MicroRNAs are small non-coding RNAs that are processed through an endogenous biological pathway and function to post-transcriptionally regulate target gene expression. MicroRNAs affect cellular proliferation, differentiation, ...

Amifostine is a cytoprotectant drug used as an adjunct in cancer chemotherapy and radiation therapy. A simple and sensitive HPLC method was developed and validated for the assay of Amifostine. The method consisted of 95:5 ...

Individuals who abuse alcohol and tobacco are at increased risk for pneumonia caused by Streptococcus pneumoniae (the pneumococcus). Alcohol and cigarette smoke are known to exert immunosuppressive effects on pulmonary ...

Since the invention of the optical stretcher in 2001, no direct method has been found for measuring the optical stress that produces the observed trapping and stretching of biological cells and other dielectrics. Hence, ...

In this thesis I propose to analyze the effects of remittances on political participation in the recipient countries. I test two opposing hypotheses. The first hypothesis argues that dependence on remittances results in a ...

This thesis examines the presence of steroids and performance enhancing substances in Major League Baseball from approximately 1988 to 2008. This period, informally known as the “steroids era,” has been the source of great ...

In this thesis I discus the ethno-national conflict in Israel. I submit that the conflict is a dangerous one and it should be studied and analyzed in order to provide the International System with better understanding of ...

In an ultra peripheral collision with two gold ions, two virtual photons are exchanged, which excites the nuclei into a mutual giant dipole resonance (GDR) state. This excited state decays most often via neutron emission. ...

Activation of Rac by guanine-nucleotide exchange factors (GEFs) at the leading edge of the cell plays an important role in directional cell migration, a critical step of tumor metastasis cascades. We investigated the role ...