objective: this research was carried out as a greenhouse experiment in the form of a completely randomized factorial design (crd) in three-run sequences. the research aimed at investigating the impacts of nicosulfuron (cruz) and rimsulfuran (titus) residues on the growth of wheat in two soil types which differed in their levels of organic compounds and salinity. methods: treatment of the experi...

this study was conducted to investigate commercial formulations of insecticides against western flower thrips, frankliniella occidentalis (pergande).the insects were collected from commercial greenhouses of cucumber in varamin, iran. the tested insecticides were diazinon (ec 60%), cypermethrin (ec 40%), fipronil (ec 2.5%), imidacloprid (sc 35%) and a botanical insecticide oxymatrine (kingbo, as...

A novel dye-free labeling method for a multiplex bioassay was proposed by using short sequence-based barcodes consisting of a reporter base and repeats of two stuffer bases; then, the barcodes were quantitatively decoded by a single pyrosequencing assay without any pre-separation.

Acanthamoeba is an opportunistic protozoan that is widely distributed in the environment and is well recognized to produce serious human infections, including a blinding keratitis and a fatal encephalitis. This review presents our current understanding of the burden of Acanthamoeba infections on human health, their pathogenesis and pathophysiology, and molecular mechanisms associated with the d...

A new bioassay has been developed combining the simplicity of direct bioautography with the improved chromatographic resolution of 2D-TLC. Mixtures of structurally diverse antifungal agents were tested to establish the validity and utility of this method in the discovery of new natural products with activity against agriculturally important fungal pathogens.

PURPOSE In order to determine whether the one-component method for calculating drug concentration in the aqueous (AQC(max)) is useful for selecting an appropriate ophthalmic solution, six general purpose antimicrobial ophthalmic solutions already on the market were investigated. METHODS The drugs examined were levofloxacin (LVFX), chloramphenicol (CP), erythromycin lactobionate (EM), micronom...