Objective: Candida albicans is an opportunistic and polymorphic fungal pathogen that affects mucosal membranes and squamous epithelia as well as being part of the normal human flora. Historically, there have been many botanical-based remedies used to treat fungal conditions, including C. albicans. This study examined the efficacy of both botanical tinctures and essential oils on the growth and ...

Hybridization has been implicated as a driver of speciation, extinction, and invasiveness, but can also provide resistant breeding stock following epidemics. However, evaluating the appropriateness of hybrids for use in restoration programs is difficult. Past the F1 generation, the proportion of a progenitor's genome can vary widely, as can the combinations of parental genomes. Detailed genetic...

continued on page 4 The term allelopathy was first introduced in 1937 and refers to biochemical interactions among plants that alters plant growth, including those mediated by microorganisms. Allelopathy, besides including competition for resources among plants, is considered to be an important mechanism of plant interference caused by the addition of plant-produced toxins to the plant environm...

Hardwood bareroot seedlings typically undergo transplant shock immediately following afforestation planting associated with moisture or nutrient stress. Broadcast field fertilization at outplanting with readily available nutrients has shown limited capacity to reduce nutrient stresses. Furthermore, the rapid nutrient release characteristic of broadcast fertilization leads to high levels of nutr...

parkinson's disease is a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system. the motor symptoms of parkinson's disease result from the death of dopamine-generating cells in the substantia nigra, a region of the midbrain the cause of this cell death is unknown. homocysteine (hcy) is a non-protein amino acid. it is a homologue of the amino acid cysteine. the elevated levels of homocysteine in pl...

Background: Increase of blood glucose leads to structural and functional changes in various target tissues and organs. Gonadal dysfunction and decrease in testosterone production are the consequence of diabetes and these conditions lead to insufficient production of spermatozoids. Besides the use of chemical agents, herbal medications for treatment and reduction of diabetic side effects have be...

The increasing world population and developing industrial areas increase the need for energy. This situation makes alternative renewable energy sources efficient use of these more valuable. In this study, seeds Sinapis arvensis, Brassica nigra, napus from Brassicaceae family grown in ecological conditions Bayburt province Turkey, to determine usability potential wild species biodiesel productio...