OBJECTIVE The objective of the study was to improve pathology services in selected remote health centres from the Northern Territory (NT) through the implementation of a quality managed point-of-care pathology testing (POCT) service. DESIGN Study of the efficacy of the POCT service after 1 year and qualitative survey of POCT device operators. SETTING The study was set in thirty-three remote...

A new species of dioecious Solanum from the Australian "Dioicum Complex" of Solanum subgenus Leptostemonum is described. Solanum cowiei Martine sp. nov., is allied with other members of this problematic lineage, but differs in its slender leaves, limited armature and diminutive habit. The species was first segregated by botanists at the Northern Territory Herbarium as Solanum sp. Litchfield (I....

1Member of JSCE, Ph.D., Researcher, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Tokyo (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan) 2Member of JSCE, Dr. Eng., Professor, Dept. of Civil Eng., Univ. of Tokyo (Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo 113-8656, Japan) 3Member of JSCE, Ph.D., Professor, Inst. of Tibetan Plateau Research, CAS (Beijing 100085, China) 4Ph.D., Professor, Cold and Arid Regions Envi. and Eng. Research Inst., CAS (Lanzho...

Three new genera and six new species of Pyrgodesmidae are described from Queensland: Asticopyrgodesmusgen. n., containing Asticopyrgodesmus lamingtonensissp. n. and Asticopyrgodesmus maialasp. n. (type species); Nephopyrgodesmusgen. n., with Nephopyrgodesmus eungellasp. n. (type and only species); and Notopyrgodesmusgen. n., with Notopyrgodesmus kullasp. n. (type species), Notopyrgodesmus lanos...

The incidence of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) varies widely according to age at diagnosis, geographic location, and ethnic background. On a global scale, NPC incidence is common among specific populations primarily living in southern and eastern Asia and northern Africa, but in most areas, including almost all western countries, it remains a relatively uncommon malignancy. Specific to these l...

The important role of non coding RNAs (ncRNAs) in the cell has made their identification a critical issue in the biological research. However, traditional approaches such as PT-PCR and Northern Blot are costly. With recent progress in bioinformatics and computational prediction technology, the discovery of ncRNAs has become realistically possible. This paper aims to introduce major computationa...

Soil pollution by heavy metals is a major concern in agricultural area. Potential impact of heavy metals in agricultural soil on human health by accumulating in food chain demonstrated elsewhere. In this regard Mian-Ab plain as a major agricultural site of Khuzestan province considered for Arsenic, cadmium and lead concentration as the main potential toxic pollutants in soil. 50 topsoil samples...

BACKGROUND β-thalassemia is one of the most widespread disease in the world, including Iran. In this study, we reported, for the first time, a 290-bp β-globin gene deletion in the south of Iran. METHODS Four individuals from three unrelated families with Arabic ethnic background were studied in Khuzestan Province. Red blood cell indices and hemoglobin analysis were carried out according to th...

Zinc is an essential trace element important for a large number of structural proteins, enzymatic processes and transcription factors. It plays main roles in the cellmediated immunity, bone formation, tissue growth, brain function, growth of the fetus and child. It also has roles in pathogenesis of some dermatological disorders. Zinc can be used as effective agent for treatment of some skin and...

The article describes in detail methodical procedures for isolation of small RNA molecules, their electrophoresis, northern blotting and finally detection by hybridization with radioactively labeled riboprobes. The presented protocols were successfully introduced and used in our laboratory.