background the 30 kda major secretory protein of mycobacterium tuberculosis (antigen 85b) is a primary vaccine candidate. this secreted antigen induces a protective immune response and stimulates the production of ifn-γ in animal models. objectives the aim of this study was cloning and expression of ag 85b of m. tuberculosis in escherichia coli. materials and methods to produce recombinant ag85...

this study was performed from february to april 2006; several visits were made to abattoirs in the north of iran for hypoderma spp infestation. necropsy inspection of slaughtered and skinned animals were carried out by examination of the inner skin surface and subcutaneous tissues. warbles were isolated by squeezing nodules from subcutaneous tissues. in the case of abscess presence, aseptic sam...

background although effective strategies have been presented for preventing the spread of antibiotic resistance in iran, recent reports have revealed increasing antibiotic resistance among children and adults. objectives in the present study, we tried to provide a clear view of the antibiotic resistance status of aerobic organism as the most prevalent organism in patients with rhinosinusitis in...

this paper will discuss some new implications of whitehead’s philosophy for environmental thought.[i] they fall under three headings: 1. the interrelations between three ways of thinking about the environment: bioregionalism, land ethics, and the philosophy of organism.  2.  the implications of whitehead’s philosophy of organism for environmental aesthetics.  3.  the implications of whitehead’s...