effects of ambient copper was investigated on serum stress markers, sodium and enzyme levels in common carp ( cyprinus carpio l.) over a 14-d exposure period. fish were exposed to 0, 25 and 100 μg l -1 copper (as copper sulfate) and blood was sampled at 0, 3, 7 and 14 d after exposure. serum profile was significantly affected by copper concentration, sampling time and their interaction. increas...

introduction: tracheobronchial foreign body may often be treated as asthma, chronic bronchitis or etc. especially in patients with no memories of aspiration episodes. case presentation: a 74-year-old woman, suffering from persistent cough, was temporarily misdiagnosed with allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and treated for six months. during this period, computed tomography (ct) findings c...

background: the life style is formed and stabilized in adolescence. since consumption of fruits and vegetables may affect the risk of chronic diseases, their low consumption during adolescence is very important. knowledge and skill is considered as one of the main determinants of this behavior. this study aimed to investigate the knowledge and skill of proper consumption of fruit and vegetables...

OBJECTIVE To examine the impact of a government income management program on store sales. DESIGN AND SETTING An interrupted time series analysis of sales data in 10 stores in 10 remote Northern Territory communities during 1 October 2006 to 30 September 2009, which included an 18-month period before income management; a 4-6-month period after the introduction of income management; a 3-month p...

Vegetables may be preserved by fermentation, direct acidification, or a combination of these, along with pasteurization, to yield products with an extended shelf life and enhanced safety.  Effect of lowering the pH, either by adding acid or lactic fermentation, on thermal process requirements for canned vegetables was investigated. Malic acid was preferred for acidification of canned vegetables...

Vegetables such as spinach, African eggplant, cabbage, okra, chili peppers and tomatoes are found in our everyday foods the most important dietary source of nutrient. But, it becomes deleterious to human well animals accumulates toxic metals their tissue when grown contaminated soil. The mostly consumed vegetables like eggplant (fruit leaves), Corchorus olitorius leaf, Amaranthus hybridus peppe...

background: this study was conducted to estimate the level of heavy metals accumulate in vegetables irrigated with contaminated water compared with those irrigated with fresh water in hamadan, west of iran in 2012. methods: sixty samples of different vegetables i.e., parsley, tarragon, sweat basil and leek irrigated with contaminated water and thirty six samples from three different adjacent ar...

background: to determine the protective impact of efficient serum copper concentration on bmd in women and to asses its impression on bone. methods: six hundred healthy women through a national project in iran, imos, were selected via a cluster random sam pling and enrolled the study. they were divided to pre menopausal (404/600, 67.7% of total) and post menopausal (190/600, 32%of total) groups...