The essential oils from rhizomes of Rhodiola crenulata and R. fastigiata in eastern Tibet were analyzed by using GC-MS. The major constituents were geraniol (53.3%), n-octanol (13.4%), 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (10.8%), citronellol (5.3%), 3-methyl-2-buten-1-ol (4.0%), myteol (3.0%), and linalool (2.4%) for R. crenulata and geraniol (45.3%), n-octanol (12.3%), 2-methyl-3-buten-2-ol (8.0%), linalool...

A simplified method is described for the preparation of 14 alpha-hydroxymethyl-4,4-dimethyl-5 alpha-cholest-8-en-e beta-ol, 14 alpha-hydroxymethyl-4,4-dimethyl-5 alpha-cholest-7-en-3 beta-ol, and 14 alpha-hydroxymethyl-4,4-dimethyl-5-alpha-cholest-6-en-3 beta-ol from commercial lanosterol. This method represents a modification of the approach introduced by Fried and co-workers (Fried, J., J. W....

Irradiation of rat skeletal muscles before increased loading has been shown to prevent compensatory hypertrophy for periods of up to 4 wk, possibly by preventing satellite cells from proliferating and providing new myonuclei. Recent work suggested that stem cell populations exist that might allow irradiated muscles to eventually hypertrophy over time. We report that irradiation essentially prev...

OBJECTIVE To analyze the frequency of unlicensed (UL) and off-label (OL) prescriptions in neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit of a tertiary care hospital and to determine their association with patients' severity. METHODS Observational cohort study including drugs prescribed during hospitalization of neonates over a 6-week period between July and August 2011. The drugs were ...

Oral leukoplakia (OL) is a common, potentially malignant disorder of the oral cavity. SMAD4 was initially identified as a tumor suppressor and central mediator of transforming growth factor (TGF)-β signaling. In this study, we aimed to determine the expression patterns of SMAD4 in OL, its relationship with the degree of inflammation, and its clinical implications as a biomarker for OL malignant...

The total phenol content and the anti-acetylcholinesterase activity were compared in olive leaf (OL) extracts obtained using both subcritical water extraction (SbWE) conventional solvent (ethanol-water). method proposed by Ellman (in vitro) was used to study inhibitory of acetylcholinesterase (AChE). phenolic compounds AChE activities OL varied depending on method. Thus, extract technique (220 ...

Candida albicans forms oral biofilms that cause disease and are difficult to treat with conventional antifungal agents. Tea tree oil (TTO) is a natural compound with reported antimicrobial and immunomodulatory activities. The aims of the study were to evaluate the antifungal efficacy of TTO and key derivatives against C. albicans biofilms, to assess the toxicological effects of TTO on a clinica...

• Select stereo pair from data set, i.e. an original left view OL and an original right view OR (OL=8, OR=9) • Estimate depth corresponding to neighboring original views NL (left) and NR (right) (NL=7, NR=10), using any available camera • Synthesize views (synthesized left SL and synthesized right SR) at positions of OL and OR from NL+D and NR+D • Bring synthesized video to the meeting • Compar...

Developing oligodendrocytes (OL precursors, pre-OLs) express alpha-amino-3-hydroxy-5-methyl-4-isoxazolepropionic acid (AMPA) subtype glutamate receptors (AMPARs) and are highly vulnerable to hypoxic-ischemic or oxygen-glucose deprivation (OGD)-induced excitotoxic injury, yet the mechanisms of injury remain unclear. Here we investigated the role of glutamate accumulation and mitochondrial functi...

maqsad-ol-aqsa fi tarjamat-ol-mostaqsa« is a detailed history of mohammad (peace be upon him) and the khalifas, which is translated from arabic by hossein ibn el-hassan el-khwarazmi el-kubravi (died in a.h. 839). his other writings prove his talent in many different scientific fields such as gnosticism, commentary of quran, mathematics and astronomy. his poems were published as »the name of hos...