Using microsphere lithography, a bottom-up fabrication method, we create large areas of gold Fischer pattern. Additionally, using a Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) substrate coated with a thin layer of gold, we demonstrate fluorescence quenching and enhancement when the PDMSAu sample is in contact with the fluorescent dye Nile Blue. Additionally, reduced photobleaching of the Nile Blue is shown. Ob...

Under the present wording of Art. H.11.1 International Code Nomenclature for algae, fungi, and plants (Turland & al. in Regnum Veg. 159. 2018), “The name a nothospecies which postulated or known parent species belong to different genera is combination nothogeneric with nothospecific epithet.” No other option naming such bigeneric multigeneric hybrids mentioned Code, therefore we think that rest...

Spatial sampling methods have acquired great popularity due to the number of applications that need to triangulate portions of space in various dimensions. One limitation of the current techniques is the handling of the final models, which are large, complex and need to register neighborhood relationships explicitly. Additionally, most techniques are limited to Euclidean bidimensional or tridim...

Scrophularia atropatana (S. atropatana), an Iranian plant belonging to the family of Scrophulariaceae, was assigned for its chemical compositions and biological activities of essential oil (EO) and extracts of the aerial parts of the plant during the flowering stage. Combination of GC-MS and GC-FID was assessed for analyzing the chemical compositions of the EO from th...

In this paper, we consider to solve a general form of real and symmetric n× n matrices M , C, K with M being positive definite for an inverse quadratic eigenvalue problem (IQEP): Q(λ)x ≡ (λ2M + λC +K)x = 0, so that Q(λ) has a partially prescribed subset of k eigenvalues and eigenvectors (k ≤ n). Via appropriate choice of free variables in the general form of IQEP, for k = n: we solve (i) an IQE...

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE The purpose of this study was to assess the incidence of late rebleeding of ruptured intracranial aneurysms treated with detachable coils. PATIENTS AND METHODS A clinical follow-up study was conducted in 393 consecutive patients with a ruptured aneurysm treated with detachable coils between January 1995 and January 2003. Late rebleeding was defined as recurrent hemorrha...

Background: Inflammatory bowel disease, an autoimmune disease, has two clinical manifestations including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis (UC). IL-17 has been the target of intensive research in autoimmune diseases. The influence of Toll like receptor 4 (TLR-4) gene polymorphisms on IL-17 production has also been revealed in UC patients and tissue inflammation in mice. Objectives: To inve...

Background: Hypernatremia might lead to neurological and developmental disabilities. This study aimed to determine the frequency, risk factors, and one-year neurological prognosis of hypernatremia in newborns. The findings of the present study may assist the prevention of hypernatremia mortality and complications.Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on all neonates admitted to the ...