Adiantum meishanianum is an endemic species distributed only in Meishan village, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Because its sporangia contain only abortive spores, A. meishanianum has been regarded as having a hybrid origin, presumably with A. caudatum, A. malesianum, and A. philippense as the putative parents. The aim of this study is to confirm the hybrid origin and determine the parental lineages of A. ...

BACKGROUND Wound healing is often impaired in diabetic animals and humans. Matrix metalloproteases act as pro-inflammatory agents in physiological wound healing pathways by stimulating cytokines including the interleukins, IL6, IL1A and IL1B, and the tumor necrosis factor and transforming growth factor beta1. Botanicals are traditionally used to assist healing of different types of wounds, beca...

Background: The oxidant-antioxidants balance in the living organism is constantly challenged by internal and external pressures. Maidenhair or Adiantum capillus-veneris (Acv) is rich in bioactive compounds with antioxidant effects.  Objectives: The present study aimed at investigating the effect of Acv hydroalcoholic extract on the oxidative stress rate of blood and brain of mice in the depres...

You have accessJournal of UrologyHistory Urology Forum I (HF01)1 Sep 2021HF01-21 THE FEMALE'S PENIS AND MICHELANGELO'S SURGEON Reilly Carr, and Michael Moran CarrReilly Carr More articles by this author , MoranMichael View All Author Informationhttps://doi.org/10.1097/JU.0000000000001992.21AboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissionsReprints ShareFacebookLinked InT...

During the last eight years, tremendous progress was made in the field of Boolean Satisfiability (SAT). Now SAT solvers are 4 to 5 orders of magnitude faster, and can solve formulas that are 4 to 5 orders of magnitude bigger. SAT is the enabling technology for formal verification—the mathematical proof of correctness of computer systems. Statistics from industrial circuit designs indicate that ...

BACKGROUND Medicinal plants still play an important role in the Kurdish community. Sulaymaniyah Province in South Kurdistan (Iraq) has a great diversity of plants, including medicinal plants, yet very few scattered ethnobotanical studies conducted in Kurdistan are available in the scientific literature. Thus the study of Kurdish ethnobotany may be crucial for understanding local medicinal plant...

It has been recognized for more than a century that chloroplasts alter their distribution within cells depending on the external light conditions. Senn (1908) documented light-induced chloroplast movement in a number of higher plants and algae, and the phenomenon has long been accepted as a means of optimizing photosynthetic light absorption under changing light conditions. Thus, chloroplasts c...

Background and objectives: People interest in traditional medicine has increased recently; however, traditional herbal medicines should be transformed into modern forms of medicine to increase patient acceptance. In this investigation, a polyherbal traditional combination “Monzej-e-balgham” has been based on according to Iranian traditional medicine (ITM) manuscripts and its qu...