We took a plain radiography of a patient on the morning of March 13, 2011, which was the day after the occurrence of the nuclear accident in Fukushima (1). We found an unusual black dot of several millimeters in diameter on the film (Picture 1). We also found similar black dots on the same day by developing an unused imaging plate (IP) stored in the hospital (Picture 2), and they disappeared by...

OBJECTIVE Change in three types of thought disorder as measured by Rorschach responses (contaminations, confabulations, and fabulized combinations) were assessed during intensive, long-term, psychodynamically oriented inpatient treatment. METHOD Rorschach protocols for 90 seriously disturbed, treatment-resistant patients, 42 of whom were primarily preoccupied with primitive issues of interper...

Background: Lead and cadmium are toxic heavy metals found as major contaminants in food products and edible oils. The aims of this study were to investigate the lead and cadmium contaminations in seeds and extracted oils from Brassica napus L and Carthamus tinctorius grown in the vicinity of industrial sites (Isfahan Zobe Ahan) near Isfahan province/Iran. Methods: In this study, the seeds of B...

heavy metal concentration in the soils and sediments has increased worldwide during the last century due to the mining, smelting, and industrial activities. the forumad chromite deposit is located in the sabzevar ophiolitic complex (soc), with a long history of mining activities, yet very little is known about the heavy metal contamination in its surrounding environment. in this research work, ...

2,5-Dimethylfuran, 2-methylfuran, and C(9)-C(20)n-alkanes have been isolated from the kerogen of a Rupemba stromatolite. These furans could be the oldest known stable remnants of biological carbohydrates if it is possible to prove that their progenitors are as old as the rock. Experiments showed that it is improbable that these compounds are analytical artifacts or laboratory contaminations. Po...

background: lead and cadmium are toxic heavy metals found as major contaminants in food products and edible oils. the aims of this study were to investigate the lead and cadmium contaminations in seeds and extracted oils from brassica napus l and carthamus tinctorius grown in the vicinity of industrial sites (isfahan zobe ahan) near isfahan province/iran. methods: in this study, the seeds of b....