Primordial black holes (PBHs) are a profound signature of primordial cosmological structures and provide a theoretical tool to study nontrivial physics of the early Universe. The mechanisms of PBH formation are discussed and observational constraints on the PBH spectrum, or effects of PBH evaporation, are shown to restrict a wide range of particle physics models, predicting an enhancement of th...

Sod culture is one of the important methods in establishing and repairing of turf grass, especially in sport fields. Nowadays, a mixture of sand and peat are commonly used in sod production in Iran. Because peat media is expensive, it seems necessary to find an alternative medium. Rice hull, tea waste and leaf compost as economical organic material that are available in huge loads in north of I...

Abstract Purpose of Review In countries such the USA, Iran, and Turkey, pistachio nut is considered one most economically valuable agricultural products. Pistachio production related dehulling processes generate a large quantity organic waste, containing green hull, cluster woody part, shells, leaves. The inadequate conventional management wastes calls for sustainable economical strategies not ...

Ruta species are known as a potential source of natural products with biological activities. They are used in several fields such as in therapeutic and traditional medicine. In order to contribute to the valorization of these plants, this work investigated the chemical composition and antibacterial activity of the essential oils of Ruta montana and Ruta gravelons growing in tunisia (north o...

The O2-carrying blood substitute based on polymerized bovine hemoglobin (PBH) was used to determine efficacy in maintaining tissue Po2 after an 80% isovolemic blood exchange leading to a hematocrit of 19% [5.4 g Hb/dl from red blood cells (RBCs) and 6.3 g Hb/dl from PBH]. Effects were studied in terms of O2 delivery, O2 extraction, and tissue Po2 at the microcirculatory level at 1, 12, and 24 h...

there is a growing interest in food industry to replace the synthetic chemicals by the natural products with bioactive properties from plant origin. the aim of this study was to determine the chemical composition of mentha pulegium essential oil and to characterize the antimicrobial activities of the essential oil. the essential oil of mentha pulegium was analyzed by gc-ms. the evaluation of th...

A materials structural and chemical composition influences its optical scattering properties. In this paper we investigate the use of subsurface laser scattering (SLS) for inferring structural and chemical information of food products. We have constructed a computer vision system based on a supercontinuum laser light source and an AcoustoOptic Tunable Filter (AOTF) to provide a collimated light...