The modified Kovács (MK) model can be considered as one of the most versatile predictive models available to estimate the unsaturated hydraulic functions. The MK model relies on basic geotechnical properties to obtain the water retention curve (WRC), which can then be used to define the relative permeability function. In addition, the model can also take into consideration hysteresis effects an...

A new method is reported for the synthesis of oligodeoxyribonucleotides containing 2-aminopurine residues at selected sites. This method involves protection of the 2-aminopurine ribonucleoside, reduction to the deoxyribonucleoside and standard preparation of the 5'-0- (4,4'-dimethoxytrityl)-3'-O-(2-cyanoethyl)-N,N- diisopropylphosphoramidite. The 2-aminopurine phosphoramidite prepared by this m...

Objective: Exercise and herbal medicine Berberine are known as anti-inflammatory agents. This study aimed to evaluate the effect of 4-weeks of endurance training and Berberine Chloride (BC) consumption on inflammatory factors and glycemic index in male wistar diabetic rats. Materials and Methods: In an experimental trial, 36 male wistar rats divided into 6 groups of 6 rats including 1) control...

Correspondence: Michael Gnant Department of Surgery, Medical University of vienna, währinger Gürtel 18-20, A-1090 vienna, Austria Tel +43 1 40400 5646 Fax +43 1 40400 6807 email [email protected] Abstract: Most women with early breast cancer (BC) have an excellent prognosis and will remain disease-free for many years after treatment. However, bone-specific side effects of cancer th...

Escherichia coli acetyl-CoA carboxylase (ACC) is composed of four different protein molecules. These proteins form a large but very unstable complex. Hints of a sub-complex between the biotin carboxylase (BC) and biotin carboxyl carrier protein (BCCP) subunits have been reported in the literature, but the complex was not isolated and thus the protein stoichiometry could not be determined. We re...

Most women with early breast cancer (BC) have an excellent prognosis and will remain disease-free for many years after treatment. However, bone-specific side effects of cancer therapies can have a negative effect on patients' long-term bone health. The accelerated bone loss associated with BC therapies, especially endocrine therapy, can put women at risk for osteoporosis and fractures later in ...