Although it is often assumed that survival of freezing requires that ice formation must be restricted to extracellular compartments, fat body cells from freeze-tolerant larvae of the gall fly, Eurosta solidaginis (Diptera, Tephritidae) survive intracellular freezing. Furthermore, these cells are highly susceptible to inoculative freezing by external ice, undergo extensive lipid coalescence upon...

Leaks represent a very important hazard for the buildings and they can affect all sorts of building materials and specially wood due to its hygroscopic properties. Excessive moisture content can affect in a negative way building processes such as the installation of wooden floors or the use of wood as a structural material. Moisture meters can provide prompt and non-destructive determination of...

The combined SHARON-Anammox process is a promising technique for nitrogen removal from wastewater streams with high ammonium concentrations. It is typically applied to sludge digestion reject water, in order to relieve the activated sludge tanks, to which this stream is typically recycled. This contribution assesses the impact of the applied control strategy in the SHARON-reactor, both on the e...

Background and Objectives: Sarcopenia is explained as age-related reduction in muscle mass and performance. Some of the most important risk factors for sarcopenia include age, malnutrition, and sedentary life style. The aim of this study was to investigate the association of food intake and physical activity with body composition, muscle strength and muscle function in post-menopausal women. ...

background: it seems that weight gain and body composition changes occur during the first year of college . the aim of this study was the comparison of body composition among freshmen medical sciences students one term after entering rafsanjan university of medical sciences , south east of iran.   materials and methods: all freshmen medicine (n = 73) and nursing- midwifery students (n = 57) of ...

introduction: unilateral vocal cord paralysis (uvcp) is not an uncommon finding. several procedures are available to manage glottal insufficiency. we conducted a clinical trial to evaluate the outcome of fat injection laryngoplasty.   materials and methods: liposuctioned lower abdomen fat was injected for augmentation of paralyzed vocal cord in 20 patients with uvcp. autologous fat was harveste...

background: a high-fat diet (hfd) and fat accumulation promote the oxidative stress formation, which in turn has hazardous effects on reproductive system and fertility. therefore, the present study examines the potential positive effects of a restricted high-fat diet (rhfd) and antioxidants consumption on sperm parameters in rats. methods: 48 male albino wistar rats divided to four groups (n=12...