Humans are confronted with an increasingly complex array of ingestion substances and dietary choices that influence health and well being. However, even with strong medical evidence that clearly links ingestion strategies and heath consequences, the general public struggles to make healthoptimizing ingestion decisions. Based on our literature review, we delineate a typology of barriers to formu...

Japanese aristocrats of both sexes, during the Heian Period (794-1191), applied rouge to their cheeks, but never to their lips. They did not want to draw attention to the mouth, which they considered a rather bestial part of the body. I Ancient Egyptians such as Princess Nef ertiti, as well as some people of the ancient societies of Greece, Rome, France, and America, had their heads artificiall...

background: cryptosporidium is a protozoan parasite causes cryptosporidial diarrhea , which is typically a short-lasting benign infection, but can become severe and non-resolving in immunocompromised individuals. the aim of the present study was to determinate the prevalence of cryptosporidium infection in livestock and humans that were in contact with livestock in hamadan district, iran. metho...

Background: Previous studies have shown that interaural-time-difference (ITD) training can improve localization ability. Surprisingly little is, however, known about localization training vis-à-vis speech perception in noise based on interaural time difference in the envelope (ITD ENV). We sought to investigate the reliability of an ITD ENV-based training program in speech-in-noise perception a...

Every year, migratory waterfowl are hunted and consumed by people in Golestan Province of Iran. Due to the heavy metal contamination of wintering habitats, an estimation of the human health risks associated with the consumption of these ducks is necessary. Therefore, this study was conducted to estimate the health risks of exposure to cadmium (Cd), total chromium (Cr), iron (Fe), lead (Pb), and...

Selenium has many roles on the functioning of humans and animals. Chicks as animal model can play an important role to distinguish the role/function of selenium. The objective of the present study was to test the effect of variable doses of nano-selenium supplement on the chicken gastrointestinal tract. A total of 180 male Ross chicks were divided into six groups, with three replicates for each...

This article discusses how constructivist psychology might contribute to studies of the history and philosophy of science. It is suggested that this would be a fruitful topic for graduate research, and a brief analysis is provided of what would be required to model the construct systems involved in the Priestley-Lavoisier controversy over the roles of phlogiston and oxygen in calcification. It ...

O ocial psychology is the branch of psychology that looks at how your behavior 0 is influenced by that of others and how their behavior is influenced by yours. It is the study of human interaction. This branch of psychology is vast and covers a wide array of topics, from romantic relationships to group behavior to prejudice, discrimination, and aggression. This is probably the area in psycholog...