OBJECTIVES Stillbirth is an undesirable outcome of pregnancy. In light of the increasing use of pesticides and growing concerns about the possible health effects of agricultural pesticides, we investigated the effect of exposure to pistachio pesticides on stillbirth in pregnant mothers. METHODS This case-control study was conducted in Rafsanjan, Iran from 2011 to 2012. A total of 125 females ...

The European Union created a Green Deal Program (EGDP). This program aims at sustainable economy through the transformation of challenges related to climate and environment. main goal EGDP is neutrality by 2050. increase alternative biomass residues utilization from various food processing industries cooperation in energy waste management sector required meet these expectations. Nut shells are ...

The agricultural processing industry usually generates a remarkable amount of by-products rich in bioactive compounds, which can be exploited for agri-food or nutraceutical applications. Pistachio’s hard shell is one the major from pistachio industrial processing. aim this work was evaluation shells as potential source natural antioxidants. We evaluated different extraction procedures by measur...

ORIGIN AND HISTORY The pistachio is native to western Asia and Asia Minor, where it is still found growing wild in numerous hot, dry locations in Lebanon, Palestine, Syria, Iran, Iraq, India, Southern Europe and the desert countries of Asia and Africa. It was introduced to Europe at the beginning of the Christian era. The first pistachio introductions to the United States were by the USDA plant...

Nowadays, the use of agricultural wastes is a high impact research area, due fact that this kind materials can provide some interesting properties to polymer matrix. Among these materials, seed shell are with no industrial applications, so it necessary find in aim avoid pollution. The Styrene-butadiene copolymer (SBS) wide used material thermoplastic behavior. In present work, inclusion two dif...