the potential of fourier transform near-infrared (ft-nir) spectroscopy technique was applied to determine moisture and soluble solids content of shahani date fruit. spectral acquisitions were carried out in reflectance mode using a ft-nir spectrophotometer in the range of 12000- 4000cm-1. three different preprocessing methods namely: multiplicative scatter correction (msc), first and second der...

endothelial dysfunction is thought to be a central pathogenic feature in preeclampsia on the basis of elevated adhesion molecules. soluble forms of these molecules can be detected in plasma, and their concentrations are thought to reflect the degree of activation of a particular cell type. the aim of the present study was to compare the levels of soluble vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (svcam...

In this cross-sectional study, we analysed serum concentrations of soluble markers of cellular immune activation, namely, interferon-gamma, neopterin (a product of activated macrophages), soluble interleukin-2 receptor, and soluble CD8, in 25 patients with congestive heart failure. Ten (40%) patients showed increased concentrations (i.e. above the reference ranges of healthy controls) of neopte...

Borage is an important medicinal plant which must be cultivated commercially in order to meet the ever-increasing demand for pharmaceutical industry. This study was done under hydroponics condition. Seeds of Borage were obtained from Neka Research Center (North of Iran). After applying Benomyl fungicide, the seeds were rinsed with distilled water and planted in vermiculite. After germination an...

Soluble epoxide hydrolase enzyme is a promising therapeutic target for hypertension, vascular inflammation, pain and some other risk factors of cardiovascular diseases. The most potent sEH inhibitors reported in the literature are urea-based ones which often have poor bioavailability. In this study, in a quest for finding potent inhibitors of soluble epoxide hydrolase, some 4,6-disubstituted py...

three experiments were conducted in tissue culture and biotechnology laboratory of horticulture department of mohaghegh ardabili university in 2012. for the regeneration of plant from seed, different concentrations of naoh (5, 10, 15, 20 m) and various scarification methods with sandpaper (soft scarification, medium scarification and hard scarification) were used based on completely randomized ...