in recent years, reducing emissions has become an important issue. besides reducing the economic costs, reducing the fuel consumption decreases emissions, pollutant impact and increases society health as well. green vehicle routing problem are a major key to reduce hazardous effects of transportation such as air pollution, greenhouse gas (ghg) emissions, noise and the like. generally, the amoun...

Halitosis is known as unpleasant oral odor affecting large proportion of population and may be the cause of a significant social and psychological handicap. People who are not aware of their bad breath may encounter romantic, social and professional rejection without knowing the reason. 85% cases of halitosis originate from microbial putrefaction within the oral cavity itself. Modern analytical...

Aerobic and anaerobic culture of sputum on selective bacteriological media, combined with a new method of plating and plate reading, permitted rapid identification and quantitation of three genera of bacteria commonly associated with chronic bronchial sepsis (Haemophilus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) and avoided time consuming serial dilution of sputum and subculture o...

Aerobic and anaerobic culture of sputum on selective bacteriological media, combined with a new method of plating and plate reading, permitted rapid identification and quantitation of three genera of bacteria commonly associated with chronic bronchial sepsis (Haemophilus spp, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, and Staphylococcus aureus) and avoided time consuming serial dilution of sputum and subculture o...

Background: Many common cancers, such as prostate, breast, and colon, are caused by harmful substances and compounds contained in processed foods, including nitrite-treated meats. The aim of this study was to investigate the possibility of replacing sodium nitrite with Monascus purpureus pigment in sausage and to assess its antimicrobial, antioxidant, color, and sensory properties. Methods: The...

Eutrophication and hypoxia within aquatic systems are a serious international concern. Various management practices have been proposed to help alleviate nutrient loads transported to the Gulf of Mexico and other high-profile aquatic systems. The current study examined the nutrient mitigation capacity of a vegetated (V) and non-vegetated (NV) agricultural drainage ditch of similar size and landf...

Microbial anodes and oxygen reducing microbial cathodes were designed separately under constant polarization at + 0.1 V/SCE in a hypersaline medium (NaCl 45 g/L). They then associated to design two-compartment fuel cells (MFCs). These MFCs produced up 209 ± 24 mW m?2 during week. This was the first demonstration that equipped with can produce power density this level. Desulfuromonas sp. confirm...