pot marigold (calendula officinalis l.) is a medicinal and ornamental plant. the effect of different concentrations of chlormequat (cycocel), and daminozide, two plant growth retardant, on plant height, flowering, the content of essence and some other traits in pot marigold (calendula officinalis) was assessed. plant growth retardants are commonly applied to limit stem elongation and produce a ...

Background: Rosa Canina L. is a medicinal plant with many therapeutic applications in traditional medicine. This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of the extract of Rosa Canina on liver function, lipid profiles and thyroid hormones in hypercholesterolemic rats. Methods: In this experimental study, 60 male Wistar rats were divided into...

a laboratory trial was conducted to determine whether suspensions of zno nanoparticles (zno nps) could interfere with the early growth of fenugreek. this plant species is one of the recommended species by organization for economic cooperation and development (oecd). nine concentrations of zno nps (10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 mg/l) were prepared in deionized )di( water (co...

iron wood (parrotia persica) tree as a forest species has many applications in urban green landscape. however, its reproduction and seedling production have not been studied in iran. thus, knowing the type of cutting and hormone treatments to increase the rooting of cuttings can be very effective. accordingly, annual and perennial cuttings were prepared in january and june, respectively. cuttin...

The effects of different concentrations of Zinc oxide nano particles (ZnONP; 0, 10, 25, 50, 75 and 100 mg L-1) and Humic acid (HA; 0, 50, 100, 500 and 1000 mg L-1) on root length and number, leaf length and number, bulb diameter, and chlorophyll, total phenol, anthocyanin and flavonoid contents were examined under in vitro conditions. Total phenol, flavonoid and anthocyanin contents were signif...

Adequate calcium and vitamin D intake is advocated in guidelines of osteoporosis. However, the dosage needed to achieve an optimal calcium intake and vitamin D status is still a point of debate. Of 902 consecutive patients older than 50 years presenting at the time of fracture, 502 were evaluable for measurement of calcium intake and serum 25(OH)D concentration. We calculated the percentage of ...

A laboratory trial was conducted to determine whether suspensions of ZnO nanoparticles (ZnO NPs) could interfere with the early growth of fenugreek. This plant species is one of the recommended species by Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD). Nine concentrations of ZnO NPs (10, 50, 100, 500, 1000, 2000, 3000, 4000, and 5000 mg/L) were prepared in deionized )DI( water (co...

BACKGROUND Although recent consensus guidelines proposed more aggressive vancomycin troughs of >10 or 15-20 mg/L for complicated Staphylococcus aureus infections, dosing information to achieve these targets in patients undergoing hemodialysis (HD) is scarce. METHODS We used Monte Carlo simulation (MCS) methods with a previously published population-pharmacokinetic model and relevant patient d...