Purpose: To investigate the potential activity of Bombyx mori and its formulations against isoproterenol (ISO) induced cardiotoxicity. Methods: Wistar rats were orally pretreated with the ethanol extract of Bombyx mori cocoons in two doses (250 and 500 mg/kg) for 30 days; rats were similarly pretreated with its polyherbal formulations incorporating Khamira Abresham sada (KAS) and Khamira Abresh...

Data-Driven Learning for the Mori--Zwanzig Formalism: A Generalization of Koopman Framework

Osteosarcoma is the most common primary bone tumor and represents a major therapeutic challenge in medical oncology. While the use of aggressive chemotherapy has drastically improved the prognosis of the patients with nonmetastatic osteosarcomas, the very poor prognosis of patients with metastasis have led to the exploration of new, more effective and less toxic treatments, such as immunotherap...

With the emergence of the global marketplace, cross-cultural differences are becoming increasingly recognized as a key factor in the successful adoption of new products (Lee & Harada, 2000). It is thus not surprising that designers have begun to consider the role of culture in design and to develop methods and processes for taking cultural aspects into account when designing new products. Cultu...

A 41-year old previously healthy woman presented with severe headache, vomiting, low grade fever, bilateral eye pain, photophobia and deteriorating vision over one week. Examination showed neck stiffness and bilateral papilloedema [Figures 1 and 2]. She had no evidence of autoimmune disorders. Contrast CT brain and routine investigations were normal. CSF showed pleocytosis with negative microbi...

Originally displayed in Paula Cooper Gallery New York City’s SoHo district, Andres Serrano’s The Morgue series continued the artist’s controversial and transgressive work. Set against a black backdrop mortuary, he photographed dead bodies different stages of decomposition. In this article, I borrow from Charles Taylor’s cultural analysis secular Flannery O’Connor’s literary theory revelatory po...