water and nutrient availability are two major constraints to forage maize production in arid and semi-arid areas; however, the effect of different n levels from organic and inorganic sources on nutrient (i.e., n and p) efficiency under drought stress conditions is not well known for maize faming. thus, a field study was conducted with the objective of determining the effect of n fertilization a...

Accumulating evidence indicates that overproduction of prostanoids attributable to overexpression of cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2) plays an important role in colon carcinogenesis. We have shown recently that the prostaglandin (PG) E receptor, EP(1), but not EP(3), is involved in mouse colon carcinogenesis. In line with our previous study, here we examined the role of prostanoid receptors in colon ca...

PurposeThis study aimed to analyze the topological characteristics of brain structural network in pediatric epilepsy patients with vagus nerve stimulation (VNS) by applying graph theoretical approaches.MethodsNine generalized seizures and eight normal controls (NC) were enrolled. Based on diffusion tensor imaging, theory analysis was used characterize properties preoperative (EP-pre), postopera...

Our article mentions the problem of selection in sports. The psycho-physiological approach proposed by us is based on method assessing inclination to a particular sports specialization, which takes into account following algorithm actions: psycho-social characteristics and genetic typological athletes.: sportsmen, characteristics. EP Ilyin’s motor skills technique; Determination individual neur...

The effects of an extended photoperiod (EP) in Thoroughbreds colts and fillies from winter at one year old to spring at two years old on the gonadal functions, coat condition, and endocrine changes were investigated. Sixty-two Thoroughbreds (31 colts and 31 fillies) reared in the Hidaka Training and Research Center (Hidaka), Japan Racing Association were used. Thirty of them (15 colts and 15 fi...

The development of therapeutic vaccines for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection has been hampered by host immune tolerance and the generally low magnitude and inconsistent immune responses to conventional vaccines and proposed new delivery methods. Electroporation (EP) for plasmid DNA (pDNA) vaccine delivery has demonstrated the enhanced immunogenicity of HBV antigens in various animal mo...

The extracellular matrix protein "elastin" is the major component of elastic fibers present in the arterial wall. Physiological degradation of elastic fibers, enhanced in vascular pathologies, leads to the presence of circulating elastin peptides (EP). EP have been demonstrated to influence cell migration and proliferation. EP also induce, at circulating pathophysiological concentrations (and n...

The reconstruction of large osseous defects due to periodontitis is a challenge in regenerative therapy. Sclerostin, secreted by osteocytes, is a key physiological inhibitor of osteogenesis. Pharmacologic inhibition of sclerostin using sclerostin-neutralizing monoclonal antibody (Scl-Ab) thus increases bone formation, bone mass and bone strength in models of osteopenia and fracture repair. This...

Physiological models of the speech organs must consider cocontraction of the muscles, a common phenomenon taking place during articulation. This study investigated cocontraction of the tongue muscles using the physiological articulatory model that replicates midsagittal regions of the speech organs to simulate articulatory movements during speech [1,2]. The relation between the muscle force and...