In this chapter, the conceptual basis for the use of the implicit cognition paradigm in the acculturation domain is discussed. In particular, it is argued that the process of acculturation occurs in conscious (explicit) modes, but also in non-conscious (implicit) modes. In addition, implicit cognitions derived from such non-conscious processes may play an important role in determining the accul...

there are considerable efforts to identify naturally occurring substances as new drugs in cancer therapy. many components of medicinal plants have been identified that possess substantial anticancerous properties. this prompted us to investigate the effect of scrophularia striata (an iranian species belonging to the scrophulariace family) extract on the growth of astrocyte cancer cell line (132...