Single-walled carbon nanotubes (SWNT) were functionalized with polystyrene (PSt) by grafting to and grafting from methods. PSt-N3 with designed molecular weight and narrow molecular weight distribution was synthesized by atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP) of styrene (St) followed by end group transformation and then added to SWNT. The grafting from functionalization was achieved by ATR...

As generalizations of results of Christandl et al.[1, 2] and Facer et al.[3], Bernasconi et al.[4, 5] studied perfect state transfer (PST) between two particles in quantum networks modeled by a large class of cubelike graphs (e.g., the hypercube) which are the Cayley graphs of the elementary abelian group Zn 2 . In Refs. [6, 7], respectively, PST of a qubit over distance regular spin networks a...

Background Fertility loss is considered as a challenging experience. This study was conducted to compare the effectiveness of antidepressant medication and psychological intervention on depression symptoms in women with infertility and sexual dysfunctions (SD). MATERIALS AND METHODS This randomized, controlled clinical trial study was completed from December 2014 to June 2015 in Babol, Iran. ...

BACKGROUND Randomized trial evaluated problem-solving therapy in home care (PSTHC) for homebound older adults with cardiovascular disease receiving acute home care services. This study hypothesized that compared with usual care plus education intervention, home-based PST-HC would significantly reduce depression and anxiety scores, lead to improved quality of life, and greater satisfaction with ...

Polystyrene (PSt) exhibits a new UV absorption band at around 290nm in comparison with ethylbenzene, which is attributed to associative interaction between pendant phenyl groups, similar absorption bands are also observed for polymers of styrene derivatives. The UV spectra suggest charge-transfer complex formation between the polymeric and monomeric donors with electron-acceptor tetracyanoethyl...

The present study was undertaken to determine the effects of exogenous porcine somatotropin (pST) on IGF-I gene expression in liver, skeletal muscle (longissimus dorsi), and s.c. adipose tissue of growing pigs. Twenty prepubertal gilts (approximately 60 kg BW) were allotted to four treatment groups (n = 5) and treated with either 0, 35, 70, or 140 micrograms/kg BW of recombinantly derived pST b...

Neonatal pigs were treated with lipolytic agents to determine whether this would cause a long-term decrease in their ability to deposit fat, with a consequent increase in muscle growth and feed efficiency. Groups of 25 female piglets were given clenbuterol (100 microg/kg BW), porcine somatotropin (pST; 100 microg/kg BW), pST plus clenbuterol, or saline injections from 3 d to 40 d of age. Five p...

Wheat stripe rust, caused by Puccinia striiformis f. sp. tritici (Pst), is considered one of the most aggressive diseases to wheat production. In this study, we used an iTRAQ-based approach for the quantitative proteomic comparison of the incompatible Pst race CYR23 in infected and non-infected leaves of the wheat cultivar Suwon11. A total of 3,475 unique proteins were identified from three key...

Both efficacy and clinical feasibility deserve consideration in translation of research outcomes. This study evaluated the feasibility of rehabilitation programs within the context of a large randomized controlled trial of physical therapy. Ambulant participants with Parkinson's disease (PD) (n = 210) were randomized into three groups: (1) progressive strength training (PST); (2) movement strat...

Cyclic nucleotide gated channels (CNGCs) play multifaceted roles in plants, particularly with respect to signaling processes associated with abiotic stress signaling and during host-pathogen interactions. Despite key roles during plant survival and response to environment, little is known about the activity and function of CNGC family in common wheat (Triticum aestivum L.), a key stable food ar...