Glenn P. Kelley, M.D.,∗ Ghassan A. Dalati, M.D.,∗ Frederick R. Helmcke, M.D.,∗ Neeraj Jain, M.D.,∗ Mohammed Al-Bataineh, M.D.,∗ D. Luke Glancy, M.D.,∗ and Edmund Kenneth Kerut, M.D.∗,†,‡ ∗Section of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, New Orleans, Louisiana †Heart Clinic of Louisiana, Marrero, Louisiana ‡Departments of Physiology and Pharmacolo...

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This paper is in line with the previous publication on the wood inhabiting Hyphomycetes from Gilan province (Iran). As a results, 22 taxa were identified which are listed as follows: Arthrinium state of Apiospora montagnei, Arthrinium saccharicola, Arthrobotrys sp., Berkleasmium sp., Clonostachys rosea, Cryptocoryneum sp., Cylindrocladium colhonii, Dendrostilbella sp., Dendryphion comosum, Endo...

Microbialbiodegradation is known as an effective and harmless method to overcome environmental pollution with oil hydrocarbon. Some bacterial species were isolated from the Sarvestan oilfields (Iran, Fars province), then identified and applied for oil hydrocarbon decomposition. A carbon-free minimum medium (CFMM) containing 1% crude oil was used to isolate bacteria through incubation at 30°C in...

In this study, sea bass (Dicentrarchus labrax, Linnaeus, 1758),  gray mullet (Chelon labrosus,  Aisso, 1826), bream  (Spanus aurata, L. 1785) and carp (Cyprinus carpio, L. 1758) supplied from Bafa Lake from October 2013 to February 2014, underwent a parasitological examination for helminth parasites. In total 86 fish were examined and four helminth species (Diplactanum aequans, H...

Background: Surfactant protein D (SP-D) plays important roles in innate host defense against influenza A virus (IAV) infection. Common human polymorphisms of SP-D have been found in many human populations and associated with increased risk of certain infections. We recently reported that the Thr/Thr 11 form of SP-D is associated with low serum levels and assembles predominantly as trimers as op...

The present study investigates the influence of an organophosphorus pesticide, namely Dimethoate, and cadmium on biomarkers of the green alga, Spirogyra sp., in a 14-day experiment. For so doing, it has exposed Spirogyra sp. to 0.0, 100, 200, and 400 mg L-1 of Dimethoate and/or 1 mg L-1 of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) to observe a reduction in chlorophyll a and b level in Spirogyra sp., exposed to ...

The present study investigates the influence of an organophosphorus pesticide, namely Dimethoate, and cadmium on biomarkers of the green alga, Spirogyra sp., in a 14-day experiment. For so doing, it has exposed Spirogyra sp. to 0.0, 100, 200, and 400 mg L-1 of Dimethoate and/or 1 mg L-1 of cadmium chloride (CdCl2) to observe a reduction in chlorophyll a and b level in Spirogyra sp., exposed to ...