Some compounds of hexavalent chromium are well-established carcinogens. Chromium enters mammalian cells in the hexavalent form and is reduced to chromium (III). Treatment of purified DNA with chromium (III) produces DNA-DNA interstrand crosslinks (DDC) which obstruct the progression of DNA polymerases in vitro. DDC were also detected in chromate-treated cultured normal human lung cells using th...

This paper deals with an inspection of defects including corrosion and leakage by Acoustic Emission (AE) in an oil tank floor. In contrast to intrusive methods such as magnetic flux leakage, eddy current or ultrasonic, there is no need to emptying and entering the tank in AE method in order to inspection. In this research AE investigation and AE source location is presented in detail. The resul...

in this study, 110 samples of bread wheat, aegilops crassa, ae. cylindrica and ae. tauschii were investigated to identify low-molecular-weight glutenin subunits. overall, the four alleles in term of the analysis of sds-page gels were detected. the ʻaʼ allele with 45% has the greatest frequency, and after that, ʻbʼ, ʻcʼ and ʻdʼ alleles were with 38.1%, 11.8% and 9.1% frequencies, respectively; h...

biological research of all kinds on mosquitoes must be built upon a foundation of correct identification and sound classification. except for the anopheline vectors of malaria, relatively little is known about other mosquitoes in iran and other countries in southwest asia. in view of this a comprehensive study on the mosquito fauna of iran has started since 1981. in this report the list of the ...

AIM Avian encephalomyelitis (AE) is a viral disease which can infect various types of poultry, especially chicken. In Indonesia, the incidence of AE infection in chicken has been reported since 2009, the AE incidence tends to increase from year to year. The objective of this study was to analyze viral protein 2 (VP-2) encoding gene of AE virus (AEV) from various species of birds in field specim...

The use of herbal products in the prevention of the growth of pathogens have been widely studied. Problems in the treatment of infections caused by resistant strains of fungi are indicator of the need for a more in-detailed study of herbal remedies. Artemisia aucheri is used as a medicinal plant with anti-microbial properties, and as an astringent. Plant tissue culture is an important technique...

Carum carvi (CC) is a grassy plant which is believed to have several therapeutic effects, including anti-asthmatic properties. We have therefore studied the bronchodilatory and anticholinergic effects of this plant. The bronchodilatory effects of the aqueous extract (AE), macerated extract (ME), essential oil (EO), and 4µM theophylline (T) in comparison with saline (S) were examined by the...

atopic eczema (ae) is a chronic inflammatory skin disease that affects children and adults, and  alters  quality  of  life.  previous  studies  have suggested several  socio-demographic   and environmental factors related to the prevalence of ae and other allergic diseases,  including acetaminophen use. in the present study, we report the rates of isolated ae, ae associated with asthma and ae a...