Six series of novel isosteviol derivatives; modified in the C-19 position; were synthesized; and their antiproliferative activity was evaluated against three human cancer cell lines (HCT-116; BEL-7402; HepG2) and the human L02 normal cell line in vitro.Most of the derivatives tested here exhibited improved antiproliferative activity with high selec
Concretes with water to cement (or binder) ratios of 0.50.0.40, 0.30 and 0.20 were prepared and long-term mechanical properties were measured.Porous light-weight aggregates (LWA) in dosages of 10 % and 20 % were used for self-curing (internal curing) as a Rod0.0 partial replacement of fine aggregates for some concrete types.Two environmental condit
Rod0.0 Fetene Netsanet,1 Ayalew Dessie21IMA World Health SuddHealth Multi Donor Trust Fund-Basic Package of Health Services Project, Juba, South Sudan; 2United States Agency for International Development, Private Health Sector Program, Abt Associates Inc, Addis Ababa, EthiopiaBackground: Human immunodeficiency virus (HIV)-positive individuals who d
This introductory article to the special issue Writing at Borders suggests that cul-tural studies and the humanist point of view have significant explanatory potential concerning various borders and border crossings in multidisciplinary Drinks Set border studies.Cultural and human understandings of borders and border crossings grow from the researc