context there is growing evidence that interferon lambda 4 (ifnl4) polymorphism is related to sustained virological response (svr) in hepatitis c virus (hcv) infection. we analyzed the relationship between ifnl4 (rs368234815) polymorphism and svr in dual- and triple- therapy in hcv genotype 1, 2, 3 and 4 infected asian, caucasian and african patients. conclusions favorable ifnl4 rs368234815 gen...

a methodology is presented in this paper to find optimal location and dosage of chlorine injection in water distribution networks. the objective is to minimize the chlorine consumption while keeping the residual chlorine at each node within the standard range. unfortunately because of wrong water quality management in water distribution networks in many parts of the world, many problems such as...

sardari is one of the most important landraces of common wheat (triticum aestivum l.) that is mainly cultivated in drylands and mountainous area of iran. moreover, it shows a high level of genetic diversity. in the present research a total of 73 sardari wheat ecotypes were evaluated for drought tolerance. genetic diversity was analyzed using amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) marker ...

background & aim: german chamomile is one of the most important medicinal plants. so, assessment of genetic diversity and relationship among the traits are very essential in chamomile breeding programs. determination of the best indirect selection criteria for genetic improvement of essence percent and dry flower yield of german chamomile (matricaria chamomilla l.) populations was investiga...

maryam sadat salamati1, hossein zeinali2 ,ehdi yousefi3     1- ardestan branch, islamic azad university, ardestan, iran   2- esfahan agricultural and natural research center, isfahan, iran   3- assist. prof, payam noor university, isfahan, iran             received: 10 february 2011 accepted: 26 may 2011     * corresponding author: e-mail: [email protected]       abstract     in order to...

Micro-blog has become very popular way to transmit and exchange information in network. In order to explore network public opinions dissemination mechanism of Micro-blog, this paper discusses characteristics of the Micro-blog social network structure and influence they made on information transmitting and sharing in Microblog through complex network analysis combined with data obtained from Sin...

the aim of this study is designing the impeller of a centrifugal compressor in order to supply pressure ratio for a 65 kw micro gas turbine. first, the primary thermodynamic analysis has been conducted for the considered cycle using a home made code. herein, the compressor pressure ratio was considered to be 4. the obtained thermal efficiency was 25.64%. then, the design of micro compressor in ...

background: increase in prevalence of obesity and type 2 diabetes which are of the main risk factors of metabolic syndrome, is not only the result of changes in genetic, diet or physical activity, but also an imbalance of micro flora may play an important role. therefore, alteration of micro flora using pre/probiotic is considered as a new strategy for treatment of metabolic disorders.   method...