aims: regarding water as the main source of brio, not only its quantity and being availability is vital, but also its quality must be considered. this study was done in order to determine the correlation between physicochemical bod5 and microbiological parameters (fc and tc) in the kashan university of medical sciences wastewater effluent of activated sludge system.  materials & methods: this d...

objective(s) neutrophil gelatinase-associated lipocalin (ngal/lcn2), comprise a group of small extracellular proteins with a common p-sheet-dominated 3-dimensional structure. in the past, it was assumed that the predominant role of lipocalin was acting as transport proteins. recently it has been found that oxidative stress induces lcn2 expression. it has been also proved that electromagnetic fi...

under prolonged diabetic conditions, hba1c is produced from normal hemoglobin (hba0) through a non-enzymatic glycosylation or glycation, a process which enhances the hemoglobin susceptibility to be auto-oxidized to methemoglobin (methb). here we are reporting that the non-enzymatic reaction between fructose and methb (methb fructation) induces significant changes in the globin structure and deg...

one of the most paramount processes that play a considerable role in reducing the concentration of heavy metals during estuarine mixing is flocculation. not only does such a process cause a huge percentage of metals to come into the particulate phase, but also it provides ample nutrients for the aquatic life. in the present study, impact of such factors as salinity, ph and do on flocculation of...

results roc-derived spo2 threshold of ≤ 94% can predict hypoxemia (pao2 < 60 mmhg) with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 95%. furthermore, there are associations between the roc-derived spo2 threshold of ≤ 97% and detection of hypoxemia (pao2 < 70 mmhg) with a sensitivity of 100% and a specificity of 46%. the accuracy of pulse oximetry was not affected by the severity of liver disease...

a novel mathematical model has been developed to aid the formulation of emulsion explosives. this mathematical model calculated heat of explosion, oxygen balance and raw material cost as a function of explosive ingredients, and the solution of the mathematical model was obtained by a ms excel program. the effects of the different content of nh4no3, nano3, h2o, and span-80 and composite fuel oil...

reactive oxygen species cause to release of dormancy in many plants such as sunflower seeds. this study investigated in order to evaluation role of reactive oxygen species germination and lipid proxidation in sunflower seeds. this study was performed in two separate experiments, each in a completely randomized design with factorial design with four replications.  in both experiments, uses from ...

it is very important to determine the stable nitrogen isotope ratio for the nitrogenous substances in aerosols and the geochemistry behavior of stable nitrate ion isotopes in aerosols in order to elucidate the chemical and physical functions of clouds. hence, aerosol field sampling was conducted in the skies offshore from malibu beach and santa barbara, california, u.s.a. on 16 and 18 july 2009...

background & aim: background & aim: physical fitness is essential for maintaining optimal health and can be achieved and improved by doing physical activities. maximal oxygen consumption (vo2 max) has been used as a measure of physical fitness. this study aimed to determine the effect of jogging program on midwives&apos; physical fitness. methods:in this randomized controlled trial two large he...