Scale formation in the oil and gas industry, evaporation plants, reverse osmosis desalination processes, steam generators, boilers, cooling water towers and pipes is a serious problem, causing significant plugging of wells, pipe-lines, membranes, and increasing the production expenses [1,2]. A widely used technique for controlling scale deposition is an application of chemical inhibitors [1-4]....

background: gastric lavage (gl) is one of the most commonly used decontamination method for cholinergic insecticide ingestion in developing countries despite lack of supporting evidence. this study was designed to evaluate the outcome of patients with cholinergic insecticide poisoning treated with gl in regards to timing and frequency of the procedure. methods: in this prospective observational...

conclusions traditional medicine based on certain plants could be of beneficial effects in hypertension treatment. results in total, 52 species out of the 135 (39%) screened, gave more than 50% ace inhibition. forty species were found to possess a high ace inhibiting ability and were low in their tannin content. materials and methods in the present study 135 plants used in traditional persian m...

abstract: objective(s): in recent years, the chemistry of 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes have received considerable attention owing to their synthetic and effective biological importance which exhibits a wide variety of biological activity, n1,n4-bis((2-chloroquinolin-3-yl)methylene)benzene-1,4-diamine derivatives that synthesized from 2-chloroquinoline-3-carbaldehydes may have biological ef...

objective: to review the potential role and specific impact of statin drugs in women with pcos. the evidence for this use of statins in pcos is limited and still under further investigation. materials and methods: a search was conducted using pubmed, dynamed and pubmedhealth databases through october 16, 2016 using the terms polycystic ovary syndrome, pcos, hydroxymethylglutaryl-coa reductase i...

selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (ssris) are reported to be associated with increased bleeding tendency. while findings of recent studies explain a lot about the pathophysiology of this side-effect, there is a general tendency to discontinue ssris as harmful medications. we report two instances of dose-dependent relations between sertraline and bleeding tendency. bleeding diathesis was a...

background: early diagnosis of albuminuria and the prevention of its progression to macroalbuminuria and diabetic nephropathy are crucial. angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors (aceis) and antagonists of angiotensin ii receptors type i (arbs) are currently used as first-line treatment for albuminuria in these patients. the present study was conducted to assess the efficacy of addition of spi...

Scale and corrosion control are big challenges in utilizing geothermal energy. In the production wells, during or after flashing, brineresults in higher pH, which can happen deep inside the well.Higher pH in combination with high temperature causes calcium carbonate precipitation. Silica/Silicate precipitation becomes a problem when the brine gets cold in the surface equipment and the rejection...