetes. results in addition to significant improvement in patients’ knowledge, mean fasting blood glucose level improved from 8.60 ± 3.16 to 7.77 ± 3.11 mmol/l and mean hba1c decreased from 9.9% ± 1.8% to 9.5% ± 1.7%. objectives we conducted a study t...