Background: Estrogens include estoril (E3), estradiol and estrone (E1). These chemicals are produced in human and animal bodies as well as in synthetic chemicals (drugs). Estrogens can enter water sources in different ways. When these chemicals enter the human body through water and wastewater, they have the ability to mimic or disrupt the normal estrogen activities in humans and animals. Estro...

This study aimed to investigate the efficiency of the enhanced coagulation (EC) process for the simultaneous removal of turbidity and humic substances (HS) from raw water from the Sanandaj Water Treatment Plant (SWTP). This study was conducted on a laboratory scale using a jar test device and ferric chloride (FeCL3) as the coagulant. Accordingly, the effects of pH and coagulant dosag...

Removal of agricultural pipes used in crop support and greenhouse agriculture is manpower-intensive. However, most workers are elderly. Therefore, auxiliary devices should be to allow pipe removal with as little force possible. In this study, the design parameters an extraction device were optimized within constraints minimize required remove pipes. The optimization length each link initial ang...

OBJECTIVES This study evaluated the safety and efficacy of a newly developed puncture-sealing device consisting of subcutaneous bovine collagen application designed to facilitate local hemostasis after coronary angioplasty. BACKGROUND The most common local hemostatic procedure after coronary angioplasty consists of heparin discontinuation and delayed sheath removal followed by mechanical comp...

INTRODUCTION Nonsurgical adult male circumcision devices present an alternative to surgery where health resources are limited. This study aimed to assess the safety, feasibility, and acceptability of the PrePex device for adult male circumcision in Malawi. METHODS A prospective single-arm cohort study was conducted at 3 sites (1 urban static, 1 rural static, 1 rural tent) in Malawi. Adverse e...

Sepsis is an adverse systemic inflammatory response caused by microbial infection in blood. This paper reports a simple microfluidic approach for intrinsic, non-specific removal of both microbes and inflammatory cellular components (platelets and leukocytes) from whole blood, inspired by the invivo phenomenon of leukocyte margination. As blood flows through a narrow microchannel (20 × 20 µm), d...

Introduction. The use of locking plate technology for anterior lumbar spinal fusion has increased stability of the vertebral fusion mass over traditional nonconstrained screw and plate systems. This case report outlines a complication due to the use of this construct. Case. A patient with a history of L2 corpectomy and anterior spinal fusion presented with discitis at the L4/5 level and underwe...

Post-harvest operations have been used in order to increase the efficiency of product production. In the case of walnuts, one of the important processes for improving quality is peeling the walnut’ s shell. Because of the amount of walnuts produced in Iran and the necessity to reduce the loss of products, a device for quick removal of the walnut’ s shell is needed. This study examined and compa...