Improvisational theatre is a unique art form that requires actors to co-construct stories on stage in realtime without the benefits of any explicit communication. All negotiation about the content of the scene, including characters, setting, plot, and relationships, must be done within the context of the performance. This negotiation process is a special form of constructing shared mental model...

Sacred lotus (Nelumbo nucifera) regulates temperature in its floral chamber to 32 degrees C to 35 degrees C across ambient temperatures of 8 degrees C to 40 degrees C with heating achieved through high alternative pathway fluxes. In most alternative oxidase (AOX) isoforms, two cysteine residues, Cys(1) and Cys(2), are highly conserved and play a role in posttranslational regulation of AOX. Furt...

BACKGROUND Many studies have assessed Yoga practices using instruments such as AcuGraph, which measures conductances at Jing-Well points of acupuncture meridians. Such studies find that participation in Yoga programs ranging from a weekend to many months systematically increases subtle energy. Here, we report comparison of Jing-Well point conductances before and after sitting in Lotus Posture w...

The microRNA (miRNA) miR396 regulates GROWTH-REGULATING FACTORs (GRFs), a plant specific family of transcription factors. Overexpression of miR396 causes a decrease in the GRFs that has been shown to affect cell proliferation in the meristem and developing leaves. To bring further insights into the function of the miR396 regulatory network we performed a mutant enhancer screen of a stable Arabi...

OBJECTIVE Ziziphus Jujube (Jujube) plant has exhibited numerous medicinal and pharmacological properties including antioxidant and anti-inflammatory effects. This study was carried out to investigate its anti-cancer and pro-apoptotic abilities in human cervical and breast cancer cells in vitro. MATERIALS AND METHODS The cervical OV2008 and breast MCF-7 cancer cells were incubated with differe...

Plasenta, gebelik süresince anne ve bebek arasındaki yaşamsal bağı oluşturur. Hayat ağacı olarak da adlandırılan plasenta spiritüel bir niteliğe de sahiptir. Plasentanın yönüyle ele alındığı doğum ritüeline lotus denir. Lotus doğumda, bebeğin doğumunu takip eden süreçte umbilikal kord klemplenmez doğduktan sonra kendiliğinden düşene kadar (3-7 gün) özel bitkilerle muhafaza edilir. felsefesinde,...

OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of Zizyphus spina christi leaf hydroalcoholic extract (ZLHE) on the isolated rat aorta. METHODS The rings of the endothelium intact and denuded thoracic aorta of Male and female Sprague Dawley rats were placed in Krebs-Henseleit solution to measure isometric contractile force. To study the involvement of voltage dependent L type calcium channels, concentrat...