Dielectric Switching In article number 2214544, Ming Jiang, Lijie Dong, and co-workers propose a synergistic dielectric switching mechanism. The crystallization/melting behavior of octadecane induces the aggregation/dispersion conducting micelles, resulting in significant simultaneous enhancement/weakening interfacial polarization electrode polarization—the structural transition results an unpa...

AIMS Determine whether certain, natural phenolic compounds enhance activity of commercial antifungal drugs against yeast strains of Candida and Cryptococcus neoformans. METHODS AND RESULTS Twelve natural phenolics were examined for fungicidal activity against nine reference strains of Candida and one of C. neoformans. Six compounds were selected for synergistic enhancement of antifungal drugs...

background: radon and its short-lived decay products are considered as the important sources of public exposure to natural radioactivity. the synergistic interaction between tobacco smoking and radon is known to be an actual problem. this study has provided a mathematical description and prognosis of the carcinogenic effects after combined action of radon with smoking. materials and methods: a ...

the present study investigated comparatively the impact of two types of input enhancement (i.e. textual vs. compound enhancement) on developing grammar ability in iranian efl setting. sixty-five female secondary high school students were selected as a homogenous sample out of about a 100-member population based on nelson language proficiency test. then, their grammar ability was measured based ...

The widespread implementation of surface enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) techniques for chemical and biological detection requires an inexpensive, yet robust SERS substrate with high sensitivity and reproducibility. To that end, we present a facile method to fabricate plasmonic SERS substrates with well-distributed SERS "hot spots" on a large scale with reproducible SERS enhancement factors of...

the aim followed in the present study was to evaluate the antioxidant activity of individual vs. combined extracts of rosemary leaves and oak fruit to detect the possible interactions in their antioxidant activity following combination and in order to find a way to use oak fruit natural antioxidants as an available massive source in iran. towards this end, methanolic extracts of rosemary and oa...

purpose: to report and review a rare variant of duane's syndrome named synergistic divergence and its surgical results. patient and findings: a 16-year-old girl presented with left face turn and reduced vision in both eyes. best corrected vision was od: 3/10 and os: 10/10. there was severe adduction deficiency of the re with simultaneous abduction of the re in left gaze. she had xt= 35 in ...

application of additives is one of the proper solutions in quality enhancement in bakery products such as gluten matrix promotion, softness and unity of the texture and delay in staling which are effectives on shelf life and marketability of the bread. so the aim of this study was to investigate the synergistic effect of datem, ssl and e471 as an emulsifier in level of 0.2% and 0.5% humectants ...