BACKGROUND Copious evidence indicates that syringe exchange programs (SEPs) are effective structural interventions for HIV prevention among persons who inject drugs (PWID). The efficacy of SEPs in supporting the public health needs of PWID populations is partially dependent on their accessibility and consistent utilization among injectors. Research has shown that SEP access is an important pred...

A previous constitutive modeling for single-phase steels is extended using the mixing law to predict behavior of hot deformation in dual phase ferritic-austenitic intercritical zone Fe-C-Mn-Si alloys. Mixing considers two phases instead one, so one formula was modified. The constant’s values used represents average same conditions austenitic and ferritic model. amount each determined as functio...

background: screening is a routine procedure for isolation of microorganisms which are able to produce special metabolites. purified thermostable α-amylase from bacterial sources is widely used in different industries. in this study we analyzed samples collected from three different hot springs in iran to detect any strains capable of producing thermostable α-amylase. materials and methods: hot...

Hot workability and microstructural evolution of Ti-5.5Al-5Mo-5V-2Nb-1Fe-1Zr titanium alloy, which is also called Ti555211 are investigated during compressive deformation at different temperatures strain rates. It can be found that samples deformed 750 850 °C comprised α β phases, while 950 1050 consist single phase. When sample undergoes in the + phase region, microstructures vary more substan...

The Isti Su hot spring is located in southeast of Salmas, in Western Azerbaijan, Iran. The area is a small part of Sanandaj-Sirjan geological zone which hosts many hot springs. The magma chamber of Salmas region is the main heat source of the hot springs in Isti Su area. Abundant rainfall and relatively long duration of snowfall as well as several deep faults in the area create the best conditi...