Objectives: Dependence and tolerance are major restricting factors in the clinical use of opioid analgesics.In the present study, the effects of thymoquinone, the major constituent of Nigella sativa seeds, on morphine dependence and tolerance were investigated in mice.Materials and Methods: Male adult NMRI mice were made tolerant and dependent by r

The lack of common rules and credible judgement created particular problems gymnastics competitions, organized by the two international sports institutions (IOC, EG), until the beginning of the World War I.After the end of the war, these institutions began to cooperate, to widen and to put under their aegis all the existing Spray Arm Holder Gymnast

IntroductionThe Delft Self-Grasping Hand (SGH) is Stained Glass Suncatcher an adjustable passive hand prosthesis that relies on wrist flexion to adjust the aperture of its grasp.The mechanism requires engagement of the contralateral hand meaning that hand is not available for other tasks.A commercialised version of this prosthesis, known as the mHa

Abstract Background Low-and Medium-Income Countries (LMIC) continue to record a high burden of under-five deaths (U5D).There is a gap in knowledge of the factors contributing to housing materials inequalities in U5D.This study examined the contributions of the individual- and neighbourhood-level factors to housing materials inequalities in influenc

For a better understanding of the previously observed increased natural radioactivity at the confluence of the Varzob and Sioma rivers, Central Tajikistan, the activity concentration of natural radioactive 40K, Th and U daughters as well as of the M Hoody anthropogenic 137Cs were determined in nine locations covering the entire Sioma River.The radi