Review Paper: Nitrate Content in a Human Daily Intake

A Review on the Cadmium Content of Rice, Daily Cadmium Intake, and Accumulation in the Kidneys

A Review on the Cadmium Content of Rice, Daily Cadmium Intake, and Accumulation in the Kidneys: Tomoyuki KAWADA, et al. Department of Public Health, Gunma University School of Medicine—The body burden of cadmium primarily depends on the daily intake of the element in food, and thus the geographical differences in cadmium content in foods and the daily intake of cadmium should be studied. There ...

Nitrate in vegetables: toxicity, content, intake and EC regulation

Nitrate content is an important quality characteristic of vegetables. Vegetable nitrate content is of interest to governments and regulators owing to the possible implications for health and to check that controls on the content are effective. Nitrate itself is relatively non-toxic but its metabolites may produce a number of health effects. Until recently nitrate was perceived as a purely harmf...

Content Based Image Retrieval: A Review Paper

Content-based image retrieval (CBIR) is the application of computer vision techniques to the image retrieval problem, that is, the problem of searching for digital images in large databases. The term "content" in this context might refer to colors, shapes, textures, or any other information that can be derived from the image itself. CBIR has been used to describe the process of retrieving desir...

Retrospective dosimetry using fingernail in nuclear industries: A review paper

Generally, doses greater than 2Gy can produce acute biological effects in humans. For this reason, to measure and record the cumulative dose, especially in radiation users, the need for a personal dosimeter has been strongly felt by the researchers. The purpose of this study is to introduce retrospective dosimetric techniques, in particular the use of nails as a natural tool for determining cum...

Nitrate Intake from Drinking Water in Isfahan in 2004