INTRODUCTION An attractive facial appearance is considered nowadays to be a decisive factor in establishing successful interactions between humans. In relation to this topic, scientific literature states that some of the facial features have more impact then others, and important authors revealed that certain proportions between different anthropometrical landmarks are mandatory for an attracti...

in this study, the effect of edible coating and osmotic dehydration, as pre-treatments before drying of cucurbit, were investigated. cucurbit samples were cut spirally and coated by carboxy methyl cellulose (cmc) 1% and ascorbic acid 0.1% solutions and then processed by osmotic dehydration. proportion of sample to solution was 1:10 and the solution containing sucrose %45, salt%25 and citric aci...

saffron is an important spice values for its color, aroma and flavor in the food industry. a significant proportion of saffron compound is lost during processing and storage because of its volatility and sensitivity to oxidation. thepresent research microencapsulated saffron color compounds (crocin) by freeze drying. the freeze-dried aqueous saffron effective compound extract was first prepared...

Teakwood from fast-growth plantations is commercialized at increasingly younger ages for economic reasons. However, wood features are influenced by the age of tree. This study examined how affects heartwood proportion, color parameters, chemical composition, and natural teakwood durability. Trees with 5, 10, 15, 20 years commercial located in Mato Grosso, Brazil were evaluated. The base diamete...

persian gulf is a tectonic intra-continental sediment basin in which 40% of global oil and gastrade carries out and is a rich oil and gas resource. persian gulf area is about 236000km2 that is one of thelargest marine habitats including corals, sponges, crabs, fishes, clams, scaphpoodas, cephalopodas, foraminiferas, echinodermatas, ostracodas and bryozoas. some of them live in seabed sediments ...

the color images raise the level of educational by providing more detailed information; therefore, these images are believed to be effective in gaining a deeper understanding of the lessons. moreover, proper lighting enhances students’ learning and performance. this study aimed at assessing the impact of training color and light materials on elementary school girls’ attention and learning in pe...

The influence of word reading on Stroop color naming decreases as a function of the proportion of test items that are incongruent. This proportion-congruent effect is usually ascribed to strategies (e.g., maintaining task set) that operate at a general level to moderate the extent to which participants are influenced by word reading. However, in three experiments, effects at the level of specif...

China is experiencing a syphilis epidemic of enormous proportions. The regions most heavily affected by syphilis correspond to regions where sexually transmitted HIV infection is also a major public health threat. Many high-risk patients in China fail to receive routine syphilis screening. This missed public health opportunity stems from both a failure of many high-risk individuals to seek clin...