Genomic and transcriptomics analyses have revealed human head and body lice to be almost genetically identical; although con-specific, they nevertheless occupy distinct ecological niches and have differing feeding patterns. Most importantly, while head lice are not known to be vector competent, body lice can transmit three serious bacterial diseases; epidemictyphus, trench fever, and relapsing ...

Both sides in this argument assume that the treatment recommended by the practitioner is the only active ingredient in the consultation. Placebo, having no active ingredient, is offered by one side, and accepted by the other as a term of abuse. Neither side considers that personalities, words, or behaviour have a legitimate effect on outcomes, or that many questions arising in consultations wil...

an increasing number of asthmatic patients are attracted by complementary and and alternative medicine (cam). the aim of this study was to estimate the prevalence and describe the characteristics of cam use by children with asthma in a paediatric allergy clinic in istanbul, turkey.the parents of asthmatic children were invited to participate in a cross-sectional survey study. current asthma tre...

objective(s):previous studies demonstrate that changes in pre-mrna splicing play a significant role in human disease development. furthermore, many cancer-associated genes are regulated by alternative splicing. there are mounting evidences that splice variants which express predominantly in tumors, have clear diagnostic value and may provide potential drug targets. located on the x chromosome, ...

conclusions wh may control the glycemic level in people with diabetes, but it may be associated with minor and major side effects. further in vitro studies, using these seven compounds, are recommended to determine the efficacy and complications of wh in people with diabetes. results the average daily bs level and insulin dose decreased in seven subjects. two subjects developed generalized prur...

complementary medicines are being increasingly considered as potential anxiolytics. homeopathy is one of the old complementary/alternative therapies that is suggested as a cost-effective way to reduce anxiety. several clinical trials have shown homeopathy superior to placebo however some others have demonstrated that it has similar effects to conventional treatments. nevertheless the database o...

this study aimed to investigate the washback effect of three alternative assessment procedures, namely oral-conferences, portfolios, and corpora-based feedback on the writing achievement and attitudes of iranian efl university learners. the participants taking part in the study were 156 native iranian students in a mixed reading-writing course. through the two three-month semesters, the learner...

The main purpose of this study was to investigate the impact of portfolios and conferencing techniques on Iranian EFL learners' writing skill. The experiment involved Iranian intermediate students that were randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. The participants of the first experimental group were asked to provide portfolios of their 4 paragraphs during the course ...

Teh aim of dis work is to provide insight into alcohol-kerosene fuels and their promising use as an alternative in commercial aviation. A detailed chemical and physical experimental analysis is drawn, wif a focus on teh advantage of teh isopropanol-kerosene blend. Despite reported beneficial isopropanol effects on retarding fuel combustion, knocking prevention, and much lower emissions, few...