The suitability of hemp fibres as green support material for immobilization of Acidithiobacillus ferrooxidans cells in ferrous iron bio-oxidation process was investigated. A series of experiments were carried out in shake flasks and bioreactor for both cell immobilization and iron bio-oxidation. In flask experiments, five successive batch colonization cycles resulted in 6-fold increase...

Background: This study aimed to investigate different methods used to provide necessary supplementations for pregnant women and obtain reliable data about the general status of health promotion during pregnancy. Methods: This descriptive, cross-sectional study was conducted on 401 pregnant women referring to different women’s hospitals of Tabriz, including Alzahra, Taleghani, 29-Bahman, Zakariy...

Men exhibit a worse survival rate than premenopausal women after intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH), however, no sex-specific management has been concerned. In a rat model involving infusion of ferrous citrate (FC) that simulates iron accumulation after hemorrhage, a higher degree of autophagy associated with higher injury severity was observed in striatum of males than in females. Since the imbala...

Ten young albino rats of Wistar strain were used for this experiment. For 94 hours prior to the experiment all of the animals were put into narrow cages to prevent coprophagia and received nothing but distilled water. Ferrous chloride was obtained by reduction from ferric chloride with ascorbic acid just before administration. About 0.5 ml of the solution containing 3 mg of iron was infused int...

Liquid-infused polymeric surfaces have demonstrated promising icephobicity. However, the capability to maintain icephobic performance after material damage has been a challenge, both in terms of conserving smoother surface and replenishment infused liquid. Cetacean skin possesses microscopically smooth texture form cells lubricated with lipid proteins consists structural fibers that ensure dura...