withania somnifera (ws) possess anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. ws preparations have a potential therapeutic role in the central nervous system (cns) related disorders in animal models. in this study, the possible protective effect of acute aqueous ws root extract on behavioral despair was explored and compared with fluoxetine, an antidepressant with selective serotonin (5-ht) reu...

background and objective: the medicinal plant origanum vulgare. subsp. vulgare in the lamiaceae family has been widely used by iranian people for the treatment of respiratory, gastrointestinal and neurologic disorders. the present study was carried out to evaluate possible anxiolytic effects of aqueous extract of o. vulgare leaves and the flowering branches in rats.materials and methods: anxiol...

Contemporary pharmacologists are in the same position as experimental animals in an open field test. Animals are placed on a large table and their interest in the surroundings may be measured by their number of explorative movements. In some modifications of this test the table is full of holes and the "curiosity" of the animals is evaluated by the number of times in which the animals put their...

OBJECTIVE Prospective study of the effectiveness of treatment in patients with hyperacusis by means of an open-field technique of acoustic treatment with nature sounds. MATERIAL AND METHODS 34 patients were referred to a tinnitus and hyperacusis clinic at a private Otorhinolaryngology Department. Clinical and exploratory ENT studies were performed. Open-field nature sounds were applied by mea...

Seedlings of aubergine (Solanum melongena L.) cv. ‘Rima’ were used as scion (R) and control (non-grafted) and rootstock (self-grafted) (RR), while two hybrid tomatoes ‘Heman’ (Lycopersicon hirsutm) and ‘Primavera’ (Lycopersicon esculentum) were used as rootstocks. Grafted and non-grafted plants were grown in the greenhouse and in the open-field. Grafted plants Rima and Heman (RH) were more vigo...

objective: parkia biglobossa stem bark decoction is a popular medicinal plant preparation used as calming agent for tensed patients in traditional medicine. the aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of aqueous stem bark extract of parkia biglobossa (aepb) and its active fraction aepbf3 on anxiety, spontaneous alternation behavior, and locomotor activity. the open field apparatus was use...

Decisions can be taken to increase energy efficiency and to mitigate the emissions to the environment by examining the energy audit and greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions footprint of crop production in different ways and in different regions, with comparable principles. In this study, energy consumption and energy indices of tomatoes production in four regions of Iran including East Azerbaijan...