background and objectives : the efficacy of mentha piperita l, zataria multiflora boiss and thymus vulgaris l essential oils (eos) was evaluated for controlling the growth of phytophthora drechsleri, the causative agent of damage to many crops that is consumed directly by humans. materials and methods : the eos used in this study was purchased from magnolia co, iran. the pour plate method in pe...

ôbjective: ït is well known that tobacco smoking is a major preventable cause of morbidity and mortality. üse of smokeless tobacco such as paan, nass, gutka, and tumbaku is common in south and southeast âsia but not in ïran, where it is not considered as a normal cultural habit. methods: â cross-sectional study was carried out in five colleges of sistan baloochestan, the southeastern province o...

this study was carried out to evaluate tobacco dust concentration and also designing a suitable ventilation system for reduction of tobacco dust concentration in a tobacco processing factory in the north of iran.gravimetric method was used to determine the tobacco dust concentrations in the emission sources an also indoor workplace. a local exhaust ventilation system was designed according to t...

Background: Both hypertension (HTN) and tobacco addiction pose a threat to the health, environment, and socioeconomic status (SES) of the people. When tobacco use disorder exists in people with HTN, it hastens the disease progress and causes early complications. The present study aimed to study the knowledge and practice of tobacco addiction in patients with HT...

This study was conducted to determine the effect of foliar salicylic acid (SA) and citric acid (CA) applications on growth, biochemical characteristics and essential oil content of thyme (Thymus vulgaris L.) grown under field conditions. Salicylic acid (0.5 and 1 mM) and citric acid (5 and 10 mM) were applied three times during the vegetation at 15 day intervals. Results revealed that foliar ap...

background: sri lanka became a signatory to the who framework convention on tobacco control in september 2003 and ratified in november 2003. aiming to reduce tobacco burden in sri lanka, national authority on tobacco and alcohol act [nata] no. 27 was authorized in 2006. the objective of this study was to assess the behavioral changes related to tobacco use among adolescents and young adults fol...

Four essential oils in two concentrations (50 and 100%) of thyme, Thymus vulgaris; Cinnamon, Cinnamomum zeylanicum; Lemon grass, Cymbopagon flexuosus; Anise, Pimpinella anisum and formic acid (65%) were used against varroa mite, Varroa destructor infesting honey bee colonies. Results show that, formic acid and the highest concentration (100%) of tested essential oils caused effective control of...