Background: Outer inflammatory protein A (OipA) is one of the important adhesins of H. pylori and a valuable candidate for vaccine development. Its gene is under "on-off" switch status which correlates with OipA protein expression. Objectives: We aimed to obtain a recombinant OipA clone (with "on" status) from an Iranian clinical isolate. Materials and Methods: A clinical H. pylori-isolate demo...

Negotiating one’s identity is a complex process that becomes complicated when person ascribed an outsider status because of any one identity. Iranian Baha’ís are significantly understudied population who experience status, both in their home country where they persecuted due to animus towards them by the government and religious leaders, United States. They range ways, including through denial ...

Since their introduction at the beginning of 19th century, Casuarina species have become important components Algerian landscape, yet numbers present in Algeria and identity, distribution, symbiotic status are still not well understood. A survey conducted on 2,304 trees 96 stands across indicates that they represented exclusively by five species: cristata Miq., C. cunninghamiana equisetifolia L...

To explore the eVects of various categorization strategies on intergroup bias within and beyond a contact situation, two experiments were conducted involving groups of diVerent size and/or status that worked together on a cooperative task. Three categorization strategies (decategorization, recategorization, and dual identity) were compared, and bias was measured through symbolic reward allocati...