The article describes a new technology for real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) detection of nucleic acids. Similar to Taqman, this new method, named Snake, utilizes the 5'-nuclease activity of Thermus aquaticus (Taq) DNA polymerase that cleaves dual-labeled Förster resonance energy transfer (FRET) probes and generates a fluorescent signal during PCR. However, the mechanism of the probe cl...

This paper presents performance results of a new data partitioning technique: snake partitioning , a data decomposition technique than can be derived at compile-time. Snake partitioning is suitable for multidimensional arrays with restricted aane references. The technique derives the data partitioning of these arrays and an execution order that exploits locality in loops. Experiments that compa...

The review is mainly devoted to snake venom a-neurotoxins which target different muscle-type and neuronal nicotinic acetylcholine receptors. The primary and spatial structures of other snake venom proteins as well as mammalian proteins of the Ly-6 family, which structurally resemble the `three-finger' snake proteins, are also briefly discussed. The main emphasis is placed on recent data charact...

Takotsubo cardiomyopathy occurs in patients with severe emotional or physiologic stress. The prognosis is usually favorable, and the left ventricular wall motion dyskinesis normalizes within days to weeks. In this paper we report a case of snake bite complicated by takotsubo cardiomyopathy. We advise physicians to consider not only cardioinhibitory effect of snake venom but also takotsubo cardi...

melon ladybeetle, epilachna chrysomelina (f.), is one of the key insect pests of cucurbit crops in asia and north africa. the development and reproduction of e. chrysomelina were studied on watermelon, snake cucumber, cucumber and melon under laboratory conditions. mean total life cycle from egg to adult female was 21.3, 21.7, 26.0, and 21.3 days on the mentioned host plants respectively. mean ...

The Brown Tree Snake (Boiga irregularis) has caused ecological and economic damage to Guam, and the snake has the potential to colonize other islands in the Pacific Ocean. This study quantifies the potential economic damage if the snake were translocated, established in the state of Hawai‘i, and causing damage at levels similar to those on Guam. Damages modeled included costs of medical treatme...

background: information on the epidemiology of venomous snake species responsible for envenomation to humans in iran has not been well documented. in the kashan city, venomous snakebite remains a recurring medical problem. information providing the correct identification of snake species responsible for envenomation in this geographic region would be useful to regional medicalclinics and person...

ophionyssus natricis is a purely blood sucking parasite of snakes and of worldwide distribution. infected snakes often exhibit lethargy, pruritus, crusting dermatitis,and behavioral changes. ophionyssus natricis can also attack humans, causing popular vesiculo-bullous eruption of the skin. a 29 years old man working in zoo,sari, mazandaran, iran, presented itchy papullar eruption of the skin. h...

Snake-bite is a life-threatening medical emergency & major public health problem throughout the World, especially in tropical countries like India. The annual death rate due to snake bite in India is estimated to be 4.1 per 1,00,000 population while in Maharashtra, it is 3.0 per 1,00,000 population. The objective of this study is to observe the management of snake bite and their outcome in cent...