The Department of Veterans Affairs study to optimize the DEKA Arm provided feedback to inform optimization of the gen 2 (second-generation) prototype and evaluate the gen 3 (third-generation) prototype. This article summarizes recommendations to improve gen 2 and reports satisfaction and usability ratings of gen 2 and gen 3. Data were collected from 39 subjects; 37 subjects were included in thi...

abstract  introduction: intracerebroventricular (icv) injection of streptozotocin (stz) causes cognitive impairment in rats. the beneficial effect of genistein (gen) was investigated on icv stz-induced learning, memory, and cognitive impairment in male rats. methods: for this purpose, rats were injected with icv stz bilaterally, on days 1 and 3 (3 mg/kg). the stz-injected rats received gen (1 m...

The isoflavone genistein (GEN), a biologically active component of soy foods, is associated with reduced breast cancer risk in women who consume soy-rich diets. GEN has been reported to influence many biological processes, of which suppression of cell proliferation and stimulation of apoptosis are considered to be the major pathways underlying its inhibition of tumorigenesis. This study evaluat...

BACKGROUND Lacewings (insect order Neuroptera), known in the fossil record since the Early Permian, were most diverse in the Mesozoic. A dramatic variety of forms ranged in that time from large butterfly-like Kalligrammatidae to minute two-winged Dipteromantispidae. PRINCIPAL FINDINGS We describe the intriguing new neuropteran family Parakseneuridae fam. nov. with three new genera and 15 new ...

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this study aimed to evaluate the cellular toxicity of two newly-released acrylic resins (futura gen and gc reline hard) in comparison with the conventional heat-cure resin (meliodent).sample discs from each acrylic resin were placed in 24-well culture plates along with l929 mouse fibroblast cell line. a mixture of the rpmi 1640 medium, antibiotics and 10% fbs was added to the plates and the spe...

Eight new genera of the subfamily Limosininae are described from the Afrotropical region: Afrolimosina gen. n. (type species A. albitarsis sp. n.), Biphallapodema gen. n. (type species B. polydentata sp. n., additional species B. oligodentata sp. n.), Chelilimosina gen. n. (type species Ch. baloghi sp. n.), Mislocatus gen. n. (type species Ceroptera ealensis Vanschuytbroeck, 1951), Oligochaetos...

Genistein (GEN), one of the soy isoflavones, exhibits protection against colon cancer. The WNT signaling pathway plays a critical role in both normal epithelial regeneration and tumorigenesis in human colon. In this study it was hypothesized that GEN regulates specific genes in the WNT signaling pathway. Colon cancer cell lines DLD-1, SW480, and SW1116 were treated with Novasoy or GEN for 4 day...

The Afrotropical genera Gamia and Artitropa are only known to feed on species of Dracaena (Asparagaceae), and together with Leona lissa Evans, which may require a new genus, they are the only Afrotropical Hesperiidae that feed on this unusual host genus. We present partial life histories of two species of Gamia, 22 taxa of Artitropa (of at least 12 species, and including several undescribed tax...

background: genistein (gen), a naturally occurring flavonoid present in soy bean, has attracted scientific interest for its possible benefits in cancer. objective: the potential immunomodulatory effects of genistein on the immune system and against tc-1 tumor cell line were evaluated in adult female c57bl/6 mice. methods: mice were treated with gen 10 days before to 10 days after the tumor indu...