abstract: fermented cucumber is a traditional lactic acid fermentation that is related to the presence of microorganisms. in this study, the use of suitable l. plantarum starter culture with l.bulgaricus and s. thermophilus to improve the cucumber fermentation process with high quality has been studied. cucumbers in brine containing 4 to 6% nacl and 0.2 to 0.4% inulin (w/v) were inoculated with...

in the previous two parts of educational manuscript series in emergency, we explained some screening characteristics of diagnostic tests including accuracy, sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values. in the 3rd  part we aimed to explain positive and negative likelihood ratio (lr) as one of the most reliable performance measures of a diagnostic test. to better underst...

In this study, we empirically investigate about the validity of using a corporate social responsibility (CSR) index as a role of reduction of information asymmetry in research and development (R&D) intensive firms. Employing a comprehensive sample of U.S. firms that engaged with CSR during the 1991-2015 period, we find that overall CSR index, which is consisted of equally weighted seven dimensi...

The aim of this study was to investigate the effect  of irrigation period on the quality and quantity of yield and some morphological and physiological traits of three multigerm sugar beet genotypes named BP Mashhad, BP Karaj and 191. The experiment was in a split  plot  based on randomized complete block  design , carried out  at Motahari Research station of Sugar beet Seed Research Institute ...

natural rubber/fiber composites were prepared in a laboratory mixer using new and waste short nylon fiber by a one-step mixing process. fiber loading and bonding agent effects on the microstructure and mechanical properties of the composites were studied. the cure characteristics of composites were investigated by using rheometer. cure and scorching times of the composites decreased while maxim...

holy quran’s commentators according to their different ideologicalapproaches and scientific capabilities, have given different explanationsfrom quranic verses. because they are affected first of all, by the depth of itscontent and then by implications that are used in it. in this article we aregoing to analyze some of the maryam verses, concerning custom andchastity (16-32) with a descriptive-a...

the aim of the present study was to investigate the physico-chemical quality of raw milk of one-humped camel coming from khur and biabanak known as a camel-rearing area located in isfahan province of iran. 500 milliliters of raw milk from thirty individual one-humped camels were randomly collected and subjected for proximate analyses indicating the amounts of total solid, protein, fat, lactose,...