BACKGROUND Fewer than 6% patients with adenocarcinoma of the pancreas live up to five years after diagnosis. Chemotherapy is currently the standard treatment, however, these tumors often develop drug resistance over time. Agents for increasing the cytotoxic effects of chemotherapy or reducing the cancer cells' chemo-resistance to the drugs are required to improve treatment outcome. Nuclear fact...

Identification, propagation, and introduction of a nutritionally rich, indigenous plant species in the existing cropping system are presented in this paper as a method of rural nutrition intervention. A case study of Moringa (Moringa oleifera Lam.; Moringaceae), which is a common tree in Malawi and one of the richest sources of vitamin A and vitamin C compared to the commonly consumed vegetable...

The right temporo parietal junction plays a causal role in maintaining the internal 1 representation of verticality. 2 3 Francesca Fiori 1,2 *, Matteo Candidi 1,2 *, Adriano Acciarino 1,2 , Nicole David 3 , Salvatore Maria 4 Aglioti 1,2 5 1. Department of Psychology, ‘Sapienza’ University of Rome, 00185, Rome, Italy 6 2. IRCCS, Fondazione Santa Lucia, Rome, 00100, Italy 7 3. Department of Neuro...

The effects of selected herbal dietary supplements on the growth performance and carcass quality of broiler chicken were investigated. Three hundred and eight day-old, male broiler chicks of Indian River strain were randomly allotted to seven experimental diets namely negative control, 0.0125% flavomycin (positive control), 0.1% Moringa leaf powder (MLP), 0.05% Moringa leaf powder, 0.035% Zigbi...

this study focused on examining the management strategies of perceived risk associated with moringa products by consumers in ilorin metropolis with view to rank the perceived risk associated with moringa product; assess the different strategies employed by consumers to manage or cope with the risk and to examine socio-economic determinants of consumers’ consumption behaviour in relation to the ...