Background:The aim of this study was to evaluate the effect of Ramadan fasting on SIRT1 mRNA expression in healthy men.Islamic Ramadan fasting is a holy religious ceremony that has many spiritual benefits. Additionally, it can be considered as the equivalent of calorie restriction that may affect physical health. The results of previous studies revealed that calorie restriction increases the li...

This paper deals with the Active and Reactive Power control of double-fed induction generator (DFIG) for variable speed wind turbine. For controlling separately the active and the reactive power generated by a DFIG, field oriented control (FOC) and indirect sliding mode control (ISMC) are presented. These non linear controls are compared on the basis of topology, cost, efficiency. The main cont...

this study assessed the optimum water need of pepper (capsicum annuum l. cv. california wonder) and the critical irrigation level to be applied in order to achieve a reasonable economic yield in water shortage conditions. in a controlled field experiment involving five different treatments, seasonal evapotranspiration for pepper fluctuated from 89 mm in the severe stress treatment (i0.00) to 1,...

methyl indole derivative of some 6-aryl-4,5-dihydropyridazin-3(2h)-ones (3a-e) were synthesized by mannich reaction and evaluated as anticonvulsant against mes (50ma, for 2sec), inh (250mg/kg), scptz (80mg/kg) and str (3mg/kg) induced convulsion methods at 50 mg/kg dose level. all compounds 3a-e were also evaluated as antitubercular agent against m. tuberculosis h37rv by maba method. all compou...

the dardanelles (çanakkale strait) and bosporus (istanbul strait) which have unique hydrographical characteristics were compared regarding the metabolically active bacteria, culturable heterotrophic bacteria (hpc) and their relation to the nutrients and variable environmental parameters. the samples were taken from various depths ranging from 0-30 cm to 50 meters. the halocline stratifications ...

no tillage systems can reduce operating costs, enhance soil organic matter, ameliorate soil structure and prevent environmental damage caused by stubble burning. however, the lack of an appropriate direct drill for the hardened soil of arid areas reduces adequate soil-seed contact and, thus, the system has shown contradictory results in past tests. developing a direct drill to place the seed an...