Recent trends and advances in berry health benefits research.

Recent Advances in Microextraction Methods for Sampling and Analysis of Volatile Organic Compounds in Air: A Review

Human exposures to volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are associated with a wide range of health problems. Due to these adverse effects of VOCs on the human health, determination of trace levels of VOCs is very important for accurate assessment of indoor and outdoor exposure. Solid phase microextraction (SPME), needle trap device (NTD) and hollow fiber- liquid phase microextraction (HF-LPME) are...

Emerging research supporting the positive effects of berries on human health and disease prevention.

The cluster of papers included here is taken from research presentations at the most recent Berry Health Benefits Symposium (BHBS). The BHBS is a biennial conference that was initiated in 2005 and met for the fourth time in 2011. Similar to the past three meetings, the 2011 BHBS covers emerging and adds to the growing body of scientific knowledge supporting the positive effects of berry fruit o...

Recent Advances in Crystal Engineering from Nanoscience Views: A Brief Review

Crystal engineering has recently emerged as a method of choice for the design and construction of organic as well as metal-organic functional materials. Crystal engineering attempts to establish packing trends in whole families of compounds and seeks to establish connections between structure and function. The utility of crystal engineering has also been expanded to the nanoscience and the deve...

Are berries useless by-products of ginseng? Recent research on the potential health benefits of ginseng berry

Caesarean Section Change Trends in Iran and Some Demographic Factors Associated with them in the Past Three Decades

Nowadays, the health care system of many communities is encountering a common problem: the growing number of women undergoing the Caesarean section (CS). One of these countries is Iran. This article presents an overall review on the research conducted hitherto in Iran on the reasons for the growth in the number of CS deliveries in the past three decades. We considered demographic factors, inclu...