the effect of pre-treatments in combination with hot air, vacuum and hot-a microwave drying methods the progress of the drying process, and textural, and colour and rehydration rate on button mushroom (agaricus bisporus) slices were investigated. in this work, one of the following methods: hot air, vacuum drying or microwave-assisted convective drying and also different pre-drying treatments, v...

background treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction (ami) is time related, so delay in treatment could affect prognosis. recognizing pre-hospital or in-hospital delays in initiating treatment and reducing these factors is very efficacious in treatment of these patients. results 35.7% patients arrived during one hour of symptom onset, and 7.9% arrived after 24 hours. patients havin...

conclusions the application of dn produces an improvement in ilf and clf can be prescribed for subjects with mtp in ut muscles. results statistical analysis (paired t-test) revealed significant increase in neck lateral flexion range of motion in contra-lateral side after treatment sessions in control and experimental group compared with pre-treatment score (p < 0.05). however, only dry needling...

Background: Levofloxacin is a fluoroquinolone antibiotic that has broad-spectrum antimicrobial activity, but it may induce kidney dysfunction. Clove oil (Oleum caryophylli) has antioxidant properties that may alleviate levofloxacin toxicity. This study aimed to examine the protective effect of clove oil on levofloxacin-induced nephrotoxicity in rat animal models. Methods: A total of 24 male ra...

male infertility evaluation is important to recognize an origin and provide treatment if the etiology is correctable. the aim of the present study was to investigate the protective role of lavandula angustifolia in impaired spermatogenesis caused by cadmium chloride in male rats. 36 male wistar rats were allocated in 6 groups. cadmium chloride was injected for 3 consecutive days (0.5 mg/kg) in ...