In this paper PI, Szeged and revised Szeged indices of an infinite family of IPR fullerenes with exactly 60+12n carbon atoms are computed. A GAP program is also presented that is useful for our calculations.

development of a green belt with suitable plant species around the source of emission can mitigate the atmospheric contamination. selection of such plant species are required to combat air pollution based on their tolerance level. present study was undertaken to evaluate the tolerance level of higher plants in east of esfahan city, iran, during 2011 in terms of assessing air pollution tolerance...

the concentrations of potentially toxic elements (as, sb, and hg) and some trace elements in 36 topsoil samples and 18 agricultural soil samples were measured at the aq-darreh river watershed, nw iran. based on the results of the chemical analysis and comparing them with different standards, it seems that the soils of the aq-darreh river watershed are polluted with as and sb. this pollution res...

This paper describes an analysis of mortality among census areas in the city of Christchurch, New Zealand. The number of deaths following days with high particulate air pollution were compared with deaths on matched unpolluted days. The possible role of population age structure, relative deprivation (estimated using the NZDep96 index) and local exposure to outdoor air pollution from household f...

BACKGROUND Respiratory variations in plethysmographic waveform amplitudes derived from pulse oximetry are believed to predict fluid responsiveness. The non-invasive pleth variability index (PVI) is a variable based on the calculation of changes in the perfusion index (PI). The aim of the following study was to examine whether the predictive power of PVI depends on different values of PI. METH...

A total of 650 arable soil samples were collected from the suburbs of Liaocheng, Shandong Province, China to identify the concentrations and the sources of heavy metals and to assess the environmental quality of soil. Subsequently, the contents of As, Cd, Cr, Cu, Hg, Ni, Pb, and Zn in the samples were analyzed. The investigation revealed that the mean concentrations of As, Cd, Hg, Ni, Hg, and C...

Hereditary alpha-1-antitrypsin (α1-AT) deficiency predisposes to pulmonary emphysema. The objective of this study is to demonstrate the limitations of some laboratory methods used in the study of the deficiency, and which may produce errors in interpretation and detection of uncommon alleles. Two clinical cases are described: the index patient, who had pulmonary emphysema with α1-AT levels less...

The objectives of this study are to use different types of indexes to assess the current pollution status in Mengkabong lagoon and select the best index to describe the Mengkabong sediment quality. The indexes used in this study were Enrichment Factor (EF), Geo-accumulation Index (Igeo), Pollution Load Index (PLI) and Marine Sediment Pollution Index (MSPI). Different indexes give diverse status...

introduction: osteoporosis and periodontal diseases are both multifactorial and are mostly associated with aging. the aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between osteoporosis and periodontal diseases. materials and methods: in this analytical/cross-sectional study, periodontal examinations were carried out on 98 women who had undergone bone mass densitometry. of these cases, cons...

drastic model has been used to map groundwater vulnerability to pollution in many areas. since this method is used in different places without any changes, it cannot consider the effects of pollution type and characteristics. therefore, the method needs to be calibrated and corrected for a specific aquifer and pollution. in the present research, the rates of drastic parameters have been correct...