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Erasure codes are a type of encoding of data, generally for transmission over a lossy medium, that survive deletions (erasures) of parts of the message.1 They are especially useful for transmission of data across a medium or network that can drop packets of data, when it is impractical for the receiver to be in constant communication with the sender. Given a file with K blocks, the sender gener...

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background: biofilm infections are a major challenge in medical practice. bacteria that live in a biofilm phenotype are more resistant to both antimicrobial therapy and host immune responses compared to their planktonic counterparts. so, there is need for new therapeutic strategies to combat these infections. a promising approach [known as photodynamic inactivation (pdi)] to kill bacteria growi...

background: antibiotic resistant bacteria can be considered as a main problem in infection management. zinc oxide nanoparticles (zno nps), individually or in combination with antibiotics, can be considered as good candidates for struggling against drug resistant bacteria. methods: in this study, zinc oxide nanoparticles were synthesized using sol-gel method in low temperature as a cost effectiv...

background: escherichia coli (e. coli) is the most extensively used host for the production of recombinant proteins. however, most of the eukaryotic proteins are typically obtained as insoluble, misfolded inclusion bodies that need solubilization and refolding. reteplase as a highly disulfide-bonded recombinant protein is an example of difficult to express protein in e. coli. methods: in this s...

background: parathyroid hormone (pth) secreted by parathyroid glands regulates the metabolism of calcium and phosphorus in bone and kidney. thereby, it can stimulate bone formation, and is a promising agent in the treatment of osteoporosis. mature form of pth consists of 84 amino acids; however, the first 34 residues of pth cover the majority of hormonal action. methods: in this study, the fusi...