Can floodwater in estuaries be developed as drinkable water without desalination?

How traditional symbols can be used as inspiration source in shaping the urban architecture?

This paper explores the developing of how designers can search for inspiration source which provided in the form of traditional elements and archetypes and also their role on idea generation in design from building to urban measure. In order to clarify of this, current study focuses on the Far-East region as an ancient part of the world in which there is a huge number of symbols like well known...

Mast Cell Targeted Chimeric Toxin Can Be Developed as an Adjunctive Therapy in Colon Cancer Treatment

The association of colitis with colorectal cancer has become increasingly clear with mast cells being identified as important inflammatory cells in the process. In view of the relationship between mast cells and cancer, we studied the effect and mechanisms of mast cells in the development of colon cancer. Functional and mechanistic insights were gained from ex vivo and in vivo studies of cell i...

Desalination and Water Treatment

Electrochemical characteristic parameters such as diffusional permeability, ion transport number, fi xed charge concentration and electrical resistance for a regenerated cellulose/polypropylene-supported membrane (RC/PP sample) in contact with NaCl solutions at different concentrations were determined. The effect of the polypropylene support on mass and charge transport was estimated by compari...

What Can Be Learned from the History of Developed Countries?

Sustainability as the quantitative norm for water desalination impacts

Article history: Received 17 April 2016 Received in revised form 3 August 2016 Accepted 5 August 2016 Available online 15 August 2016 Water desalination continues to evolve exponentially in magnitude and importance to a currently mature stage that, like all large human endeavors, must be planned, designed and operated according to the quantitative holistic sustainability paradigm and criteria t...