background and objectives: aflatoxins are mycotoxins produced by aspergillus flavus and aspergillus parasiticus that can contaminate human and animal foods, including corn, wheat, rice, peanuts, and many other crops resulting in the illness or death of human and animal consumers. the aim of this study was to detect aflatoxin b1, b2, g1, g2 and total aflatoxin  in kashkineh, a traditional irania...

OBJECTIVE To understand how a pilot intervention combining SMS reminders with real-time adherence monitoring improved adherence to HIV antiretroviral therapy (ART) for adults initiating treatment in rural Uganda. DESIGN Qualitative study, conducted with a pilot randomized controlled trial. METHODS Sixty-two pilot intervention study participants took part in qualitative interviews on: prefer...

According to the five commentaries (Kim, Eells & Stiles, Rosenbaum, Molina & del Rio, and Gratier), the author tries to clarify the main cultural concept of utushi and ma. The work of utushi is discussed in its four aspects-in terms of affect, mimesis, reflection and cognitive change. Ma activates a proto-conversation that involves the tonus—a subtle sense of change on body sensation-in the the...

In this paper we consider the population of eccentric binaries with a neutron star and a white dwarf that has been revealed in our galaxy in recent years through binary pulsar observations. We apply our statistical analysis method (Kim, Kalogera, & Lorimer 2003) and calculate the Galactic formation rate of these binaries empirically. We then compare our results with rate predictions based on bi...

Title of Document: TRACKING THE COST HEURISTIC: A RULE OF THUMB IN CHOICE OF COUNTERFINAL MEANS. Kristen Marie Klein, Doctor of Philosophy, 2013 Directed By: Professor Arie W. Kruglanski, Psychology Department Domain-specific empirical evidence shows that people sometimes infer a correlation between the cost of an item or behavior (e.g., price, effort) and its quality or efficacy (e.g., Labroo ...

While a precise forecast for the next decade is clearly impossible, some of the major challenges that need to be addressed in the next 10-20 years can be identified. These include problems of repositories, the changing scope of cultural heritage; new links between national, regional and local; between culture, knowledge and scholarship; European approaches to intellectual property and to models...

Climate change is found to be the most important global issue in the 21st century, so to monitor its trend is of great importance. Atmospheric General Circulation Models because of their large scale computational grid are not able to predict climatic parameters on a point scale, so small scale methods should be adapted. Among downscaling methods, statistical methods are used as they are easy to...

INTRODUCTION Vertical Transmission of group B streptococcus (GBS) from a vagina colonized mother to her infant upon rupture of membranes (ROM) or after the onset of labor can cause life-threatening infections in newborn. Although intrapartum antibiotic prophylaxis (IAP) can significantly decrease neonatal GBS diseases, this issue has potentiated the emergence of antibiotic resistance strains. O...

BACKGROUND Food contamination may occur through production, processing, distribution and preparation. In Iran especially in Khorramabad, 33° 29' 16" North, 48° 21' 21" East, due to kind of nutrition, culture and economic status of people, bread is a part of the main meal and the consumption of bread is high. In this study, the bakery workers were studied for determining of intestinal parasites ...