M. sylvestris inhibits C. albicans biofilm formation Journal of Herbmed Pharmacology, Volume 6, Number 2, April 2017 http://www.herbmedpharmacol.com 63 increased expression of drug efflux pump genes and metabolic plasticity provide protection by preventing the penetration of host immune factors and antifungals agents into the extracellular matrix in comparison to planktonic cells (3,6-10). The ...

But the evidence is now overwhelming that excessive exposure to any part of the solar W spectrum, including WA II (320-340 nm) and WA I (340-400 nm), is harmful. Apart from its possible role in melanoma, WA has been shown to cause a wide variety of chemical and biological effects including generation of reactive oxygen species, DNA damage, lipid peroxidation, increase in elastin fibers, collage...

Humanitarian relief is a key operation after a disaster for people who are isolated in disaster-affected areas and cannot get basic supplies for daily living. Because the demand can be large and unexpected, an efficient humanitarian relief logistics planning becomes extremely important. In a recent paper, Lin et al. (2009) proposed a logistics model for disaster relief operations. In this paper...