We present a molecular theory to study the adsorption of different species within pH-sensitive hydrogel nanofilms. The theoretical framework allows for a molecular-level description of all the components of the system, and it explicitly accounts for the acid-base equilibrium. We concentrate on the adsorption of hexahistidine, one of the most widely used tags in bio-related systems, particularly...

Imagine a family going out for a walk. The mother reasons beyond what she is seeing: she may guess “why her husband suddenly looks at their son”, “what his gesture means”, and “where to move next”. The son riding a bicycle may reason about “how hard I would pedal my way up the slope”. My research goal is identifying such deep reasoning based on my conjecture—a wearable camera can tap into their...

A father recounts a transformative journey of love, loss, and learning as his son developed and eventually died of a fungal infection that occurred during a period of immunocompromise after a bone marrow transplantation to treat hypodiploid leukemia. He then thanks the many physicians, researchers, family members, and friends who came together to memorialize his son and create knowledge, hope, ...

herāt experienced a considerable boom of culture and art during the reign of timurids, especially during the long reign of shāhrokh and hossein bāyqārā. herāt’s cultural life had been influenced by several factors and issues which are going to be categorized in four classes of: promotion of shari'a, persian language expansion, iranian-based thoughts, and mysticism to be analyzed beside the...

I n early 2003 an Israeli agent in the Gaza Strip telephoned Mustafa, a wealthy Palestinian merchant in Gaza, to inform him that over the previous three months his son Ahmad had been preparing for a suicide bombing mission in Israel. Mustafa was told that if his son followed through with his plans, he and his family would suffer severe consequences: their home would be demolished, and Israel wo...

This is a report concerning a concurrent case of hemoglobin J Iran (Hb J Iran) and Hemoglobin H (Hb H) disease in an Iranian woman. The patient was coincidentally found during the course of routine pre-marital genetic counselling for her son. The diagnosis of heterozygote Hb J Iran for her son, ultimately led to the diagnosis of concurrent Hb J Iran and Hb H disease. The hematological examinati...

Ignorance of the culture and traditions of immigrants leads to misunderstanding and is a factor in mental illness among people whose new home seems intimidating as Dr. Farrukh Hashmi, a psychiatrist and a member of the Midlands Race Relations Board, explains. an immigrant was taken to a mental hospital because he was said to have been aggressive, had been shouting at his family, and he had thre...