the melon aphid, aphis gossypii glover (hemiptera: aphididae), is one of the most important pests of agricultural products in iran. in this study, susceptibility of melon aphid that collected from seven regions (yazd, varamin, mohammadshahr, esfehan, karaj, hashtgerd and ramsar) was compared to pirimicarb and malathion after 24 hours in 2009. bioassay experiments on adults were carried out by u...

background: the cutaneous leishmaniasis (cl) has been occurred in dehbakri county, located 46 km of bam dis­trict, kerman province since 2004–2005. phlebotomus papatasi is an important vector of zoonotic cutaneous leishmanisis (zcl) as well as sand fly fever and p. sergenti is considered as main vector of anthroponotic cutaneous leishmaniasis (acl) in iran. there are several measures for vector...

urine specimens collected from in-patients and out-patients in urmia imam hospital, northwest iran, were cultured on blood agar and eosin methylene blue agar. isolated bacteria were identified according to standard microbiological tests and then subjected to sensitivity testing according to routine method of disk agar diffusion technique. out of 8044 and 10425 urine specimens, 8.7% and 11.9% we...

Acute lung injury (ALI) is a complex and devastating illness, often occurring in the setting of sepsis and trauma. Despite recent advances in the understanding and treatment of ALI, pathogenic mechanisms and genetic modifiers in ALI remain incompletely understood. Furthermore, there has been increasing interest in the identification of genetic variations that contribute to ALI susceptibility an...

Traditionally, large surveillance studies have been analyzed by the use of the MICs at which 90% of isolates tested are inhibited (MIC(90)s), MIC(50)s, frequency distributions, and percent susceptibility. In the past, these approaches have proved satisfactory for the monitoring of resistance. From these traditional uses, one can readily detect an increase in MICs for organism and drug combinati...

The brain has evolved several endogenous mechanisms to protect itself from the deleterious consequences of stroke. One of those endogenous neuroprotective systems is centered on the purine ribonucleoside adenosine, which exerts potent neuroprotective functions within the brain. One major goal in therapeutic stroke research is to explore and utilize such endogenous neuroprotective mechanisms the...

Individuals who live to 85 and beyond without developing major age-related diseases may achieve this, in part, by lacking disease susceptibility factors, or by possessing resistance factors that enhance their ability to avoid disease and prolong lifespan. Healthy aging is a complex phenotype likely to be affected by both genetic and environmental factors. We sequenced 24 candidate healthy aging...

BACKGROUND Microbiological laboratories seek technologically innovative solutions to cope with large numbers of samples and limited personnel and financial resources. One platform that has recently become available is the Kiestra Total Laboratory Automation (TLA) system (BD Kiestra B.V., the Netherlands). This fully automated sample processing system, equipped with digital imaging technology, a...

BACKGROUND In Malawi, cervical cancer is the most prevalent form of cancer among women, with an 80% mortality rate. The Mulanje Mission Hospital has offered free cervical cancer screening for eight years; however, patients primarily seek medical help for gynecologic complaints after the disease is inoperable. METHODS We investigated how women in rural Malawi make health-seeking decisions rega...

INTRODUCTION Heritability in schizophrenia can reach up to 80% and the risk in families is 5-10 times higher than in the general population. The large contribution of genetics in this disorder has led to a growing interest in its study. OBJECTIVES To review the findings of genetic studies known as Genomewide Association Studies (GWAS) on schizophrenia. METHOD Systematic search using Pubmed ...