Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a conformational disease that is characterized by amyloid-β (Aβ) deposition in the brain. Aβ exerts its toxicity in part by receptor-mediated interactions that cause down-stream protein misfolding and aggregation, as well as mitochondrial dysfunction. Recent reports indicate that Aβ may also interact directly with intracellular proteins such as the mitochondrial enzy...

due to the location of a domestic, industrial and agricultural zone near the caspian sea, this water body has long been under pressure and environmental threat. as a result of development of oil production activities in caspian region, such as oil exploration and extraction, a large volume of oil related pollutants is released annually into this important water body. considering the fact that h...

chemical control against overwintered adults of sunn pest eurygaster integriceps put. mostly has low efficacy. today using insecticides and formulations that have durable toxicity on overwintered adults is more approved, because this strategy can reduce treated area against new generation. this research was conducted with six treatments and four replications in randomized complete block design ...

1Key Laboratory of Agro-Ecological Processes in Subtropical Region, Institute of Subtropical Agriculture, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Observation and Experiment Station of Animal Nutrition and Feed Science in South-Central China, Ministry of Agriculture, Hunan Provincial Engineering Research Center for Healthy Livestock and Poultry Production, Changsha, Hunan, China 2University of the Chinese ...

a School of Instrumentation Science and Opto-Electronics Engineering, Beijing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics, Beijing 100191, PR China b College of Environmental Science and Forestry, State University of New York, 1 Forestry Dr, Syracuse, NY 13210, USA c Faculty of Geo-information Science and Earth Observation (ITC), University of Twente, P.O. Box 217, 7500 AE Enschede, The Netherla...

J.X. Zumba, 102 Franklin Court, Bethlehem, PA 18020; G.O. Myers*, LSU Agricultural Center, School of Plant, Soil and Environmental Sciences, 104 M.B. Sturgis Hall, Baton Rouge, LA 70803; E.L. Clawson, Monsanto, 2028-3 Cannon Heights Dr., Chesterfield, MO 63017; D.K. Miller, LSU Agricultural Center, Northeast Research Station, P.O. Box 438, St. Joseph, LA 71366; R.G. Danka, USDA, ARS Honey Bee B...

Using a new dataset, this paper presents new evidence on inequality in Latin America for the 19th century and studies the effects of factor endowments and trade on inequality. Recent research has highlighted the link between the colonial origins of inequality and its persistence in Latin America. We find that inequality varied substantially throughout the century a...

Mathews Journal of Case Reports Hydranencephaly Mohammad Nawaz Nasery1, Farhad Farzam1, Hidayatullah Hamidi2, Jamshid Sadiqi2, Ahmad Reshad Faizi2, Fazel Rahman Faizi2, Marzia Mohammadi2 1Radiology department, Ali Abad Teaching Hospital, Kabul, Afghanistan. 2Radiology department, French Medical Institute for Children (FMIC), Kabul, Afghanistan. Corresponding Author: Mohammad Nawaz Nasery, Ali A...

This research was supported by USDA CSRS Research Grant No. 99-34178-7572, the Storrs Agricultural Experiment Station, and the University of Connecticut. It was not commissioned or supported by the Northeast Dairy Compact commission or any other outside agency. The authors are Director of the Food Marketing Policy Center and Research Scientist in the Center respectively. We acknowledge the secr...

The purpose of this study was analyzing the skill of Khoram Abad township wheat farmers regarding mechanization. This research was applied research and, based on methodology, was descriptive and correlative. Wheat farmers of Khoram Abad township, (N=18597) were considered as statistical population. Based on Krejcie and Morgan table, 377 ones were selected as sample. In this study, cluster rando...