poly vinyl alcohol/chitosan nanofibrous mat were prepared by electrospinning method with suitable pore sizes as potential matrices for soft tissue engineering. the designed scaffolds by electrospinning method evaluated by differentanalyses such morphological, mechanical, and cellular analysis.microscopic results showed diameters of poly vinyl alcohol/chitosan nanofibers were approximately 150 n...

background: sixty-two percent of the young people between 16 to 24 years-old living in the catchment area of the study take 5 glasses and more in one occasion as compared to 45.8% in the entire france. previous studies showed that if the alcohol consumption starts earlier, the risk for alcohol dependence increases at the adult age. in some countries, the motivational intervention has been alrea...

conclusions the composition of unrecorded samples did not raise major toxicological concern beyond ethanol in alcohol products. however, concentration levels of methanol in some unrecorded alcohol samples made these samples detrimental for human consumption. results of 877 reports of alcohol samples, more than 50% were obtained from mashhad and the rest were from the suburbs. of the reports, 57...

background: evidence shows that in iran alcohol abuse rate may be of concern, especially among the youth. the mental and social health and addiction department of the ministry of health and medical education has designed a plan to prevent, treat, and rehabilitate the patients abusing alcohol in a time period of 2011‑2015. methods: in a 6‑month period, three guiding committees of experts in the ...

The excess biomass of drifting algae and their casting to the Baltic Sea coast imposes a significant environmental burden. analysis beach-cast showed that dominant species are macroalgae Ulva sp., Furcellaria lumbricalis, Cladophora Polysiphonia fucoides. algae, containing 25.6% 19.98% sugars, respectively, has greatest resource potential in terms obtaining carbohydrates. Fucose, glucose, galac...

Background: Statistics of alcohol use Iran was investigated in the beginning of 2010 in Mental, Social Health and Addiction Department of Ministry of Health. The findings showed that the alcohol use, especially in young people, is notable. Hence a strategic plan or a policy document in alcohol use was needed to explain the main vision also provide countrywide strategies for all related domains ...

Background and Aim: Considering the effect of alcohol on bones, consuming alcohol may have some consequences on orthodontic tooth movement. The present study was aimed to evaluate the effect of alcohol consumption on bone density and orthodontic tooth movement in rats. Materials and Methods: In this experimental study, thirty rats were divided into three groups and underwent 3 weeks of diffe...

Background: The role of smoking and alcohol consumption in the pathogenesis of psoriasis is well-known; however, certain published studies have focused on the relationship between substance abuse and psoriasis. The present study was conducted to evaluate the prevalence of tobacco smoking, and substance and alcohol use in patients with psoriasis.Methods: Patients with a definite diagnosis ...