table grapes (vitis vinifera l. cv. shahroodi) were stored for 45 days under modified atmospher packaging (map) with four gas combination treatments including gc1 (control or air), gc2 (10%co2+5%o2), gc3 (10%co2+15%o2) and gc4 (10%co2 + 60%o2) using two types of polymeric films pp (polypropylene) and pe (polyethylene) at 1oc and 80-90% rh. measurements were carried out after each 15 days at 1oc...

INTRODUCTION exposure to air pollution has been shown to increase risk of inflammatory processes and risk of cardiovascular mortality. Such exposure may therefore also be a risk factor for cognitive impairment/dementia. METHOD a systematic review of the literature was conducted with databases searched using keywords for air pollution, cognitive decline and dementia. All identified abstracts a...

introduction lentil (lens culinaris medic) is an important and highly nutritious crop belonging to the family of legumes. lentil is cultivated worldwide but competition with weeds is a problem affecting production and can reduce yield by more than 80%. the study on the separation of impurities in bulk lentils (euphorbia helioscopia weed, wild oat weed and etc.) by a gravity separator has an ext...

the two-spotted spider mite, tetranychus urticae koch (acari: tetranychidae) is one of the most important agricultural pests of the world. it causes direct and indirect damage on plants which decreases in photosynthesis and crop yield. the effect of sublethal concentrations of artemisia annua l. (asteraceae) and rosmarinus officinalis l. (lamiaceae) essential oils were assessed on development a...