introduction: water is an essential nutrient for life. it comprises 75% of total body weight in infants,60% in adult males and 50% in adult females. decrease in body water is commonly known as dehydration. acute or chronic dehydration is a common condition in some population groups, especialy the elderly and those who participate in physical activity in warm enviroments. potential consequences ...

results color doppler usg had a sensitivity of 95% and specificity of 98% in diagnosis of arterial injury. positive and negative predictive values of doppler usg were 92.5% and 94.2%, respectively. conclusions color doppler usg can be used as a reliable modality with acceptable sensitivity and specificity values to screen hemodynamically stable patients with limb trauma suspicious for arterial ...

color match between fiber-reinforced composite (frc) restorations and teeth is an imperative factor in esthetic dentistry. the purpose of this study is to evaluate the influence of veneering composites and fibers on the color change of frc restorations.glass and polyethylene fibers were used to reinforce a direct microhybrid composite (z250, 3m espe) and a microfilled composite (gradia indirect...

background; water treatment sometimes needs a coagulation and flocculation process to remove suspended and colloidal materials. inorganic coagulants used create concerns about pollution of the environment and harmful effects on the human’s health. the studies carried out previously indicated the capability of an active coagulant agent extracted from descurainia sophia seed to remove turbidity o...

this study aimed to examine the relationship between pigments and seed fall rate of iranian castor genotypes and genetic diversity, specifically 28 castor genotypes (27 native and 1 modified), a randomized complete block design with three replications was conducted in 2014 and 2015 at the research farm of islamic azad university in damghan, northern iran. during the growth period, the following...

we deal with a wide range of colors in our daily life. they are such ubiquitous phenomena that is hard and next to impossible to imagine even a single entity (be it an object, place, living creature, etc) devoid of them. they are like death and tax which nobody can dispense with. this omnipresence of colors around us has also made its way through abstract and less tangible entities via the inte...

the color images raise the level of educational by providing more detailed information; therefore, these images are believed to be effective in gaining a deeper understanding of the lessons. moreover, proper lighting enhances students’ learning and performance. this study aimed at assessing the impact of training color and light materials on elementary school girls’ attention and learning in pe...

background and objectives: red colored fruits such as cornelian cherry (cornus mas l) are recognized as being healthy. the color of these fruits is an important sensory property in assessment of product quality therefore, minimizing the loss of color in the process is very important. materials and methods: in this study, comparison of the color, turbidity, degradation rate of anthocyanin, and r...