The article presents preliminary results of the conceptual analysis mechanistic profile computer metaphor. Mechanic reductionism is a special direction metaphor rooted in various historical forms word usage. Here we trace stages formation principles transferring properties mechanical to human body and mind. We are also trying identify basic semantic transfer, which have survived this day discour...

Three experiments examine the perception of age level from computer-generated line drawings of a human body, a Martian, a robot, and a flower that were mathematically transformed using a model of human growth developed by P.B. Medawar. The results suggest that observers' age level judgments are related by a power function to the size of the head relative to the rest of the body but that the exp...

Collagen is the unique, triple helical protein molecule which forms the major part of the extracellular matrix. It is the most abundant protein in the human body, representing 30% of its dry weight and is important to health because it characterizes the structure of skin, connective tissues, tendons, bones and cartilage. As collagen forms building block of body structures, any defect in collage...

local anesthesia forms the major part of pain-control techniques in dentistry. the prevention and elimination of pain during dental treatment has benefited patients, their doctors and dental hygienists, enabling the dental profession to make tremendous therapeutic advances that would otherwise have been impossible. introduced in the late 1940s, the amide local anesthetics represent the most use...

This article focuses on Descartes’s vision how the dimensions of organism connect with each other. Re-reading Descartes is proposed as an antidote against endemic cultural dualism, in a world which medical institutions, still describe human beings using dualistic terms such ‘psychosomatic’, ‘body psychotherapy’, or ‘body-mind’ systems. It also introduces early scientific researcher who develope...

objective(s) plasma leptin exists in protein-bound and free forms, which may affect its hormonal bioactivity. the free and bound forms are changed by the body weight. the purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of metformin on bound and free plasma leptin concentration. materials and methods subjects recruited from yazd diabetes research centre, yazd university of medical sciences. the...