background: the dose rate distribution delivered by a low dose rate 137cs pellet source, a spherical source used within the source trains of the selectron gynecological brachytherapy system, was investigated using the mcnp4c monte carlo code. materials and methods: the calculations were performed in both water and plexiglas and the absolute dose rate distribution for a single pellet source and ...

copper-64 was produced in large scales and high specific activities in late 1990s’ using compact cyclotrons based by 64ni(p,n)64cu reaction and many radiopharmaceuticals developed since then by various groups based on interesting physicochemical and nuclear properties of the radionuclide. the unique emission of beta particles as well as positron particles offers a spectacular real therapeutic/d...

alzheimer's disease (ad) is a progressive neurodegenerative disease characterized by memory and cognitive dysfunction due to neuronal cell loss in higher brain centers. senile plaques containing amyloid β (aβ) are associated with this disease as well as a reduction in cholinergic neuron numbers. tacrine is a reversible cholinesterase inhibitor in clinical use to treat moderate forms of ad. chit...

to study the response of pinto-bean yield and yield components in intercropping with maize and naked-pumpkin under weed competition, two similar experiments were conducted in rasht and roudsar separately each in a randomized complete block design with 3 replications on factorial arrangements experiment in 2013. the treatments of first factor consisted of  pinto bean (100 and 75%) sole cropping,...

conclusions the synergistic effect was found on the healing of infected wounds caused by s. aureus by using an mbp-1 and silver nanoparticles combination in a mouse model. results the mic and mbc of mbp-1 were found to be 0.6 and 0.7 mg/ml, respectively. mic and mbc of silver nanoparticles were determined to be 6.25 and 12.5 mg/l, respectively. mic and mbc of the silver nanoparticles and mbp-1 ...

b ackground: acanthamoeba spp . are free-living amoebae commonly found in the environmental sources such as water, soil, and air. this ubiquitous amoeba is the causative agent of amoebic kerati- tis (ak). the objective of the present study was to investigate the presence of acanthamoeba spp. in water and soil sources in ahvaz city, khuzestan province, southern iran. m ethods: in general, 110 sa...