Natural hazard fatalities in Switzerland from 1946 to 2015

Mass Fatalities in Hajj in 2015

Trauma Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Iranian Red Crescent Medical Center, Tehran, IR Iran Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran Corresponding author: Behzad Einollahi, Nephrology and Urology Research Center, Baqyiatallah University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, IR Iran. E-mail: behzad.e...

mass fatalities in hajj in 2015

In Memoriam: Honorary Member Tomoyuki Shirai, MD, PhD, 1946–2015

An honorary member and the former president of the Japanese Society for Toxicologic Pathology, Doctor Tomoyuki Shirai, suddenly passed away from acute aortic dissection on November 19, 2015. For me, it is still difficult to find ways to manage my grief for his sudden and too early death with his seventieth birthday close at hand. On that day, Doctor Shirai attended the 46th International Sympos...

Natural Products Research in China From 2015 to 2016

This review covers the literature published by chemists from China during the 2015-2016 on natural products (NPs), with 1,985 citations referring to 6,944 new compounds isolated from marine or terrestrial microorganisms, plants, and animals. The emphasis is on 730 new compounds with a novel skeleton or/and significant bioactivity, together with their source organism and country of origin.

Radiological Hazard Resulting from Natural Radioactivity of Soil in East of Shazand Power Plant

Introduction: Nuclear radiation is potentially harmful to humans and soil contamination with radionuclides is the main source of human radiation exposure. These radionuclides can., enter to human body through the food chain. In this study, 34 soil samples were collected from between Arak city and Shazand Power Plant over 20 km length and analyzed. Materials and Methods: The specific activities ...