AIMS To examine the correlation between bromodeoxyuridine (BrdU) labelling indices (LI) and tubular damage in renal biopsy specimens; to evaluate the diagnostic and prognostic potential of measuring cell proliferation in a variety of renal lesions. METHODS In vitro BrdU labelling of renal biopsy specimens was undertaken and labelled cells were detected in routinely fixed, paraffin wax embedde...

BACKGROUND Improvement of the process of cellulase production and development of more efficient lignocellulose-degrading enzymes are necessary in order to reduce the cost of enzymes required in the biomass-to-bioethanol process. RESULTS Lignocellulolytic enzyme complexes were produced by the mutant Trichoderma atroviride TUB F-1663 on three different steam-pretreated lignocellulosic substrate...

Abstract Sea cucumbers are a high-value fauna that can be found on Kei Island’s coastal area. Because of overexploitation and poor management, the sea cucumber population Island has declined dramatically. To solve this problem, cultivation activities (breeding, nursery growth out) need to developed immediately. The aim study was utilize brown algae Sargassum sp support production sandfish seeds...

The real-time quantitative reverse transcription PCR (RT-qPCR) is widely used for gene expression analysis, owing to its advantages of high specificity, sensitivity and repeatability. Suitable reference an absolute prerequisite accurate normalisation. In this study, three computational statistical methods before performing RT-qPCR, including geNorm, NormFinder BestKeeper was integrated stabilit...

A 66-year-old man suffered the symptoms of severe lead poisoning for 2 years before diagnosis. The man had a blood lead level (PbB) on admission to hospital of 98 microg/dL. A detailed investigation revealed that the poisoning occurred as a result of drinking a homemade red wine, for which analyses showed a lead concentration up to 14 mg/L--70 times the Australian maximum limit for lead in wine...

Quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (qRT-PCR) has become the most popular choice for gene expression studies. For accurate expression analysis, it is pertinent to select a stable reference gene to normalize the data. It is now known that the expression of internal reference genes varies considerably during developmental stages and under different experimental conditions. For Salvia...

Slaughterhouse produce alot of contaminated waste. This study aims to determine the process waste management and test content wastewater in Regional Company Medan City. research was conducted from August September 2021. a descriptive quantitative laboratory tests were carried out. The population this 30 employees or workers at City slaughterhouse entire sampled because number relatively small. ...

Background. WATSU (WaterShiatsu) is a complementary therapeutic treatment method comprising passive stretches and massage techniques administered in 35°C warm water. Pregnant women claim safe methods to reduce pain, stress, and fatigue. Therefore, we conducted a pilot study evaluating the effects of WATSU on pregnancy-related complaints in third trimester pregnant women. Methods. Nine healthy p...

Editor: Danny Raz (TECH) and Francesco De Pellegrini (CN) Authors: Francesco De Pellegrini, Daniele Miorandi, Iacopo Carreras (CN), Danny Raz, Reuven Cohen (TECH), Juhani Latvakoski, Tomi Hautakoski (VTT), Lidia Yamamoto (UBASEL), Giovanni Neglia, Sara Alouf (INRIA), Daniel Schreckling (HITEC) Luciana Pelusi, Eleonora Borgia, Marinella Petrocchi, Fabio Martinelli (CNR), Corrado Moiso and Antoni...