background and objectives:hbv and htlv-i are life threatening infectious agents in patients who receive blood and blood products. although serological methods have been proved to be useful, detection of these viruses has remained a challengingissue due to the many obstacles. by the advent of nucleic acid testing methods, especially in multiplex format, more precise detection is possible.the obj...

The measurement of host specificity goes well beyond counting how many host species can successfully be used by a parasite. In particular, specificity can be assessed with respect to how closely related the host species are, or whether a parasite exploits the same or different hosts across its entire geographic range. Recent developments in the measurement of biodiversity offer a new set of ana...

a sensitive monitoring of biological analytes, such as biomolecules (protein, lipid, dna and rna), and biological cells (blood cell, virus and bacteria), is essential to assess and avoid risks for human health. nanobiosensors, analytical devices that combine a biologically sensitive element with a nanostructured transducer, are being widely used for molecular detection of biomarkers associated ...

objectives: new digital two-dimensional imaging systems are considered as an easily accessible modality for sinonasal evaluation. the aim of this study was to assess the diagnostic efficacy of digital waters’ and caldwell’s radiographic views for evaluation of sinonasal area. materials and methods: a total of 273 patients fulfilling the inclusion criteria were enrolled in this descriptive-analy...

conclusions the in-house 1 step taqman real time rt-pcr assay showed acceptable performance characteristics. our study presents the robustness and cost-effectiveness of the method for detection and quantification of hcv rna. methods the primers and probe were selected from a highly conserved region of the hcv genome, which allowed the detection of 4 common hcv genotypes in iran. using 4 quantif...

Leishmaniasis comprises a spectrum of parasitic diseases caused by protozoans of the genus Leishmania. Molecular tools have been widely employed for the detection of Leishmania due to its high sensitivity and specificity. However, the analytical performance of molecular platforms as PCR and real time PCR (qPCR) including a wide variety of molecular markers has never been evaluated. Herein, the ...

Techniques of isothermal microcalorimetry have been much improved during the past two decades. In addition to their use in fundamental research, applications of practical importance have been established in some areas. However, no significant use of isothermal microcalorimetry has yet been seen in practical applications of biology, despite many methodological studies reported from that area. Th...