We examined the combined effects of prerigor and postrigor batter mixtures on protein gelation. The postrigor batter was prepared with 2% salt, whereas the prerigor meat at 5 min postmortem was used to prepare postrigor batters at different salt levels. For 5 treatments, prerigor batters were mixed with postrigor batter that had 2% salt (control) as follows: T1: ground presalted (1%) hot-boned ...

Precice information on the treatment of bronchial asthma in Persia up to 9th and 10th century is not available. However according to some old religious books like Yasna and Vendidad, the “Haoma” had been used in the treatment of perspiration disorders and its extract had been advised by Zoraster as sacred water. There are some interesting idea about treatment of thorax diseases, which consist: ...

Thyroid nodules occur frequently, are more common in women, and the incidence increases with age for both sexes. Clinically normal thyroid glands commonly contain nodules in autopsy series. In 20to 50-year-old females, as high as 50% of the thyroid glands are nodular, whereas in males the incidence approaches 30% (I). When the prevalence of clinically palpable thyroid nodules was the objective ...

background & aim: glycyrrhiza l. (fabaceae) consists of perennial herbs grow in sandy soils with hard lightness. three species of the genus grow in iran, among them g. glabra l. has the widest distribution. it is well known in english as licorice and the root extract includes flavonoids and glycyrrhizin are used widely in medicine, food industry, tobacco products and other industries. liqui...

one of temperature estates is hot day occurrence. in order to recognize the mechanism of this estate, surveying its spatial behavior is crucially important. in current paper it has been attempted to recognized widespread hot days and their spatial distribution by using statistical methods. accordingly maximum temperature database of iran during 1962-2008 has been used. the analyses result has i...

OBJECTIVE To examine the patterns of herbal therapy use among adults in the United States and to describe factors associated with herb use. DESIGN We examined the use of natural herbs from the 2002 National Health Interview Survey (NHIS). We analyzed factors associated with herb use and reasons for herb use with logistic regression. RESULTS Factors associated with herb use include the follo...

PURPOSE The aim of this study was to determine the cumulative effect of a routine (hot-to-) cold shower on sickness, quality of life and work productivity. METHODS Between January and March 2015, 3018 participants between 18 and 65 years without severe comorbidity and no routine experience of cold showering were randomized (1:1:1:1) to a (hot-to-) cold shower for 30, 60, 90 seconds or a contr...

Five trials involving 112 individually-penned animals were conducted to determine the effects of dietary fiber additions (0 or 10% dehydrated alfalfa meal) on the rate and efficiency of growth and carcass characteristics of growing pigs housed in a cold (10 C), thermoneutral (22.5 C) or hot (35 C) thermal environment. Cold exposure (10 C) depressed efficiency of feed and energy utilization, car...

Cold Control 2 Short Abstract We argue for the theoretical possibility of unconscious executive control using the Higher Order Thought (HOT) theory of Rosenthal (2002). Then we elaborate the cold control theory of hypnosis, according to which hypnotic response involves executive control without conscious intentions. Cold control theory allows an account of why some hypnotic tasks are more diffi...