As we put 2017 behind us, I am dedicating this editorial to the celebration of Canada’s 150 birthday. I was fortunate to be in Ottawa for the month of August where I took in several Canada 150 events and displays, the most memorable and inspiring being MosaïCanada in Gatineau (created by the world famous Mosaïcultures internationales de Montréal http://english.mosaicanada.ca/). So impressed and...

This article presents the application of a graphical methodology used to develop a Digital Signal Processor designed for FPGA. The instruction set and main features of this processor are introduced. Then, a modified Algorithmic State Machine methodology, named ASM++, is applied to fully describe the processor implementation. This processor has been simulated and physically tested on Xilinx Spar...

mihan is a new bread wheat cultivar originated from the cross between iranian cultivar barakat with the chinese cultivar 90-zhong 87 at karaj research station in 1995-96 cropping season. the f1 plants were grown at karaj in 1996-97 cropping season, furthermore f2-f6 populations and regional preliminary yield nursery were evaluated at ardebil agricultural research station during 1997-2003 croppi...

Dilutional coagulopathy can be reversed with fibrinogen concentrate. Effects of different fibrinogen dosages on clot function are not defined; high doses may increase the risk of thromboemboembolism. This study investigated the effect of six fibrinogen dosages on coagulation profile and blood loss in coagulopathic pigs. Forty-two pigs underwent a 60% hemodilution (HD) with hydroxyethylstarch (H...

A model that provides reproducible, submaximal yet sufficient spinal cord injury is needed to allow experiments leading to development of therapeutic techniques and prediction of clinical outcome to be conducted. This study describes an experimental model for spinal cord injury that uses three different volumes of balloon inflation and durations of compression to create a controlled gradation o...

Biofuels from biomass have the potential to reduce the dependency on fossil fuels. An efficient pretreatment method is required to accomplish the target of the Energy Act 2005. Extrusion could be a viable continuous pretreatment method to be explored. The objectives of the current study were to investigate the influence of screw speed and barrel temperature on sugar recovery from the selected w...

BACKGROUND Leonotis nepetifolia Linn (Lamiaceae) is used in traditional medicine for its calming (tranquilizing) effects. The aim of this study was to determine whether there is any scientific justification for this use. To achieve this purpose, we investigated the behavioural effects of the methanol extract of Leonotis nepetifolia stem (37.5, 75 and 150 mg/kg) in mice. METHODS Acute toxicity...