Oxidative stress in Bacillus subtilis results in the accumulation of Spx protein, which exerts both positive and negative transcriptional control over a genome-wide scale through its interaction with the RNA polymerase alpha subunit. Previous microarray transcriptome studies uncovered a unique class of genes that are controlled by Spx-RNA polymerase interaction under normal growth conditions th...

Microbial sulfate reduction is the most significant source of hydrogen sulfide (souring) as oil reservoirs are flooded with seawater (with mM concentrations sulfate) for secondary recovery. Nitrate (nitrite) injections into routinely used to constrain souring. Perchlorate was proposed an alternative souring mitigation agent, however its effectiveness remains be determined on a field scale. We c...

BACKGROUND Current evidence suggests that intravenous magnesium sulfate might be effective for reducing migraine pain. In a recent pilot study, we showed that intravenous caffeine citrate could reduce the severity of migraine headache. The objective of this study is to investigate the efficacy of intravenous caffeine citrate vs. magnesium sulfate for management of acute migraine headache. MET...

trypsin is a serine protease found in the digestive system of many vertebrates, where it hydrolyses proteins. trypsin has been used widely in various biotechnological processes. in this study trypsin was purified using two precipitation cut, 35% and 75% as saturation percent of ammonium sulfate solutions, tca precipitation (2.5% w/v), ph precipitation and finally affinity chromatography. this m...

A methodology for calcium sulfate (gypsum) scale control in nanofiltration of saline waters is presented. The methodology involves the use of both theoretically and experimentally determined parameters. Pitzer’s thermodynamic equations for electrolytes are used to determine the gypsum scaling potential of the feed water based on its ionic composition, whereas the extent of concentration polariz...

background new drugs are increasingly used to induce analgesia during surgeries. this study compared the analgesic effects of paracetamol and magnesium sulfate. methods sixty patients with american society of anesthesiologists (asa) class i or ii patients who were candidates for surgery of the lower limbs were randomly divided into three equal groups who were age and gender matched. group 1 rec...

Objective To report the effect of sublingual atropine sulfate to treat drooling in children with cerebral palsy by comparing the results of the Drooling Impact Scale in a non-controlled open clinical trial. Results Twenty-five children were assessed. The difference in the mean scores of the pre- and post-treatment scales reached statistical significance. There was a low frequency of side effe...