nickel (ni) is one of the essential micronutrients for higher plants and its known function is beingthe metal component of urease. the effects of various ni levels on urease activity in maize (zea maize l.)plants grown in two nutrient media containing urea or ammonium nitrate as two separate nitrogen sourceswere investigated. the experiments were performed as completely randomized blocks with t...

background and objective: teucrium polium (tp) has shown hypoglycemic effect in type 1 diabetes induced by single high dose of the cytotoxic agent streptozotocin (stz) in rats. this study was conducted to evaluate whether its aqueous extract could have such an effect in multiple low-dose stz-induced model of type 1 diabetes in rats. materials and methods: male wistar rats were divided into cont...

OBJECTIVES Extracorporeal shockwave therapy (ESWT) and corticosteroid injection (CSI) are treatment options for plantar fasciitis. Their clinical outcome comparison remains a debate. Also, the thickness changes of the plantar fascia on objective evaluation under the medium energy ESWT and CSI therapy are elusive. METHODS A total of 97 patients with chronic plantar fasciitis were enrolled in t...

the aim of this study was to use ahp method to rank the obstacles to improving professional ethics in sport media. in the first step, the existing obstacles were identified by review of literature, searching the authentic websites and finally interview with sport media experts. after this step, the hierarchy tree was portrayed to rank the obstacles and then the analytical hierarchy process (ahp...

Objective To determine the concentration changes of medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) in serum and milk in the Chinese lactating women who used Depo Geston® Methods Ten postpartum and breastfeeding women received an injectable contraceptive of Depo Geston® (depo medroxyprogesterone acetate,DMPA, 150 mg/ampoule). Serum and milk samples were collected in the 1st, 2nd, 4th, 6th, 8th 10th and 12th ...