a new series of noncyclic ionophores containing two to four furan units (ia to iiib) i.e. 1,1-difurylethane (ia), 2,5-bis(methylfurfuryl)furan (iia) and 1,1’ ethyledenebis[5-(methylfurfuryl)furan] (iiia), 2,2-difurylpropane (ib), 2,5-bis (dimethylfurfuryl)furan(iib), 2,2’-isopropylidenebis[5-(dimethylfurfuryl)furan] (iiib) have been synthesized by the condensation of furan with acetaldehyde and...

background and purpose: invasive aspergillosis (ia) is one of the most common life-threatening fungal infections among the critically ill patients including intensive care unit (icu) patients. delayed diagnosis and therapy may lead to poor outcomes. diagnosis may be facilitated by a test for molecular biomarkers, i.e. detection of galactomannan (gm) antigen based on enzyme immunoassay, which is...

OBJECTIVE Our aim was to test the hypothesis that electroacupuncture (EA) at acupuncture point LI4 activates specific brain regions by nerve stimulation that is mediatied through a pathway involving the brachial plexus. METHODS Twelve acupuncture naive right-handed volunteers were allocated to receive three sessions of EA at LI4 in a random different order (crossover): (1) EA alone (EA); EA a...

An element $a$ in a ring $R$ is very clean in case there exists‎ ‎an idempotent $ein R$ such that $ae = ea$ and either $a‎- ‎e$ or $a‎ + ‎e$ is invertible‎. ‎An element $a$ in a ring $R$ is very $J$-clean‎ ‎provided that there exists an idempotent $ein R$ such that $ae =‎ ‎ea$ and either $a-ein J(R)$ or $a‎ + ‎ein J(R)$‎. ‎Let $R$ be a‎ ‎local ring‎, ‎and let $sin C(R)$‎. ‎We prove that $Ain K_...

With human T cells activated by 12-o-tetradecanoyl phorbol-13-acetate (TPA) as immunogen, an IgG2a mAb, early activation antigen 1 (EA 1), was generated against a 60-kD protein with disulfide-linked 28-kD and 32-kD subunits. Both subunits were phosphorylated. The antigen, EA 1, was readily detected on approximately 60% of isolated and cryopreserved thymocytes, as determined by indirect immunofl...

T h e Ear th ' s man t l e , core , a n d crus t com­ prise 9 9 . 9 8 % of its mass . T h e man t l e , m a k i n g u p t he bulk of t he mass at 70% a n d com­ posed of h i g h e r densi ty rocks (rich in m a g n e ­ sium silicates, p lus some i ron silicates), ex­ t ends an average of 1 5 2 9 0 0 km d e e p . T h e core is the cen te r of t he Ea r th , 2 9 0 0 6 3 7 0 km d e e p , c o m p o ...

fire blight, a bacterial disease caused by erwinia amylovora (burr.) winslow et al. 1920 is considered as a serious disease on pome fruits. during recent years, this disease has caused serious damages to the fruit growing industry in iran. precise and reliable methods for identification and detection of the pathogen can help in its early control, prevent the disease spread and help eliminate th...