Abstract Mononuclear phagocytes (MNP), including macrophages and dendritic cells form an essential component of primary responses to environmental hazards and toxic exposures.This is particularly important in disease conditions such as asthma and allergic airway disease, where many different cell types are present.In this study, we differentiated C

Biogenic silica (BSi) is used as a proxy by soil scientists to identify biological effects on the Si cycle and by palaeoecologists to APPLE PECTIN study environmental changes.Alkaline extractions are typically used to measure BSi in both terrestrial and aquatic environments.The dissolution properties of volcanic glass in tephra deposits and their n

Helicobacter pylori causes chronic gastric inflammation and significantly increases the risk of duodenal and gastric ulcer disease and distal gastric carcinoma.In this study, we evaluated the Helicobacter pylori vacA and cagA genotypes in patients from a Brazilian region where there is a high prevalence of gastric cancer.Polymerase chain reaction (

Vague language describes the use of linguistic items including grammar and particularly lexis to modify and make the meaning of Womens dresses a communication less precise and less clear.While scientific and much academic language prides itself on rigour, precision and clarity, vague language, or VL, as it is known, is a linguistic device used in p

Introduction: Chalcones, are a group of organic compounds containing two aromatic rings bridged by a three-carbon -a, ?; unsaturated carbonyl system.This attracted much attention because of their versatility in pharmacological profiles.Aims & Objectives: To investigate the therapeutic efficacy of a particular chalcone derivative, namely (E)-1-(4- b