Selection of resistant mutants in sequential subcultures with increasing concentrations of six and four different fluoroquinolones was studied for one reference strain each of Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Mycoplasma hominis, respectively. All fluoroquinolones tested selected for resistance, with alterations affecting the quinolone resistance-determining regions of the four target topoisomerase genes.

This research aimed to explore the effect of zeatin (6-γ,γ-dimethylallyl-amino) concentration on in vitro shoot proliferation six olive (Olea europaea L.) cultivars, ‘Aggizi Shami,’ ‘Coratina,’ ‘Frantoio,’ ‘Manzanillo,’ ‘Picual,’ and ‘Toffahi.’ The cultivars were reproduced via multiplication Rugini medium (OM) with three concentrations (2, 4, 6 mg L-1) for subcultures. Shami’ ‘Toffahi’ had hig...

Introduction Dress is a natural extension of one’s identity due to the personal nature of clothing, accessories, and body modifications. According to Roach-Higgins and Eicher (1992), “dress of an individual is an assemblage of modifications of the body and/or supplements to the body” (p.7). Dress would, by this definition, include garments, jewelry, accessories, headdress, hairdress, mutilation...

BACKGROUND There has been an increased recognition of the importance of socio-cultural factors affecting late presentation in breast cancer. Socio-culturally mediated symbolic meanings, attached to " breasts" might importantly affect understandings of breast cancer in connection with late presentation. OBJECTIVE To explore symbolic meanings of " breasts" which might affect late presentation, ...