There has been much interest generated in the recovery of nanoparticulate (nanoparticle) bioproducts(Second generation of biotechnological products) such as plasmid DNA and viruses as putative gene therapyvectors, macromolecular assemblies as drug delivery vehicles and virus-like particles as vaccine components.Such product must be manufactured in advanced stages of purity, ma...

Cases are admitted from time to time to most large hospitals in a state of coma or semi-coma in which the differential diagnosis includes overdosage with the barbiturate series of narcotic drugs. It is often important to confirm or exclude this factor as quickly as possible. Standard methods of analysis (e.g., the Stas-Otto process, Smith, 1934a), although ultimately giving accurate quantitativ...

Autapses are connections between a neuron and itself. These connections are morphologically similar to "normal" synapses between two different neurons, and thus were long thought to have similar properties of synaptic transmission. However, this has not been directly tested. Here, using a micro-island culture assay in which we can define the number of interconnected cells, we directly compared ...

Merbau wood has a disadvantage in outdoor applications because its water-soluble extractives readily leach out and stain adjacent materials. This study examined the thickness of the heat-treated wood specimen on water-soluble extractives and some mechanical properties. The results show that heat treatment is efficient at removing the water-soluble extractives of merbau heartwood and overcoming ...

In order to synthesize new reactive monomers obtain heat-resistant polymers and epoxyimide resins, 2-hydroxypropyl-1,3-bis-hydroxyethylester-sulphoimide 2-hydroxypropyl-1,3-bis-carboxy-me¬thylester-sulphoimide of saccharin-6-carboxylic acid were synthesized. Monomers synthesized based on 2-hydroxypropyl-1,3-bis-ester-sulphoimide acid. The resulting products characterized by elemental analysis I...

multiple sclerosis (ms) is an autoimmune disease of central nervous system. since different types of immune cells are involved in ms pathogenesis, in this study we aimed to evaluate serum levels of several immunological components including soluble cd4 (scd4), scd8, scd163, and immunoglobulins as markers of activity of t-cells, macrophages, and b-cells in different types of ms. serum levels of ...