background: dermatophytes are the main cause of human superficial mycosis that is still a public health problem especially in tropical countries such as iran. objective: the aim of this study was determining the antifungal effect of hypercom perforatum essential oil. methods: the minimum inhibitory concentration (mic) and minimum fungicidal concentration (mfc) for the essential oil of the plant...

This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capacities. Abstract: This paper argues that the physical being of one of John Searle's institutional facts is the totality of records of the fact, together with some very specific background activities and capac...

Oliver St John Gogarty (1878-1957) was a celebrated Irish doctor and poet. A 'Renaissance' figure, he was renowned as a surgeon, poet, memoirist, senator, athlete and wit. His years as a medical student, although not crowned by academic success, were remarkable for many other achievements. A study of Gogarty's University career provides a number of lessons in the art of being a medical student....

Hypericin is a pigment present in the widely distributed medicinal plant Hypericum perforatum L. (Hypericaceae). In our research, hypericin was found to be an inhibitor of NADPH/Fe 2+ induced microsomal lipid peroxidation and NADPH-dependent lucigenin chemiluminescence emission in vitro. Hypericin also inhibited the microsomal CYP1Adependent 7-ethoxyresorufin O-deethylase (EROD) which participa...