Evidence is presented that Lemna converts 5'-methylthioadenosine (MTA) to methionine. The methylthio moiety and four of the ribose carbons of the nucleoside contribute the methylthio and the four-carbon moieties of methionine. Plants grown in the presence of inhibitors which block methionine biosynthesis convert MTA to methionine at a rate sufficient to sustain normal growth (at least 4.4 nanom...

INTRODUCTION Owing to the high and increasing morbidity and mortality, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) has become a major public health problem worldwide. Although the majority of patients with COPD are in the early stages, little attention has been paid to them, in particular regarding to early intervention. Tiotropium bromide can significantly relieve symptoms and reduce the inci...

BACKGROUND Clinical assessment often cannot reliably or rapidly risk stratify patients hospitalized with suspected acute coronary syndrome. The real-world clinical value of stress echocardiography (SE) in these patients is unknown. Thus, we undertook this study to assess the feasibility, safety, ability for early triaging, and prediction of hard events of SE incorporated into a chest pain unit ...

Fetal growth is determined by the feto-placental genome interacting with the maternal in utero environment. Failure of this interplay leads to poor placental development and fetal growth restriction (FGR), which is associated with future metabolic disease. We investigated whether whole genome methylation differences existed in umbilical cord blood and placenta, between gestational-matched, FGR,...

BACKGROUND Recent evidence indicates a causal link between both active smoking and secondhand smoke (SHS) exposure and breast cancer (BC). OBJECTIVE The objective of the present study was to evaluate the initial reactions of girls and boys to tailored Web-based messages that describe the relationship between SHS and BC, using a parallel, single-blinded cluster randomized controlled trial. M...

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OBJECTIVE To compare the effectiveness of per rectal misoprostol over oxytocin in primary postpartum haemorrhage (PPH). STUDY DESIGN Randomised controlled trial study. PLACE AND DURATION OF STUDY Gynaecology and Obstetrics Department, Unit IV, Bolan Medical Complex Hospital, Quetta, from September 2013 to February 2014. METHODOLOGY Emergency obstetric patients receiving per rectal misopro...

Aim: This study aimed to investigate associated factors of smartphone addiction in the students a faculty health sciences. Material and Methods: is cross-sectional study. A total 839 sciences participated our The data was collected by Personal Information Form, Smartphone Addiction Scale-Short Pittsburg Sleep Quality Index, Piper Fatigue Scale. Results: As score increases 0.59 units, sleep qual...

الهدف الرئيسي من هذا المسح هو الطبعة العربية لباب حرف الواو كتاب الجامع، عالم أندلسي القرنين الثاني عشر والثالث عشر، ابن البيطار. لهذا الجهد، فإن المخطوط الأساسي الذي اخترناه، نظرًا لأقدميته، رقم 840 لمكتبة الإسكوريال (أوراق 225r-223r). كما اعتمدنا أيضًا على المخطوطات 839 (294v-292r) نفس المكتبة وعلى مجموعة غايانغوس CXXV (مجلد 3 ، 191r-185v) الأكاديمية الملكية للتاريخ لمدريد، بهذا الترتيب، للقيام...

The author of this article extracted all historical, geographical and ethnographical materials (including legendary) concerning the ancient Slavs Eastern Balkans Asia Minor mentioned in multivolume «History Prophets Kings» (Ta’rīḫ ar-Rusul wa-l-Mulūk) by «the father Muslim historiography», an Arabic spoken Iranian Muḥammad b. Ǧarīr (Djarir) aṭ-Ṭabarī (839–923), which outlines general history fr...