elevated water tanks as one of the main lifeline elements are the structures of high importance. since they are extremely vulnerable under lateral forces, their serviceability performance during and after strong earthquakes is a matter of concern. as such, in recent years, the seismic behavior of water tanks has been the focus of a significant amount of studies. in the present work, three reinf...

The endocannabinoid system is involved in the control of many physiological functions, including the control of emotional states. In rodents, previous exposure to an open field increases the anxiety-like behavior in the elevated plus-maze. Anxiolytic-like effects of pharmacological compounds that increase endocannabinoid levels have been well documented. However, these effects are more evident ...

Disrupted circadian rhythms are a core feature of mood and anxiety disorders. Circadian rhythms are coordinated by a light-entrainable master clock located in the suprachiasmatic nucleus. Animal models of mood and anxiety disorders often exhibit blunted rhythms in locomotor activity and clock gene expression. Interestingly, the changes in circadian rhythms correlate with mood-related behaviours...

Stress has profound influence on the gastro-intestinal tract, the immune system and the behavior of the animal. In this study, the correlation between gut microbiota composition determined by Denaturing Grade Gel Electrophoresis (DGGE) and tag-encoded 16S rRNA gene amplicon pyrosequencing (454/FLX) and behavior in the Tripletest (Elevated Plus Maze, Light/Dark Box, and Open Field combined), the...

The present study was conducted to assess the association between 25-hydroxyvitamin D [25(OH)D], estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and urine microalbumin/creatinine ratio (uACR) in Korean adults. Data on 4,948 adults aged ≥20 years from the Korean National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey V-3 (2012) were analyzed. After adjusting for the related variables (except age), the odds...

Aims: The present research is focused on screening in vivo and insilico anti- amnesic activity of the ethanolic extract seeds Chenopodium quinoa. To establish exact mechanism action, phytochemical constituents were subjected to silico studies using schrodinger pass software.
 Methodology: powdered material quinoa dried extracted with ethanol by soxhlation technique. In evaluation was carri...

Lipid-lowering therapy in individuals with high risk of cardiovascular disease reduces the incidence of coronary heart disease. However, few studies have assessed the benefits of cholesterol lowering for primary prevention of coronary heart disease in hypertensive patients with mild dyslipidemia or without conventional dyslipidemia. The large, randomized Management of Elevated Cholesterol in th...

Elevated aldosterone levels induce a spironolactone-inhibitable decrease in cardiac sarcolemmal Na+-K+ pump function. Because pump inhibition has been shown to contribute to myocyte hypertrophy, restoration of Na+-K+ pump function may represent a possible mechanism for the cardioprotective action of mineralocorticoid receptor (MR) blockade. The present study examines whether treatment with the ...