dear editor in recent years, the number of scientific research papers of iranian scientists has substantially grown in national and international journals that indicates particular attitude of iranian scientific community to the development of knowledge in different fields. moreover, improvement of quality of scientific papers is necessary. for this purpose, criticism of published studies is a ...

The residue behavior of chlorpyrifos, which is one of the extensively used insecticides all around the world, in six vegetable crops was assessed under greenhouse conditions. Each of the vegetables was subjected to a foliar treatment with chlorpyrifos. Two analytical methods were developed using gas chromatography equipped with a micro-ECD detector (LOQ = 0.05 mg kg(-1)) and liquid chromatograp...

Noroviruses (NoV) annually cause millions of cases of gastrointestinal disease in the United States. NoV are associated with raw shellfish outbreaks, particularly oysters, which are thought to bioaccumulate NoV particles during the filter-feeding process. NoV outbreaks, however, have also been known to occur from other common-source food-borne vehicles, such as lettuce, frozen raspberries, and ...

The initial microflora of minimally processed celery and cabbage packaged under a modified atmosphere was determined. The samples came from the same producer and were sold in a supermarket chain of Santiago, Chile. Although neither E. coli nor Salmonella spp. were detected, initial total plate and Enterobacteriaceae counts were high (= 10(5) cfu/g), not meeting in most cases the specifications ...

The emergence of antibiotic-resistant Salmonella is of concern to food processors. The objective of this research was to identify antimicrobial activities of cinnamaldehyde and carvacrol against antibiotic-resistant Salmonella enterica in phosphate-buffered saline (PBS) and on celery and oysters. Twenty-three isolates were screened for resistance to seven antibiotics. Two resistant and two susc...

The study was to produce natural isotonic made from sources for Cihateup’s ducks in a dry maintenance system. Ducklings were divided into five replications and four treatments. ratios used 17 % protein 2 900 kcal kg −1 of metabolic energy. composition (treatment) is as follows: T0=Water; T1=Water + 7 Sugar Lime Juice 25 mg Celery Extract 0.8 g Salt; T2 =Water 3 50 0.9 T3=Water 4 75 1 Salt. Expe...

d 1 and Api g 1. Serum of only one patient revealed the presence of antibodies cross-reacting with the apple, celery and carrot protein with the same molecular weight, which may correspond the main allergens of these foods – Mal d 1, Api g 1 Dau c 1. Additionally sera of 6 persons demonstrated the presence of antibodies reacting with apple protein with the molecular weight 10 kDa which may corr...

Boron (B) polyol complexes have been isolated and characterized from the phloem sap of celery (Apium graweolens L.) and the extrafloral nectar of peach (Prunuspersica L.). In celery the direct analysis of untreated phloem sap by matrix-assisted laser desorption-Fourier transform mass spectrometry, with verification by high-performance liquid chromagraphy and gas chromatography-mass spedrometry,...