This study presents the response of autotrophic pico- and nanoplankton to southwest monsoon-associated hydrographical transformations in the Cochin backwaters (CBW), the largest monsoonal estuary along the west coast of India. By the onset of the southwest monsoon, the euhaline/mesohaline conditions in the downstream/upstream of CBW usually transform into oligohaline/limnohaline. The flow cytom...

Bronchial γδ T-lymphocytes and expression of heat shock proteins in mild asthma. I. Fajac, G.L. Roisman, J. Lacronique, B.S. Polla, D.J. Dusser. ERS Journals Ltd 1997. ABSTRACT: Heat shock proteins (HSPs), which are important targets for γδ Tlymphocytes, are thought to play a role in inflammatory and immune diseases. The purpose of this study was to characterize, in asthma, the presence and di...

PURPOSE This study evaluated the human factors affecting the ease of use of a disposable autoinjector developed for subcutaneous self-injections performed by patients with chronic diseases. MATERIALS AND METHODS This was a randomized, single-center study conducted with 65 patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Patients performed six simulated injections. Assessments of patient device acceptance ...

The present research article highlights the metal (Cd, Cu, Pb, Zn and Fe)distribution pattern in the RSPM generated in different hot spot sites located at Kochi, theQueen of Arabian Sea. These sampling sites are categorized under three different zonesas estuarine, riverine, and coastal. Two sampling phases are selected in order to check theconsistency in pollution trend after a two year gap and...

A study was conducted to examine the effects of diets supplemented with organic selenium, (Se) and zinc, (Zn) on the performance of Cochin exotic breeder hens. Forty-two week old hens (n=120) and males (n=12) were assigned to four treatment groups of 10 females and 1 male each. Birds with no mineral supplementation (Group 1); feed supplemented with .33 ppm Se (Group 2) feed supplemented with 20...

Islamic banking is considered as alternative to conventional banking. It focuses on profit/loss and risk sharing, than interest based deposit/lending followed in conventional banking. Conventional Banking cherishes a long history while Islamic banking gained importance in last few decades. The study review and compare performance of conventional banks and Islamic banks operating in GCC region d...

I. The Action of Anesthetic Agents on the Loss of Potassium from Isolated Guinea Pig Auricles. William C. Holland 1 II. A Comparison of Hypnotic Agents. Louis Lasagna 9 III. The Fate of Dibenzyline in the Body and the Role of Fat in its Duration of Action. B. B. Brodie, Lewis Aronow and Julius Axeirod 21 IV. Mode of Action of Antagonists to Curare. II. Anti-Curare Action of Hydroxyphenyltrialky...