Prescription charts are not designed with the task of programing medical devices in mind [cf. 1]. This is surprising because we know that charts need to be consulted for programing values. This paper summarizes what we know about chart design, and then reflects on what we do not know. In order to design charts that facilitate programing, we need a better understanding of how they are used in ho...

background: today, despite the many advances in early detection of diseases, cancer patients have a poor prognosis and the survival rates in them are low. recently, microarray technologies have been used for gathering thousands data about the gene expression level of cancer cells. these types of data are the main indicators in survival prediction of cancer. this study highlights the improvement...

the gene encoding the human basic fibroblast growth factor (hbfgf) has been already chemically-synthesized and cloned in pet-3a expression vector (pasteur institute of iran). in the present study, we compared the level of expression of this synthetic hbfgf and its related cdna in escherichia coli. the pbr322-cdna of hbfgf supplied by dr. seno (from molecular biology dept, okaido prefectural uni...

the green fluorescent protein (gfp) was originally isolated from the jellyfish aequorea victoria that fluoresces green when exposed to blue light. gfp protein is composed of 238 amino acids with the molecular mass of 26.9 kd. the gfp gene is frequently used in cellular and molecular biology as a reporter gene. to date, many bacterial, yeast , fungal, plants, fly and mammalian cells, including h...

objective(s): progestrone is a prequisite for pre-implantation angiogenesis and induce decidual angiogenesis. it is unknown the effect of progestrone administration on the endometrium of hyperstimulated mice at pre-implantation time. material and methods: adult female nmri mice were divided in three groups [control group, ovarian stimulated group and progestrone treated mice after ovarian stimu...

the influenza a virus is of global concern for the poultry industry, especially the h5 subtype as it has the potential to become highly pathogenic for poultry and mankind. recently, plant expression systems have gained interest as an alternative for the production of vaccine antigens. the goal of the present study was to investigate the possibility of expressing the ha1 protein in nicotiana tab...