pervious concrete is a concrete mixture prepared from cement, aggregates, water, little or no fines, and in some cases admixtures. the hydrological property of pervious concrete is the primary reason for its reappearance in construction. much research has been conducted on plain concrete, but little attention has been paid to porous concrete, particularly to the analytical prediction modeling o...

BACKGROUND Many psychosocial models of wellbeing at work emphasise the role of intrinsic motivational factors such as job autonomy, job complexity, and innovativeness. However, little is known about whether the employees of multinational enterprises differ from country to country with regard to intrinsic motivational factors, and whether these factors are associated with wellbeing similarly in ...

The growing concern of consumers regarding the food health and safety issues has led to the development of products that promote health and well-being beyond its nutritional effect [1]. Functional foods are those which promote beneficial effects to human ́s health beyond nutrition. Their effects are due to the addition of active ingredients, the removal or the replacement of undesirable compound...

Pomegranate as a functional food and nutraceutical source has gained widespread popularity. Pomegranate and its juice and extracts are currently being widely offered, with or without scientific support, to consumers as a new superfood with numerous health promoting effects. Therefore, due to the explosion of interest in pomegranate as a therapeutic source, the aim of the present work was to inv...

OBJECTIVES Reducing the occurrence of negative stavudine use-associated outcomes by reporting such risk to doctors responsible for the care of HIV/AIDS patients in Colombia as stavudine has been associated with cumulative and irreversible toxicity. METHODS All stavudine users were identified from Audifarma S.A. (drug suppliers) databases (covering about 4.5 million people). The risk was then ...

The human brain is a complex system consist of connected nerve cells that adapts with and learn from the environment by changing its regional activities. Synchrony between these regional activities called functional network changes during the life, and with learning of new skills. Time perception and interval discrimination are among the most necessary skills for the human being to perceive mot...