conclusions there are many of different species of lactobacillus probiotics in traditional dairy products of the markazi province, based on the findings of this study. it is recommended for researchers to isolate these strains and investigate their probiotic characteristics in order to reproduce them for use in food production as well as for medical treatment. results nineteen gram-positive and...

Digital Addiction (DA) is an emerging behavioural phenomenon that denotes an obsessive and problematic usage of digital media. Such usage could meet various criteria of an addictive behaviour such as salience, conflict, tolerance and withdrawal symptoms and, hence, it would raise new challenges and ethical considerations on the way we engineer software. Luckily, software as a medium for such ad...

active video gaming and other energy-balance related behaviours in adolescents: a 24-hour recall diary study. Abstract Background

Sally Reyes-Morales is a mathematical statistician in the Division of Price Statistical Methods, Branch of Consumer Expenditure Surveys, Bureau of Labor Statistics. Diary surveys are often used to collect information on daily activities such as consumer spending. They are particularly useful for collecting daily records of small frequently purchased items, which are normally difficult to recall...

Optimum utilization of limited resources in the production floor demands that the production manager makes decisions on the best allocation of limited resources. This study applied linear programming techniques to production planning problem in a feed mill producing company. Linear Programming model was formulated based on data obtained from the company operations’ diary. Data was processed wit...

Abstract Background: Children suffering from cancer frequently use complementary and alternative medicine (CAM). Most of people do not disclose using CAM to their physicians as they fear to be blamed or prohibited using them. Some of these products may interfere with the conventional remedies. The aim of this study was to investigate the frequency and characteristics of CAM ...