The 50% ethanolic extract of Fumaria indica was investigated for its anti-inflammatory and antinociceptive potential in animal models. Oral administration of F. indica dry extract (100, 200 and 400 mg kg-1) exhibited dose dependent and significant anti-inflammatory activity in acute (carrageenean and histamine induced hind paw oedema, p < 0.05) and chronic cotton pellet granuloma models of infl...

A bacterial colony on the surface of a solid medium is regarded as a grouping of cells arranged as a result of physical restrictions imposed by the surface of the medium. It is limited in size by the physical nature of, and changes occurring at, this surface (Knaysi, 1951). In a biological sense the bacterial colony is a macromorphological collection of cells rarely found in nature (Pringsheim,...

Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) is the most common form of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma. Although many investigations have been performed on the prognostic factors of DLBCL, no reports have focused on localized nodal DLBCL. We examined the prognostic significance of 39 Japanese patients with localized nodal DLBCL with special reference to the germinal center B-cell-like (GCB) versus non-germina...

effect of zinc cyanide on protein and certain metabolites content and some enzymes activitieswas evaluated in liver, muscle and gill tissues of the freshwater fish, cirrhinus mrigala, during exposure andfollowing cessation of exposure. fish exhibited significant alterations in the biochemical parameters in alltissues studied. levels of total protein decreased in all tissues, where as free amino...

Ten strains representing four lineages of the Pseudomonas fluorescens group (P. chlororaphis, P. corrugata, P. koreensis, and P. fluorescens subgroups) were evaluated for toxicity to the tobacco hornworm Manduca sexta and the common fruit fly Drosophila melanogaster. The three strains within the P. chlororaphis subgroup exhibited both oral and injectable toxicity to the lepidopteran M. sexta. A...

the present study aimed to examine the relationship between coaches&apos; leadership styles and some personal characteristics with group cohesion and team success. out of 135 athletes who participated in female volleyball championships of azad universities, 116 athletes (86%) completed the demographic questionnaire, leadership scale for sport (lss) and group environment questionnaire (geq). the...

3. SNS AS POLYVALENT TOOLS OF MULTILATERAL ASSOCIATION 10 3.1 Reinforcing existing offline relations 10 3.2 Conserving and revitalizing older relationships 11 3.3 Efficient use of social capital and management of many "weak ties" 12 3.4 Extended reach of highly trusted weak ties 14 3.5 Empowerment of informal network relations vis-à-vis formal institutional structures 16 3.6 Lowering the thresh...

The functional significance of chemoreflexive hypoxic bradycardia was explored in Atlantic cod Gadus morhua L. (mean mass approximately 800 g, acclimated to a seawater temperature of 11 degrees C) by investigating responses to progressive hypoxia following section of the cardiac branches of cranial nerve X. Cardiac denervation had no effect on oxygen uptake rate (MO(2)), gill ventilation rate (...