COCAINE AND ITS SUBSTITUTES

the iranian caviar and its substitutes in the world market

world production of caviar from the farmed sturgeon has recently so increased that in addition to compensate reduction of natural resources of sturgeon, it has also increased its share in the world market for caviar and its substitutes. although belarus, china and norway are currently considered as the main exporting countries of caviar and its substitutes but, iran solely exports caviar from s...

Asbestos and its substitutes: International coordination and independent research needed

Asbestos-related risks have been estimated on the basis of extrapolations from the past, when high-dose occupational exposures were frequent. The linear no-threshold (LNT) dose-response pattern has generally been assumed for the low exposure levels. However, applicability of the LNT hypothesis to low asbestos exposures has never been proven. Asbestos fibers are present in the natural environmen...

Trust and Its Formal Substitutes in Economic Life

Silent Cocaine Poisoning

Background: Cocaine poisoning is known for causing severe clinical effects such as tachycardia, hypertension, agitation and confusion. Absence of clinical manifestations in cocaine poisoning is unusual. Case report: A 26-year old man, known to be a cocaine addict, declared that he was forced by cocaine dealers to swallow many tablets of cocaine, six hours prior to admission to emergency departm...

Research on Fat Substitutes

Fodd Scientists and technologists have long been searching for fat su bstitutes, i.e. compounds with physical and organoleptic properties similar to conventional dietary fats and oils but with as few calories as possible. After many years of persistant efforts, they have recently achieved considerable sussess in this field. Since a diet high in fat and cholesterol is regarded as an important fa...