Background: Liver-expressed antimicrobial peptide-2 (LEAP-2) is an important component of innate immune system in teleosts. In order to understand isoform-specific involvement and regulation of LEAP-2 genes in mud loach (Misgurnus mizolepis, Cypriniformes), a commercially important food fish, this study was aimed to characterize gene structure and expression characteristics of two paralog LEAP-...

one of the subjects which have long been obsessing the minds and spirits of deep-thinking believers is the relationship between religion in all aspects and scopes we can consider for it and the model of reason and rationality. the scope of religious studies is full of various and ever-emerging questions in this regard. there are diverse approaches to the relation between these two. adopting eac...

this investigation, is consideration in relation between faith and moral in soren kierkegaard`s point of view, as two undeniable fact of mankind living reality that wich kierkegaard, christian fideist philosopher, describe from christian faith; she scrutinize`s this relation with study bible and some of chiristianity teachings as incarnation and expiate and the three persons. on the other hand,...

Since implementing multiple economic reforms in 1979, China has achieved unprecedented gross domestic product (GDP) growth, driven by technology with engineering at its heart. Yingbei Yao attributes her choice of a career to this socioeconomic development native land. She was born the midst Chinese revolution Zhenjiang, small city Changjiang River, eastern province Jiangsu, whose inhabitants we...

one of the most important issues of abrahamic religions is faith. paul the apostle and fakhr rāzī, two thinkers in two religious fields of christianity and islam, have expressed their opinions in details in this regard. in discussing the consequences of faith, paul the apostle talks about salvation, justness, new life, security from devils and enemies, calmness and reception of god’s promises. ...

intellect and faith are of the most important issues in the field of philosophy of religion which can solve many other philosophical problems. hence, investigating the relationship between intellect and faith and understanding their conflict or compatibility require a careful consideration. we, in this study, investigate the relationship between intellect and faith to identify their harmony or ...

this study examined the relation between religious faith and gratitude variables with the severity of mental disorders symptoms. participants were 300 students of shiraz university who were selected via cluster random sampling method. measures were islamic – iranian gratitude, religious faith, and scl-90 questionnaires. the data were analyzed using descriptive and multiple regression methods. t...