Radon therapy using radon (222Rn) gas is classified into two types of treatment: inhalation of radon gas and drinking water containing radon. Although short- or long-term intake of spa water is effective in increasing gastric mucosal blood flow, and spa water therapy is useful for treating chronic gastritis and gastric ulcer, the underlying mechanisms for and precise effects of radon protection...

BACKGROUND The oyster mushroom, Pleurotus ostreatus, is cultivated worldwide. It is one of the most appreciated mushrooms due to its high nutritional value. Immersion of the substrate in hot water is one of the most popular and worldwide treatment used for mushroom farmers. It is cheap and easy to implement. AIMS To compare the yields obtained during mushroom production of P. ostreatus using ...

OBJECTIVE To assess the usefulness of heparin, alteplase, and streptokinase in removing blood stains. DESIGN Randomised controlled trial. SETTING Hospital laundry. INTERVENTIONS Blood stains were allocated to treatment with alteplase, streptokinase, heparin, a commercial enzymatic stain remover, or no treatment at all after three or seven hours and then washed in hot or cold water two hou...

The source of Mycobacterium avium infection in AIDS has not been identified and it is not known whether most patients with AIDS acquire the organism from recent infection or by reactivation of previous infection. As part of a prospective epidemiological study, we isolated multiple colonies of M avium from patients with AIDS and from potable water to which they had been exposed. All isolates wer...

For reducing the post-harvest loss and extension of shelf-life of banana, it is treated with fungicide or combination of fungicide and hot-water treatment. A study was conducted for developing a method to control post-harvest diseases and extension of shelf-life of banana through non-chemical method of hot water treatment. The best treatment combination was found at 53 °C for 9 minutes. Shelf-l...

This experiment was carried out to increase the shelf life and maintaining the quality of mango (Mangifera indica) fruits. There were two factors. Factor A: postharvest treatments with six levels (1. untreated (control), 2. washing with chlorine, 3. dipping (5 minutes) in calcium chloride (CaCl2), 4. dipping (5 minutes) in bavistin and rinse in clean water, 5. hot water treatment and 6. tap wat...

Experiments to investigate the effect of various thermotherapy and fungicide treatments on the germination of single-budded setts (SBS) of sugarcane are described. Treatment in water at 52OC for 10 minutes significantly increased germination and plant growth. Immersing setts in cold water containing Eria@ (62,5 ppm carbendazim + 31,25 ppm difenoconazole; 0,5 m1 in 1 L) for 10 minutes also impro...