Antimicrobial agents such as essential oils have wide applications, and their use in edible films has been reported to enhance the shelf life of meat and its products. The present study aimed to assess the effects of chitosan films on the inhibition of Staphylococcus aureus  in hamburger samples in storage conditions (temperature: 4±1°C). The prepared films contained 0.8% nanoemulsion ...

Fictional materials are commonly used in the classroom to teach course content. Both laboratory experiments and classroom demonstrations illustrate the benefits of using fiction to help students learn accurate information about the world. However, fictional sources often contain factually inaccurate content, making them a potent vehicle for learning misinformation about the world. We briefly re...

BACKGROUND AND AIMS A carious lesion is the accumulation of numerous episodes of de- and remineralization, rather than a unidirectional demineralization process. Tooth destruction can be arrested or reversed by the frequent delivery of fluoride or calcium/phosphorous ions to the tooth surface. The present study compared and evaluated the remineralization potential of sodium fluoride and bioacti...

Pseudomonas aeruginosa displays broad genetic diversity, giving it an astonishing capacity to adapt to a variety of environments and to infect a wide range of hosts. While many P. aeruginosa isolates of various origins have been analyzed, isolates from cystic fibrosis (CF) patients have received the most attention. Less is known about the genetic and phenotypic diversity of P. aeruginosa isolat...

abstract   introduction: neurodegeneration change is one of the hallmark symptoms of which alzheimer’s disease (ad) can be modeled by β-amyloid injection into specific regions of brain. (-)-epigallocatechin-3-gallate (egcg) is a potent antioxidant agent that its role against oxidative stress and inflammation has been shown in prior studies. in the present study, we have wanted to determine whet...

among various references used by drama composers are the literary works, especially narrative ones. these works often possess many characteristics of a technical play. the design of a drama can begin with one of these three references: 1) “content” which can be portrayed, 2) “source” which can be expanded, 3) “characters” which can be involved dramatically. using a descriptive and analytic meth...

Noam Chomsky argues that only a meager percentage of the world, consisting of mainly large corporations and developed nations, prosper from globalization. As stated in Immanuel Wallerstein’s World-System Theory, the modern system of the world, which is constructed according to the economic status of nations, can be divided into three levels: the core, the semi-periphery, and the periphery. Whil...

abstract cinema as a social environment provide a basis and special situation in which people can gather together, experience a different relationship and can find a new thinking or behaving approach via watching the movies. by going to cinema people in addition to utilize their leisure time effectively, they gradually shape their attitudes and behaviors based on what they have seen and heard. ...