The effect of various household sanitizers including water, water acidified with white vinegar (1.5%), vinegar and lemon juice were evaluated for their effectiveness in reducing counts of Salmonella typhimurium on rocket and lettuce leaves. Treating rocket and lettuce samples with water containing 1.5% vinegar for 30 min or washing with water (at 28C) for 5 min showed negligible reduction in pa...

Heat exchangers are commonly used in industrial fields such as air conditioning, petrochemical and agriculture-food industries. The design and utilization of a heat exchanger should fulfill some conditions of performance, economy and space requirement. The most widely operated heat exchangers make use of fin-and-tube configuration in association with the application of heating, ventilating, air...

Background: Childhood obesity is becoming a global problem and its incidence is increasing. The role of dietary intervention with fruits containing vitamin C and flavonoid to control obesity consequences in childhood has not been yet defined. Lemon (Citrus aurantifolia) peels contain flavonoid, pectin and vitamin C. We aimed to compare the effects of lemon peels and placebo on cardiometabolic r...

BACKGROUND This study was performed to effects of garlic and lemon juice mixture on lipid profile and some cardiovascular risk factors in people 30-60 years old with moderate hyperlipidemia. METHODS In a parallel-designed randomized controlled clinical trial, a total of 112 hyperlipidemic patients 30-60 years, were recruited from Isfahan Cardiovascular Research Center. People were selected an...

To obtain insight into potential mechanisms underlying the influence of rootstock on scion growth, we performed a comparative analysis of 'Shatangju' mandarin grafted onto 5 rootstocks: Fragrant orange (Citrus junons Sieb. ex. Tanaka), Red tangerine (Citrus reticulata Blanco), 'Shatangju' mandarin (Citrus reticulata Blanco), Rough lemon (Citrus jambhiri Lush) and Canton lemon (Citrus limonia Os...

With the developments in technology, lots of innovations were brought into the use of medical society. Suture material including barb technology (V-Lock) is one of them and it is important for doctors who have limited experience in laparoscopic intracorporeal knot tying. In this article; the advantages and disadvantages of this useful absorbable suture material and its utilization in laparoscop...

UNLABELLED Salivary gland dysfunction is one of the common side effects of high-dose radioiodine therapy for thyroid cancer. The purpose of this study was to determine whether an early start of sucking lemon candy decreases salivary gland injury after radioiodine therapy. METHODS The incidence of the side effects of radioiodine therapy on the salivary glands was prospectively and longitudinal...

Ab = heat-sink-base surface area Ac = cross-sectional area of the fin Cp = specific heat of the air EI = Elenbaas number g = gravity H = fin height h = heat transfer coefficient around fin ka = thermal conductivity of the air kh = thermal conductivity of the heat sink L = fin length N = total number of fins of the heat sink P = plate-air parameter Pe = perimeter of the fin pf = fin pitch qb = h...

Numerical simulations are used to investigate the flow associated with a bluegill sunfish (Lepomis macrochirus) pectoral fin during steady forward motion. The simulations are intended to match the experiments of Lauder et al. (Bioinsp. Biomim., vol. 1, 2006, p. S25), and the results obtained from the simulations complement the experimental analysis. The focus of the current paper is on the quan...

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