We carried out a masked priming lexical decision experiment to study whether visual letter similarity plays a role during the initial phases of word processing in young readers of Arabic (fifth graders). Arabic is ideally suited to test these effects because most Arabic letters share their basic shape with at least one other letter and differ only in the number/position of diacritical points (e...

ةـصلاخلا : جا تحت زجت ة قيرط س كعلا ىفص نلا نو لل ثحبلا لود ج ة ئ ي طعتو ل قأ باسح تاوطخ ى لإ ي ةد يج جئا تن . دحاو ثحب لودج ة قيرطلا مدختستو اً يُ َّ زخ نُ ، طقف ةءار قلل ةر آاذ ىف و نو للا فيفختل مي ق ى لع لودجلا ىو تحي باسحلا ةقباس ) ىدامرلا ىوتسملا ( ىسكعلا ىفصنلا نوللا تايلمعل . ة يزاوتم باسح ة قيرط حر تقي ثحبلا اذ هو لإ زاجن ىفصنلا نوللا سكعلا ي ، جتب كلذو ىلإ درفنملا ثحبلا لودج ةئز نم ددع...

Cross-reactivity between galactomannans of three representative Hormodendrum strains, H. pedrosoi IFO 6071, H. compactum IFO 6726, and H. dermatitidis IFO 6421, and the mannans of two Candida strains, C. albicans NIH A-207 (serotype A) and C. albicans NIH B-792 (serotype B), were investigated by means of agar-gel double diffusion, quantitative preciptin reaction, and passive cutaneous anaphylax...

P2X(3) and P2X(2/3) receptors are localized on sensory afferents both peripherally and centrally and have been implicated in various sensory functions. However, the physiological role of these receptors expressed presynaptically in the spinal cord in regulating sensory transmission remains to be elucidated. Here, a novel selective P2X(3) and P2X(2/3) antagonist, AF-792 [5-(5-ethynyl-2-isopropyl...

We reported that nicotine applied via a transdermal patch (21 mg/day) induced viral reactivation and ocular shedding in herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) latent rabbits. One possible mechanism of action involves the release of catecholamines and other similar agents, triggering HSV reactivation. Bupropion (Zyban, Wellbutrin), a non-nicotine aid to smoking cessation, inhibits neuronal uptake o...

AIMS To evaluate the role of the peptidase activities from sourdough lactic acid bacteria (LAB) in the degradation of alpha-gliadin fragments. METHODS AND RESULTS Different proline-containing substrates were hydrolysed by LAB indicating pro-specific peptidase activities. Lactobacillus plantarum CRL 775 and Pediococcus pentosaceus CRL 792 displayed the highest tri- and di-peptidase activities,...

OBJECTIVE To assess the extent of mental health scientific production in Brazil from 1999 to 2003, and to identify the nature of the publications generated, their sources of finance and the ways of publicly disseminating the research findings. METHODS Searches for publications were conducted in the Medline and PsychInfo databases for the period 1999-2003. A semi-structured questionnaire devel...