objective: receptor activator of nuclear factor-kappa b ligand (rankl) appears to be an osteoclast-activating factor, bearing an important role in the pathogenesis of multiple myeloma. some studies demonstrated that u-266 myeloma cell line and primary myeloma cells expressed rank and rankl. it had been reported that the expression of myeloid and monocytoid markers was increased by co-culturing ...

this study determined optimum conditions for drying pomegranate arils in a solar dryer. a cabinet solar dryer was used in active and mixed modes. the response surface method was employed with nine treatments (runs) and a control run (3 m/s air velocity and 2 cm in thickness) and five replications. the bryte cultivar was tested and samples were dried to approximately 10% moisture. drying time, v...

background economic consequence analysis is vital for recognizing pipeline comprehensive risk analysis and emergency response planning. objectives the purpose of this study was to estimate economic loss due to fire and explosion in petrochemical feed and product pipelines. materials and methods the present study which performed on 47 pipelines of a petrochemical special zone, pertinent pipeline...

Let , m , n , r be integers such that 2 ≤ ≤ r , r ≥ 4 and m , n ≥ 0 . Suppose G is an r -regular -edge-connected graph and that k is an even integer with m ≤ k ≤ r 2 . We say that G is an (m,n; k) -factor graph if for each disjoint pair E1, E2 ⊆ E(G) with |E1| = m and |E2| = n , G has a k -factor F such that E1 ⊆ E(F ) and E2 ∩E(F ) = ∅ . In this note we consider when G is an (m,n; k) -factor g...

the purpose of this study was to determine the role of streptococcal m protein in naturally-occurring cd4+cd25+ regulatory t cells (ntregs) function and development in rheumatic heart disease in iraqi patients. streptococcus pyogenes was isolated for subsequent m protein extraction. also, peripheral blood ntregs and cd4+ t cells were isolated by using magnetic cell separation system. tissue cul...