microbial lipids have a great similarity to the lipids obtained from plants and animals. triacylglycerol is the storage lipid in most of eukaryotic cells; this characteristic attracts a lot of attention for using these lipid sources in biodiesel production. accumulation of neutral lipid composed of triacylglycerol and sterylster is an induced response to environmental stresses in many living or...

conclusions patients who live with implantable cardioverter defibrillators face many concerns and challenges. therefore, the role of nurses in teaching patients before and after implementation is very important. results the challenges of living with an implantable cardioverter defibrillator include: living with fear, concerns about the future, concerns about device malfunction, fearing death du...

the increase in water demand and its services due to population growth and the raising of the standards of living, health, and hygiene along with the limitation of water resources, droughts, and climate change has attracted water specialists and planners to explore the use of unconventional water resources, such as sewage and saline waters. moreover, industrial and rural wastewater disposal and...

OBJECTIVES To estimate long-term trajectories of direct cost of caring for patients with Alzheimer disease (AD) and examine the effects of patients' characteristics on cost longitudinally. METHODS The sample is drawn from the Predictors Study, a large, multicenter cohort of patients with probable AD, prospectively followed up annually for up to 7 years in three university-based AD centers in ...

background: patients with heart disease experience limited activities of daily living (adl). this is a cross-country comparison of the additive effects of socioeconomics, health behaviors, and the number of medical comorbidities on disability among patients with heart disease. methods: the current study used a cross-sectional design. data came from the research on early life and aging trends an...

background: heart failure is a severe chronic disease and has a negative impact on the health-related quality of life (hrql). in addition to preventing disease progress, one of the important goals in heart failure treatment is to improve the patient’s quality of life. this study is aimed to compare three generic to specific quality of life instruments that are used in cardiac rehabilitation set...