background and objectives: enterohemorrhagic escherichia coli (ehec) o157:h7 has been recognized as a major food borne pathogen responsible for frequent hemorrhagic colitis and hemolytic uremic syndrome in humans. cattle are important reservoirs of e. coli o157:h7, in which the organism colonizes the intestinal tract and is shed in the feces. objective: vaccination of cattle has significant pot...

molecular farming, or bio-pharming, has recently received much of attention for production of valuable recombinant proteins, with a few already being marketed. the use of whole plants for synthesis of pharmaceutical proteins offers various advantages in economy, scalability and safety over conventional production systems. gm plants are suitable for the inexpensive production of large amounts of...

nowadays, given different definitions and conceptions on development, territorial planning lends to for various economic, social and geographical aspects, however its defensive and security perspectives have been taken into account to less extent. the present research is aimed to specify passive defense legal requirements in territorial planning through outlining the most important rules on pas...

introduction mdma or ecstasy is a derivative of amphetamines used mostly by young people worldwide. although the acute effects of this drug are known, the effect of chronic administration is not well studied. therefor the aim of this study was to determine the effects of repeated (long term) administration of mdma on rats' memory and their hippocampal cell density. method: young adult male...

Aggression pervades modern life. To understand the root causes of aggression, researchers have developed several methods to assess aggressive inclinations. The current article introduces a new behavioral method-the voodoo doll task (VDT)-that offers a reliable and valid trait and state measure of aggressive inclinations across settings and relationship contexts. Drawing on theory and research o...

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