aucuparia is an important slow growth forest tree with medicinal, industrial and ornamental uses which is applied for reforestation in high altitude of mountain lands. this species has been endangered at northern forests of iran; therefore micropropagation of adult trees by bud culture may help to reforestation. the best sterilizing treatment was the buds washing with hgcl2% 0.1 solution for 7 ...

this paper applies a new multi attribute decision-making (madm) model to help companies for enterprise resource planning (erp) selection problem based on balanced score card method. this paper uses three-parameter interval grey numbers which is derived from grey theory (was proposed by j. deng). this numbers is used instead of linguistic variables. beside, a new weighting method that outcomes f...

Sesame (Sesamum indicum L.) seeds have been grown in tropical regions throughout the world since prehistoric times. Sesame seed, a rich source of protein, is one of the fi rst crops processed for oil production. Its non-culinary application includes its use as an ingredient in soap, cosmetics, lubricants and medicines. Sesame seeds also contain two unique substances: sesamin and sesamolin known...

Soil quality is related to soil characteristics such as fertility and contamination. The aim of this study is to assess the effect of land use on these soil characteristics and to confirm the following anthropisation gradient: (i) forest, (ii) grassland, (iii) cultivated, (iv) orchard and vineyard, (v) urban vegetable garden, and (vi) SUITMA (urban, industrial, traffic, mining and military area...

The need of the hour in today’s world is to globally phase out coal as a fuel source due to its high pollution potential. The results of our earlier study indicating improved theoretical thermal efficiency of bagasse when mixed with waste oil (BWO mix) in the ratio 4:1 are considered and the related technical aspects are compared with that of coal and bagasse. It is found that bagasse cannot re...

More than 600 million pounds of the soybean oil produced annually in the United States are used for nonedible applications, including the production of industrial materials (American Soybean Association, 2001). More than half of this use of soybean oil falls in the category of fatty acids, soaps, and feed. The remainder of the nonedible soybean market is used for the manufacture of inks, paints...

Oleo-gum resins such as frankincense and myrrh are some of the economically and culturally valuable products obtained from trees and shrubs of the genera Boswellia and Commiphora, respectively. They are important natural plant products used in several industries that include pharmacology, food, flavour, liqueur and beverage, cosmetics, perfumery and others. Moreover, frankincense and myrrh have...

recycling and reuse of wastewaters are of the new policies that provide water resources to respond to the need of the growing population. in many societies, social acceptability of these processes has an important role in the success of the reuse from refined wastewater, because the final product of this process is in direct relation with the consumer. therefore, social and cultural implication...

background:in recent years, the use of chemicals in agriculture, industry, and public health has become so common that the environment is continuously contaminated by the toxic substance-like metals. aluminum released due to anthropogenic activities such as mining and industrial uses. aluminium has several industrial uses. the present study was designed to investigate the effect of aluminium ch...