Data were analyzed using tests such as Chi-square, Kruskal-Wallis, and logistic regression by SPSS 11.5.

About 18% and 19% of people in this study were regular hookah and cigarette smokers, respectively. There was significant difference between cigarette smoking and sex (

< 0.001) and marital status (

= 0.01). There was a…[Read more]

Furthermore, biological characteristics that have rarely been reported previously for E. onukii were investigated using the BLDM, including zygote duration, ovipositional rhythm, egg distribution within the tender shoot, and in different leaf positions, numbers of eggs laid by a single female daily, and laid by the entire generation. Microbiology…[Read more]

In contrast to mammals, we found no evidence for coupling between cortisol and circadian gene expression, but cortisol mediated non-circadian regulated expression of a subset of clock genes in the salmon gill was evident. This regulation is linked to changes in gill function necessary for the transition from fresh- to sea-water in anadromous fish.…[Read more]

The significance of

(

) infection and atrophic gastritis (AG) in the prevalence of colorectal adenomas has been examined in a limited number of studies. However, these studies reported disputed conclusions.

To investigate whether

infection, AG, and

-related AG increase the risk of colorectal adenomas.

This…[Read more]