background: cadmium (cd) intoxication can cause oxidative stress and involve the antioxi-dant defense system in hepatocytes. administration of vitamin c, chitosan, or a combination of both may prevent cd-induced oxidative damage. methods:cyprinus carpio were distributed into six groups. the control group received normal feed (group i). group ii was exposed to 0.2 mg.l-1 cadmium chloride. group ...

organizations in order to capture sustainability and competitive advantage need to pay attention to environmental issues throuoghout their supply chain. by decreasing costs, improving image and being protected against environmental laws it can lead to organizational competitive advantage. current research has been done investigating the relationship between green supply chain and capturing cope...

Simultaneous ischemia of the vertebrobasilar and anterior spinal artery territory is rare. Cheshire et al. [1] did not find evidence of brainstem symptoms in any of their 44 patients with spinal cord infarction nor in the additionally reviewed 155 cases. However, in 1966 Boudin et al. [2] reported on 2 patients with combined brainstem and spinal cord lesions who had vertebral-artery stenosis do...

Objective: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of play therapy combined with a traumatic cognitive-behavioral approach on the symptoms of trauma and the feeling of loneliness of the victims of sexual abuse. Methods: This research was a quasi-experimental study with a pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The statistical population comprised all sexually-abused Afghan girls...

A prolonged administration of glucocorticoids produces adrenal atrophy or hypofunction in man and experimental animals(Winter et al., 1950; Fraser et al., 1952; Lewis et al., 1953; Salassa et al., 1953; Dermatini et al., 1955; Bierich et al., 1959). This adrenal insufficiency has been attributed to a reduced ACTH secretion from the pituitary gland(Sayers and Sayers, 1950). For the prevention of...

PURPOSE To evaluate the antiangiogenic potential of topical ophthalmic formulations of the novel angiostatic steroids AL-3789 and AL-4940, using a rabbit model of corneal neovascularization. METHODS Neovascularization was induced in the rabbit cornea by surgical implantation of a standard ethylene vinyl acetate copolymer (Elvax-40) pellet containing 1 microg lipopolysaccharide. Coded formulat...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS In the last decade, genomic studies using DNA markers have strongly influenced the current phylogeny of angiosperms. Genome size and ploidy level have contributed to this discussion, being considered important characters in biosystematics, ecology and population biology. Despite the recent increase in studies related to genome size evolution and polyploidy incidence, only a ...

2112. 13. Lassen, M. R. (2000) The EPHESUS study: comparison of the first synthetic factor Xa inhibitor with low molecular weight heparin (LMWH). The prevention of venous thromboembolism (VTE) after elective hip replacement surgery. Blood 96(11), Abstract #2109. 14. Erickson, B. (2000) The PENTHIFRA study: comparison of the first synthetic Factor Xa inhibitor with low molecular weight heparin (...