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background poly 3-hydroxybutyrate (phb), a class of poly hydroxyalkanoates (phas), is a group of bacterial storage polymers, produced by various microorganisms in response to nutrient limitation. phas are biodegradable polymers which could be a good substitute for current petrochemical plastics. phb has been synthesized during three enzymatic steps including three genes. objectives our aim was ...

A computer p rogram w h i c h s o l v e s p h y s i c s p r o b lems s t a t e d i n E n g l i s h i s d e s c r i b e d i n terms o f t h e knowledge w h i c h i s used t o t r a n s f o r m one t y p e o f r e p r e s e n t a t i o n i n t o a n o t h e r . The E n g l i s h s e n t e n c e s o f t h e p r o b l e m s t a t e m e n t a re p r o g r e s s i v e l y t r a n s f o r m e d i n t ...

background: ca-125 is a glycoprotein and its origin is uncertain during pregnancy. it arises during the first trimester and return to a non-pregnancy range in late pregnancy. objective: the aim of this study was to compare ca-125 level in threatened abortion and normal pregnancy less than 20 weeks of pregnancy. materials and methods: this was a prospective case study carried out on 50 healthy p...

S t r i n g s e a r c h i n g is a v e r y i m p o r t a n t c o m p o n e n t o f m a n y p r o b l e m s , i n c l u d i n g t ex t e d i t i n g , b i b l i o g r a p h i c r e t r i eva l , a n d s y m b o l m a n i p u l a t i o n . R e c e n t s u r v e y s o f s t r i n g s e a r c h i n g c a n be f o u n d in [4, 18]. T h e s t r i n g m a t c h i n g p r o b l e m cons i s t s o f f i...

C o a g u l a t i o n a b n o r m a l i t y is f requent l y obse rved i n s c h i s t o s o m i a s i s p a t i e n t s bu t i ts p a t h o p h y s i o l o g y h a s no t been e s t a b l i s h e d . We m e a s u r e d , by i m m u n o d i f f u s i o n . the p r o t h r o m b i n a n t i g e n c o n c e n t r a t i o n i n 56 i n d i v i d u a l s ; of these 19 w i th d e m o n s t ra ted c o...