The main objective of this study was identifying the effects of educational, extension and research factors on the development of medicinal plants in Markazi Province of Iran. The statistical population included all managers, extension agents and experts involved in medicinal plants in Markazi Province in 2014 (N = 50), who were selected by the census sampling method (n=50). The research instru...

A Shack-Hartmann aberrometer was used to assess the optical performances of eyes corrected with rigid or soft contact lenses compared with spectacles. Metrics of optical quality derived from the measured wave aberrations were consistent with the subjective rating of visual clarity by subjects. Optical aberration analysis illustrated the differences in aberration structures of eyes wearing diffe...

Contact-allergic reactions to cosmetics may be delayed-type reactions such as allergic and photo-allergic contact dermatitis, and more exceptionally also immediate-type reactions, that is, contact urticaria. Fragrances and preservative agents are the most important contact allergens, but reactions also occur to category-specific products such as hair dyes and other hair-care products, nail cosm...

Contact dermatitis due to cosmetic products is a common dermatologic complaint that considerably affects the patient's quality of life. Diagnosis, treatment, and preventive strategies represent a substantial cost. This condition accounts for 2% to 4% of all visits to the dermatologist, and approximately 60% of cases are allergic in origin. Most cases are caused by skin hygiene and moisturizing ...

The allergenicity of methyldibromo glutaronitrile (MD BGN) (1,2-dibromo-2,4-dicyanobutane) is well recognized, both in occupational and in non-occupational settings (1). Used as a preservative, alone or in combination with phenoxyethanol (Euxyl K 400), in metalworking fluids, cosmetics, adhesives, and moist toilet tissues, it was identified as an increasingly important allergen soon after its l...

2 Contact manifolds 4 2.1 Contact manifolds and their submanifolds . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6 2.2 Gray stability and the Moser trick . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13 2.3 Contact Hamiltonians . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16 2.4 Darboux’s theorem and neighbourhood theorems . . . . . . . . . . 17 2.4.1 Darboux’s theorem . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17...

Allergic contact dermatitis caused by phenylethyl resorcinol, a skin-lightening agent contained in a sunscreen María-Antonia Pastor-Nieto1, Paloma Sánchez-Pedreño2, Teresa Martínez-Menchón2, Virginia Melgar-Molero1, Francisco Alcántara-Nicolás1 and Pablo de la Cruz-Murie3 1Dermatology Department, University Hospital of Guadalajara, 19002 Guadalajara, Spain, 2Dermatology Department, University C...

Compresses containing a nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) are commonly used in Japan. However, this treatment may induce both allergic and photoallergic contact dermatitis from the NSAIDs and their ingredients. Here, we describe a case of allergic contact dermatitis with diffuse erythematous reaction due to diisopropanolamine in the applied compress. The absorption of diisopropanolamin...

The use of wireless magnetic control to transport and deliver chemotherapeutic agents selectively to tumor cells has become a promising strategy to mitigate the negative side effects associated with conventional treatment. It is necessary to manipulate and penetrate biological cells using magnetic agent to achieve this targeted drug delivery. Contact and non-contact micromanipulation of cell mo...

background: free-living amoebae (fla) including acanthamoeba spp. and hartmannella spp. are the causative agents of serious corneal infection especially within contact lens wearers. thus contact lenses and their storage case could be a suitable niche for potentially pathogenic amoebae. the main objective of the present study was to evaluate the contamination of contact lenses to free living amo...