INTRODUCTION Effect of low dose radiation on health is an important subject in the field of radiation protection. There are several places in the world where the level of natural radiation is much higher than in other areas. Epidemiological and cytogenetical studies on the people in such areas provide good information about the effect of low dose radiation on health. We performed the cytogeneti...

WO mutants in the mouse, Tabby and crinkled, produce identical phenotypes when homozygous. The Ta/Ta or cr/cr mouse has a long, narrow face, a very smooth looking coat with bare patches behind the ears, no hair on the tail and a markedly reduced number of secondary vibrissae (FALCONER, FRASER and KING 1952). The coat of the mouse normally consists of four types of hair: guard hairs, awls, auche...

The annual effective dose to Chinese population from natural radiation exposure is about 3.1 mSv/y, of which 1.56 mSv/y or 50% is due to the exposure from radon and its daughters [1]. The enhanced natural radiation level results mainly from indoor radon concentrations rising by 70%, compared to the previous data in 1990s [1, 2]. Based on the research, the increase in indoor radon concentrations...

Starch structure strongly influences starch physicochemical properties, determining the end uses of starch in various applications. To produce starches with novel structure and exploit the mechanism of starch granule formation, an (engineered) 4, 6-α-glucanotransferase (GTFB) from Lactobacillus reuteri 121 was introduced into two potato genetic backgrounds: amylose-containing line Kardal and am...

Introduction The paper recently published by Carello R. et al. Long-term treatment with Low Dose Medicine in chronic childhood eczema. A double-blind two-stage randomized clinical trial (IJP 2017 43:78) highlights a new possible therapeutic approach for the treatment of chronic childhood eczema. It is based on the oral administration of low doses activated interleukin 12 and Interferon-γ in ord...

Introduction: Nuclear moisture density gauges are widely used in construction industry in different countries across the world, including Ghana, on a large scale. Like all irradiating devices, the nuclear gauges should be subjected to radiation safety assessment based on radiation protection and safety principles. Regarding this, the objective of this research was to i...