BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES Insect growth regulators (IGRs) offer alternatives to conventional chemical larvicides that pose problem of resistance and environmental safety. However, only a limited number of IGRs have been approved for use in mosquito control. In the present study, two new formulations of the IGR diflubenzuron, 2 per cent granular (GR) and 2 per cent tablet (DT) were tested for its ...

BACKGROUND Streptococcus suis is an important infectious agent for pigs and occasionally for humans. The host innate immune system plays a key role in preventing and eliminating S. suis infections. One important constituent of the innate immune system is the protein lysozyme, which is present in a variety of body fluids and immune cells. Lysozyme acts as a peptidoglycan degrading enzyme causing...

In this study, a blend mixture of chitosan-ethylenediaminetetraacetic acid (CS 2 wt%-EDTA) at a weight ratio of 30/70 and polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) solution (10 wt%) was electrospun to produce fibrous mats with lysozyme (10, 20 and 30 wt%) used for wound healing. The morphology and diameter of the electrospun fiber mats with and without lysozyme were analyzed by scanning electron microscopy (SEM)...

BACKGROUND: Rocuronium Bromide is a newer, low potency nondepolarising neuromuscular blocking agent. It is proven to be five to seven times less potent than vecuronium.The aim of the present study was to evaluate the effectiveness of 2ED95 (2 times effective dose 95) dose (0.6mg/kg) of rocuronium with regard to onset time, the intubating conditions and the duration of action and to compare it w...

The interlayer adhesion in the multilayered micro-devices is of significant importance for their electronic properties. scratch test applied here using a micro-blade sliding under linearly increased load, combined with optical and SEM visualization, to study Al2O3/GR/SiO2/Si Al2O3/hBN/GR/SiO2/Si stacks. failure interlayers determined by critical load at which sudden change coefficient friction ...

2 Laboratory of Pharmacology, School of Medicine, Democritus University of 6 Thrace, Alexandroupolis, Greece 7 8 Running Title: 9 Animal models in development of biologics for IBD 10 11 Corresponding author: 12 Vassilis Valatas MD, PhD, 13 Department of Gastroenterology, 14 University Hospital of Heraklion, 15 PO Box 1352, Voutes, Heraklion 16 GR-71100, Crete, Greece 17 Phone: +3

The gene for polysyndactyly (Ps) arose during a neutron irradiation experiment at the M.R.C. Radiobiological Unit at Harwell (Batchelor, Phillips & Searle, 1966), and was offered to the author in November 1964. The mice from Harwell were outcrossed to CB $? (the Fx of CBA/Gr &?xC57 BL/Gr $?). The stock was outcrossed again in late 1966 to improve fertility. Rigorous brother/sister mating has no...

Evaluation of food chemicals is essential to make appropriate feeding decisions. The molecular genetic analysis of Gustatory receptor (Gr) genes and the characterization of the neural circuits that they engage has led to a broad understanding of taste perception in adult Drosophila [1, 2]. For example, eight relatively highly conserved members of the Gr gene family (Gr5a, Gr61a, and Gr64a-f), r...

Selenium is one of the most essential trace elements in fishes. Therefore, determining the optimal level of selenium in the fish diet is one of the main concerns of researchers. This study investigated the effects of Sel-Plex (Selenium yeast) supplement on the hematological parameters and immunological parameters, and growth performance in Siberian Sturgeon, Acipenser baerii. The Siberian Sturg...