THE CELL MEMBRANE is a recognized site for radiation injury (Myers, 1970; Alper, 1971). Chemical agents known to interact with membrane components may therefore amplify cell killing when present during irradiation. Indeed membrane-active agents such as local anaesthetics, analgesics and tranquillizers have been shown to enhance radiation effects on cells (George et al., 1975; Shenoy et al., 197...

more than 50% of the global population already lives in urban settlements which are projected to absorb almost all the global population growth to 2050, amounting to some additional three billion people. over the next decades the increase in rural population in many developing countries will be overshadowed by population flows to cities. rural populations globally are expected to peak at a leve...

background: the aim of this study was to evaluate the association of socioeconomic status (ses) with anthropometric measures and bp in iranian children and adolescents. methods: this nationwide study was conducted in 2011-2012 among 14,880 students, aged 6-18 years, selected by multistage, cluster-sampling method from rural and urban areas of 30 provinces of iran. anthropometric indexes and bp ...

It is predicted that mobile applications will become an integral part of our lives at the personal and professional level. Mobile Payment (MP) is a promising and exciting domain that has been rapidly developing recently, and although it can still be considered in its infancy, great hope is put on it. If MP efforts succeed, they will boost both eand m-commerce and may be the killer service in 2....

0^ Agricultural Chemicals Although agricultural chemicals improve crop yields, increase the quality of the American diet, and contribute to improvements in public health, there is growing public concern about their human health effects. Agricultural chemicals are usually mixtures of chemicals, some of which can damage the environment and accumulate in ecosystems. Depending on dose, some agricul...