STUDIES ON RETARDANT EFFECT FOR PHARMACEUTICS

Chronopharmaceutics: pharmaceutics focused on biological rhythm.

The circadian pacemaker of mammals resides in the paired suprachiasmatic nuclei (SCN) and influences a multitude of biological processes, including the sleep-wake rhythm. Clock genes are the genes that control the circadian rhythms in physiology and behavior. Twenty-four hour rhythm has been demonstrated for the function of physiology and the pathophysiology of diseases. The effectiveness and t...

“the effect of risk aversion on the demand for life insurance: the case of iranian life insurance market”

abstract: about 60% of total premium of insurance industry is pertained?to life policies in the world; while the life insurance total premium in iran is less than 6% of total premium in insurance industry in 2008 (sigma, no 3/2009). among the reasons that discourage the life insurance industry is the problem of adverse selection. adverse selection theory describes a situation where the inf...

Modern Medicine and Pharmaceutics

Effects of Fire Retardant on Water Quality1

Ammonium-based fire retardants are important in managing wildfires, but their use can adversely affect water quality. Their entry, fate, and impact were studied in five forest streams. Initial retardant concentrations in water approached levels which could damage fish, but no distressed fish were found. Concentrations decreased sharply with time after application and distance downstream, and th...

Fire-retardant Treatments for Wood