Now is a historic time in the field of harmful algal bloom (HAB) science. HAB problems are growing worldwide, and society's need for understanding these phenomena is more pressing than ever. Technological advances have expanded our capabilities for observing the ocean, providing unprecedented opportunities not only for the detection of blooms, but also for the physical, chemical, and biological...

Morphological alterations in astrocytes are characteristic for post mortem brains of patients affected by major depressive disorder (MDD). Recently, a significant reduction in the coverage of blood vessels (BVs) by aquaporin-4 (AQP-4)-positive astrocyte endfeet has been shown in the prefrontal cortex (PFC) of MDD patients, suggesting that either alterations in the morphology of endfeet or in AQ...

Virtually every coastal country in the world is affected by harmful algal blooms (HABs, commonly called "red tides"). These phenomena are caused by blooms of microscopic algae. Some of these algae are toxic, and can lead to illness and death in humans, fish, seabirds, marine mammals, and other oceanic life, typically as a result of the transfer of toxins through the food web. Sometimes the dire...

abstract background and objective: iranian traditional medicine (itm) has a long history in the prevention and treatment of diseases. clinical uses, side effects, and toxic effects of many singular and compounds were known to scientists of itm and articular books on toxicology and detoxification of drugs has been written by scientists, but their measurement tools to evaluate chronic toxicity of...

Among various kinds of bond-breaking isomerization reactions, the isomerization of a triatomic monohydride, HAB, is the simplest one: HAB ABH. This system is most fundamental for both experimental and theoretical studies. On the basis of a time-independent picture, the isomerization process can be characterized by analysis of rotation-vibration eigenstates in the high energy region. In this stu...

Nine nuclear-encoded microsatellites from an enriched genomic DNA library of the HAB (harmful algal bloom) dinoflagellate Karenia brevis were isolated and characterized. The microsatellites include five perfect (three dinucleotide and two trinucleotide) and four imperfect (two dinucleotide and two trinucleotide) repeat motifs. Gene (haplotype) diversity ranged from 0.153 to 0.750 among a sample...

'HAB-E-BUKHAR' - a compound drug formulation in Unani System of medicine has been analysed. The microscopic method of identification of few of its ingredients (Sath-e-gulu, Thabasheer); Quantitative analysis of Quinine sulphate, other physio-chemical contents and the T.L.C. of the drug have also been reported here.

Work in 2012-2013 focused on studying gas permeability, diffusivity and solubility of polyimides and thermally rearranged (TR) polymers based on 3,3’-dihydroxy-4,4’diaminobiphenyl (HAB) and 2,2’-bis-(3,4-dicarboxyphenyl) hexafluoropropane dianhydride (6FDA). To determine the effect of temperature on gas sorption, we studied H2 sorption in the HAB-6FDA polyimide and 3 partially converted HAB-6FD...

We established mouse models of extremes in trait anxiety, which are based on selective breeding for low vs. normal vs. high open-arm exploration on the elevated plus-maze. Genetically selected low anxiety-related behavior (LAB) coincided with hyperactivity in the home cage. Given the fact that several psychiatric disorders such as schizophrenia, mania, and attention deficit hyperactivity disord...