1D material systems such as Ag–Ni, Ag–Co, Ag–Fe nanowires or nanotubes have tremendous potential for making devices that require the coexistence of electrically conducting and magnetic phases interfaces. The realization microstructures is very challenging essentially due to their high positive mixing enthalpies which makes it difficult achieve unique non-equilibrium microstructures. In present ...

Objectives: To compare the physical performance and responses obtained in the six-minute walking test (6MWT) and the six-minute step test (6MST) between asthmatic and healthy adolescents; and to investigate the relationship between the responses obtained in the tests and the body mass index (BMI), physical activity level and spirometric variables. Methods: Nineteen asthmatic adolescents (AG) an...

Objectives . The study aimed to synthesize the multifunctional materials silver-added titanates via reduction of sol-gel fabricating (Fe 2 TiO 5 and NiTiO 3 ) with Jasminium subtriplinerve Blume leaf extract. Methods physicochemical characteristics obtained were determined by X-ray diffraction, energy dispersive X-Ray spectroscopy, Raman Brunauer–Emmett–Teller specific surface area, scanning el...

In this work, silver nanoparticles (Ag NPs) were decorated on thiol (-SH) grafted graphene oxide (GO) layers to investigate the antibacterial activities in Gram-positive bacteria (Staphylococcus aureus) and Gram-negative bacteria (Pseudomonas aeruginosa). The quasi-spherical, nano-sized Ag NPs were attached to the GO surface layers, as confirmed by using field emission scanning electron microsc...

The distribution of the subtypes ;ay' and ;ad' has been assessed in 159 hepatitis B antigen (HB-Ag) positive subjects with a variety of associated hepatic conditions. A specific subtype could not be correlated with any particular hepatic pathology when the whole group was considered. However, the distribution of these two subtypes did vary according to the geographical origin of the subject or ...

Research investigating interactions between aboveground (AG) and below-ground (BG) herbivores has been central to characterizing AG-BG linkages in terrestrial ecosystems, with many of these interactions forming the basis of complex food webs spanning the two subsystems. Despite the growing literature on the effects of AG and BG herbivores on each other, underlying patterns have been difficult t...

The phospholipase A2 receptor (PLA2R) is the major target antigen (Ag) in idiopathic membranous nephropathy (IMN). Recently, several types of immunoassay systems for anti-PLA2R antibody (Ab) have been developed. However, the correlation of serum anti-PLA2R Abs and glomerular expression of PLA2R Ag, and their association with clinicopathological characteristics have yet to be proven in Japanese ...

BACKGROUND The epidemiological impact and the duration of protection provided by infant hepatitis B (HB) vaccination are unknown. OBJECTIVES This study was designed to determine the hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection seromarkers in young adults who have been vaccinated against HBV as the first group of Iranian neonates during 1993 and 1994. PATIENTS AND METHODS We recruited 510 young adults ...

BACKGROUND Levels of von Willebrand factor antigen (vWF-Ag) increase during combination antiviral therapy of chronic hepatitis C (CHC). The present study investigates the association between these changes in vWF-Ag levels and response to treatment. METHODS Changes in levels of vWF-Ag on antiviral combination treatment in 184 patients with CHC genotype 1 or 4 infections were measured prospecti...

Failure of pancreatic b-cells to secrete adequate amounts of insulin is a fundamental defect in type 1 and type 2 diabetes, and the search for innovative strategies to improve b-cell mass and function is a major priority in diabetes research. Ghrelin, a 28-amino acid peptide hormone predominantly secreted by the stomach, was identified as ligand of the growth hormone secretagogue receptor type-...